Why The Clone Wars is the BEST Star Wars I’ve Seen in YEARS (Yep, I Finally Watched It)
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- The Clone Wars is the BEST Star Wars I’ve Seen in YEARS (Yep, I Finally Watched It)
So… I finally watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars. After years of simply never getting around to it, I finally can say I understand the hype. Today, I discuss some of my absolute favorite arcs from the 7 Clone Wars Seasons, and why I think this is the BEST Star Wars I’ve seen in years. The Clone Wars has introduced me to so many new stories in the Star Wars universe that are now among my favorites in the franchise. The show has also introduced me to characters like Cad Bane, Asajj Ventress, Ahsoka Tano and others, while improving existing characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Maul and more!
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HE HAS BEEN ENLIGHTENED
I wanna like you’re comment but it’s too perfect of a number for the context of the comment
Flash is also one of the best TV shows ever too
Peece
SharkTank can’t you zip your big fat mouth?
@@andrewlopez7298 It's at 2.5k likes now. Might as well make it higher by this point.
I still find it ironically depressing, watching Jesse in Umbara, and then watching Jesse in the seige of Mandalore.
Rip Jesse.
Which is probably the point
It's really said to have the last antagonist of the clone wars to be Jesse considering he has the republic symbol on his head and helmet
cool thing to notice, when Rex is talking to him with soka 'captive' Jesse shivers/shakes similar to how rex first did right before demoting and sentencing Rex. He tried to fight the chip, but also failed.
Christopher Roberts That’s unique since every final antagonist in the films has to be a dark Force user. It’s refreshing to see the final villain in a 12-year long journey to be a single clone of all people, and I thought Maul would be the last obstacle.
@@yozora1047 I never thought about it like that, but it certainly does give the ending a unique feel. Maul is important, but he's more a plot device than a character in those final episodes
I just realized he skipped the Fives arc. Man, he's in for a treat.
He sure is
He WHAT?!?!?
Tbh I have issues with some arcs in the show
- Rako Hardeen
- Ahsoka trial
- Siege of Mandalore (mostly last couple episodes)
but the show as a whole is great...
The Yoda arc is on another level, I swear. Like, I’m a prequel lover, but the Yoda arc goes beyond anything else
Yeah man! That was the first arc I ever watched and I became so invested I teared up at the end.
@@harrambou9468 why do you dislike those 3 arcs?
The Ahsoka trial makes episode 3 all the more believable. It really is done well and it makes her leaving the order believable. Anything that is animated and makes me cry for the character I cannot say was written badly.
Siege of Mandalore was great and it made the clone wars really wrap up about the tough times for the Clones. Jesse kills a jedi(Pong Krell) for betraying him and his brothers, but then at the end he dies because he killed himself trying to kill Ahsoka when he was the real traitor. That is some great story telling. It rhymes.
Rako Hardeen is on the far side but I did not see a lot wrong with it.
(not trying to start some youtube argument im just confused what things you dislike about those arcs)
He nearly cried at Ahsoka leaving so wait until he hears “I just wanted to do my duty”😢
As a citizen
@@juap1340 I think he meant Fives
Damn is this a 99 reference😢
I thought 99 death was kind of stupid, like he died for nothing honestly, he went to go get more bombs or whatever but the clones won the fight without them anyway so he just died for no reason.
Me when he finally watches that arc: the mission. the nightmares they're finally. over-.....
I just realized that the end of the Umbara arc has so much more meaning to it. "I had to. He betrayed us" this is the mentality that the clones are later programed, for lack of a better term, to think when order 66 comes around
Damn nice layer uncovered
@Connor Carlson - My heart. ;-;
To go further, Commander Bacara said something similar.
wow I never realised that cool
Yup. I also got a chuckle out of 'Dogma' being the one to do it. Oh the irony.
Never looked at it that way until now. Damn
The music in the last episode was beyond amazing. I am so glad that this series existed.
Han Solo reminded me of the music in BR2049.
Syfi Freak!!!!!! Yeah!!! I get mad Blade Runner 2049 vibes when I hear it.
Other cool things to note about the music - in The Phantom Apprentice, a single line from Duel of the Fates plays but it’s rhythm is slightly different because Maul and Ahsoka’s themes share the same intervals between the first three notes! (So it uses the rhythm of Ahsoka’s theme whilst using the harmony and instrumentation of Darth Maul’s theme)
Seriously ive been listening to Burying the Dead on repeat for like two weeks now
I want “burying the dead” to be played at my funeral
Clone Wars: *has a ton of jet packs*
Disney Star Wars over a century later:
“tHeY fLy nOw?!?”
I think theyre talking about stormtroopers, but even then there were special ariel units in the imperial army were there not? So either way disney is stupid
The Citadel arc is one of my favorites. Season 3 episodes 18-20. Great variety of characters and a taste of young Tarkin.
But you would have to watch the domino arc before that, to get more invested also in the other characters in that arc
Thank you! The Citadel arc IS my favorite. Period.
Okay how the hell have i watched that arc 3 times now and its never dawned on me, that was THE Tarkin......i feel like an idiot lol
@@zestfulmaple6113 Lmaooo!! How?
@@jayflavor1 I DONT KNOOOOOOW XD
You'll surely love the Mortis arc and i can imagine you'll also really like Hondo
Mortis was boring, but hondo is funny AF.
@@benjamin9120 Imo the only part of Mortis that was good was seeing a "good" dark side Anakin. He wanted to simply do good, rather than seize power, like he did in ROTS.
I didnt really like mortis and honestly I dont like hondo either but he is funny but such a dick and I loved it when I yeeeeeeeeeted him
Mortis is the most overrated arc ever. Many people remember the little clip of Anakin seeing the future and then think the whole arc was the best thing ever
Just some Porg with Internet access
You are mistaking, people love the arc because of how different it is. That it’s like no other Star Wars media. And that it shows the mythology side of Star Wars.
Personally I think the best lightsaber duels where both including maul, 1 when he fights darth sidious with savage, 2 is when he fights ahsoka in season 7
Also the two duels with Maul vs Obi Wan.
And the one where Maul and Savage duel Obi-wan and Adi Gallia on Flourom
@@NotThatJojjo it has a lot of meaning behind it and was an important part of the relationship between obiwan and maul. But let's not pretend that it was a good fight. It wasn't a fight.
@@KeepReign Why, then, was it a fight?
“If you had asked me if there was going to be a beheading in the show, I’d have said ‘no’.”
*cuts to the Maul corridor scene*
Maul Hall
Ashoka beheads four mandalorians too
Remember that time during the citadel arc where a clone got cut in half?
@@PixlPlayer Not just cut, they said later that the doors were pretty thick, it was probably more like crushed in half
RIP Ridge, he fought in the Battle of Teth up until Order 66 where he was killed by Maul.
The Mortis Arc, and the Yoda Arc some of the best most obscure writing so well done
And the Tup arc at the beginning of season 6.
The most obscure is R2 and C3PO going underground (but it definitely isn’t as good as Mortis and Yoda)
@@austinbasinger3419 yes it was obscure but it wasn't engaging the Yoda is really weird and excellent
The Mortis arc was extremely lazy and wholly inappropriate to the Star Wars franchise, deforming it into this goofy mythology just as bad as midichlorians. It was hamfisted and I wish it went away along with the ashla and bogan and possibly the bendu, but eapecially the buckaroo banzai force matter time travel nonsense from rebels also needs to go.
@@justanotherdayinthelife9841 how is it goofy mythology and what would you consider none goofy mythology? it was far from lazy and inappropriate. but I suppose you just want flashy light saber fights and laser guns right? star wars is fantasy in space and it always was and has been, this is a whole entire universe. you might want to only focus on the war parts but there is so much more going on in an entire universe based in fantasy. the mortis arc is actually one of the most interesting and original concepts they've used in star wars. anyway its your loss most people love it and feel it expands and develops the star wars universe as a universe should be expanded and explored, you stick with your 3 films to enjoy while we can enjoy a vast universe of possibilities. just leaving something like the force as an ambiguous plot device to give random people special powers for no reason is lazy.
No offense, but listening to the way and order you watch clone wars is painful XD
Ya
Yeah
Yeah, he should watch it chronologically or in release order, not all over the place
Walruss lol I just binge watched all
As long as he enjoys it it’s all good
You’re gonna have so many emotions when you finish it all
He probably took that away by watching whatever he felt he wanted to watch. His viewing order was a mess.
@@totallyanonymousbish9599 Yeaaa. Glad this man loves the show. But the emotional impact you feel in the finale after following Ahsoka and the clones for soooo long (even in the "filler" episodes) just cannot be matched after watching every episode.
I could never watch something in that way, I’m just not wired like that. I don’t care if something doesn’t get until episode 250, I’ll still start from episode 1 because I have to see the full journey as cringe as it sounds 😂
I'm sure you've already seen everything with Domino squad. I suggest watching everything with Hondo. He is a ridiculously amazing antihero.
Word
And then Rebels just had to ruin him 🤮
@@thepyjamallamaloewen7655 Oh my gosh if I see another person saying "Rebels ruined___!" one more time. Rebels didn't ruin his character.
@@FrozenJedi38 exactly
Rebels was great, thankfully I watched it before reading anyones opinions so I could enjoy it completely without scanning it with ridicule.
Battlefront knight watching clone wars for the first time. "This is where the fun begins."
"Watch those wrist rockets!"
The scene where Fives died is one of the most emotional scenes ever to me. Fives was on an impossible mission to save the Jedi from order 66. And he actually told Anakin and Rex about what he found out, they just thought that he had lost his mind because of the so called 'virus'. Fives almost succeeded in preventing order 66 and Anakin goin to the Dark Side pretty much alone (with help of azi-3) and when he died it had incredible impact on me. Fives has one of the best story arcs of any character I've ever seen!
YES!!! Fives is One of My Favorite Characters Of All Time! And His Character Arc is just Incredible! I Cry So Much Every Time I watch That Episode 😭
Rex:resists firing during order 66
Cody:so any way I started blasting
Cody:pew pew pew
Cody:thank god i went to utapu with general kenobi and he probably told me about lord sidius but i called him lord and then disney came and blah blah blah
I don't even know how many times I have read this meme in CZcams comments... Too many lol.
cody's actual thoughts after order 66 was actually "why did'nt I get the order before I gave him his lightsaber"
212 likes lol
Holy shit it’s not even original lamo
I know we've seen it a million times, but I still laugh
The arc with fives/CT-5555 in season 6 is amazing! It really makes the last two episodes of season 7 make more sense and it will hurt you knowing what is coming.
“Viewing guides” are heresy! It’s either all or none when it comes to the clone wars!
You have to suffer through the absolute crap 30% of the series is
If you like Cad Bane, Hando the Pirate is going to be another one you like, he is one of my favorite characters in the whole series
The Fives Arc in season 6 is so amazing. The final two episodes of Season 7 make that arc even more impactful.
The most unbearable part of the Jar-Jar being a Jedi episode is that he's actually a Sith Lord.
Did you mean *D A R T H J A R J A R* ?
yah
Ahsoka running from the clones in the Ahsoka Leaves arc was one of the greatest sequences in the SWU. It really showed how capable a jedi she had become before she left
i personally watched every episode in the disney+ order and loved it so much still, i would recommend to wait until u know all the characters first to watch the last few seasons bec it just makes it all so much better:)
This is outrageous. It’s unfair. How can you be a Star Wars fan and not have seen the clone wars at ALL in 2020?
@Tom Ffrench Yes, a Star Wars fan can be any one who likes any part or aspect of Star Wars, but you cannot be a die hard fan until you watch the shows.
Yeah it took me a few years to give it a chance since I'm not big on cartoons, but my god I was hooked when I finally watched it. Arguably the best Star Wars content out there!
At a certain point, you forget the show is a cartoon due to how complex the story is and how well the character development is.
Genuinely curious question. Did you feel that way because it was Star Wars AND a cartoon and assumed it might be cheesy or childish? I ask that because by the time this show came out a lot of the Phantom menace generation of kids were moving on to Family Guy type of cartoons or animation. Only because it was “cooler” and more adult at the time lol. I tried to join that same pool but my love for Star Wars (and lack of cable) kept that from happening.
@Tom Ffrench That is exactly what they wanted to do. Lucas wanted to create a show for the big screen which was shown on TV.
Proof that animation is not a lesser art form
Same thing with me
I Was so angry when the council just threw Ashoka under the bus but loved how hard Anakin was trying to prove that Ashoka is no traitor and his words to her before she left were heartbreaking man.
When you're so early that 12 people fight over who was first and you try to think of a clever comment...
Thats when you truly have the high around lol
I’m so glad you’re gonna go back and watch the rest of the series, while I do appreciate people compiling the best parts into viewing guides, I think the “skipping half of the series” thing that comes with it is a real shame. It’s still all part of the show, it’s all part of Star Wars and all the different stories add something to the characters and populate the world and make it seem alive. I never understood skipping episodes - it’s fine when you’ve watched the whole thing and know what you liked and didn’t liked, but definitely not the first time around.
I kind of agree with both of you. I think it's ok to jump around and pick what you want to watch as long as you eventually get around to watching all of them.
By the way, Manda Lora, I'm a fan of your videos. :)
AmzokaDaMagic Aw, thank you!
Clone wars is one of my favourite shows and Anakin is my fav character by far although i have too say now Ahsoka isnt far behind. The character development through this series and the arrogance/naievity of the jedi order. The whole thing makes Revenge of the sith so much better, far more impactful. You can understand the pain and loss that Anakin experienced much more. Used by the Jedi, manipulated for years by palpatine. The episode where Obi Wan dies and the emotion and pain that Anakin felt for his master. The whole time you're just thinking about what happens on Mustafar. Shattered, no better episode name for Order 66. Its how i felt the whole time. The last 4 episodes were some of the best star wars i have ever seen. It was beautiful.
Agreed. They handled Anakin so well in the Clone Wars. He was super likeable but also had his flaws. It felt like becoming Darth Vader was an inescapable fate that both the Jedi and palpatine propelled forward
Couldn't agree more. The show is very good at enhancing the movies, especially highlighting Anakin's slow and steady fall to the dark side (his impulsiveness, conversations with Palpatine, hate for slavery etcetc)
7:10 ...I just...I love that line “If your gonna kill him..Do it like a man”
The Siege of Mandalore is some of the best Star Wars ever! Disney should absolutely continue to make animated stories like this moving forward 🙌🏾
Just thinking, if the studio is no longer working on clone wars, surely they will pick up a new era... They have already shown their creativity and success in the Starwars franchise.
Mykeh I hope this is sarcasm?
This was mostly the Dave Filoni crew... Outside of Rogue One, everything good or great from Disney SW has had Dave F linked with it...
@@claudewinters2091 Agreed, Rogue One was easily one of the best Star Wars movies as bad as that is to say, and yeah, Dave Filoni is the the only reason why Star Wars is still likable!
Disney does have a Rebels sequel scheduled and they are switching it over to the clone wars animation style. Good call imo, the clone wars animation is much matured over Rebels. Speaking of, I wonder how long it'll take him to get to Rebels?
When he shows clips of the mortis arc but doesn’t talk about it-
*sad “the ones” noises*
if u havent seen it, i highly recommend the arc before the season 1 finale. all 3 episodes are amazing and really develop everyones character
Andrew Kohl The Ryloth Trilogy? Yeah that was a good arc
The execute order 66 with Rex hit me HARD hard, because Rex is my favorite clone, and him mentioning Fives almost had me balling.
Especially since he practically calls out to Fives for help
yep
I am the ultimate undercover operative. Not too bad with a sniper rifle either.
Watch 5's arc. It's honestly one of the best, and ties into season 7 and makes the line, "Find, find Fives, find him!" more meaningful.
It’s kind of funny. I remember the show got moved to adult swim right after Maul can back. I now understand why
The mortis arc is the best in my opinion. You really begin to see how powerful Anakin really is, with the son and daughter truly symbolizing his internal struggle between the light and the dark.
I'm happy you watched it, and happy for you. It's a truly amazing series, and the single best piece of Star Wars media in my opinion.
No other media I've seen or read has made me shed tears like this series, and nothing gives me goose bumps like this series so often does.
Damn, just watching these clips, bearing the terrific voice acting and thinking about certain moments can give me goose bumps any time of day.
I also really liked it when Ahsoka teamed up with Ventress. I would have liked it if Ahsoka teamed up with Maul in season 7 when she releases him from his cell and then they fight the clones together.
One of my favourite arcs is the Fives arc from the first 4 episodes of season 6. I personally find parts of it really emotional. Highly recommend it
The fives arc is probably the deepest, saddest and most important arc in the whole series.
Anakin and ahsoka's relationship over the clone wars is easily my favorite part of it. anakin is such a big brother and it puts a smile on my face. Also the episodes that people label "hard to get through" are fine. if not some of the funniest clone wars episodes. hope you enjoy this awesome series.
Love to see more people get recruited to this masterpiece of animated tv. Season 6 is hugely underrated in my opinion, its first and last 4 episode arcs are probably both in my top 5 of the series
I’m surprised he didn’t mention THAT scene from Eminence. That was the most violent thing to ever happen in Star Wars.
The Clone Wars is probably the best thing that ever happened to Star Wars.
Welcome to the club, brother!
Sam Witwer deserves some kind of reward for his performance as Maul. Hands down the most amazing performance I've ever seen in history. Purely historical.
Just a reward to everyone
The domino squad arc is top-tier if you haven’t seen it yet.
99 is the man
Season 5 finale almost made you tear up? Bloody hell I was literally crying
I watched them as a kid as they were coming out, but now I've been going back and watching it all in chronological order and its really cool to see how it all fits together.
Agreed. Agreed.....and AGREED🙌🏼
EdgyDrummer hey edgy !
His powers have doubled since the last time we met.
I watched it after finishing the Mandalorian out of a desire for more Star Wars without any expectations. This show is great. I was hooked from start to finish. As you've said, some of the best Star Wars content out there, some mini stories were super thrilling.
honestly you should watch the whole show straight through, skipping around doesn't do it justice
Didn't know only watching certain story arcs was a thing
Now imagine Ashoka in battlefront 2
the reoccurring stories of domino squad, and the tradgedys they face, may be amongst the most humanizing, peak content of the show.
I watched them all in the order they came out and now I'm rewatching them in chronological order 😊😊😊
The clone wars: “Soon I will have a new fan, one far stronger and more powerful.”
The clone wars was definitely my favorite series of all time and what Dave Filoni did was amazing to end the seires
I love that I found this channel. I love battlefront, clone wars. Fallen order. This channel is the only place I can interact and hear about the Star Wars things I like
Cad Bane is straight up one of my favorite characters. If he showed up in Battlefront 3 he would absolutely be my go-to whenever I play dark side.
Honestly it is the BEST Star Wars ever...
The Martinez arc was so unneeded. Thoughts?
O J T they could’ve condensed it into 2 episodes it was needed for Ashokas character devolepment but they way over extended it
@@theperennialgoat5226 agreed, it did do a lot for her character,but it was so stretched, it could have been 2 episodes and the extra 2 could be used for another arc.
I loved the way Ashoka just leaves them while they were probably hunted by the pikes
it's important but it could've been shortened
I don’t feel like they were unneeded but there was a lot more potential.
Maul on mandalore is some of the best SW content ever
If you think the Jar Jar-Jedi episode was tough to get through, wait until you get to the Season 5: 4-part arc of Droids journeying through a desolate wasteland and having an existential crisis. And then think about those who watched it at the time it came out.
Hey bit of a recommendation here, WATCH THE MORTIS ARC. It is hands down one of the best in the clone wars. No contention.
u need to watch the droids/void arc it’s a must see one of my favorite arcs in the entire show
It's george Lucas favourite arc but for some reason everyone hates it
@@quickbinger1058 because it's not important or interesting arc.
man, i love being suprised that a channel i follow released a clone wars review vid. thank you!
As someone who has seen the movies before watching this series, it was fun seeing how much care was put into foreshadowing still. One of the most fascinating, and sad scenes, was the bug episode. Baris, Ahsoka and the clones are on a ship where the clones have been taken over by a genovian (?) mind control bug. When a clone gives the bug to another clone, nothing is said, or nothing out of the ordinary. When Baris tries giving Ahsoka the bug, again, nothing is outstanding. However, when the clones give Baris the bug, they say “We’re clones. We know how to kill Jedi.” When they’ve never even attempted it. This is in season one or two, nothing close to other scenes that hint to order 66. And it shows just how long it resided in the clones.
We need a movie about the clones. Just the clones.
Season 1, Episode 5: Rookies
Watch it ASAP
I’m soooo happy your finally watching the series! The relationship that you build with the clones over the better part of this show makes the final four episodes hit so much harder. I really can’t wait to see what you think when you finish the series!
Now you shall feel the pain of every clone death and every tear dropped by all the bois 🥲
The Clone Wars has so many clone battalions that anyone could choose from.
One of the coolest things about Ahsoka is that early in her arc, when people called her bratty and rebellious, is that she was EXACTLY like Anakin when he was her age, which was probably why obi wan got such a kick out of the two of them. However, her personality goes completely the other way from Anakin. While Anakin almost always comes off as impulsive and unstable in his aura, Ahsoka develops an inherent thoughtfulness and vibe of serenity, and behaves pensively and carefully at times. She grows knowledgeable and exudes wisdom. She is still stubborn and loyal as she (and her master) always was, but she was such a poignant example of what could have been of Anakin.
Ashoka is overrated
So glad you watched man, some arcs are just completely phenomenal and deserve more credit
The Box is such an underrated episode with fantastic music!
Definitely watch the Hondo and Mortis episodes!
One of my favorite ark was either the siege of mandalor or the citadel ark
This was my favorite vid you’ve ever made. Not because I disliked your others. But because I love seeing people get involved with this show. Much love brother
One of the most wholesome star wars videos I've ever seen. Bravo Quinn Knight!!!
"I began to dive head first into the Clone Wars"
*Shows someone committing suicide*
One of my favourite episodes is "Supply lines". Yes, half of it is Jar Jar being Jar Jar, but at least it has almost certain proof that he's a Sith Lord and everything on Ryloth is really cool. Ima Gun-Di and Captain Keeli are just the best.
The Mortis family arc was amazing. One of the best ever.
Made me subscribe because you have finally witnessed how amazing this show is and I loved how much it caught you.
I agree clone wars is insane 🔥🔥🔥
The final 4 episodes of The Clone Wars, is hands down, the BEST Star Wars content to come from Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm. Yes, it’s better than The Mandalorian.
Thank u for watching it it is amazing Ashoka is my fav ever since I watched the clone wars great vid!! Keep up the good work
It's great to see another fan get into and love this show as much as I did when I first watched! Honestly this video reminded me of how much I love this show. I hope you continue to enjoy it!
they need to fix Darth mauls spin attack detection
The fact that this show is so so much better than the sequel trilogy makes you wonder if adults actually wrote those movies.
It's pretty much better than the original trilogy too
thanks for the displate plug in the previous video, picked up a few star wars ones and they’re dope
Make sure to watch the domino squad arc and follow Echo and Fives. It’s an awesome look on the clones and has been one of my favorite arcs throughout the show
I was one of them
How dare you disrespect “bombad Jedi”
David Knapp I think it’s one of the better jar jar episodes, idk what people are talking about.
The Grievous episode with the night sisters is badass also any time Count Dooku fights is so awesome really shows you how good he was in a duel
You need to see the first few episodes of season 6 and then rewatch the order 66 stuff to really understand why Rex goes off about fives, and what all of the reports that Ahsoka saw were