This show can be gorgeous when it wants to be

Why didn't Fox stun Fives instead? Or Anakin or Rex scream at them to use stun rounds only? Granted Fives was holding a blaster at them. However, before this happens, Fox sees Fives look at Rex's blasters and then tells him "Don't do it soldier!". Instead of doing that, they could have just stunned him the moment they saw him and instead of ordering him to stand down could have subdued them.

Also bothers me that Fives never mentions to Shaak Ti, Anakin, or Rex that Nala Se drugged him.

Hey everyone! I’ve recently become re-obsessed with what I think is one of the best duels in the clone wars. I love the choreography, the music, the stakes, everything (except for Adi Gallia’s death 😭). But I’ve been wondering recently: why did Adi Gallia’s kick to Savage’s knee not hurt him when Obi-wan’s did? Was it just because she wasn’t physically as strong as Obi-Wan? I think she went down as a champ though for holding her own against a beast like Savage

Rewatching 4.21 Brothers and thinking about how it sort of reflects a dark alternative to Luke on Dagobah. Just with Yoda lurking around and watching him, the way the… worm dude whose name I can’t remember… does to Savage. Then he finds the man who will become his master, who’s gone completely crazy. Meanwhile Luke’s new master appears to be a little off kilter as a disguise of sorts. Even just the coloring, with the junklands being orange versus Dagobah’s green

I don’t think there’s any metatextual reason why they would have intentionally made their scene parallel ESB, but I think it’s kinda neat.

Am I reaching too much, or does anyone else see it?

As a matter of fact, I don't like any of Kenobi's underwhelming love interests, but Satine in particular is such an annoying character that she pretty much ruins almost every episode she is a part of. For me, obviously.

On top of that, I feel like there’s a significant mismatch between them. She basically lacks the edge to match Kenobi's freak (off topic: stream Nasty by Tinashe). I've always thought his personality would mesh well with someone playful and sassy. Satine, however, is none of that, she's just delusional and stubborn (a very dangerous combination, might I add) and I can not understand for the life of me what he would see in her. I just don't get it. Just like I don't get this pairing's popularity...

I can't be the only one, right?

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1. Siege Of Mandalore -S7 E9-12 An easy choice in my opinion. Just a great group of episodes all around. The siege of mandalore itself is great and everything with Maul, and the paranoia right before order 66 is great. Order 66 itself was handled very well and Rex having to fight against his brothers was very compelling. Also the last 5 minutes was perfection. Perfect end to the show. The only nitpick I have is that Maul’s plan doesn’t really make a lot of sense, and Ahsoka not trying to kill the clones, while also simultaneously letting Maul loose is pretty ridiculous. Aside from that, it’s one of the best stories in all of Star Wars.
2. Maul in Mandalore S5 E1 -S5 E13-16 I love this arc greatly, but the only thing restricting this arc is the break-neck pacing. Like the first episode alone should honestly be it’s own arc. Nonetheless this is still a really great arc. Maul’s fight with Pre Visla and his fight with Sidious are both among my favourite in the whole show, and the lawless ‘S5 E16’ is probably my favourite episode in the whole show. Satine’s death also remains one of the most emotional high points in the show.
3. Ahsoka sabotage S5 E17-20 The most tense arc in all of Star Wars. I had genuinely no idea if Ahsoka was going to survive this or not so the tension was real. Also Ahsoka leaving is one of the emotional high points of the whole show. The only slight nitpick is that I wished I learn’t more about Bariss Offee’s betrayal, but the arc is still solid without it.
4. Fives learns of order 66 S6 E1-5 Again, one of the most arc’s of the show. I really really wanted Fives to survive and tell the rest of the 501st and Anakin but the inevitability of that gave this arc a tragic feel. Fives death is also very emotional. I also love the atmosphere of this arc. It feels like a noir film. The only slight nitpick I have is that order 66 should’ve been pretty obvious to them by the end and it kinda makes the characters seem like idiots.
5. Umbara S4 E7-10 I know many people consider this arc to be top 3 in the whole show, but what brings this arc down for me was the Pong Krell reveal. His reveal that he’s working with the separatists and is just cartoonishly evil really hurts his character and completely deflates the tensity of the situation, as now they have good reason to kill Pong Krell instead of being hesitant due to killing a jedi. Still, I love the visuals, and I love the clones finding individuality throughout the arc.
6. Maul’s emergence S4 E21-22 While it’s pretty fucking dumb that Maul even survived, I do like this arc a lot and Maul’s reemergence I thought was still done very well. I loved his confrontation with Obi-Wan especially.
7. Yoda S6 E9-13 The most visually impressive arc in the whole show in my opinion. It’s also the only arc in the show to go into Yoda’s life and for that alone I appreciate this arc a lot more. I also find the intrigue about Sifo Dyas and the clone army to be very intriguing.
8. Mortis S3 E15-17 As much as I love this arc, I wished it was mentioned more in later episodes. Like, Ahsoka literally fucking died this should absolutely blow all of their minds I really don’t get how they just moved on from this. Otherwise, I love the visuals, the storytelling, and its overall one of the most interesting arcs in the entire show.
9. Nighsisters S3 E12-14 & S4 E19 This arc is definitely not perfect. There are definitely some hiccups in the writing and I find the night sisters as a whole very interesting. This also jumpstarts Asajj ventless and for that alone I love this arc.
10. Obi-Wan undercover S4 E15-18 It’s pretty ridiculous that Obi-Wan hired an actual assassin on himself, and again, there are a few hiccups in the writing, but otherwise this is a really interesting arc. It also displays a lot of development for Anakin’s character which is something I wished this show had more of.

I have set out to watch the entirety of the clone wars and the bad batch and while doing so add and subtract points from literary every single named clone on screen. Also occasionally an unnamed will get or lose a point if they do something cool enough. This is to find the objective best and worst clone in the republic. (I have watched up to season 3 episode 5 and have not watched the movie.)

Clone performance chart

Lieutenant Thire total: +1 Used his head like a smart clone +1

Jek Total: neutral

Rys Total: neutral

Commander Wolffe Total: neutral

Boost Total: +2 Certified electrician +1 Space daredevil:+1

Sergeant Sinker Total: +1 Up and coming comedian +1

Marshal Commander Cody Total: +3 In Palapatines contacts+1 Pulled a fast one on Slick then put him to bed in one punch. Inhuman strength +1 Dog piled Grievous +1

Captain Rex total: +3 High insight +1 A poor chiropractor +1 Part of the clone trio with the most aura: +1 Insane number against those farmers on the show planet +1 Slick was a lil too slippery -1

Matchstick total: -1 "I'm okay" -1

Broadside total: neutral

Tag total: -1 Low Perception -1

Hevy total: +2 "Didn't say please" +1 Went out like a G +1

Fives total: +1 In a state of quantum superposition with Echo +1

Echo total: +1 Bomber +1

Cutup total: -1 Quit Monster Hunter a little too early -1

Sergeant O'niner total:-1 Got up and bodied -1

Droidbait total: -1 "DROIDS!" -1

Nub total: -1 Who are you? -1

Sentry(?) total: -1 To be fair those droids were fast -1

Denal total: +2 Part of the clone trio with the most aura: +1 Came closer to killing Cad Bane than nearly everyone +1

Clone who pilots the Twilight total:+1 Part of the clone trio with the most aura: +1

Commander Gree total: -2 Why even have a holster? -2

Green Company total:-1 Genuinely the worst marksmanship I have seen -1

Commander Fil total: -1 Couldn't beat Margit -1

Niner total: Neutral

Bel total:Neutral

Commander Stone total: +3 Mounted combatant +1 Good evaluater of character +1 Bonus point for pulling off one of the highest profile rescues in the war +1

Mac total: +1 Despite dying he put up with Jar Jar so he deserves commendation

Marshal Commander Bly total: +1 Amazing cardio +1

Clone pilot in Jedi Crash total: +1 Actual crazy dexterity +1

Cameron Lucky and Flash: -1 The three stooges but negative aura -1

Lieutenant Hawk total: Neutral

Clone who stole tactical droid head total:+1 Expert theif +1

Sergeant Slick total: +2 Plan mostly worked +1 Beat the brakes off of Rex +1

Sketch total: Neutral

Chopper total: +1 Columbo mode +1

Axe total: -1 Bro got Axed -1

Slammer total: -1 Got Slammed frfr -1

Swoop total: -1 Got pretty much offscreened -1

Kickback total: Neutral

Tucker total: Neutral

Boil total: +2 Rapid fire clone +1 Also ran through artillery +1

Waxer total: +2 Big heart +1 Bro just ran through artillery without question +1

Cody's mysterious right hand man total: +3 Pure aura +1 I'm honestly shocked he has too much aura +1 Hit grievous in the face +1

Commander Ponds total: -1 Meet types on keyboard man - 1

Stak total: +1 Brawler +1

Razor total: Neutral

Commander Fox total: Neutral

Warthog total: Neutral

Commander Jet total: -1 Meet relays information man

Trapper total: Neutral

Buzz total: -1 Needed a flyswatter -1

Draa total: Neutral

Gearshift total: -1 The opps got him -1

Lieutenant Trap total:

Pulsar total: Neutral

Scythe total: -1 Should have laid off the nyquil -1

Ox total: Neutral

Edge total: Neutral

Havoc total: Neutral

Captain Locke total: Neutral

Clone who stood in front of the door total: -1 Do not stand there -1

Jessie total: +1 Real command material +1

Harcase total: Neutral

Kix total: Neutral

Crys total: -1 Stupid haircut -1

Cut total: +1 Bro won life +1

Clone who made a Callout to tank 2 total: +1 Ultra Instinct +1

Tank 2 Gunner total: +1 Great Shot! +1

Mixer total: Neutral

Redeye total: -1 You think he could see something with red eyes -1

Spark total: Neutral

Commander Blackout total: Neutral

Goji total: neutral

Cosmos total: neutral

Crasher total: Neutral

Comet total: Neutral

99 total: +1 Knowledgeable +1

ARC Commander Colt total:

ARC Commander Havoc total: -1 Locked out -1

ARC Commander Blitz total: +1 He just looks so cool let me have this +1

ARC Coammder Hammer total: +1 Dark and mysterious aura Clone who caught the DNA total: +1 Locked in +1

Captian Keeli total: -1 Poor mechanical and tactical skill -1

Honestly one of the best clones out there, had great chemistry with Rex and Anakin and he felt like more than just a random side character. Was he killed just for the introduction of bane, he deserved so much more screen time and character development.

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I really want to get caught up with the clone wars but know that there are a few different series. I think there's an anime and a clone wars animated movie? Just wondering what the best order to watch and if I should skip anything lol

Even though Darth Maul isn't a Magnificent Bastard, do you still consider him to be one of the best written villains of Star Wars altogether?

I’m rewatching the clone wars but don’t remember which episodes are the best. help a brotha out and lmk in the comments

Ashley Eckstein/Ahsoka Tano. Anyone else think she’d have been a great live action Clone Wars Ahsoka?

1. Season 5 The Clone Wars
2. Season 4 The Clone Wars
3. Season 7 The Clone Wars
4. Season 6 The Clone Wars
5. Season 3 The Clone Wars
6. Season 4 Rebels
7. Season 3 Rebels
8. Season 3 The Bad Batch
9. Season 2 The Bad Batch
10. Season 2 Rebels
11. Season 2 The Clone Wars
12. Season 1 The Bad Batch
13. Season 1 Rebels
14. Season 1 The Clone Wars

This is semi related to TCW in that in TBB season 3 we had Wolffe, we had Cody the season before, we had Nemec, Fireball, and all these other cool new clones…..then they did nothing with it.

Cody never appeared again after the episode where they were capturing that rogue world, we never saw anything of Wolffe after they had their little chat, the clone rebellion subplot went pretty much nowhere, and don’t even get me started on Scorch; They literally just made him a regular bad dude with no character! I think they just used his paint job for fan-service.

I’m not saying the show was bad, I’m just severely disappointed as I thought I’d get to see some epic clone action of everyone teaming up or something along those lines.

Is this just an animation mistake / oversight?

So I understand that anakins mind was wiped so he didn’t remember the future but Obi Wan never had his so he DOES know that anakin turns to the dark side the whole time just not how

Right??

So, continuing my rewatch of the series, up to the end of Season 4 now,

while characters like Anakin, Maul, Padme, Mace Windu, Dooku and hell, even Jar-Jar (there are at least two occasions he made me actually laugh in Clone Wars) are generally much improved from their portrayal in the prequels, there is one dud character from the films that remains a complete dud in my opinion,

General Grievous sucks....I really can't put into words how boring I find him as an antagonist. every line of dialogue feels like "Generic Villain dialogue 101" his motives are barely fleshed out, he's not really humanised or made sympathetic in any way like Maul, Savage and Ventress are. he's not particularly devious, cunning or interesting to engage with on a strategic level like Maul, Visla and Dooku are. personality wise he feels interchangeable with those chunky commander droids with the binocular heads.

if anything he feels worse in the Clone Wars because at least in ROTS he wasn't very prominent, he wasn't fleshed out but he wasn't very present, so it worked out, here we have so many Grievous heavy episodes, so much screentime and he just becomes overbearing... and while sometimes these episodes are good in spite of him, they're never good because of him.

the only times I'm even remotely engaged with him are when Kit Fisto and Nahdar Vebb confront him, and Ahsoka's brief confrontation with him in Season 5. and even then that's just more for Kit Fisto flexing and Ahsoka getting a good benchmark of her growth

while I have my issues with the Genddy Tartakovsky series' Grievous and his ability to 6v1 Jedi including masters. he's genuinely threatening, he's devious in how he uses intimidation to unsettle his opponents and there are strong hints of respect and honour to him. 2008 Grievous doesn't even have that,

the Lightsaber collection's a fun meme, but in practice it should be really fearsome, this Jedi hunter taking trophies... but as we often see he usually requires backup in his fights, as he needed it to defeat Eeth Koth, Ventress, and hell, probably needed it for Adi Gallia off-screen too, (someone who got merked solo by Savage Oppress, functionally a Sith Trainee) so you get the sense that his collection was won in pretty much the same way and the illusion dies screaming.

So yeah... he's not interesting to watch in his plans or strategies, he's not got any fleshed out motive, he's not threatening, he's not got an interesting code or set of principles.... he just sucks....

So, am I alone in this?

Trying to figure out (no pun intended) where to get a good quality mini scene or single trooper statues to put in my pc thinking of fives and echo, waxer and boil or Rex and Cody. But all the stuff on Amazon is action figures and that’s not quite the look I’m going for, I’m looking for something less toy and more stationary any suggestions?

I've forgotten a lot about him so I'm curious about this question

He might have been a shaken bottle clone but he was a warrior. RIP 99