The Clone Wars: Ahsoka Arc [106-109/134] ✦ Watchalong Reaction & Review

Completely agree with you! Thanks for the comment.

kaiielle

Gotta appreciate Obi Wan in this for being the negative vote against ejecting Ahsoka from the order. I feel a lot of what caused the jedi to fall was their adherence to their dogma-- no emotion, no attachment... when having those things and STILL doing what needs to be done is what makes someone great. Like Kanan and Ezra having deep feelings for the Ghost fam but doing what needs to be done anyway like the journey they will be making to Malachor with Ahsoka makes them better jedi. Or Obi- Wan loving Satine and doing what needs to be done or caring for Luke even, it makes him stronger. If Anakin had been allowed to be open about his feelings for Padme... heck that would have turned out so differently; and his caring for his troops and Ahsoka DID make him have better instincts in many situations than other Jedi. The "detachment" of the council to one of their own set this whole thing up, it didn't aid them but rather hindered them and I am still bitter about this all these years later (even if it ultimately saved Ahoska's life in Order 66, I feel Anakin got jilted.)

Keeley Thurman

Hey, Kaiielle! THE WRONG JEDI: The truth of the Temple bombing is revealed and Ahsoka makes a fateful decision! This episode is named after the Alfred Hitchcock docudrama, "The Wrong Man", which Hitch made in 1956 with Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The movie is about a musician wrongfully accused of murder who looks guiltier the more he tries to prove his innocence. The plot is based on a real incident that occurred in Queens, NY in 1953. TARKIN urges the Jedi Council on behalf of the Senate to expel Ahsoka for more impartial military judgment! OBI-WAN objects but MACE WINDU agrees! WINDU's preoccupation is public perception of the Order placing itself ABOVE THE LAW and their philosophy of detachment is in keeping with placing THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OVER THE NEEDS OF THE ONE. YODA expels Ahsoka in the CHAMBER OF JUDGMENT but the decision is NOT UNANIMOUS. AHSOKA's Padawan BRAID gets snipped! ANAKIN is beside himself and seeks out the only lead: VENTRESS! Unarmed VENTRESS vs. lightsaber-wielding ANAKIN in a DARK SIDE RAGE! ANAKIN is taken aback when her invective against 'his precious Jedi Order' matches his own! VENTRESS provides a new lead: BARRISS OFFEE! ASAJJ VENTRESS' story continues in the pages of Christie Golden's novel, "DARK DISCIPLE", based on eight unproduced screenplays by Katie Lucas which take place after the Yoda Arc of Season 6. Although originally a Dark Horse comics creation of writer JOHN OSTRANDER and artist JAN DUURSEMA, writer KATIE LUCAS and actress NIKA FUTTERMAN shaped one of the best and most complex characters of the series! Her continuing story needs to see the light of day either in animated or live-action form. TARKIN serves as prosecutor, PADME serves as defense, the SENATE serves as the jury and PALPATINE serves as the judge. This is TIM CURRY's first appearance as Supreme Chancellor SHEEV PALPATINE. The recognizable SENATORS on the jury include: -- BAIL ORGANA of Alderaan -- MON MOTHMA of Chandrila -- RIYO CHUCHI of Pantora -- KIN ROBB of Taris -- AANG of Roona -- MOT-NOT RAB of Tarn -- ZINN PAULNESS The PENALTY for a guilty verdict of sedition is DEATH! COURTROOM DRAMA! Padme vs. Tarkin! TEMPLE DUEL! Anakin vs. Barriss! The INAUGURAL USE of YELLOW LIGHTSABER PIKES by the Jedi Temple Guard! The RETURN of the YOUNGLINGS last seen in "A Necessary Bond" earlier this season! Human PETRO, Tholothian KATOONI, Ithorian BYPH, Nautolan ZATT, Rodian GANODI and Wookiee GUNGI are seen in the courtyard at lightsaber practice with their instructor Cosian Master TERA SINUBE making his third appearance in this arc! A LAST-MINUTE REPRIEVE! Anakin brings forth Barriss Offee to exonerate Ahsoka. THE SPEECH OF BARRISS OFFEE is 100% TRUTH! The Jedi are blind servants of a corrupt Republic in a manufactured war that has compromised the principles of the Order and fed the Dark Side of the Force! COLLAPSE IS IMMINENT! However, like CASSANDRA of Greek myth, her prediction of doom falls on DEAF EARS. MEREDITH SALENGER of "The Journey of Natty Gann", "April Morning" and "The Kiss" again voices Barriss Offee. The Council APOLOGIZES claiming that Ahsoka has passed a great TRIAL OF SPIRIT which will make her a better Jedi than before. You can almost smell the KNIGHTHOOD they're dangling before her! Anakin offers her the Padawn braid which was snipped. She closes his palm and rejects the apology! Deeply wounded and filled with doubts, she LEAVES THE ORDER! YODA is clearly crestfallen by her disillusionment but the damage has already been done. Distraught ANAKIN begs her to stay and admits his own desire to walk away to which Ahsoka replies, "I KNOW". Anakin is stunned she knows his secret! AHSOKA departs to find a NEW PATH forward and the screen FADES TO BLACK amid the melancholy strains of "AHSOKA'S THEME". This is the EMOTIONAL HIGH POINT of the series. Everything has built up to this. Originally, this gut-wrenching ending was the SERIES FINALE! There was nothing to assuage the viewer until "THE LOST MISSIONS" came out a year later in which Anakin and Obi-Wan have a discussion about the Council's decision during the UTAPAU ARC ANIMATICS. Some have theorized that the Geonosian worm infestation Barriss experienced in "BRAIN INVADERS" (Season 2, Episode 8) scarred her more deeply than anyone realized exacerbating her doubts by freeing her from the stringent indoctrination of her by-the-book Master Luminara Unduli. She already had misgivings about the role of the Jedi in the war and expressed them to Ahsoka in that episode. The worm rattled something loose either physiologically or psychologically pushing her over the edge. It's a sound theory which I like. ANAKIN now has a major grievance against the Order and is one step closer to his fate.

Alex Vazquez

Hey, Kaiielle! TO CATCH A JEDI: Ahsoka tries to prove her innocence with the help of an unexpected ally. This episode is named after another Alfred Hitchcock classic, "To Catch a Thief", which Hitch made in 1955 with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. The movie is about a retired jewel thief living on the French Riviera who must stop an impostor whose activities are placing him under suspicion. Admiral TARKIN formally accuses Ahsoka of murder before the Jedi Council. ANAKIN SKYWALKER and PLO KOON are dispatched to locate her in the undercity despite strong reservations from MACE WINDU about Anakin's objectivity. The DRUNK GOTAL Ahsoka trades with for the cloak is voiced by DAVE FILONI himself! Lol. Ahsoka contacts BARRISS OFFEE who promises to investigate topside. MEREDITH SALENGER from "The Journey of Natty Gann", "April Morning" and "The Kiss" again voices Barriss. Cool SUBWAY CHASE! Every urban thriller must have one! RUNAWAY TURBOLIFT! Fortunately for Ahsoka, the little Twi'lek boy is an experienced passenger. The RETURN of ASAJJ VENTRESS last seen fighting Maul and Savage at Obi-Wan's side in "Revenge" (Season 4, Episode 22). ASAJJ is after the BOUNTY and is NOT COMPLICIT in the plot. Ahsoka offers a FULL PARDON instead for some assistance. ANAKIN sees the two together in utter disbelief! Ahsoka contacts BARRISS OFFEE again who comes through with a lead! Gee, it's nice to have friends.... The RETURN of Commander WOLLFE after last being featured in "Nomad Droids" (Season 4, Episode 6). VENTRESS and AHSOKA clobber the Commander and a squad of clones being careful not to do any permanent damage! VENTRESS fulfills her part of the deal and escorts Ahsoka to Barriss' lead, an abandoned munitions factory. The two women BOND over BETRAYAL and take leave of each other. VENTRESS gets startled by a TOOKA but then gets BLUDGEONED! VENTRESS' LIGHTSABERS and HELMET are stolen by a hooded figure. The INTRODUCTION of the TOOKA CAT. The HAYAO MIYAZAKI-inspired critter is named after Dave Filoni's cat, TUUK, and has appeared frequently in animation and even live-action since this episode. DOWN-AND-DIRTY SCRAP between Ahsoka and the hooded figure masquerading as Ventress! AHSOKA drops into a room stacked with crates of nano-droid explosives! WOLLFE silences Ahsoka's protest of innocence with a stun shot! ANAKIN, REX and PLO KOON take a captive Ahsoka back to the Temple in troubled silence.

Alex Vazquez

Hey, Kaiielle! THE JEDI WHO KNEW TOO MUCH: Ahsoka is accused of killing the prime suspect of the Temple bombing in custody and goes on the run. The episode is named after another Alfred Hitchcock classic, "The Man Who Knew Too Much", which Hitch made twice in 1934 with Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre as well as in 1956 with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day. The movie is about a vacationing family whose child is abducted to coerce their silence after they inadvertently become aware of an assassination plot. The episode alters the plot by implicating the innocent party of the assassination in order to silence them. The ATTENDEES of the Temple bombing FUNERAL include: Supreme Chancellor SHEEV PALPATINE Speaker MAS AMEDDA Senators BAIL ORGANA, MON MOTHMA Admirals WULLF YULAREN, WILHUFF TARKIN, JARRIS COBURN Grand Master YODA Human Masters MACE WINDU, OBI-WAN KENOBI Cerean Master KI-ADI-MUNDI Kel Dor Master PLO KOON Zabrak Master EETH KOTH Nautolan Master KIT FISTO Iktotchi Master SAESEE TIIN Togruta Master SHAAK TI Cosian Master TERA SINUBE Mon Calamari Master EEKAR OKI Weequay Master SORA BULQ Human Knight ANAKIN SKYWALKER Togruta Padawan AHSOKA TANO Mirialan Padawan BARRISS OFFEE The RETURN of Admiral WILHUFF TARKIN last seen at the strategy conference at 'Valor' space station in "Point of No Return" earlier this season. His argument with Ahsoka reveals a growing divide between the military and the Jedi but, as Jedi involvement has been ruled out, he is justified remanding the prime suspect, LETTA TURMOND, to military custody. I like the moment between TARKIN and ANAKIN speaking familiarly in the elevator. The RETURN of BARRISS OFFEE last seen in the background of the previous episode and piloting a starfighter over Umbara in "Darkness on Umbara" (Season 4, Episode 7). The discussion between the two Padawans reveals Barriss is also struggling with emotional control and foreshadows so much of what comes. MEREDITH SALENGER from "The Journey of Natty Gann", "April Morning" and "The Kiss" again voices BARRISS OFFEE. As Ahsoka arrives at the MILITARY GARRISON, its imposing impregnability and gray utilitarian decor are eerily reminiscent of IMPERIAL DESIGN ELEMENTS. We are witnessing the REPUBLIC TRANSITIONING INTO THE EMPIRE before everyone's eyes! The strains of the IMPERIAL MARCH are heard to emphasize the point! The DEATH of LETTA TURMOND! She implicates a Jedi, reveals she was instructed to contact Ahsoka and is Force-choked before she can identify her partner in crime! One is left to wonder if Letta's resentments about the war, the Jedi and her economic status were enough for her to VOLUNTARILY murder her husband or if her Jedi conspirator pushed her over the edge by MENTALLY MANIPULATING her. When TARKIN presents Ahsoka with the DAMNING SECURITY FOOTAGE, there's actually little reason for him to believe her after her vengeful diatribe earlier in the day and the fact that she murdered the Citadel's warden, OSI SOBECK, right in front of him in Season 3. The evidence is seemingly irrefutable and his experience with her has shown a willingness to kill. Someone less authoritarian would take into consideration that he owed her his life but Tarkin is a cold bastard who takes pleasure in dominating others. TARKIN asserts an almost sexual dominance when he squeezes Ahsoka's chin puckering her lips in much the same way he does to Leia in "A New Hope". Both women recoil from his touch. I have a sneaking suspicion that Tarkin is IMPOTENT becoming aroused only by POWER. When ANAKIN is refused entry to the detention center by Commander Fox, you can see some familiar prisoners of note on the video screens in the control room including General WHORM LOATHSOM from the "Clone Wars" movie, Techno Union Emir WAT TAMBOR from the Ryloth Trilogy of Season 1 and Geonosian Archduke POGGLE THE LESSER from the Geonosis Arc of Season 2! REX doesn't believe Ahsoka murdered the slain clones but reports that she did to alert his brothers to the danger of the situation. After all, someone killed those clones. GRIZZER, the animal with the clone, is a MASSIFF. They are reptilian quadrupeds found on arid and desert worlds often domesticated like dogs by local inhabitants such as the Tusken Raiders of Tatooine. The slab of stone Ahsoka races on top of is a hunk of rock from Geonosis that serves as a WAR MEMORIAL on which are inscribed the serial numbers of all the clones lost in the inaugural battle of the Clone Wars! The RETURN of ODDBALL, the clone pilot, last seen in "Darkness on Umbara" (Season 4, Episode 7). The FLIGHT OF AHSOKA is a thrilling sequence that not only foreshadows Order 66 but feels like a set piece from the Classic Trilogy with stormtrooper-like figures pursuing a rebel agent. The circular stun blasts, the searchlights, the lightsabers' glow, the driving rain and the viaduct labyrinth create an evocative scene! The chase through the pipe maze is an homage to the famous VIENNESE SEWER CHASE from the climax of Carol Reed's 1949 "THE THIRD MAN" starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. Ahsoka's leap from the pipe mouth into the undercity shaft is an homage to the famous LEAP FROM THE DAM OUTFLOW PIPE in Andrew Davis' 1993 "THE FUGITIVE" starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. ANAKIN and REX are in Ahsoka's corner but she's looking guiltier by the minute!

Alex Vazquez

I appreciate the CSI: Coruscant. 😂

kaiielle

Hey, Kaiielle! SABOTAGE: A bombing at the Jedi Temple prompts an episode of "CSI: Coruscant"! The episode is named after the classic 1936 film "Sabotage" directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka and John Loder. Based on Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent", Hitch's film is about a saboteur tasked with a bombing in London whose oblivious wife begins to suspect something is amiss with hubby. The episode flips the script and makes the wife the saboteur. The opening battle is on CATO NEIMOIDIA, homeworld of the Neimoidians of the Trade Federation. I like how their BRIDGE-CITIES are suspended between cloud-capped pinnacles. The Jedi INTERCEPTOR is introduced in this episode making this the earliest chronological appearance of the vehicle. We see Anakin and Obi-Wan piloting them at the Battle of Coruscant in "Revenge of the Sith". The RUSSO-ISC forensic droid is named after David Caruso of "CSI: Miami". His verbal cadence and the manner in which he punctuates his statements by lifting or lowering his visor was an affectionate homage to the speech and behavior of the actor. DEE BRADLEY BAKER, who voices the clones, portrayed Russo-ISC. The eyewitness in triage was a PANTORAN. He identifies Jackar Bowmani, a one-eyed ABYSSIN, as being near the site of the explosion. The PROTESTS against Jedi have lurked in the background of the series such as when Jedi themselves dissent, Admirals question Jedi military competence, Separatists like Lux express mistrust or Palpatine's jumbotron addresses during "Lightsaber Lost" (Season 2, Episode 11) feign support for the Jedi while calling attention to their increasing unpopularity. Human Master CIN DRALLIG, the head of Temple Security, was modeled on Nick Gillard, the stunt coordinator and sword master. He appeared in live-action in "Revenge of the Sith" as a holographic recording viewed by Obi-Wan which showed him defending the Temple against Anakin during Order 66. The INTRODUCTION of LETTA TURMOND, the seemingly distraught wife of Jackar Bowmani seeking word of her missing husband. When Anakin interrogates Letta Turmond, BARRISS OFFEE passes by the room before the door shuts. Hmmmm. The HOLOGRAPHIC RECREATION of the explosion which the investigators could walk through is exactly how Tony Stark analyzes an explosion in "Iron Man 3". The episode and movie both were released by Disney in 2013. Coincidence, synergy or homage? Things don't look good for Bowmani. He's a munitions expert specializing in NANOTECH which litters the debris! Bowmani's hand is recovered. The nanites were in his bloodstream! He was a LIVING BOMB! A search of Bowmani's home reveals nanites in the garbage disposal. He INGESTED the explosives! LETTA arrives and makes a run for it aboard a GONDOLA! Upon capture, Letta slips up admitting her husband is dead which IMPLICATES HER as his murderer. We get a FLASH OF DARK SIDE TEMPERAMENT from Anakin! The ANTI-CLONE literature in her home attests to her opposition to the war but what motivated Letta's extremism and cold-blooded MARITICIDE? Her indignation that the STRINGENT SCREENING PROCESS her husband was subjected to didn't merit consideration of his innocence and the SHABBY LIVING CONDITIONS that were accorded to the Jedi's most devoted might have something to do with it. As Russo-ISC makes his final report, Cosian Master TERA SINUBE walks past. He hasn't been seen since he contributed BZ to D-Squad in "Secret Weapons" earlier this season. ANAKIN's closing words about there always being JEDI WHO WILL DISAPPOINT prove to be prophetic for both this arc and his future.

Alex Vazquez

Great points and I agree!

kaiielle

I think most agree that this was the most deeply emotional arc in the whole show. Ahsoka being framed and specially Ahsoka leaving the Jedi Order was heartbreaking. I think I might have commented it already, but I am not sure, let me share my thoughts on the flaws of the Jedi Order. First of all, I don't buy the "The Jedi are the bad guys" thing some people say, they are flawed, very flawed in the Clone Wars era, but most of the time they have good intentions, and they are much better than the Sith in terms of morality. In Legends (The Old Expanded Universe), the Jedi Order was formed independently of the Republic as an order to study and follow the will of the Force. When the very young republic came to contact with the Jedi Order, the Jedi saw the values of democracy and cooperation as compatible with their phylosophy and worth defending and they became involved with the republic, mostly as peacekeepers, but sometimes as warriors (specially when the Sith were involved). Throughout the 25000 years of Republic history in Legends the Jedi Order had to balance between serving the Republic and following their principles. In the Clone Wars era, the Jedi had become way more entangled in the politics of the Republic and as officers in the military they were caught in a very precarious position in terms of their morality. Also, let's not forget that with Palpatine, the Dark Side had grown in power like it hadn't in thousends of years. Yoda mentions several time that the Dark Side clouds their ability to sense the will of the Force. I think that when they say that this whole ordeal was a way for the Force to test Ahsoka they truly believe in it, it's a very Jedi-like to think, I don't think it is cynicism. There are so many other interesting points about the flaws of the Jedi, but I think I'll save them for another time. For now, let's say that while the Jedi are flawed, they are better than for example Baris: she might have a good point, but the way she acted on it reveals she had fallen to the Dark Side: most Jedi would oppose killing innocent just to make a statement. And it is just my opinion, but I think Palpatine was not directly involved in Baris' fall to the Dark Side, but he definately engineered the situation where many people started to think like Baris.

Michał Zawisza Alvarez

I'm so excited!

kaiielle

I was waiting for you to get to this point. It’s only up hill from here. Season 5 is great. But it just keeps going. Can’t wait for you to see season 7 it is peak Star Wars in the last 4 episodes.

Liam

Awesome, thanks!

kaiielle

Miff

Yeah, really starting to see that now. And yes, the team-ups have been amazing!

kaiielle

Gotta love the teamups we've been getting. Obi-wan and Ventress, Ventress and Ahsoka, Ahsoka and Hondo, etc. I liked your comment on Yoda. He's definitely portrayed as the wisest jedi and a real authority when it comes to jedi business, but the more you watch clone wars, read books, etc. it's really hard to see him in that way. He didn't want Anakin to be trained back in Episode 1, he never really seems to trust him, he assigned ahsoka to him (which was good) and then voted to kick her out of the order. He's done a lot of things that makes you think and question him, and ultimately he's one of the reasons the jedi fail in Episode 3. Bariss was not the first to oppose the jedi's role in the clone wars and the same peacekeeper vs soldier debate has been going on since long before the movies while Yoda was around.

Andrew Sitek

I've been sent a few things to fill in the gaps and I might record me looking into that stuff/talking about it, or just do it on my own time.

kaiielle

Miff

A very impactful arc, that's for sure.

kaiielle

That is wild it was going to be the last episode. 👀 I can't imagine!

kaiielle

The invite link is linked in the post. Also, if you connect your Discord account in your Patreon settings, you'll be automatically joined into it! The link is also in my pinned Welcome & FAQ post.

kaiielle

I love this whole comment so much. Thank you!

kaiielle

I'm still feeling the effects of it today. 😅

kaiielle

This is a hard one to get through emotionally. It's a gut punch that's hard to get the air back.

Jam

Shadow Conspiracy arc hits hard emotionally, so the least one would expect was that the following arc would hit so much harder. Even knowing what happens it can't save me from tearing up. Ahsoka was Dave Filloni's baby. He created her and shaped her into this absolutely fantastic character. When the time came for this development in the storyline, it is perfectly clear how much love and care he put into making this arc stand out above anything that had been made before. It is evident in the writing and in the animation. They made sure her athletic style of fighting and escape look a lot more flowing and graceful. She is the only character in the Star Wars universe that we get to follow from her first day as a padawan, through her triumphs and setbacks how she learns and grows to become a better and better Jedi. How her times spent with Padmé is teaching her a more balanced view of the universe, in contrast to Anakin who does not seem to value the views of his own whife if they don't align whit his own. This is why she is my favorite character of this universe.

Rune

I genuinely can’t with this arc, it breaks me every time. I honestly don’t have a huge amount to say other than it’s one of my favourite arcs in the entire show. God I love this show so much.

Sean H

I definitely think that when Yoda says “not all in agreement are we” about expelling Ahsoka from the Jedi, that Obviously Obi Wan was against it, but I think Yoda and Ploo were too, but I also think that they voted to expell her, but maybe not, cause if the Council has 12 members, 3 isn’t even 1/3 let alone 1/2. Even with Yoda being the Grand Master. I could see all 3 of them having voted in favor of Ahsoka but feeling guilty and confused. Cause we know Yoda be making Mistakes a lot in this show. But Fuck Mace Windu

Justin

Also I gave it a solid look for but can’t find a link to your discord

Justin

I really can’t fully talk about some of the scenes fully yet, because the “meaning and impact (NOT PLOT) of some of these scenes in particular hurt way more later. BUT I will definitely join your discord now to discuss some stuff!

Justin

Oh boy. This final episode was the last Clone Wars episode to air on TV. And as a kid, out of nowhere it said “series finale at the end of it in the credits” and I was in shock, heartbreak, and despair all while sobbing I’m my living room when I was like 12. Ahsoka is my favorite Star Wars Character followed by Anakin, and then Obi Wan, Rex, Fives, Hondo are all up there pretty high as well. So thinking that I would never never see her again for a few years as a kid was devastating💔.

Justin

The Wrong Jedi - when you say the roughest episode because of the emotion behind it.. I think that’s what makes it the best episode for me. Last night I was talking about grabbing tissues for The Lawless, didn’t need them this time and I thought I wouldn’t need them for this episode. I was wrong. Ahsoka is the best Jedi. Well, her and Obi Wan. The council was wrong to accuse her and yea, fuck Ploon, he was the one that brought her in! Yoda, as wise as he is stupid. Shows how he again mismanaged the Jedi. I really believe that the Jedi have the best intentions but I can definitely see the other point of view. This is just one more thing, one more major thing that takes Anakin away from them. I really wish I could tell you season 6 continues this arc of getting better but to me it’s disjointed and doesn’t make sense. Out of place in the overall series. The arcs are okay but nothing compared to that. The last arc of the show is the only other that rivals Ahsoka’s Arc. Thanks again Kaiielle, especially for this one and being vulnerable in front of us. I totally lost it about halfway into this one and never regained my composure. Looking forward to to the finish of CW and whatever comes next. Eh um …. (Mandalorian)

Absher

Like Rune, I just finished the previous arc and it's 1:30 AM so this video will be tomorrow, but I did read your bullet points. Regarding Bariss' speech, we've seen this a few times now and it's starting to become a bit of a trend with some jedi and non jedi criticizing the council and the jedi, and they're not wrong. It's not mentioned in the show but there are other council members who have been against the current path since before the Clone Wars and the jedi being arrogant that they have to be the galaxy police instead of peacekeepers is a very valid criticism. Mace has always been a bit of an asshole, and definitely has some of the worst bedside manners in the order. We've seen it a few times already like when Boba confronted him about killing his dad and Mace just brushed it off like it was no big deal. Palpatine is always at play...Ahsoka and Obi-wan are Anakin's pillars that keep him in line (see: mortis trilogy) and he's been trying to get them away from Anakin for a while and this is the first big step. Another part of his plan is to get Anakin to distrust the jedi and the council and he's been playing that hard for a while. The Clone Wars really helps you understand why Anakin seems to turn against the jedi so fast in Episode 3 and we see his trust get chipped away season by season with the obi-wan deception, ahsoka, him and tarkin talking about the jedi not going far enough, being held back, etc.

Andrew Sitek

I did miss it, but it all makes sense now!

kaiielle

To catch a Jedi - Love Bounty hunter Ventress. Her character arc is one of the best in the show. You might have missed when Barriss took her lightsabers after beating her up. This arc plays like a movie and goes by so fast.

Absher

It's a good one!

kaiielle

Thank you! I may compile some of these into one reaction video for you all! I have a pile of things like this now. 🤣

kaiielle

This arc is something else. Unfortunately the series was cancel after it and we only got about half the episodes they had scripted. I would like to share with you a scene from one of these unfinished episodes ( voice work was done, animation was never completed), done in 3D by fans, where Anakin and Obi-Wan have a much needed talk about what happened with Ahsoka. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktlF2Ii6tgc It is a 2 minutes clip but such a powerful scene. ( there is no spoiler for the rest of the series in it.)

Guiguioh

The Jedi that knew too much- one of the all time greats imo. The suspense, the chase, the dialogue all so good. When Anakin says “I’ll never let anyone hurt you Ahsoka” it just kills me. Love love love this episode

Absher

It's gonna be more EMOTIONAL DAMAGE. 😭

kaiielle

No way, that's wild. So glad it ended up getting two more seasons! This being the end would have been so unsatisfying LOL.

kaiielle

Rewatching Revenge of the Sith is gona hit you so much more after you finish this show. And this ark shows some of why. And it just keeps getting better. Great season finale, great lightsaber battle at the end too. I love when Skywalker taps into his anger in his battles.

Yoshi1990

I don't know if many people will remember this but one of the most devastating things about this is that 7 or 8 days after Episode 20 aired Clone Wars was cancelled. So the ending hit extra hard because this was literally the end of Clone Wars.

Volume

Timezones really are the worst. I hope you enjoy it! You could always treat yourself to the last few minutes of the video before you sleep. 👀

kaiielle

I'm so looking forward to watching this when I wake up tomorrow. Timezones... gotta hate 'em sometimes.

Rune