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The Clone Wars is quite possibly the best example to date of the storytelling potential Lucasfilm has with the Star Wars universe. The manner in which it expanded upon existing characters we know and love and introduced new, completely engaging characters over the course of it’s five-and-a-half season run was something to behold. Couple that with all the beautiful design and animation work that went into dozens of new worlds, species, droids, starships and more, and you have an addition to the Star Wars canon that every fan should absorb.
Well, I’m here to help. I’ve singled out my favorite twelve story arcs for you to absorb (and some extras along the way). Sit back, settle in, and begin your journey with The Clone Wars, you won’t regret it!
I’ve had some requests and questions about my essential The Clone Wars arcs series, which is awesome considering it was recently announced that the series is returning! And hey, I love questions, send more! People are mainly confused as to the chronological order of the arcs, as in what comes first. Well, I’m here to Read More …
We have finally arrived at the big moment, the reveal of my most favorite story arc in the entire series of The Clone Wars. The final episodes of season five (which many thought were going to be the final four episodes of the entire series after Disney bought Lucasfilm and canceled the series before Netflix Read More …
The previous arc I featured was the no-brainer story that every single Star Wars fan needs to absorb. As we move into my top two we hit an arc that will appeal to hardcore fans – especially the ones that have been following my essential arcs. This arc really digs into the psyche and evolution of Read More …
For many Star Wars fans, essential arc number three in my Clone Wars countdown is likely to be the most essential arc they need to watch if nothing else. Lots of threads are wrapped up and begun during the final three aired episodes, and all of them deal with our little green friend, Jedi Master Read More …
Darth Maul, he’s dead right?? He was cut in half by Obi-Wan in The Phantom Menace, I saw it!!! Nope, he lives on in a seasons-spanning and amazing arc of The Clone Wars I like to call…. #4 // Revenge of the (Fallen) Sith Season 4, episode 21 — Brothers Season 4, episode 22 — Revenge Season 5, Read More …
Entering the top five of my favorite and most essential Clone Wars arcs, we arrive at what is quite possibly the most ambitious story arc of the entire series, – one that questions and gives insight into the true nature of the Force as well as Anakin’s destiny. With that, away to the mysterious realm of Mortis Read More …
After a short break during which I chronicled some awesome standalone episodes in The Clone Wars and reviewed the latest installment of Rebels, I’m back counting down my essential arcs of TCW again, and we are getting into the thick of it now! Huge ramifications for this next story arc, one I lovingly call… #6 Read More …
At the halfway point and I’m taking a slight detour from analyzing my favorite story arcs from The Clone Wars today, and will instead hit on a few of my favorite standalone episodes of the series – as in single episodes that weren’t necessarily part of a longer arc that I felt really moved the story along. BONUS Read More …
Coming in at number seven on my most essential arcs and stories from The Clone Wars is a daring rescue that’s not without it’s losses. Plus the introduction of a beyond classic Star Wars villain! So here we go, lets get into it! #7 // All Prisons Are Not Created Equally Season 3, episode 18 — The Read More …
Number eight in my essential Clone Wars arcs feature here at the Dork Side is a long arc that starts with Padme and an alleged traitor in the Galactic Senate, takes our heroes on a trip back to Geonosis, and ends with a classic horror-story-esque zombie tale! Hell yeah, right?? Without further adieu, may I present Read More …
Coming in at number nine in my countdown of the best and most essential arcs in The Clone Wars is an entry from season two I titled Obi-Wan, the Duchess, and Death Watch. We get our first glimpse of legendary Mandalore and it’s not quite what we expected – and that’s not a bad thing. Read More …
Holding down the number 10 spot of my essential Clone Wars arcs series is group of episodes I like to call Witches of Dathomir. Revenge is the central plot device in this arc, taking the form of former Sith assassin Asajj Ventress returning home to Dathomir in search of help in her fight against her former Read More …
With the March 7th d-day looming for Netflix’s non-renewal of The Clone Wars and I continue my countdown of the most essential story arcs in the series with #11, I am reminded why I fell in love with TCW in the first place and how it played a huge part in renewing my love for Read More …
Here goes nothing. Well, actually, this is a pretty large undertaking, but if anything in Star Wars deserves it, it’s The Clone Wars. Quite possibly the most brilliant example of ‘long-game’ story telling that Lucasfilm has ever embarked upon, The Clone Wars was epic in scale and detail, and added so much to the lore Read More …
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