Editing Star Wars:The Clone Wars (section)

==The Seasons==
===Season One===
Ok...the first Season is a rough patch that has a some golden moments sprinkled throughout. Part of these problems stem from early show stuff, and the limits of their ability to animate. One in particular was a scene where two characters were fist fighting, and looked like two Fire Warriors in a melee phase. It also does not help much that the episodes are not in chronological order.

BUT, nonetheless, there were some good episodes and good characterization. The series does get off to a good start with the second episode starting the Malevolence arc, considered one of the best of the series, basically inspired by the hunt for Bismarck during WW2. Other good things include Plo Koon as space Gandalf, Aayla Secura as hot alien chick who now has a voice (Jennifer Hale, [[Awesome|which means Aayla shares a VA with Samus... and gets a sexy French accent]]), the Awesomeness that is sarcastic Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin's voice actor, and the fifth episode of the series, where the clones really shine on their own, some of which later return. Speaking of clones, special note to Dee Bradley Baker, who literally voices dozens of different clones, each with unique Personalities and voices. Did we mention he does this for 7 seasons? No? Well remember that you twit.

===Season Two===
Season two is much better and more watchable than the majority of Season One. Pick a random episode in Season Two, and there is a good chance it is better than almost anything in Season One. Season Two is notorious for not only the bounty hunters being a part of no less than three separate storylines, but introduces us to what we would later see out of this series, particularly the Battle of Geonosis arc, which was no less than four episodes of intense, attrition warfare with all the explosions and casualties a die hard fa/tg/uy could ever need, with a special brew of horror on the side to boot. 

Another introduction in Season Two is Mandalore, which will become a staple in the rest of the series. The big problem with Mandalore is how it retcons Mandalorians from their original awesome state as warriors to having abandoned that past, and those who embrace that warrior tradition being terrorists. The storyline itself is actually a great political series of episodes with sporadic action, [[Skub|but to fans of the old Mandalorians, it was practically a slap in the face]]. Season Two also did something in one Episode that the entirety of Attack of the Clones couldn't do: show a genuine romance and love between Anakin and Padme that wasn't about [[Derp|sand and founding Fascist dictatorships]].

===Season Three===
This is where things get legit. At this point, the sailing becomes real smooth. It is rare to find a one off episode at this point in the series, as everything is arcs now. Clones from the first season return here, and man do you grow a connection with them. We also get more "criminal underworld" and "political subterfuge" episodes here, which despite not having people getting gunned down in droves, are still entertaining to watch and not overly boring. 

Of particular note is that Anakin and Ahsoka start to really come into focus here, with a three episode Arc alone exploring Anakin in a super weird realm called Mortis, with Ahsoka getting her own self contained arc in the Season finale. [[Awesome|Anakin is able to hold off the equivalent of the Force's Chaos Gods]], while Ahsoka singlehandedly kicks the butt of Trandoshans, coincidentally also introducing fan favourite furball Chewbacca. There are also some moments here that downright sting your heart. Definitely worth suffering through the first season to watch this.

Half-way through the season, the animation also got a major overhaul with new and better models for everything, turning the series from an odd-looking animation to one of the best-looking 3D-animations out there. The best way to describe it is that it looks like animated concept art. Seriously, pause at right moments and you couldn't tell that it's from an animated series.

===Season Four===
Hot dang, this is where stuff gets insane. Not only does the violence escalate substantially, but so does the production quality and storytelling. It's mostly more of the same stuff from Season Three, except for two major, and by association awesome, differences: Umbara, and The Return of Maul. Umbara is unique in that it hammers in on the clones, and looks so good that you might mistake it for a theatrical film if you didn't see the Cartoon Network logo and annoying ads. Clones get zapped by what are effectively Necron Gauss weapons, crushed by Necron-battlesuit hybrids, eaten by [[Catachan|wild animals]], serve under [[Commander Kubrik Chenkov|a ruthless new commander who sees them as cannon fodder]]... all the while fighting through it like complete chads with their <s>Mars</s> Kaminoan pattern balls of steel. The other story arcs are fantastic, but Umbara is one of the best, and explores many of the questions seen above at the beginning of the page. It is regarded as one of the best arcs in the show for good reason.

But the return of Maul is... amazing. His entire motivation is revenge, and the way they show Obi-Wan rise above it proves he truly has [[Meme|the high ground]]. Unlike in The Phantom Menace, Maul gets plenty of screen time to be fleshed out as a very talkative, profound character, a trait that will define him for the reminder of his appearances in media, mouse or pre-mouse. He also teams up with his younger brother, the Star Wars equivalent of a Khornate Bezerker(yeah, he showed up a bit in Season Three) and the two go around cutting through fools like a hot knife through butter.

===Season Five===
Season Five was once supposed to be the last Season, and it really zeroes in on Ahsoka. It shows how she has changed, and even uses General Grievous to show this. It also continues Maul's story, showing how much of a genius he is, and speaks volumes of him as a character. This also introduces us to what will later become the early foundations of the Rebel Alliance in an Arc that takes place on Onderon.

But the finale of this Season is both heart wrenching and awesome at the same time. But lo and behold, shortly after this season was complete, the [[Rage|series was cancelled by Cartoon Network]].

===Season Six===
This is where the Paywalls start, and...yeah. Netflix agreed to take on the Clone Wars for a brief period of time, allowing those diehard fans to watch the last episodes. These episodes are dark, but the focus becomes less on the war, and really hits hard on the themes of the Corruption of the Jedi, the Nature of the Force, and guest Appearances of Mark Hamil and Liam Neeson as Darth Bane and Qui-gon respectively.

This season also sees the end of another fan loved character in what is truly a tragic arc, and Mace Windu and the Temple of Doom. No, we're not joking. Go watch Indiana Jones, then watch this arc. The season also has an arc focusing on Yoda, for the first time since the first episode of the series and this time, we get to see him be the learner, not the master.

Unfortunately, after this season, the series was cancelled again, seemingly for good. As Lucasfilm Animation started to work on [[Star Wars:Rebels]], it seemed as this series will forever lack a true ending. Until six years after cancellation:

===The Un-Season=== 

With The Clone Wars' cancellation, most people despaired of seeing the end of the series. But series creator Dave Filloni had similar worries, and worked to do something about that. When the show ended, there were already several storylines in the works, all at various levels of completion. These storylines began releasing in various ways, through comics, novels, and more. 

'''Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir''': The continuation of Darth Maul's arc after his defeat on Mandalore. Was made into a comic miniseries. 

'''The Bad Batch''': On the planet Anaxes, the Republic is having problems with the Sepratatist forces knowing their every move. To fix this, Clone Force 99, a squad of highly abnormal clonetoopers, are called in. All four episodes of this arc were already voiced and preliminary animation done, so they were displayed at Star Wars Celebration, and soon leaked on YouTube. This arc was supposed to be an introduction to Force 99 getting their own series, but those plans were seemingly put on the Backburner until Season Seven was released. 

'''Crystal Crisis on Utapau''': Anakin and Obi-Wan are called to investigate the murder of a Jedi on Utapau. They soon get involved in a plot to steal a massive khyber crystal. The plot was overall unimportant to the story, which is likely why it wasn't included in the final season, but also included scenes like Anakin going to town with a pair of blasters, and a heart-rending campfire scene between Anakin and Obi-Wan where they process their feelings over what happened with Ahsoka. The unfinished animation was released along with The Bad Batch arc. 

'''Dark Disciple''': A story about the fates of Asaji Ventress and Quinlan Vos. Got made into a novel. 

'''Ahsoka''': A novel about the fates of Ahsoka Tano, Rex, and Maul before, during and after ''Revenge of the Sith''. About half of it got more or less retconned out with the renewal of the seventh season, but the novel covers more after that as well.

===Season Seven===
Beautiful. Assuming you [[Games Workshop|paid The House of Mouse for a Disney+ subscription]], then you know that it's just about worth every cent you spent. If the reason you got Disney+ was to watch this, then you almost certainly got your money's worth from it. The Seventh Season is so good, that we could write a whole page alone on why it works, and why the characterization is far ahead of anything else currently or maybe even ever produced, with only ATLA maybe beating it in regards to animated shows.

There are three separate arcs: An arc for Captain Rex, which was the fully-completed version of the Bad Batch arc, as they were getting their own series later. Then there is an arc for Ahsoka that most people will say they hated and yes, considering that this is the last season made years after cancellation of the series, it does feel a bit underwhelming(also, a lot of people would've preferred seeing the Utapau arc completed. Finally there is an arc for the both Ahsoka and Rex that takes place before, during, and shortly after ''Revenge of the Sith'' with major focus on Maul and Mandalore. This arc really makes the series end on a high note as it is arguably the best arc of the whole series, and some might even argue that it overshadows anything done in any of the movies.  Special credit goes to Sam Witwer, who's voicework with Darth Maul makes him not only iconic, but hyper-accentuates the dread and horror of Order 66(as if dismembered dead kids and Aayla Secura getting full auto'ed in the back by her own troops wasn't enough), despite the fact that all three principal characters were already known to have survived.