Current Events > A Chronological rewatch of Star Wars. (free reign on spoilers)

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With the franchise turning 45 and the premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi coming in late May, I have begun a chronological rewatch. Normally just the movies on their own is one marathon with the TV stuff being separate, but this is a task to say the least.

This is what it consist of:

The Phantom Menace (32 BBY)
Attack of the Clones (22 BBY)
The Clone Wars Movie (22 BBY)
The Clone Wars (22-19 BBY)
Revenge of the Sith (19 BBY)
The Bad Batch (19 BBY)
Solo (13-10 BBY)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (9 BBY)
Rebels (5 BBY-0 BBY)
Rogue One (0 BBY)
A New Hope (0 BBY/0 ABY)
The Empire Strikes Back (3 ABY)
Return of the Jedi (4 ABY)
The Mandalorian (9 ABY)
The Book of Boba Fett (9 ABY)
The Force Awakens (34 ABY)
The Last Jedi (34 ABY)
The Rise of Skywalker (35 ABY)

The Clone Wars was also aired out of order chronologically speaking, but here is the order list:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

I have rewatched The Phantom Menace. I enjoy all 11 live action movies, but this one is in the bottom three for me in no particular order.

The placement of The Clone Wars, Revenge of the Sith, and The Bad Batch was tricky as the Siege of Mandalore episodes happen just before, during, and after Revenge of the Sith while The Bad Batch starts during Revenge of the Sith.

Holiday Special seems to be missing.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Holiday Special seems to be missing.

I was sticking with the canon stuff. I may squeeze in the Boba Fett cartoon that is at least on Disney+ between ANH and TESB.

SonicZack posted...

I may squeeze in the Boba Fett cartoon that is at least on Disney+ between ANH and TESB.

Fair.
That's the good part of Holiday Special anyway.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Fair.
That's the good part of Holiday Special anyway.

Yeah. I had questioned the Ewok movies, but I am not sure if there is anything in them that conflicts with Canon as they fall under Legends. I just know they are between TESB and ROTJ.

SonicZack posted...

I just know they are between TESB and ROTJ.

Probably that or after ROTJ. There's a brief scene of an ewok playing with a toy AT-AT, and everyone's speaking common by the second Ewok movie.

Just finished my Rebels re-watch last night (partially condensed - cut out some episodes from the first 3 seasons to focus on the main story) and re-watched Bad Batch a few weeks ago.

I supposed I should watch the Clone Wars movie at some point. Just never heard anything good about it, lol, but it's the only one I haven't watched.

So excited for Kenobi, but Ahsoka's show has been the one I'm most looking forward to.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Probably that or after ROTJ. There's a brief scene of an ewok playing with a toy AT-AT, and everyone's speaking common by the second Ewok movie.

I had thought I read it was between on Wookieepedia.

Mizznox posted...

Just finished my Rebels re-watch last night (partially condensed - cut out some episodes from the first 3 seasons to focus on the main story) and re-watched Bad Batch a few weeks ago.

I supposed I should watch the Clone Wars movie at some point. Just never heard anything good about it, lol, but it's the only one I haven't watched.

So excited for Kenobi, but Ahsoka's show has been the one I'm most looking forward to.

Rebels is really good, but there are a few episodes (The Call from season 2 for example) that aren't as great as others.

The Bad Batch has been pretty good so far, and I am interested to see what happens in season 2.

Kenobi I am excited for, same for Ahsoka (I imagine Thrawn shows up here).

I started Attack of the Clones last night and got to a bit under the halfway point. The chase in the beginning and the Obi-Wan scenes are always highlights at this point in the movie.

SonicZack posted...

I had thought I read it was between on Wookieepedia.

The intent was about 250 years later or thereabouts, with Wickett being there for marketing purposes handwaved away by "ewoks live a long time" or something.

All they're really good for anyway, is getting Wilford Brimley into Starwars media.

I did end up watching The Clone Wars (movie) last night.

I... can certainly see why it would be a major letdown at the time, lol. As "a new Star Wars movie!" and introducing you to this animation and some of the characters... yeah, not so good. Having already watched the show, it was basically just a long episode of that. Not a particularly interesting one, just would have fit in fine; didn't love it, didn't hate it.

Kinda cute seeing the beginnings of Anakin/Ahsoka's dynamic, enjoyed the battles well enough. Never been big on the Hutts. Dooku felt a little heavy-handed/not the clever, interesting villain you usually get from him.

^Did you ever watch the Genndy Tartakovsky(sp?) Clone Wars movie?

Shablagoo posted...

^Did you ever watch the Genndy Tartakovsky(sp?) Clone Wars movie?

Yeah, that series was fantastic. Even as someone who didn't really get into Star Wars until a couple years ago - and thus have mainly just stuck to the current canon - I still hold that one in high regard. Definitely the best Grievous, a great display of Windu's abilities (and really, most of the main Jedi), and just impressive how well it bridges the gap between Eps 2 and 3 in a couple hours compared to the 7 seasons of the later TCW

Questionmarktarius posted...

The intent was about 250 years later or thereabouts, with Wickett being there for marketing purposes handwaved away by "ewoks live a long time" or something.

All they're really good for anyway, is getting Wilford Brimley into Starwars media.

So I looked up the movies just now and it shows that they took place during 3 ABY, putting them at the same year as The Empire Strikes Back, but continuity information suggests that they could be interpreted as in-universe holofilms. I will spoiler the following information that is from the Legends timeline as that is not part of Canon and for those that have not read it:

On page 155 of the novel Legacy of the Force: Fury, Darth Caedus goes to check on his daughter Allana in a secret compartment of the Anakin Solo, and he finds her sleeping as an "entertainment broadcast in which Ewoks spoke Basic and befriended shipwrecked little girls" plays on a viewscreen.

However, I do give credit for the movies (retroactively) introducing Nightsisters for the first time.

Mizznox posted...

I did end up watching The Clone Wars (movie) last night.

I... can certainly see why it would be a major letdown at the time, lol. As "a new Star Wars movie!" and introducing you to this animation and some of the characters... yeah, not so good. Having already watched the show, it was basically just a long episode of that. Not a particularly interesting one, just would have fit in fine; didn't love it, didn't hate it.

Kinda cute seeing the beginnings of Anakin/Ahsoka's dynamic, enjoyed the battles well enough. Never been big on the Hutts. Dooku felt a little heavy-handed/not the clever, interesting villain you usually get from him.

The movie is decent, but if I were to include it in a rankings with the 11 live-action Canon movies, it would easily be in last place.

As an introduction to The Clone Wars, I would not watch it first but the episode Ambush (Season 1, Episode 1) or Cat and Mouse (Season 2, Episode 16) and Hidden Enemy (Season 1, Episode 16) first before the movie.

Mizznox posted...

Yeah, that series was fantastic. Even as someone who didn't really get into Star Wars until a couple years ago - and thus have mainly just stuck to the current canon - I still hold that one in high regard. Definitely the best Grievous, a great display of Windu's abilities (and really, most of the main Jedi), and just impressive how well it bridges the gap between Eps 2 and 3 in a couple hours compared to the 7 seasons of the later TCW

The 2D cartoon, Clone Wars is pretty good. I think the biggest adjustment when I watched it last year for the first time in a very long time was a lot of the different voices (particularly Anakin) for the characters. Matt Lanter did a great job as Anakin in The Clone Wars and is the main voice I think of for animation for Anakin. Thankfully having James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan in Clone Wars is always great as he is the definitive voice for Obi-Wan during this time period.

I finished Attack of the Clones.

My biggest highlights for it are the Obi-Wan scenes, the chase at the beginning, the chase between Kenobi and the Fetts, and the Battle of Geonosis.

The Clone Wars is next and is probably the biggest task as it is the longest item on the list. I am being steered towards going straight to Revenge of the Sith, but The Clone Wars is just so good.

Cat and Mouse, chronologically the first episode of The Clone Wars is a solid episode with a good villain in Admiral Trench. The stealth ship was a cool addition and is basically a submarine in space. While Star Wars as movies were released out of order, I feel that The Clone Wars being released as such would have been a great enhancement.

The Hidden Enemy, the next episode is an underrated episode in my eyes as the clones try figure out a spy that is in their ranks. I enjoyed seeing Asajj Ventress, who's ultimate fate in Dark Disciple (one of the best books in Canon and I highly recommend it to those who have watched The Clone Wars) is something that I hope appears in animated form someday. With that being said, Clone focused episodes are among the biggest highlights in the series and really show how they are the heart of the series.

SonicZack posted...

With that being said, Clone focused episodes are among the biggest highlights in the series and really show how they are the heart of the series.

Clone focused stuff in general tends to be pretty good.

To this day, this is still one of my favorite cutscenes from a Star Wars game.
https://youtu.be/2lgG2ENW5Ac

Inferno Dive Dragoon posted...

Clone focused stuff in general tends to be pretty good.

To this day, this is still one of my favorite cutscenes from a Star Wars game.
https://youtu.be/2lgG2ENW5Ac

Always true. I finished The Clone Wars movie, it's enjoyable if seen as a few episodes strung together, but the prior two episodes in the viewing order are much stronger.

Watched Clone Cadets which is another highlight episode that is focused on the Clones. It also is the first chronological appearance of Echo and Fives who are among my favorite Clones.

On an interesting note from the same episode, Shaak Ti's voice actress is Sniper Wolf. It's always nice to spot some ties to MGS in Star Wars (besides C-3PO with the red arm like Venom Snake) in terms of voices as there are others.

Also Bric, one of the bounty hunters in the same episode, is the detective in The Santa Clause who tries to get Scott Calvin to say his name in the "interrogation scene".

Supply Lines is a good episode as well. This one also happens to feature two voice actors that were in Metal Gear as well (Young Master Miller and Vamp specifically).

Also, Cham Syndulla being introduced here is notable as he is one of a handful of characters to have appeared in all three of the animated series and having the importance of being Hera's father too.

Ambush is a good episode with a focus on Yoda and a few clones.

Up next is the first true multi-part story within the series in the Malevolence trio of episodes.

Rising Malevolence is similar in feel to Ambush in that it focuses on a member of the Jedi Council (Plo Koon this time) with three clones.

The difference is mainly a larger setting in space and an Anakin and Ahsoka focus as well.

Shadow of Malevolence is not as good as the last few episodes and is mainly just a bridge between parts 1 and 3.

Destroy Malevolence is a decent conclusion to that trio of episodes. Overall the Malevolence episodes aren't as strong as the other multi-part episodes. Up next however, is a very, very good episode.

Rookies once again shows that the Clones are the heart of the show. Echo and Fives having major parts in the episode along with Rex and Cody is always a good thing. I would say that Rookies is among the top 5 episodes of the first season.

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Downfall of a Droid might be seen as a "filler" episode that is actually a two-parter, but it is better than some episodes that fall under this category.

Duel of the Droids completes a two parter that may not advance the story much, it is still enjoyable at least.

Bombad Jedi is a funny episode. Regardless of how anyone feels about Jar Jar (I have nothing against the character), his interactions with C-3PO are actually pretty funny.

Cloak of Darkness is among the top 5 episodes of the first season. It is eventful and fast paced while still putting a good amount of focus on each of the six main characters of the episode.

Lair of Grievous is pretty good as well. Kit Fisto is one of the more underrated members of the Jedi Order. Also, the depictions of General Grievous before he became a cyborg remind me of the Sith species. This likely was intentional as the Sith species predates General Grievous.

Dooku Captured is enjoyable on the first appearance of Hondo alone. Hondo makes every episode he appears in to be memorable, whether it is here or in Rebels. Hopefully he shows up in The Bad Batch or one of the live action shows. Considering Cad Bane made the jump from animation to live action, it is certainly possible.

The Gungan General concludes that two parter. Hondo has some funny moments and the interactions between Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Dooku are amusing too.

Jedi Crash is a solid and fast paced episode. With all of the action that happens in the first half, it's amazing at how much really happens.

Defenders of Peace concludes that two parter. Both episodes are solid. It also features an appearance of Lok Durd, who's voice might be familiar to Trekkers and Trekkies.

Trespass is another top 5 episode of the first season. I am a sucker for snowy settings in anything. Also, some things seen in the episode are actually foreshadowing to the series finale that is Victory and Death, specifically in the ending. It's also harsher in hindsight to see how Chairman Cho acted towards the Talz. He would be no different than the Empire to non-humans, and would actually be treated as such by the Empire had he been around in that time frame.

Still, snowy settings are always a good sight in anything.

Blue Shadow Virus is a pretty good episode that has a villain who chews quite a bit of scenery to say the least.

Mystery of a Thousand Moons concludes the story of Blue Shadow Virus and both episodes are pretty good.

Storm over Ryloth, or Anakin comes off as a jerk to Ahsoka. Then again, having a child participate in a war wasn't the wisest decision of the Jedi.

Innocents of Ryloth is a very good episode that has some good Clone focus to it.

Missing Star Wars Resistance.

Btw will you watch Resistance? Idk I remember it existing but nobody ever talking about it

mehmeh1 posted...

Btw will you watch Resistance? Idk I remember it existing but nobody ever talking about it

It's not very good, but it is canon.

DisgracefulSins posted...

Missing Star Wars Resistance.

mehmeh1 posted...

Btw will you watch Resistance? Idk I remember it existing but nobody ever talking about it

DisgracefulSins posted...

It's not very good, but it is canon.

I can squeeze it in after The Book of Boba Fett and before The Force Awakens.

Liberty on Ryloth is an excellent conclusion to the Ryloth episodes. Having a significant appearance by Cham Syndulla helps too.

Did the same thing back in Dec 2020 and it was many years since i watched the PT at that point and i really enjoyed it. Even PM and the boring scenes etc I was able to appreciate them for what they are, not the best but i can live with it.

Maybe in 20 years I'll feel differently about the ST but i kinda doubt it

Its free rein not free reign.