If people ask me what my favourite Star Wars movie is, I say Siege of Mandalore

Maul and Ahsoka’s climactic duel was actually motion-captured, and they brought back Ray Park (who physically portrayed Maul in the first movie) for his part.

I love the monologues of Maul in this, Sam Witwer is soo great with the lines, and i love the "Starkiller moment" when Maul destroys the ship.

This might be one of the highest-quality endings to any show I've ever seen. The way they weave these episodes through the events of Revenge of the Sith is genius, and these episodes have this feeling of coldness and heaviness hanging over them - which, incidentally, is how the presence of the dark side is described as feeling - so these episodes literally let you feel the dark side during a point at which it has never been stronger. In particular I don't think that a final shot of any show has left me feeling colder than that last scene of Vader's silhouette reflected in the abandoned helmet of a long dead clone lying in the snow. One not-so-fun fact from this one - The clone that Maul pins to the wall during his hallway rampage on the Venator ship is Ridge (you can hear his fellow Clones cry out "Ridge is down!"), and Ridge was actually one of the Clones shown in the Clone Wars movie/theatrical release, I believe during the scene where they climb the cliffs to take over the monastery. So Ridge has been there since the beginning and Maul snuffs him out like that. Reliving this show through your reactions has been such a ride, and I can't wait to see where you go next with Star Wars.

Sam Witwer is so phenomenal voicing Maul, it's perfection.

So glad you enjoyed this! It's nice to see now that when Fives discovered the inhibitor chip and then died, it wasn't completely for nothing. Without that experience, neither Rex nor Ahsoka would have survived. You're going to love Tales of the Jedi and the Bad Batch!

These final episodes of the Clone Wars are both awesome and sad😎😥

The Phantom Apprentice is peak Star Wars. This series is always at its furthest height when set in a throne room. Maul and Ahsoka are perfect foils for each other. It's incredible that this series took a character with few characteristics other than a cool design, and turn him into genuinely one of the most (if not the most) compelling villains/antiheroes of the entire franchise.

48:58 R7 is Ahsoka's personal droid btw.

Now you gotta check out Bad Batch, Star Wars Tales of the Jedi, and Star Wars Rebels worth the watch also check out Star Wars Visions pretty good show as well

Siege of Mandalore is undoubtedly my favorite Star Wars movie. Ahsoka is such an incredible inspiration despite being just a fictional character.

"Find him. Fives. Find-" For me Rex's tiny (yet incredible) act of resistance in that moment is the most powerful symbol of what Rebellion means in Star Wars. It's the knowledge that you can't fight it, you can't beat it, but you try anyway and that's what matters. It's an oppression so powerful, so huge, so systemic that it's literally built into Rex's mind and flesh, and to think that one person could fight against that is ludicrous. But if ONE person can fight ONE small battle for just a few fateful seconds, then - even if they lose in the end - they can maybe at least preserve a shred of hope for someone else. And that's badass.

The Clone Wars is full of triumph and victory, but also sadness and the way it ends is just so somber and quiet. It really sets in the idea nothing will ever be the same anymore in the universe, something happened that changed everything forever and there is no way to go back anymore. Its so powerful and i love if

In case you didn't know already: Disney took over Star Wars in 2013 (I think) and cancelled this show after its 5th season. The show's creators were able to release the remaining episodes, which they had already finished, on Netflix, so these episodes became CW season 6. That's also the reason why season 6 only has 13 episodes and not 20 or more, because they were cancelled mid-production. Dave and his team finished 12 out of the (about) 52 unfinished Clone Wars episodes in season 7, but there still exist (around) 40 unfinished episodes aka 10 unfinished CW arcs to this day. The scripts of the 40 still unfinished episodes were already finished, as far as I know. You can look up these stories which we still could have gotten before the finale of season 7. I really hope that they will finish more of or all of the 10 arcs/ 40 unfinished CW episodes and release them on screen, one day. We would have seen on screen what happened with Maul and Sidious, Mother Talzin and with (56:52) Ventress + Quinlan Vos after the season 5 finale, for example, not "just" in comic ("Son of Dathomir" for Maul, as you have already seen) or book ("Dark Disciple" for Ventress) form. We would have also seen more of the affects that Ahsoka leaving had on Anakin and even a very short encounter/ fight between Sidious and Ahsoka. We also would have seen the beginning of the creation of the 1st Death Star on the planet Utapau and an arc about a very interesting and powerful alien race called YUUZHAN VONG from the unknown regions, and they were really important and a huge threat to Luke and his people in the Legends Star Wars extended universe later on. There was also supposed to be an episode that showcased why the Jedi were clouded by the dark side. Apparently the Jedi temple was built on top of a Sith temple, and Palpatine would go down there to practice Sith sorcery. There was also supposed to be an arc about Cad Bane vs. kid Boba Fett and his crew. 56:20 There was also supposed to be another arc with the under water people which would have happened before this finale, like all of the other missing arcs as well. Screen rant has a list with the plots of 9 of the 10 still missing arcs, except for the one arc where Plo Koon takes a young Ahsoka from her village to the jedi temple to train to become a jedi knight.

So glad to finally have made it here with everyone! So excited for Imon to get into rebels and tales of the Jedi

Now. You know. Now, you understand why this show is so beloved. And why there is 3yr old girl named Ahsoka trashing my house every day.

I geek out every time I think of the name of Part II. "The Phantom Apprentice." It's so clever. See, Episode I is titled "The Phantom Menace." That name is never clearly explained. It could be referring to Palpatine/Sidious, but it also could be referring to Anakin/Vader. So "The Phantom Apprentice" could be referring to one of Sidious' apprentices, Maul or Vader, OR it could be referring to Anakin's apprentice, Ahsoka. They leave it ambiguous on purpose. Personally, I choose to interpret "The Phantom Apprentice to mean Anakin/Vader because he's not actually in the episode, yet "He is the key to everything." so he's a phantom character.

For a long time this was my top number one of series finales that made me cry, because the idea of this show was making us like the clones making order 66 even more sad than before

Stumbled across your Star Wars journey a few nights ago and I have finally watched all of your reactions to Star Wars! Rebels is a must. It’s a phenomenal, and one of my favorite, stories in Star Wars..

So ends the Clone Wars, the best episodes of the show and in my opinion the best in all of Star Wars. Now onto the Bad Batch and some more incredible stories to come.

Clone Wars is by far my fav Star Wars show. I'm so hyped for the future. CW is just the beginning of the AWESOME Star Wars Expanded Universe.

I couldn't find a comment like this before I posted, so Removing the Inhibitor chips doesn't kill the clones. Tup's had already malfunctioned in battle, Fives' was successfully removed and the Kaminoans drugged him for his meeting with the chancellor. So when the chancellor told Fives his plan, Fives attacked him because he wasn't able to think straight due to the drugs. He came across as a raving lunatic and was shot by Commander Fox.

The final 3 episodes of season 7 were actually more impactful and stressful than most of the actual movies. This and Andor are absolutely stunning.

12:24, 22:01, 14:27 Him and the woman (on the right/ next to him) were part of the crew that broke Maul out of the emperor's prison I think, in the "Son of Dathomir" clone wars storyline which you watched a while back.

This is absolute peak Star Wars content. Seeing this finale brought me back to how I felt watching Revenge of the Sith in theaters. Love your reactions as always!

That "slowness" you spoke of was dread. Growing dread. Although we had come to appreciate the clones as valiant individuals, we knew from Revenge of the Sith that this could only end in tragedy. But these have been some of the best Star Wars stories. Now you should watch very quickly "Tales of the Jedi." They are a total of only 90 minutes, but it's great background information on Dooku and Ahsoka, and will blend chillingly with this finale of The Clone Wars.

this arc is a masterpiece. one of the best pieces of star wars, period. this arc definitely should’ve been a movie

The last 2 Tales of the Jedi, Bad Batch, then Rebels. Your adventure is still early.

It has been a joy to watch you go fall in love with these characters:)

I have actually gone through the effort of watching Revenge of the Sith and The Siege of Mandalore at the same time, switching between the movie and show. (I watched Part 1, then I watched RotS through Obi-Wan leaving Coruscant, Part II, RotS through Order 66, Part III, the ending of RotS, and finally Part IV.) IT IS AMAZING! It really adds to the galactic scale of the war to know that while all that stuff was happening to Anakin and Obi-Wan on Coruscant, Ahsoka and Rex were fighting a huge battle on the other side of the galaxy. And it also tells us that Obi-Wan was a VERY busy man. He was fighting alongside Anakin in the Battle of Coruscant, then he deals with the Jedi Council, the briefing on the Outer Rim Sieges, Anakin's spy assignment, and then gets his own assignment to Utapau, all while still keeping tabs on Ahsoka and Mandalore. No wonder the man was freaking exhausted.

I don't know how many times I cried during this. The wait was so long. So many of us had given up on the idea this would be animated.

_Old Friends, Not Forgotten_ Oh s**t, Plo and Aayla were shown to be where they were in Revenge of the Sith. When a certain order was issued. 😰 Ahsoka got off a ship just like when she first appeared! 😭 Saxon and Rook Kast (that female Mauldalorian) were in Son of Dathomir. I guess Saxon didn’t take off his helmet in that. The latter makes me wonder if they’ll bring back Jodo Kast. A bounty hunter in Legends who wore Mando armor similar to Boba’s and impersonated him. Boba didn’t take that well. Almec of all people has no business wearing armor that cool looking _The Phantom Apprentice_ Ahsoka and Maul’s duel was done with motion capture. Maul was played by his original stunt performer from Phantom Menace, Ray Park. And Ahsoka was Lauren Mary Kim, a stuntwoman from The Mandalorian It is _chilling_ hearing Maul be so afraid and frantic when he’s captured. “You’re all going to burn! _We’re all going to die!_ *You don’t know what you’re doing!!!”* _Shattered_ When this was first airing, I stayed up till 3am to watch this episode. Worth it. “I’ll tell him myself when I see him” AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! 🤬😭 R7-A7! We haven’t seen him in forever. He’s Ahsoka’s astromech. He was only in 4 episodes. two in S1, and two in S5. Tup died after having his chip removed, and we don’t 100% know if that was the direct cause of death. It might’ve been due to the decay. Fives was killed before we could see if removal meant death without decay. 41:06 You don’t know what that saying is from. Yet. 😏 _Victory and Death_ Ofc Palpy made sure Ahsoka was specifically targeted by Order 66 😤 Man, that final image. 😢😔

This is the best Star Wars content we’ve gotten since revenge of the sith. Hope you enjoyed it!

One of the best finales of any show ever. You nailed the vibe and tone so well. All the foreboding. They brought home the tragedy of it all so well.

Just realised the foreshadowing of how she defends her self when she lands on Mandalore.

ahsoka when she said “you lie” and “i know anakin” when maul spoke the truth about anakin’s fate… that stung

6:29 There is a really good fan animated video on YT called "Battle of the Heros" about the fight between Vader and Kenobi. In it we even see a small but important scene form the unfinished Utapau clone wars arc where Anakin talks to Obi about his feelings regarding Ahsoka leaving the jedi + it features some deleted scenes form the Episode III movie. I highly recommend you watch that animated video too.

Glad you enjoyed it! Now you have "The Clone Wars" engraved in your memory. Cheers!

I love the adorable baby pic and the inspiring music for ur intro it's so wholesome and ... idk just gives me positive vibes ❤ I'm rly rooting for you, you're so underrated as a channel/KZfaqr

" find him ..Fives.. , find him FIVES !" Rex knew that the clone Fives discovered something in season 6 before he was murdered In his last moments of clarity , Rex hints ahsoka about it

Maul’s monologue to Ashoka before their fight actually has a lot of philosophical roots in Hegel’s dialectics and Marxism. “Justice is merely a construct of the current power base”. It’s incredibly compelling as a political science major to hear Maul’s monologue referencing the base and superstructure and its sociopolitical implications for the Star Wars universe. “Every choice you have made has lead you to this moment” This is a perfect summation of Hegelian dialectics

If you look closely at Anakin's eye visors, his eyes are back to normal for that moment. Another tie to his former life, gone.

I found this series being an absolute masterpiece! For example, a lot of the charictors they introduced (sabine 12:20 , unpainted choper 38:00 , ext) Just overall how much this series connects a lot of other series and movies is an absolute masterclass, I cannot stress this enough! The absolute emotion you feel in these final ep's is insane!

This arc is just a masterpiece. No matter how many times i see it, i still feel the same dread i did when i first watched it, as well as the first time i watched the Revenge of the Sith. I know what's gonna happen, but they have nailed it so you feel the same emotions every time. How the whole arc and movie feel so HEAVY. I sat in the exact same way Imon did here, even tho i've watched it. Just closed up on myself, arms folded, holding my breath. Which is amazing that they have made it so we react the same, every time.

I still remember watching these last few episodes when they dropped on Disney+. Several moments I had tears in my eyes. This is a story I’ve been wanting to see for so long get finished, & the way it wraps of the prequel stories was beautiful. This cliché gets tossed around: every frame a painting. I felt that way watching these 4 episodes. Dare I say some of my favorite storytelling in all of Star Wars. In particular the final shot. The symbolic imagery made my mouth drop. It’s beautiful but heartbreaking. Once you get to Rebels and the Ahsoka series, this series is going to feel even more impactful. Thank you Imon for reacting to this series and creating such inspiring & impactful discussions afterwards. I’m not trying to blow smoke, but since I was a kid very little people lived Star Wars like I did. I’m glad I found your channel & find someone who loves/appreciates the deeper meaning behind films/tv. From one Autistic person, scratch that, from one human being to another, seriously, thank you.

It broke me seeing Jesse’s helmet, he was my GOAT 😔

the sheer scale of order 66 is so heavy hitting, just knowing that while all this is happening a genocide of the jedi is occuring across the galaxy, vader is already out there and the whole war is hopelessly lost

9:48 Btw, more of this attack by Grievous can be seen in the now legends 2D animated clone wars show which is also worth a watch imo.

Ahsoka is basically at the level of a Jedi Knight here her skill rivals Anakins almost at this point.

Your analysis is spot on, the heavy and eerie feeling throughout this arc of episodes is pulled off incredibly. An empty nothingness somehow making you scared to see what’s coming but eager to watch. You know how it ends and yet you don’t. You were hoping for Ahsoka and Rex to survive, but when you see they do you feel nothing, because they lost everything to get there. And the closing scene is one of the most cinematic scenes I’ve ever seen. The broken CT helmet, Ashoka’s markings painted on, reflecting an even more broken Vader as he literally turns his back on everything his past life contained. Anakin would’ve died for any one of his 501st clones. Bittersweet irony that one of the last pieces of Anakin died as Vader turned his back on them.

Ah yes, devastation itself. Thank you for making me rewatch this hellscape.

In many ways, these four episodes are a companion movie to Revenge of the Sith- and frankly, I think it holds up to the movies.

I'm glad you got to watch the clone wars, this series was such a good show. When this final arch came out, oh man. Especially the ending with Anakin, and the supporting soundtrack. Bro that ending music, if I could describe it in one word, Desolate... Still I'm glad you liked the show because this was my childhood.

9:18 reading her personality ,, girl gonna be in tears at the end

Gold Standard level Star Wars media. Up there with "The Empire Strikes Back". "Bad Batch" and the "Tales of the Jedi" keep things going...

Your way of thinking is so beautiful.

"This must be the coolest thing Anakin has done" *Meanwhile Anakin commiting a literal warcrime*

Freaking adored watching all your star wars reactions over the last week :)

Tales of the Jedi Bad Batch should be next.

The clone wars series is by far my favourite Star Wars content , loved watching it growing up !

This is it guys, what a journey we spent with the clones. It was an honor 8:49 what it hurts me is the fact this clone respect her some much, they even modified their helmets

3:17 This is the same planet where Plo Koon dies during Order 66 btw.

"We we're all tools for a higher purpose"

16:17 That wars Captain Vaughn.

This arc is the second saddest arc in the clone wars series next to the Ashoka framed arc as #1 but both made me cry which none of the Star Wars movies or newer shows have ever done. Which is why I truly believe that this show is the best thing Star Wars has ever created, nothing can compare. Every arc with Maul is typically dark or sad as well but none of those arcs have ever effect me as much as the Ashoka framed arc & the Seige of mangalore/order 66 arc, some of the best Star Wars … actually scratch that, some of the best tv out there.

30:40 is one of my favorite little Easter egg details. That scene in the movie ends on a transition that closes in from the sides. Ahsoka comes in through a door that opens from the middle sliding out to the sides.

Imon I'm not sure if you've studied psychology or if you're just really cultured but you have said a lot of meaningful stuff on this page over the years and it's given me a lot of much needed clarity and validation as I enter my 20s. I appreciate it

The attack on mandaloar demonstrates the fall of the repupablic. It showed how rotten and failed they were, how they got inpatient and wanted to end the war at all cost even at the cost of democracy.

39:16 lol, that’s literally what I thought when I saw this. Like it’s like the train scene in Dark Phoenix but both still remain to be cool.

Damn it Imon! I’m at work! I needed this at night! 😂

I cried so hard for the bots 🤖 💔

Though disney may have cancelled the production of the original clone wars series', they gave us a hell of an ending for it. Thank you for that disney

The chills as we slowly go through the events right before order 66. The final countdown of the jedi.

Thanks for taking us on this journey with you: best reactor on youtube

this right here is the best star wars content tbh better than films

remember, the year this came out 2020 a few years after rebels finished so there's continuity characters from rebels added .. rebels finished in 2018 to give you some type of info on it... Gar Saxon is played by the late Ray Stevenson aka one of the main cast members in the Ahsoka series. Rest in peace... but yet there's a few other Easter eggs, we will tell you about when you get into another series. And the time is right.

So glad you enjoyed this one! Been here since day 1 of clone wars reactions, and it’s been a blast. Grew up with this show and always enjoy reactions to it, because in a way it enables me to watch the series for the first time again through someone else. I really liked your reactions specifically because you always have interesting personal perspectives to add. Excited to see what the next Star Wars reaction will be. People here are mostly saying tales of the Jedi. Which I think is valid, cuz it’ll be more enjoyable after freshly having watched CW S7. Then perhaps bad batch after that and rebels last, if you want to do things chronologically :)

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FINALLY!

I love when people react to this masterclass ending to an amazing series.

What an incredible ending. Clone wars really ties all the films together with depth and character development they really missed out on in the movies. The season was sublime, animation incredible, music beautiful, the audience knows whats coming but they build the suspense and mood perfectly. Personally i think clone wars becomes some of the best star wars writing in the entire saga.

I love how you had to pause after Mauls offer. He is 100% right but also wrong. He still has the delusion that he could ever beat his former master. But I do like how Maul and Ahsoka are sort of parallel characters at that moment. Masterful way to handle these two characters.

The ending scene where you see Vader takes place over a decade later we don't know the exact date.. but the ship vader uses wasn't made until like 12 to 14 years later ..

Movies, television, books and video games are great teaching mechanisms, if while you are moved by the characters situations (victories/defeats/losses/gains/celebration/mistakes/lessons), you learn what 2 do or knot 2 do in your own life's journey ❤ #Greatreactions #StarWars

Your channel is new to me with this video. Loved your summing up at the end - it’s the best I’ve heard. I’ll have to watch all your other Clone Wars reactions now! 😊 I’m guessing others have strongly encouraged you to watch Rebels and Tales of the Jedi? I hope you will, and if you do you are guaranteed to have at least one person who will watch your reactions 🙂

I believe you to be genuine. ❤ ..May the Force be with you!.....Always!

love your reactions

Probably my favourite reaction series to Clone Wars. Thank you Imon.

last anakin's hurrah, before showing who he truly is

50:31, 54:51 I recommend watching the star wars show "tales of the jedi" next. It also goes a bit more into that topic. 32:03 I also really recommend watching the 6 short Old Republic star wars cinematics called "Return", "Hope", "Deceived", "Sacrifice", ""Betrayed" and "Disorder". All of them are absolutely amazing imo and it gives you a sneak peek into my favorite star wars era. 6:29 There is a really good fan animated video on YT called "Battle of the Heros" about the fight between Vader and Kenobi. In it we even see a small but important scene form the unfinished Utapau clone wars arc where Anakin talks to Obi about his feelings regarding Ahsoka leaving the jedi + it features some deleted scenes form the Episode III movie. I highly recommend you watch that animated video too.

Wonderful ending. It was very much a good idea to watch Revenge of the Sith, it is indeed like a big movie! Now I implore you to watch Tales of the Jedi quickly and Rebels, and Bad Batch.

This arc proves Ahsoka is the best character in SW next to Anakin

So glad you enjoyed this journey Imon, The Clone Wars is hands down one of the greatest things to ever happen to Star Wars and it has elevated the prequels in so many ways. Not sure if you plan on watching Rebels, but I def recommend you continuing the story there! May the Force be with you, Always.

love your reactions, hope to see bad batch and rebels 🌌

I've been so excited to see this! I'm glad you decided to give this series a chance and I hope you do the same for Rebels eventually! (You'll love it just as much).

Ridge was was the last clone with rex on the battle of teth from the clone wars movie.

32:03 I really recommend also watching the 6 short Old Republic star wars cinematics called "Return", "Hope", "Deceived", "Sacrifice", ""Betrayed" and "Disorder". All of them are absolutely amazing imo and it gives you a sneak peek into my favorite star wars era.

This story arc is peak Star Wars and why Clone Wars is the best. You should watch Tales of the Jedi after this, perfect follow up

54:04 In fact, that's Anakin, Darth Vader had nothing to do on that planet, much less the search for that ship. But Anakin does, perhaps the last bit of hope of finding his former Padawan and not being completely consumed by the dark side.

33:02 This isn't the same ship that Vader, Tarkin and the Emperor were on at the end of ROTS lol. Keep in mind that Anakin and the others are allllll the way on Coruscant, halfway across the galaxy from Ahsoka and Maul by the time of Order 66. Order 66 happened during Ahsoka's hyperspace voyage to Coruscant to bring Maul to trial, "justice" and of course, she wasn't going to make it back to the Capital of the Republic with him. And of course, they all do *in fact* look the same, because it is the same model of Republic warships, however. It's called a Venator-class Star Destroyer or Venator-class Cruiser and you've seen it (and heard it -- "Jedi Cruiser" "Attack Cruiser" etc, etc.) time and time and time again all throughout the Clone War. It is the main battleship of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic). When the Empire arose, they didn't immediately phase out this design until around 2-4 years later and THEEEN we begin to see the iconic and infamous Imperial Star Destroyer in Rogue One and the OT--or the ISD as it's also known as, in short-form.