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"When a clone died I was sad" Oh you poor bastard, you have no idea.

It's a real achievement when the audience can differentiate and name characters that are literal clones of each other.

Fun fact: The actor who voiced Anakin in the Clone Wars, Matt Lanter, also played the security guard who died in Season 1 episode 6 of The Mandalorian

To be fair Doug, Dave Filoni intentionally made Ahsoka unlikable to start, and put in the effort to make her a fan favorite

"This is definitely not for kids." Oh you don't even know Doug.

15:55 Doug: "This is definitely for older children by the way. The body count in this is crazy." Seasons 2 - 7: "Oh, you thought that was crazy?"

In the same episode where Jar Jar’s antics cause the senator to die, I love that one of the clones gives Jar Jar over to the enemy, knowing that he’ll do more damage to them as a hostage than they’ll ever do in an assault

Doug: finally pronounces ahsokas name semi-correctly Also Doug: forgets captain rex’s name

Their is one quote from this show that sticks with me "Sometimes, being a good soldier means doing what you think is right. That's what makes us superior to droids."

"they give the clones personality" Oh, you sweet summer child

"We're just clones, sir. We're meant to be expendable" "Not to me" Because we know that the clones ultimately go on to become the initial Stormtroopers, it's easy to view them as faceless canon fodder, this show did an amazing job in re-humanizing them.

I fi d it funny that even Rex hates Jar Jar. "I'm not training him!" Gets me every time

Me: *Sees Doug post a review on Clone Wars season one* Also me: This is where the fun begins!

The clones are kind of major characters as a whole.

Also in regards to Jar Jar, just you wait until he gets a girlfriend; and no, I'm not kidding

I especially love the fact that Anakin, despite being a hothead, acts way smarter and more mature in this show than what we were shown in the prequels.

I had fond memories watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Can’t wait for the rest of the series, hope you enjoy it! Edit: for Ashoka, the producers purposely made her annoying in the first two or so seasons as part of her character arc (no spoilers) but it does get better and in a natural way later on

Imagine how much he'll fall in love with the shows whenever he reaches characters like Cad Bane, Hondo Ohnaka, Maul, and (pretty please) Thrawn in rebels.

I still remember the days of hype when it was revealed that Darth Maul would be returning for The Clone Wars. Hard to believe that a character who literally had one line of dialogue and was killed off immediately after his introduction has become one of the most well-written characters in all of Star Wars.

“Hopefully it’s in order” well, about that! I’m sure where you watched it has the right order, but release order is not chronological order. There are flashback episodes and stuff that throw some people off with being able remember certain plotlines (first few of Season 3 especially).

When the series gets super violent, My boyfriend and I play a game were we say "Kid Show" after every death

Fun fact: Playing Anakin was Matt Lanter's first big role, and through out the series, he was mentored by Ian Abercrombie the voice of Palpatine. Aka life imitates art.

The Clone Wars movie is three episodes of the series strung together to be a theatrical feature. You've seen it done before. You'll recognize where it fits into the series after they get to Crystophsis (The Emerald City Planet). The animation is janky in the first few seasons. But you actually see it get better every few episodes.

Doug: As soon as I saw the newsreel opening, I thought it was going to suck. Legend of Korra: Am I a joke to you?

“The Body count is crazy” and that’s just the first season Doug 😬

With the announcer intros, I remember my bf telling me that the show was meant to purposely sound like "propaganda" as if we were watching TV and getting updates as "citizens" of the Republic, which I thought was funny and clever, similar to the way WW2 was addressed to either side.

Doug: I hope the episodes are in order. Me: should we tell him?

This show retroactively made revenge of the sith better. That's impressive.

Season 1 isn’t necessarily the Best but it definitely lays a lot of groundwork for the series moving forward

The die-hard Clone Wars fan's 5-point guide for newcomers: #1. It gets better with every season. #2. There are garbage episodes in every season, so just grit your teeth through them to get to the good stuff. #3. Ahsoka is the Star Wars version of Jaime Lannister or Steve Harrington; you're gonna hate her guts at first, but she'll be your favourite character by the end. #4. Nearly every character from the prequels is improved, especially Anakin Skywalker. #5. Rex is the best boi.

I feel like they were doing Jar Jar some justice by making him a very caring character as a gungan who despite being scared always goes into action when he’s needed(which is luckily not that much). Plus he’s voiced by Samurai Jack

Yes, we’re aware it’s not great so far but it gets much better.

"The bodycount is crazy." Oh its just getting started. To this day I wonder how alot of whats coming was even allowed to air on CN... Honestly I had allmost completely forgotten that Jar Jar was even in this season. And his presence reduces further in the upcoming seasons, so no worries there. I still remember Rookies, and its still one of my favourite Episodes. Domino-Squad will stay with us for a long time, and provide some of the best moments in the Show. If you already liked the first season, you'll definitely like the rest even more. Also, on the point with the lighting: If the one in S1 already impressed you...Lighting is definitely one of the areas were the Shows improves the most. Like from S4 onwards its on a whole other level when it comes to that. Ok one more thing: from S4 onward everything is in order, and most of the first three are, too. But there are some Episodes that jump around a bit (because they were aired in the Order that they were bought in, not written, so for example the first Episode of S3 is actually a Prequel to Rookies). Its not that confusing when you know which ones are out of Order.

I'm glad they came back to finish this show. The final season is amazing.

Doug: *Forgets Rex’s name* Fans: “It’s treason then”

She is actually on purpose writen to be hated then she gets hit by character arcs and development like a bus!

I remember when they introduced Cad Bane. It was amazing!

What i really liked is that Clone Wars took the war seriously. It wasnt sugarcoated, they gave the „evil“ faction depth and didnt make it a childs play just because its an animated series

" No longer certain, that one ever does win a war, I am. For in fighting the battles, the bloodshed, already lost we have. "

At Last I’ve Been Waiting For Doug To Review The Clone Wars

If he speaks this highly of the first season, imagine what his reaction would be when he reaches season 4

I would still recommend watching the movie before the series finale. there are some cinematic reprises in the series finale you won't know without the movie.

I remember seeing the show when it first aired when I was 12, so I was the perfect age for it. I was hooked by the Yoda episode from the beginning, and I think Rookies was definitely the standout episode from the first season. Season 2 was kind of a mixed bag for me at the time since not every arc gets a satisfying conclusion, but most of the major arcs in the second season are picked up on in later seasons and get much, much better. I still think the first two seasons were pretty good, but it is a show that gets better and better with each season.

I loved the Ryloth arc, and how they showed the losses that war can inflict upon the people around it. Also, Waxer and Boil are good bois.

Doug should also watch the 2003 clone wars show. Especially if he wants to see General Grevious be terrifying.

Trust me Doug, more than anything else - I'm being dead serious - Keep watching. The show gets extremely good as the series goes on.

Fives, Echo, and Rex. These are the clones you have to keep an eye on. Rex in particular evolves so much throughout the show's seven seasons.

Finally! Took you long enough, Doug. Thank you for finally getting around to it.

When you mentioned camaraderie, i had a short flashback of some scenes from the future seasons, and oh man.....by the finale......and that's when i got goosebumps all over! EDIT: 29 minutes into the video, yeah, that's exactly what me and some of the people i know feel like. This show, does seam to give meaning to the prequels, and manages to realize the original intent behind them.

I was so thankful that I got introduced to Starwars through Clone Wars.

Doug. I was one of those guys who's dumb ass came up to you at a con and asked you to do this show. Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy it! Edit- Rookies is the best episode of season 1

"The body count is crazy" Oh Doug... You have no idea.

I've been watching clone wars also, I'm mostly through season 4 right now. The main lesson I keep learning over and over is that if your people are unarmed and peaceful with no means to protect themselves, they will get rolled over and enslaved.

I liked that scene with Yoda and the clones, explaining how just because they're clones doesn't mean they are all the same. It shattered me seeing that all ripped away.

I used to watch this show non stop back in the day....good old times ;)

Can someone please explain to Doug that you _can_ praise this show without trashing the Prequels? It would also be good to let him know that the series is still run by George Lucas.

"Hopefully they're in order" You'll need an encyclopedia of what episdoes start when. Its an anthology series and as such is out of order. The attack on kamino starts in s1 but never comes up again in it's entirety till s3

Just wait until you get to Season 6. There'll be plenty of moments with Jar Jar that'll have you going, "Oh!" or "Woah!"

Glad to see you’re finally getting around to this, I’m hoping once you finish the next seven seasons that eventually you check out the original 2003 animated specials they did. I think you’d be blown away how it’s more action first but the dialogue is still important in leading up to EP3.

The clone wars and rebels really fleshed the stars wars universe

3:47 ”Hopefully they’re in order” LOL nope.

The whole purpose of the Clone Wars was Palpatine playing both sides and manipulating everything to his favour

When you get to certain things like “the Mortis trilogy” episodes can they maybe get their own episodes?

Should someone tell Doug that this is an anthology series so the episodes aren’t in order? 😂

Jar Jar has one episode toward the end of the series that's such comedy gold it justifies his existence

Since my brother is into the mandalorian, I’ve been trying to get him to watch Clone Wars, but he doesn’t feel like he can keep this kind of commitment. I’ll keep trying, though

Season 3 onwards hits different.

Doug: Talks about stoic and wooden acting Video: Recommends TLJ by NC Me: Visible concern

My favorite episode was the one when they were defending the base on that astroid thing, and we met all the major clones

“Hopefully they are in order” me, knowing how messed up the continuity is: XDDDD

Season 1 of clone wars was alright but overall Doug the whole show is great and season 3,4,5,6 and 7 of clone wars were amazing!!!! The clone wars show and other prequel era books Eu or canon really redeemed the prequels (books like Darth plagueis and republic commando etc) The prequels were bad movies. The clone wars and prequel era books like Darth plagueis and republic commando made them enjoyable

Clone Wars start of as "pretty good" and gets better from there. It's real strength is that in never 'stops' getting better. By the final season (the original one) it is a masterpiece of cinema. And yeah, they basically take the "clumsy comedic relief" character that was JarJar and turned him into a "Living Avatar of Chaos". It's probably the best thing that's ever happened to him.

"When a clone died, I was sad." Oh boy is he in for one helleva ride.

I'm surprised Doug actually likes the seperatist droids like we do. I expected him to be rolling his eyes at their humor.

You practically turned into a twelve year old reviewing this. It was great!

Hey hey hey, now that's unfair Doug. That Senator died because his safety harness broke during the crash. Jar Jar, for once, had nothing to do with that.

I was 5 when I saw the first episode. So many memories!😭

"It's been out for a while now" m8 its been 13 years lol

Doug: Hopefully they're in order Me: *slides correct watching order list under the bed*

Can't wait for you to talk about Senate Spy in season 2, one of my favorites. The whole episode doesn't have a single blaster fire or lightsaber fight, it's all a cool remake of Hitchcock's Notorious but in the Star Wars world

Oh, watching Doug's reactions to season after season will be a treat!

The wooden dialogue wasn’t Hayden Christiansen’s fault it was down to the writing and directing of George Lucas, I mean did we forget how great of a job he did an episode III

The prequels were stuffed with good ideas, The Clone Wars allowed those ideas to breathe!

I like that they made Ashoka start out as a child then mature into an adult. It’s so amazing that it’s more set up then Rey!

Really happy you’re doing this! Surprised you seem to kind of like it so far, because it gets a lot stronger halfway through season 3 and beyond.

That Clone you're thinking of, is Captain Rex. Also shout out to the One Guy voicing ALL of the clones, Dee Bradley Baker. Also can't wait to see you get to Season 4 those arcs are some of the best

Something I just recently learned about this series is how they always play bits of the Darth Vader theme when Anakin does something "dark" or "morally wrong". Anyway. Looking forward for future season review. Hopefully we get them for Rebels too (or at least the reaction for the Tatooine fight)

Something I love about Clone Wars that they get into in the later seasons is that they show that the Separatists aren’t the bad guys, they have completely legitimate reasons to want to leave the Republic and are mostly made out of decent hardworking people who are doing eh at they believe is best If it weren’t for the Sith they would be the heroes

“I’m sure I’ll get to the episodes where order 66 is addressed”

It's been years since I watched this show on Cartoon Network but I still love this episodes to the point I can remember them despite not remembering on which season they were. This was such a good show.

Just wanted to note, the director of this series is Dave Filoni, who previously directed multiple fantastic episodes of the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

"Anakin gets better through the show" his development is one of the strongest points of this show, makes his actions in RTS actually make more sense, I love his constantly revealing his darker nature while still being charming and heroic to most people. EDIT: I actually prefer watching it in chronological order, I found a list online and made some changes myself that made more sense to me.

Man, this show was just amazing. One of my favorites as a kid for sure. I am super happy you are finally doing a review on this one. The first season wasn’t as good as the rest of the series, but even it had some pretty great moments. The last 4ish episodes of season 1 were actually not that bad, season 2 was an overall good season, and seasons 3-7 are just on a different level. Also, if you didn’t know already, The Clone Wars is getting its own sequel series called “The Bad Batch” set to premier on Disney+ later this year. The trailer for it was just too damn awesome to pass up... Edit: Oh, and also a side note, especially for when you get to season 3. The episodes aren’t exactly in chronological order at all. In fact, the first episode chronologically is Season 2 episode 16: Cat and Mouse, which takes place before the Clone Wars movie. Another one aswell for when you get to season 3: remember the episode in season 1 called “Rookies”? Yeah, the very first episode of the third season called “Cadets” is literally a direct prequel to that episode. You know what’s even weirder? The 2nd episode of the third season is the direct sequel to Rookies. I know it’s a little dumb and confusing but don’t let it bother you, just sit back and enjoy the show.

Soooo glad you're doing this! The first season was good, but you can tell where they chose to go more in depth with the series and went back to cover pre first few episodes.

Oh good, you already feel for the Clones. Get ready for heartbreak even for Clones you only know for a few episodes. Won't name names but just remember that each Clone is a compelling character when focused on

You’re doing video games for Disneycember? Hopefully that includes Epic Mickey.

really wished he talked about the Ryloth arc, one of my favorites. Just rewatching Innocents of Ryloth got me emotional!

I'm that odd person out, I grew up watching all of the Starwars movies as a kid. I loved them all and loved Jarjar. I still love him in the show, and the Clone Wars was really close to my heart when I was in middle school and having a hard time. I love re-watching it now because there's so much nostalgia. And I love that Doug appreciated the show~