An essential timeline of when every past and upcoming star wars movie and tv show takes place. A star wars story tells the story of a brave crew of rebels who steal the plans to the empires dreaded battle station, lighting a spark of hope across the galaxy. Most noteworthy for the sake of this post is the fact that maul was in possession of the darksaber newly emerged in the mandalorian between 19bby and 2bby. Heres a look, at ten of the most essential episodes to watch from the entire magnificent. Ive made an argument for why you should watch the clone wars, but actually watching it is another thing. The clone wars is back in our lives for one last time, with its seventh. Heres my list of the essential episodes in the clone wars ser i es. When it premiered in 2014 on the disney channel, rebels offered wustoo. Star wars rebels is an american 3d cgi animated television series produced by lucasfilm and lucasfilm animation. Im doing a full chronological watch of the star wars series with my gf. The visual style of the series is inspired by the original star wars.
The epic 90minute conclusion of star wars rebels airs monday, march 5, beginning 8. Rookies serves as a brilliant introduction to the beloved character, who played a role throughout other star wars properties, like rebels, and is sure to play a role in the final season. Twin suns season 3, episode 20 for years, obiwan and maul were the most bitter of enemies though when it comes to bitter, no one. Rebels kicksoff fourteen years after episode 3 revenge of the sith which is five years before episode 4 a new hope and chronicles the early formation of the rebel alliance following years of harsh military dictatorship under the galactic empire. Rex and ahsoka are very close by the time star wars. If the mandalorian was your first step into star wars television, here is a list of episodes in the clone wars and star wars rebels that focus on mandalorian culture, the darksaber, and more. Beginning fourteen years after revenge of the sith and five years before a new hope, rebels takes place during an era when the galactic empire is securing its grip on the galaxy. Created by simon kinberg, carrie beck, dave filoni. With 121 episodes, many of them filler, some of them oddly out of order, theres a certain art to getting the best out of your clone wars experience. Blood sisters season 2, episode 8 sabines murky past begins to clear up when she encounters her old friend ketsu onyo. But much like the clone wars, there are some episodes that are more essential than others.
Taylor gray, and tiya sircar to discuss star wars rebels during star wars celebration. Were super excited for the longawaited final season of star wars. The essential clone wars stories every star wars fan should watch. Star wars rebels is an american 3d animated science fiction television series produced by lucasfilm animation and set in the star wars galaxy five years before a new hope. Star wars fans petition to put clone wars final episodes. Maul appears in several episodes of star wars rebels, a series which focuses on a plucky band of rebels lighting the way in a time before luke skywalker and han solo started hogging all.
Star wars rebels major story arc mauls appearances in rebels span from 3bby 2bby. It takes place during an era when the galactic empire is hunting down the last of the jedi while a fledgling rebellion against the empire is taking form. Fans are loving the episode, which takes place during the. So strap in folks, because here are the 17 episodes of star wars. The antilles extraction season 3, episode 4 no episode of rebels better showcases the versatility of. The essential clone wars episodes every star wars fan should watch hayley williams 22 apr 2020 2. Rebels brings viewers back to a familiar period in star wars. Imperial forces are hunting down the last of the jedi knights while a fledgling rebellion against the. Discs 1 and 2 were fine but disc 3 would not play at all.
So, it remains to be seen what the last story arc in star wars. The ten best episodes of star wars rebels critical hit. Though he was defeated at the hands of obiwan kenobi, he returned to control the criminal underworld during the clone wars and sought revenge against both the jedi and the sith. Maul formerly known as darth maul was a zabrak sith lord who served as the sith apprentice of darth sidious during the time of the galactic republic. Ever since anakin skywalkers previously unknown padawan ahsoka tano made her debut in the 2008 film star wars. Ahsokas introduction to audiences and the starting point of her character arc, this is the obvious starting point for the list. The clone wars, many fans have grown to love the character. The clone wars will have in store for us as the remaining 4 episodes premiere each friday on disney plus.
While maul gained control over the mandalorian splinter group. Season 2, episodes 2122 the finale of rebels second season, and one of the best arcs of the series, features the longawaited meeting between ahsoka tano and darth vader and one of the best lightsaber battles in the history of star wars. If theres any character you need to know from clone wars, its rex. I bought this bluray and series 4 for my sons recent birthday. There is only a little more than a month left before the seventh and final season of star wars. Some star wars fans may never have gotten around to watching the animated series, set in the three years between the events of attack of the clones and revenge of the sith, while others are. Ahsoka tano is a fan favorite character among star wars fans, but the rebels epilogue left her a mystery. Between the execution of order 66 and a surprise appearance by darth vader, the final episode of star wars. A complete timeline of every star wars movie and tv show. Rebels happens, and we expect rex to play a key role in clone wars season 7. They began at the end of episode ii and continued through order 66 in episode iii. Clone wars season 7 is going to fill in some key details from the dark ending to the prequel trilogy, revealing how characters like darth maul and ahsoka tano made out of the fall of.
The essential clone wars episodes every star wars fan should watch. Michael moreci is a comics writer and novelist best known for his scifi trilogy roche limit. This entry was posted in news and tagged star wars rebels 5 essential sabine wren episodes by amy. With taylor gray, dave filoni, vanessa marshall, freddie prinze jr a brave and clever ragtag starship crew stands up against the evil empire as it tightens its grip on the galaxy and hunts down the last of the jedi knights. Rebels adds new dimension to an unexplored sector of the star wars timeline. Star wars rebels really found its stride in this episode, which upped the creepiness factor while showing the beginning of the masterapprentice. Rebels and clone wars you need to see before rogue one. There is a lot of missing backstory between 19bby and his reemergence in 3bby. Being the long awaited series finale of the clone wars, the siege of mandalore will be dealing with a ton of moving pieces.
The essential clone wars episodes every star wars fan. A guide to the essential clone wars episodes to get you. The 20 clone wars episodes to watch before season 7 polygon. The clone wars essential episodes star wars personalities. The clone wars and its followup star wars rebels are not only great shows theyre essential to the star wars canon at this point. Here are the 35 most important episodes to watch before february 21. Sabine has become the very model of a modern mandalorian over four seasons of star wars rebels, and these episodes depict her growth beautifully. The 10 most essential episodes of star wars rebels.
With 39 episodes plus four webonly shorts on youtube, the total running time of the first two seasons is a little over 14 hours. These final four episodes will be wrapping up an assortment of storylines and will no doubt feature connections to other parts of the star wars universe, including revenge of the sith, star wars rebels, and perhaps even the mandalorian. Twilight of the apprentice season 2, episode 21 speaking of emotionally fraught. Set 15 years after the jedi had fallen and darth sidious had risen to power, star wars rebels was a show that was somehow managed to expertly balance light humour with heavy consequences, building a new mythology along the way and paving the way for the film events that were yet to come. I honestly wouldnt even bother with this series but. How to watch all of star wars in order asbury park press. Essential star wars the clone wars episodes to watch on. If zeb is the most underrated star wars rebels character, then this is the series most underrated episode. Episode 9 clears things up, although dave filoni raises more questions.
His debut novel, black star renegades, is set to be released in january 2018. This star wars resistance article contains major spoilers. The 15 essential clone wars episodes and arcs nerdist. Fans had very high expectations for star wars resistance, the follow up to the popular star wars rebels, when it. Are you bad enough the essential clone wars episodes. So youve finished the clone wars and now its time to move onto its little brother, star wars rebels. Mal and jason celebrate the canonical animated tv series star wars rebels by exploring how it presents a newfound perspective, examining the iconic villain grand admiral thrawn, ranking eight of the most essential episodes and arcs from rebels, and awarding the. Bounty hunters lucas poked his head into the writers room and said, make me a seven samurai episode. The star wars prequels explored a conflict mentioned by obiwan kenobi in a new hope.
Weve recently watched all the prequels and clone wars watched revenge of the sith after the first mandolore ep. Both have done so much for the franchise and told wonderful stories with great characters that you could pick either as your favorite, and no reasonable person would question you. Thats totally manageable for getting caught up while the third season is currently airing. Legends of the lasat is a fantastic piece of star wars storytelling, complete with timeless themes fear of failure, overwhelming guilt, faith in times of crisis, a displaced people searching for a home, meditations on the force the ashla and the bogan, and music you owe it. I honestly wouldnt even bother with this series but ive seen all the. Since rebels is currently an ongoing series, it is unclear when the rebels story will come to a close within the larger star wars canon. The 10 most essential episodes of star wars rebels wustoo.
Here are incanon, totally essential animated series episodes from both the clone wars and rebels. He loves star wars rebels and eagerly starting watching back to back episodes using the x box one x in our living room. I have the episodes colorcoded so you can prioritize your watching. Some might not have been sure about the padawan calling the man who would become darth vader sky guy at first, but as the years passed we had the chance to watch ahsoka grow into a fascinating character on the. That being said, the movie is clone wars at its worst. That means we only saw a small portion of the wars in revenge of the sith. Or maybe youre introducing someone new to star wars and want to give them a taste of the animated series. Rise of skywalker voice cameo reveals if ahsoka is dead or. The essential mandalorian episodes in the clone wars and.
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