Today, The Clone Wars came to an end. In celebration of Star Wars Day (May the 4th), the final episode of the acclaimed series debuted on Disney+, and it wrapped up not just the Siege of Mandalore arc but the entire show. It's as perfect of an ending as we could have imagined, and it [...]
For the first two episodes of the Siege of Mandalore arc of The Clone Wars, I have been pointing out some easter eggs, tie-ins, and other parallels to Star Wars material, as there seem to be plenty of them. I'm continuing that today by looking at just a few of the many parallels in the [...]
In the penultimate episode of the Siege of Mandalore and The Clone Wars as a whole, we run concurrent with the events of Revenge of the Sith - in heartbreaking fashion. It is another masterpiece of an episode, and even though there's still one episode left, I feel confident saying it's among the very best [...]
Last week I took a look at some of the connections and parallels with the first episode of the Siege of Mandalore arc, and I thought I'd do it again this week. I'm sure I'm missing tons of parallels and easter eggs, but here are eight that I noticed. 1. Timeline within Revenge of the [...]
In the most recent episode of The Clone Wars, "The Phantom Apprentice", we saw Ahsoka and Maul face off. It was one of the most incredible duels the show has done, and one of the things that made it extra special was not just that it has been heavily-anticipated but that Ray Park actually brought [...]
Gianni Aliotti, the Lighting and VX supervisor for The Clone Wars, said that this week's episode of the show would be the best we've ever seen. He was right. With "The Phantom Apprentice," we experienced part two of the long-awaited Siege of Mandalore arc, and it continued to absolutely amaze and blow away all expectations. [...]
THE SIEGE OF MANDALORE IS HERE. Today's episode was the beginning of the end of The Clone Wars, kicking off the final four-episode arc. This is the one we've been waiting for, and I'll say this: my expectations were incredibly high entering this episode, yet it still managed to blow me away. It's the best [...]
The middle arc of the seventh and final season of The Clone Wars wrapped up on Friday, and the arc was all about Ahsoka Tano dealing with her decision to move on from the Jedi Order. But the arc also did some things that will lead directly into the Siege of Mandalore! There are three [...]
This Friday, the end of The Clone Wars begins! We have long heard about how the rightful ending of the show was always intended to be the Siege of Mandalore, and for many years it seemed like we'd never actually be able to see it. But when they announced that the show would return for [...]
The Clone Wars returned today with the eighth episode of the seventh and final season of the show, wrapping up the middle arc of the season, which has focused on Ahsoka. This episode wraps up that storyline, but it also bridges us into the highly-anticipated Siege of Mandalore, which begins next week. This episode has [...]
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