For season 2 -An episode about Grievous origin -Anakin's padawan training -Yoda as a padawan -Quinlan Vos surviving order 66 -Origin of the inquisitors -Obi Wan as a padawan with Qui Gon -How Maul met Palpatine
Really awesome series. I got goosebumps when Rex said, "I hope your training pays off." By following his intuition, Anakin subconsciously trained her to survive order 66. Wow.
It's pretty awesome mini series indepth explanations in such short screens. The entire idea the bad side anakin gave rise to vader and the good side of anakin setup Vaders fall
Ahsoka's fight with the Inquisitor most reminded me of the final duel between Darth Maul and Obi-Wan on Tatooine (in Rebels). Both Ahsoka and Obi-Wan rapidly dispatched their enemies, after just a couple of defensive moves that countered the aggressing Sith's opening strikes. It shows their maturity, confidence, and resolve to the light side of the force that they wait for their opponents to strike first, and then absolutely devastate them.
It directly mirrors it. 2 disarming strikes followed by the killing blow. Only difference being she used his weapon to kill the inquisitor. Wonder what the symbolism is on this one🎃
@@MrLelleon but that would lead you to believe that inquisitors trained by Vader would defend against it, I think because Asoka kinda had both anakin and kenobi she learned from two sources
@@ddogthepimp Technically the Grand Inquisitor trained the rest of them and Vader partially trained Grand Inquisitor to a certain extent for then to pass down what they should be wary of when hunting down Jedi Knights. Kinda like "wise magician never reveals his secrets"
We would get some deep story about asajj when she was being haunted by the force ghost of her Jedi master before she kills dookus sister in cold blood on order by him
Also, the moves Ahsoka uses to dodge the blasters in training are the same ones she uses in order 66, implying Anakins training is what saved her. I also like how it’s Rex’s fire that catches her off guard
Bro that's what the last scene in the episode meant when Rex had the blaster to her head and said, " Let's hope your training paid off". That was during order 66. Amazing episode.
Its also poetic. Ashoka hold off some time before rex knocked her out. Thats when he was sure when to shoot. When order 66 came, rex was fighting the inhibitor chip. Which gave ashoka her moment to deflect...
And also its the same move and scenario of when she's on the run after being accused of being the bomber. And they are using stun then also and she does the same spin flip move (surprised no one saw that.) Truly was amazing how it all tied together at different points in her life.
I’m late to the party. I’m watching the scene now and it’s exactly what saved her life. All the other Jedi (minus Yoda) didn’t anticipate the feelings of the clones but she was trained for it.
Another detail I loved is that the ship Dooku used to meet Sidious is the same one Anakin took when he went to go save Palpatine from being killed. Both of them, coincidentally, used the ship when their journey to the dark side had reached its completion.
Same. Even the compositions of the shots between dooku going to Palpatine and Anakin doing the same are very similar. It was a great call back (call forward?).
There's so much parallels between Anakin, and Dooku. I think the reason why Dooku hated Anakin was because he saw too much of himself in him, meanwhile Obi-Wan resembles alot of Qui gon which is why Dooku wanted Obi-Wan to join him
My favorite (or least favorite depending on how you look at it because it made me cry) thing about the training episode was that once Ahsoka was older and had gotten the hang of it, she only got caught off guard by Rex’s shots. Why this made me so sad was that I realized that had Rex not stopped himself from shooting Ahsoka during Order 66, she probably would’ve died.
I was shocked at how good this show was even with the shorts format. And the quality of the animation is stunningly good. It makes me sad CloneWars is over. I need longer episodes with these [prequels -- my StarWars] characters. Yaddle 💔... Hope we see ShaakTi next season. Ventress also deserves a better arc than an off screen wrap up too.
My opinion, not based on any evidence but There’s definitely gonna be a season Two or the format is going to be used in a high republic or old republic series that is planned for the future. Why upgrade visuals and enhance animations if for such a short episodes and only 6 of them
Same. But not from clone wars and prequel characters. I want to see more of the sequel characters. The first mission of Luke and Ben Solo would be amazing
Two additional Easter Eggs! S1E3: Choices: The guard that Dooku captures and identifies with has mismatched eyes (reddish brown/blue) meant to reflect Dooku's conflict between the dark/light and his eventual defection from the Jedi Order S1E4 The Sith Lord: Dooku's eyes change colors when he is deleting the Kamino records from the archives. You can see a slight red tinge which goes back to blue
that thing with dooku's eyes is so cool you can see that also in old republic trailer with the brother in white, in one scene he has a slight change in eye color
I think Ahsoka's training in "Practice Makes Perfect" is after the events of "Lightsaber Lost" and before the "Heroes on Both Sides" episode due to the change in her outfit. The outfit she wore was a combination between the halter-top and whit pants in Seasons 1 and 2, and the full clothing as seen in seasons 3 thru 5. There were several episodes in series where Ahsoka was not with Anakin, therefore, she could have had her test as he returned from one of those missions.
That's what I thought too. The Terra Sinube thing and the outfit were my main thoughts. But also, to me, she looks a little bit older than season 1/2 clone wars. Plus, the clones exclusively call her "commander", which I don't think they did much or at all at the very start of the clone wars. I feel like Obi-Wan's hair is a minor detail that they are retconning (or you could just say he grew it out again). Either way, that seems fine to me; this is all early in the clone wars anyway, and it's closer to his hair from the original clone wars. I was mostly just wondering if there's anything official about when the episode exactly takes place, because if it's before lightsaber lost, then it is a little bit confusing.
@@MaexiYT I saw a nikto, was that Ima Gun Di? I didn't look at his lightsaber or anything. Edit: I looked at both lightsabers. Ima Gun Di has a gold part in the middle, but the rest is silver. This guy has silver in the middle and gold at either end. I'm not sure, but I also don't know what features are reliable.
@@stanleydodds9 Yes, it is him. There are so many continuity errors in this episode. The wookieepedia article of this episode has an own section for that.
Some Easter Eggs I also noticed from watching these episodes: Ep 1: Baby Ahsoka yawns when returned to her Mom, similar to how Grogu falls asleep after using his force powers Ep 2: the lighting on the face of Dooku in the pub resembles the last fading light, or the little good left in him Ep 3: when Dooku talks to the prisoner, the red light of the prison cell shines upon him, similar to his future red lightsaber Ep 4: the Dooku vs Yaddle fight scene was similar to his vs Yoda and you can see Yaddle have a similar battle stance when fighting Dooku with his hands and maybe why we was so much better later Also, there's a scene where Yaddle walks into the light and Dooku into the darkness, after their conversation in the Jedi temple Also also, the tree in the Jedi temple is very similar to the tree references from LOTR Also also also, when Dooku walks away from the tree, he walks away from the Jedi order as he never comes back after that scene Ep 5: Jesse starts the episode by saying sorry to Ahsoka and it ends with him having no remorse in ordering the clones to fire against her Ep 6: Ahsoka fighting style intially was similar to Luke's vs Kylo Ren where he dodges all the saber strikes There maybe more I missed but here are some from the top of my head. Also good job yet again for covering most of these Easter Eggs! Love your channel! 🙌
*I thoroughly loved all six episodes! I can definitely rewatch them all. I LOVED seeing a specific cameo character in series well! But? Dooku's 3 episodes stood out to me the most. All the episodes were BEAUTIFUL & I NEED MORE!!!! Hopefully we'll yet more Clone Wars shorts via Tales of the Jedi.*
Fun fact: Just because Dooku used force lightning doesn't necessarily mean he was influenced by the dark side. Plo Koon used force lightning as well, but it was known as Force Judgement by the Jedi and a forbidden practice.
I'm not 100% sure, but I have a feeling that the settlement Ahsoka is working on is the same place Dooku and Qui Gon were at with the kidnapping. Both are wheat farming towns and they use the same droids to transport it. So it would seem that the senator's kid kept his word, only for the new town to be burned by the same empire that was the republic.
The first outfit Ahsoka wears in ep. 5 is a mix of her first and second Clone Wars looks, probably implying that it’s between those seasons. I also wish we would have seen even a clip of Ahsoka putting together her white lightsabers, which she made using the Inquisitors saber she grabbed. Also a reference to her choosing Fulcrum as her code name would have been great to tie everything together, but I understand we can’t have everything in these shorts…
-The name Ashla was also supposed to be Ahsoka's name originally. -Ahsoka's outfit was a mix of her original CW outfit and the one she wears in its later seasons, implying that it is the time in between. -The focus of the episodes shows the parallels of Ahsoka and Anakin to Qui Gon and Dooku. -Padme's belly wasn't "stuffed", pregnant women still carry the extra weight of childbirth immediately after. They don't just lose it instantly.
I would love to see them do an animated series for Dooku and Qui Gon. Hopefully season 2 gives us an arc from the prequels, one from the originals, and another from the sequels.
There's a youth novel, Legacy of the Jedi, that covers time during Dooku's youth, then Dooku with Qui gon, then Qui gone and Obi Wan, and last with Obi-Wan and anakin. I'd love to see that novel turned into a series, even if only 6 shorts like this, with the "Filoni touch/animation."
Sweet breakdown! One thing I would add about the first episode: I would say the forehead marking Gantika puts on Ahsoka more likely comes from Indian culture: tilak. Usually worn at the temple, or a spiritual occasion. Especially since Gantika seems to be the spiritual authority of their village. Also, all the well known Togruta have Indian or Indian inspired names: - Gantika (especially the way Pav-ti pronounces it, with the soft "t") - Ahsoka (from the emperor Ashoka the Great) - Pav-ti (sounds like a reference to the goddess Parvati, also the voice actress is Indian) - Nak-il reminds me of the Indian name "Nikhil" - Even our beloved Shaak Ti (RIP) But then again, Padme seems to be Sanskrit inspired, and Sheev is from Shiva. It seems that Lucas was equally inspired by Indian culture as he was by Japanese culture.
Love your videos, man! One small addition: Yes, we have Liam Neeson back as Qui-Gon Jinn, but we also got Liam and Natasha Richardson's IRL son Micheal Richardson voicing the younger Qui-Gon! Such good stuff! (And so happy to see (hear) Matt Lanter again.)
Seeing Asoka completely body that poor inquisitor was amazing. I love when Star Wars leans into the power scaling to show a far more advanced fighter wipe the floor with someone. Reminds me of the clone wars fight between maul and Savage Opress vs darth sidious
OH MY GOSH this show was freaking amazing! It was so great hearing Ashley Eckstein playing Ahsoka again, Dooku's turn to the dark side was super poetic and relatable, and I adored Yaddle, she was so well done! It was also awesome seeing Tera Sinube again, and hearing not just the original voices for Obi-Wan and Anakin in the Clone Wars, but also the real life Ian McDiarmid AND Liam Neeson was a real treat! My only regret was that we couldn't hear Tom Kane as Yoda once more, as sadly he suffered a stroke and is no longer able to speak. :( Anyway, if we get a second season I would love to see Plo Koon in action, but really all the Jedi are great. (Ahsoka is my favorite though....) Here's hoping we get a similar show where we FINALLY get to see the showdown between young Boba Fett and Cad Bane where he earns the dent in his Mandalorian helmet!!
16:22 Actually, we've seen this done before. It was in season 5 of Clone Wars when they had a funeral for the Jedi that died in the bombing and Ahsoka was blamed for it. It's been awhile, so I understand
The main funeral scene that I remember was in Season 4 when Obi-Wan fakes his death and goes undercover as the bounty hunter, Rako Hardeen, and is trying to discover a plot to kill Chancellor Palpatine during a festival on Naboo. The episodes were called Deception, Friends and Enemies, The Box, and Crisis on Naboo. This is one of my favorite arcs from that season.
Check out, A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller. It came out in 2014 and I believe is cannon. I read it years ago and if my memory serves me right, tells how Hera and Kanan met and what he was doing before he met her. I think it touches on how Hera convinced him to join her and help start the rebellion.
Ahsoka's character is the best thing about Star Wars. Her arc is so freaking awesome. I love her even more after this short series. And my heart broke for yaddle.
Also, I cannot believe you passed up an opportunity to show the scene from a New Hope of Han saying “Good against remotes is one thing. Good against the living? That’s something else.”
They should definitely do something with Ventress in the next season it would be nice to get some confirmation on if she's dead or not. I know she dies in the books but a ton of stuff keeps getting retconned like with Ahsoka for instance her life on the farm/inquisitor fight is similar to what happens in the books just tweaked a bit.
Well done. You picked out a couple small details I missed which was really cool. Really enjoyed this series. It spread over a good period of time but I enjoyed how it filled in details we missed in the previous stories.
This was epic, in part because Andor shows how most citizens of the galaxy formed a rebellion without Space Wizards. The fact that Ahsoka now joins the fight makes those efforts all the more special.
I like that we see Qui Gon actually learn the value of living in the moment. They were far out of the bounds of the mandate of their trip already, instead of just defaulting to the wishes of his master, as a padawan would probably be taught to do, Qui Gon senses the needs of the moment. All the darkness welling up and how it could be stopped without it coming to a fight between him and his Master. He acts on the present raw living force rather than his training of the more broad stroke cosmic force that the jedi have come to use as a crutch
I think a good parallel to point out is, Ashokas duel with the inquisitor is very reminiscent of when obi wan killed maul. It’s short and sweet and just perfect
Amazing breakdown as always! We saw a Jedi funeral in the Clone Wars when Obi Wan and the Council fake his death and gave him a new identity to disrupt one of Dooku’s plan. Check out Anakin’s face during that scene, you can see glimpse of Vader in his eyes…
The Jedi Council did everything they possibly could to turn him into Darth Vader the irony is that I think all Anakin really needed was a father (he tried to look to others to fill that pseudo family part Obi-Wan as his brother, Ashoka as his younger sister).
I cant beleave I missed seeing Caleb Doon. Thanks for that catch, now I must rewatch that episode. That's why I love ur and emergency awsome videos. Thanks again!
The animal that Pav-Ti kills is actually a Kybuck, the animal that Yoda rides during the battle of coruscant in the 2003 clone wars series, and is a native creature to shili. Also I’m pretty sure the sabre-tooth creature is actually an Akul, a beast that togruta fear and hunt. The series doesn’t say as such, and wookiepedia doesn’t label it as an Akul, but I believe it is one
tales of the jedi is truly beautiful not only animation but the story telling of ahsoka and count dooku shows so much for these characters. especially how anakin tests her to protect herself with clones shooting which explains how ahsoka didn’t die during order 66, and how she got a lightsaber from an inquisitor. count dooku really made me like his character more and made realize why he was questioning the jedi. another cool thing they described was how kamino archives weren’t in the jedi archives and how yaddle wasn’t in attack of the clones. ahsoka and count dooku are two sides of the same coin.
The absolute star of this series (imo) was Kevin Kiner who wrote distinct and fantastic scores for each episode. Also, the first Dooku ep - am I the only one who thought the look and feel of the village was an homage to the old Hammer horror movies? Dookus outfit kinda looked like something you’d have expected Christopher Lee to have sported in one of them… Edit: if there is a s2, my suggestion: re-introduce Kyle Kataarn…
I'd really love to see a young Obi Wan being trained by Qui Gon years before Phantom Menace, and maybe an episode of Obi Wan training Anakin sometime between Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.
@@christianotter0528 I'm pretty sure he's clowning the presenter for butchering the character's names. He was calling him Plo Kloon throughout the whole video. He kept mispronouncing Tera Sinube as "Sinoob" as well
If the Japanese culture analogy applies to the Togrutan homeworld, the small animals that look like loth cats, could be their equivalent of tanuki (Japanese raccoon dogs).
The lighting of Count Dooku from below in the bar scene reminds me of how James Whale lit Boris Karloff in “Frankenstein”. I’ve read books where Whale spoke how lighting from below was more terrifying than from above.
OMG this has been the most amazing little Star Wars experience I had in a long time. The story progression and characterization was out of this world. I loved baby Ashoka and Young Dooku, I loved every little moment that gave us answers to little things I didn't know I needed answers for. You're telling me Anakin's special training made Ashoka such a beast that the troopers needed to call on God for order 66! You're telling me Dooku actually had rebel ideals and his imaginative ways was passed onto Qui Gon which eventually led to him becoming Sith himself all because the council didn't believe in the Sith as a threat before. He MURKED YADDLE!! Holy f!@#! this was amazing. Dave Fioni is probably my new Kevin Feige and he's actually writing and producing all of this shit. To have his job must be amazing. All he does is build Star Wars canon. Man this show was refreshing. I want more. I need to see more young Obi Wan and Qui Gon stories ASAP also ASOHKA is my new MVP!! That last move with new Saber!! Chef's Kiss.
22:49 I don't think it's necesarily a mistake. Maybe Obi Wan just grew his hair out again after the events of The Clone Wars movie because of it's critical failure then cut it again by the time of STCW S1 and stuck with that style for the remainder of the Clone Wars. Peoples hair can grow quick you know. So the solution is simples.
I hope that next season has palpatine origin all the way up to the revenge of the sith, this could be an entire season or a spin off called Tales of The Sith.
I think the inquistor was a reference to Darth Nihlus too. because when she cuts his head the helmet just falls apart is if there’s no head like Obi wans robes in a new hope
Great episode! The moment Dooku puts his lightsaber on the table reminds me of a classic western trope, when tough guys put their guns on the table the same way. Also "Harakiri" is not a Kurosawa movie, but directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
The sad synth music when Dooku is leaving to meet with Palpatine, reminded me of the music at the end of the last episode of The Clone Wars, when Vader finds Ahsoka's light saber at the crash site. Had me feeling sad and nervous, which was amazing feels.
I am thoroughly enjoying this series and Andor too. They are all soooo good and are fleshing out the entire Starwars Universe. Dave Filoni and team. Hats off!
One thing I noticed about the shootout in episode 2: the senator's guards use blasters based on the MP40, a Nazi submachine gun, while the kidnappers use rifles that seem to be based on Enfield and Springfield rifles (British and American respectively). The senator himself seemed to use a pistol based on a P-38, which is also German. I found it interesting that the kidnappers used weapons that were modeled after the stuff the good guys of WW2 used while the senator's team used the bad guy's gear, despite the Republic generally being shown as the good guys.
Around 27:15 you remark that Ahsoka's undercover name is another name for the light side of the force. What is important to note however is that at that point, she is LITERALLY the embodiment of the light side, following the events on Mortis.
This is really interesting. I knew there were references and parallels in this show, but I knew a lot more. One thing I really enjoyed was Dooku's argument with Sidious and the scene with Yaddle at the tree. It was cool seeing Dooku sympathetic.
Love the insight you ALWAYS provide. Really really love this series. My kids and I would watch the original Clone Wars 2d cartoons and then as a dad and kids event the Clone Wars with Ahsoka as a constant. So great to see these shorts that build up the past and cad to Star Wars lore.
Haha awesome, dougs "Surviving the game" with Iced T reference made me laugh. I had VHS of that and watched it probly 50 times around highschool, I'm 37 now and I still quote that movie. *Sing song voice* "Mason, I'm coming to get you Mason" and the ending lol, "What the first thing you do if you pick up a strange gun? Check the barrel" haha.
It's fascinating how small things means so much in Star Wars. Since the Obi Wan series a lot of people have been talking about the inquisitors, the ones in "Rebels", "Obi Wan", "Jedi: Fallen Order", "Marvel Comics". And a lot point it out that one was still missing. Probally the coolest one, the one Ahsoka defeated. I was hoping we would see it in flashback in the Ahsoka series, but well. Also, these light sabers is the ones Ahsoka will purify and became her white sabers moving foward in 'Rebels', 'The Mandalorian', 'Ahsoka'. Small detail, but it was nice to finally see it.
Literally brought my wife and i to tears a few times. Just adore the love and respect it gave to the existing star wars lore. Filoni should run star wars for disney. Instead of whoever made the boba fett, and kenobi shows.
there was a moment in "the sith lord" when yadle and sidious were on either side of dooku. sidious in the darkness and yadle in the light and dooku right in the middle symbolizing the struggle that dooku is feeling being pulled from the light to the dark.
Yadle could’ve prevented the rise of Palpatine and the destruction of the Jedi Order if she just went back to the Temple and reported what she heard. Instead she tries to take on a Sith Lord and an all-time great Jedi Duelist by herself.
For season 2
-An episode about Grievous origin
-Anakin's padawan training
-Yoda as a padawan
-Quinlan Vos surviving order 66
-Origin of the inquisitors
-Obi Wan as a padawan with Qui Gon
-How Maul met Palpatine
Great suggestions!
Thumbs up for Grievous, Yoda and Quinlan Vos,
I could go a whole season on grevious. One episode would not be enough
Don't forget Barris. We need to know if she ever survived Order 66.
I would like to add Assajj Ventress, even though we have an origin story from the 2003 Clone Wars series. We need a Filoni treatment.
Really awesome series. I got goosebumps when Rex said, "I hope your training pays off." By following his intuition, Anakin subconsciously trained her to survive order 66. Wow.
That’s a dope observation sir
It's pretty awesome mini series indepth explanations in such short screens. The entire idea the bad side anakin gave rise to vader and the good side of anakin setup Vaders fall
If they do a second season, would love to see an adaptation of Dark Disciple covering both Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos
Cover Quintana Vos’ story as he helped potential Jedi escape before Obi Wan found his name carved in the wall.
and the maul vs grevious and dooku comic with mauldalorians dude
I wanna see the Kimino uprising next season
They can also do a version of Asajj vs Anakin and how he got his scar.
or how the inquisitors became inquisitors 😫
Ahsoka's fight with the Inquisitor most reminded me of the final duel between Darth Maul and Obi-Wan on Tatooine (in Rebels). Both Ahsoka and Obi-Wan rapidly dispatched their enemies, after just a couple of defensive moves that countered the aggressing Sith's opening strikes. It shows their maturity, confidence, and resolve to the light side of the force that they wait for their opponents to strike first, and then absolutely devastate them.
It directly mirrors it. 2 disarming strikes followed by the killing blow. Only difference being she used his weapon to kill the inquisitor. Wonder what the symbolism is on this one🎃
pvp with a high level character....
Looks like Ashoka learn to disarm the enemy from Anakin who learn from Obi Wan as we saw in his series...
@@MrLelleon but that would lead you to believe that inquisitors trained by Vader would defend against it, I think because Asoka kinda had both anakin and kenobi she learned from two sources
@@ddogthepimp Technically the Grand Inquisitor trained the rest of them and Vader partially trained Grand Inquisitor to a certain extent for then to pass down what they should be wary of when hunting down Jedi Knights. Kinda like "wise magician never reveals his secrets"
I loved this show SO FREAKIN much! That Yaddle vs Dooku duel, was so heart breaking! I'd love a Tales of the Sith series!
The tragedy of darth plagueis
We would get some deep story about asajj when she was being haunted by the force ghost of her Jedi master before she kills dookus sister in cold blood on order by him
Yeah but her death in the comics is so much better
@@florianlasser2779 Thank god the show is cannon then 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@@tahumphreys6543 Vader: Ah sh*t, here we go again
Also, the moves Ahsoka uses to dodge the blasters in training are the same ones she uses in order 66, implying Anakins training is what saved her. I also like how it’s Rex’s fire that catches her off guard
Bro that's what the last scene in the episode meant when Rex had the blaster to her head and said, " Let's hope your training paid off". That was during order 66. Amazing episode.
Its also poetic. Ashoka hold off some time before rex knocked her out. Thats when he was sure when to shoot. When order 66 came, rex was fighting the inhibitor chip. Which gave ashoka her moment to deflect...
And also its the same move and scenario of when she's on the run after being accused of being the bomber. And they are using stun then also and she does the same spin flip move (surprised no one saw that.) Truly was amazing how it all tied together at different points in her life.
I’m late to the party. I’m watching the scene now and it’s exactly what saved her life. All the other Jedi (minus Yoda) didn’t anticipate the feelings of the clones but she was trained for it.
Moment of silence for all our star wars brother ,and sisters who became one with the force before this show aired!❤
What ? Who ?
What the
What happened? Did something big happen? Condolences either way
Thank you
May the force be with them.
Another detail I loved is that the ship Dooku used to meet Sidious is the same one Anakin took when he went to go save Palpatine from being killed. Both of them, coincidentally, used the ship when their journey to the dark side had reached its completion.
I was about to make this comment. I’m glad someone else saw that he didn’t cover this 😭
I was about to make this comment. I’m glad someone else saw that he didn’t cover this 😭
This
Same. Even the compositions of the shots between dooku going to Palpatine and Anakin doing the same are very similar. It was a great call back (call forward?).
There's so much parallels between Anakin, and Dooku. I think the reason why Dooku hated Anakin was because he saw too much of himself in him, meanwhile Obi-Wan resembles alot of Qui gon which is why Dooku wanted Obi-Wan to join him
Although he blamed the council maybe Dooku also resented Anakin for the Death of Qui-gon as well.
My favorite (or least favorite depending on how you look at it because it made me cry) thing about the training episode was that once Ahsoka was older and had gotten the hang of it, she only got caught off guard by Rex’s shots. Why this made me so sad was that I realized that had Rex not stopped himself from shooting Ahsoka during Order 66, she probably would’ve died.
Poor Rex, he must have sorely regretted not believing Fives' full story. At least Rex filed that video report.
I was shocked at how good this show was even with the shorts format. And the quality of the animation is stunningly good. It makes me sad CloneWars is over. I need longer episodes with these [prequels -- my StarWars] characters. Yaddle 💔...
Hope we see ShaakTi next season. Ventress also deserves a better arc than an off screen wrap up too.
It’d be nice to see her fight grievous it sucks that he killed her though
My opinion, not based on any evidence but There’s definitely gonna be a season Two or the format is going to be used in a high republic or old republic series that is planned for the future. Why upgrade visuals and enhance animations if for such a short episodes and only 6 of them
@@kaiyz4222 solid logic I agree. They wouldn’t do all this work on assets if it wasn’t for a larger project that’ll have a longer pay off.
Same. But not from clone wars and prequel characters. I want to see more of the sequel characters. The first mission of Luke and Ben Solo would be amazing
i just watched this all this week - it was fantastic!
Two additional Easter Eggs!
S1E3: Choices: The guard that Dooku captures and identifies with has mismatched eyes (reddish brown/blue) meant to reflect Dooku's conflict between the dark/light and his eventual defection from the Jedi Order
S1E4 The Sith Lord: Dooku's eyes change colors when he is deleting the Kamino records from the archives. You can see a slight red tinge which goes back to blue
that thing with dooku's eyes is so cool
you can see that also in old republic trailer with the brother in white, in one scene he has a slight change in eye color
I think Ahsoka's training in "Practice Makes Perfect" is after the events of "Lightsaber Lost" and before the "Heroes on Both Sides" episode due to the change in her outfit. The outfit she wore was a combination between the halter-top and whit pants in Seasons 1 and 2, and the full clothing as seen in seasons 3 thru 5. There were several episodes in series where Ahsoka was not with Anakin, therefore, she could have had her test as he returned from one of those missions.
That's what I thought too. The Terra Sinube thing and the outfit were my main thoughts. But also, to me, she looks a little bit older than season 1/2 clone wars. Plus, the clones exclusively call her "commander", which I don't think they did much or at all at the very start of the clone wars.
I feel like Obi-Wan's hair is a minor detail that they are retconning (or you could just say he grew it out again). Either way, that seems fine to me; this is all early in the clone wars anyway, and it's closer to his hair from the original clone wars. I was mostly just wondering if there's anything official about when the episode exactly takes place, because if it's before lightsaber lost, then it is a little bit confusing.
But then we have the problem that Ima-Gun Di is still alive in this episode and he died chronogically two episodes after The Clone Wars movie.
@@MaexiYT I saw a nikto, was that Ima Gun Di? I didn't look at his lightsaber or anything.
Edit: I looked at both lightsabers. Ima Gun Di has a gold part in the middle, but the rest is silver. This guy has silver in the middle and gold at either end. I'm not sure, but I also don't know what features are reliable.
@@stanleydodds9 Yes, it is him. There are so many continuity errors in this episode. The wookieepedia article of this episode has an own section for that.
I noticed that the animation style changes as the episode goes on great detail
Some Easter Eggs I also noticed from watching these episodes:
Ep 1: Baby Ahsoka yawns when returned to her Mom, similar to how Grogu falls asleep after using his force powers
Ep 2: the lighting on the face of Dooku in the pub resembles the last fading light, or the little good left in him
Ep 3: when Dooku talks to the prisoner, the red light of the prison cell shines upon him, similar to his future red lightsaber
Ep 4: the Dooku vs Yaddle fight scene was similar to his vs Yoda and you can see Yaddle have a similar battle stance when fighting Dooku with his hands and maybe why we was so much better later
Also, there's a scene where Yaddle walks into the light and Dooku into the darkness, after their conversation in the Jedi temple
Also also, the tree in the Jedi temple is very similar to the tree references from LOTR
Also also also, when Dooku walks away from the tree, he walks away from the Jedi order as he never comes back after that scene
Ep 5: Jesse starts the episode by saying sorry to Ahsoka and it ends with him having no remorse in ordering the clones to fire against her
Ep 6: Ahsoka fighting style intially was similar to Luke's vs Kylo Ren where he dodges all the saber strikes
There maybe more I missed but here are some from the top of my head. Also good job yet again for covering most of these Easter Eggs! Love your channel! 🙌
*I thoroughly loved all six episodes! I can definitely rewatch them all. I LOVED seeing a specific cameo character in series well! But? Dooku's 3 episodes stood out to me the most. All the episodes were BEAUTIFUL & I NEED MORE!!!! Hopefully we'll yet more Clone Wars shorts via Tales of the Jedi.*
I agree. The part where dooku is staring at the tree, shares a memory, and then you see the loss he feels for Qui Gon Jinn.
Fun fact: Just because Dooku used force lightning doesn't necessarily mean he was influenced by the dark side. Plo Koon used force lightning as well, but it was known as Force Judgement by the Jedi and a forbidden practice.
Luke also used a form of Force Lightning that was emerald green, and was also a form of Electric Judgement.
Dooku is the only one to canonically use force lightning as a Jedi though
That's in Legends. That doesn't apply here as the Dooku audio novel is written in the context of canon.
I'm not 100% sure, but I have a feeling that the settlement Ahsoka is working on is the same place Dooku and Qui Gon were at with the kidnapping. Both are wheat farming towns and they use the same droids to transport it.
So it would seem that the senator's kid kept his word, only for the new town to be burned by the same empire that was the republic.
That’s what I thought as well, nice analysis.
Man when Ahsoka said “She was my friend”…. Got me man😢
The first outfit Ahsoka wears in ep. 5 is a mix of her first and second Clone Wars looks, probably implying that it’s between those seasons. I also wish we would have seen even a clip of Ahsoka putting together her white lightsabers, which she made using the Inquisitors saber she grabbed. Also a reference to her choosing Fulcrum as her code name would have been great to tie everything together, but I understand we can’t have everything in these shorts…
Maybe we’ll see this in the Ahsoka show
-The name Ashla was also supposed to be Ahsoka's name originally.
-Ahsoka's outfit was a mix of her original CW outfit and the one she wears in its later seasons, implying that it is the time in between.
-The focus of the episodes shows the parallels of Ahsoka and Anakin to Qui Gon and Dooku.
-Padme's belly wasn't "stuffed", pregnant women still carry the extra weight of childbirth immediately after. They don't just lose it instantly.
These were great - they should produce a couple arcs of these every year and put them out when there's no other Star Wars airing.
I wanna see ventress get the ending to her story. Her novel is amazing and it deserves to be told in animation
I would love to see them do an animated series for Dooku and Qui Gon. Hopefully season 2 gives us an arc from the prequels, one from the originals, and another from the sequels.
There's a youth novel, Legacy of the Jedi, that covers time during Dooku's youth, then Dooku with Qui gon, then Qui gone and Obi Wan, and last with Obi-Wan and anakin. I'd love to see that novel turned into a series, even if only 6 shorts like this, with the "Filoni touch/animation."
@@brennenjohnwhic5535 I still have that book and the storyline could fit in the current canon
Sweet breakdown! One thing I would add about the first episode: I would say the forehead marking Gantika puts on Ahsoka more likely comes from Indian culture: tilak. Usually worn at the temple, or a spiritual occasion. Especially since Gantika seems to be the spiritual authority of their village.
Also, all the well known Togruta have Indian or Indian inspired names:
- Gantika (especially the way Pav-ti pronounces it, with the soft "t")
- Ahsoka (from the emperor Ashoka the Great)
- Pav-ti (sounds like a reference to the goddess Parvati, also the voice actress is Indian)
- Nak-il reminds me of the Indian name "Nikhil"
- Even our beloved Shaak Ti (RIP)
But then again, Padme seems to be Sanskrit inspired, and Sheev is from Shiva. It seems that Lucas was equally inspired by Indian culture as he was by Japanese culture.
Love your videos, man! One small addition: Yes, we have Liam Neeson back as Qui-Gon Jinn, but we also got Liam and Natasha Richardson's IRL son Micheal Richardson voicing the younger Qui-Gon! Such good stuff! (And so happy to see (hear) Matt Lanter again.)
Micheal took his mother's name to honor her after her death, with his father's encouragement.
Seeing Asoka completely body that poor inquisitor was amazing. I love when Star Wars leans into the power scaling to show a far more advanced fighter wipe the floor with someone. Reminds me of the clone wars fight between maul and Savage Opress vs darth sidious
Darth sidious couldn't stop laughing and grinning for even a second of that fight
Best lightsaber fight ever
I really want Dave to do a new full 20-episode season and have each episode be about one member of The Lost Twenty
Excellent suggestion! Maybe Luke could be the narrator, as he reads through old Jedi texts?
OH MY GOSH this show was freaking amazing! It was so great hearing Ashley Eckstein playing Ahsoka again, Dooku's turn to the dark side was super poetic and relatable, and I adored Yaddle, she was so well done! It was also awesome seeing Tera Sinube again, and hearing not just the original voices for Obi-Wan and Anakin in the Clone Wars, but also the real life Ian McDiarmid AND Liam Neeson was a real treat! My only regret was that we couldn't hear Tom Kane as Yoda once more, as sadly he suffered a stroke and is no longer able to speak. :(
Anyway, if we get a second season I would love to see Plo Koon in action, but really all the Jedi are great. (Ahsoka is my favorite though....)
Here's hoping we get a similar show where we FINALLY get to see the showdown between young Boba Fett and Cad Bane where he earns the dent in his Mandalorian helmet!!
16:22 Actually, we've seen this done before. It was in season 5 of Clone Wars when they had a funeral for the Jedi that died in the bombing and Ahsoka was blamed for it. It's been awhile, so I understand
The main funeral scene that I remember was in Season 4 when Obi-Wan fakes his death and goes undercover as the bounty hunter, Rako Hardeen, and is trying to discover a plot to kill Chancellor Palpatine during a festival on Naboo. The episodes were called Deception, Friends and Enemies, The Box, and Crisis on Naboo. This is one of my favorite arcs from that season.
your right and i remembered that and thought the same thing. glad u pointed it out here. 🎉
It would be interesting to see what Kanen was doing after he escaped and how he met Hera
Check out, A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller. It came out in 2014 and I believe is cannon. I read it years ago and if my memory serves me right, tells how Hera and Kanan met and what he was doing before he met her. I think it touches on how Hera convinced him to join her and help start the rebellion.
This show is soooo good.
Phenomenal serie!!! Bravo Dave Bravo! That fight at the end between Ashoka and the Inquisitor straight gossebumps
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The "space deer" is a kybuck. Yoda rides one in the first episode of Tartakovsky's Clone Wars series and they're a popular mount in SWTOR.
WOAH, That’s the same animal?
This series was AMAZING!!! Nothing bad to say about it, overall REALLY WOULD LOVE to see more tales told in this style 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Ahsoka's character is the best thing about Star Wars. Her arc is so freaking awesome. I love her even more after this short series. And my heart broke for yaddle.
Also, I cannot believe you passed up an opportunity to show the scene from a New Hope of Han saying “Good against remotes is one thing. Good against the living? That’s something else.”
Great stories of 2 Jedi who left the Order, one for evil & one for good.
They should definitely do something with Ventress in the next season it would be nice to get some confirmation on if she's dead or not. I know she dies in the books but a ton of stuff keeps getting retconned like with Ahsoka for instance her life on the farm/inquisitor fight is similar to what happens in the books just tweaked a bit.
This show is beyond great, and beautiful hope we get a season 2 thank for amazing breakdown, and video as always Doug, and ryan 😃👍🏽.
Well done. You picked out a couple small details I missed which was really cool. Really enjoyed this series. It spread over a good period of time but I enjoyed how it filled in details we missed in the previous stories.
This was epic, in part because Andor shows how most citizens of the galaxy formed a rebellion without Space Wizards. The fact that Ahsoka now joins the fight makes those efforts all the more special.
I like that we see Qui Gon actually learn the value of living in the moment. They were far out of the bounds of the mandate of their trip already, instead of just defaulting to the wishes of his master, as a padawan would probably be taught to do, Qui Gon senses the needs of the moment. All the darkness welling up and how it could be stopped without it coming to a fight between him and his Master. He acts on the present raw living force rather than his training of the more broad stroke cosmic force that the jedi have come to use as a crutch
I would say the Jedi Council used less the cosmic force and more the politics.
fun fact young Qui-Gon is voiced by Micheál Richardson (Liam Neeson's son)
All the research in this franchise is awesome
The dooku episode were easily the best Ahsoka's episode were pretty decent ,but thought it was really cool seeing dooku turning to the dark side.
This show was awesome. So much potential for future seasons. I really enjoyed this first one.
I think a good parallel to point out is, Ashokas duel with the inquisitor is very reminiscent of when obi wan killed maul. It’s short and sweet and just perfect
She's easily a master in combat
True. All they did was dodge the offensive moves and eventually took their light sabers.
Thank you screen crush for always being around when I'm all alone and feeling lonely I love your videos
Amazing breakdown as always! We saw a Jedi funeral in the Clone Wars when Obi Wan and the Council fake his death and gave him a new identity to disrupt one of Dooku’s plan. Check out Anakin’s face during that scene, you can see glimpse of Vader in his eyes…
The Jedi Council did everything they possibly could to turn him into Darth Vader the irony is that I think all Anakin really needed was a father (he tried to look to others to fill that pseudo family part Obi-Wan as his brother, Ashoka as his younger sister).
I’m so happy that only yoda talks backwards!
Loved this show. I really enjoyed the look of the Inquisitor. Would be an awesome action figure. I shall call him, “Darth Raven”.
I cant beleave I missed seeing Caleb Doon. Thanks for that catch, now I must rewatch that episode. That's why I love ur and emergency awsome videos. Thanks again!
The animal that Pav-Ti kills is actually a Kybuck, the animal that Yoda rides during the battle of coruscant in the 2003 clone wars series, and is a native creature to shili. Also I’m pretty sure the sabre-tooth creature is actually an Akul, a beast that togruta fear and hunt. The series doesn’t say as such, and wookiepedia doesn’t label it as an Akul, but I believe it is one
tales of the jedi is truly beautiful not only animation but the story telling of ahsoka and count dooku shows so much for these characters. especially how anakin tests her to protect herself with clones shooting which explains how ahsoka didn’t die during order 66, and how she got a lightsaber from an inquisitor. count dooku really made me like his character more and made realize why he was questioning the jedi. another cool thing they described was how kamino archives weren’t in the jedi archives and how yaddle wasn’t in attack of the clones. ahsoka and count dooku are two sides of the same coin.
The absolute star of this series (imo) was Kevin Kiner who wrote distinct and fantastic scores for each episode.
Also, the first Dooku ep - am I the only one who thought the look and feel of the village was an homage to the old Hammer horror movies? Dookus outfit kinda looked like something you’d have expected Christopher Lee to have sported in one of them…
Edit: if there is a s2, my suggestion: re-introduce Kyle Kataarn…
One of your best and most informative episodes yet! Bravo good Sir.
I loved this show. Theyneed to do more like this. it was almost like it's own movie
I'd really love to see a young Obi Wan being trained by Qui Gon years before Phantom Menace, and maybe an episode of Obi Wan training Anakin sometime between Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.
Really sad we didn’t get a Plo Koon cameo of him coming to take Ahsoka to the Jedi
U mean Plo Kloon
@@mr.accurate8573 nah he got it right it's plo koon
@@mr.accurate8573 Nope I mean Plo Koon. The character's actual name.
@@christianotter0528 I'm pretty sure he's clowning the presenter for butchering the character's names. He was calling him Plo Kloon throughout the whole video. He kept mispronouncing Tera Sinube as "Sinoob" as well
Always loved Sypho’s ship he was in when he died. One of my favorite ships! Great video!
The helmet the senator in episode 2 wears is also very similar to the one worn by British colonial troops in Africa.
Yeah that's what they reminded me of as well, which is probably a much more fitting allegory
We need a Tales of the Sith!
1. Origin of the rule of 2.
2. Darth Plagues master
3. Palpatine origin
4. Palpatine betrayal
5. Maul meets Palpatine
If the Japanese culture analogy applies to the Togrutan homeworld, the small animals that look like loth cats, could be their equivalent of tanuki (Japanese raccoon dogs).
The lighting of Count Dooku from below in the bar scene reminds me of how James Whale lit Boris Karloff in “Frankenstein”. I’ve read books where Whale spoke how lighting from below was more terrifying than from above.
OMG this has been the most amazing little Star Wars experience I had in a long time. The story progression and characterization was out of this world. I loved baby Ashoka and Young Dooku, I loved every little moment that gave us answers to little things I didn't know I needed answers for. You're telling me Anakin's special training made Ashoka such a beast that the troopers needed to call on God for order 66! You're telling me Dooku actually had rebel ideals and his imaginative ways was passed onto Qui Gon which eventually led to him becoming Sith himself all because the council didn't believe in the Sith as a threat before. He MURKED YADDLE!!
Holy f!@#! this was amazing. Dave Fioni is probably my new Kevin Feige and he's actually writing and producing all of this shit. To have his job must be amazing. All he does is build Star Wars canon. Man this show was refreshing. I want more.
I need to see more young Obi Wan and Qui Gon stories ASAP also ASOHKA is my new MVP!! That last move with new Saber!! Chef's Kiss.
28:30
“Sorry, that’s a scene that should’ve been deleted.” I’ve never heard that before, that had me laughing for a long time!
22:49 I don't think it's necesarily a mistake. Maybe Obi Wan just grew his hair out again after the events of The Clone Wars movie because of it's critical failure then cut it again by the time of STCW S1 and stuck with that style for the remainder of the Clone Wars. Peoples hair can grow quick you know. So the solution is simples.
I loved every episode!!! It closed gaps (outside of the books) that the movies lacked!!! OUTSTANDING breakdown again 👏!!!!
I hope that next season has palpatine origin all the way up to the revenge of the sith, this could be an entire season or a spin off called Tales of The Sith.
Scene with baby Ahsoka and the tiger was familiar to baby yoda with rancor, we've also seen jedi funeral while Obi-Wan faked his death in Clone Wars
I think the inquistor was a reference to Darth Nihlus too. because when she cuts his head the helmet just falls apart is if there’s no head like Obi wans robes in a new hope
The series was great and your review made it even better. A great companion to Tales of the Jedi.
You do the best easter-egg break downs of all the star wars you tube channels
16:20 we have seen a funeral in the temple before. It was the fake funeral for Obi Wan in clone wars when he faked his death
I loved this series. The music alone was just stunning.
This break down of the series was..... masterful.. I love these videos.
Great episode! The moment Dooku puts his lightsaber on the table reminds me of a classic western trope, when tough guys put their guns on the table the same way.
Also "Harakiri" is not a Kurosawa movie, but directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
I yelled, out loud, when Ahsoka fought the inquisitor. Just incredible.
Thank you been waiting for you to cover this show!!
The sad synth music when Dooku is leaving to meet with Palpatine, reminded me of the music at the end of the last episode of The Clone Wars, when Vader finds Ahsoka's light saber at the crash site. Had me feeling sad and nervous, which was amazing feels.
I am thoroughly enjoying this series and Andor too. They are all soooo good and are fleshing out the entire Starwars Universe. Dave Filoni and team. Hats off!
One thing I noticed about the shootout in episode 2: the senator's guards use blasters based on the MP40, a Nazi submachine gun, while the kidnappers use rifles that seem to be based on Enfield and Springfield rifles (British and American respectively). The senator himself seemed to use a pistol based on a P-38, which is also German.
I found it interesting that the kidnappers used weapons that were modeled after the stuff the good guys of WW2 used while the senator's team used the bad guy's gear, despite the Republic generally being shown as the good guys.
Around 27:15 you remark that Ahsoka's undercover name is another name for the light side of the force. What is important to note however is that at that point, she is LITERALLY the embodiment of the light side, following the events on Mortis.
This is really interesting. I knew there were references and parallels in this show, but I knew a lot more. One thing I really enjoyed was Dooku's argument with Sidious and the scene with Yaddle at the tree. It was cool seeing Dooku sympathetic.
This was fantastic, best star wars content in years
Wonderfully rich commentary as always, keep it up!
Love the insight you ALWAYS provide. Really really love this series. My kids and I would watch the original Clone Wars 2d cartoons and then as a dad and kids event the Clone Wars with Ahsoka as a constant. So great to see these shorts that build up the past and cad to Star Wars lore.
I loved the bladerunner like sound track in some of the episodes. It was awesome . Thank you for the breakdown. Enjoyed it:)
Solid 11/10. Every minute has been used properly. No filling gaps fodder.
The music, especially the Dooku episodes was amazing. Andor's score is right up there with it. Both shows have a very Bladerunner style music.
Absolutely loved the series. Did not expect any of it to be that good. Might do a rewatch very soon
also when ashoka kills the inquisitor in the last episode, she takes his kyber crystals and turns them into her white ones :)
Haha awesome, dougs "Surviving the game" with Iced T reference made me laugh. I had VHS of that and watched it probly 50 times around highschool, I'm 37 now and I still quote that movie. *Sing song voice* "Mason, I'm coming to get you Mason" and the ending lol, "What the first thing you do if you pick up a strange gun? Check the barrel" haha.
Dude. 100%. Thank you and thanks to all the contributors
It's fascinating how small things means so much in Star Wars. Since the Obi Wan series a lot of people have been talking about the inquisitors, the ones in "Rebels", "Obi Wan", "Jedi: Fallen Order", "Marvel Comics". And a lot point it out that one was still missing. Probally the coolest one, the one Ahsoka defeated. I was hoping we would see it in flashback in the Ahsoka series, but well. Also, these light sabers is the ones Ahsoka will purify and became her white sabers moving foward in 'Rebels', 'The Mandalorian', 'Ahsoka'. Small detail, but it was nice to finally see it.
Literally brought my wife and i to tears a few times.
Just adore the love and respect it gave to the existing star wars lore.
Filoni should run star wars for disney. Instead of whoever made the boba fett, and kenobi shows.
there was a moment in "the sith lord" when yadle and sidious were on either side of dooku. sidious in the darkness and yadle in the light and dooku right in the middle symbolizing the struggle that dooku is feeling being pulled from the light to the dark.
Ahsoka training with the clones is by far one of the best Star Wars ever.
I love the music for Ahsoka and related characters to her. She’s very samurai, true ronin. It’s very cool to see her upbringing is rooted there.
Yadle could’ve prevented the rise of Palpatine and the destruction of the Jedi Order if she just went back to the Temple and reported what she heard. Instead she tries to take on a Sith Lord and an all-time great Jedi Duelist by herself.