SHE'S NOT COMING BACK! | The Clone Wars 5x18/5x19/5x20 Reaction | Season 5 Finale

[@emme]

If you were Ahsoka, what choice would you make?

[@bronxboy151]

The exact same choice she made

[@bronxboy151]

they for real kicked her out the order just to bring her back? Nah bro I’m leaving after that.

[@REYTRACER]

The Jedi were just dogs on leashes during this arc. I'm leaving the order

[@marshalllatta2073]

The ones with the yellow lightsabers are called Jedi temple guards

[@blueroninstudios]

Didn't really pick a side, I can see where the Jedis hands were tied, but I was also very sympathetic toward Ahsoka. Kinda fits with her character being a force for good but not so dogmatically loyal to the Jedi. Awaking, Obi-Wan, and Yoda always respected her to make her own choice. And they always will. We love our Little Soka!

[@ven_skywalker7007]

If I’m not mistaken, this is also the last time we see Ventress in the show. There’s a book called Dark Disciple that focuses on her. The book is based off a Clone Wars arc that never aired. It’s my favorite story set in the prequel time period.

[@VadersRage]

Damn! I just posted the same thing! Wish I had read through all the comments first. That's 2 votes for Dark Disciple. Agreed.....Great book.

[@hcwm2]

It certainly is. But I wish they decanonize it so that we can get Ventress in live action some day. You know why... Besides, it wouldn't be the first time that Filoni changed stuff from the books and comics after the fact.

[@jenniferjohnson2712]

We did get that Voss Easter egg in Kenobi. I would love to see a live action Ventress. She's in the top 5 favorite characters for me.

[@collectorsforfootball7846]

@@jenniferjohnson2712buddy watch bad batch you will get a happy surprise

[@drewammons1525]

One of the best arcs in clone wars

[@ascendant2-7]

Probably the saddest arc before Season 7 Happened

[@Kingofkings07133]

@@ascendant2-7 it was cuz all the fans back then thought that we would never ever see her again which is what made it even more sad

[@ascendant2-7]

@@Kingofkings07133 Ye exactly! Back then, everyone thought that this was the last episode and Revenge of Sith then happened next. Then they release season 6 as a last release of Clone Wars content. Then Season 7 finally became a reality after many years and gave us the closure we needed...

[@agustinblanco1666]

Yes, but I don't like it. It makes me sad.

[@Kingofkings07133]

@@ascendant2-7 ya. No one ever thought that we would ever get Ahsoka again especially after watching season 6 when it finally came out but then Dave really just started to put her in more shit which was dope

[@revan924]

23:53 "the only things the jedi council believe is violence" and anakin ignited the second lightsaber to show that bish how wrong she is

[@ElKamaleon777]

Classic

[@revan924]

@@ElKamaleon777 fr XD

[@obi-twokenobi4861]

I know this is a meme, but by doing that he probed her right

[@WolferOnethousand]

@@obi-twokenobi4861 that's literally the point of the comment

[@pe8268]

This is one of the very best arcs in the entire series, all that tension and mystery is insane, let alone the twist at the end. Probably the craziest thing is the fact that Barriss is actually right for the most part. The Republic is indeed failing, it's actually almost at the end of its life (this takes place less than a year before ROTS) and the Jedi have indeed become tied to the Senate And trust me, this will not remain the only time you will bawl your eyes out

[@jamesmohan7301]

Look at the two Jedi who fell during the Clone Wars. Master Pong Krell during the Umbara arc And Barriss during this one, they both predicted the fall of the Republic and the Jedi. The only thing Krell got wrong was him thinking he'd rule as part of it

[@misterevil1967]

It's not that Yoda thinks that Ashoka is guilty. He knows that Tarkin fully believes that she is guilty. He's basically throwing her to the wolves so that no one thinks The Jedi... are guilty. He's Sacrificing her to try and save the Jedi.

[@misterevil1967]

It showed that Yoda and the council was more concerned with political expediency than actual justice.

[@valkeery1216]

@@misterevil1967 it just sais that the jedi became Hypocrits of peace willing to throw anyone under the bus to have the moral high ground

[@corystanish]

Not only was this how season 5 ended, this was, at one point, the series finale. The show was canceled after this. It was a year before they came back on Netflix with season 6.

[@nickthedreamer4434]

And this was due to Season 5 happening around the time that Disney bought Star Wars...and Cartoon Network wasn't going to share the show with them. Netflix got to make a deal with both Disney and Cartoon Network to release a few more stories as a "Season 6" a year or so later. While this was happening, Dave Filoni (the mind behind The Clone Wars) was allowed to do a new show for Disney called "Star Wars: Rebels" which canonically happens between Episode 3 and 4 (leaning towards Episode 4). Around the time Rebels was ending, Disney was able to get full control over The Clone Wars series and offered Filoni a chance to continue the show if he wanted. Wanting to finish it his way but also wanting to move on to other projects, Filoni agreed to do one final season of the Clone Wars which would debut in 2020 on Disney+.

[@RE4PER]

And then season 7 took forever to come out as well.

[@jacksonconley5117]

This was the most heartbreaking moment in Clone Wars until the end of season 7.

[@pucknorris3473]

Came in to say this

[@Gonig]

@@nickthedreamer4434 wow I didn't know about the debate between Cartoon Network and Disney for the show, I thought Disney just cancelled it to drive all the attention on the upcoming sequel trilogy

[@jackson857]

Obi-Wan, Yoda and Plo Koon all fought to not expel Ahsoka but they were outvoted by Mace Windu, Ki-Adi Mundi and the rest of the council.

[@richardfeynman4452]

"I know", I like to think that ashoka not only refers to Anakin and Padme, but also to his own views in what the republic and the jedi council are doing. I think about the Citadel arc where she certainly overheard some of Anakins ideals while he talked with Tarkin. Thus I know meaning I know you're uncomfortable with the rules, manners, vision of the council. Uff regardless this moment always brings a tear.

[@robpettigrew3308]

Fun observation. Remember when the council called it "her great trial"? According to the book "The Jedi PaThP the Great trial is the final test for knighthood. Passing makes you a full Jedi Knight. If she came back and was promoted to knight that would automatically make Anakin a MASTER. Think of the implications if he is invited to the council but is already a master!

[@darthgrievous8055]

Yeah, I remember noticing that the first time too. The implications of that would likely have prevented Anakin’s turn to the Dark Side, which is incredibly frustrating.

[@RB_Eldritch]

it's retroactive lore obviously, but maybe that's why he was so frustrated about not being made a master, because the council prevented him from becoming one by alienating ahsoka

[@darthgrievous8055]

@@RB_Eldritch nah, he was frustrated because becoming a master grants you several privileges that aren’t afforded to regular Jedi, such as being able to access the holocron vault. He would have been granted free reign to search through all the Jedi knowledge and texts. Also, it was a major sign of disrespect for them to put them on the council without making him a master. It’s like he said: “It’s never been done in the history of the Jedi; it’s insulting.” Though you’re not totally wrong; the reason he’s so impatient and bitter toward the council is in part because of how they treated Ahsoka.

[@DovahFett]

@@darthgrievous8055 Correct, but keep in mind that the only reason he was on the Council in the first place was because Palpatine pressured for him to be there. Without his political clout, Anakin would not have ever been invited to sit on the Council before reaching the rank of master. He would have been promoted first, and then put there, and like Obi-Wan says in Episode III, the Council was very close to doing so anyway. It was still the Jedi's mistake for not just making him a master on the spot, since he had more than earned it through his actions during the war, but Palpatine forced their hand by placing Anakin on the Council as his representative and ignoring their practices and protocols.

[@darthgrievous8055]

@@DovahFett oh, you’re absolutely right. But I imagine that it wasn’t just the act of not making him a master under these unusual circumstances that made Anakin so upset. After his vision of Padmé’s death, he undoubtedly thought that there could be a solution in the Archives that he would have been able to access as a master, not to mention that he was caught off-guard by their decision and they asked him to spy on Palpatine before he even had time to process any of that. Ugh, the number of bad decisions made by everyone in ROTS was so frustrating.

[@digitaladventurer2142]

Bariss wasn't wrong. The Jedi had been slowly decaying from the inside and turning on their own principals. True it had been the Sith's doing as part of their long term goal but the fact they didn't realize it until it was too late remains

[@IggyStardust1967]

Emme, *very* minor spoiler here: "the little racoon guys" (at 16:30) as you called them, are called "Loth Cats". They originated on the planet Lothal, which you will become familiar with later on. That's all I'll say about it. Like many other creatures, they have made their way across the galaxy. Also, this story arc was pretty much made to explain why Ahsoka wasn't in the movies that were made before her character was created. lol 24:06 - Yellow lightsabers are fairly specific to the Temple Guards (so far). You'll notice they all carry identical lightsabers. 28:00 - Also, Maul is no longer a Darth. That is a title reserved for Sith Lords, and Maul was abandoned by Darth Sidious after losing to Obi-Wan in Phantom Menace. He is simply known as Maul, now.

[@Drifter_316]

@John Linde - Loth Cats are just one of the subspecies of the Tooka-Cats. Most the ones we see in Clone Wars are Tookas. And they were named after Dave Filoni's deceased cat, Tuuk.

[@Skumnutlover12ei]

@@Drifter_316 tuuk was definitely a great cat

[@drumaticpageofmusic4148]

I like how Barriss said “The only thing the Jedi Council believes in is violence” and Anakin whips out a second lightsaber 🤣

[@starlighter93]

The crazy thing is that Barriss was basically right. She just used the worst possible method to call that out. Also the way the Jedi Council treated Ahsoka shows how far they have fallen from their own ideals. The Jedi Order really deserved to be destroyed. So that it could be reformed later and made better. An Expanded Universe fan.

[@zanakn]

Emme when you get to season 7, please post every single episode you watch of it. It is too great to only post a select few that are considered the "important" ones. I am absolutely loving your reactions

[@kingbubbafatt9945]

I concur

[@mouse7965]

the martez twins arc is fucking dogshit

[@Zivin]

You don't know how devastated everyone was when this aired because originally THIS is how the entire series ended.

[@winterfollowsspring8637]

Devil's Advocate Time! The first time watching this arc pretty much everyone can't see Barriss as anything but evil, because at this point in the series we've become so attached to Ahsoka that when she's so grievously wronged, viewers also feel wronged. The part of Barriss' motivations that we actually know is very interesting when you dive into it, and there is much we don't know but can speculate on. First of all, I'd like to start with the plainly obvious. Regardless of her actions, Barriss was correct. The Republic was falling and the Jedi were fighting for the dark side, we happen to know thanks to hindsight. The Republic was a terribly corrupt institution which Palpatine was able to successfully manipulate. Palpatine, the sith lord, orchestrated both sides of the Clone Wars, and the Jedi council never saw it coming. Instead the council chose to join the war, to become a part of the military. She's a smart cookie, she pieced together that something was horribly wrong with the way the Jedi were acting, *and she was right*. Her whole arc throughout TCW is about what a Jedi should be -- if you recall from S2E8 "Brain Invaders", she had a discussion with Ahsoka about what it meant for Jedi to be warriors vs peacekeepers. In other instances she also questions whether it was right for the Jedi to reject their emotions. This is speculation, but it seems likely she struggled to reconcile what she was taught with what the Jedi were actually doing--and what she had been made to do as a conscript to a wartime military. And I believe she was perfectly right to struggle with that, since the Jedi were clearly in the wrong during the Clone Wars. There are so many examples throughout the show of the republic and the jedi's questionable actions during the war. There is also plenty of question as to whether the war is justified at all. Although some of the separatist leadership are sith, there is plenty of evidence that the Separatists had just cause to secede from the republic. Why are the jedi fighting a war to prevent that? Is that really what peacekeepers should be doing--what Jedi should be doing? The conclusion Barriss came to, clearly, is that it absolutely was not. And, again, she's correct. The Jedi's willingness to participate in this conflict was the critical choice that led to their downfall. They fell right into Palpatine's hands. Think about the location Barriss chose to destroy--a military hanger where clones--soldiers--were killed. That is a symbolic target. As Letta says, Barriss wanted to make a statement. She destroyed the militant (violent) presence in the temple of "peacekeepers". Her statement was that the Jedi should not be participating in this war. That the Jedi have made a terrible error, and that it has cost too much, and that the Jedi as a whole deserve consequences for what she perceives as their injustice. You mention that Barriss should look at herself in a mirror, I think she has. Look at her speech, she doesn't say "*The Jedi* lost *their* way", she says "*We* lost *our* way". She includes herself in the group she believes deserves to be on trial. This whole thing was her seeking justice. **So why frame Ahsoka Tano?** At this point what we know for sure kind of runs dry, but if I were to be generous, I would speculate that it's actually quite simple. Ahsoka Tano is someone she trusts dearly, but who trusts the council and the Jedi too much. I think Barriss framed Ahsoka to show her, well, exactly what happened. The council didn't support her when it mattered. She was left out to try, trusted by nearly no one at all, and abandoned just like Ventress. In the end Ahsoka leaves the Jedi order because of what this whole escapade revealed to her about the Jedi order, an escapade orchestrated by Barriss. If that seems severely fucked up, yeah it is. But in fairness to Barriss, she did fall to the dark side over this. Can't exactly expect her to be entirely sane about things. (If I chose not to be charitable, I would say Barriss did it to turn Ahsoka. Either way, she did it because of their friendship--her attachment) ~~(If I was being gay I would say Barriss loved her)~~ --- Incidentally there's a rumor that Barriss will show up in the Ahsoka show! I really hope that happens so we can get some of these questions answered. And maybe some redemption! I mean hell this is the universe that forgave child-murder-daddy, I think we can handle a disaffected child soldier.

[@DeutscherDummer]

This is the story I wish we had gotten with Barriss. Imagine a plotline where we see her struggle repeatedly, as a recurring side character in a couple of episodes mixed throughout the seasons, with double standards of the jedi, with her dogmatic yet overly loyal master and, maybe, with some trauma of the event on Geonosis. I wouldn't have minded a love story either, it would add another level to her loss of faith in the jedi rules. Unfortunately much of what you wrote is conjecture and hopeful thinking, a background for Barriss they never wrote. A fall like hers could have been understandable, shown us much more other perspectives and made this betrayal truly heartbreaking. So, to counter your charitable reading, here's my cynical one: They realized over the course of the show how popular Ahsoka had become and that there was no way she was going to die and not be involved in future content. She needed to be out of the story and out of the Jedi, but they came up with all the details fairly late. Being abandoned by a the jedi was the best way, furthering Anakins mistrust. They needed someone to betray her, a jedi who had appeared in the show but was not in episode 3, optimally one who was known to her for emotional impact... Welp, there are not many to choose, they rarely developed new jedi in this show (who survived), much less padawans. They did their best with her then, but it seems clear that they wrote themselves into a corner and did not plan Barriss' involvement from the start. These are amazing episodes, I love everything about them BUT Barriss' setup. It could have been a plotline to rival Maul's :/

[@christoffsimply3179]

The new "Tales of the Jedi" show is very related to this section of the story. And very worth watching. It's short enough to get through in an afternoon.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Takes less than 2 hours for all 6 episodes.

[@emme]

I am planning on watching it after The Clone Wars! :)

[@christoffsimply3179]

@@emme Emme, you are the first person I've ever seen watch the Star Wars saga in chronological order. A very difficult feat! I am so grateful for your determination to do it this way. Fan since 1977, it's amazing to see it through your eyes. I hope to live long enough to see you finish this project. Thank you.

[@mathies3598]

I wouldn't watch episodes 5 and 6 before finishing CW, they are for sure spoiler heavy. The first 4 are good to go.

[@haydo-9916]

These shorts focus on both Ahsoka and Count Dooku back when he was a Jedi

[@MaytrixMan]

Originally this was the series finale. Ahsoka walking away from the order, or some other way of removing her from the narrative, kind of had to happen since she wasn’t present in Revenge of the Sith. It works well that they did add more episodes after this, making this “early” departure far more unexpected.

[@Aurich88]

This is why Ahsoka is such a special character. She was introduced as this like annoying kid sister, and she was SO unpopular in the beginning. But she grows and changes throughout the show right alongside the kids watching. 14 years later, she's one of the most beloved characters.

[@matthewhaddadin8846]

“Revenge is not the Jedi way” “I’m no Jedi”

[@jibrael_7155]

I would have decided to go on a vacation after that lmao. So much jedi drama 🙄 😂

[@MikeWood]

That was a really sad moment. And this was the way the series ended. We all thought this was it for years. You get to skip a very long wait. :)

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

The Jedi council blew it to the stars. The argument they gave was not even an apology, it was more like "blame the universe". It was very political. You cannot count on politicians to be good friends, and Jedi council is a political institution.

[@masonguthrie1257]

to be fair that was basically only mace windu though I am sure other members agreed with him, however Obi Wan, Plo Koon, and Yoda did apologize or showed remorse.

[@CapitalExpression]

The Jedi leadership want to have their cake and eat it too. They want the authority and deference the Republic gives them but they don't want the responsibility of shepherding a crumbling system. So rather than make hard choices or face hard truths to make things better, they just lean back on this "will of the Force" thing when in Attack of The Clones Mace Windu and Yoda confirm that they haven't been able to see through The Force for awhile.

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

​@@CapitalExpressionso Jedi council are playing God,betrayed Ashoka to protect their reputation all because of they power they get from they senate, (government who abuses it's authority for personal gain)they work for

[@Declankrenic]

If you didn't know plo Koon was a bit upset about ashoka leaving because he was the one who brought her to the jedi

[@beastwizard1741]

Aside from being a fantastic story on its own merits, this also strongly develops Anakin as a character and gives him some legitimate grievance with the Jefi Council by the time RotS happens.

[@Reedpea]

The Jedi High Council mostly did what they were supposed to during the arc. You cannot simply blindly trust someone even though they are part of your order (Anakin). Where they stumbled was after the trial, where they instead of giving a formal apology, they chose instead to gaslight her. Abusing the notion that whatever happens, it is the will of The Force

[@jmwilliamsart]

Anakin wouldn’t have turned to Palpatine if they had trusted him more and refused to allow Palpatine to have access to him. They were too attached to the corrupt Republic, and the power that came with it, talk about hypocrites. What Anakin needed was compassion and family, and they didn’t give that to him right from the start. Instead they told him to suppress his feelings rather than find him an outlet for them. I really hate some of the Council members particularly Mundi and Windu, they are too cold hearted.

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

@@jmwilliamsart everything has proceeded as palpatine has foreseen. He knew the Jedi would be willing to use her as a political benefit. He knew that their lack of true relationships of any kind would lead to them to not see the value of individuals, and therefor proving how detached they were from reality as well.

[@jmwilliamsart]

@@TeenWithACarrotIDKRight on, the Jedi lost their way a long time ago, and Yoda failed the order because he was too rigid and too arrogant, he didn’t allow the order to change, to adapt to the times.

[@marshalllatta2073]

These episodes atis so sad ahsoka left the Jedi is such a heartbreak but she had to my the force be with her

[@hehu4025]

Part 3 6. The fight between Bariss and Ahsoka Bariss uses 2 lightsabers in this fight. However, she fights use one lightsaber she tries not to use them at the same time. It was Ahsoka who trained with Bariss in the 2 lightsabers fight Offee did not want to reveal her identity. What Barriss presents is not the Jarkai style (style for 2 lightsabers) but a mixt of many styles. Barriss provokes the continuation of the fight, but most of the time she defends herself in most of the duel she uses the form III (Soresu) which she knows best. Soresu is always about the defense and fatigue of the opponent. Fun Fact In legends, Bariss was supposed to have 2 lightsabers. The one she used mostly for training with Tano. In Kenobi's episode 5, we see a very similar lightsaber, and I wonder if it's not him. (I don't think so. Bariss is Filoni's child as much as Ahsoka. In the Kenobi series, Filoni was not a director. It is possible that this lightsaber is one of the Ventress Lightsabers. I take this into account because we do not know what happened to them and we know that Ventress' lover was there.) Bariss, after seeing that Ahsoka is tired, doesn't even use lightsabers to prevent her fighting style from being recognized by Tano. Ahsoka could sense Barriss but was fully focused on the fight. Barriss using the mix of dark and light side could also be difficult to recognize in force. Ahsoka told the council that she wasn't sure she was fighting Ventress because Ventress has a very aggressive fighting style. 7. The fight with Anakin Anakin is a symbol of darkness and revenge. Bariss is a symbol of fear and betrayal. Anakin had many options to interrogate Offee, however he took her lightsaber and then began fighting her. Anakin didn't care if he hurt her or not. She just had to live long enough to tell the truth. Anakin, despite being supported by the dark side and hatred, fought Bariss for a long time because Bariss also trained with him. It is known that Anakin had to capture her alive, but such a long defense is impressive. When Anakin entered her room, Bariss was confused. She had 2 options to try to escape or confess. Starting the fight, he pushed Bariss into the darkness again. Propably the best way would be to talk. If Anakin had been calm and understanding, Barriss would have confessed herself and surrendered without a fight. (3 key words - Barriss I know) "Ahsoka trusted you and you betrayed her!" Anakin is not just talking about Ahsoka, he is also talking about himself. Barriss was a very good friend to him. Anakin met Barriss during the dispute on the planet Ansion. (Before the Clone Wars) (Bariss uses both lightsabers. Ahsoka's characteristic move is to cross them to block the opponent and effectively disarm or perform a counterattack. Bariss makes this move. Which may be proof that Bariss actually trained 2 lightsabers with Ahsoka) Meybe after her speech, her fight against the dark was over. She won. But we don't know this. Many people consider the sentence that red lightsabers suit her as a symbol that the Bariss we knew is gone and she lost this long and heroic fight. 8. What others thought about Bariss and Ahsoka 1. Anakin He despised Bariss, refused to understand her if Bariss had contact with him, she would not have survived. Anakin never forgave Barriss for what she did to Ahsoka, especially after his padawan left the Jedi Order. Remake of one of the scenes about Ahsoka (Unfinished episode) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaXPd2V_npunncU Skywalker spent the first few weeks alone in his room. He did not speak to anyone. First he talked to Padme and then Palpatine. Again, for a long time, he stopped trusting Kenobi. 2. Ahsoka "Barriss was wrong about a lot of things. She let her anger cloud her judgment and she tried to justify her actions without considering their wider effects. She was afraid of the war and she didn't trust people she should've listened to. But she had a point about the Republic and the Jedi. There was something wrong with them, and we were too locked into our traditions to see what it was. Barriss should've done something else. She shouldn't have killed anyone, and she definitely shouldn't have framed me for it, but if we'd listened to her-really listened-we might have been able to stop Palpatine before he took power. " Ahsoka mostly recalled these events. Even in the Empire Era. Barriss's betrayal must have hurt her, but Barriss changed her perception of war and Jedii. As time passed, Tano more and more agree with Barriss. I wouldn't be surprised if Ahsoka forgave Barriss. 3. Obi-Wan Kenobi felt sorry for Anakin, but did not start talking to him about Bariss or Ahsoka. He felt that the Jedi's lack of reaction to Bariss's bad training was to blame for it. Kenobi wanted to fight for Ahsoka and Anakin. In the scene with Ahsoka refusing to rejoin. Kenobi wants to follow Ahsoka with Anakin. Obi is stopped by Plo who, without a word but only with his hand on Kenobi's shoulder, tells him to let go. Compared to Kenobi, Plo knew that nothing will convince her to come back, at least not now. 4. Plo Plo believed himself complicit in Ahsoka's departure (He brought her to the Jedi Temple. He had known her since she was a child. And he believed that Ahsoka was a traitor), but he believed that Luminara was to blame the most. But he never said it. He wondered if he had taken Bariss as student or had helped her training as he had helped Anakin, perhaps it would not have come to that. Plo and Anakin in the series are the only ones who apologize. "Little Ahsoka had everyone's support: her Master Anakin, Master Kenobi, me.. And even Grand Master Yoda. Young Bariss had no one. She tried to ask for advice and help, but we were blind and deaf to her cries. We should have reacted. I should have reacted." Plo felt sorry for Bariss. He didn't recognize her guilt when she was expelled from the order like Ahsoka. For him, the Jedii were guilty, not Bariss (He was the only one to object) In my opinion, Plo understood Bariss the most and what she felt over this years. I think if it were not for the Mirialan tradition, Plo would have chosen Barriss as a student. 5. Yoda After Tano left, Master Yoda felt that everything he had worked on was lost. He feared for Anakin the most. There are a few stories where Yoda thinks about handing over another student but in the end, he did not decide to do this or student was killed during the battle He finds himself guilty for everything as the leader of the order. Yoda felt the same way when Dooku left. 6. Palpatine "I must one day thank Master Yoda for how they treat their chosen one and support our little mission." Fragment of Conversation between Palpatine and Dooku "Listen to me. The Jedi have taken care of your mission, a mission that we did not even manage to start because there was no good opportunity" "What mission, Master?" "One of the Pillars has been destroyed. Two more remain." "After saying these words, Palpatine get inside his ship, leaving Dooku without explanation. Count had known about Ahsoka's left before but what was his mission supposed to mean?" (Meybe this is an explanation of Ahsoka's vision in Mortis ark. If Ahsoka had not left the order and her master, she would have been killed propably by Dooku during or before Revenge of the Sith. Anakin wouldn't have saved her then because the "seed of the dark side" had grown.) Palpatine was impressed with what Bariss had done, possibly seeing her as an ally. However, any disclosure would be a huge risk. Bariss was highly trained, she knew the dark side and the Sith magic or any attempt to control her would be too risky. 7. Luminara Unfortunately, I don't know what Luminara felt about Bariss' betrayal. I suspect that she still showed her regret without much emotion and forgot about her and this events. (I know she spent more time with Yoda after these events. It's possible that Yoda wanted to teach her something, or Luminara herself admitted that she needed support.) 8. Dooku After some time, the Count learned about Tano left the Order. Although Dooku had never met Ahsoka but he knew that her decision would give Sidius a big advantage. The Count insisted that Anakin could join them very quickly. This must have worried him because his goal is to kill Sidius and Anakin would definitely be a problem.

[@dequ]

I was about 9 years old, when the clone wars premiered, and I watched it until I was 12 but I never finished it, Ahsoka was my favorite character, and 2 years ago I watched the series again. I don't usually cry watching series or movies, but I have to admit that with this episode I couldn't help it, the episode hit me hard :'v Ahsoka was my childhood hero and I had never seen this part of her story.

[@franzxiya]

I cried while watching you watching the last episode. I remember me watching it first time it was heart wrenching.

[@lotus8709]

I find it funny how Tarkin accuses the Jedi of being biased when they're the ones who constantly bring up the subject of "forgo all attachment"

[@ConcordD0m]

Amazing episodes. This episode really showed the maturity of this show. Most other shows would let her come back and forget like everything happened but clone wars dared to let their characters evolve. Can’t wait for you to see Seige of Mandalore!

[@Skumnutlover12ei]

in my opinion, they are all omportant

[@EmanueleCorsi]

now please REMEMBER what Anakin says to Ahsoka in episode 17... "Revenge is not the Jedi way." Just remember this specific sentence. I had chills knowing what will happen in the future 🥰🥰🥰

[@JayBee10]

Emme: If I'm wrong about Barriss, that would be so embarrassing My brain: Em-BARRISS-ing lololol

[@emme]

Oh man I’m so disappointed i didn’t call out this pun

[@LadiesmanB007]

The more you watch Star Wars the more you’ll realize… while Bariss went about things in the wrong way… what she said in the courtroom was 100% right.

[@obibyn]

Just curious if anyone has pointed out or if she has figured out that this Tarkin that represents the republic and Palpatine is the same Tarkin from Rogue One and a New Hope who blows up Alderaan?

[@WrongfulHealer5]

Yellow Saber means Jedi Sentinal I'm pretty sure.

[@clasher138]

Barris is damn lucky Anakin needed her alive to save Ahsoka

[@thomasf8100]

“Good thing we have our bestie, Barriss.” That didn’t age well, lol.

[@jneumy566]

Want to know the saddest thing? Disney canceled the show after this, so this was the last episode to air on tv. They did allow the creators and Netflix to air the future episodes that were already finished at the time the show was cancelled which is what season 6 is, but then after that, the show was left unfinished for almost ten years. Over that time, the creators released information about all the story arcs that they had planned, which would've made the show 8 full, roughly 20 episode seasons long. We got two complete arcs that were fully completed as half animated story reels, a few half animated scenes, an entire novel written from an unmade arc, a comic written from another, and basic descriptions of everything else that would've come out all the way to the original series finale that was planned. Then in 2018, they announced that the show would be coming back with one final season which is obviously season 7 which came out in 2020. They completed the animation on one of the half finished story reels, gave us one of the other arcs that we only had one half-finished scene of, and they got to bring the original series finale to life and give the show the ending they always planned for it to have. The novel made from an unfinished arc is about Quinlan Vos and Ventress teaming up to kill Dooku (several scenes of which are one KZbin), the novel is about Maul escaping from Palpatine's prison and the short war he waged against his master, there was one arc that was going to be about Cad Bane training Boba Fett where Boba gets his armor and in the end, they have a western style duel where Boba gets the famous dent in his helmet. The one full arc that remained incomplete was about Anakin and Obi-Wan stealing a massive kyber crystal from General Grievous (which is what is used to power the Death Star's laser), there was supposed to be an arc about Yoda and the Wookies on Kashyyyk to explain why he has "good relations" with them like he says in Revenge of the Sith, one arc was supposed to be something about Rex and R2 going on some kind of adventure together, one was supposed to be about the discovery of a Sith temple underneath the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and there are a few drawings of Ahsoka trying to cut through the door with Palpatine doing Sith stuff on the other side to keep her from entering, and there was supposed to be one about going back to the water planey from the beginning of season 4. And I'm not going to say anything about the last three, cause those are the ones that got put into season 7.

[@MTTT19]

Mace Windu truly is the worst Jedi. He can never get over himself and thinks he’s always right.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

This arc always makes me so sad. But I am so glad it exists. It helps explain Anakin's state of mind months later when he gets further manipulated by Palpatine related to potentially losing Padme. To lose his mom, then Ahsoka, then Padme would have seemed unbearable to him. It also helps explain his distrust of the Jedi which is only BARELY believable by what we see in the movies alone.

[@shadytano]

Yoda didn't think Ahsoka is guilty, the council did

[@LadiesmanB007]

Rex was force influenced/mind controlled in the first episode when he put out the APB on Ahsoka. The culprit was nearby.

[@pianoman1857]

One thing you have to keep in mind is that people in SW almost always turn to the Dark Side for legit good reasons.

[@Wonderworld877]

Fun fact the grand inquisitor from Star Wars rebels was one of the Jedi with the yellow lightsabers was one of the temple guards that helped Anakin escorted Barriss to the trail for Ashoka

[@svkviper]

If Ahsoka didnt leave the Order this wouldve been her trial and she would become a Jedi Knight, getting her own Clone army aswell, but i can understand her choice. I wouldnt want to return if i knew they just dont actually trust me You asked about the yellow lightsabers - theyre supposed to mean a balance between blue and green. As you may already know, blue means that the user relies more on action rather than using the Force. Green is the opposite, the user relies more on meditating and using the Force than speaking with the lightsaber. Yellow is the perfect balance between the 2. I think it fits the Temple Guards pretty good. Also a fun fact from a Dark Disciple novel. Ventress did turn back to the light and had a yellow lightsaber, also fell in love with a Jedi Quinlan Vos (you may remember him), but she wasnt a Jedi. No way they would accept her in the Order i guess New series Tales of the Jedi came out yesterday too. Theyre just 15 minute shorts 6 episodes 2 arcs. Theyre listed in timeline order but the arcs are built like this: 1, 5 and 6 and 2, 3 and 4. Im guessing you could turn that into 2 reactions but ill leave that up to you. Anyway enjoyed this one, loved how you just called out Barriss the entire time lol

[@mr.pheasant638]

Maul's story is continued in "Son of Dathomir" comic book and technically it should be in The Clone Wars season 6.

[@alanicolas2510]

The clone wars shows us not only the humanization of the clones but also the different situations that made anakin distrust more and more of the jedi order and that led him more and more to the dark side, I recommend you watch episode 3 after finishing all this animated series, makes it more epic and it is understood that what happened with Padme was only the last reason of many that Anakin had when he went over to the dark side.

[@SurvivalPlaying2]

Listen to Ashokas words as Anakin says that he understands if someone wants to leave the Jedi Order.She answers “I know” which indicates that she knows about Anakin and Padme.

[@zavierfrost]

Yellow lightsaber means one of 2 things; 1) you're a guard at the Jedi temple or 2) you're good with technology.

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

Baris was correct about the Jedi and republic. She literally predicted everything that was to come and was true.

[@EagleFangBasketball22]

Tarkin is the reason why Ahsoka left the Jedi Order, not just the Jedi Council who turned their back on her. No wonder why he's the number 1 villain on Star Wars: A New Hope. He lured her into Letta's cell, ordered Barriss to choke Letta in front of Ahsoka, falsely accused her of murder, and imprisoned her. He also wanted her dead at the military trial due to his anti-sentiment against the Jedi, so the Empire was created before Palpatine made it official.

[@TPacoustic]

Ahsoka is probably my favorite character in Star Wars. The building of the character is so great.

[@jalenmaluchmai6490]

At 2:16 it just dawned on me that those were the same words that Lord Vader said unto Ahsoka, Dave you never cease to amaze me...

[@nicholasking4067]

26:30 Same for me. There were plenty of emotional moments prior. However... it was Ahsoka - my favourite character at the time and now - leaving that caused my eleven-year-old self to tear up.

[@liam4295]

"These guys are probably *WORSE* shots than the clones." YOU CAN'T BE SAYEN THAT, DO YOU WANT TO START A RIOT!? Loved the reaction.

[@sethhayes7169]

Just binged all of this from 10 to 3:30 (p to a). This is the first time I’ve seen this show, and this end actually had be crying.

[@ferociousflunky]

I know by now you’ve already watched season 6 so this isn’t a spoiler, but Palpatine’s ‘other uses for Maul’ were supposed to be episodes in season 6 but they unfortunately had to cut some episodes to make it shorter for some reason and Maul’s was cut. There is a comic novel of his story after season 5 and during season 6 but it’s not in the clone wars sadly.

[@AhsokaTanoTheWhite]

Barriss was 100% absolutely correct, just did stupid things with her wisdom.

[@yeeticus7206]

Initially clone wars only had 5 seasons. So as a kid when clone wars first came out, this was the finale for me

[@michellerahe4853]

A yellow lightsaber basically means justice and peace. As it it close to the green. That's why its only associated to the temple guards as they train to detain hostility and disturbance in jedi areas

[@HockeyBoy1972]

This entire arc is one of the best in the entire series. I have always though that when Ahsoka leaves and tells Anakin to trust her, she was doing it to protect him (keep him from doing something foolish in order to save her) Cheers from Canada

[@Lixtar_]

Baris: the only thing the jedi counsil believes is in violence Anakin: procedes to ignite his second saber

[@RegTarg011]

Berriss is actually right about everything she says about the Jedi. They did lost their way.

[@cannabeastie]

When Ahsoka walked, it was the moment that defined her for me. It was the moment she supplanted Yoda as my favorite character. I had never before been genuinely proud of a fictional character. Her actions define; courage, fortitude, reliance, perseverance, and righteousness in my mind. I have a two year old daughter. Her name is Ahsoka.

[@danielkerber8667]

FYI the surfer dude Jedi and Ventress fall in love in Novels/New Cannon and go after Dooku.

[@SigTheSauceMan]

So... about the yellow-bladed lightsabers. Ordinarily, yellow blades indicate a Sentinel-class Jedi (as opposed to blue for Guardian-class Jedi and green for Consular-class Jedi). However, Temple Guards are an exception. A Temple Guard's lightsaber staff is actually not made by them, but premade and given to them to use while they are a Temple Guard (additionally, Temple Guards are not guards forever. Jedi Masters regularly rotate as Temple Guards, but ensure their identities are never known).

[@msoundg]

Great reaction! Although I did not cry the first time I watched this, now, the more I revisit it, the tougher it gets. Everything is perfectly set to pluck our heartstrings but the music... the music is what really brings all the emotions from the soul to our eyes...

[@ZackMuffinMan]

Season 5 was the original ending of Clone Wars. Then we got Season 6 a couple years later. Then Season 7 like 6 years later.

[@KennyThisIsTheWay2024]

Of course Emme☺ great reaction to these two episodes really sorry about Ahsoka leaving😢😥 but don't worry you will soon see more of Ahsoka Tano real soon as soon as you keep watching more Star Wars movies and shows either animation or real life watch all both of them remember you will see more of Ahsoka Tano.😊🎃🎃🎃👻🍭

[@javieryanqu5919]

wtf with the spoiler man!

[@KennyThisIsTheWay2024]

@@javieryanqu5919 dude I didn't spoil at all I just said that she'll see more of Ahsoka Tano she just needs to keep on watching more Star Wars and Clone Wars how is that spoiling?

[@javieryanqu5919]

@@KennyThisIsTheWay2024 she didnt know if ashoka will return, but now because spoil that information she knows

[@The7thFleet]

you are actually really smart predicting what will happen

[@Heimdall1999]

The Jedi with the yellow sabers are temple guards.

[@JustInTimeMovies]

Fun fact. This arc reference s 3 Hitchcock movies. To Catch A Thief, The Wrong Man, The Man Who Knew Too Much. 🤓

[@bassmarine5650]

I love Ahsoka's arc. Especially if you read the book after she leaves the clone wars series. Because if you want to know more about this story arc from Ahsoka, leaving the Jedi order, and what happens with her after that. You should really read or listen to the book AHSOKA. She basically exiles herself, and goes into hiding after order66. But as you might expect, she can´t stay hidden when she sees the people suffering. But every time she helps someone, she needs to run and hide again somewhere else. It´s a very bravely written character, very honor bound and empathetic towards others, no matter what it may cost her. A true Jedi, even though she thinks she is not worthy.

[@AchillesRage501]

in short form blue saber means your a guardian which is saber combat , consular is green force related and more passive and yellow means your a sentinel and you practice both saber and force skills

[@joshuawells835]

I still remember when these episodes first came out. The end of this arc was the first series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as this was when Lucasfilms was bought by Disney, so Cartoon Network lost the rights to the series. Season 6: The Lost Missions, made up of episodes finished and meant to be part of Season 5, came out on Netflix in 2014. Season 7: The Final Season didn't come out until 2020. This series is still important to me, as it is what first got me into Star Wars.

[@doctor8342]

Ian Abercrombie died he did the voice of Palpatine until this point, after this in the Clone Wars Tim Curry (the original Pennywise from thr original IT, and he played Dr Frankenfurter in Rocky Horror) did Palpatines voice. In Rebels Sam Witwer does Palpatines voice

[@Rocket1377]

Yes, although some previous episodes were partially dubbed by Tim Curry. Palpatine's last line to Maul where he said "I have other uses for you" is Curry's.

[@hardcase-69]

A yellow lightsaber means a protector of the force. In Legends canon the Jedi Sentinels had yellow lightsabers, in the new Disney canon the Jedi Temple guards use yellow lightsabers.

[@hy3na739]

Ahsoka knew why Anakin would also want to leave the Order...

[@crispy_338]

Would you be interested in watching the animated Clone Wars microseries on D+? It’s non canon now but it’s incredible.

[@projectpedia3233]

this is such an amazing arc, the clone wars is so well done with showing how the jedi council is really helping their own undoing by all of the bad decisions while pushing anakin more and more to the dark side. Question, are you also going to be watching Rebels, bad batch and tales of the jedi?

[@Jon_from_LI]

Imagining watching the end of Season 5 when it had first aired; well before any hint of a return of Ahsoka (and in fact when the series was cancelled from its broadcasts on cable).

[@TheMagicianBee]

One of the good things about Clone Wars is that it shows that the Jedi were far from a perfect regime and that they had a lot of faults. Obviously they didn’t deserve what happened to them but ultimately Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious took advantage of these weaknesses which led to their demise.

[@mr.o6240]

Yoda says "luminous beings" in The Empire Strikes Back he repeats it here.

[@nate9030]

The council and the Senate were extra foolish because they forgot Ahsoka was not even on Coruscant when the bomb exploded, so them saying she was sus and they thought she was the bomber makes zero sense. She also resisted killing or hurting clones which is inconsistent with the dead clones at the jail, they also have cameras at the jail and should have seen that she was in her cell at the time of the clones being attacked. Any amateur detective would have proved her innocence within an hour.

[@VadersRage]

This last episode is a heartbreaker. Tears are expected. Just wait for the series finale. There is a book called Dark Disciple which is essentially a redemption arc for Ventress. It's a fantastic story. I highly recommend it. It's only one of two Star Wars novels I've made a point of buying and reading. The other is "Ahsoka" by E.K. Johnston.....another great tale that, originally, was to be another story arc for Ahsoka in Clone Wars (before the show was canceled). Great vid as usual!

[@hehu4025]

Information is a mix of legends and canon, it is difficult in the case of Bariss to remember what is canon and what is legend because information about Braiss was changed many times from legends to canon and from canon to legend. Now almost all information about Barriss is in legends. (Even how old Barriss is is in the legends now and there are several dates so thx Dysney) Why Barriss? My friend and I were looking for evidence that she would appear in a series Ahsoka or Mandalorian or Bad Bach and we really liked her. Personally, For me Bariss is now in very strong 2nd place. Have a nice read :) 1. Luminara stupidity The Luminara chose the Barriss only because of the traditions of her race. Initially, Bariss developed a strong and good relation with Luminara. Bariss had problems but Luminara helped her apprentice. During the First Battle of Geonosis. Bariss and Anakin were the only Padawans to survive the Battle of the Arena. Luminara was taking care of Barriss back then. An example would be ordering Offee to evacuate from Arena. Luminara then feared she would lose Bariss that she might be killed. Luminara was a demanding teacher, but before the Clone Wars she was good for Barriss In this relation were sometimes emotional moments. It wasn't an Anakin scale, but Luminara allowed herself and Barriss to be litle emotional, rarely but there were such moments. When the Clone Wars began, Luminara and Barriss's relations changed. Luminara never tolerate emotions in her apprentice. The apathetic approach and lack of support led to Bariss' distrust. Instead of learning from Luminara, she asked questions to, for example, Ahsoka, Anakin, or Plo Of course, Ahsoka also learned from other Jedi such as Plo and Kenobi, but the difference is that Bariss did not want to listen Luminara during the lesson when she trained with other Jedi she listened to them that was giving her lessons. Bariss completly distrust Luminara when she heard that Luminara had allowed her to die during the Second Battle of Geonosis and she survived only by Anakin's attachment to Ahsoka. (The funeral scene is important because there is no Luminara next to Barriss and at such events/ceremonies master should be with his student) Bariss was not creative. She learned that she had to complete missions exactly as Luminara told her. She "learned" creativity from Anakin and Ahsoka. After a while, Bariss was just as or more creative than Anakin season 5 is proof. "I do not know what to do without bombs" - Barriss "Student's failure is due to master's stupidity" - Count Dooku Luminara and Anakin training can be compared again. Bariss became a Fallen Jedi (uses both dark and light side. A Fallen Jedi rarely remains a user of the light and dark side. It's hard to use the dark side and the light side at the same time because these are opposites. Maintaining balance between the light side and the dark side is hard but possible. Barriss has many ways to become for example: Dark Jedii, Gray Jedii, a Neutral Force User, or still be a fallen Jedii.) Ahsoka became a Gray Jedi (uses the light side sets his own way and does not recognize the Jedi code. Fun fact: Dave Filoni thinks Tano is not a gray Jedi, she is more than that. There is also the White Jedii in the legends who is almost identical to the Gray. White Jedi are just more traditional) From the initial normal master-apprentice relation. Luminara made Bariss feel pet or think -definitely not treated equally. Anakin always considered Ahsoka equal (it was obvious and easy to understand). Luminara may also consider Bariss equal, but this has not been seen, Bariss has never heard from the master that she depends on her. All she heard was the criticism, and in the victory batle, "Padawan you did well" or something like that (no emotion and indifference) (It is known that something changed in Luminara. She cared about Bariss but then leaves her to die. It is possible that in time Luminara meybe even forgot she cares about her and that Bariss should be treated with dignity and equal. She was one of the Jedi who became easily blinded by the war and recognizing the republic's victory as the only solution. So this is probably the reason for the change.) It's obvious that Anakin's relation with Ahsoka wasn't good, but I think Luminara hurt More Bariss than Anakin himself 2. Fear of war The Mirialans were known for their spirituality and strong connection to the world around them. They had natural faith and practiced a primitive understanding of the Force. For this reason, members of the species on Mirial have been taught to respect and obey the Force. Before the war, Barriss as a Padawan was taught these traditions of peace and spirituality as part of her culture. The Clone Wars are the complete opposite of what she was learning. She could have had the first thought that looked somethink like this: Jedi teach me about peace, pacifism and spirituality, and join war. What a hypocrisy Bariss is a typical pacifist. She didn't understand the point of joining the Jedi to the war. After the first Battle of Geonosis, she wanted to help the wounded Clones. She had trouble sleeping at this time. Master Bilaba warned Luminara that Bariss was not ready for war and that an obsessive desire to help could hurt Bariss. 3. War Trauma Master Bilaba was right. Luminara disobeyed once again and allowed Bariss to force heal training. She didn't learn this skill immediately and not perfectly, and clones died in her hands. Barriss was attached to the clones. She considered them victims of the war. They were made to die (They had no choice) Each clone's death was bad for Bariss. Sometimes it was not possible to help, but only to reduce their pain during their deaths. Bariss's trauma and problems are seen in the Second Battle of Geonosis "Kill me please" - Bariss speaking to Ahsoka being infected by a parasite The desire to save the clones led to an order to pretend to be corpses. When Bariss first used this tactic, she used it to surround the enemy and win the battle. Later Bariss's fear led her to use this order only to survive her and the clones. Bariss took part in many battles including Umbara. After this battle, Bariss thought of leaving the Order, but her friendship with Ahsoka stopped her.

[@trippiered3674]

"good thing we have our bestie, Bariss" that comment didn't age well...

[@emme]

LMAO seriously

[@micahhill7503]

You should read the book dark disciple. Asajj Ventress has very good arc in that book and takes place after this episode. It was supposed to be an episode of season 7 but never happened. Also , those cats are called tooka cats and they have cool stuffys from build a bear of them

[@epic-fictionalprojects4394]

Yellow is "Sentinel" blue is "Guardian" green is "Consular"

[@jasonstem9908]

Ashoka's storyline might be the most interesting of all. Really looking forward to the live action continuation if it.

[@callapratt7927]

Ahsoka demonstrating the time honored technique tanuki no jutsu. Based on the fact that no one in Star Wars or real life looks up

[@attackthemountain9970]

Just imagine having to wait till the new season after an ending like that.

[@DrSkywalker1]

The raccoon things are Loth-Cats, you should watch rebels next to see them a lot more

[@jasonhouse481]

I had many reasons to believe the jedi order/council were incompetent before this... one bad decision after another. Their expelling Ahsoka was the nail in the coffin for me. They never make any sense. Not saying I chose the dark side, but I did not see their fall as a necessarily bad thing. It was just inevitable.

[@donkoltz1]

Barriss realized the Jedi Order was a puppet of Palpatine's before it was cool. How she went about things was garbage, however. She was the first Rebel.

[@CDRhammond]

A few episodes that show the Jedi for what they really are and why order 66 was actually a good thing

[@UltraHD.7]

Funny thing, well, kind of, animation and especially Anime has given me the most amount of emotions and tears I ever had watching any kind of media. And this last episode was a good example for that 🙂