Star Wars Tales of the Jedi Episodes 1 & 2 Reaction

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[@filipvadas7602]

Seeing Young Dooku and Qui Gon here really does a LOT to show why they were *both* so unhappy with the Jedi Order and the Republic

[@MrOuran369]

The voice of young Qui-Gon Jinn is one of Liam Nesson's sons.

[@sunlightcosmos9887]

WAIT REALLY!? Ok thats actually a really cool fact

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

Is there a source?

[@lolokay9156]

@@ARandomInternetUser08according to IMDb his name is Micheál Neeson.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

That's very cool 😀

[@pop-culturecinephile8144]

@@lolokay9156, Richardson. He changed it with Liam’s blessing

[@jasonl8681]

"You're a wiser man than I am" is the same line Qui-Gon would go on to say to his own apprentice Obi-Wan, which Obi-Wan would paraphrase to Anakin. something something poetry, something something rhymes.

[@anhkriva5274]

I wonder if Yoda ever said that to Dooku.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

Tales of the Jedi was a great inclusion to the Star Wars Canon. Short but added a lot of lore.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Yup. The lore it adds is fantastic 🤩

[@darknessunknown4384]

The second episode gave a good illustration of how tapping into the dark side of the force can cloud your judgement. Dooku cared a lot about Qui Gon, but once he was consumed with anger and started force choking that senator, he literally pushed his apprentice away without a second thought, when he tried to stop him. It was the same thing that caused Anakin to force choke Padme, in Revenge of the Sith. Once the thought that she had betrayed him entered his mind, his love for Padme (the very reason he chose to embrace the dark side) no longer mattered. And it ultimately proved to be Palpatine's undoing, in Return of the Jedi. He was so enraged at Luke's refusal to turn to the dark side that he ironically failed to noticed Anakin's turn back to the light; and as a result was completely blindsided, when Anakin picked him up and threw him to his death

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

I think Dooku pushed Qui Gon away to keep him out of what had to be done. Dooku saw Qui Gon as more of a son than as a mere apprentice, and he wouldn't have wanted him involved in something dark/illegal.

[@TurnerWilkes]

I honestly really love Dooku's back story. He didn't have the same intentions most of the sith had when they turn to the dark side. He really wanted to make a difference for the people, and saw how far the Jedi were falling.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

[@jmwilliamsart]

@@dirtyhawkstv1575True, but the Jedi and the Republic were failing you can’t deny the truth about that.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

@@jmwilliamsart It's how you handle problems. Turning dark doesn't help the people.

[@TakakiM-sr1df]

​@@jmwilliamsart agree

[@supremefankai5480]

Ashoka and Dooku's start to their greater destinies could not be any different. One is about the rise, the other the fall.

[@Kriv-kj6lk]

Super insightful commentary from you guys on Dooku’s dehumanisation of his opponents. This gave me a whole new outlook on this episode, fantastic job guys! Looking forward to more reactions.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the discussion 😀

[@Verebazs]

Fun fact: Dave Filoni originally planned to make the backstory he wrote on how Plo Koon found Ahsoka, which he first revealed at SW Celebration Europe 2016. The story was that after the villagers recognised Ahsoka was Force sensitive, they sent out a transmission to contact the Jedi. Soon after a majestic coyote fae looking stranger called Latrans arrived, claiming to be a Jedi, and they gave Ahsoka to her. Then Plo Koon showed-up soon after, looking like a eird bug, and it turned out the fae was a bounty hunter, and Plo had to rescue Ahsoka from her cluthes. But then Filoni realised, there really aren't many mother-daughter stories in the franchise, so he went back a little further in time.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for sharing that fun fact 😀

[@MultiMan299]

Hmm, for some reason, these phrases came to my mind: "What are you-are you a Jedi, a Sith?" "Does it matter? Of course it does, such titles allow you to break the galaxy into light and dark, categorize it. Perhaps I am neither, and I hold both as what they are, pieces of a whole. Know that I am your teacher, and that is enough." "'Sith' is a title, yes, but like you, the title is not who I am. It is not what I believe. For you… it is different." "It is such a quiet thing, to fall. But far more terrible is to admit it." Kreia.

[@The101Shadow]

Such great character

[@Netsaver]

You mentioning how Dooku had a black and white view of things you know who else had such a view? Anakin, remember the episode when Padme takes Ahsoka to see the separatists to talk to the more peaceful separatists? When Ahsoka asked why they were at war Anankin's explanation is literally, "They believe that the Republic is corrupt but they are *wrong* and we have to restore order." He does not consider the gray of things similar to Dooku nor is he aware of the politics going on he is blind to the truth of it because he believes he's on the side of good so much that he cannot be bad at all. Also don't forget that Anakin as Darth Vader committed many atrocities on par or worse than Dooku in the long run. What Dooku did in a time frame of 3 years Anakin did that and more within 24 years. Also here's a phrase that fits both Dooku and Anakin, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." Anakin and Dooku meant well but they went down a darker path with both feeling they are doing what is best for the galaxy as a whole.

[@Literallyjustmint]

Yeah they are both idealistic to a fault.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

Agree. Also, Dooku only had 3 years to commit atrocities because, ironically, Anakin killed him. Otherwise, he would have the same decades long track record.

[@jmwilliamsart]

Are you saying that Dooku was in the wrong when it came to how corrupt the Republic was and how misguided the Jedi order had become? I mean Dooku was right about the Republic and the Jedi order both of those organizations needed to undergo change.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

@@jmwilliamsart Turning to the darkside didn't help the people. The Jedi had become arrogant and misguided but not corrupt. His actions only helped to serve the emperor, not the people. He became a murderer.

[@TakakiM-sr1df]

​@dirtyhawkstv1575 umm they are serving the senators that is corrupt and they work under palpatine the most evil man in the galaxy soooo dooku action was wrong yes but the Jedi was corrupt and was way out of the force. Honestly I like plo and certain Jedi but overall I'm glad the Jedi got order 66 and got destroyed they live for way to long and their corrupt ways

[@felmaster3534]

RIP Christopher Lee, actor and voice actor for Dooku in the films and the Clone Wars series. They picked a good impersonator for him in this!

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

The line of "You're a much wiser man than I" is passed from Dooku to Qui Gon and from Qui Gon to Obi Wan but changes to "You're a much greater Jedi than I" when Obi Wan tells it to Anakin- showing how the Jedi morals had slipped.

[@michaelbryant3640]

And loops back around to Yoda's final lesson for Luke in The Last Jedi: "We are what they grow beyond. That is the fate of all masters."

[@doug3691]

Really enjoyed your reactions and commentary afterwards. Good insights on Justice, the Jedi, and the Sith. Thank you.

[@3Kings_Industries]

Man, that moment Dooku lost faith in the systems, and took direction, allowing that smallest hint of teh Dark Side to influence his decisions. Also, Super cute Ashoka origin story!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

yeah they set you up with the cute Ahsoka story and then hit you with the darkness 😝

[@ArchKnightGamingRealm]

in certain aspect how dooku is in character is similar to how anakin is, that's dooku despise anakin so much in TCW, because he sees a lot of himself in anakin.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Which would imply Dooku kind of hates himself or perhaps hate what he has become 🤔

[@ArchKnightGamingRealm]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 also during TCW dooku is a sith, and sith draws power from hate as well. he hates anakin for the sense of justice as a sign of weakness like he was.

[@mr.o6240]

Ahsoka calmed that "lion" with the force.

[@biberiuscaldiusmero]

Just wanted to compliment the thoughtful and intelligent discussion after the second episode. Also, you pointing out how joyful Ahsoka's father was when she was born had me thinking how strange the jedi are again. I mean, do you think the parents will be happy to hear that Ahsoka's a jedi? It means that she will be taken away from them.

[@skarletfenrir6979]

Couple things 1. The Jedi never take a child without their oarents complete consent and if they say no they leave and watch over the child from a distance to make sure nothing bad happens to them or because of them 2. Being a Jedi is seen as a great honor by most people and you can even see that in the episode her parents are sad yes because they will be giving her up but they are also clearly very proud becuase she is a Jedi then some time after the episode thry send a message telling them about Ahsoka and they are told that a Jedi is being sent to come speak with them and make sure they are certain of their choice and if they are the Jedi will bring Ahsoka to the temple a few days later this beautiful magical looking person shows up and says he is a Jedi(keep in mind most people know VERY little about Jedi other than they are legendary heros who can do anything) and they give Ahsoka to him then not long after Plo Koon shows up and asks about Ahsoka and her parents realize the person they gave her to wasnt a Jedi and was actually a bounty hunter who Plo Koon tracks down and saves Ahsoka from

[@benjaminroe311ify]

I'm not really asking for this but it would be interesting to see a backstory of Palpatine in his youth. Because I think with how he is that he probably wasn't a very good even when he was a child. More of psychopath type. Dooku is more of a puritan type as you say that can't stand the corruption in the Republic and the Senate and it is what leads him to his extremes. He's trying to stamp out evil but in the process becomes what he is trying to defeat. It's fascinating, and hardly a unique story. Very human one that has happened thousands of times.

[@jediknightryan]

Tales of the Jedi is underway! We're off to a pretty great start with these first two episodes, getting to see the origins of two of our favorite characters, Ahsoka and Dooku. I really love seeing the cracks form in Dooku's faith in the Republic, showing that corruption that both he and Qui-Gon were so against; it really adds depth to both of them and gives a better understanding of why they think the way they do. I also really love seeing how Ahsoka's force sensitivity is discovered. We get a brief glimpse of Plo Koon finding Ahsoka and bringing her to Coruscant in The Clone Wars, so we know that it will be a few more years before she officially joins the Jedi, but it seems her talents emerged even earlier than that. I think my favorite scene is when Dooku is choking the Senator, though. A couple other comments said the same thing I was thinking, that the scene is a real good picture of how the dark side can cloud your judgement. There's a lot of parallels between Dooku pushing Qui-Gon away and Anakin choking Padme on Mustafar. In both instances, the anger completely blinded them to the fact that they were hurting people they cared about, nothing else mattered other than hurting the one who they felt wronged by. With all of that said, I think it's time to move on to today's fun facts. Episode 1 gives us our first real look at Shili, the homeworld of the Togruta species, and we get to meet Ahsoka's mother, Pav-ti, and her father, Nak-il. After the year timeskip, we see the Gantika, the village elder, feeding a variant of the tooka species, also called the adoris feline, a type of space cat named after Dave Filoni's own cat, Tuuk. This episode also gives a the first canon appearance of the kybuck, an animal native to Kashyyyk. They originally first appeared in the first chapter of the 2003 Clone Wars microseries by Genndy Tartakovsky (you might know him for some of his other work, including Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack, and Hotel Transylvania). The creature that attacks Pav-ti and Ahsoka, known as a raxshir, is making its first (and currently only) appearance in this episode. The squirrel-like species that we see watching Pav-ti and Ahsoka as they are hunting the kybuck has an incredibly creative name: squirrel. That one's not really important, I just thought it was funny. Episode 2 doesn't have as much to point out, but there are a couple of things. First, when Dooku and Qui-Gon arrive on the unnamed planet, they are using a T-6 Jedi shuttle that first appeared in the Clone Wars episode, "Children of the Force." We get to see Dooku's signature curved-hilt lightsaber, and find out that its crystal used to be blue before his fall to the dark side. Young Qui-Gon Jinn in this episode is voiced by Micheál Richardson, the eldest son of Liam Neeson who, of course, portrayed Jinn in both The Phantom Menace and The Clone Wars. Well, those are all the facts I can think of for these episodes. I'm glad you guys are liking the series so far and am excited to see how you react to the next two episodes. See you guys Thursday for episodes 3 and 4! 😀

[@TheVerrow]

I don't know if you noticed, but the senator's son was voiced by the same person who voices Anduin in WoW. So yeah, I have a feeling he'll be a good ruler.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

Dooku the HERO! Jedi Masters sometimes need to choke someone out- and it's not like that guy wasn't asking for it Plus, the origin of the evil that is Ahsoka Tano!

[@johnhart8856]

"Good work Ahsoka... this Sabre-toothed tiger is going to keep us all fed for a month!"

[@mageeaaron2624]

I've been looking forward to this reaction!! 🙏🏽💪

[@gabrielclonkey]

Star Wars: Visions is also a must watch from Disney plus you'll for sure love Star Wars: Visions from different perspectives and different animation styles, stories told a new.

[@valathor95]

So glad we are doing Tales.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

I remember when I first watched these 2 episodes. I was charmed by the Ahsoka one and flat out speechless from the Dooku focused one.

[@nero756]

if people ask me "what is "real" star wars for you?" my answer is "Tales of the Jedi"

[@I.Lostalim]

Tales of the Jedi is a fun little series, great idea for a palette clranser after s7 Clone Wars. Theu haven'y made a season 2 of this, but they did drop Tales of the Empire a couple weeks ago. Look forward to catching your reactions to the rest of Ashoka and Dooku's tales

[@felmaster3534]

Also it shows that Dooku and Ahsoka are the two ways people can go down the path of standing against corruption, and how the Jedi became unknowing accomplices in it. Ahsoka's journey is more fruitful, hopeful and doing good by undoing the harm corruption has caused. Dooku recognizes the established corruption that has festered in the Republic for years, and wants to take more direct action, his (justified) anger going too far at times until it's too late.

[@darrensummer3117]

Dooku can have a little Dark Side. As a treat.

[@danielsherman2969]

Amazing you are watching these in a couple episodes each time! I think it's the best! Dooku was yoda's padwan and together with Qui Gon being his students and the story you experience I see dooku's views of the world not as black and white... Well at least for it's beginning. Dooku is the one who indeed stays stiff and breaks eventually to the dark side while Qui Gon his seen as much more bending and flexibale which might brought him to different views of the jedi (and sometimes with a good base reason to it) As you said, how we grow and who are the once influencing us is very critical and this kind of character vuilding motif is very strong in star wars and what makes it so beautiful... Seeing anakin as he slowly lost his path with wrong choices over time and not the right feedback now we can see others experience their own path! I am waiting to see your next reaction!

[@KnowOne1701]

25:40. It's like they say. No matter how much of a hero you think you are, in someone elses story, you ARE the villain!

[@michellerahe4853]

They should do "Tales of the Clones" where it kinda explains where some of the well known clones ended up like Wolfee and Commander Cody and Commander Fox. Seeing what happened to them after order 66 and if they did stay loyal to the empire

[@adamklasa7270]

Well, commander Fox was killed by Vader shortly after fall of the Jedi Order

[@michellerahe4853]

@@adamklasa7270 yee I think we all would wanna see that lmao

[@WizArtChelo]

Wolffe appeared in Bad Batch and Rebels, so we know a little about him. I'm curious about Cody after Bad Batch.

[@michellerahe4853]

@@WizArtChelo yee like I wanna see their slow transition into wanting to leave the empire

[@brucechmiel7964]

Did you forget that count Dooku had Lux’s mother killed when she advocated peace? Even when he was the leader of the separatists, he is still a Sith, Lord and answers only to one man. He was never on the side of Justice during the war. And never once believed that the separatist movement was actually going to do anything other than perpetuate the Rise of his master’s Empire.

[@RyderDunei]

His reasons are not as blatantly evil as that, he truly believed that the new order Palpatine was building would be one free of corruption, thats why he went through with whatever plans Palpatine gave him, he believed the ends justified the means, and that the Jedi, the Republic, and maybe even the Separatists were only perpetuating corruption, and, of course, the dark side helped twist his sense of morals along the way. Did you ever wonder why he is known as "Count" Dooku? Its because, in disregard for the Jedi's rules, he got in contact with his sister and discovered he was from the nobility of his home planet, and when the jedi refused to aid his home planet for political reasons he became disillusioned, and subsequent situations like we see here only furthered his disillusionment, until Palpatine got to him.

[@w.samuelblackmun1095]

The sad thing is that Ahsoka will never see her family again.

[@2apocalypsex]

as with most Jedi

[@w.samuelblackmun1095]

@@2apocalypsex Indeed.

[@xenonuke1194]

The problem with the dark side is there is no "little bit." It is addictive and nearly all consuming

[@LordVader66]

when you do Tales of the Empire, i suggest doing them in 3s, cuz its 3 stories of Morgan Elsbeth and 3 of Barriss

[@jacundotheCollector]

Yes, Dooku back story. My favorite character

[@cambelloroxy9420]

You really should watch Star Wars rebels and then Ahsoka

[@AustinFoss00]

Dooku, just like Anakin, was a brave and good person deep down, fucked over by the Jedi's skewed moral interest in serving a corrupt senate over being actual peace keepers. With both being taken advantage of and manipulated by a certain Dark Lord of the Sith in their lowest moments.

[@_Young_jedi]

I really love tales of the Jedi especially when mace windu shows up and seeing Jedi dooku breaks my heart on how he turned darkside I also really agreed and loved the talk about count dooku loved the reaction so much 💯💯💯💯✌🏽 My favorite Jedi is Luke skywalker/ mark hamill

[@magne7771]

Good Dooku is SUCH a compelling character

[@jackson857]

Man, I really hope they do The Bad Batch next.

[@MrGBH]

heh, I literally just watched these a couple hours ago

[@overknightacention39]

Ironic. Dooku complains about the Jedi serving the Senate, yet becomes a Sith and still serves the Senate.

[@Miroku2235]

If y'all haven't seen it yet, I recommend Star Wars Visions.

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

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[@KeysundKreisPlaylists_Colt]

You should really watch rebels before the last Episode of Tales of the jedi because of a spoiler. At least season 1 I think.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

It's kinda spoilery but they'll be ok instead of waiting through 4 seasons of Rebels just to watch 1 short of Tales.

[@KeysundKreisPlaylists_Colt]

@@dirtyhawkstv1575 only 1 season of rebels 😄

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

@@KeysundKreisPlaylists_Colt I gotcha.

[@andrewli6606]

The problem I have with Dooku's character is that he's supposed to be this morally gray person with good intentions, but then he supports slavery on Zygerria, biological warfare on Naboo, and tries testing a chemical weapon on a civilian population. Just to name a few things.

[@LAA_197]

Well yeah that's because the dark side corrupted his morals he's still a sith lord. Remember Anakin despises slavery but didn't do anything about it as Vader while countless worlds and species were being enslaved.

[@TakakiM-sr1df]

​@@LAA_197 agree finally someone understands both dooku and Anakin was a good person but turning to the dark side blind them as you see them turn whet their eyes turn to sith eyes

[@TakakiM-sr1df]

​@@LAA_197like imagine seeing dark side Yoda witch we did got a glimpse of it in clone wars

[@DJLA-vx1dk]

0:01 xd

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

I hate to say it, but I would've been just like Dooku. The rebels were after the Republic.

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

Dooku started off decent, but questionable. All he wanted was for the people of the galaxy to be treated with respect by their representatives in the senate, but doing so with the Dark Side changed him, and made him too similar to the people he originally hated.

[@totalbushleague3270]

The truth is- dooku was completely right to want to leave the Jedi order the way things were going

[@TakakiM-sr1df]

Agree

[@undyne4032]

Dooku was right, Jedi were blind and corrupt

[@TakakiM-sr1df]

@@undyne4032 agree

[@brucechmiel7964]

There was an unreleased arc in clone wars that is actually Ben snuck into the series. Back in the episode, called the gathering you see a small glimpse of Asoka as a very, very young child, and she’s being discovered by Plo Koon. And this flashback arc involved, a bounty, hunter, looking for force, sensitive children, and disguised herself as a Jedi. She attempted to convince her parents to give her Asoka fortunately, Plo Koon stopped the bounty hunter and ultimately brought Ahsoka with him to the Jedi temple.

[@SilverFang95]

The Sith always win because they are willing to go to the extreme. Only the extreme gets results that matter in the bigger scheme of things. Like real life.