Tales of the Jedi Full Breakdown and Review

[@Major98]

Those Dooku episodes were some of the best animated Star Wars we have gotten. The Sith Lord is instantly one of my favorite pieces of Star Wars content

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

I thought it could have been interesting, but it was way too rushed, and the themes and dialogue were way too overt. Everyone just spelled out how they felt, and Dooku was just like, “Okay.” There were some good moments, but they didn’t really give it time to breath

[@shaolinmonkey1111]

I loved that Palpatine portrayal, easily one of the best and serious depictions of him.

[@palpatinesboi9549]

@@thedapperdolphin1590 they used the tell don't show because it's a show with a younger target demographic. Kids won't be able to pick up on subtle messages. Like, for example, we were shown Ahsoka training against clones and any older fan knows the point of being shown that is to show that that ultimately saved her life during Order 66, but kids need to be shown it or else they won't pick up on it. Same with Dooku leaving because of corruption in the senate and the Jedi playing into the hands of it all, it has to be said so the younger audience understands, but it was still done organically and does not take away from the episodes whatsoever. Meanwhile, I am loving Andor, though, and its catering to an older audience

[@shannonlamar6890]

Wow Dooku was the Master Jedi who erased Kamino records the Jedi was blind and too arrogant to believe that the Sith had returned

[@lamarravery4094]

@@shannonlamar6890 Yep, he was Master Sypho Dyas from Attack of the Clones.

[@jelof21]

this justifies that we need more animated Dooku episodes

[@Jedi_Spartan]

Or a full novel (or another Jedi Lost style audio drama).

[@jelof21]

@@Jedi_Spartan personally not a fan of reading or audio books, I'm more of a visual guy

[@tannerrobb8379]

@@Jedi_Spartan Jedi Lost rocks socks. I will easily eat up more good Dooku content.

[@Barrydavillain]

This is the way!

[@spaceghostcqc2137]

@@jelof21 You should keep an open mind about them, honestly two of the ultimate forms of human entertainment and incredibly satisfying. But yes more Dooku animation please!

[@cecelopez6285]

Ashoka’s episode practice hits so different. Hearing anikan say yes every other Jedi does this training. Really showing how anikan prepared her to survive unlike other Jedis.

[@4thdimensionalexplorer]

I think Anakin would have been a grat Jedi if he wasn't manipulated and dismissed so often. Once he fell he fell hard though. Irredeemable really.

[@13TheKeyOfDestiny]

Correction he would have been the best Jedi

[@Gurd-f2z]

@@4thdimensionalexplorer yeah he was grimes ever since he was a padawan seeing palp as his father figure

[@marcellpinter4031]

And he unintentionally trained the 501st to fight against jedi, and also Ahsoka to fight against clones.

[@nateds7326]

It's fitting that one of the only Jedi not killed by Order 66 was trained by the man who spear headed it.

[@TheFallinhalo]

i Think that scene with Dooku and Yaddle is more symbolic then what you mentioned. when yaddle opened the Door, the Light shone through and it made Sidious recoil in disgust, but Dooku was unphased as he was still redeemable, but when it finally closed for good as yaddle collapsed, Dooku is left in Darkness, one of his own doing, as he was the one who closed the door on Yaddle. in that moment, the light faded from Dooku as he embraced the Dark finishing her off.

[@JainaSoloB312]

Yes! This exactly, Dooku doesn't recoil from the Light, but when it goes out he embraces the Dark, because that's he feels that's all there is. Which brings to mind Vader's words "No. This is all there is." when rejecting redemption and corrupting his kyber crystal.

[@officernealy]

The episode with Dooku & Mace was glorious because it proved that the Jedi council became a warped reflection of the Galactic Senate. Remember that in the Phantom Menace Padmé had unequivocal proof that the Trade Federation had invaded her planet but instead of actually taking any action, the Senate instead wanted to create a fact finding committee because no Senator wanted to jeopardize their political career. Mace saw the same chicanery Dooku saw and yet wanted to simply pass word back to the council because he didn't want to risk his chair. As George once said, _"it's like poetry, it rhymes."_

[@Frost4Real]

Mace is really not coming off well in the more recent stories involving him 😂 turning away Ahsoka from an important holo meeting in S7 of TCW cos shes "not a Jedi" and now showing his blind Dogma here

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

I do like that Clone Wars depiction of Mace but tbf I could never imagine the movie-version of Mace being so subdued and submissive to the Council's bidding and rules. I mean he was first played by Samuel L Jackson and in those movies he was nothing like the Mace from the Clone Wars. I don't mind, but he's definitely a lot less badass than from the movies/2003 cartoon. It is interesting though how he just lets Dooku disobey the rules so he can get the chair position and then just mock his behaviour.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

You know what Count Dooku and Ahsoka had in common? They both left the Jedi Order after learning how corrupt the Jedi Order was.

[@calmxi]

The Jedi order wasn’t corrupt, it’s fate was connected to the fate of the corrupt senate. From a stoic perspective, the Jedi’s all died honourable deaths and suffered honourably in exile and persecution

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

I think in the end we see that the Jedi aren't corrupt, but badly complacent. Dooku accuses them of taking orders from the senate, but that's untrue: even in his stories every single tale has other Jedi besides himself see the plight the galaxy is going through and immediately agree with him that something must be done against the Senate (even Mace's response is "we need to do something, but we have to do it by the book," while Dooku just goes Dirty Harry). His conclusion that the Jedi are under the senate's thumb is misplaced. The truth is that the Jedi simply don't bother to understand the galaxy enough to actually know these things are happening in the first place - they cautiously sit on their laurels, rarely investigate problems, and act behind their excuse that they "don't' do politics" and thus don't actually engage, so instead they get taken by surprise whenever something horrible is dropped into their lap. Their oath to protect the people becomes useless because they don't know the people any more. The Jedi *would* go to bat for the common people against the Senate if they were aware of what's going on, but they're too distant from the rest of the galaxy to even become aware of these injustices most of the time, so they do nothing and the rest of the galaxy sees them as complicit rather than more truthfully ignorant to the problem (that the Jedi aren't aware that the rest of the galaxy has a poor opinion of them is a thing in The Clone Wars as well).

[@calmxi]

@@TheRealCodeBlack the Jedi are not all powerful, they are not in control of the galaxy. Jedi are challenged to accept fate while working towards defined preferences, sometimes against insurmountable odds. They are not responsible for social or galactic outcomes, only their own thoughts and actions as individuals

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

@@calmxi would you say a new recruit out to make a difference by enforcing the laws and providing safety to the community but is who's led by police captain in the mobs wallet is not corrupt? That recruit could be doing what he think is right and just but is just following orders from a captain who does the mobs will. By extension it makes the recruit corrupt?

[@SandyCheeks1896]

Did this series depict the Jedi order as corrupt? If anything it shows the very opposite. Mace is true to protocols and rules to a fault, and that is the flaw in the Jedi order and that is the opposite of corruption. Even higher up in the ranks of the Jedi, we see Yaddle our representatives of the council on this series is anything but corrupt and possesses the true spirit of a Jedi. She is forgiving, courageous, selfless and gentle. The problem with the Jedi order is not corruption, but dogma.

[@fivetimesyo]

I love Ahsoka so I'll watch anything with her, but the Dooku stuff was awesome because it's new material that explores previously unexplored parts of the story.

[@Naniganz]

This is exactly my take as well. Huge Ahsoka fan, but the Dooku stuff was more compelling overall.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@Naniganz They were ALL fantastic overall and amazing as a whole! The sith lord was the best episode but they were ALL phenomenal 10/10 episodes entirely for a FANTASTIC short series!

[@toy.art_8672]

I think Qui-Gon was a Jedi Knight in the second episode. He didnt have a Padawan braid

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@toy.art_8672 Probably, not entirely sure.

[@MataNui.]

I really don't get why she's so well liked. Hell I don't even know why I like her.

[@Mike_VH]

I never realized Dookus departure and the Phantom Menace overlapped. I thought Dooku was already a sith by the time those events happened. Mind blown!

[@comrademoshi1028]

same lol, it was a huge surprise and i actually didnt know that yaddle… was killed by dooku :(

[@timtetumtetodd]

Actually he wasn't part of the Order during the episode. But he was still welcomed to visit the Temple since he left the Order in peace to become the Count of Serenno.

[@ZacharyFinn]

@@timtetumtetodd Ohhh that makes sense. Because I thought the episode had contradicted Master & Apprentice

[@mattshelton7423]

@@comrademoshi1028 it hadn’t been confirmed until this show. Yaddle was on the high council in the movies ep 1, but not ep 2. People asked where she went, and now we have an answer: she found out Sidious’ plans and died trying to save a friend from falling to the dark side.

[@SamvedIyer]

I do not remember where I first read it, perhaps some Fandom website a few months ago (or the Darth Plagueis novel which for some inconceivable reason is not canon), but it was mentioned that Qui-gon's death affected him profoundly, and was a decisive factor in making him leave the Jedi Order.

[@featgorgon3985]

these shorts do not contradict Dooku Jedi Lost, Dooku Jedi Lost said that Dooku would continue to visit the order even after he stepped down from his position as a Jedi, and likewise Jedi within the temple would still continue to call Dooku “master” even though he was no longer a Jedi, so him being at the temple during the phantom menace and then being called master wasn’t a retcon for Dooku Jedi Lost

[@fortnite.burger]

Agreed

[@timtetumtetodd]

Exactly

[@theogjc.b.c.1997]

I would take an entire show or film about dooku. Love Christopher Lee's performance in the films but never felt like the character developed enough, this little context gives me a whole new love for the character.

[@fortnite.burger]

Yeah

[@quantum6276]

I recommend the Dooku novel if you haven't read it already. If you're not in a reading, audible is an option, the audio feels like a movie. You see a lot of Dooku's life as a Padawan, his biological family, first brushes with the dark side, training his own padawans, his disenchantment with the Jedi, his first brush with the dark side, when he leaves the order and becomes a count, etc

[@freeffree4133]

The clone wars show went deep into his story.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

The way Ahsoka killed that Inquisitor was quick and amazing.

[@GameTavern2224]

I loved it was the same move she used on the 7th sister

[@mariogordon9212]

I have to agree 😊🎉

[@thomassmart4088]

top tier samurai fight

[@DavisKendrick]

That was so satisfying to watch. It was literally dodge, dodge, grab the lightsaber, downward swing, done.

[@austinyoder5247]

but why did his head deflate?

[@Vahki100]

The Dooku arc was the finest SW content I've seen in ages. In love with it.

[@Naniganz]

Agree with everything Alex says here. The only other thing I would add is that it feels like a wasted opportunity to not show Dooku corrupting his kyber crystal, and Ahsoka purifying hers. Would have made another awesome parallel. Also, yes, those dog creatures in Ahsoka's village were the best!

[@mattshelton7423]

I lost $5 cause I’d bet we’d see Ahsoka’s 😭 Seriously hope we get that in the future

[@ZachBobBob]

Totally agree

[@christopherharper9818]

The Practice Makes Perfect episode also, and in all its dopeness, why Ashoka began using two lightsabers. Without them she couldn't defend herself to the level Anakin challenged her to. That was a big takeaway for me.

[@SSBBMN64]

I couldn't help but feel emotional with the first ahsoka episode, while watching her as a baby my mind was replaying her biggest moments, clone wars, rebels, the mandalorian, Boba fett. The influence this child will have on this galaxy is unimaginable and hit me really hard.

[@mattshelton7423]

I was crying some very happy tears when the older Togruta said the whole “Jedi. Ahsoka is Jedi.” line. Like yes. She is. And she’ll be so much more influential than any of us could’ve imagined. Love it

[@kurisuuu48]

During the last Episode I had to think of the line from the Grand Inquisitor in Kenobi, about the Jedi-code being like an itch. Ahsoka (and actually Cal in JFO) both blow their cover by not resisting the urge to help the people around them

[@pietropietro5466]

Great line by the Grand Inquisitor

[@mattshelton7423]

I thought of that too, really adds another sense of danger that all the Sith really need do to lure out a Jedi is what they do best, create fear.

[@StuartLugsden]

This is the first time I've felt bad for Dooku. Corey Burton and the animators did such a great job at making jedi Dooku so likeable.

[@GameTavern2224]

I actually loved Practice makes perfect. Anakins always had a habit for cranking up training to 11 when he fought a training droid programmed with Mauls fighting style. I also just loved seeing Ahsoka training. No matter how many times she got knocked down she always got back up on the horse. Sometimes with Encouragement from Anakin but eventually just by herself. It also makes the final arc of the clone wars all the more painful

[@Naniganz]

My only issue with this is that all we ever see her do is get up again and again. Maybe Anakin could have actually given her some tips, or strategies? Maybe he would have if these weren't so short!

[@erikapark1850]

I loved that despite how Anakin helped bring down the Jedi, he also helped to save his padawan, too. He was a difficult teacher who loved so fiercely that he made everyone work so hard to be their best. As a parent, I can relate to wanting that (I promise I haven't made my children fight squads of soldiers armed with stun weapons). I wonder how this might tie into any flashbacks with Anakin in the new Ahsoka show.

[@chrisstaley7626]

How has no one noticed that young Kanan Jarus was in that episode

[@GameTavern2224]

@@chrisstaley7626 I did. And I loved it

[@GameTavern2224]

@@Naniganz maybe even lend her his lightsaber

[@Feign_Way]

Tales of the Jedi was absolutely fantastic

[@obiwankenobi687]

Felt so random though and unnecessary. After brilliant stuff like Andor it felt really out of place and unneeded. Only good thing for me was hearing Ian again as Palpatine, nice shots of coruscant and the Jedi archives

[@MunificentSunbeam]

@@obiwankenobi687 Funny, I hear Andor is incredibly slow and boring, the worst Star War ever put to screen. A total waste of time. /s 😉

[@obiwankenobi687]

@@MunificentSunbeam they’re usually heavily drunk at the time of speaking

[@MunificentSunbeam]

@@obiwankenobi687 No doubt true, but my point being that not every show is for everyone. On person's delight is another person's disgrace. I believe in a big tent for Star Wars.

[@franknuggets5295]

@@obiwankenobi687 just be grateful man

[@kjbwicz]

The Dooku shorts were super good. Also think that the planet that Ahsoka is on in episode 6 is the same one that Dooku and Qui Gon visit in episode 2. People and locations looked pretty similar

[@timtetumtetodd]

Thought the same thing

[@timtetumtetodd]

@@beni2cc I think it was confirmed that the Ahdokabook scene is a completely different one.

[@timtetumtetodd]

@@beni2cc As I said, they didn't. It's a different scene. EK Johnston herself said that. TotJ is completely unrelated to the Ahsoka novel.

[@timtetumtetodd]

@@beni2cc It's not the same Inquisitor. She fought that Inquisitor, then later she fought the sixth brother. 😅

[@BrennySpain]

I was so convinced it was Liam Neeson voicing a young gui-gon jinn. His son Michael did an amazing job voicing him!

[@russellmarsden6316]

Yup,sounds just like his dad.

[@BrennySpain]

@@russellmarsden6316 that’s right!

[@Blinkptx]

The only issue I had with this show was that there aren't a hundred more episodes. Lol I loved it.

[@IssieAngela]

"Practice makes perfect" hit me right in the feels and gave me such anxiety! As soon as I realized what Anakin wanted I was like nonononono. The training session in the hangar was so stressful knowing it would be real in just a couple of months...

[@ricitizen]

This was great, and I hope they continue this as a series exploring some more of the Jedi, their individual histories, and the past of the order. There is so much to look forward to.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

At 15:28 here, when Bail was telling the Shocktroopers (so Ahsoka would hear) that if they need anything, they should call him, I had what I think is a clever idea: When the Empire starts purging the clones for use of recruited troops, it would be interesting for Organa to get a call from one of those guys asking for safe haven. Organa would have to take a moment to remember what the hell they're talking about, and then decide if he wants to help one of the early oppressors or not. And yes, I think he would end up helping. That would also give us an "in" for another old-timer clone out there somewhere trying to do some good to pay homage to his rescuer.

[@EumelaninKnight]

13:04 Really? That episode got to me most. Anakin's battle intelligence and genuine care for Ahsoka, actually prepared her for the worst days of her life. This reinforced my idea that, if we ever get a Vader show, He has to being doing some vile stuff.. Putting people through the worst, while inadvertently leaving the people or situation in a better state than when he arrived.

[@travisshortsmith]

Practice makes perfect is one of my favorite episodes in tales of the Jedi. I love how anakin’ training helped her live in the final episode of the clone wars.

[@felicitys3621]

Count Dooku should’ve had a whole series dedicated to him. Definitely an interesting character but Qui-Gon and Mace Windu act as amazing foils for him.

[@LucidRealityAI]

If he gets one I hope we also seem him as a sith and perhaps even get an on-screen backstory for grievous because I've always wanted to see his backstory outside of the comics

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Imagine if Ahsoka actually met Count Dooku

[@felicitys3621]

That would make for an interesting fanfic!

[@1516Spinola6040]

Considering the timeline it could have been possible.

[@KustomMadeOTK]

@PurpleOwlAnimation nope he only ever encountered obi wan and Anakin, Ahsoka was always on another assignment

[@alanazo2]

Tales of the Jedi was all so good! Also one little thing I noticed in episode 5 is that Rex mentions that the first Clone that gets a shot on Ahsoka in her first training session was Jesse! The very same Clone that would lead the hunt for her in the Venator in the last episode of the Clone Wars

[@strikerecho2592]

It’s very weird as I’m pretty sure most of this episode is set during Season 3 and by that point we’ve already seen Jesse with his 501st markings

[@amaranthpaean]

It was absolutely heartbreaking.

[@Himmiefan]

Jesse's "sorry, Commander" is interesting too because we know that inside his head, the real Jesse didn't want to shoot Rex and Ahsoka; it's just that he was controlled by the chip.

[@ricardomartinez8430]

Tales of the Jedi has basically confirmed that yoda’s talking style is him just messing with people while Yaddle is talking like everyone else.

[@timtetumtetodd]

That was already known in Canon

[@THEREALCAPTAINDREAD]

Ketamine addiction

[@mattshelton7423]

Thought it was just cause he was so old that Basic was different? Would be like comparing 1500’s super formal English to 1990-2010 West Coast slang English.

[@timtetumtetodd]

@@mattshelton7423 Ywsh, but there are way older people who talk "normal"

[@mattshelton7423]

@@timtetumtetodd Yaddle is 477 years old at this point. So she’d still be “old.” So yes, you’re right, but Yoda is twice her age. Imagine the difference in English in almost 1,000 years.

[@jessportersolo]

From start to finish every episode was absolutely brilliant IMO. Particularly just the animation - I can't believe how good it looked. Some of the establishing shots were jaw dropping

[@shaneoconnell9279]

So many Grogu moments with little Soka, a visually stunning planet and setting, and she tamed Raikou. Love the spiritual and peaceful theme like the Togrutan Artists colony. Qui Gon was the most mature Padawan. Fighting by his master was amazing and being a diplomat, having a rapport with the townsfolk. Everything Master Dooku was. The Master and Apprentice Grandfather to child vibes. 'Speaking very highly' of Obi Wan was the best Ahsoka training all the way up to the level of taking an inquisitors lightsaber from his hand like Yoda from Ventress. 'I have no time to waste on you child' As Padawans were swatted aside, eagerly watching heroes like Caleb Dume watching Ahsoka and Anakin. Vader wanted a challenge preparing Rebels and Apprentices to fight him one day. Jesse really letting her have it, chills

[@shotgunnsean]

Really hope they make more. Perhaps wrap up the story of Ventress on screen and maybe some other unresolved storylines.

[@legend_oflouis9813]

Yeah I feel we do still really need those stories on screen, Son of Dathomir and Dark Disciple especially! While the books were a good alternative for the time, I feel like in this era a limited series or special presentation for these storylines would really help fill in the gaps! I really wouldn’t turn down the rest of the last few arcs being finished too but those two are definitely the most important!

[@roboticbychoice1081]

This series was so much fun and easy to binge. I loved both arcs and actually liked the Ahsoka arc a little more. The first Ahsoka really showed what she was taken away from to join the Jedi Order. Her second episode showed how, although Anakin was her friend, bluntly forced rigorous training to "battle harden" her. And her last looked similar to the book and it was cool to see the inquisitor. The Dooku arc makes me really want to read some of the EU stuff and appreciate his character so much more.

[@twstf8905]

That's weird, I enjoyed the "Ahsoka v Clones" episode the most! I mean, obviously it was more beneficial to learn more about Count Dooku, based on which character we've all spent so long with already. But, seeing that training, spent specifically by Anakin to prepare Ahsoka for what he would inevitably subject her to himself, was surprisingly effective, for me. ✌️

[@kaykaykay.0.0.0]

agree! and the little things like jesse shooting her first... really affecting

[@andydrews4439]

This season was an 11/10 for me. Absolutely phenomenal. Especially Dooku’s episodes.

[@Stablemable2]

OMG Bariss Offee would be great short. When Ahsoka faces the Inquisitor, it later reminded me of when she fought Bariss disguised as a Sith in Clone Wars episode .

[@Aussie_Jesus_Christ]

i enjoyed the dooku episodes more, but i've gotta say the scene where ahsoka took the inquisitor apart was my favourite scene in the entire series of shorts

[@austinyoder5247]

and his head deflated.

[@unknownwarrior5672]

The music, the cinematography and everything else was a 10 but the fight was....underwhelming. would have loved to see just a little bit more altercation than a one sided fight tbh

[@Vienna3080]

This channel has the best deep analysis of all the Star Wars channels

[@jaygeoc]

Love the way Ahsoka passed the defense simulation like the Jedi before her, but she gets taken out easily by the clones reflects how well train the clones are when taking down a Jedi during Order 66. And reflects how Padawan or Knights aren't strong enough to survive the attack. Ahsoka had the first-hand experience of dealing with clones but she was almost killed by the clones during Order 66 until Rex saved her.

[@dualmoldedb3088]

Man Star Wars is just so amazing

[@BrennySpain]

I definitely would like to see more stories focused on Yaddle. She’s a great underrated character overall I think.

[@coles5908]

I feel like not having Dooku bleed his lightsaber with yaddles death was a missed opportunity. Would’ve liked to see that in animation

[@SpaceAcex]

Dave Filoni in tandem with Kevin Kiner have developed his style of storytelling to have such amazing vibes these days. I love it

[@johnphotography1265]

You are the best Star Wars KZbin channel out there and you deserve more subs. The way you analyze everything and break things down while including lore is amazing. You clearly show your knowledge of Star Wars and I love your positivity in Star Wars even when things aren't as good as they can be. Thank you man!

[@WesWesser22]

I just realized that Dooku had Qui-Gon there to restrain him from killing the senator, but when he raised his blade to kill Yaddle, he was alone and gave in 😢

[@ciennaquidd6486]

I loooooved the Ahsoka stuff, Dooku was fantastic too

[@Max-jf5vu]

Really really loved this series and wasn't expecting to beforehand. It was genuine art and did such a good job of telling the types of stories that mattered.

[@TheHobbitNinja]

Booping the snoots! AHHHHAHAHA love that line, man . Great breakdown as always. I would LOVE more of these stories. There's so much potential here.

[@cmedtheuniverseofcmed8775]

The Dooku arc was amazing and did a fantastic job in telling his side of the story. You can tell that the death of Qui-Gon did have an effect on him almost as if it was the last anchor keeping him from completely falling over to the Dark Side.

[@skiparsenal]

You know, after pointing out the thematic parallels, I could see a good "what if" story there when Dooku could hypothetically track down Ahsoka in the small frame between her leaving the Order, and Ep 3 and tried to use their similar views of the Jedi to tempt her to the Dark Side. That could have been an interesting conversation.

[@KustomMadeOTK]

Something you notice in the SWTOR game is that people are excited if you’re a Jedi character that you’re coming to help. In the clone wars era many people hate Jedi or view them with contempt. Really shows how 1000 years made them complacent without the sith to keep them vigilant

[@orinanime]

I definitely want more prequel stuff... More of Dooku's story. More of Qui-Gon as a young Master and as Dooku's Padawan. I'd also love to see stories about Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan leading up to TPM.

[@notmephisto1375]

This really helped fill in some of the gaps. I really appreciated what they did for Dooku's character with these.

[@nfinity1421]

Thank you for the review! I would like to speak as someone who generally does not watch the animated work that my brother and I also enjoyed the Dooku shorts more. We didn't dislike the Asoka shorts, but just from the context of the movies, they hit deeper. We had to guess about the 2nd Asoka short being order 66, but thanks to you I was able to make that guess and share it with my brother, which I thank you. All the reviews you give also educate those of us who may only watch the live action, and not the animated work or read the books or play the games. They are very much appreciated and help enrich my viewing experience. Again, thank you for those videos and this review.

[@trxye5069]

I loved the series. The episodes were short, but you still got so much out of each and every one of them. We learned so much about Dooku; and got a different view on his life. I hope we get more of these shorts in the future!

[@joncarroll2040]

I found it really intriguing that Qui Gon doesn't mention Anakin to Dooku. One would think that given their mutual interest in the prophecies, I think its telling that Qui Gon doesn't talk to his old master about the kid he thinks is the Chosen One suggests that maybe he already suspected Dooku had fallen to the Dark Side. Maybe Dooku tried to reach out to him after Averroes turned him down? I'd really like to see this explored more in something else.

[@thomaslaroche9886]

I'd love to see a follow-up series titled Tales of the Sith where you see Palpatine killing his master and Grievous becoming a tuberculosis cyborg general

[@Bendu69420]

Well said, as always! I couldn’t agree more. And I would LOVE a deeper dive into duku. What a cool character and time to explore

[@jediguy634]

The stuff we've been getting lately about Dooku has me questioning this line in EP 2 while Obi-Wan is captured talking about qui-gon. "i sure could use his help right now." "he would never join you." Would Qui-Gon have? Would he have left but maybe not fallen as deep in it as Dooku did? Could he have prevented his downfall? Would love to see something like this done with Caleb / Kanan.

[@HMASbogan]

IMO H says that because he needed Qui Gon to help save him. He was probably the only person that cpuld have prevented Dooku from further evil

[@messymammals]

I normally agree with you Alex, except when it comes to what you said about Ahsoka! I can never have too much Ahsoka! Seeing her is always a breath of fresh air for me, always so fascinating, I always love to learn more about her😍

[@amaranthpaean]

Yeah, I was actually disappointed with Alex and Mollie’s comments about the Ahsoka episodes because they seemed so dismissive. They are, of course, welcome to their opinions, as are we all. But statements akin to “I didn’t need X” open the door for the purveyors of… let’s just call it bad faith arguments.

[@spoke2639]

I only have 2 complaints with this mini series. The fist is that I wish that Yaddle spoke similarly to how Yoda speaks, just to connect those two together more as being the same species. My only other complaint is that Obi-wan had already cut his hair short and was no linger sporting the mullet by the time Asoka was assigned as Aniken’s apprentice, so it made no sense for him to have the mullet again when he is watching her train against remote droids. Throughout the entire Cone Wars show, we never saw Obi-wan grow out his mullet again, he just kept the short hair.

[@WarpathNightmare]

Personal opinion in episode 5, BUT the characters that were in that episode was what made me enjoy it as well as the timelapse. Kanan Jarrus and his master was there seeing Ahoska. Rex and jesse with possibly other clone troopers we might know were there. Then the timelapse of the clones Phase 1 to Phase 2 armor and Ahsoka evolving as a whole, reminding us what we been through with the show.

[@21til85]

I don’t know, dude, I think “Practice Makes Perfect” is my favorite but I love them all.

[@michaelkaduck1915]

These shorts remind me of the old days where we would get stories set in between the major ones, and add more personal time with the characters. Knowing Ahsoka visited Padme's funeral, Dooku's last day as a Jedi, it just feels so good to have these smaller stories happen. I hope this will get a season two. We could explore different Jedi from different eras as well. Maybe give us Luke meeting Snoke for the first time, or have Finn meet Jedi spirits. That would be awesome in this animation style.

[@SamvedIyer]

All of the great arcs for Ahsoka and Dooku aside, I am still full of respect for that senator's son, who sympathized with the plight of his people. I would not say his was an instance of Stockholm's Syndrome; he was man enough to admit to himself where the problem lay.

[@NameIsArun]

What you said about Yaddle showing that there’s always light on the side was summarised perfectly, I love those types of things

[@MrDavidSalamon]

I appreciate your understanding of the morality of these situations in these episodes. Thank you!

[@alenor210]

I know the Ahsoka short doesn’t necessarily retcon the Ahsoka novel, but it still makes the timeline weird. So she went to a farming planet, fought and defeated an inquisitor unarmed, was recruited by Bail Organa, then went to another farming planet and fought another inquisitor unarmed and took his lightsaber crystals for herself and got recruited by Bail Organa again. It’s just odd.

[@freeffree4133]

Or you should just stop bring a need and just enjoy the freaking show. None of the books are cannon to the streaming shows or movies.

[@Quanic2000]

I mean "Practice Makes Perfect" gave us mullet Obi-Wan. Never a bad thing 🤣

[@breakbones47]

I loved the whole show. It’s like watching the missing clone wars episodes 👏👏

[@audioexperience]

this entire series was just phenomenal!

[@KustomMadeOTK]

I kept wanting Yaddle to get away some how. It horrifying how you think she’ll somehow make it but even if she somehow got past Dooku Sidious would’ve killed her in an instant. It’s almost like the creators showing us even when the Jedi got right next to the truth it was already too late for them to save themselves or the Republic. Star Wars is a true masterpiece of telling the story of tragedy

[@emdee7744]

Excellent summary and commentary. I appreciate your insight into the episodes. It is thought provoking.

[@nigelsalvador]

Practice Makes Perfect was my favorite episode because I love how it setup the final battle between Ahsoka and the clone troopers in the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

[@skorupiis9980]

I didn’t care for how they wrote mace- like I get that he’s very specifically a foil in that episode and they only have a few minutes to tell each story, but the repetition felt very comedic towards the end- like come on, mace as a character is more than the council.

[@HariOmRadhaKrishna]

"Boop the Snoots" is a good name for a band

[@PhillipLemmon]

2:45........ "booping the snoots" LMFAO I love it! thank you!

[@andersbuchjeppesen5493]

Q&A Do you think Dooku bled Yaddle’s crystal and used it for his saber, now that he was a sith?

[@-Maxi.exe03]

I'd assume he bled his own cause why wouldn't he ?

[@MaxwellKozen]

@@-Maxi.exe03 i think in the comics Sidious tells Vader that a Sith lightsaber Crystal must be “taken.” So I wonder if maybe he would have told Dooku the same thing.

[@markmcdowell6300]

This show was beyond excellent.

[@LordVader5738]

Tales of the Jedi was amazing!

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

I love Bryce Dallas Howard as Yaddle, and that they didn't have her do "Yoda speak," because that would have felt like mimicry to the point of mockery.

[@mylesmendoza69]

Loved these shorts, hopefully a following season focuses on Jedi from a wider variety of eras.

[@Tripp.tambores]

One thing I realized is that in Master and Apprentice, Qui Gon mentions Dooku leaving the order to Aveross (right?). That book supposedly took place 5 years prior to the Phantom Menace.

[@ZacharyFinn]

I was thinking does The Sith Lord contradict the novel Master & Apprentice? I thought that book was set some years before The Phantom Menace, and Dooku had already left the order in the book?

[@mgunn9801]

Fantastic breakdown

[@FourFour2theFloor]

Nice cameo of a young kanan jarris in the ahsoka training episode

[@chm1701]

This was an enjoyable mini series. The Asoka shorts were good, but as you say, the highlight were Dooku’s. I would have also liked it to be a longer mini series; perhaps 6 episodes with more detail. Dooku is such an intriguing character, and quite frankly, his voice actor is superb. Anyway, as a side note, your monologue was perfect. You touched on all the subjects and really hit home with their meanings. Superb as always!

[@mr559]

The Count Dooku stories built so much suspense and intensity even when we know how things will end. All the music in the credits also amplifies the closing scenes of an episode

[@miguelb5661]

This show was amazing! Couldn't really get into the Bad Batch, but now I gonna continue watching it (haven't finished season 1)

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I was right. Anakin did train Ahsoka for Order 66.

[@nfalls75]

I love the design on Sideous. He looks so cool.

[@Crashpunk]

Star Wars is really on a hot streak right now. I loved every episode

[@josephferrel3413]

Dooku arc was amazing!

[@tankadar]

Tales of the Jedi is my favourite recent star wars content, Everything is so god damn good, loving Andor too but this is just something else it’s what we needed after the end of the Clone Wars

[@mghc7]

This was incredible we all would love to see more

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Man, that was some sweet Star Wars-content! No matter how annoying some of the retcons were.

[@MegaParrotMan]

They were much, much, better than I was expecting. And I enjoyed every one.

[@rosiex2757]

Yes please talk about the the episode ''Resolve'' vs the Ahsoka novel. I was disappointed how they tried to fit that whole arc into 15 minutes. It did her story disservice and also cut out important characters she meets in it. It felt like a very watered down version of the novel with none of the good stuff. She didn't even build her lightsabers in it.