Revisiting Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7

[@herrscherofisaf5592]

Bruh 5 years ago? good Lord time flys

[@TheAverageGamer1]

Was just coming to say that

[@jonathans303]

It’s more like 4.5 years but still

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

For real.

[@SCATXXV]

We're almost as far from season 7 as season 7 was to season 5

[@thegoldman25]

Yep it does

[@nivedvi2716]

I litteraly got chills when oni wan said count dooku is dead... such a weight to a single statement

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

I couldn’t agree more.

[@dinandroelofsen-gb1js]

I agree

[@dinandroelofsen-gb1js]

Btw hes called obi wan

[@thegoldman25]

that one line was more powerful than Dooku's actual death in RotS

[@kdusel1991]

​@@thegoldman25 DEW IT! 😂😂

[@theandyman88]

The pure dread you feel during the seige has no comparison

[@Jonathan-cm4ew]

Gotta be the most dread and chest pressure most people have ever felt watching an animation

[@proletariapricotf155]

For me the peak of that tension is the eerie soundtrack when theyre transporting maul onto the ship, chills

[@CaptainRockoBD]

@@proletariapricotf155agreed

[@thegoldman25]

You're right, no comparison

[@kdusel1991]

​@@proletariapricotf155don't forget how the audio from ROTS plays as Ahsoka is reaching out to Anakin!

[@alfonsoa.a.7066]

I dropped some tears with the finale. It is a piece of art. I wish more Star Wars fans gave TCW a try. My friends love Star Wars, but they just don't watch this because it's animated.

[@thegoldman25]

Me too, it's brutal

[@Diegbone]

Anyone that watched from the beginning cried during the finale

[@Penlevod]

I really hope that one day Dave Filoni makes something as good as these last few episodes.

[@thegoldman25]

It's hard to make something better than the 7th best episode of TV ever made

[@dancingvalkyrie]

@@Penlevod Filoni was never a good writer to begin with. His recent works are a testament to that lol

[@kdusel1991]

​@@dancingvalkyrie but he didn't write the acolyte...

[@dancingvalkyrie]

@kdusel1991 He surpervised it and then said it was great storytelling

[@kdusel1991]

​​@@dancingvalkyrie I still think he and Favreau are the best people to take star wars forward. They understand it more than KK. KK's a great producer, not the best shepherd.

[@ianbonner3179]

I’m a fairly new Star Wars fan. I hadn’t seen a single piece of content until 2 years ago. I got to watch the entirety of TCW without knowing what was gonna happen. I was so upset when it ended and I didn’t know what happened to Ahsoka or Rex, so it made rebels 100x better

[@justiceadams6623]

Glad you joined the fandom

[@Elemento0420]

I wish Disney had let a few more arcs be released for the final season. Like starting the season with Crystal Crisis. Starting the series with Anakin and Obi-Wan working together, have Anakin in a complete episode talk about how he feels about Ahsoka leaving to foreshadow is eventual failing of Obi-Wan and follow up with Ahsoka's arc. Son of Dathomir would've been good, too, for showing Maul return to Mandalore after Sidious humiliated him last time we saw onscreen. I would've also included Dark Disciple to conclude Ventress' arc since she was an important and developed character in the series. But with her return in Bad Batch, I don't know now.

[@thegoldman25]

i wish the same as you

[@zacharywilliams6337]

I agree besides the final arc I feel this season was kind of a waste of time.

[@kdusel1991]

​@@zacharywilliams6337 I mean the bad batch is literally just a pilot for the show. And the Martez sisters arc is hot garbage.

[@jamesarnold7253]

Ahsoka and Rex are the main characters in this show. Anakin and Obi Wan are movie characters first and everyone else are support characters. It makes sense to have an arc with Rex, one with Ahsoka and end with them both together

[@kdusel1991]

​@@jamesarnold7253 Can we just agree that Anakin is completely saved with this show. And I'm glad that Hayden Christensen has taken inspiration from this iteration.

[@Solo13508]

In the Brotherhood novel there's a fantastic scene with Obi-Wan where he basically figures out what's going on with Anakin and Padme and considers confronting Anakin before deciding against it. The book has him think back to his relationship with Satine and that was the primary reason he decided to leave Anakin be since in Obi-Wan's eyes both himself and Satine ended up where they needed to be after their relationship so he thought something similar would happen with Anakin.

[@timwise7277]

One thing I also feel like can’t be left out of discussing Season 7 was the time period when it came out. With everything being shutdown and a lot of the future being uncertain, I personally felt like Season 7 was made that much better. I could remember Saturdays where I’d wake up, go to my dads house to help with yard work then go back to my moms house, one of the very few times I actually left the house. Then afterwards I’d check out the next episode of the season. It just felt that much more special to me. Secondly, right around the time Season 7 was on, The Weeknd dropped his massive album After Hours, and I cannot tell you how many times I’d listen to certain songs and not visualize the Siege of Mandalore. I may be alone in this, but that whole time period just felt unreal for those reasons.

[@ethanwood2934]

After hours was goated. I was a junior in high school and I have a lot of nostalgia about that point in time of life even tho Ik for a fact it wasn’t all sunshine due to covid and doing all the stuff to get ready for college lmfao

[@generalautismo4471]

I'm one of the few lucky ones who watched the whole of The Clone Wars before Rebels. It was AWESOME and something I missed in my childhood

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

Same here. I never missed an episode: Friday, 8:00 PM Central.

[@dinandroelofsen-gb1js]

I watched it too

[@CaptainRockoBD]

@@ARCtrooperblueleadersame. I remember i watched up until the boba fett season and unfortunately just got to that age where i didn’t have time for cartoons. Came back to it and watched the last couple seasons and jumped straight into rebels. I was hooked. Then Disney started churning out dumpster fires.

[@thegoldman25]

I'm jealous

[@BatAmerica]

This season sells the idea that The Clone Wars is not only pointless but unimaginatively destructive. The thesis, "The cost of war can never truly be accounted for," is best displayed in the ending. We can never understand just how many lives were lost in Ahsoka's last battle, nonetheless the Clone Wars, because there were too many clones to bury, and that is heartbreaking.

[@thegoldman25]

Perfectly said

[@hectormontes7056]

Me and my dad watched the Ahsoka related Clone Wars episodes in preparation for Ahsoka, and he was genuinely shocked by Ahsoka leaving the order, and loved the Order 66/Siege of Mandalore arc. Like he knew Ahsoka and Maul survive, but it absolutely didn’t take anything away from his viewing experience.

[@thegoldman25]

That's awesome

[@eurovisionkat]

5 years ago... i feel insanely old

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

Me too.

[@thegoldman25]

It's because you are old

[@As-iy2ki]

@@thegoldman25 SO ARE YOU! 😭😭 BULLY :(

[@williamplants67]

As we all do, my friend. When this show started I just turned 16, and 27 when it ended. At 33 now I can say I appreciate it more now than I did then! And I loved it then too!

[@kdusel1991]

​@@williamplants67 I didn't start watching it at the time it premiered cause I felt it was a show for children. I'm so glad I was wrong. Binged all of it during Covid and now I finally understand why it's so good.

[@MyGh0standMe2003]

Dude when they played that melancholy version of the clone/republic horns at the end, I straight up cried. Such a good story

[@HappyNoob17YT]

not really, Ashoka never worked for anything, somehow got the skill to fight and win against a Sith lord (after she wanted to go waist men on defending a world that was never in the Republic) and the villains are walking jokes.

[@thegoldman25]

So depressing

[@ColonialSun-mg6tq]

I had never been so excited for a season of tv in my life

[@TimeLockLady]

I'm half way but I need to say I WAS THAT ISOLATED FAN! I never got into any of the series, limited myself to the films so for me Darth Maul was no more, clones were of no importance... my first show I think was Obi Wan, but I don't remember anything being mentioned that were related to the other shows or that shocked me too much. When I finally watched Clone Wars, I was IN AWE. SUCH A GOOD SHOW OMG, I WAS ANGRY AT MYSELF FOR NOT WATCHING SOONER. So it was all a surprise to me, growing attached to all the clones, not knowing how Darth Maul or Ashoka would end (although by the time I reached the last season I already knew she had to survive because she had appeared in The Mandalorian, but I haven't watched that yet). Season 7 was SO EMOTIONAL to me and I'm so glad I could experience that ❤ after CW I watched Rebels and The Bad Batch and all I can say is that the animated SW shows are perfect!❤

[@thegoldman25]

That's awesome! I'm jealous

[@Captain_Griff]

It feels like yesterday when this season came out, time flies man

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

So true.

[@thegoldman25]

Me too!

[@user-iz7kc4ql7g]

9:48 my little sister is one of those lucky bastards because she has an older brother with an unhealthy addiction to Star Wars and a proper watch order list

[@thegoldman25]

hahaha thats awesome

[@pandarosfaolanexcelsior3551]

I am on yet another rewatch of the entire series. Idk what rewatch it is, I lost track. But comparing the episode I am watching currently from S2 with season 7 is just breathtaking. It has been an incredible journey - it's just a bit sad it wasn't longer. Still, Star Wars: The Clone Wars will have a special place in my heart as a crucial part of my childhood forever.

[@thegoldman25]

this was maybe my 4th rewatch? Gets better everytime

[@pandarosfaolanexcelsior3551]

@@thegoldman25 I agree. Especially in the later seasons there is so much to discover. I still find little details in my most recent rewatch I never realized before. this is very precious, especially in a series this old.

[@LuckyLego]

5 years ago??!? Bro im getting to old. I was watching this as it came out and mannn it was soooo good.

[@Fishykarp8857]

bro I love your videos

[@yaei252]

i really enjoyed your take on the ahsoka walkabout arc, really refreshing perspective on the switch to trace and rafa!

[@thegoldman25]

Thanks!

[@only._me]

I think the thing with Trace and Rafa being so hated is the fact that they’re in FOUR episodes! They take up a third of the final season of the show we never thought we were going to get a conclusion to. And this was released on a weekly schedule, so we got a month of watching their hi jinx and it could have easily been cut down to just two episodes with them without sacrificing Ashoka’s growth

[@sashasscribbles]

Yeah I can agree with that. I came back to watch season 7 recently, so long after its release, and actually throughly enjoyed the Ahsoka walkabout arc for what it is. I think the week of waiting between episodes and the hyped expectations for the final season on release is what soured people's opinions on it Theres of course the annoying contrived motivation to dump the spice which is the cause for much of the conflict; I hate that bit too. But I dont find it to be especially worse than other "oversimplified for children to understand" moments in the show in earlier seasons. I think seeing Ahsoka fending for herself in exile is definitely a necessary part of the plot, but it couldve been tweaked to be better

[@vincible45]

I was at summer camp. The day I got back, I heard the news and I legitimately cried

[@MemphisCorollaS]

The ability to get the audience so much emotionally involved despite most knowing what going to happen afterwards makes this even more impressive. It would’ve happily watched another 6 episodes to get those other storylines. It’s not GoT finale level of cutting story short to keep under a predetermined arbitrary shortened episode count by any means, but I’d have liked more stories even if that took us on side quests to delay the siege of Mandalore.

[@RedEveTillDawn]

Okay..... THIS is the season I officially fell in love with Ahsoka ♥ They handled that ending so well, and it huuuuuuurt!

[@thegoldman25]

They did a great job with her here

[@superninja493]

When Rex drops his helmet after saying: “Yes Lord Sidious” You know he was thinking: Oh fuck, Fives was right

[@Meep-y5l]

I was thinking the same thing when I watched it

[@Aaylias]

The final episode, it's been a good run. (THIS SERIES IS SO GOOD I WANT MORE IVE BEEN HERE SINCE EPISODE 1)

[@thegoldman25]

Thank you!!!

[@Grapelordz]

Love this series so much. All the iconic moment, the arcs, the characters, the action, voice acting, every season and the movie, from the beginning all the way to the end, this is my all time favorite cartoon show. I absolutely enjoyed your videos on the show, it was a lot of fun hearing your opinions on it

[@thegoldman25]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Perhapsawiseman]

Honestly, the tension in the ending 2 episodes was so expertly crafted, I just assumed Rebels was no longer canon because I didn’t believe Rex and Ashoka would make it out there alive! That’s how intense it was!

[@thegoldman25]

It was a masterclass in tension

[@CaptainRockoBD]

Thank god that’s not the case lol i loved rebels

[@SCATXXV]

I feel like the finale being the SEVENTH best episode of all-time in all of TV history is insane. Think about every TV show out there and aside from breaking bad, game of thrones and attack on titan, this finale beats every episode of every other TV show you've ever seen

[@thegoldman25]

It really is surreal

[@alejandroorozco864]

Season 7 of The Clone Wars was amazing, and the Siege of Mandalore had me on edge every time I had to wait for a new episode. Now that it’s all out, I love revisiting and watching it. Plus, I really enjoy the version someone made on Reddit that combines the Siege of Mandalore with Revenge of the Sith, making it an extended version. It’s not perfect, but it definitely hits you in the feels!😢

[@thegoldman25]

The SoM and RotS supercut is awesome

[@jillianpedone3579]

The clone wars will always be special for me. Yes I had grown up watching Star Wars and gone to the theatre to watch the Disney films but it was when I watched the series that made me LOVE Star Wars. Before I just saw the movies as good films but now I’m obsessed with them

[@thegoldman25]

It'll be special to me too

[@pckrichards7980]

Something I've been thinking about as I watch these videos is just how heartbreaking it is to see Ani go up the stairs of the Jedi temple with the 501st after Order 66. Unlike all of the other Jedi, he most likely understood what was going on with the clones and willingly used them in that way. Part of me wonders if Rex ever found out what he became, and if we'll ever see his reaction to it. Cause that would be pretty fucking devastating!

[@thegoldman25]

that's a really interesting idea. Did anakin ever question why his clones were so willing to turn on the jedi?

[@giancarloaquino5536]

Knowing how everything ended I STILL was on the edge of my seat at every moment of the Mandalore Arc, it was beautiful!

[@thegoldman25]

Same here

[@_delta8361]

I cant believe that was five F*****G YEARS AGO. I was 12... wow, just wow. The clone wars was and in many ways still is a HUGE part of my childhood, and now my life! I wish we got more clone trooper focused shows, and a live action clone wars show/story is definitely the number one thing most of us fans want. Thanks for making this series, It brought back some awesome memories, and yes, im rewatching it now. More of this content would be great! FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!

[@thegoldman25]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@jamesprice9139]

I genuinely believe that seige of mandalore is the best that star wars has to offer, very little comes anywhere close. Andor definitely surpasses it in specific scenes (you know the ones) and even mando has some awesome moments but nothing touches the seige it terms of pure star wars-iness

[@thegoldman25]

100% agree

[@Eclipse-mf6hc]

I rewatched the siege of Mandalore arc recently with my grandfather. Half time I was just trying not cry snd the other I was going “oh remember Sabine from Ahsoka. That’s her mum! Look it’s Ray Stevenson (rest in peace), he plays Baylan in Ahsoka!” I’d showed him the umbara arc, all the darth maul episodes and the Fives arc before we watched the second last episode. The Ahsoka show too. Haven’t showed him Rebels and I don’t think he’d like it

[@kevinmorgan4352]

Someone made a fan edit Revenge of the Sith extended cut that is the final 4 episodes of season 7 combined with ROTS that’s 4 hours. I can only watch it this way.

[@jaffinator2166]

I still think Son of Dathomir should have been included to give us context to where Maul was and how he escaped from Sidious. Show us it happening instead of telling us through a throw-away line

[@thegoldman25]

I wish we got those other arcs

[@maxperez-stable6796]

16:04 I have felt this same way for years

[@sashasscribbles]

About the Ahsoka Walkabout Arc, I disagree with most on it seemingly. I came back to watch season 7 recently, so long after its release, and actually throughly enjoyed that arc for what it is. I think the week of waiting between episodes and the hyped expectations for the final season on release is what soured people's opinions on it primarily Theres of course the annoying contrived motivation to dump the spice which is the cause for much of the conflict; I hate that bit too. But I dont find it to be especially worse than other "oversimplified for children to understand" moments in the show in earlier seasons. It could also maybe have been trimmed down to fit maybe a second story of Ahsoka in exile, or perhaps going into her with Bo Katan I think seeing Ahsoka fending for herself in exile is definitely a necessary and fun part of the plot, but it couldve been tweaked to be better. She needs the development for her to pick herself up from her sadness, grow her confidence again and realise she does want to be a Jedi, just not a Jedi of the old order

[@donanderson370]

I say this as a 53 year old Star Wars fan. The last 2 episodes are the best Star Wars since Empire.

[@davidorellana7109]

i will never forget the day when the last episode aired, i just finish online class quickly when to logging to Disney plus, i was stunned and didn't know how to react to the end of a series i loved, and was so happy for it to be given a proper end.

[@swagmoney2342]

Just hearing you talk about the ending made me tear up😭😂 those last 4 episodes are PERFECTION

[@cb_shinobi]

This "animated kids show" as many like to call it hit me harder than 90% of the "live action" shows AND movies I've seen in my 29 years of life. The last 4 episodes and specifically the finale, can only be described as feeling like you're sitting outside the principals office.

[@Solo13508]

I'd also add that Tales of the Jedi further improves Order 66 here. It further develops Ahsoka's early relationship with the clones and shows us how Anakin basically saved her from Order 66 by forcing her to practice against the 501st as often as he did.

[@dancingvalkyrie]

Doesnt really improve anything, its just a poor attempt at fixing a super contrived story

[@thegoldman25]

Tales of the Jedi does make it a bit cooler

[@kdusel1991]

​@@thegoldman25 tbh I prefer the dooku episodes of tales of the Jedi. The Ahsoka ones were just okay to me.

[@mattpraschan3564]

I wished they did a theatrical release for the final arc. Not only is it a masterclass animation and storytelling that would have been amazing to see on the big screen but it would have also been a nice circle back to the beginnings of the series with the initial theatrical release before the show aired. A nice little rhyme if you will. It would have showed how far the series came all these years later.

[@thegoldman25]

I would drop so much money to see this in theaters

[@mattpraschan3564]

@ I would see it in IMAX in a heartbeat!

[@longforgotten4823]

Me too

[@justinsinger2505]

16:13 have you ever checked out the ultimate revenge of the sith fan edit? The siege of mandalore stuff spliced in with the battle of couruscant is easily the best part of that experience

[@RedEveTillDawn]

I was bawling at that finale and my dad walked in the room and just goes "that good huh?"

[@ninja55111]

Commenting just to say, Thank you for the video. Its always a joy to go back and see anything the clone wars. It is the most deciding factor I love star wars even through its ups and downs. Watched the full 7 seasons unknowing what would happen to Ashoka or even who she was and at the end it broke my heart. I will never forget the clone wars. And will always appreciate any mention of it. Have a good one, and I will be sticking around for the long run. Star wars or not.

[@thegoldman25]

I appreciate that, thank you even more for tuning in!

[@sam-j3z1y]

holy shit it already has been 5 years crazy

[@thegoldman25]

yeppers

[@ziggystardust5209]

Order 66 in Siege of Mandalore gave me the same feel as the first episode of Chernobyl. We never get to see a sweeping shot of what's going on, it's just pure chaos and confusion through the eyes of a few people on the scene, as the realization of what just happened slowly dawns on them, while only the viewer knows the full scale of the disaster. It was really excellent.

[@warrentalbot329]

I didn't watch the clone wars till after i was 40 years old and it made me a fan of star wars. I caught all 7 seasons before watching rebels

[@Solo13508]

As much as I wish there were more arcs (Son of Dathomir, Dark Disciple, Boba's last arc, etc) I will still forever be grateful we got this final season. Sometimes you just gotta take what you're given and be happy that you finally have it. Siege of Mandalore alone makes season 7 worth it in my eyes. Plus the events of the season lead into Bad Batch which has since become another favorite piece of Star Wars content for me. So I am glad we got the Bad Batch arc in this season as well.

[@FATE522]

I feel like this video really misses out on how the last 4 episodes of The Clone Wars parallels The Clone Wars theatrical movie. From Anakin making a fake surrender to the Separatist army like Obi-Wan did on Christophsis, Ahsoka walking down in the shuttle like when we were first introduced to her and overall how strong the bond Ahsoka and Rex has become over the years since they first met. And most of all how Anakin agrees with the end of the movie to take Ahsoka as his padawan VS the last shot of Darth Vader looking for Ahsoka.

[@longforgotten4823]

In addition, the progression of the fans actually going from hating Asoka to one of the most memorable and favorite characters in the entire franchise. This is the conclusion to that story arc. Nope, disinterested in watching Disney trash live action series about her.

[@FATE522]

@longforgotten4823 I can respect that, to each their own :)

[@millieboon]

The thing with the middle part was it didn’t really go any where and the 2 sisters were a bit pointless, I know it was to show us the affect of the war had on civilians and two show us that ahsoka was not a Jedi but it just welt a bit weird + bo coming in to asked for ahsoka was a bit weird as she had no connection to maul and ahsoka didn’t really know bo apart from the cheeky bum slap I would of preferred them setting up the relationship and interaction with bo and ahsoka before going into the last act

[@joshswain6495]

Loved all these videos, keep it up Goldie

[@thegoldman25]

Thank you! Will do!

[@gentwhoisoverit6992]

LFGGGG GOLD MAN! Amazing show, journey was great! Season 7 is GOATED, its such a shame we didn't get more

[@thegoldman25]

Enjoy!

[@BARTENT]

Exceleent Work!

[@thegoldman25]

Thank you!

[@Tunnelbanan23]

Disney used 90% of georges original plans for this season. They cut the padme painting and the test subject in the bad batch arc and changed the smuggler brothers in ahsoka walkabout to the martez sisters and gave them earthly names. But for the siege of mandalore arc, they used georges plans for 100% of it and the lightsaber duel between ahsoka tano and darth maul is one of my favourite lightsaber duels of all time. For these reasons, i count this season as part of lucas star wars and see episodes 1-6 and all seven clone wars seasons as george lucas star wars and everything else as Disney Star Wars. And among all completely new things from Disney, i only like dookus arch in tales of the jedi. Have you seen jedis knowledges fan edit that combines Revenge of the sith with the siege of mandalore? Its really good

[@thegoldman25]

i have not seen the edit

[@Saistes]

I can’t believe I put season 7 off for a year after it came out. Thank god I never got spoilers for the Siege of Mandalore Arc when it released.

[@thegoldman25]

watching it live with the community was a lot of fun

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Awesome analysis!!

[@dariusshams962]

You uploaded this video a day after I binged through ur clone wars videos.. after I breezed through the videos, I wondered when you’d release ur s7 video. Guess i got lucky haha

[@thegoldman25]

Enjoy!

[@TheWastelandLegend]

Good work dude! But no mention of Maul's incredible rampage on the Venator and the music that goes with it?

[@thegoldman25]

yeah that was badass. But if I devoted time to pointing out everything that was badass the video would be an hour long

[@spartanisland9977]

Crazy it’s been so long 😭 but this is kinda full circle, found you off of the Siege of Mandalore retrospective way back

[@thegoldman25]

That's awesome! Thank you for being a viewer for so long!

[@spartanisland9977]

One of the best around 🙌 Def gotta cover the other animated stuff. Maybe not resistance lmao

[@thegoldman25]

I've already covered Rebels! It's over an hour long! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn2xkJ6An7Z9ra8si=TRmUqyXpjfktVLod

[@Double-R-Nothing]

A pipe dream of mine is that they'll eventually restore the other story arcs for a rebranded season 7, and refer to the PREVIOUS season 7 as a season 8. Or maybe go with the original arc order and expand season 6 with some of those arcs. I dunno man I gotta see those arcs completed either way

[@Toshiro93]

To sum up... the seventh season undoubtedly has some very intense moments, but it also has some dubious decisions. On the one hand, the siege of Mandalore, the duel between Maul and Ahsoka and the escape from the Venator of Rex and the togruta are three segments in which you can first perceive the pathos of wanting to end the war as soon as possible, then the clear feeling that something doesn't add up and finally the realization that everything has gone monstrously wrong. I particularly appreciated the speech that Maul addresses to Ahsoka while they are dueling, although I find it a bit unrealistic that the sith seriously thought he could kill Anakin, when he also got beaten by someone who, technically, is still a padawan. Small note: Maul's plan doesn't make much sense, since even if he had managed to deprive Sidious of Vader, the emperor would have still resorted to the clones (now, I don't remember if Maul knows about order 66, but it seems to me that he intuited something), perhaps it would have been more logical if he had immediately started telling everything he knew to Ahsoka, even though she wasn't listening. On the other hand, even if the situation of escaping from the warship is desperate, it is quite out of character for Ahsoka to release a sith on a ship full of clones: even if unarmed, Maul managed to make the vessel crash. Perhaps another way could have been found and it would have been enough not to lock Maul in a sarcophagus from which he could not physically escape. Having always seen him as more oriented towards combat, it would have been interesting if he had used force and cunning to deceive his guardians to escape alone, sowing further chaos. I did appreciate, however, that brief exchange between Kenobi and Anakin, where it is clear that the former had already understood the relationship between his former apprentice and Padme. It is a point in the films that I have always found absurd: it is practically a clandestine relationship that is under everyone's nose, yet no Jedi ever mentions it to Anakin himself. In short, I liked that Kenobi did not give out one of his lectures, knowing full well that he too was in love and actually lost his girlfriend during the war. On the other hand, I would have found it more interesting if the episodes with the sisters had been eliminated, to put some more focus on the separatist front: maybe make two intertwined arcs, where on one side we saw Mandalore, on the other the capture of Coruscant and the fake kidnapping of Palpatine, also taking some dialogues from the novelization of Revenge of the Sith about Dooku and Grievous.

[@thegoldman25]

great points!

[@fredbecerra1608]

Man , I still want to buy an official physical copy of this show!

[@thegoldman25]

me too

[@pretzelman945]

I remember being so excited to hear this come out Felt like such an amazing conclusion to all my great memories with this show Great series of videos dude

[@thegoldman25]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@jde3724]

Omg so in a year season 7 will have come out 6 years ago, that’s how long it took for season 7 to come out after season 6, my lord I feel so old

[@thegoldman25]

i had that same thought haha

[@fgdj2000]

18:07 the arrival of Ahsoka, her mission to Mandalore and the opening battle all mirror Ahsoka‘s arrival on Christophsis, Ahsoka and Anakin‘s mission to Teth and the Battle of Christophsis respectively. They present the exact same situations, but with subtle and not so subtle differences just to showcase how much the characters have changed since the 2008 Clpne Wars movie.

[@thegoldman25]

true true

[@RafaelDias-jq5ky]

I watched it before watching rebels and my guys, it was a punch in the stomach

[@thegoldman25]

I'm so jealous

[@heylolp9]

Even just thinking back to the siege of mandalore, how close the republic was to be saved just to have it all crumble down and the Sith have their revenge on all of us, gives me goosebumps and makes me feel uneasy It's such a beautiful tragedy

[@thegoldman25]

often the most tragic tragedies are the ones that could've been easily avoided

[@JoshuaDHSW]

Here’s my Top 5 favorite Star Wars content: 1. Empire- 9.6/10 2. A New Hope- 9.5/10 3. The Clone Wars 4 part series finale- 9.3/10 4. Andor- 8.6/10 5. Return of the Jedi- 8.3/10

[@thegoldman25]

not a bad list!

[@codywright2840]

Never experienced a feeling from Star Wars before or since like I did watching the Siege of Mandalore arc when it came out. Just incredible stuff. I can’t really describe it. Also it really was a bright spot for me in 2020 amidst the gloom and doom of the Covid pandemic.

[@thegoldman25]

It was a major bright spot for sure

[@fergusclarken8437]

Six years between season 6 that’s a long time

[@thegoldman25]

it does stink

[@кочинартем]

actually clone wars s7 started/begins and finished/ends 4 years ago instead 5 years ago, thats means since after clone wars s7 started/begins and finished/ends passed 4 years later not 5 years later.

[@thegoldman25]

4.5 years ago and i rounded up

[@halfasleepalex]

Good lord I felt the grey hairs start growing when I read that title.

[@KyleFields]

So hype! Love this season!

[@Darth_Mornabin]

Honestly … I think the main reason season 7 came because Disney + needed as many original shows as possible for its launch. And season 7 was already half done when the show was originally cancelled. The liscense to the artstyle also finally came back from Warner Brothers as well (Which is why it couldn‘t be used in Rebels.) … So it was a mix of extreme luck and good timing.

[@thegoldman25]

yep, definitely a big reason

[@ButchersNailsEnjoyer]

The first episode of season 7 where it’s Rex, Jesse, and the Bad Batch doing hit and run attacks on outposts is one of my favorites in the whole show cuz it reminds me of missions from black ops 1. It’s some of the best clone trooper combat in the whole show

[@thegoldman25]

it's some fun stuff

[@JoshuaDHSW]

18:16 When Ahsoka saw the clones’ helmets painted as her, I literally got choked up. I love Star Wars, but I don’t think I’ve EVER gotten choked up watching it… until now

[@thegoldman25]

It's so god damn emotional, i don't blame you

[@dragonking7628]

In 16:28-,17:00 did you reuse your sentances from the siege of mandalore video? Overall great video tho

[@thegoldman25]

I took a few sentences yeah, good catch

[@DarkestKnightshade]

Great video series! Do bad batch show next! Its got a lot of unnecessary drag but when it hits, it really hits

[@thegoldman25]

I'm hoping to cover the bad batch sometime in the beginning of next year

[@jedimasterboltsproductions6433]

Ok so something that no one has talked about is a certain aspect of seeing vader in that last scene. So in that scene we see Vader stare up at Mori (Ahsoka's owl) and he uses the force on her lightsaber. Now something i noticed immediately is that Vader only has one red-eye lens, the other is black. This leads me to believe that this moment actually takes place very shortly after Vader and Ahsoka's duel on Malachore. Vader is still shaken from that fight and a bit of Anakin was restored. That little bit of Anakin brought him to that gravesite and retrive that blue lightsaber to honor and remember his little sister.

[@thegoldman25]

that's a really interesting idea. I assumed the color of the eyes was just a lighting thing

[@jedimasterboltsproductions6433]

@thegoldman25 i don't think it was a lighting thing, it looks too intentional looking.

[@cmgerner]

I wish to erase my memory so I can watch the Seige of Mandalore for the first time again.

[@loganweber3527]

I enjoyed the series and you takes on the show keep up the good work.

[@thegoldman25]

Thanks, will do!

[@ThatOneGermanDude-ex8wz]

I know right, 5 years ago? damn feels like yesterday

[@thegoldman25]

we're all getting old

[@DarthMomo]

Once again, really well done video. Sad it's over (besidss the complilation) but I enjoyed it nonetheless

[@thegoldman25]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@bob440]

This series was great, I’d love to see you make videos like these on the seasons of Rebels and The Bad Batch at some point down the line.

[@thegoldman25]

I already have a video on Rebels! It's over an hour long: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn2xkJ6An7Z9ra8si=i0XJ8_O_NvBNyO1k

[@GeekRobotYT]

Waking up during Covid with nothing but a new Clone Wars episode to watch were different times I still remember before the pandemic started at school me and my buddy watched the first episode on my laptop in the library lol

[@thegoldman25]

Those were a fun 12 weeks

[@Haywire_HotRod]

...ITS ALREADY BEEN 5 YEARS?!!

[@neilshahndynasty.8882]

Buy Silver Platinum & Crystalized Osmium.

[@TheBlackSpirit17]

I honestly think if one more arc could've been in the final season, it should have been son of dathomir, during the final season we got to see all the heroes at their peak, before tragically breaking them all down. I think it would've been nice to see all of the villains at their peak one last time before witnessing all of their fates during the siege of mandalore and ROTS

[@thegoldman25]

Agreed. Make it 16 episodes

[@flamingphoenix1425]

I wish I could go back and watch the Siege of Mandalore for the first time again

[@thegoldman25]

me too

[@user-iz7kc4ql7g]

With the season effectively being cut in half. That Ahsoka arc with the sisters should be considered an actual war crime,...I understand what role it has in developing Ahsoka as a character,...but good God. I wish we had that Darth Raven or Anakin and Obi-Wan arc instead,...I swear, it might actually be one of the worst Clone Wars arcs next to the droid one

[@ButchersNailsEnjoyer]

You gonna cover bad batch at all because in my opinion it’s a really good show that serves as a epilogue to clone wars, a sad transition from republic to empire and finally a good perspective on the imperial side of things from the front lines

[@thegoldman25]

I will be covering it in February or March

[@metroidnerd9001]

The only issue I have with the Siege of Mandalore arc is that it makes no sense if you haven't watched Revenge of the Sith. If you've only been watching Star Wars in chronological order, you would have to either stop after Season 7 Episode 8 to watch RotS or watch one of the dual-feature supercuts of the two for it to work. I mean, think about it. If consumed in isolation, the arc kills Dooku, one of the main antagonists of the show, off-screen, and has Anakin turn evil off-screen too. Everything falls apart right then seemingly for no reason, making the show dependent on RotS for its narrative cohesion, which makes it unable to stand on its own, unlike the rest of the show. Granted, I don't think it would have been possible to divorce the Siege of Mandalore from RotS, and hopefully most people would have the sense to watch RotS first, so this is mostly just a nitpick. The arc is still amazing, but I imagine there are at least a few people who encountered this issue and got completely lost.

[@thegoldman25]

totally fair, but I think the clone wars is designed to be watched after watching the movies. That's why on Mortis they show Vader

[@TheBlackSpirit17]

I will make sure no one I know who is new to Star Wars doesn't watch the amazing ultimate 4 hour cut of revenge of the sith and the siege of mandalore (as well as the battle of coruscant)

[@CrosbyCroissant]

09:50 I got to watch all of the clone wars without spoilers from other shows because I hadnt watched them yet and yeah, having not spoilers is very epic

[@holymolystudios8467]

Been waiting for this

[@thegoldman25]

Enjoy!