Star Wars: Clone Wars Review
The 2003-2005 Star Wars: Clone Wars series is a MASTERPIECE. This show is so clever, so exciting, so brilliant, and so different. I can't tell you how awesome this show is, and each season brings something different. Season 1 masters the art of visual storytelling, and brings some of the best action Star Wars has to offer. Season 2 improves on Season 1 by adding in just a little bit more dialog that helps tell the story a little bit better, and Season 3 improves on running time and character development, despite being the weakest of the three. I just can't explain in words how good this show is and how much I love it, so I won't. Let's dig a bit deeper and review each season separately.
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 1 Review
So I just finished season 1 of Star Wars: Clone Wars and I am blown away! The animation style is so well done, and really brings out the concept of visual storytelling. In fact, I think this is the show's strongest factor; the visual storytelling. The dialogue is kept to a minimum, and everything happening on screen shows you what's going on perfectly. Every episode brings something new, while continuing a single and simple story.
Which, unfortunately, leads to my only problem with the series, and that is that IT'S TOO SHORT! I wish each episode lasted at least ten minutes so the story wasn't rushed and there was more to watch!
Anyway, overall, Star Wars: Clone Wars is a fantastic example of simple and exciting visual storytelling that is 100% underrated!
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 1 - 8.5/10
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 2 Review
After being blown away by season 1 of Star Wars: Clone Wars, I had very high expectations for season 2. Did it meet my expectations?
YES.
Season 2 improves on just about every level from season 1! The animation was cleaner, the story was clearer, and it had big stakes! Every episode built upon the story, and made it better. Literally everything that happened was tied into the story. EVERYTHING MATTERED. And I can't describe how awesome that is! Season 2 didn't only meet my expectations, it went above and beyond.
I really don't have a problem with season 2. The only real problem is a few clunky moments with Padmè. Apart from that, I generally think that it is almost flawless in it's own way. I'm serious!
But I can't go by without mentioning chapters 19 and 20. These episodes - 19 especially - were perfect. Spot on perfect. Chapter 19 brought us the most underrated duel in all of Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker vs Asajj Ventress. This duel is so amazing, in every single way. First, the animation and colour pallet is top notch and suits the duel perfectly. Second, this is the best choreographed animated fight I've ever seen. The duel gets more and more intense as it goes on, and I feel every minute of it. Third, from the moment where Anakin and Asajj have that big clash out of nowhere to the moment when Anakin knocks Ventress off the building with all the Jedi feeling it, is so....
....incredible. I'll leave it at that.
And Chapter 20 has an incredibly tense build up to an amazing fight with a perfect cliffhanger! Perfect!!
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 2 - 9.5/10 Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3 Review
So I've finally finished Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3, and to be honest, I'm kind of....
....disappointed.
It's still good, don't get me wrong, but the whole thing was just underwhelming. But let's talk about the positives. Right off the bat, the episodes are much longer and give us a good story, the animation is better, the action is great. But that's really it. It's got some good moments, but it's just not as good as the first two.
Now for the bad. So at first, I was really excited that the episodes were longer, but not even an episode in, I realised that most of each episode was spent on a boring sub-plot, and the action was minimal. Great when it was happening, but there wasn't enough of it. And the season finale spent most of the time on this weird tribal sub-plot, while the real plot with Grievous didn't have enough screen time. I just felt like the whole thing was a bit disappointing.
So, that brings Star Wars: Clone Wars to a close. I'm really glad I discovered this show, it's really fantastic and really underrated.
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3 - 7.5/10
I'll release a full review of the show soon, keep an eye out for that!
Ranking Everything Yes, I'm going to rank everything. EVERYTHING. Let's start with the episodes, from BEST (1.) to WORST (25.) Use the IMDB episode guide to follow along.
1. Chapter 19 - Asajj vs Anakin 2. Chapter 20 - Jedi vs Grievous 3. Chapter 18 - Asajj vs Anakin part 1 4. Chapter 12 - Mace Windu vs Droids 5. Chapter 7 - Asajj vs Count Dooku 6. Chapter 6 - Asajj vs Gladiators 7. Chapter 17 - Asajj kills the Clones 8. Chapter 24 - Protecting the Chancellor 9. Chapter 23 - Attack on Coruscant 10. Chapter 14 - Lightsaber building 11. Chapter 11 - Anakin tracks Asajj part 2 12. Chapter 10 - Anakin tracks Asajj 13. Chapter 8 - Obi Wan Kenobi vs Knight 14. Chapter 21 - Rescuing the Jedi 15. Chapter 13 - Mace Windu vs Droids part 2 16. Chapter 1 - Introduction 17. Chapter 4 - Clones vs Droids 18. Chapter 7 - Asajj Ventress vs Count Dooku 19. Chapter 3 - Clone Trooper Mission part 2 20. Chapter 2 - Clone Trooper Mission 21. Chapter 9 - Obi Wan vs the Slime Monster 22. Chapter 15 - Yoda saves the Jedi 23. Chapter 5 - Kit Fisto Underwater Fight 24. Chapter 16 - Padmè vs the Droids 25. Chapter 22 - Destroying the Base
Now let's rank the Seasons, from BEST (1.) to WORST (3.)
Season 2 Season 1 Season 3
And finally I'll rank the Volumes, from BEST (1.) to WORST (2.)
Volume 1 Volume 2
Ok, I'm done. In conclusion: I LOVE THIS SHOW AND IT'S THE BEST.
So I just finished season 1 of Star Wars: Clone Wars and I am blown away! The animation style is so well done, and really brings out the concept of visual storytelling. In fact, I think this is the show's strongest factor; the visual storytelling. The dialogue is kept to a minimum, and everything happening on screen shows you what's going on perfectly. Every episode brings something new, while continuing a single and simple story.
Which, unfortunately, leads to my only problem with the series, and that is that IT'S TOO SHORT! I wish each episode lasted at least ten minutes so the story wasn't rushed and there was more to watch!
Anyway, overall, Star Wars: Clone Wars is a fantastic example of simple and exciting visual storytelling that is 100% underrated!
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 1 - 8.5/10
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 2 Review
After being blown away by season 1 of Star Wars: Clone Wars, I had very high expectations for season 2. Did it meet my expectations?
YES.
Season 2 improves on just about every level from season 1! The animation was cleaner, the story was clearer, and it had big stakes! Every episode built upon the story, and made it better. Literally everything that happened was tied into the story. EVERYTHING MATTERED. And I can't describe how awesome that is! Season 2 didn't only meet my expectations, it went above and beyond.
I really don't have a problem with season 2. The only real problem is a few clunky moments with Padmè. Apart from that, I generally think that it is almost flawless in it's own way. I'm serious!
But I can't go by without mentioning chapters 19 and 20. These episodes - 19 especially - were perfect. Spot on perfect. Chapter 19 brought us the most underrated duel in all of Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker vs Asajj Ventress. This duel is so amazing, in every single way. First, the animation and colour pallet is top notch and suits the duel perfectly. Second, this is the best choreographed animated fight I've ever seen. The duel gets more and more intense as it goes on, and I feel every minute of it. Third, from the moment where Anakin and Asajj have that big clash out of nowhere to the moment when Anakin knocks Ventress off the building with all the Jedi feeling it, is so....
....incredible. I'll leave it at that.
And Chapter 20 has an incredibly tense build up to an amazing fight with a perfect cliffhanger! Perfect!!
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 2 - 9.5/10 Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3 Review
So I've finally finished Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3, and to be honest, I'm kind of....
....disappointed.
It's still good, don't get me wrong, but the whole thing was just underwhelming. But let's talk about the positives. Right off the bat, the episodes are much longer and give us a good story, the animation is better, the action is great. But that's really it. It's got some good moments, but it's just not as good as the first two.
Now for the bad. So at first, I was really excited that the episodes were longer, but not even an episode in, I realised that most of each episode was spent on a boring sub-plot, and the action was minimal. Great when it was happening, but there wasn't enough of it. And the season finale spent most of the time on this weird tribal sub-plot, while the real plot with Grievous didn't have enough screen time. I just felt like the whole thing was a bit disappointing.
So, that brings Star Wars: Clone Wars to a close. I'm really glad I discovered this show, it's really fantastic and really underrated.
Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3 - 7.5/10
I'll release a full review of the show soon, keep an eye out for that!
Ranking Everything Yes, I'm going to rank everything. EVERYTHING. Let's start with the episodes, from BEST (1.) to WORST (25.) Use the IMDB episode guide to follow along.
1. Chapter 19 - Asajj vs Anakin 2. Chapter 20 - Jedi vs Grievous 3. Chapter 18 - Asajj vs Anakin part 1 4. Chapter 12 - Mace Windu vs Droids 5. Chapter 7 - Asajj vs Count Dooku 6. Chapter 6 - Asajj vs Gladiators 7. Chapter 17 - Asajj kills the Clones 8. Chapter 24 - Protecting the Chancellor 9. Chapter 23 - Attack on Coruscant 10. Chapter 14 - Lightsaber building 11. Chapter 11 - Anakin tracks Asajj part 2 12. Chapter 10 - Anakin tracks Asajj 13. Chapter 8 - Obi Wan Kenobi vs Knight 14. Chapter 21 - Rescuing the Jedi 15. Chapter 13 - Mace Windu vs Droids part 2 16. Chapter 1 - Introduction 17. Chapter 4 - Clones vs Droids 18. Chapter 7 - Asajj Ventress vs Count Dooku 19. Chapter 3 - Clone Trooper Mission part 2 20. Chapter 2 - Clone Trooper Mission 21. Chapter 9 - Obi Wan vs the Slime Monster 22. Chapter 15 - Yoda saves the Jedi 23. Chapter 5 - Kit Fisto Underwater Fight 24. Chapter 16 - Padmè vs the Droids 25. Chapter 22 - Destroying the Base
Now let's rank the Seasons, from BEST (1.) to WORST (3.)
Season 2 Season 1 Season 3
And finally I'll rank the Volumes, from BEST (1.) to WORST (2.)
Volume 1 Volume 2
Ok, I'm done. In conclusion: I LOVE THIS SHOW AND IT'S THE BEST.