{"id":560,"date":"2015-05-20T14:18:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T22:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jollyandy.com\/home\/?p=560"},"modified":"2015-05-20T14:18:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T22:18:03","slug":"clone-wars-viewing-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jollyandy.com\/home\/clone-wars-viewing-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Clone Wars Viewing Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve loved Star Wars for as long as I can remember. I don’t even remember a time before I knew what Star Wars was. Yet, I married a woman who wasn’t born geek. I’ve been nerdifying her and she’s devoured a lot of the things I’ve put in front of her. Of them all, she’s enjoyed Star Trek the most, because if its expansive, comprehensive universe of storytelling that’s spanned all four series we’ve watched together. However, without any exposure to books, comics, or video games, she doesn’t have the same Extended Universe excited for Star Wars. In a last-ditch effort, I showed her the first episode of Rebels. She loved it. We watched it all and at Star Wars Celebration VII, we saw the trailers and sneak peeks for season two. She asked me about the clones and Ahsoka. I tried to tell her, but there’s just too much. I decided it was time to show her Clone Wars. Like a fool, I wanted to start at the beginning. The movie was as dreadful as I remember, and it took a solid month for me to convince her to give Clone Wars another try, this time through the troopers. We Watched “Clone Cadets” (S03E01), “Rookies” (S01E05), and “ARC Troopers” (S03E02). Instant hits. We jumped from there to The Citadel (S03E18-S03E20), thinking it would be good to keep the focus on the troopers. But it didn’t work. She was upset about the fate of Domino Squad. <\/p>\n

Since then, I’ve resolved to break down the entire show by Narrative Story Arcs. There are six major narratives that run through the show: Troopers, Mandalore, Ahsoka, Scum (Pirates & Bounty Hunters), Sith (Asajj, Maul, Savage), Anakin, and Politics. A handful of other episodes don’t fall under any of these categories, but are still fun (Gascon’s D-Squad, the Zillo Beast, etc.). Below you’ll find two lists. The first list is a viewing list for the entire show ordered and arranged to focus on narrative growth. The second list consist of narrative groupings. If my wife says “Sabine is awesome, I really just want to know more about Mandalore,” then we can just jump directly to the MANDALORE narrative group. <\/p>\n

\n

<\/p>\n

VIEWING IN ORDER<\/h1>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

SEASON ONE<\/strong>
\nIntro to Troopers (TROOPERS)<\/em>
\ns03e01
\ns01e05
\ns03e02<\/p>\n

S01E01 – Intro to Asajj (SITH)<\/em><\/p>\n

s01e08 – Rodian Senator Onaconda (POLITICS)<\/em><\/p>\n

Hondo Intro (SCUM)<\/em>
\nS01E11
\ns01e12
\ns02e17<\/p>\n

Ahsoka & Aayla vs. Peace (AHSOKA)<\/em>
\ns01e13
\ns01e14<\/p>\n

s01e15 – Senator Riyo Chuchi & The Talz (POLITICS)<\/em>
\ns01e16 – The Hidden Enemy (TROOPERS)<\/em><\/p>\n

SEASON TWO<\/strong>
\nCad Bane – Holocron Heist (SCUM)<\/em>
\ns02e01
\ns02e02
\ns02e03<\/p>\n

Rush Clovis Intro (ANAKIN)<\/em>
\ns02e04
\ns02e05<\/p>\n

Ahsoka & Friend Barris vs. ZOMBIES (AHSOKA)<\/em>
\ns02e06
\ns02e07
\ns02e08<\/p>\n

s02e10 – The Deserter (TROOPERS)<\/em>
\ns02e11 – Lightsaber Lost (AHSOKA)<\/em><\/p>\n

Death Watch (MANDALORE)<\/em>
\ns02e12
\ns02e13
\ns02e14<\/p>\n

s02e15 – Poisoned Senators (POLITICS)<\/em><\/p>\n

Boba Fett Intro (SCUM)<\/em>
\ns02e20
\ns02e21
\ns02e22<\/p>\n

SEASON THREE<\/strong>
\ns03e03 – Toydarian Plea (POLITICS)<\/em>
\ns03e04 – Saving Papanoida’s Family (POLITICS)<\/em><\/p>\n

Corruption on Mandalore (MANDALORE)<\/em>
\ns03e05
\ns03e06<\/p>\n

s03e07 – Assassination Attempt on Padme (POLITICS)<\/em><\/p>\n

Cad Bane Intro & Ziro Series (SCUM)<\/em>
\ns03e08
\ns01e22
\ns03e09<\/p>\n

Peace Talks (POLITICS)<\/em>
\ns03e10
\ns03e11<\/p>\n

Asajj is Discharged (SITH)<\/em>
\ns03e12
\ns03e13
\ns03e14<\/p>\n

The Citadel (TROOPERS\/ANAKIN)<\/em>
\ns03e18
\ns03e19
\ns03e20<\/p>\n

Ahsoka the Savior (AHSOKA)<\/em>
\ns03e21
\ns03e22<\/p>\n

SEASON FOUR<\/strong>
\nGeneral Pong Krell (TROOPERS)<\/em>
\ns04e07
\ns04e08
\ns04e09
\ns04e10<\/p>\n

s04e14 – Lux Bonteri (POLITICS)<\/em><\/p>\n

Obi-Wan the Bounty Hunter (SCUM)<\/em>
\ne04e15
\ns04e16
\ns04e17
\ns04e18<\/p>\n

Dathomirians Scattered (SITH)<\/em>
\ns04e19
\ns04e20
\ne04e21
\ns04e22
\ns05e01<\/p>\n

SEASON FIVE<\/strong>
\nAhsoka the Leader (AHSOKA)<\/em>
\ns05e02
\ns05e03
\ns05e04
\ns05e05<\/p>\n

Hondo & Ahsoka (AHSOKA\/SCUM)<\/em>
\ns05e06
\ns05e07
\ns05e08
\ns05e09<\/p>\n

Enter Maul & Savage (SITH\/MANDALORE)<\/em>
\ns05e14
\ns05e15
\ns05e16<\/p>\n

Ahsoka & Barriss Together Again (AHSOKA)<\/em>
\ns05e17
\ne05e18
\ns05e19
\ns05e20<\/p>\n

SEASON SIX<\/strong>
\nGood Soldiers Follow Orders (TROOPERS)<\/em>
\ns06e01
\ns06e02
\ns06e03
\ns06e04<\/p>\n

Clovis in Charge (ANAKIN)<\/em>
\ns06e05
\ns06e06
\ns06e07<\/p>\n

Jar-Jar, Queen Lover (POLITICS)<\/em>
\ns06e08
\ne06e09<\/p>\n

THE END (FINALE)<\/em>
\ns06e10
\ns06e11
\ns06e12
\ns06e13<\/p>\n

\n

<\/p>\n

VIEWING BY STORY<\/h1>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

TROOPERS<\/strong>
\nIntro to Troopers<\/em>
\ns03e01
\ns01e05
\ns03e02<\/p>\n

s01e16 – The Hidden Enemy<\/em>
\ns02e10 – The Deserter<\/em><\/p>\n

The Citadel<\/em>
\ns03e18
\ns03e19
\ns03e20<\/p>\n

General Pong Krell<\/em>
\ns04e07
\ns04e08
\ns04e09
\ns04e10<\/p>\n

Good Soldiers Follow Orders<\/em>
\ns06e01
\ns06e02
\ns06e03
\ns06e04<\/p>\n

MANDALORE<\/strong>
\nDeath Watch<\/em>
\ns02e12
\ns02e13
\ns02e14<\/p>\n

s04e14 – Lux Bonteri (AFTER POLITICS>PEACE TALKS)<\/em><\/p>\n

Corruption on Mandalore<\/em>
\ns03e05
\ns03e06<\/p>\n

Enter Maul & Savage<\/em>
\ns05e14
\ns05e15
\ns05e16<\/p>\n

AHSOKA<\/strong>
\nAhsoka & Aayla vs. Peace<\/em>
\ns01e13
\ns01e14<\/p>\n

Ahsoka & Friend Barris vs. ZOMBIES<\/em>
\ns02e06
\ns02e07
\ns02e08<\/p>\n

s02e11 – Lightsaber Lost<\/em><\/p>\n

Ahsoka the Savior<\/em>
\ns03e21
\ns03e22<\/p>\n

Ahsoka the Leader<\/em>
\ns05e02
\ns05e03
\ns05e04
\ns05e05<\/p>\n

Hondo & Ahsoka<\/em>
\ns05e06
\ns05e07
\ns05e08
\ns05e09<\/p>\n

Ahsoka & Barriss Together Again<\/em>
\ns05e17
\ne05e18
\ns05e19
\ns05e20<\/p>\n

SCUM<\/strong>
\nHondo Intro<\/em>
\nS01E11
\ns01e12
\ns02e17<\/p>\n

Cad Bane – Holocron Heist<\/em>
\ns02e01
\ns02e02
\ns02e03<\/p>\n

Boba Fett Intro<\/em>
\ns02e20
\ns02e21
\ns02e22<\/p>\n

Cad Bane – Ziro Series<\/em>
\ns03e08
\ns01e22
\ns03e09<\/p>\n

Obi-Wan the Bounty Hunter<\/em>
\ne04e15
\ns04e16
\ns04e17
\ns04e18<\/p>\n

Hondo & Ahsoka<\/em>
\ns05e06
\ns05e07
\ns05e08
\ns05e09<\/p>\n

SITH<\/strong>
\nS01E01 – Intro to Asajj<\/em><\/p>\n

Asajj is Discharged<\/em>
\ns03e12
\ns03e13
\ns03e14<\/p>\n

Dathomirians Scattered<\/em>
\ns04e19
\ns04e20
\ne04e21
\ns04e22
\ns05e01<\/p>\n

On Mandalore<\/em>
\ns05e14
\ns05e15
\ns05e16<\/p>\n

ANAKIN’S JEALOUSY<\/strong>
\nRush Clovis Intro<\/em>
\ns02e04
\ns02e05<\/p>\n

Mortis<\/em>
\ns03e15
\ns03e16
\ns03e17<\/p>\n

Clovis in Charge<\/em>
\ns06e05
\ns06e06
\ns06e07<\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

s01e08 – Rodian Senator Onaconda<\/em>
\ns01e15 – Senator Riyo Chuchi & The Talz<\/em>
\ns02e15 – Poisoned Senators<\/em>
\ns03e03 – Toydarian Plea<\/em>
\ns03e04 – Saving Papanoida’s Family<\/em>
\ns03e07 – Assassination Attempt on Padme<\/em><\/p>\n

Peace Talks<\/em>
\ns03e10
\ns03e11<\/p>\n

Jar-Jar, Queen Lover<\/em>
\ns06e08
\ne06e09<\/p>\n

DROIDS & ADVENTURES<\/strong>
\nGoldie & Greivous’ Lair<\/em>
\nS01E06
\nS01E07
\ns01e09
\ns01e10<\/p>\n

Blue Shadow Virus<\/em>
\ns01e17
\ns01e18<\/p>\n

Battle of Ryloth<\/em>
\ns01e19
\ns01e20
\ns01e21<\/p>\n

s02e09 – Chasing Greivous<\/em><\/p>\n

The Zillo Beast<\/em>
\ns02e18
\ns02e19<\/p>\n

Battle of Mon Calamari<\/em>
\ns04e01
\ns04e02
\ns04e03<\/p>\n

Wolfpack & Droids<\/em>
\ns04e05
\ns04e06<\/p>\n

Zygerrian Slavers (Maybe Ahsoka)<\/em>
\ns04e11
\ns04e12
\ns04e13<\/p>\n

Colonel Gascon & D-Squad<\/em>
\ns05e10
\ns05e11
\ns05e12
\ns05e13<\/p>\n

THE END<\/em>
\ns06e10
\ns06e11
\ns06e12
\ns06e13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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