I consider myself to be a good friend to those I admire and respect. So, I’m going to just up my status with a few friends even further by giving them what they’re asking me for: my list of Star Wars Clone Wars episodes that they MUST. WATCH. I own the entire series, so I consider myself pretty well qualified for this job. Also, look how cool my set is:

So, here are my recommendations/essentials:

Season One:

• Cloak of Darkness
• Jedi Crash
• Blue Shadow Virus
• Mystery of A Thousand Moons
• Storm Over Ryloth (and the other episodes about Ryloth that immediately follow this one)
• Hostage Crisis

Season Two:

• Holocron Heist
• Cargo of Doom
• Children of the Force
• Senate Spy (I found myself liking the Padme-heavy episodes a lot more than I expected to)
• Brain Invaders
• The Deserter (there is a hot magenta Twi’lek lady in this episode 😉 )
• Lightsaber Lost
• The Mandalore Plot (also watch the 2 episodes that follow, set on Mandalore as well) (also SAD ROMANCE THAT WAS TO NEVER BE)
• The Zillo Beast (and the one that follows)
• Death Trap
• R2 Come Home (Mace Windu learns a very valuable lesson)
• Lethal Trackdown (actually these last three all connect, I just like the titles)

Season Three:

• Clone Cadets (warning: I watched this after a tragic loss in my life, and this episode had me sobbing)
• Arc Troopers (if you like Kamino, where the Clone Troopers are…made? Bred?)
• Sphere of Influence (my girl Ahsoka takes control and is awesome)
• Corruption
• The Academy (another Ahsoka gem)
• Assassin (yet ANOTHER one where Ahsoka kicks some ass)
• Hunt for Ziro (Ziro is a hutt. He’s pretty..interesting)
• Heroes on Both Sides (for the Ahsoka AND Padme lover in me)
• Pursuit of Peace
• Nightsisters (some weird, scary witch shit)
• Monster (more of that scary shit)
• Witches of the Mist (yaaaaassss)
• Overlords (oddly trippy)
• Altar of Mortis (this episode traumatizes me because of what happens to Ahsoka)
• Ghosts of Mortis (suuuuuuper cool, somebody gets a glimpse of their tragic fate)
• The Citadel (and the one after it completes the story…hey, remember that Tarkin dude? 😉 )
• Padawan Lost (Ahsoka giving hope and kicking ass)
• Wookie Hunt (CHEWBACCA AND AHSOKA ARE FRIENDS OMG)

Season 4:

• Water War (for the Admiral Ackbar fans, watch this and the next few that follow)
• Shadow Warrior (this series proves that Jar Jar Binks was actually meant to be a cartoon. He’s actually endearing.)
• Slaves of the Republic (and the one after this; it continues that story-line)
• A Friend in Need (FEATURES WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN AHSOKA’S BOYFRIEND IF THE JEDI ORDER WASN’T SO STRICT AND WEIRD)
• Deception (actually, parts of this episode bother me, but everyone watch it, I want your thoughts! This one and the next two episodes. Again, Ahsoka has badass and endearing moments)
• Massacre
• Bounty (stupid Boba Fett…AGAIN. I have left the other episodes he’s in a surprise)
• Brothers (DARTH MAULLLLLL)
• Revenge (MORE DARTH MAAAAULLLL)
• A War on Two Fronts (GUYS, YOU MEET SAW GERRERA HERE. OH, NO BIG DEAL, JUST THE GUY FOREST WHITAKER IS PLAYING IN ROGUE ONE) (BUT HIS SISTER IS A B TO AHSOKA BECAUSE THEY HARBOR FEELINGS FOR THE SAME YOUNG MAN)
• Front Runners (continuation of this story)
• The Soft War
• Tipping Points
• The Gathering (little itty bitty Padawans get their crystals to construct their very own LIGHTSABERS and Ahsoka is their teacher!)
• Bound for Rescue (if you like these learning younglings, watch this one and the one after it)
• Revival (more DARTH MAAAUULLL)
•  Eminence (MAAAULLLLL GOES AFTER KENOBI)
• Shades of Reason (Mandalore!)
• The Lawless (GRAB YOUR TISSUES)
• Sabotage
• The Jedi Who Knew Too Much (I have trouble handling the treatment of Ahsoka but I love that Anakin sticks by her in these episodes)
• To Catch a Jedi (such good stuff)
• The Wrong Jedi (TISSUES. LOTS OF TISSUES. IT’S ALL NECESSARY BUT IT BREAKS ME)

The Lost Missions (aka, the incomplete Season Six):

• The Unknown
• Conspiracy (these next few episodes are super interesting and imperative to a deeper understanding of how Order 66 was planned and the downfalls of choosing Jango Fett as the one to clone)
• Fugitive
• Orders
• An Old Friend (ANAKIN IS NOT COOL WITH OLD BOYFRIENDS)
• The Rise of Clovis (HAVING A SECRET MARRIAGE KINDA SUCKS)
• Crisis at the Heart (Guys, I swear…Luke and Leia were definitely conceived directly after the events of this episode. You’ll see the last shot of Anakin and Padme and IMMEDIATELY AGREE….BOW CHICKA WOW WOW)
• The Disappeared, Parts I and II (even if you absolutely hate Jar Jar…I swear, try these episodes, it might heal those wounds. He’s better as a cartoon and there’s this lady ruler that wants that Gungan D like you wouldn’t believe but it’s hilarious)
• The Lost One (more clone troopers background things….just remember a name they say in Attack of the Clones)
• Voices (these next ones are intense focuses on Yoda)
• Destiny
• Sacrifice (you might be slightly traumatized by the images you’ll see)

 

Notice a pattern, by the way? The series just got better as time went by!!