Guide to Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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Part of becoming an in depth Star Wars fan means watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It is impossible to truly appreciate everything happening in the current TV shows unless you have seen the Clone Wars.

However, not everyone has the time to invest into 7 seasons with almost 20 episodes per season. One article says that to watch all of the Clone Wars it would take 2 days, 18 hours, and 30 minutes (Life Hacker Article).

That's why I have made this Guide to Star Wars: The Clone Wars with five levels of commitment, each level increasing the number of episodes you watch.

Key - The list is organized by season with the episode #. Not all of them have their official title here. When there are groups of episodes that carry on a plot line, I've titled those as a description of that plot line and who is involved.

Level 1 - low commitment - important to understanding the plots of current TV shows

Season 1
Ep 5 Rookies (Clones)
Ep 13-14 Jedi Crash

Season 2
Ep 12-14 The Mandalore Plot
Ep 20-22 Boba Fett

Season 3
Ep 5-6 Mandalore Plot 2
Ep 10 Heroes on Both Sides
Ep 12-14 Nightsisters
Ep 15-17 Overlords

Season 4
Ep 14 A Friend in Need (Death Watch)
Ep 21-22 Brothers (Darth Maul)

Season 5
Ep 1 Revival
Ep 2-5 A War on Two Fronts
Ep 6-9 Ahsoka and Younglings
Ep 14-16 Maul and Mandalore
Ep 17-20 Ahsoka

Season 6
Ep 1-4 Clones
Ep 10 The Lost Ones

Season 7
Ep 9-12 The End

Level 2 - low commitment - better context for future shows

Season 1
Ep 5 Rookies (Clones)
Ep 11 Dooku Captured
Ep 13-14 Jedi Crash
Ep 16 The Hidden Enemy (Clones)

Season 2
Ep 5-8 Geonosis
Ep 10 The Deserter (Clones)
Ep 12-14 The Mandalore Plot
Ep 20-22 Boba Fett

Season 3
Ep 1 Clone Cadets
Ep 2 ARC Troopers (Clones & everyone)
Ep 5-6 Mandalore Plot 2
Ep 10 Heroes on Both Sides
Ep 12-14 Nightsisters
Ep 15-17 Overlords (Father Time Plot)
Ep 18-22 The Citadel

Season 4
Ep 7-10 Cool Clones Story
Ep 11-13 Slaves of the Republic Plot
Ep 14 A Friend in Need (Death Watch)
Ep 19-20 Ventress
Ep 21-22 Brothers (Darth Maul)

Season 5
Ep 1 Revival
Ep 2-5 A War on Two Fronts
Ep 6-9 Ahsoka and Younglings
Ep 14-16 Maul and Mandalore
Ep 17-20 Ahsoka

Season 6
Ep 1-4 Clones Cool

Season 7
Just watch all of these :)

Level 3 - higher commitment - these are the episodes I will watch each time I re-watch the show (great characters, great plots)

Season 1
Ep 1 Ambush
Ep 5 Rookies (Clones)
Ep 9 Cloak of Darkness
Ep 11 Dooku Captured
Ep 12 The Gungan General
Ep 13-14 Jedi Crash
Ep 16 The Hidden Enemy (Clones)
Ep 17-18 Blue Shadow Virus
Ep 22 Hostage Crisis

Season 2
Ep 1 Holocron Heist
Ep 2 Cargo of Doom
Ep 5-8 Geonosis
Ep 10 The Deserter (Clones)
Ep 11 Lightsaber Lost (Ahsoka)
Ep 12-14 The Mandalore Plot
Ep 15 Senate Murders (Padme)
Ep 17 Bounty Hunters
Ep 20-22 Boba Fett

Season 3
Ep 1 Clone Cadets
Ep 2 ARC Troopers (Clones & everyone)
Ep 5-6 Mandalore Plot 2
Ep 7 Assassin (Ahsoka & Padme)
Ep 10 Heroes on Both Sides
Ep 12-14 Nightsisters
Ep 15-17 Overlords (Father Time Plot)
Ep 18-22 The Citadel
Ep 21-22 Padawan Lost

Season 4
Ep 7-10 Cool Clones Story
Ep 11-13 Slaves of the Republic Plot
Ep 14 A Friend in Need (Death Watch)
Ep 19-20 Ventress
Ep 21-22 Brothers (Darth Maul)

Season 5
Ep 1 Revival
Ep 2-5 A War on Two Fronts
Ep 6-9 Ahsoka and Younglings
Ep 14-16 Maul and Mandalore
Ep 17-20 Ahsoka

Season 6
Ep 1-4 Clones Cool
Ep 10 The Lost Ones

Season 7
Just watch all of these :)