This takes place between episode 2 and 3 during the Clone Wars. It follows the adventures of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Anakin is assigned Ahsoka Tano as his Padawan. The Jedi lead the Republican forces against the Separatists led by Count Dooku and General Grievous. Darth Maul is also revealed to be alive despite losing his lower half. There are lots of revealing backstory filling in the rest of the story.I am no fan of the prequels. There are good things about them but those are overwhelmed by the problems. After the disaster of The Clone Wars movie, the franchise was truly in danger. At first, the TV show was only marginally better than the movie. As the series progresses, it is able to fill in the vision of this world. It actually made Anakin a fuller and more human character. This show may have saved the Star Wars universe.

The Clone Wars is definitely a worthwhile addition to Star Wars, and more than just a kids show. While the first season is alright (though still much better than the 2008 movie that served as an introduction to the series), things start to pick up in season two, and really take off in the second half of season three. Yes, there are a handful of weak episodes scattered throughout the series, but overall this show is great, especially for Star Wars fans.The Clone Wars is at its best when it is dealing with more mature themes through multi-episode arcs, and it really delivers at these points. A couple of these that stood out to me are episodes 7-10 of season four, which focus on the clone troopers of the 501st legion, as well as a villain centered arc that is spread out through seasons three, four, and five. These highlight arcs also generally end at the perfect time, without feeling rushed or overly drawn out. The viewer is given plenty of reasons to care about the main characters on all sides of the conflict the series is set in. In addition, most of the voice work is superb.Now, not everything about this show is always great, which is why it doesn't deserve a perfect rating. At times it does try a little too hard to be a children's show, perhaps to balance out some of the darker episodes, but these episodes generally fall flat and are often fairly predictable. Any episode featuring Jar Jar in a central roll tends to embody the weakest parts of the series, with the overused trope of a clumsy comic-relief character (who isn't terribly funny) bumbling their way through a dangerous situation and emerging victorious through no real doing of their own. Other episodes simply fall flat, and these are sometimes stretched into three or four episode arcs. These arcs are often dragged down by irritating supporting characters who feel like overused caricatures.Where The Clone Wars really shines, however, is how it expands on the Star Wars universe. Events that are only hinted at during the prequels are more thoroughly explored, concepts such as the Force are explained more in depth, and some characters and themes from the prequels are redeemed or otherwise just made better through further exploration. The scope of the galaxy Star Wars takes place in is really expanded, with numerous new planets, species, and concepts introduced. As a lifelong Star Wars fan, all of this is what really kept me coming back for more, and I know that I am far from being alone in this regard.So ultimately, I would definitely recommend this series to others, especially Star Wars fans. And yes, this includes those who hate the prequels. While it has its weak points, these are few, and pop up infrequently enough that much patience isn't required to get back to what the series does best.

This show is so really awful and it doesn't even make sense with the movies. In revenge of the sith, general grievous and anakin meet each other for the first time as anakin says "You're shorter than I expected" but this show makes anakin and general grievous fight each other so many times. Also when count dooku battles anakin and obi wan in revenge of the sith, anakin says "My powers have doubled since the last time we met". He is referring to their battle in attack of the clones but this show makes anakin and count dooku battle each other so many times. Also, mandalorians were warriors not peaceful people with a duchess. Barriss offee should never have been made a traitor to the republic and Jedi because she is shown fighting for the Jedi in revenge of the sith which doesn't make sense at all. Bringing Darth Maul back to life was outrageous since no one could have survived that fall. This is why this show is awful and the creators clearly did not watch the prequels.

I mean its like the author took time to pick out all the details left out in the main movie that fit in place with this animation series.he finds a way to let us see and understand what happened and led to some certain unforeseen events like the slowly turning of Anikin Skywalker to lord Vader which was clearly not covered in the movie. wow, Lucas film does it as he always has, cant find a way to appreciate that guy for all the imagination he has fed the world. i guess what viewers are anticipating mostly at this point is his next movie, the force awakens. I wonder if the Jedi will return or will this be an entirely new plot for the viewers. it would be nice to come with a fitting conclusion though I fear this isn't happening anytime sooner since its clear that this will be a trilogy set