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TWO STARWARS.COM WRITERS GO HEAD TO HEAD ON THE CLASSIC ANIMATED SERIES’ GREATEST INSTALLMENT.
One of the great things about Star Wars is that it inspires endless debates and opinions on a wide array of topics. Best bounty hunter? Most powerful Jedi? Does Salacious Crumb have the best haircut in the saga? In that spirit, StarWars.com presents From a Certain Point of View: a series of point-counterpoints on some of the biggest — and most fun — Star Wars issues. In this installment, two StarWars.com writers discuss which episode from Star Wars: The Clone Wars ranks highest.
“The Wrong Jedi” is the best episode, says Bryan.
I’ve been given the difficult task of having to choose the best episode of The Clone Wars, which is, at the least, Sisyphean. First, though, let’s be up front about the idea that “best” doesn’t always equate to “favorite,” otherwise I’d be up here talking about episodes like “Senate Spy” and “Duel of the Droids.” No, best implies technical achievement in storytelling, adding meaning to the greater tapestry of the Star Wars saga, and being a great story all on its own.
And for that, I think the culmination of meaning, storytelling, and technical achievement in The Clone Wars came with the finale of Season Five, “The Wrong Jedi.” Every facet of this episode is firing on all cylinders, from Kevin Kiner’s haunting and emotional music, weaving new themes and old, to Ahsoka’s decision to finally leave the Jedi Order. For those who watched the prequels and weren’t satisfied with their understanding of exactly how the Jedi went wrong and how far Anakin had really fallen and how badly he was hurting, this episode triples the context. Of course, Anakin would have issues with struggling with loss anyway, but in losing Ahsoka, he blames not only himself for failing, but the Jedi Council for not trusting him or his Padawan. Anakin’s trust in the Council was shaken in a hundred ways, but before the events of Revenge of the Sith, none were more painful or emotional than their treatment of Ahsoka.
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