And then comes the final Clone Wars appearance of everyone’s favorite character, Jar Jar Binks! Yes, it’s in the shortest storyline, comprised of two episodes, and no one knew this was the final season at the time they were produced, but with just 13 episodes, it’s hard not to think, “Really, we’re gonna take two precious episodes and waste them on Jar Jar?” But the thing is… they’re actually pretty entertaining. Dooku is saddled with some rather eye-rolling banking-related tasks here, unbecoming for a Sith, though luckily, the villain (who is in many of these episodes) has some much better and more formidable moments throughout the season. That storyline improves though as Anakin and Padme’s relationship becomes more of the focus and just how difficult a scenario they’re in is explored. This continues here as Padme and her ex, Rush Clovis are at the center of a storyline about… banking! There are some groan-wothy moments here to be sure, and the first episode - one cool action sequence aside - had me especially worried. I wish I could say otherwise too, since I feel bad for how much I’ve harped on Padme storylines on this show, but unfortunately, she’s often been saddled with a lot of the more ponderous aspects of the prequel trilogy. The second story arc of the season is the weakest. Considering this show is called The Clone Wars, and how much the Clone Troopers have been a part of it, it’s good to see one last storyline that is so Clone-focused, showing more of their perspective. Was Order 66 something the Clones had been specially trained to obey? Was it genetic? The Clone Wars gives a definitive answer to this question, while putting the spotlight on Fives, a Clone Trooper who has been a part of this series, here and there, since the Season 1 standout “Rookies.” This is a very cool storyline that manages to include plenty of exciting sequences, a healthy dose of conspiracy and even a great odd couple pairing for Fives, as he is assisted by the droid AZI-3.
The opening story arc, focused on examining just how Order 66 was planned, was a long-awaited story for Star Wars fans to be sure. But ultimately, the show went out at its artistic peak with a lot of very strong and memorable moments. And, also per usual for the series, there were some ups and downs. Per usual for The Clone Wars, some of these storylines are more “important” than others in terms of the big picture, with plenty of different tones at work as well.
With storylines ranging from two to four episodes in length, Season 6 is comprised of four different storylines overall. But if you love the show, as I do, it was certainly gratifying to at least get this new group of episodes. That didn’t change the fact that the show got cut off of course, with many storylines we’ll never see and with some big plotlines never wrapped up.
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And while 13 episodes is shorter than usual, it’s certainly not a skimpy number - in fact, it’s the norm for plenty of TV shows, live action or animated, these days. Ultimately, The Clone Wars ending up moving to Netflix and, a bit surprisingly after what we heard last year, it was in fact as individual episodes and labeled as Season 6 (along with "The Lost Missions").
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Would they be released online? As straight-to-DVD movies made up the multiple-episode story arcs the show was made up of in recent years? And just how many episodes were there? It was clear a full 20-22 episode season wasn’t going to happen, but how many were completed? But then we heard the show was canceled and that while we would be getting more episodes, it would be in a nebulous format. Sure, there was a lot of talk about the show probably leaving Cartoon Network for Disney XD, but obviously we’d get Season 6 - after all, it was well known that it was very far into production and that some work was actually likely beginning on Season 7 as well, given the show’s long lead time. When I wrote my review of The Clone Wars' Season 5 finale, “The Wrong Jedi”, a year ago, it was with the assumption that we’d be seeing Season 6 a few months after. If you enjoy the show you can subscribe to us on your favorite podcast platforms, so you don't miss an episode.Note: This review contains basic plot descriptions for the four story arcs this season, but does not delve into full spoilers and is intended to be safe for those who have not seen Season 6 yet.
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