History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E20TheWrongJedi

* RuleOfSymbolism: After the Jedi Council disowns Ahsoka, we cut to a shot of a Republic avenue, full of fluttering vertical red flags... Nazis. They're Nazis. That's what we're going for here. Nazis. This is the liberal Weimar Republic falling to the Nazis. Literally Nazis.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Mace's refusal to apologize for throwing Ahsoka under the bus to save face, along with Ahsoka's departure from the Jedi Order, both end up being one of the biggest factors behind [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith his turn to the Dark Side]]. The fact that the Jedi Council were indeed right about a fellow Jedi being the perpetrator doesn't help matters.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ahsoka's departure from the Jedi Order leaves Anakin without a confidant that he can trust, and ends up being one of the biggest factors behind [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith his turn to the Dark Side]]. The fact that the Jedi Council were indeed right about a fellow Jedi being the perpetrator doesn't help matters.

** After Anakin and the members of the Council offer Ahsoka genuine, heartfelt, apologies for not believing her, she appears to be considering returning to the Order. Then, Mace tells her that this was, in fact, not the Council's fault and was instead her trial to become a Jedi Knight. Unimpressed, Ahsoka decides not to rejoin the Order and leaves

* After Anakin and the members of the Council offer Ahsoka genuine, heartfelt, apologies for not believing her, she appears to be considering returning to the Order. Then, Mace tells her that this was, in fact, not the Council's fault and was instead her trial to become a Jedi Knight. Unimpressed, Ahsoka decides not to rejoin the Order and leaves

* DownerEnding: Ahsoka leaves the Jedi Order feeling betrayed by the Jedi Council and after nearly getting executed thanks to Barriss. Anakin is devastated and has lost much of his faith in the Jedi. And Palpatine has Anakin more isolated and angry than ever...

* NeverMyFault:
** Mace Windu doesn't actually ''apologize'' to Ahsoka for the Council's treatment of her, saying that the tribulations she's faced were the Force's way of testing her worthiness to become a Jedi Knight. Ahsoka is clearly unimpressed.
** Averted with Plo Koon, however, who ''does'' apologize on the Council's behalf.

** Mace Windu doesn't actually ''apologize'' to Ahsoka for the Council's treatment of her, saying that the tribulations she's faced were the Force's way of testing her worthiness to become a Jedi Knight. Ahsoka's clearly unimpressed.
** Averted with Plo Koon, however, who ''does'' apologize on the council's behalf.

* TheBadGuyWins: Barriss Offee is more WellIntentionedExtremist than outright villain (although she was perfectly fine letting her good friend Ahsoka take the fall for her actions), but her goals to expose the Jedi's corruption did come to pass in an underhanded way, since it causes Ahsoka to resign and Anakin to eventually go Sith.

* WouldHurtAChild: Tarkin is outright ''gleeful'' when he states he'll ask the Court to sentence Ahsoka to death. His only saving grace is that he's fully convinced she's guilty. Considering this is the same Tarkin who later killed millions of ''innocent'' children courtesy of the Death Star, that's not saying much.

* TheBadGuyWins: Bariss Offee is more WellIntentionedExtremist than outright villain, but her goals to expose the Jedi's corruption did come to pass in an underhanded way, since it causes Ahsoka to resign and Anakin to eventually go Sith.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Jedi Council's dismissive treatment of Ahsoka further turns Anakin against them, and ends up being one of the biggest factors behind [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith his turn to the Dark Side]]. The fact that they were indeed right about a fellow Jedi being the perpetrator doesn't help matters.
** Justified as it may be, Ahsoka's leaving the Order leaves Anakin without a confidant that he can trust. This pushes him closer to Palpatine and the rest is history.

* ForceChoke: Anakin does this first to Ventress and later to Barriss.
* GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty: Aside from her closest friends, all the characters believe Ahsoka Tano killed Letta Turmond, who was instructed by a Jedi to bomb the Jedi Temple. The characters also believe that Ahsoka is the mastermind behind the bombing. Once Anakin captures Barriss Offee and makes her confess that she was responsible for the crimes, everyone is finally convinced of Ahsoka's innocence.

* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Padmé serves as Ahsoka's defense.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Despite being soon cleared of all charges and welcomed back to the Jedi Order, Ahsoka leaves them for good, feeling disillusioned by their behavior.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While important in its own right, Ahsoka leaving the Jedi -- and all the events surrounding it -- play a major role in weakening Anakin's faith in the Jedi, playing a role in his eventual turn.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While important in its own right, Ahsoka leaving the Jedi- and all the events surrounding it- play a major role in weakening Anakin's faith in the Jedi, playing a role in his eventual turn.

* TheBadGuyWins: Bariss Ofee is more WellIntentionedExtremist than outright villain, but her goals to expose the Jedi's corruption did come to pass in an underhanded way, since it causes Ahsoka to resign and Anakin to eventually go Sith.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Ahsoka leaves the Jedi Order for good, through with their betrayal.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Tarkin [[WouldHurtAChild is perfectly okay with sentencing Ahsoka to death]] — but only as long as she's guilty, and he's ''appalled'' when Anakin proves Ahsoka's innocence.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Jedi Council's dismissive treatment of Ahsoka further turns Anakin against them, and ends up being one of the biggest factors behind [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith his turn to the Dark Side]]. The fact that they were indeed right about a Jedi being the perpetrator doesn't help matters.

* WouldHurtAChild: Tarkin is outright ''gleeful'' when he states he'll ask the Court to sentence Ahsoka to death. His only saving grace is that he's fully convinced she's guilty.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Jedi Council's dismissive treatment of Ahsoka further turns Anakin against them, and ends up being one of the biggest factors behind [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith his turn to the Dark Side]].

** Plo Koon however, ''does'' apologize on the council's behalf.

"I know"''.

* NeverMyFault: Mace Windu doesn't actually ''apologize'' to Ahsoka for the Council's treatment of her, saying that the tribulations she's faced were the Force's way of testing her worthiness to become a Jedi Knight. Ahsoka's clearly unimpressed. Plo Koon however, ''does'' apologize on the council's behalf.