Werebazs
Since: Sep, 2011
10/22/2016 00:00:00
\"I can say that the first two seasons were far less enjoyable than the following four seasons - the best way to explain why is that they reek of George Lucas\" Obligatory cluless Lucas-bashing...Look, here\'s the deal: Lucas only got heavily involved with the series from Season 3 onwards. Season 1 and 2, he only occasionally gave the crew a story outline he wanted to see, but left it entirely up to them. Such was the Mandalore-arc and the Zillo-arc. But he didn\'t write any of it. He only told Dave \"Here\'s how my Mandalorians are, let\'s see what you can do with it!\"
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An overall mixed bag, but worth a watch
I was very hesitant to watch this series - just from looking at the title it looks too much like Attack of the Clones, which is commonly considered the worst Star Wars Movie. However, after going all the way through, I'm more than pleasantly surprised.
It's difficult to say what's good and bad, because there are so many different writers and stories that vary on quality depending on its place in the universe. I can definitely say that the best arcs are the ones that are self-contained and focus on characters that are not in the movies. These characters include Ahsoka, Savage and Ventress. I also liked the bounty hunter characters, even if they were antagonists. Episodes that focus on the clones were also very enjoyable. These arcs are so good that they feel like competent writers wrote them, rather than Lucas himself.
It's funny, but Anakin is a lot more likeable in this series than any of the prequels, because, like Ahsoka, he acts like a human rather than a robot like most other Jedi.
Now, the bad. I can say that the first two seasons were far less enjoyable than the following four seasons - the best way to explain why is that they reek of George Lucas. Stupid dialogue, annoying or boring characters (mostly), constant continuity errors and/or contradictions, and general writing incompetence; basically everything the prequels suffered from. One episode (Zillo beast strikes back) stands out as being the singular most awful episode in the entire series, due to different writers and lack of collaboration, as well as destroying any potential for Mace Windu's character to be likeable, and it also makes the entire Jedi Order's principles a joke. So much so that I actually relish the thought of watching Episode III again, for what fate awaits them. My opinion of the entire series would have been a lot higher if this one episode had been cut out.
Any arc that may have ramifications for the movies or the episodic history are also quite lackluster, due to the sheer predictability of the story, since you know what can and can't happen.
If you can, get a friend to tell you exactly which arcs/episodes are worth watching and which aren't. Since the series doesn't really introduce the new, interesting characters, I would say skip the first two seasons. If the focus of the arc is not on the Jedi, droids or Jar Jar, then it is probably worth watching, and there's great enjoyment to be found with a lot of this series; just good luck finding it.