Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 - 10 Ways It's The REAL Conclusion To The Skywalker Saga
George Lucas gets to finish his story after all...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker landed in cinemas last year to very mixed reactions from both critics and fans. Some felt director J.J. Abrams was right to make his own creative choices for the conclusion of the Skywalker saga, while others felt his decision to appease fans who had disliked The Last Jedi backfired significantly, with the end result not really pleasing anyone fully.
That said, The Rise of Skywalker is not the end of Star Wars and the galaxy far, far away is only going to get bigger, with numerous projects in the works. One of these is the conclusion to a series fans never thought they'd get to see again.
Yes, the seventh and final series of The Clone Wars is set to stream on Disney+ later this month, and there's a lot showrunner Dave Filoni has to tie up in 12 episodes. After five seasons on the air, the show was cancelled when Disney bought the rights to Star Wars in 2012, rounding things off with a reduced run of 'lost episodes' that streamed on Netflix. A lot of storylines were left dangling, and while Star Wars: Rebels did follow up on some of the characters - as well as a selection of novels - there's still a lot to answer.
In many ways though, the series isn't just an end to The Clone Wars. It's the REAL end to the Skywalker Saga and Star Wars as we know it. Here's why...
10. A Proper Plan Is In Place
Fans who were disappointed with TROS had one major issue in particular - there was no consistent plan. Despite promising to wrap up the main Star Wars saga and the sequel trilogy, the film felt like more of a standalone adventure in which Palpatine was shoehorned in at the last minute to get the fans excited.
While Kathleen Kennedy has gone on record to say the return of the Emperor was planned from the start, there's since been the leak of Colin Trevorrow's original version of the film (Duel of the Fates), and it's very different from the final product, with Palpatine only given a small cameo and definitely staying dead.
Point being, there clearly wasn't a cohesive plan with the sequel trilogy at all, and as such, the latest batch of Star Wars films felt disparate, and not a part of one, cohesive journey.
In stark contrast, Season 7 of The Clone Wars has been in development for years. Dave Filoni had a plan for the show since its inception, and a set point in which to aim for in the Star Wars timeline. It wouldn't be surprising if The Clone Wars ended with the kidnapping of Chancellor Palpatine, and Anakin and Obi-Wan leading the clones into space to rescue him, heading straight into Revenge of The Sith.