Clone Wars Skippable Guide

Total Episodes Skipped (Excluding Legacy Content): 74

Check Out the Official Viewing Order Here:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

Notes:

- The following episodes are skippable; but, if you have time watch the bolded ones as this series has some fantastic standalone stories.

- Episodes with a “/” between them are part of an arc. If one episode is bolded but not the other, it’s because you don’t need to watch all the episodes as any key info is recapped in the intro.

- When Clone Wars was cancelled after Season 6, there were numerous arcs that were in various stages of production. While some of these stories were eventually completed when the series returned for its final season, others were released through alternative mediums (i.e. comics, novel). These arcs were branded Legacy Content and are included in this guide for your convenience.

Seasons 1 –3

Season 3 contained so many prequel episodes, that Star Wars.com had to create a chronology guide (the link is posted above). Thankfully, you can skip most of them and save yourself the headache.

Cat and Mouse 

The Hidden Enemy

The Movie 

– Just watch the Battle of Christopholisis, which comprises the first 20 minutes

Supply Lines/Ambush

Rising Malevolence/Shadow of Malevolence/Destroy Malevolence

Downfall of a Droid/Duel of the Droids

Bombad Jedi/Cloak of Darkness/Lair of Grievous

Jedi Crash/Defenders of Peace

Trespass

Storm Over Ryloth/Innocents of Ryloth/Liberty on Ryloth 

–  Introduces Cham Syndulla who plays a key role in the follow-up series Rebels.

Holocron Heist/Cargo of Doom/Children of the Force 

Bounty Hunters

- Debut of several bounty hunters that reappear throughout the series

The Zillo Beast/The Zillo Beast Strikes Back 

Senate Spy 

- Padame discovers a new droid factory on Geonosis

Legacy of Terror/Brain Invaders

Grievous Intrigue/The Deserter

Lightsaber Lost

Sphere of Influence 

– Tribute to George Lucas (at least the character he played in Revenge of the      Sith)

Evil Plans/Hostage Crisis/Hunt for Ziro

Senate Murders

The Citadel/Counter Attack/Citadel Rescue

Padawan Lost/Wookie Hunt

Season 4 

Water War/Gungan Attack/Prisoners

Shadow Warrior

Mercy Mission/Nomad Droids 

Kidnapped/Slaves of the Republic/Escape from Kadavo

Deception/Friends and Enemies/The Box/Crisis on Naboo

Season 5

A War on Two Fronts/Front Runners/The Soft War/Tipping Points

- Last appearance of Lux and the debut of Saw Gerrera 

The Gathering/A Test of Strength/Bound for Rescue/A Necessary Bond

- Originally intended to serve as the pilot for a Younglings spinoff series

Secret Weapons/A Sunny Day in the Void/Missing in Action/Point of No Return 

Season 6

An Old Friend/The Rise of Clovis/Crisis at the Heart 

The Disappeared Parts 1 & 2

Legacy Content

Son of Dathomir

A 4 part comic series that continues Maul’s story from where we left him in Season 5. Since the comics can be difficult to track down, I’ve posted a link to a fantastic audio version that’s been created.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWAkCt4q3o0

Dark Disciple

A novel that concludes Ventress’ story.

A Death on Utapau/In Search of the Crystal/Crystal Crisis/The Big Bang

A lighthearted adventure with Anakin and Obi-Wan. While the animation was never completed, all of the dialogue was recorded. Originally posted on StarWars.com, the episodes can be found on YouTube. Please note that links are subject to change.

Episodes Can Be Found Here:

A Death on Utapau 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc8ABcsyyoc

In Search of the Crystal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE44YsiNea8

Crystal Crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDzzDHFad8Y&t=690s

The Big Bang

https://www.starwars.com/video/star-wars-the-clone-wars-story-reel-the-big-bang

And More!

In the mid-2010s, the Clone Wars crew did a couple panels where they discussed several story arcs that were planned for the series in addition to what’s listed above and below. At the time, the crew didn’t know that they’d get a Season 7.

Untold Clone Wars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yKM6RExLlI&t=2847s

Ahsoka’s Untold Tales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS4sclln5J4&t=1838s

Season 7

The Bad Batch/A Distant Echo/On the Wings of Keeradaks/Unfinished Business

While Ahsoka’s arc (episodes 5-8) isn’t great, I decided to exclude it from the list. Not only does it contain key character development but it leads directly into the series finale.