Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

No joke, I had zero expectations from this and I have come away from it with my jaw on the ground, my eyes wide and tears. This was top shelf Star Wars. I am NOT going to give spoilers, just want to say that if you are a Star Wars fan, drop everything and go and watch this right now.

The way the story interweaved the prequel trilogy and showed the decent of the republic into corruption, Dooku's origin story essentially and served as a companion piece to The Clone Wars series as well and bridged into essentially the start of Rebels...and kind of the Ahsoka novel (again no spoilers here), well let's just say this will be essential viewing on any Star Wars chronology re-watch.

This, legit, is among the best Star Wars ever produced, seriously. Don't take my word for it, go watch it, I will be for the third time back to back to back.

This is it. This is where we need to go. Dave Filoni has done it again.

Star Wars animation never misses the mark.

The best characters in the best timeline with storylines that truly matter. The lighting, the themes, Kevin Kiner's immaculate score, it all moulds into something exceptional.

This show plunges us into stories, right into the thick of it, and lets the audience work out the timeline and context, no tedious 30 minute build up like Andor and BOBF.

The runtime and budget on this show is so much lower than all the other Disney+ shows, yet each episode leaves you more fulfilled than any other Star Wars content released since Mandalorian S2 and a couple of episodes of BOBF.

What's next?? Tales of the Sith?

Personally i would like to see an animated show following Dooku and Palpatine covering the 10 years from Episode 1 to Episode 2.

Whatever we get next, put Dave at the helm and let him steer.

Take notes, live action SW shows. (other than Mando). This is how you do authentic Star Wars.

I really wish this series was longer and more like TCW/Rebels in episode length. I really hope for a longer season 2 with more than 6 episodes and longer episodes.

Story wise, I think it does a great job at showing the corruption of the Republic and how the Jedi really did lose their way. It gives so much more light on Dooku's perspective.

Visually speaking, the animation style is breathtaking! 10/10. Nothing can beat this type of animation. I am keeping my fingers crossed this gets picked up into a full series going forward and not just shorts.

I'm giving it a 9 instead of a 10 only because it was too short and the Ahsoka stories broke preexisting canon. I don't mind tweaks here and there, but the entire story was changed. Between this and Mando arc of TCW Season 7, the Ahsoka novel is no longer canon. (which I'm fine with, I'd just like to hear something official and designate the book to 'Legends' category.

It will fill your soul - and satisfy your thirst for quality Star Wars movies.

Not rushed at all, unfolding at a slow, ideal pace, this series will leave you in a meditative state, like the good movies of old, captivating your mind and soul. Because this is what Star Wars is about - the Force, and the Jedi, wielders of the Force, become living embodiments of the Living Force. And this series will return your mind/attention to this essence of SW.

It also fills some gaps left by the first trilogy, revealing some key names and characters from the first episodes.

All in all, Filoni did it again - only this time it's even better (on a deeper tone) than the Clone Wars series.

Wow this show really surprised me! I was semi excited for its realease, but ended up exceeding my expectations!

If you love Star Wars YOU will love this! Its dark and real, like the best Star Wars material! It does not shy away from the heavy stuff! Instead it focuses on WHAT matters! The essence of the force and life itself! It gets surprisingly deep with some great character arcs!

The episodes might be short, but that just means NO filler! Every frame matters! To me there are NO bad episodes! They all tell a story worthy to Tell!

Animation and visuals are also stunning! They make every scene look as good as possible!

I deffinetely want too see more of this so bring on season 2!