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OutboundFlight
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars To Return With New Episodes
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18-May-2020, 1:11 PM

Broom Kid said:

With Clone Wars, it’s not a case of the show being aired out of “correct order” - the fact the show jumped around in time was intentional in the early seasons (as Tobar pointed out), as it was closer to an anthology series than a narrative arc. That “anthology” idea got phased out later in the show, but the “correct” order is the one you saw on Netflix.

I’d honestly suggest sticking with that order myself, if only because you get to see the show grow into itself, as opposed to having a later, more polished version of the show inserted into the early, still stumbling version of itself. I think that makes the experience of watching the show more jarring, in fact. Same reasons I don’t think the “Machete Order” or any viewing order of the films other than chronological works, really. Same principle that makes the Special Editions an incongruous and not-very-well-liked viewing experience: retroactively trying to fit new things into older things just highlights the difference in tone and execution, and calls the wrong kind of attention to itself.

For me, I’ve never liked the idea that we have tell everyone new to the show to watch it off some strange chronological order from online, instead of just the normal way which we all got along perfectly fine.

It’s very rare for this to occur and I think it’s more of an annoyance to have to consult some online “chronological cut” rather than just using the release order. It’s not that hard to recognize an episode is supposed to be a prequel to an earlier episode. They often establish it very clearly in the intro and expect you to already care for these characters.