I think you’re saying/asking the same thing McFibb is there? That the final scene of the episode should be followed immediately by the first screen of the credits? I’m very happy to do that - and happy to keep tweaking until we get it feeling perfect.
Maybe not right away, but yeah a middle ground between what you did in Death Watch and Cloak of Darkness. Or maybe alternate depending on how does it blend with the pre-existing lead-up score. I know that not all the episodes have had their soundtracks officially released, but for example “Obi-Wan and Satine”, which is the ending theme of the second Mandalore episode, is one of those tracks, so you could play the entirety of this theme, then give it a couple seconds to breath, then fade in to Clones (Sad). Something like this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wxoE_LSxjL4-YrW-0kSiSEjHvXEq_TM4/view?usp=sharing
I’d honestly prefer if changes are made to the episode ending music rather than change Clones (Sad) each time; keeping the credits theme consistent would make the project seem more “professional” so to speak. This Samuel Kim track works really good as a closing theme and sums the tragic perspective on the Clone Wars that you want to convey with these edits. Of course, if a particular episode/arc warrants it, you could use a different track for the credits, much like the S2 finale of Mando or the S5 finale of Clone Wars.
I’m gonna take a look to your abridged Lair of Grievous and see how it goes. Regarding Fisto appearing out of nowhere, you could state in the opening text that he was supposed to rendezvous with Luminara or something. If enough people believe it works as a cap to Cloak of Darkness, maybe you could release it as an alternate edition?