Phantom Menace was a waste... The lightsaber fights, music, fx all brilliant, but the story was an unfocused mess. Who's the main protagonist? Quigon, Obiwan, Anakin, Amidallalalalallalalala, Panakakakakakakaka, R2? The world may never know. maybe it's jar jar. That terrible movie introduced star wars, (which I'll admit had its share of sophmoric humor thanks to han solo), to the gutter of bad humor: fart jokes, poop jokes, groin smashing etc... was all that garbage necessary? Midichlorians? Hello!? mcfly!
Waste, waste, waste, waste.
Why does Rots feel so rushed? Because eps 1 and 2 were a waste. For me Clone wars 1 and 2 are eps 1 and 2 forever. They may not be as straight forward, boring, full of midichlorians, and fart jokes as the films, but they have more to do with what was stated about that particular time from obiwan to luke than ep 1 and 2 ever will. And another thing. Why not give rots room to breathe. everything just feels a little too clumped together without much natural progression from one thing to the next. it's already the only pg-13 Star Wars movie, why not the longest of the bunch as well? I'd have enjoyed an extra hour of jedi massacre or Empire building if that's the case; or maybe touch upon that whole immortality thing just a smidge more...
Oh yeah, and the OT space battles don't give me a nose bleed. CW-1-2 then 3 Battlefront 501st journals. Then SW 4-6 That's my way and it's arzome. But don't take my word for it. Try it for yourself.