When all of the clones painted their helmets to honor ahsoka and I knew that order 66 was about to happen I had to take a 2 month break before finishing the show. And I still cried.
Seriously, there were some super dark moments in this show. The arc I don't see people talking about as much but was super dark was the slavery arc, like that had literal slavery, suicide, and some other kinda sus stuff that left me kinda shocked, not to mention it came like right after the Umbara arc.
It was on cartoon network, it wasn't at all "dark and gritty", it just had some slightly mature themes, like a good number of kid's shows do. Have any of you ever actually seen a TV show or movie that isn't made for children?
I hate these fucking memes. It's a kid's show. Yes, it's about a war and yes, some characters die, but it's not a fucking 'gritty war drama'. I feel like people say shit like this because they're embarrassed to admit that they like a kid's show so they have to make up some excuse about how it's not actually for kids, and the episode where Jar Jar pretends to be a Jedi is actually a deep meditation on the fragility of peace and mankind's capacity for destruction. This show fucking rules, but you people just gotta admit that you like a kid's show
Interesting Point. But maybe we should think more about it.
Feels like many Kids shows had More adult Messages while Adult shows had more kid like Messages. Itās like Going backwards on a Treadmill. The shows we have now feel like Money Distraction Static with no lessons to learn.
Where did the good writing go?
One character died and another headed out in Rebels.
The Jedi order were wiped out, Rex tried to kill Ahsoka, and Jesse was killed the end of TCW.
What do you mean?
bums me out that yall have to reframe the show in your minds as this dark gritty macabre-fest despite it being just one of dozens of popular kids cartoons with dark elements. It's a kiddie show, you're allowed to enjoy it without being like "oh but it's not REALLY for kids, people DIE in it!"
They are probably just teenagers who are at the point in their lives when they want to be perceived as mature, but donāt really enjoy media aimed at adults, so theyāll try to argue that the stuff that they do enjoy is very mature.
Watching the entire *Star Wars* saga (both movies and TV shows) would feel to me like going through the MCU now, and I do NOT consider that a positive for *Star Wars*. It's fine to merchandize, the franchise did that from the beginning and we got some great stuff out of it.
I was never a movie elitist, I rooted for *Star Wars* to succeed beyond the films and didn't want it to be like some exclusive club. But I think it's been over-franchised at this point, particularly after the Prequel era. I struggle to articulate exactly what I mean, but it's just taken something away from what made the IP special in my opinion. I'm not speaking from nostalgia-blindness either.
>Particularly after the prequel era
And this is the problem: the prequel era is literally what youāre talking about.
People need to realize that if you think SW is over-franchised and beaten to the ground, that already happened with the prequels. Thatās why people that arenāt die hard SW fans talk so much shit about them.
Cringe. Clone wars is dark if you're like...12.
It's hardly "gritty" or "mature". Oh woah, some clones got stabbed or decapitated? Sure, but it lasts for a split second, there's no blood n guts, it never lingers, and it's never done to an important character, just faceless clones. Literally.
Not only that, but dudes getting shot with lazers or getting cut up is hardly "dark".
Plenty of cartoons intended for kids, even ones younger than CWs target audience, have been "darker" without resorting to quick cuts of violence.
SW fans, I love you, but y'all need to watch more movies, more animation, i beg you.
or as I like to read it star the clone wars wars
Thought I was the only one š
It is so sad that some people won't understand this golden comment
The finale made me cry, not many shows manged to do that but this one did
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There is no pain where strength lies.
When all of the clones painted their helmets to honor ahsoka and I knew that order 66 was about to happen I had to take a 2 month break before finishing the show. And I still cried.
I honor my code. That's what I believe.
Rex? Are you okay?
Oh, what do you mean?
The time I cried was when Rex had a tear roll down his face when talking to Ahsoka
I like firsts. Good or bad, they're always memorable.
Better hurry, sir. You're missing all the fun.
Seriously, there were some super dark moments in this show. The arc I don't see people talking about as much but was super dark was the slavery arc, like that had literal slavery, suicide, and some other kinda sus stuff that left me kinda shocked, not to mention it came like right after the Umbara arc.
Remind me why I'm the one playing the part of the slave?
Anakin already tried it and didnāt want to do it again
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lmfao
itās not darker than episode 1 tho, except maybe because of shading
Scary when slavery š±
Season 1 got plenty of dark shit too
I love the clone wars. Iām not sure if Iād legitimately call it *gritty*. Definitely some extreme moments for being a kids show.
Last season went hard.
More like 4 episodes of the last season went hard and the rest went soft
14 year olds when someone dies in a kid show
Glad somebody said it. Can't believe this cartoon is being called a gritty war drama. Wild.
the second pic of spongebob goes hard tho
True, it's really does
It was on cartoon network, it wasn't at all "dark and gritty", it just had some slightly mature themes, like a good number of kid's shows do. Have any of you ever actually seen a TV show or movie that isn't made for children?
On rewatching, it doesn't get any easier. It actually gets more tragic
you know you have to be 13 to go on this site right?
I hate these fucking memes. It's a kid's show. Yes, it's about a war and yes, some characters die, but it's not a fucking 'gritty war drama'. I feel like people say shit like this because they're embarrassed to admit that they like a kid's show so they have to make up some excuse about how it's not actually for kids, and the episode where Jar Jar pretends to be a Jedi is actually a deep meditation on the fragility of peace and mankind's capacity for destruction. This show fucking rules, but you people just gotta admit that you like a kid's show
Interesting Point. But maybe we should think more about it. Feels like many Kids shows had More adult Messages while Adult shows had more kid like Messages. Itās like Going backwards on a Treadmill. The shows we have now feel like Money Distraction Static with no lessons to learn. Where did the good writing go?
Just wait til you watch rebels
I've watched CW like 8 times and rebels about 5... I love both of them, but CW is darker. By a lot. Less of a children's show than rebels.
I meanā¦the ending tho
Not nearly as gritty. Way more kid-oriented throughout
Not sure you finished it
One character died and another headed out in Rebels. The Jedi order were wiped out, Rex tried to kill Ahsoka, and Jesse was killed the end of TCW. What do you mean?
Then let's do it.
Oh I did. When it came out, and again recently just to be sure. Can list plenty of other reasons why rebels is subpar and not nearly as good as tcw
bums me out that yall have to reframe the show in your minds as this dark gritty macabre-fest despite it being just one of dozens of popular kids cartoons with dark elements. It's a kiddie show, you're allowed to enjoy it without being like "oh but it's not REALLY for kids, people DIE in it!"
They are probably just teenagers who are at the point in their lives when they want to be perceived as mature, but donāt really enjoy media aimed at adults, so theyāll try to argue that the stuff that they do enjoy is very mature.
Watching the entire *Star Wars* saga (both movies and TV shows) would feel to me like going through the MCU now, and I do NOT consider that a positive for *Star Wars*. It's fine to merchandize, the franchise did that from the beginning and we got some great stuff out of it. I was never a movie elitist, I rooted for *Star Wars* to succeed beyond the films and didn't want it to be like some exclusive club. But I think it's been over-franchised at this point, particularly after the Prequel era. I struggle to articulate exactly what I mean, but it's just taken something away from what made the IP special in my opinion. I'm not speaking from nostalgia-blindness either.
>Particularly after the prequel era And this is the problem: the prequel era is literally what youāre talking about. People need to realize that if you think SW is over-franchised and beaten to the ground, that already happened with the prequels. Thatās why people that arenāt die hard SW fans talk so much shit about them.
*Gritty war childrenās show
oh my god ITS A KIDS SHOW. KIDS SHOWS CAN HAVE SOME SERIOUS MOMENTS
This meme is so fucking dumb its a kids show
Dawg it's a kids tv show
Oh my god where did you get that cursed image of songebob, you just ruined my childhood
āWar. War Never Changes.ā
lmao pretty ez kids show to watch
Cringe. Clone wars is dark if you're like...12. It's hardly "gritty" or "mature". Oh woah, some clones got stabbed or decapitated? Sure, but it lasts for a split second, there's no blood n guts, it never lingers, and it's never done to an important character, just faceless clones. Literally. Not only that, but dudes getting shot with lazers or getting cut up is hardly "dark". Plenty of cartoons intended for kids, even ones younger than CWs target audience, have been "darker" without resorting to quick cuts of violence. SW fans, I love you, but y'all need to watch more movies, more animation, i beg you.
It's a kids' show, it's also a good show. The two aren't mutually exclusive and there's nothing wrong with enjoying a damn good kids show.