The Clone Wars: Season Five

"Some of the characters that we have created for the show will meet their destinies."
―Dave Filoni[4]

The Clone Wars: Season Five was the fifth season of the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, which debuted on September 29, 2012. The season was first confirmed to be in development in December 2011. Unlike the series' four previous seasons, which aired on Friday nights in prime time at 9:00 p.m. ET, Season Five aired on Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. ET.[5][6] Also unlike previous seasons, Season Five consisted of only twenty episodes.[7][8] It was the final season of the series to be broadcast on Cartoon Network.

Before it began airing, Hasbro suggested that Season Five would be the last season of The Clone Wars.[9] Supervising Director Dave Filoni disputed this claim at the time,[10] and in Star Wars Insider 137, he reiterated his intention to keep making the series as long as people were watching. He also announced that his staff had begun working on scripts and designs for a sixth season.[11] However, the series was canceled after Season Five, with thirteen remaining episodes that had been in development being released as The Lost Missions on March 7, 2014.[12]

In the fourteenth episode, "Eminence," Cartoon Network censored the scene when Savage Opress decapitates several Black Sun leaders. However, it was confirmed that the full scene would be visible on the Blu-ray edition of the series. A scene from "Shades of Reason" was also censored, when Darth Maul decapitates Pre Vizsla, and his head rolls down on the stairs of the throne room of Sundari Royal Palace.

Continuity

received an updated CG character model for Season Five (right)

Yoda received an updated CG character model for Season Five (right)

At one point, the "younglings arc" (i.e. "The Gathering," "A Test of Strength," "Bound for Rescue" and "A Necessary Bond") was considered as the pilot for a possible spin-off series.[13] Under this plan,[14] "A War on Two Fronts" was intended to be the Season Five premiere,[15] though it was eventually changed to "Revival,"[16] with "A War on Two Fronts" becoming the second episode of the season.[17]

Following the episode order published in Insider 134, Star Wars Insider 137 also reported the episodes through episode fifteen:

Episode Title
06[15] "An Old Friend"[15]
07[15] "The Rise of Clovis"[15]
08[15] "Crisis at the Heart"[15]
09[18] "Secret Weapons"[18]
10[18] "A Sunny Day in the Void"[18]
11[18] "Missing in Action"[18]
12[18] "Point of No Return"[18]
13[18] "Eminence"[18]
14[18] "Shades of Reason"[18]
15[18] "The Lawless"[18]

Following the printing of Star Wars Insider 137, a new airing order was released, beginning with the sixth episode, "The Gathering." Pablo Hidalgo confirmed the release order inconsistencies through the official Star Wars blog.[19] Furthermore, the episodes "An Old Friend," "The Rise of Clovis," and "Crisis at the Heart" were pushed to the series' sixth season.[20]

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Episodes

Episode Image Title Original Airdate Prod. #
01[1] Epguide501 "Revival"[1] 4.26[1]
02[22] Epguide502 "A War on Two Fronts"[22]
  • September 21, 2012 (Lucasfilm Ltd., Letterman Digital Arts Center)[17]
  • October 6, 2012[22]
 4.15[22]
03[23] Epguide503 "Front Runners"[23] October 13, 2012[23] 4.16[23]
04[24] Epguide504 "The Soft War"[24] October 20, 2012[24] 4.17[24]
05[25] Epguide505 "Tipping Points"[25] October 27, 2012[25] 4.18[25]
06[26] Epguide506 "The Gathering"[26] 4.22[26]
07[28] Epguide507 "A Test of Strength"[28] 4.23[28]
08[29] Epguide508 "Bound for Rescue"[29] 4.24[29]
09[30] Epguide509 "A Necessary Bond"[30] 4.25[30]
10[31] Epguide510 "Secret Weapons"[31] December 1, 2012[31] 5.04[31]
11[32] Epguide511 "A Sunny Day in the Void"[32] December 8, 2012[32] 5.05[32]
12[33] Epguide512 "Missing in Action"[33] January 5, 2013[33] 5.06[33]
13[34] Epguide513 "Point of No Return"[34] January 12, 2013[34] 5.07[34]
14[35] Epguide514 "Eminence"[35] January 19, 2013[35] 5.01[35]
15[36] Epguide515 "Shades of Reason"[36] January 26, 2013[36] 5.02[36]
16[37] Epguide516 "The Lawless"[37] February 2, 2013[37] 5.03[37]
17[38] Epguide517 "Sabotage"[38] February 9, 2013[38] 5.08[38]
18[39] Epguide518 "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"[39] February 16, 2013[39] 5.09[39]
19[40] Epguide519 "To Catch a Jedi"[40] February 23, 2013[40] 5.10[40]
20[2] Epguide520 "The Wrong Jedi"[2] March 2, 2013[2] 5.11[2]

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 StarWars.com "Revival" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 StarWars.com "The Wrong Jedi" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  4. ↑ SWInsider "Behind and Beyond the Battle Lines" — Star Wars Insider 134
  5. ↑ Premium-Era-real Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season 5 Trailer Reveals Premiere Date, a New Timeslot and an Awesome Sith Battle! by Goldman, Eric on IGN (August 24, 2012): "The end of the trailer also revealed both The Clone Wars premiere date and its new timeslot: Season 5 will premiere on September 29th, as the show moves from Friday nights to Saturday mornings at 9:30am." (backup link archived on October 26, 2016)
  6. ↑ Premium-Era-real A review of The Clone Wars Season 5 premiere! - National Star Wars by Young, Bryan on Examiner.com (August 24, 2012): "The Clone Wars is moving to a new time slot with that premiere: Saturday mornings at 9:30 am." (backup link archived on October 31, 2015)
  7. ↑ Premium-Era-real Star Wars: The Clone Wars Episode Guide on Zap2it (backup link archived on January 20, 2017)
  8. ↑ Premium-Era-real FEBRUARY 2013 PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS on Teletoon (backup link archived on January 4, 2013)
  9. ↑ Premium-Era-real Hasbro Q And A - MORE Of Your Questions Answered! by Paul on www.jeditemplearchives.com (backup link archived on December 2, 2017)
  10. ↑ StarWars.com 100 Episodes of The Clone Wars: A Reflection on StarWars.com (backup link)
  11. ↑ SWInsider "Star Wars: The Clone Wars Cast and Crew on…" — Star Wars Insider 137
  12. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Lost Missions Now on Netflix on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  13. ↑ Premium-Era-real The Last Star Wars Project George Lucas Considered Before Selling To Disney by Venable, Nick on Cinema Blend (November 25, 2016) (backup link archived on August 2, 2017)
  14. ↑ Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle, Updated Edition
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 SWInsider "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 134
  16. ↑ SWInsider "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 135
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 StarWars.com Secrets Revealed at Special Fan Screening of The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  18. ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 SWInsider "Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 137
  19. ↑ StarWars.com What's Inside Star Wars Insider #137 on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  20. ↑ SWInsider "Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 148
  21. ↑ StarWars.com SWCVI: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Five Premiere on StarWars.com (backup link)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 StarWars.com "A War on Two Fronts" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 StarWars.com "Front Runners" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 StarWars.com "The Soft War" – The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 StarWars.com "Tipping Points" – The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 StarWars.com "The Gathering" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Premium-Era-real CVI: TCW "Young Jedi" Arc Previewed on TheForce.net by Eric on TheForce.net (backup link archived on July 30, 2019)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 StarWars.com "A Test of Strength" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 StarWars.com "Bound for Rescue" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 StarWars.com "A Necessary Bond" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 StarWars.com "Secret Weapons" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 StarWars.com "A Sunny Day in the Void" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 StarWars.com "Missing in Action" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 StarWars.com "Point of No Return" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 StarWars.com "Eminence" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 StarWars.com "Shades of Reason" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 StarWars.com "The Lawless" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 StarWars.com "Sabotage" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 StarWars.com "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 StarWars.com "To Catch a Jedi" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
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