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The Worst Episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 7 - Dangerous Debt
    5.8/10(39 votes)

    #1 - Dangerous Debt

    S7:E7

    Captured by the Pyke Syndicate, Ahsoka and the Martez sisters attempt a daring escape.

    Directors:Saul Ruiz, Bosco Ng, Dave Filoni
    Writers:Charles Murray, Dave Filoni

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  2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 6 - Deal No Deal
    6.1/10(39 votes)

    #2 - Deal No Deal

    S7:E6

    Rafa lands a dangerous job running spice — and she needs Ahsoka and Trace's help.

    Directors:Steward Lee, Nathaniel Villanueva, Dave Filoni
    Writers:Charles Murray, Dave Filoni

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  3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 8 - Bombad Jedi
    6.3/10(52 votes)

    #3 - Bombad Jedi

    S1:E8

    On a diplomatic mission to the planet Rodia, Padmé; discovers that her old friend and fellow Republic senator Onaconda Farr has allied his planet with the Separatists. In exchange for food and resources for his people, Onaconda captures Padmé and promises to deliver her to the Nute Gunray. Sensing Padmé is in trouble, Jar Jar Binks disguises himself as a Jedi, and with the help of C-3PO, courageously fights to rescue his friend and fellow senator.

    Director:Jesse Yeh
    Writers:Steven Melching, Kevin Rubio, Henry Gilroy

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  4. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 5 - Gone With a Trace
    6.5/10(38 votes)

    #4 - Gone With a Trace

    S7:E5

    After leaving the Jedi Order, Ahsoka Tano finds herself in the underworld of Coruscant where she befriends aspiring pilot Trace Martez. Enlisted by Trace’s sister Rafa to help build dangerous droids, Ahsoka opts to keep her Jedi past a secret.

    Directors:Saul Ruiz, Dave Filoni, Kyle Dunlevy
    Writers:Charles Murray, Dave Filoni

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  5. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Episode 8 - Evil Plans
    6.7/10(35 votes)

    #5 - Evil Plans

    S3:E8

    In the middle of a routine shopping trip on Coruscant, C-3PO is abducted by the bounty hunter Cad Bane. Bane is looking for information about the Senate building on behalf of Jabba the Hutt. Finding C-3PO devoid of useful information, Bane and his accomplices kidnap R2-D2 and extract the vital data, before memory-wiping the droids of the incident, and letting them on their way. The floor-plans and security details of the Senate building are part of a plot engineered by the Hutt families to free their imprisoned brother, Ziro the Hutt, who holds potentially damaging information about Hutt activities.

    Director:Brian Kalin O'Connell
    Writers:Craig W. Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell

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  6. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 6 - Downfall of a Droid
    6.8/10(52 votes)

    #6 - Downfall of a Droid

    S1:E6

    R2-D2 is lost during a fierce space battle -- and Anakin must find him before the Separatists discover the Jedi military secrets locked in his memory banks.

    Director:Rob Coleman
    Writer:George Krstic

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  7. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 17 - Blue Shadow Virus
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    #7 - Blue Shadow Virus

    S1:E17

    The Republic discovers a Separatist bio-weapon lab hidden on the planet of Naboo. Rather than wait for help, Padmé; explores the lab with Jar Jar. Anakin, Ahsoka, Rex, and Obi-Wan arrive and follow after her. They find that the Senator is being held captive by the sinister Dr. Nuvo Vindi. The mad scientist has been developing a lethal virus for the Separatists. Vindi threatens to set off a bomb and release the virus!

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writer:Craig Titley

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  8. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 6 - Nomad Droids
    6.8/10(37 votes)

    #8 - Nomad Droids

    S4:E6

    C-3PO and R2-D2's bizarre caper continues. Forced to escape a Separatist attack in a Y-wing fighter, the droids visit the world of the Patitites, the odd planet Balnab, and the inside of a pirate warship where they are forced to fight in a gladiatorial arena.

    Director:Steward Lee
    Writers:Craig W. Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell

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  9. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 8 - Together Again
    6.9/10(35 votes)

    #9 - Together Again

    S7:E8

    Captured by the Pykes once more, Ahsoka and the Martez sisters are running out of options.

    Directors:Nathaniel Villanueva, Dave Filoni
    Writers:Charles Murray, Dave Filoni

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  10. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6 Episode 8 - The Disappeared (1)
    7.0/10(38 votes)

    #10 - The Disappeared (1)

    S6:E8

    The peaceful world of Bardotta and its mystic ways are threatened by an ancient prophecy, and its top spiritual leaders have vanished. Queen Julia of Bardotta calls for help from her most trusted friend in the Senate, Jar Jar Binks. Recognizing the importance of Bardotta's spiritual balance, the Jedi Council sends Mace Windu to accompany Binks and investigate.

    Directors:Steward Lee, Dave Filoni
    Writer:Jonathan W. Rinzler

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  11. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 12 - The Gungan General
    7.1/10(46 votes)

    #11 - The Gungan General

    S1:E12

    Anakin and Obi-Wan have been duped and are being held for ransom along with Count Dooku by the pirate chief Hondo Ohnaka and his second-in-command, Turk Falso. While Anakin, Obi-Wan and Dooku unsuccessfully attempt to escape, the Republic sends the ransom via a special envoy, including Representative Jar Jar Binks. When Falso tries to steal the ransom from his boss by shooting down the shuttle, the only survivors are a squad of clones and Jar Jar, who as the most senior officer alive, has to take charge of the mission. It becomes a race against time as Jar Jar rushes to deliver the ransom to take custody of Dooku and save the Jedi.

    Director:Justin Ridge
    Writer:Julie Siege

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  12. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 18 - Mystery of a Thousand Moons
    7.1/10(43 votes)

    #12 - Mystery of a Thousand Moons

    S1:E18

    Even though the lab has been shut down, Dr. Vindi manages to activate the dreaded Blue Shadow Virus, infecting Ahsoka, Padmé, and many clone troopers. The plague is fatal within 48 hours. Anakin and Obi-Wan must travel to the mysterious planet, Iego, to secure the only known antidote to the sickness. Anakin and Obi-Wan arrive on the mysterious planet to find its population living in fear of a mysterious force that has been killing anything that tries to leave their world. With the help of Jaybo Hood, a clever Iegoan boy, Anakin and Obi-Wan must solve the planet's mystery before they can leave, and before everyone infected with the Separatist virus dies!

    Director:Jesse Yeh
    Writer:Brian Larsen

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  13. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 5 - Mercy Mission
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #13 - Mercy Mission

    S4:E5

    After groundquakes have devastated the planet Aleen, a Republic relief effort arrives, including the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO. When the native Aleena's pleas go unheard, it becomes the duty of the droids to embark on a surreal journey through Aleen's subterranean world to save the planet.

    Director:Danny Keller
    Writer:Bonnie Mark

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  14. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 10 - Secret Weapons
    7.1/10(35 votes)

    #14 - Secret Weapons

    S5:E10

    R2-D2 is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Gascon to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment.

    Director:Danny Keller
    Writer:Brent V. Friedman

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  15. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 11 - A Sunny Day in the Void
    7.1/10(35 votes)

    #15 - A Sunny Day in the Void

    S5:E11

    After a comet damages their shuttle, R2-D2, Colonel Gascon, and the other droids crash on a desolate planet where they must make their way across a bewildering expanse of emptiness to carry out their mission.

    Director:Kyle Dunlevy
    Writer:Brent V. Friedman

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  16. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 1 - Ambush
    7.2/10(70 votes)

    #16 - Ambush

    S1:E1

    Jedi Master Yoda and three clone troopers -- Jek, Thire, and Rys -- must face off against Count Dooku's dreaded assassin Ventress and her massive droid army to prove the Jedi are strong enough to protect a strategic planet and forge a treaty for the Republic.

    Director:Dave Bullock
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  17. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 Episode 4 - Senate Spy
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    #17 - Senate Spy

    S2:E4

    The Jedi Council suspects that Senator Rush Clovis, an InterGalactic Banking Clan delegate and former colleague of Padmé Amidala, may be working for the Separatists. Against Anakin's wishes, the Council asks Padmé if she would accompany Rush to Cato Neimoidia to uncover any clues regarding the Senator's true allegiances. Padmé agrees, feeling that her past relationship with the Senator -- which for a time had been romantic until she ended it -- might give her an advantage in the investigation. Fending off Anakin's jealousy, as well as an attempt on her life by Neimoidian Lott Dod, Padmé successfully reveals Clovis to be conspiring with the Separatists to build a military droid factory on Geonosis.

    Director:Steward Lee
    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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  18. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 Episode 15 - Senate Murders
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    #18 - Senate Murders

    S2:E15

    When Senator Onaconda Farr dies under suspicious circumstances and the local Inspector appears incompetent, Padmé; sets out to find the person who poisoned her mentor. Following a trail of clues, Padmé and Bail Organa delve into a dangerous world of backstabbing, lies, and secrets controlled by the powerful Senators Mee Deechi and Halle Burtoni. Padmé's search forces her to risk her career and ideals but the true identity of the assassin is even more destructive than she could imagine.

    Director:Brian Kalin O'Connell
    Writer:Drew Z. Greenberg

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  19. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Episode 3 - Supply Lines
    7.2/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Supply Lines

    S3:E3

    Ryloth is under siege. Trapped on the surface, Jedi Master Di rallies the local forces with the help of Cham Syndulla. Desperate to save them, the Jedi Council dispatches Senator Bail Organa and Representative Jar Jar Binks to the planet Toydaria, where they are to convince the neutral regent, King Katuunko, to send aid to Ryloth. Bail and Jar Jar must convince Toydaria that their cause is just -- before it's too late. Trade Federation envoy Lott Dod attempts to prevent the Toydarians from giving up their neutrality. Katuunko follows his conscience and secretly aids the Republic, which Jar Jar is able to keep secret from the snooping Trade Federation agents with his inimitable distractions.

    Director:Brian Kalin O'Connell
    Writers:Steven Melching, Eoghan Mahony

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  20. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6 Episode 9 - The Disappeared (2)
    7.2/10(39 votes)

    #20 - The Disappeared (2)

    S6:E9

    Jar Jar Binks' beloved Queen Julia of the planet Bardotta has been abducted by the bloodthirsty Frangawl cult to fulfill a dark and ancient prophecy. Representative Binks and Jedi Master Windu must find the missing Queen before the cult can rise in power.

    Directors:Bosco Ng, Dave Filoni
    Writer:Jonathan W. Rinzler

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  21. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 2 - Rising Malevolence
    7.3/10(62 votes)

    #21 - Rising Malevolence

    S1:E2

    An attack by a devastating new Separatist weapon -- the powerful starship Malevolence -- leaves Jedi Master Plo Koon and his clone troopers struggling to survive until Anakin and Ahsoka can find them.

    Director:Dave Filoni
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  22. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 3 - Shadow of Malevolence
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    #22 - Shadow of Malevolence

    S1:E3

    With the help of his Padawan Ahsoka and Jedi Master Plo Koon, Anakin utilizes new long-range Y-wing bombers to lead a bold strike on General Grievous' warship, the Malevolence, and its destructive weapon.

    Director:Brian Kalin O'Connell
    Writer:Steven Melching

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  23. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 7 - Duel of the Droids
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    #23 - Duel of the Droids

    S1:E7

    Anakin, Ahsoka and replacement droid R3-S6 embark on a dual rescue/sabotage mission when they discover R2-D2 is being held at General Grievous' secret enemy listening post, Skytop Station.

    Director:Rob Coleman
    Writer:Kevin D. Campbell

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  24. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Episode 4 - Sphere of Influence
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #24 - Sphere of Influence

    S3:E4

    Chi Eekway and Che Amanwe, Chairman Papanoida's daughters, are kidnapped and held for ransom. Ahsoka Tano teams up with the Senator from Pantora, Riyo Chuchi, to aid the new chairman in recovering his family before the Trade Federation can unduly influence the future of his planet. The Chairman and his son, Ion, track down the kidnapper -- Greedo -- on Tatooine, and rescue Che Amanwe. Meanwhile, Ahsoka and Chuchi find Chi Eekway held captive aboard a blockading Trade Federation battleship over Pantora, and expose Trade Federation officer Sib Canay as a Separatist conspirator.

    Director:Kyle Dunlevy
    Writer:Katie Lucas

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  25. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Episode 5 - Corruption
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #25 - Corruption

    S3:E5

    Padmé, on a diplomatic mission to Mandalore, guarantees the pacifist planet the Republic's full protection, but she and Duchess Satine soon find something sinister lurking beneath the planet's serene façade. Moogan smugglers have been sneaking in supplies, including bottled tea destined for the Mandalorian schools. To increase their profits, they have been diluting the tea with a hazardous chemical.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writer:Cameron Litvack

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dangerous Debt" is the worst rated episode of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars". It scored 5.8/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Saul Ruiz, Bosco Ng, Dave Filoni and written by Charles Murray, Dave Filoni, it aired on 4/3/2020. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Deal No Deal".