One episode that has Dooku investigating a kidnapping is inspired by mystery thrillers. Like Lucas before him, Filoni brilliantly draws inspiration from other genres, giving certain episodes a distinct tonal feel. Both Dooku and Ahsoka’s journey span decades, exploring incidents in the far reaches of the galaxy that general audiences have yet to see. Much of that can be credited to the sheer scope of the storytelling. In such a short amount of time, the stories explored evoke a sense of scale that eclipses some of the most important Jedi moments in Star Wars cinema. Tales of the Jedi, in essence, is a masterclass on storytelling as Filoni compacts much depth and weight in a compact fifteen-minute format. One explores Dooku’s fall from Jedi Master to Sith apprentice while the other chronicles various points of Ahsoka Tano’s life. The series, a precisely crafted six-episode anthology from Filoni, is split into two arcs. The streak to paint the Jedi as the galaxy’s most fallible figures continues as Tales of the Jedi puts the spotlight on one of the most underserved characters in the franchise, Count Dooku. Rian Johnson brought it full circle in The Last Jedi when a disillusioned Luke Skywalker denounced the Order’s teaching. Dave Filoni examined the cracks of the Order in Clone Wars through the eyes of Anakin Skywalker. George Lucas dispelled that in his prequel trilogy. That the Jedi are the good guys in a Galaxy Far, Far Away is Star Wars‘ biggest lie.
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