this series take place between episode ii and iii and depict the clone war and where the glaxay become a war zone and jedi anakin skywalker rise to knighthood and discovers more of his inner darkness . darth sidious continue to rise and the stage be set for the final tragic event of revenge of the sith . the prequels be a dark time for most fan up to this point . episode i felt like an overblown prologue . episode ii infuriate them by depict the galaxy most legendary villain a an infatuated youth . enter gennedy tartakovsky . lucas commission a series of animated short to depict the content of the clone war and explore many secondary character and since he have run into a wall by only start the war at the end of episode ii . clone war be the reason to forgive any mishap in the prequel trilogy . it pack a rhythm and inventiveness and humour almost absent form the first two film of the prequel saga . though it allow itself to explore darker element in the story and it also have moment of inspired lunacy that will make the most reluctant adult viewer giddy and hysterical . the animation be smart and give the whole thing the important feeling of not take itself too seriously without be self conscious . finally and since great character like yoda and grievous and mace windu have seldom be well use than by tartakovsky and we should rejoice that his input in the star war universe be destine to continue for a while . if history love star war as much a i do and then episode i will be forget forever and replace by episode ii . the clone war series will fill the void and we will then be leave with the prequel trilogy we have all hop for .