Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series: Genndy Tartakovsky)

Why isn't this canon anymore?

Genndy Tartakovsky's Star Wars: Clone Wars series from 2003 is very good, and deserves more respect. It along with the rest of the original Expanded Universe is a victim of the Disney canon Purge.


I actually do have some notion as to why Disney purged this from the canon, none of it has to do with its quality, which is very good. Unlike the CGI Clone Wars series, Disney was not able to insert itself in real-time into retconning canon.

Don't get me wrong, I like The Clone Wars TV series, it after all gave us Ahsoka Tano, but its also turned out to be the first place Disney began rewriting canon, and if you knew about the EU you can easily notice those moments where this took place. Mostly regarding matters of the Sith.

The other reason I feel Disney axed this was. Season 2 directly had George Lucas's blessing and encouragement and it leads more or less smoothly into Revenge of the Sith. Its a literal adaption of Episode III's open crawl and I don't think Disney wanted anyone messing in their sandbox.

Only Disney can screw up, canon! Trust me, they're not done doing so if rumors surrounding The Rise of Skywalker tell us anything.

Easier to tinker with the CGI Clone Wars as it was ongoing when they bought Lucasfilms.

If you have not seen Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars cartoon - Do yourself a favor and find it!

Kissing Cousins [Rey and Kylo Ren: The Rise of Skywalker]

Did no one at Disney think to tell JJ Abrams, that Sheev Palpatine is Anakin Skywalker's father?

I'm totally OK with Disney making Sheev Palpatine Anakin's father - This is one of those little tidbits which actually enhanced the overall Star Wars story for me, and is far more satisfying than having an off screen, never revealed Darth Plagueis mess about with the Force to get here.

Its also the simpler explanation.

But it makes this...

All sorts of icky...
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That... Looks kinda fever pitched and romantic to me. WAY more tongue than anything Anakin ever gave to Padme in the Prequels.

When you are looking at that image.

Sheev Palpatine is grandfather to both Rey, and Ben Solo.

They could have had Rey be a Palpatine without almost no problem - But they would have meant she can't be the hero of the Skywalker Saga, and oh, Reylo could not also still be a thing.

Yet clearly Disney wanted despite their OWN CANON wanted to appeal to the rabid Reylos out there.

Just wait until this fully sinks in once the movie is widely released. Trust me. It will.

And if I am to understand things. Both Luke and Leia KNEW who Rey was all along - One guesses so did Han, and by implication Ben knew as well.

"What girl?!!!!!!!!"

That line now takes on bigger implications.

EMO Kylo lusting after his cousin. On purpose.

The innocent kiss by Leia to Luke in a A New Hope is NOT the same as this.