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Clone Wars - Which order is best? (Patreon)

Published:
2026-07-14 15:32:07
Imported:
2026-11

Poll

Clone Wars - Which order is best?

  • Chronological Order 312
  • Release Order 179
  • 2026-07-14
  • 491 votes
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Content

If you vote in this poll, it would mean a lot if you commented and explained why! I'm trying to take in as much information as possible! I appreciate you all. Also keep your eyes peeled for the next Tv show poll dropping later today!

Comments

djKENTO

sure chronological takes more effort or whatever, but it's worth the jumping around for the more straight forward narrative over time. Personally I think Disney should put up a playlist or something that lest you watch it in chronological order.

Fettmatic

I watched the show by release order & did a rewatch the same way. I have not try the chrome order. I 'm down for this rewatch either way.

Thomas Manning

I feel like Chronological would be more interesting as you'd see a better overarching story. You'd see characters grow and develop organically. I might be a bit biased those as I watched in release order and I want to see it the other way now.

RAM888( Roy)

Release order is fine. You’d have to be a real simpleton to not be able to follow it that way. It’s not confusing like season one of the Witcher, or like in Memento that was FULL of flashbacks.

Eric Wallace

Let's just throw out narrative build, art direction maturation, musical scoring and themes and building and evolving on one another, character depiction and presentation being shown in the creative direction its supposed, reduce emotional weight of moments music and deaths because you arent seeing them presented in the way they were shown, and the tonal and thematic arc of the show following its key character of Ahosoka from an adventure show for children to the dark grim of war... All because people dont think you are smart enough to watch a non linear narrative. Please just do release order

Jemrink

Both ways are valid, i personally always go towards chronological because it just makes more sense to me and find it easier to get a sense of where during the war we are. If i recall the show only jumps around during the first few seasons and then settles into a more chronological order anyway

Mitchell Scott

So I find chronological way easier to follow. That being said, it’s only the first 3 seasons that jump around and then they are pretty much linear from there onwards. 90% of reactors go with chronological and starwars themselves recommend chronological. Some of the episodes are almost a full season apart for a story line/arc in release order. Release order was fine when you weren’t trying to get the details but yeah, chronological just makes so much more sense.

Eric Wallace

Almost like its not meant to be watched that way

Lee

As with all things Star Wars, release order is the only way that makes any sense.

Thomas Wetherell

Not sure if you were planning to already or not but be sure to watch the OG Clone Wars from Cartoon Network. The main show is of course good but to me nothing beats Captain Fordo and his ARC trooper Chads.

Giancarlo Ubaldino

I say do the release order. Chronological is good for a re-watch, but the first time you watch a show it should be how it was meant to be watched, which is the release order.

ilovepoland 🇵🇱

Chronological order is the only way, as show creators said themselves. In later seasons some episodes were created to fill the gaps of previous episodes arcs. Chronological order just goes with storyline of Clone Wars.

Zachary Anderson

Doing Chronological just makes the story of The Clone Wars flow better Yes you have to hop around But after a few seasons it will become more chronological on its own

ilovepoland 🇵🇱

Chronological order doesn't afrect any of these things expect "art direction maturarion" LOL. You could prefer release order but you really don't have to lie about all that pal. I know it's hard to find ant arguments to support release order choice but cmon buddy.

The Rust

The show does a little bouncing around in the first few seasons. Having watched the show several times in both orders, i'd say that at the end of the day it dosen't really matter. It's more importent to learn and remember some of the new characters in the show because not every character is in every episode, so if you remember some of the new character in the show like Jedi, Clones and Bad guys, the story and plot lines will naturally fall in to place as you watch.

Pacmule

Chronological order. Did you watch the movies jumping around. Start with episode 2 then watch 7 then 4 then 6 then 9 then Rogue One etc. This show as arcs 2-4 show arcs why break them up. Just like Andor had 3 show arcs in season 1. Either way I'm glad you're taking the plunge Star Wars makes a lot more sense after watching this program. Take care

ilovepoland 🇵🇱

I really don't even know how someone could debate chronological order. Release order makes no sense at all. For example you have S1E1, then S3E3 ties directly before S1E1, and it explain why plot in S1E1 was the way it was. This is happening very often in release order case. You get plot preparation episodes for invasions and other things after they actually happened. You already seen what happened in some episode of S1 and in random S3 episode it is explained why. Chronological order is the way! 🫶🫶

Blair Kilgallon

The vast majority of the chronological order is in release order anyway. All of the jumping around happens in the first two or three seasons when the show was still finding its fleet. It has no impact old character development at all. It just streamlines the experience.

Eric Wallace

You think musical themes dont build upon previous works? That they dont layer on previous usages? That they don't take on different emotional tones in their usage based on previous usage? You think that having seen the direction a characters story is going to end up, or already knowing that story of their death, when viewing their past doesnt effects narrative? A moment that seem like nothing cant have emotional or narrative weight, cant be a massive moment because you already know the down stream effects? Revealing layers and depths of character relationships 2 seasons earlier than there meant too be seen doesesnt cause tonal issues with how theyre originally presented? Just because you think the curtains are just blue doesn't mean they are.

Robert da Spruce

I always prefer release order. That’s the order that everyone else watched it in Plus, little Easter eggs that are sprinkled along the way may go right by you because you haven’t seen something that was released first, but later in the chronological timeline

GeekWithNoName

I know for myself, and a few of my friends, there were multiple attempts at getting into the series, but it was too disjointed and there was no cohesive narrative to hook me in until I found the chronological order.

TM2

The real trick is only watching the 12 best episodes :P

FantasyHawkeye

I think ive mentioned this before but will again I dont really care which order you decide. I chose release order simply because thats how I watched the show when it was on Cartoon Network.

Ryan

I don't know if it was the best, but Order 66 was certainly the most influential.

Todzilla

I like release order. Just like how we tell people to watch the OT then the prequels.

Enrique Gonzalez

I watched it in release order, but have seen other reactors do it in chronological order. I think chronological order is better. There is one arc early on about the clones that I love. It helps get attached to them and follow their stories throughout the series.

Gene Hendricks

I've tried to watch Clone Wars so many times, but could never get through it in release order because it jumps around in the timeline so much.

Ventena

Especially considering you have been jumping around with movies and tv shows it is better to watch chronologically just so it is easier to keep timelines in order in your head. I first watched star wars last year and did a completionist run and I watched chronologically and it just felt right. I would have honestly found it very confusing watching release order because they never tell you if the episode is forward or backward on the timeline then where you were before. Edit: I did watch movies in release order but Clone Wars chronological is just objectively better for a first time watch. Anyone who says the release order timeline is easy to follow is out of touch and only thinks that because they live and breathe star wars but especially for reactors that's just not realistic.

Matt Gwinn

Can't wait. While some episodes are hit or miss, Clone Wars is some of the best Star Wars content out there.

Brandon Dodge

Personally I prefer chronological order, because the first 3 seasons do jump around a lot in the timeline and you get a more consise idea of the timeline for the beginning of the Clone Wars and certain characters story arcs will have more weight in this order. The shorter 2D Animated Clone Wars series, also known as the Clone Wars Microseries, and the book Brotherhood written by Mike Chen also delve more into the beginning of the Clone Wars shortly after the Battle of Geonosis in this era if you're interested.

Jonathan Erikson

I prefer chronological order so you can follow the story arcs easier and it doesn’t feel as disjointed.

Michael Daw

Just do release order. It'll be pretty weird that your post titles will seem to be out of order when you post them. It's not hard to follow the story either way. Chronological order is a hassle. Anyone voting for it is some kind of weird wannabe purist.

Jordan Marcial

Maybe it’s just me but I find literally zero reason to watch it in release order. Like, release order is objectively a worse experience, no?

Soopa

I've mentioned this before, but I'll repeat it for maximum exposure...You should probably upload the episodes in arc batches (two or three 20min episodes at a time, depending on the arc). It will flow better and keep the viewing hours down a little. Other creators that I follow do this with Anime and it makes a lot of sense to watch more than one 20 min episode at a time.

Matthew McDowell

Release order - I have not seen the program and will be watching for the first time along with you. I'd like to watch it in the way it was originally aired.

Ziro the Hutt

Honestly you could NOT be more wrong on this. But you do you, the vote is up.

Ziro the Hutt

Then you obviously don't understand why it was released that way originally and are being deliberately obtuse. Chrono order every single time.

Ziro the Hutt

Its just some being obtuse about it. It was only done that way in release order, as they were working on different episodes at different times, whilst building an animation engine and all the assets that come with it.

Ziro the Hutt

Chrono is the only way to go. Do or do not, there is no middle ground. ;)

Ziro the Hutt

Oh ok then so you don't want Teegan to experience the story as it was meant to be told, and instead have her jump around all over the place piecemeal for the entire show...

Eric Wallace

Alright mr. Hutt. You and I have gone back and forth on this, but you've never said how I'm wrong. Please explain

Ziro the Hutt

Three examples of why release order is a poor way to watch the show - against the creators intentions : Ending episode of season 1 has a story introducing a new character. It then has episodes that follow on from that in chrono order; but instead with release order, we jump to season 2, have that character back - but with a new story! In chrono order, that season ends on a trilogy arc. Midway through season 2, we are back to where we were located in the very first few episodes - why, when its the very first episode chronologically. Thirdly a clone arc is developed much more naturally in chrono order. In release order rookies are now veteran soldiers IN THE VERY NEXT EPISODE; and the emotion of that whole episode is lost doing it in release order Its a mess that doesn't really settle down throughout the whole show, as even into season 7 there is one arc thats out of place. The show will just hit Teegan all the better in chrono order. It will still be fun and watchable in release, but much of the drama is lost by all this switching around and having stories and arcs out of sync.

Ziro the Hutt

I explained it in a post you never replied to a week or two back. I have also gave good reasons in my own post here about it. Your way just makes no sense when it was purely technical reasons that the show was released that way when building a new animation engine and assets from scratch. Its like watching the second season of Andor doing episodes 10-12 first, then finishing with episodes 4-6!

Eric Wallace

That might be the single greatest argument for release order I have

Michael Daw

One thing's for sure... anyone willing to take on the whole Clone Wars is alright in my book. I'll be looking forward to this.

iron pheonix

heyy the chronological order would be easier for u to follow and i have done both orders and the release order is a bit all over the place with the story early on

J D

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Ventena

How about this, relase order is unnecessarily confusing for someone watching week to week while also watching a bunch of other things and you know raising a kid. Chronological order allows for someone to watch and easily keep track of where they are and remeber arcs that would nomally be very far apart. Me personally i can keep track of all the timelines after one watch but im lowkey a bit autistic and have much less responsibilities not everyone has the time or mental space to keep track of that and reactors especially dont. I would much rather watch a reactor react to a show than to see them stuggle to recall stuff from weeks or months ago. But that's just my take i think thats reasonable but tell me where I'm wrong. (Nicely please)

Eric Wallace

Someone else being media illiterate isnt a reason for her to ruin her watch experience. She's perfectly capable of handling a show made for children.

Dave

I've only watched the show in it's entirety once and that was in release order. Strangely enough my pea brain was able to recognise, understand and process when I watched an episode that seemed to be out of sync with the story timeline as I had been watching it unfold. I guess some people don't have faith that T. will be able to do the same... And why do some people seem to be losing their shit over this? Seriously, is it that important to you? Since the reactions will be episodic can't you just watch them in your special order once they have been posted and let Teegan just watch the show without faffing around with your special episode order?

Uncle Phoenix

Tee is more than capable of following a meandering production.

Ziro the Hutt

I'll give you yet another then; on the Clone Wars page on StarWars.com, the chronological order is there staring you in the face for people to click if they fancy giving the show a watch. Its almost like Lucasfilm want you to watch it that way.

Ziro the Hutt

I was subbed to another reactor who did release order, and you could see her visibly confused multiple times, then it click that we were going back to a story from seasons back. You could see her inwardly sigh and try to remember what happened in said episodes. She paused a few times to try and recall them. Not very reactor friendly that.

Jonas Vanderstraeten

Chronological order. - the jumbled release order was never set-up as a story-telling tool. It was a gimmick to mimmick the WW2 news reels people saw in the cinemas. - After season 3 they understood it wasn't a good thing and pretty much stopped and just released according to story arcs. - Star Wars (Disney) themselves recommend you watch chronologically. - It's a much smoother watch to see the arcs bundled together then the whole criss cross thing.

Ziro the Hutt

How is it a hassle, when its more a hassle having Teegan blindly try to remember episodes from seasons back that we pick up again out of order?

Ziro the Hutt

Fair enough, just have her scramble her memory then recalling episodes that were done seasons ago, and we pick them up once more, and have Teegan try to remember what happened 40 episodes previous. I've been subbed to a reactor who did release order, she was visibly confused several times throughout the watch.

Ventena

I was gonna give Eric the benefit of the doubt but nah this dude is pretentious af about how did he put it "a show made for children" relax dude it ain't that deep

Jonas Vanderstraeten

But the thing is, It was never really written or directed to be that way. They wrote it normally and then at the end they jumbled the episode, to re-eneact the experience people had when they saw the WW2 news reels in the cinema's. The creators have said this in interviews and on the official website they recommend the chronological order, because the whole messy release thing was a gimmick and not a narrative tool.

Eric Wallace

Im not trying to be, it just literally is made for children and saying another grown adult can't track it is wild to me.

scott osborne

if it be me watching i would watch in release order dont go jumping around it will just confuse you and some of us

Mike A

Release order. Just like the first six movies, that's the way the story was written and the way almost all of us watched it. Sure, there are a couple moments of "Oh wait, this takes place before that other story", but that happens so few times that it's much simpler to just watch in release order. For most shows and move sequels, I feel like anything other than release order is fine for a re-watch but not the way the story is meant to be viewed the first time you experience it.

Jay G

Please watch Clone Wars in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER from beginning to end so that you get the complete story of Obi Wan, Anakin's relationship and the influence the war had on the Republic, Seperatists and fall of the Jedi. You will also need it for context when you watch Star Wars Rebels & the Ahsoka series. If you try to jump all over the series, you will only get confused.

John Miller

I am normally a release order fanatic. In fact, when I see reactors who watch the live action in chronological order, I don't even bother watching. This is one of the rare cases where chronological order is better.

Clay F

Ditto

Clay F

This article makes a case for release order. Thoughts? "Why I’ve changed my mind and recommend NOT watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars in chronological order." https://www.outoflives.net/2025/11/18/the-cons-of-watching-star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronologically/ "The release order of the episodes has intention behind it. ... Watching chronologically might help understand the sequence of events but the flow of the series, the evolution of it, is messed up.... Chronological order shouldn’t be how someone is introduced to The Clone Wars. Nor should it be the go-to option for regular rewatches. It’s perfect for a second watch through, to see the connections and track the fates of characters more easily, as an experiment. But it’s not the ideal way to watch the show. .... The cons outweigh the pros."

Clay F

"Quite simply, the episodes designed to be prequels are best viewed as a prequel. Clone Cadets is a prime example. Chronologically it comes very early but it’s best viewed after Rookies and immediately before Arc Troopers, which is how it originally aired. The contrast between Clone Cadets and Arc Troopers is the entire point, seeing where they’ve come from and where those characters are now. The episodes aired as a two-part premiere of the third season while chronologically they are separated by 45 episodes!"

Clay F

"Watching chronologically also means you have to suffer through the changes in animation, switching from season 3 back to season 1. There’s no enjoyment from tracking the huge progress in quality as the series develops, slowly but surely getting better with each episode. Instead, you go from the smooth animation of Clone Cadets and then episodes later have to go back to Downfall of a Droid, the first episode produced, which looks terrible by comparison."

Kevin (GiantFutures.com)

I would say Chronological, with one exception; Start with the Clone Wars movie (it would be the third thing in chronological). That was always the intended introduction to this world and it works best that way.

Clay F

"... the Clone Wars movie is where you should start. Ahsoka and the clone troopers are the key throughline of the series, and the film introduces these elements decently well. Watching chronologically, the episodes Cat and Mouse and Hidden Enemy are set before the film and, while I think they are both good episodes, do not act as a particularly strong introduction to the series for newcomers. There’s no Ahsoka and it’s weird to have the very first clone story involve a clone traitor. That’s subverting the role of the clones before introducing the base characterization; it doesn’t really work. Hidden Enemy was the sixteenth episode of the show aired and it was intentionally left so late because the creators felt introducing a clone turncoat any earlier would be detrimental. Chronologically, it’s now the second episode."

Ari

Just watch it in release order and enjoy the ride. It will be entertaining and you'll be experiencing the series the way viewers did when it was originally released.

Peter Bateman

Either way should be fine, but narratively I’d always argue for Chronological for Clone Wars. The guide that people have linked a lot was easy to follow when I watched it through with Blind Wave for the first time, and I think it will make it easier to edit multiple episodes into videos covering arcs.