The BEST episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 4

Every episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 4!

As The Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the Dark Side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army.

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Carnage of Krell (4)
star
8.15
2273 votes

#1 - Carnage of Krell (4)

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/2011

Our actions define our legacy. With two of his men facing execution for disobeying orders, Captain Rex must confront his overly aggressive commander, General Krell. Risking charges of mutiny, Rex must make a dark choice as the true face of the enemy emerges.

Directors: Kyle Dunlevy
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Revenge (4)
star
8.15
1982 votes

#2 - Revenge (4)

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/2012

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Savage and Maul, now reunited, pursue Obi-Wan Kenobi in search of revenge, and the Jedi Knight finds himself forced to unite with a surprising ally to defend against the deadly siblings.

Writer: Katie Lucas
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Crisis on Naboo (4)
star
8.03
1848 votes

#3 - Crisis on Naboo (4)

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/2012

Trust is the greatest of gifts, but it must be earned. The Chancellor travels to Naboo to preside over a public ceremony, guarded by Jedi Knights. Dooku and his bounty hunters—including an undercover Obi-Wan Kenobi—launch their kidnapping plot.

Directors: Danny Keller
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The Box (3)
star
8.01
1941 votes

#4 - The Box (3)

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/2012

The strong survive, the noble overcome. The disguised Obi-Wan accompanies Cad Bane and Moralo Eval to Serenno, where they enlist in a brutal competition with other bounty hunters from around the galaxy to determine who will participate in a plot to kidnap the Chancellor.

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Deception (1)
star
7.95
1934 votes

#5 - Deception (1)

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2012

All warfare is based on deception. When the Jedi learn of a Separatist plot to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine, one of them must go deep undercover as a hardened criminal to extract information from the conspirators.

Directors: Kyle Dunlevy
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The General (2)
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7.92
2001 votes

#6 - The General (2)

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/2011

The path of ignorance is guided by fear. General Krell orders Captain Rex and the clone troopers of the 501st Legion to conquer a heavily fortified Umbaran airbase, and will not accept anything less than victory. It is an almost certain suicide mission, unless the clones can use their ingenuity to defeat their new enemy.

Directors: Walter Murch
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Plan of Dissent (3)
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7.90
2114 votes

#7 - Plan of Dissent (3)

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/2011

The wise man leads, the strong man follows. After the Republic conquers an Umbaran airbase, General Krell orders Rex and his men on towards the heavily fortified capital. Realizing there's a better plan, several clone troopers disobey orders to carry out a rogue, covert operation.

Directors: Kyle Dunlevy
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Darkness on Umbara (1)
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7.86
2127 votes

#8 - Darkness on Umbara (1)

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2011

The first step towards loyalty is trust. When Anakin is forced to temporarily turn over command of his clone troopers to a new commander, the Jedi Pong Krell, tensions begin to run high as the clones are assigned with a very deadly mission to take the capital of Umbara.

Directors: Steward Lee
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Friends and Enemies (2)
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7.84
1907 votes

#9 - Friends and Enemies (2)

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2012

Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer. Fleeing across the galaxy with criminal fugitives, a disguised Obi-Wan, Cad Bane, and Moralo Eval are tenaciously pursued by Anakin and Ahsoka, who have no idea they're chasing their friend.

Directors: Bosco Ng
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Brothers (3)
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7.80
1866 votes

#10 - Brothers (3)

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/2012

A fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished. The dark warrior Savage Opress is on a quest to find his long-lost brother. Could Darth Maul truly be alive, after more than a decade since his gruesome bisection at the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi? Savage voyages into the depths of a twisted planet to find whatever became of the fallen Sith Lord.

Directors: Bosco Ng
Writer: Katie Lucas
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Escape from Kadavo (3)
star
7.74
1838 votes

#11 - Escape from Kadavo (3)

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2012

Great hope can come from small sacrifices. Anakin tries to convince the Zygerrian Queen that she too is a slave and pawn in an evil Separatist plot. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan toils in the slave camps of Kadavo, a grim situation that grows increasingly bleak.

Directors: Danny Keller
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Massacre (1)
star
7.73
1859 votes

#12 - Massacre (1)

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/2012

One must let go of the past to hold on to the future. Count Dooku is determined to have revenge against the Nightsisters of Dathomir after their betrayal. General Grievous launches an all-out droid attack against the magic-wielding witches, and Mother Talzin and Asajj Ventress lead the defense with all the dark powers at their command.

Directors: Steward Lee
Writer: Katie Lucas
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A Friend in Need
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7.70
2026 votes

#13 - A Friend in Need

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/2012

Friendship shows us who we really are. A peace conference between Separatists and Republic delegates is interrupted by Lux Bonteri, the son of a late Separatist Senator, who involves Ahsoka in his dangerous search to find justice for his mother's death.

Directors: Dave Filoni
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Slaves of the Republic (2)
star
7.62
2003 votes

#14 - Slaves of the Republic (2)

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/2011

Those who enslave others, inevitably become slaves themselves. To locate the missing colonists, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka go undercover to infiltrate the slavers on Zygerria. Anakin struggles with his emotions as a wily Zygerrian queen forces him to take questionable actions in order to carry out his mission.

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Bounty (2)
star
7.59
1920 votes

#15 - Bounty (2)

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/2012

Who we are never changes, who we think we are does. An aimless Asajj Ventress joins a team of bounty hunters under the leadership of young Boba Fett. On an alien world, they undertake a dangerous but profitable mission that tests the limits of their skills, and the strength of Asajj's character.

Directors: Kyle Dunlevy
Writer: Katie Lucas
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Kidnapped (1)
star
7.55
2069 votes

#16 - Kidnapped (1)

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/2011

Where we are going always reflects where we came from. Zygerrian slavers are behind the sudden disappearance of an entire colony of people on the planet Kiros. As Anakin and Ahsoka rush to defuse a series of bombs planted by the slavers, Obi-Wan must fight with their imposing leader.

Directors: Kyle Dunlevy
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Prisoners (3)
star
7.53
2182 votes

#17 - Prisoners (3)

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2011

Crowns are inherited, kingdoms are earned. The Republic and Gungan forces have been captured by Riff Tamson and his Karkarodon enforcers. Now, it is up to Ahsoka and the young Prince Lee-Char to unite the fractured people of Mon Cala and drive out the Separatist invaders.

Directors: Danny Keller
Writer: Jose Molina
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Water War (1)
star
7.52
2239 votes

#18 - Water War (1)

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2011

When destiny calls, the chosen have no choice. When the king of Mon Cala is assassinated, talks break down between the Mon Calamari people and the Quarren, co-inhabitants of the aquatic world. To stop a civil war, the Republic sends Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, but unbeknownst to them, the Quarren are already being backed by the Separatists. Now the Jedi must protect Mon Cala's new leader, the young Prince Lee-Char, from the attack.

Directors: Duwayne Dunham
Writer: Jose Molina
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Shadow Warrior
star
7.52
2231 votes

#19 - Shadow Warrior

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2011

Who a person truly is cannot be seen with the eye. When the leader of the Gungans, Boss Lyonie, is injured it's discovered there is an uncanny resemblance between the Boss and Jar Jar Binks. Binks must sway his people from rising against the Naboo and stopping a Separatist invasion led by General Grievous.

Writer: Daniel Arkin
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Gungan Attack (2)
star
7.35
1375 votes

#20 - Gungan Attack (2)

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2011

Only through fire is a strong sword forged. Anakin Skywalker and the rest of his Jedi team have been overrun by the Separatist surprise attacks led by Riff Tamson while Prince Lee-Char and Ahsoka must evade capture on their own. Unable to summon more Republic aid, Yoda calls upon the help of the powerful and amphibious Gungan Grand Army, but whether they will be enough to stop the Separatist siege is uncertain. An incensed Tamson doubles his efforts in tracking down Prince Lee-Char, unleashing the reinforcements given to him by Count Dooku in an assault that churns the oceans.

Writer: Jose Molina
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Nomad Droids (2)
star
7.27
2094 votes

#21 - Nomad Droids (2)

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/2011

Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him? 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.

Directors: Steward Lee
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Mercy Mission (1)
star
7.13
2152 votes

#22 - Mercy Mission (1)

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2011

Understanding is honoring the truth beneath the surface. 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.

Directors: Danny Keller
Writer: Bonnie Mark
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