The WORST episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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

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.

Last Updated: 12/20/2024Network: Disney+Status: Ended
Dangerous Debt (3)
star
6.89
812 votes

#1 - Dangerous Debt (3)

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/3/2020

Who you were does not have to define who you are. Taken prisoner by the Pykes, Ahsoka and the Martez sisters attempt to escape.

Directors: Bosco Ng, Saul Ruiz
Senate Murders
star
6.89
2098 votes

#2 - Senate Murders

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/19/2010

Searching for the truth is easy. Accepting the truth is hard. When Senator Onaconda Farr dies under suspicious circumstances, Padmé sets out to find the person responsible for the death of her favorite 'uncle.'

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Deal No Deal (2)
star
6.90
819 votes

#3 - Deal No Deal (2)

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/27/2020

Mistakes are valuable lessons often learned too late. Trace makes a rash decision after learning what they are transporting is for the Pyke Syndicate.

Bombad Jedi (1)
star
6.92
2525 votes

#4 - Bombad Jedi (1)

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2008

Heroes are made by the times. On a diplomatic mission to the planet Rodia, Padmé discovers that her old friend and fellow Republic senator Onaconda Farr has allied his planet with the Separatists. In exchange for food and resources for his people, Onaconda captures Padmé and promises to deliver her to Nute Gunray. Sensing Padmé is in trouble, Jar Jar Binks disguises himself as a Jedi, and with the help of C-3PO, courageously fights to rescue his friend and fellow senator.

Directors: Jesse Yeh
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Blue Shadow Virus (1)
star
7.00
2090 votes

#5 - Blue Shadow Virus (1)

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/2009

Fear is a disease; hope is its only cure. Padmé and Jar Jar are captured while searching for a secret Separatist bio-weapons lab, sparking Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka to try and save their friends and halt the release of a deadly virus.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: Craig Titley
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A Sunny Day in the Void (2)
star
7.02
1365 votes

#6 - A Sunny Day in the Void (2)

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2012

When all seems hopeless, a true hero gives hope. After a comet damages their shuttle, R2-D2, Colonel Gascon, and the other droids crash on a desolate planet where they must make their way across a bewildering expanse of emptiness to carry out their mission.

Directors: Kyle Dunlevy
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The Disappeared (1)
star
7.05
1147 votes

#7 - The Disappeared (1)

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2014

Without darkness there cannot be light. The peaceful world of Bardotta and its mystic ways are threatened by an ancient prophecy, and its top spiritual leaders have vanished. Queen Julia of Bardotta calls for help from her most trusted friend in the Senate, Jar Jar Binks. Recognizing the importance of Bardotta's spiritual balance, the Jedi Council sends Mace Windu to accompany Binks and investigate.

Directors: Steward Lee
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Gone with a Trace (1)
star
7.11
834 votes

#8 - Gone with a Trace (1)

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/2020

If there is no path before you, create your own. Ahsoka befriends a pilot but must hide her Jedi past while trying to stop a dangerous droid.

Mercy Mission (1)
star
7.13
2152 votes

#9 - 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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Senate Spy (1)
star
7.18
2056 votes

#10 - Senate Spy (1)

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2009

A true heart should never be doubted. At the Jedi High Council's request, Padmé investigates a Separatist conspiracy in the Senate.

Directors: Steward Lee
Writer: Melinda Hsu
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Evil Plans (1)
star
7.20
2335 votes

#11 - Evil Plans (1)

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2010

A failure in planning is a plan for failure. In the middle of a routine shopping trip on Coruscant, C-3PO is abducted by the bounty hunter Cad Bane. Bane is looking for information about the Senate Building on behalf of Jabba the Hutt. Finding C-3PO devoid of useful information, Bane and his accomplices kidnap R2-D2 and extract the vital data, before memory wiping the droids of the incident, and letting them on their way. The floor-plans and security details of the Senate building are part of a plot engineered by the Hutt families to free their imprisoned brother, Ziro the Hutt, who holds potentially damaging information about Hutt activities.

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Downfall of a Droid (1)
star
7.22
2699 votes

#12 - Downfall of a Droid (1)

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2008

Trust in your friends, and they'll have reason to trust in you. R2-D2 is lost during a fierce space battle - and Anakin, along with Ahsoka and a replacement droid, R3-S6, must find him before the Separatists discover the Jedi military secrets locked in his memory banks.

Directors: Rob Coleman
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Together Again (4)
star
7.22
792 votes

#13 - Together Again (4)

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/10/2020

You can change who you are, but you cannot run from yourself. Ahsoka bargains for the sisters’ freedom and makes a startling discovery.

The Disappeared (2)
star
7.26
1043 votes

#14 - The Disappeared (2)

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2014

Wisdom is born in fools as well as wise men. Jar Jar Binks' beloved Queen Julia of the planet Bardotta has been abducted by the bloodthirsty Frangawl Cult to fulfill a dark and ancient prophecy. Representative Binks and Jedi Master Mace Windu must find the missing Queen before the cult can rise in power.

Directors: Bosco Ng
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The Gungan General (2)
star
7.26
2269 votes

#15 - The Gungan General (2)

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2009

Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud. While negotiating Count Dooku's ransom, Anakin and Obi-Wan are taken prisoner. The Jedi and Sith form an unlikely alliance in a bid to escape, with Jar Jar Binks as their only hope.

Directors: Justin Ridge
Writer: Julie Siege
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Secret Weapons (1)
star
7.26
1401 votes

#16 - Secret Weapons (1)

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2012

Humility is the only defense against humiliation. R2-D2 is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Gascon to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment.

Directors: Danny Keller
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Corruption (1)
star
7.27
2396 votes

#17 - Corruption (1)

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2010

The challenge of hope is to overcome corruption. Padmé, on a diplomatic mission to Mandalore, guarantees the pacifist planet the Republic's full protection, but she and Duchess Satine soon find something sinister lurking beneath the planet's serene façade. Moogan smugglers have been sneaking in supplies, including bottled tea destined for the Mandalorian schools. To increase their profits, they have been diluting the tea with a hazardous chemical.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
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Shadow of Malevolence (2)
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7.27
3433 votes

#18 - Shadow of Malevolence (2)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2008

Easy is the path to wisdom for those not blinded by themselves. With the help of his Padawan Ahsoka and Jedi Master Plo Koon, Anakin utilizes new long-range Y-wing bombers to lead a bold strike on General Grievous' warship the Malevolence and its destructive weapon. As General Grievous uses the Malevolence to terrorize medical bases, the Jedi rush to defend Republic space. With help from his Padawan and Master Plo Koon, Anakin leads a bold strike mission into enemy territory.

Directors: Steven Melching
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Supply Lines
star
7.27
2752 votes

#19 - Supply Lines

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2010

Where there's a will, there's a way. Ryloth is under siege. Trapped on the surface, Jedi Master Di rallies the local forces with the help of Cham Syndulla. Desperate to save them, the Jedi Council dispatches Senator Bail Organa and Representative Jar Jar Binks to the planet Toydaria, where they are to convince the neutral regent, King Katuunko, to send aid to Ryloth. Bail and Jar Jar must convince Toydaria that their cause is just -- before it's too late. Trade Federation envoy Lott Dod attempts to prevent the Toydarians from giving up their neutrality. Katuunko follows his conscience and secretly aids the Republic, which Jar Jar is able to keep secret from the snooping Trade Federation agents with his inimitable distractions.

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Nomad Droids (2)
star
7.27
2094 votes

#20 - 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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Jedi Crash (1)
star
7.29
2239 votes

#21 - Jedi Crash (1)

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/16/2009

Greed and fear of loss are the roots that lead to the tree of evil. When Anakin Skywalker is gravely injured in battle, Jedi General Aayla Secura must teach Ahsoka the Jedi philosophy of having no personal attachments -- while they brave a hostile planet in search of medical help for the Jedi Knight.

Directors: Rob Coleman
Writer: Katie Lucas
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Lightsaber Lost
star
7.29
2027 votes

#22 - Lightsaber Lost

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/2010

Easy isn't always simple. When a wily pickpocket steals Ahsoka's lightsaber, she enlists the help of an ancient Jedi to track down her weapon and reclaim her honor.

Directors: Giancarlo Volpe
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Sphere of Influence
star
7.30
2493 votes

#23 - Sphere of Influence

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/2010

A child stolen is a hope lost. Chi Eekway and Che Amanwe, Chairman Papanoida's daughters, are kidnapped and held for ransom. Ahsoka Tano teams up with the Senator from Pantora, Riyo Chuchi, to aid the new chairman in recovering his family before the Trade Federation can unduly influence the future of his planet. The Chairman and his son, Ion, track down the kidnapper—Greedo—on Tatooine, and rescue Che Amanwe. Meanwhile, Ahsoka and Chuchi find Chi Eekway held captive aboard a blockading Trade Federation battleship over Pantora, and expose Trade Federation officer Sib Canay as a Separatist conspirator.

Directors: Kyle Dunlevy
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Gungan Attack (2)
star
7.35
1375 votes

#24 - 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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Rising Malevolence (1)
star
7.35
3876 votes

#25 - Rising Malevolence (1)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2008

Belief is not a matter of choice, but of conviction. Creating panic throughout the galaxy, a devastating Separatist mystery weapon terrorizes the clone starfleet. Anakin and Ahsoka race to save Jedi Master Plo Koon and his clone troopers in time. Jedi Master Plo Koon and his squad barely survive an attack from a mysterious Separatist warship called the Malevolence. Can they stay alive long enough for Anakin and Ahsoka to find them?

Directors: Dave Filoni
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