Clone Wars S7 premiere brings the war to Star Wars—and hints of closure

Enlarge / Could we squeeze a few more lightsabers into this Clone Wars poster image, Lucasfilm? (credit: Lucasfilm)

After a long road to The Clone Wars' final season, the animated series returns to wrap up a story over a decade in the making. The opening episodes of the new season-which debuts on Friday, February 21, exclusively on Disney+-are by turns thrilling, funny, and as good as anything the series' live-action side has ever turned out.

But appreciating how far The Clone Wars has traveled to get to this point is impossible without tracing the series' previous steps.

After cancellation, a return of familiar story arcs

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  The Bad Batch, left to right: Tech, Crosshair, Wrecker. [credit: Lucasfilm ]

Minor plot spoilers for the entire series, and a preview of the new episodes' plot, follow below.

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