Review of The Clone Wars...

9OCT2023; 0327, MON– MD, USA

First and foremost, "In The Morning," to all my fellow Gitmo Nation slaves out there; especially those of you simultaneously pulling a random all-nighter whilst coincidentally listening to, "The best podcast in the universe." As the colloquialisms go: "TYFYC [aka Thank You For Your Courage]"; "Hui hui"; and, "stay safe!"

To the uninitiated that initial paragraph makes little to no sense. To all the fellow Knights and Dames out there: Please keep on, "going out there; and hitting people in the mouth."

Not literally. It's another piece of jargon; I promise.

In any event, speaking of Knights; I spent many a night recently watching Jedi Knights battle corrupt, evil, and mercilessly foes. For the sake of doing so; I might add.

Not only did they war; tho, such was undertaken in a truly dutiful fashion. There was no shortage of the mentee/mentor; peer to peer; nor of the ultimate leadership displaying/bestowing wisdom, honor, and valor.

Big, beautiful "roses" to Lucasfilms (sic) Animation and all at least an iota associated with the production of this particular television series. Bravo; bravo, indeed.

Truth be told, this heartwarming; gut wrenching; and slightly titillating (from a Warrior's standpoint) show is seemingly in a league of its very own. That's so far as my not so humble opinion goes; of course.

Attempting to avoid spoilers for the sake of my yet unviewed readership; Heaven forbid. This one is about a fictional war that takes place among the stars, amidst various planetary systems; and involving clones that are heavily related to the matter at hand.

Speaking of which, almost every aspect of warring may or may not be entailed in these battles. I'm talking about firefights (aka shootouts); clandestine operations (i.e.– spying); and even, "dog fights" (or aerial dueling).

If there was ever a much more overdue pop culture review of mine, as a lifelong Star Wars fan; it would have to be my personal one of Amazon Prime and Tom Clancy's "Without Remorse". You want to talk about another epic classic; worthy of either undivided attention and/or absentminded viewership for the Love of the works?

At any rate, did I mention that in addition to the more or less edge of seat battles of The Clone Wars series, there's actually factually Love stories intertwined? Plural, my dearest reader; plural.

Seriously tho, what would there be worth fighting for without the ideal that is Love? Rumor has it that honorable Revolutions are solely born out of Love for those being defended; rather than hatred for one's enemy.

That is one sentiment that I concur with wholeheartedly; unequivocally; and without question. As the saying goes on the socials, "Don't at me [sic]."

A noteworthy point arguably worth ending on: Based on what I recall from feature films known as The Prequels (Episodes I, II, and III) of the original trilogy in Star Wars, this cartoon for adolescents that was launched right around the time of my adolescence, puts so much previously unknown detail into proper perspective. Simple and plain.

It is eerily reminiscent of one of the wisest adages that I have ever been blessed enough to stumble across and adopt: "Context is almost always more critical than content." Speaking of ever so slightly esoteric axioms, "Truer words have never been spoken."

In conclusion, and word to the wise: The proverbs at the intro of every episode are entirely; completely; as well as utterly far more valuable than the "price of admission", and some. This is not a subject of debate.

There's a number of rare gems that essentially all boil down to another of many a "No Agenda" idiom: "Connection is protection." Either that one; or, consequently, "Victory or Valhalla."

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