By Patrick Kevin Day
March
07, 2014 | 8:30 a.m.
“Star
Wars” fans let out a collective howl of anguish last year when it was announced
that one of the casualties of Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm was the animated
series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” The fan-favorite series was canceled
without a satisfactory conclusion, yanked from the schedule of Cartoon Network,
where it had aired since 2008. That ultimately made way for a new series, “Star
Wars Rebels,” set to premiere on the Disney Channel before moving to Disney XD.
So,
when word came that the final 13 episodes of the show’s sixth season would
become available to fans on Netflix, the news was met with good cheer. As of
Friday, viewers can check out “The Lost Missions,” which will join the previous
five seasons on the streaming video service, including some director’s cuts of
those earlier episodes.
“The
Lost Missions” follows a rift in the Force caused by Ahsoka Tano’s departure
from the Jedi Order and the growing menace of Sith lords and apprentices
throughout the galaxy. In an interview with Hero Complex last fall, executive
producer Dave Filoni teased that the final set of episodes would “really please
the diehard ‘Clone Wars’ fans, especially the story arc with Master Yoda.”
However,
anxious fans who have been waiting and hoping for final word on the fates of
characters introduced within the confines of the series — most notably Ahsoka
Tano, the Jedi apprentice to Anakin Skywalker who was introduced in the 2008
“Clone Wars” movie — will have to wait longer. Although the final season
provides answers to many of the “Star Wars” mythos’ mysteries, her fate isn’t
one of them.
