Star Wars: The Clone Wars has aired its finale and pretty much everyone who saw it was pretty satisfied with the results. It gives us a canon reason for Ahsoka and Rex making it to Rebels but also mixing in some tragedy when the two had to kill a number of their comrades in the clones. Basically, it was everything fans could have asked for when it comes to a proper finale, though there are fans who wondered why a more overt connection to Revenge of the Sith wasn't made.
Well, during an interview with Deadline, The Clone Wars creator Dave Filoni gave us a pretty simple answer; he didn't want to make any big plot holes. Whether fans like it or not, George Lucas' prequels will always be canon and there were no plans to erase them from existence. Granted, we're sure a lot of fans would have liked it if these guys adapted the prequels and made them better but that's not the reality we're living in.
No one's going to blame Filoni for keeping things canon as the man constantly finds ways to make things about the Star Wars prequels more interesting. The man isn't done with his nice big galaxy far, far away since he still has work to be done for The Mandalorian. Still, he was right for focusing on Rex and Ahsoka during the finale since they were the series' heart and soul.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars can be streamed right now on Disney+.
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