Star Wars The Clone Wars - Season 5

Season 5 (2012–2013)
The season five premiere, "Revival", was broadcast on September 29, 2012, and attracted 1.94 million viewers. Season five consisted of 20 episodes instead of the normal 22 episode count. The season five finale, "The Wrong Jedi", was broadcast on March 2, 2013, and attracted 2.18 million viewers.
No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code U.S. viewers
(million)
89 1 "Revival" Steward Lee Chris Collins September 29, 2012 4.26 1.94[74]
Darth Maul and Savage Opress steal a fortune of republic credits, and bribe a squad of pirates to take down a pirate stronghold run by Hondo. They attack Hondo's stronghold but Obi-Wan, accompanied by Jedi Master Adi Gallia, intervene, and in the battle that follows Savage kills Adi. Hondo ambushes the squad of pirates and wins their loyalty back, while Obi-Wan fights Savage and Maul and injures Savage. The brothers flee to their ship under fire from Hondo and the pirates, but launch the escape pod mid flight as the ship is damaged. Obi-Wan returns to Coruscant, where the Chancellor informs him that the brothers are of no importance compared to the Separatists, and no further action should be taken against them.
90 2 "A War on Two Fronts" Dave Filoni Chris Collins October 6, 2012 4.15 1.71[75]
On the Separatist world of Onderon, a group of rebels call for the assistance of the Jedi. Ahsoka, Anakin and Obi-Wan go to train the rebels to fight, and see that former Separatist / Death Watch terrorist Bonteri is among them.
91 3 "Front Runners" Steward Lee Chris Collins October 13, 2012 4.16 1.75[76]
Ahsoka Tano, now leading the rebels on Onderon, but forbidden to fight, puts their training to use by having them hi-jack an AAT and blow up the main power supply of the Battle Droids.
92 4 "The Soft War" Kyle Dunlevy Chris Collins October 20, 2012 4.17 1.57[77]
The former King of Onderon is kidnapped from the Rebels and is going to be excecuted by the Droid General and the current king of Onderon. With no help from the Republic, Ahsoka, Steela, and Lux Bonteri devise a plan to retrieve the King and Steela's brother from the Palace. The rescue succeeds after Ahsoka's intervention. Now knowing the Jedi's involvement, Dooku grows impatient with his underlings.
93 5 "Tipping Points" Bosco Ng Chris Collins October 27, 2012 4.18 1.42[78]
The rebels on Onderon struggle to reclaim their home planet because a new Separatist droid general sent by Dooku turns out to be a better strategist than the current Onderonian King. After the Republic and the Jedi High Council refuse to give Ahsoka Tano and the rebels assistance Anakin Skywalker persuades Hondo Ohnaka, Crime Boss of Florrum to supply illegal rocket launchers to the rebels to combat the Separatist's new gunships. Meanwhile the King is killed by the droid general by Dooku's orders. The rebels seem to succeed until Steela; leader of the rebels, nearly falls off of a cliff, prompting Lux Bonteri to try and aid her but just ends up falling himself. So Ahsoka Tano has to rescue both, she rescues Bonteri and is about to rescue Steela when a downed Separatist Gunship fires a missile at her causing Ahsoka to drop Steela to her death. Even with Steela dead, the rebels succeed in taking back Onderon.
94 6 "The Gathering" Kyle Dunlevy Christian Taylor November 3, 2012 4.22 1.66[79]
Ahsoka and Yoda take a group of younglings to a cave on Ilum to perform a Jedi rite of passage called "The Gathering", where they will each have to face an internal fear or flaw in order to retrieve a lightsaber crystal so they can begin building their own lightsabers.
95 7 "A Test of Strength" Bosco Ng Christian Taylor November 10, 2012 4.23 1.74[80]
While returning to Coruscant with their lightsaber crystals, the younglings are attacked by Hondo who wants to steal their crystals and sell them. Ahsoka must defend the younglings no matter the cost.
96 8 "Bound for Rescue" Brian Kalin O'Connell Christian Taylor November 17, 2012 4.24 1.96[81]
With Ahsoka captured by Hondo, the younglings go to Florrum to rescue her against the wishes of Obi-wan Kenobi. However before he can help the younglings, he is attacked by General Grievous.
97 9 "A Necessary Bond" Danny Keller Christian Taylor November 24, 2012 4.25 1.39[82]
General Grievous attacks Hondo on Florrum, so Ahsoka and Hondo must make amends in order to survive this encounter.
98 10 "Secret Weapons" Danny Keller Brent Friedman December 1, 2012 5.04 1.46[83]
R2-D2 is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Meebur Gascon to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment.
99 11 "A Sunny Day in the Void" Kyle Dunlevy Brent Friedman December 8, 2012 5.05 1.43[84]
After their ship crashes on a desolate planet, D-Squad & Colonel Gascon must find a way off to get back to Coruscant, or be stranded forever.
100 12 "Missing in Action" Steward Lee Brent Friedman January 5, 2013 5.06 1.74[85]
Colonel Gascon and D-Squad discover that Abafar, the planet they are trapped on, is Separatist-controlled, but they also discover a Republic Clone Commando named Gregor, who has been stranded on the planet as well. They must work together to get off the planet safely.
101 13 "Point of No Return" Bosco Ng Brent Friedman January 12, 2013 5.07 1.47[86]
After believing themselves safe, Colonel Gascon and D-Squad discover that they are prisoners of the Separatist in a captured Republic cruiser, finding themselves enmeshed in thwarting a plot to destroy a Republic space station holding a strategic conference.
102 14 "Eminence" Kyle Dunlevy Chris Collins January 19, 2013 5.01 1.85[87]
Darth Maul and Savage Opress form an alliance with the Mandalorian terrorist group Death Watch and several crime syndicates, including Black Sun, in order to destroy all of their common enemies.
103 15 "Shades of Reason" Bosco Ng Chris Collins January 26, 2013 5.02 1.83[88]
Maul's alliance helps the Death Watch and their leader, Pre Vizsla, conquer Mandalore and imprison Duchess Satine, but, when Vizsla's ambitions surface, how long will the alliance last?
104 16 "The Lawless" Brian Kalin O'Connell Chris Collins February 2, 2013 5.03 1.86[89]
Having assumed control over a majority of the Death Watch after killing Vizsla in a duel, Maul proceeds to lure Obi-Wan Kenobi to Mandalore with news of Satine's capture. However, the hostile takeover captures the attention of Darth Sidious, Maul's former master, who travels to Mandalore to take care of the rogue Sith brothers. Sidious kills Savage and takes Maul prisoner, hinting that he has a sinister plan in mind.
105 17 "Sabotage" Brian Kalin O'Connell Charles Murray February 9, 2013 5.08 2.02[90]
After Ahsoka manages to rescue Anakin from certain peril on Cato Neimoidia, the two are called back to Coruscant from the front lines to investigate a terrorist bombing at the Jedi Temple.
106 18 "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much" Danny Keller Charles Murray February 16, 2013 5.09 1.64[91]
Ahsoka Tano is blamed for the murder of Letta Turmond, a key suspect in the bombing, and is detained by Admiral Tarkin. Despite Anakin's best efforts to exonerate her, she is forced to escape the military prison where she is interred and flee into the Coruscant underworld to find the actual perpetrator and prove her innocence.
107 19 "To Catch a Jedi" Kyle Dunlevy Charles Murray February 23, 2013 5.10 2.06[92]
While on the run in the underworld of Coruscant, pursued by Republic authorities, Ahsoka makes a deal with Asajj Ventress to find out who the actual murderer of Letta Turmond really is, leading the two to come to terms with each other in spite of their antagonistic pasts. However, will the real perpetrator's machinations cast such an alliance into doubt?
108 20 "The Wrong Jedi" Dave Filoni Charles Murray March 2, 2013 5.11 2.18[93]
Prosecution begins for Ahsoka in the High Courts, as the Jedi Council elects to expel her from the Jedi Order. As Padmé fights to prove Ahsoka's innocence, Anakin interrogates Ventress, who informs him that Barriss Offee had made contact with Ahsoka and given them the location of an arms cache. Confronting her, Anakin learns that the disillusioned Barriss was the true mastermind behind the terrorist plot. As such, after a brief duel, Barriss is subdued and captured, and Ahsoka is acquitted on all accounts. But when the Jedi Council offers to re-instate her as a Jedi, Ahsoka, feeling that she can no longer trust anyone, let alone herself, refuses and leaves the Temple, as a saddened Anakin watches.