Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (TV Mini Series) Justice (2022) User Reviews

A play on morality

[poseyfan · 8/10 · 26 October 2022]

Great episode. I like the direction they took with this episode. They don't immediately get into the downfall of Count Dooku, but we first get a glimpse of what he was before: a Jedi Knight. A Jedi Knight very similar to Anakin Skywalker.

The episode demonstrates the outlying problems with the Republic and their ignorance at certain points. Dooku sees this, and wants it 'eradicated' He believes in the same Republic that the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu and Yoda stand for.

Overall, this was a solid episode. I'm glad they didn't get directly to the falling away of Dooku's story, but started by showing the viewers that he's human.

This one does Tales of the Jedi 'Justice'

[alexbigaliy · 8/10 · 26 October 2022]

This episode, though I rated it a 7.5/10, was immediately much more interesting. Personally, I loved the tone and dull colour palette emphasising the supposed inferiority planet. 'Justice' was something completely different to 'Life and Death', the first episode and I just must mention that it was really great seeing Count Dooku again. 'Justice' took me back to some of the side stories in 'The Clone Wars' series, was very intriguing, and had some more serious undertones I picked up on. I thought this episode did justice to both Dooku and Christopher Lee, chronicling Dooku's motivations and foreshadowing his eventual turn to the dark side.

Good stuff!

Excellent character exploration

[sevskirita · 9/10 · 27 October 2022]

We know so little of Count Dooku's origin and his dynamic with Qui-Gon Jinn, and as a Star Wars fan I would say this is almost as good as you can do with that premise for such a short runtime. Am I a little biased? Maybe.

Count Dooku is an interesting character at this point in time, and his dynamic with Qui-Gon Jinn acting as almost the angel on his shoulder does a lot to flesh out Dooku's inner workings and conflicts.

The setting of the episode is also interesting despite the necessary simplicity, and illustrates enough the state of the galaxy and the tug of corruption against well meaning actors.

The execution is also excellent, the actions are meaningful, the relationships you can feel. The impact of a Jedi lighting their lightsaber is felt acutely here which is a nice touch. It's also kinda cool they left the episode in a state of ambiguity as to whether Qui-Gon's intervention worked or whether Dooku's would have worked.

All in all, extremely solid execution of an interesting concept. Not too much like Anakin's dynamics (Anakin seems more reactive, Dooku seems proactive and more ideological), which is good since it's original and doesn't retread ground already fully trode. If I had to have any criticism, I might say that Filoni should've been given much more screentime to embellish on this premise, but I'm not too certain of that anymore since his projects have been very hit or miss. So, I only leave off a point because I don't think the storyline is as compelling as some others, but that's not really a criticism against this or even the premise itself. 9/10.

This Is What I Came For!

[atkinsonlouise-73873 · 9/10 · 10 November 2022]

After a decent start, this episode really got me going. This is exactly what I came for with this series and it delivered. Seeing Dooku and a young Qui-Gon was something I have always been interested in and this delivered. The simple but effective storyline of investigating a kidnapping, had so many layers. It hints at Dooku's descent to darkness, the corruption of the senate, the Jedi failing to protect the vulnerable and Qui-Gon being the maverick and rule breaker we see in Episode I. It made for a short, but sweet tale that showed why the galaxy was in the state it was in during the prequels which allowed for the rise of the empire. The voice acting here was well done and the characters were all interesting and played pivotal roles in the plot. A great story and one I'm glad we finally got to see. Thank you Dave Filoni.

The kick

[Trey_Trebuchet · 8/10 · 5 November 2022]

And perhaps unlike the first episode, this may have just put me back on a Star Wars kick.

This was really well shot and directed. I loved the use of lighting and colors. I love it when Star Wars gets dark and kind of grainy like this.

I liked the showcase for how arrogant and foolish the "good guys" can be, specially the senate and higher ups in the republic. It all reminded me of Anakin's eventual turn to the dark side. Dooku appears to be a bit of tactical and thoughtful than Anakin was as a Jedi though.

The voice work and animation for both Dooku and Qui-Gon was excellent in my opinion. They looked and sounded how younger versions of those characters should. It would appear that Dooku will likely be back for other episodes, and I'm glad. This was a really good start to his eventual turn, but it was also a pretty solid piece of worldbuilding.

Star Wars is back!

A step up in a way

[TheFirst01 · 8/10 · 7 September 2023]

This was a step up to the previous episode in the way that it has a lot more going on. It has stakes while you knew nothing was gonna happen to Ahsoka because you know what happens in future shows. The fact that they essentially made a villain in the senator and his totalitarian regime made it worthwhile and even bring an interesting character in the senator's son who is not so on his father's side by the end. The fact that there are two jedi characters that we know from Star Wars lore entertained us all the while making up for a good backdrop with the story. Count Dooku almost lashing out by the end was interesting, and the real hero was Qui-Gon. Overall, I give both episodes so far 7.5s/10 for having good animation and a lot more intrigue in the story than it was expected to have.

A promising episode with minor mistakes!

[paladin-52283 · 8/10 · 9 April 2023]

Story: A simple yet effective story that shows how the ones who suffer the most from political corruption are people. It also shows how Dooku wasn't afraid to tap into the Dark Side of the Force when he chokes the senator, making it a good foreshadowing of his fall.

8/10

Music: The somber music throughout the episode reflects these people's sad and unjust lives and contributes to the tension when the senator arrives.

8/10

Design: The planet this was set on (The name is yet unidentified) was a great way to represent how poor these lives are. The primitive architecture and worn-down houses also show that the people don't have the same life quality as other planets. The clothes were also a good way to represent their misery, with the Senator wearing beautiful robes and the villagers clothed in dirty, old clothes. Although some of the hairstyles (particularly Qui-Gon Jinn) and such felt uninspired in my opinion.

7.5/10

Characters: The characters weren't particularly deep, but this story didn't require the depth of characters, nor did it have the time to The senator was a bad corrupt politician and the villagers were good-hearted individuals who were unjustly treated. But I liked the way Dooku was portrayed, as a good man with some flaws, but inherently still with good intentions, making his fall to the Dark Side more powerful.

7/10

Acting: Voice acting was the weakest part of this episode, although still good sometimes it felt melodramatic for the sake of it and dull, but mostly very well done.

6/10

Animation/CGI: The animation was well done, just like in all the other episodes. I didn't notice many mistakes (while some people don't like the art style of how the faces are portrayed, it's not relevant to animation but the design) which leads me to the conclusion, that this episode's animation is a:

10/10

Writing: At last, the writing, which was very well done - except one part of a dialogue between the Senator and his son felt a bit exaggerated.

8/10.

Overall, this episode is an 8/10.

Filoni Painting with Broad Strokes

[FriendlyRobot · 6/10 · 10 November 2022]

As other reviewers have noted, this is definitely a better episode than the first, giving us a glimpse into a relationship most have been very keen to know more about. It was much more enjoyable and engaging, but felt unimaginative and contrived. After staring to watch the Clone Wars series again with my son, this felt far more juvenile in its writing.

We have the issues of the Republic demonstrated, an oppressed populace cowering under decadent rulers, social outrage and sympathetic Jedi. Dooku's Dark Side leanings extremely obvious, and an extremely swift change of policy.

There is nothing challenging here, nothing imaginative, all the way down to creatures from Earth. A rat and dog, with nothing I spotted on one viewing to indicate they were in any way alien.

Very Disney era, very modern, very underwhelming. This serves no real purpose apart from being Star Wars content. Bland box ticking with drab characters including an extremely dour Qui-Gon. I'm rapidly losing interest in this series...

Enough with the lore breaking already...

[shroomanp · 2/10 · 28 October 2022]

Utter garbage.

This is the second episode I've watched, and probably the last.

The only reason I gave it two stars was because the model of Qui-Gon looked good, but the voice acting for him was atrocious.

And speaking of voice acting, the person voicing Dooku sounded like someone doing a bad impression of Alan Rickman doing a bad impression of Christopher Lee, it really was THAT bad.

And as for lore breaking- even during the Separatist War, no one, and I mean no one- not even the Jedi- had any inclination whatsoever that Dooku was Sith, yet here he is using Force Chokes on people IN FRONT OF QUI-GON, who says nothing about it at all!

This show- especially after the crap that was the first episode, is utter $hite, and the sooner Disney stop forcing this garbage onto their already dwindling fanbase, the better.

Only access media shills and Disney employees would rate this trash higher than a truly worthwhile 2/10.

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