Clone Wars Ahsoka and Rebels Essentials

So I decided to brush myself up on Clone Wars and Rebels but I decided I didn't want to watch ALL of the Clone Wars over again, so I decided to focus on Ahsoka. This does mean skipping some good episodes with just the Clones and some good ones with Anakin and Ventress, but again, just trying to focus on the stuff with Ahsoka and stuff that directly affects her stort arc within the Clone Wars.

With Rebels, I wanted episodes that moved the plot along more.  So I've included my watch lists which is cobbled together from a few other lists online I found.  I have blown through all the Clone Wars episodes already and have started in on Rebels.

The Clone Wars "Ahsoka" Essentials (chronological Order)
S2: E16 - Anakin works with Obi-Wan and a Stealth Ship to head down to deliver supplies
S1: E16 - A traitor amongst the Republic endangers the forces on the planet
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The animated movie from 2008. Ahsoka’s first appearance and begins her rapport building with her Jedi master Anakin Skywalker. And I included the episodes that lead directly into this on the same planet.
S1: E2-4 – Centering around the powerful warship the Malevolence, Ahsoka assists the Jedi in taking down the dangerous weapon and attempting to capture General Grievous
S1: E9 – Ahsoka assists another Jedi Master, Luminara Unduli, with the transport of Nute Gunray to stand trial before the Republic.
S1: E13-14 – Ahsoka must work with Jedi Master Aayla Secura to get assistance from the local people for their wounded battalion, including an incapacitated Anakin, after a violent sky battle. The local people believe in neutrality and must be persuaded to one side of the war or the other.
S1: E15 - While investigating the disappearance of a clone security force, Anakin and Obi-Wan get caught in the middle of an escalating conflict between the furry territorial inhabitants of a desolate ice world and the greedy representatives of a nearby moon.  Introduces the Senator Ahsoka will work with later on.
S1: E19 – After a mistake costs the lives of many of the clones under her command, Ahsoka must learn how to process loss in the fires of war while under the direction of Anakin.
S2: E1-3 – A three part show down with bounty hunters stealing a holocron containing the location of Force-sensitive children.
S2: E17 – Crash landing on Felucia, Ahsoka, Anakin, and Obi-Wan agree to defend a small village from invading bounty hunters, Seven Samurai style.
S2: E6-8 – Ahsoka joins an operation on the planet Geonosis from Attack of the Clones to end the production of more weapons for the Separatists. She works as a team with Luminara Unduli’s apprentice, Barriss Offee.
S2: E11 – Ahsoka loses her lightsaber in the huge city of Coruscant.
S2: E12-14 – While Ahsoka doesn’t factor directly into these episode’s events, it will serve as the precursor of events later on and ties back to events in The Mandalorian and Ahsoka's arc towards the end of the show.
S2: E20-22 - Boba Fett, son of Jango Fett groups up with a team of Bounty Hunters to take out Mace Windu, only the young Boba is in over his head.
S3: E5-6 – More Mandalorian intrigue, as a plot to maximize profits by selling tainted tea to Mandalorian schools is discovered – leading to Ahsoka posing as a teacher to investigate.
S3: E7 – Ahsoka volunteers to be protection for none other than Padmé Amidala while she’s on a political visit to Alderaan, and becomes inundated with visions of Amidala being murdered at the hands of a bounty hunter.
S3: E4 – Ahsoka attempts to rescue the kidnapped family of a senator being blackmailed. Fun fact – this episode is one of many written by George Lucas’ daughter Katie, and the senator in question is Baron Papanoida, who was played in a cameo by George himself in Revenge of the Sith.
S3: E8, S1: E22, S3: E9 – These episodes aired entire seasons apart, and are a follow up to the events of The Clone Wars movie. Feel free to skip if you didn’t watch the film or don’t care about it.
S3: E10 – Ahsoka secretly joins Padmé on a journey to the Separatist capital to attempt to broker peace without more bloodshed. Sparks somewhat fly between Ahsoka and the son of Separatist senator, Lux Bonteri.
S3: E15-17 – Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka find themselves lost on a mystery planet called Mortis. Feeling the Force extremely powerfully, the three encounter what appear to be embodiments of the Force itself. These are some of the best episodes of the entire series and kicks off the exploration of the more mystical aspects of the Star Wars lore that appear through Clone Wars, Rebels, and even Rise of Skywalker.
S3: E21-22 – Kidnapped during a battle, Ahsoka finds herself a part of a Most Dangerous Game style showdown alongside other young Jedi. In order to survive she’ll have to team up with a very recognizable Wookie warrior.
S4: E1-3 – Participating in a battle for the planet Mon Calamari that the Republic is losing, Ahsoka will have to show her skills in all new ways while teaming up with the young prince of Mon Calamari. Jar Jar Binks also shows up and believe it or not it’s worth it.
S4: E11-13 – In a grim reminder that slavery is just a thing that happens in Star Wars, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan investigate the disappearance of an entire colony, discovering Zygerrian slavers. In order to rescue them, Ahsoka poses as a kidnapped heiress and Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Clone Commander Rex pose as slavers. This goes pretty badly for all involved.
S4: E14 – Following up on episode ten of season three, Ahsoka becomes embroiled in a dangerous hunt for those responsible for breaking up those peace talks, thanks to a returning Lux Bonteri. Inadvertently, this again puts her again in the middle of some Mandalorian intrigue.
S4: E21-22 – These episodes do not feature Ahsoka, however they do help to pay off the Mandalorian story that has been running in the background of the Clone Wars, and serve as set up for the rest of Ahsoka’s journey.
S5: E1 – This episode does not feature Ahsoka, however it helps pay off the Mandalorian story that has been running in the background, and serve as set up for the rest of Ahsoka’s journey.
S5: E2-5 – Ahsoka, Anakin, and Obi-Wan are called to Separatist-controlled Onderon to assist a growing rebellion there, including Lux Bonteri. When it’s determined that the Republic can’t afford resources being wasted there, Ahsoka chooses to stay behind and train the rebellion for war herself. Among being one of her longest solo arcs in the series, this block of episodes introduces Saw Gerrera, played by Forest Whitaker in Rogue One and the first character to make the jump from animation to live action.
S5: E6-9 – Ahsoka joins Master Yoda on his escort of young padawans as they quest for their first kyber crystals to build their lightsabers. When the children are put in danger thanks to pirates, Ahsoka is captured and must find a way to escape. (I skipped these even though they're kind of cute and fun)
S5: E14-16 – These episodes do not feature Ahsoka, however they do pay off the Mandalorian story that has been running in the background, and serve as set up for the rest of Ahsoka’s journey.
S5: E17-20 – The last episodes featuring her until the series finale, Ahsoka is framed for murdering someone suspected of bombing the Jedi Temple and must flee from her friends and even ally herself with a former Sith apprentice in order to clear her name. These events will leave her forever changed.
S7: E6-8 – These episodes show what happens to Ahsoka immediately after the events of season five, including meeting new friends and getting a different perspective on what it means to live in a galaxy always at war. (I skipped these as I wanted to get right into the Clone Wars final arc)
S7: E9-12 – The final episodes of the entire series show Ahsoka joining the battle to free the Mandalorian homeworld as the events of Revenge of the Sith play out in parallel – including the fateful Order 66. (I watched this cut together with Revenge of the Sith in the Episode III Fulcrum cut)

Rebels Essentials
S1: E1-2 - Ezra Bridger, a young boy on the planet Lothal, crosses paths with a group of operatives fighting back against the Galactic Empire until one of the cell, Kanan Jarrus, reveals they share a bond in the Force that ties the galaxy together.
S1: E5 - As Kanan and Ezra butt heads over their newfound master-and-apprentice relationship, the Ghost crew finds an opportunity to rescue a Jedi Master held captive by the Empire.
S1: E8-9 – The Ghost crew gets involved with trying to keep a Senator that's speaking out against the Empire from falling into their hands.
S1: E10 - After the stress of uncovering what happened to his parents pushes him on a dark path, Kanan takes Ezra to Lothal’s abandoned Jedi Temple to train him.
S1: E12-15 – The first season finale of Rebels exists to do two things: raise the stakes for the main cast and introduce a now grown Ahsoka Tano.
S2: E1-2 – A new threat arrives to face the main characters, forcing them to retreat and fully join Ahsoka’s rebel cell. In helping them escape, Ahsoka senses something familiar about the black-clad Sith Lord now hunting them.
S2: E3-4 – Ahsoka sends the Ghost crew to pick up some old friends – including her old Clone Commander, Rex.
S2: E7 - With the Rebels struggling to break Imperial blockades, Hera decides it’s time to seek out a new ship to aid their fledgling fleet: the Blade Wing, or B-Wing for short.
S2: E10 – Ahsoka assists the Ghost crew with protecting newborn Force-sensitive children, and isn’t afraid to use her lightsabers to do it. Additionally, she reveals she’s investigating to find out more about the mysterious Darth Vader.
S2: E11 - Haunted by Force visions of his parents, Ezra learns the truth of their fate, and a valuable lesson in the process.
S2: E12 - Senator Bail Organa gives the Ghost a new mission to acquire three hammerhead cruisers for the Rebellion. But they won’t be working with him on the mission; he’s leaving that to his daughter, Leia.
S2: E14 - After the crew rescues two Lasat from Imperial captivity, Zeb uncovers some surprising revelations about his people.
S2: E15 - While on a fuel resupply mission, the team encounters the mysterious purrgil: a race of whale-like beings who can naturally travel at faster-than-light speeds.
S2: E16 - As the Rebellion’s fighter wings grow, an attempt to find a ship to store them on sends Hera on a journey home to Ryloth. There she meets with her father and legend of the Twi’lek resistance, Cham Syndulla.
S2: E17 - When the Ghost is ambushed by the Imperial Security Bureau, a mission gone wrong sees Zeb and Agent Kallus forced to work together to survive, coming to terms with each other’s roles in the seeming extermination of the Lasat.
S2: E18 – Ahsoka journeys to a hidden Jedi temple and learns the horrifying truth about her former master. Very fun easter egg for fans of the Knights of the Old Republic video game here too.
S2: E21-22 – Not one, but two Sith Lords appear as Ahsoka and the Ghost crew attempt to obtain a Sith holocron. This is one of if not the best episodes of Rebels.
S3: E1-2 - Still recovering from his blinding on Malachor, Kanan reaches out to the mysterious Bendu, who calls the Rebel’s new base on Atollon home, for a lesson in the depth of the Force. Meanwhile, Ezra, himself growing stronger in his abilities, teams up with ne’er-do-well pirate Hondo Ohnaka to steal some former Republic Y-Wings for the Rebellion. The growing Rebellion has also led to the Empire calling in a calculating strategist to lead its campaigns against resistance: Grand Admiral Thrawn.
S3: E3 - Darth Maul makes his move, goading Ezra into a trap: hand over the Sith and Jedi Holocrons in his and Kanan’s possession, or the Ghost crew dies. When the young boy is forced to comply, he and Maul receive mysterious, fateful visions of a planet with twin suns.
S3: E4 - Battered by the Empire, the Rebellion risks running out of people to actually fly their fighters. Leaning on her old connections to the Imperial Academy, Sabine infiltrates Skystriker Academy to recruit some potential defectors...lead by a young man named Wedge Antilles.
S3: E6 - Rex takes the Ghost crew on a mission to recover salvage from an old Clone Wars battlefield only to find more than just memories of the conflict have survived there.
S3: E7 - After failing to convince the Mandalorians of Concord Dawn to join the Rebellion, Sabine crosses paths (and jetpacks) with Mandalore’s Imperial Viceroy, Gar Saxon, and the elite commando squad he now leads in her people’s name for the Empire.
S3: E10 - Infiltrating an Imperial research facility to steal information about a new starfighter Thrawn is developing, Kanan and Ezra learn that Agent Kallus has become a Fulcrum agent...and Thrawn learns a spy is in his midst.
S3: E11 - Once again haunted by Maul, Ezra is coerced into working with the dark sider to make sense of their visions from the Holocrons, heading to the planet Dathomir to reveal their purpose. They find out Maul’s vengeance and the key to defeating the Empire glimpsed in their visions are one on the same: Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi.
S3: E12-13 - The crew is tasked with locating a missing Rebel cell on Geonosis lead by Rogue One’s future disgruntled partisan Saw Gerrera—only to learn that not all of the Rebellion wants to play by the same rules, and that the Empire is trying to build a weapon of unimaginable power.
S3: E15-16 - Having taken the Darksaber from Maul’s clutches on Dathomir, Sabine is told by Fenn Rau and his protectors of its importance to the Mandalorian people, sparking in her the need to train how to wield it so she can help liberate her people from the Empire’s rule. Heading home, Sabine not only has to face the family she left behind, but Gar Saxon himself.
S3: E18 - The Ghost is tasked with recovering cargo vital to the Rebellion, only to discover the cargo isn’t goods, but a person: Senator Mon Mothma, on the run from the Empire for publicly speaking out against the Empire.
S3: E20 - A vision tells Ezra that it’s finally time to head to Tatooine to save Obi-Wan Kenobi from Maul’s wrath. Turns out Sith Lords, former or otherwise, remain Old Ben’s specialty.
S3: E21-22 - With Mon Mothma’s call to arms uniting various Rebel cells into a fledgling alliance, the call is made to bring the fleet to bear on a quest to siege Lothal. But Thrawn has other plans, making his move to try and bring about the end of the Rebellion once and for all. With both sides taking heavy casualties, the Rebellion emerges as survivors, but without a base to call home...until Mon Mothma calls them to Yavin IV to see what she’s really been helping to build.
S4: E1-2 - Having spent time with her family on Mandalore laying plans for rebellion, Sabine reaches out to her friends from the Ghost: the time has come for the Darksaber to be raised once more as an image of Mandalorian resistance.
S4: E3-4 - As the crew is reunited on Yavin, Saw Gerrera and his partisans reach out to mock Mon Mothma’s inability to do what needs to be done to fight the Empire. Trying to convince Ezra and Sabine of the almighty weapon he’s certain the Imperials are working on, Saw gets the two to join him on a mission to liberate imprisoned engineers being sent to the planet Jedha for a strange Imperial project.
S4: E6-7 - On a mission to disrupt test flights of Thrawn’s deadly new TIE Defender, Ezra encounters a rare, mysterious Loth-Wolf, who leads him on a path to discover a second, secret Jedi temple on Lothal.
S4: E8-9 - Commanding the Rebellion’s new squadron of X-Wing fighters on an attack mission, Hera is shot down over Lothal. When the Ghost goes to rescue both her and what remains of her squad, they’re faced with paying a tragic price.
S4: E10 - Kanan puts Ezra in charge of planning a mission to save Hera, and said mission ends up having plenty of twists and turns.
S4: E11 - The aftermath of the previous episode gets dealt with here, as each main character has his or her own emotions to come to terms with. Ultimately, Ezra finds a pressing mission to take on.
S4: E12-13 - Acting on the Loth-Wolf’s mysterious message, Ezra, Sabine, and Zeb discover the Imperials are close to uncovering the secret Jedi Temple on Lothal. But when Ezra manages to get inside it himself, he discovers something much more powerful, much more peculiar, and quite unlike anything he—or us—has ever seen when it comes to the Force. Something the Emperor himself would like to get his hands on!
S4: E14-16 – The stage is set for the Rebel Alliance to launch its attack on Lothal’s capital to free the planet from Imperial rule once and for all. The crew calls in all the favors it can to help carry the day for their Rebel friends, facing sacrifices and struggles along the way...and setting the path for new adventures for heroes of the  Galactic Civil War to go down.

The Essential Ahsoka Clone Wars were a good selection of episodes and there's enough in the intros and episodes to cover any missed ground. I opted to skip two suggested arcs, the Younglings arc and her post-Jedi arc. Just wasn't in the mood for them.

I'm only up to S1: E12 in Rebels, but skipping ahead in those hasn't affected the show as much as I thought it might.