• Tales of the Jedi sheds light on the Jedi’s ignorance and how their rigidity finally brought about their demise.
• The anthology series, which Dave Filoni created, seamlessly blends into the preexisting Star Wars universe.
• For those who have seen the prequels, Count Dooku from Tales of the Jedi, voiced by Corey Burton, is just another bad guy.

 Your experience may vary regarding the efficiency of the Jedi Council if you’ve been following Star Wars stories for a while, especially on episodes like The Clone Wars. Over time, the well-intentioned Jedi gradually turn into the Senate’s lapdogs, frequently unknowingly supporting their corruption.

None of them could discern that Palpatine was Darth Sidious and that many of their own were joining the dark side despite their mastery of the force. Tales of the Jedi sheds light on the Jedi’s ignorance and how their rigidity finally brought about their demise. The anthology series, which Dave Filoni created, seamlessly blends into the preexisting Star Wars universe.

For those who have seen the prequels, Count Dooku from Tales of the Jedi, voiced by Corey Burton, is just another bad guy. He feels as though his job is to commit the crime that leads Anakin into a downward spiral, however, we don’t learn much about him. Tales of the Jedi, however, expands on what some book readers may already be aware of regarding Dooku’s past. In addition to being Qui-Gon Jinn’s (Liam Neeson/Michael Richardson) teacher, he also inspired Qui-Gon to travel to Tatooine in search of Anakin due to his faith in prophecies.

We witness as Dooku gradually loses faith in a Jedi Council that rejects to heed the intuition of its Jedi and clings to regulations at the expense of life and justice in the episodes “Justice,” “Choices,” and “The Sith Lord.” Although there are hints of Dooku’s dark side, he is not a guy who is always bad. When corruption benefits Senators while punishing common people, he sees injustice. He struggles with his obligations as a peacekeeper when his desire to find the truth conflicts with the Jedi Council’s directives.

A character who has lost faith in the Jedi makes it obvious to Dooku at one point in an episode: “The Senate’s lapdogs are the Jedi. They always put their will before ours. The entire cosmos can see it. Jedi pretend to uphold peace, but they mostly uphold the law for the rich and powerful.” While not entirely accurate, this remark is also not untrue. Many Jedi follow the Council blindly because they do the Senate’s bidding. That is how Palpatine was able to control the Jedi with such ease.

At one point, Dooku, who is prone to pride and even naiveté, inquires of Mace Windu (TC Carson) about whether their role as peacekeepers contradicts what the Senate occasionally declares to be law; Windu responds simply that they are governed by the Council and not by politics or ego.

The killing of all the Jedi is ultimately the result of this naive acceptance, which fails to recognize that Republic politics controls every action the Jedi perform. In addition to introducing Qui-Gon, who is seen to have a close relationship with his Master, Dooku’s tale arc also features Yaddle (Bryce Dallas Howard), a female of Yoda’s race. Despite the fact that we don’t know much about Yaddle, Tales of the Jedi offers the character a solid basis that makes her, in all honesty, more perceptive and smart than Yoda himself.

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