Lucasfilm’s newStar Wars: Tales of the UnderworldTV show is the best chance for us to get three exciting untoldStar WarsTV shows. Have you ever noticed howStar Warshas the strange habit of telling its stories out of sequence? It’s a pattern set byGeorge Lucas when he retitled the firstStar Warsmovie, confirming it was “Episode IV” - not “Episode I.”
TheTalesanthologies are a perfect example. We’ve had two seasons so far; the first focused on the Jedi, and the second on the Empire. Lucasfilm recently revealed that we’re getting a third season on May 4, “Tales of the Underworld,” which looks to be largely set during the Dark Times of the Empire’s reign. This will star two characters: the formerSith assassin Asajj Ventressand Boba Fett’s chief rival as a bounty hunter, Cad Bane. And I think I know three stories we’re about to see…
3Will We Finally See Cade Bane Versus Boba Fett?
A Cut Story From The Clone Wars
Let’s start with one of the most exciting possibilities: that we’ll finally see the fateful duel between Cad Bane and Boba Fett. This story was originally supposed to be shown inStar Wars: The Clone Warsseason 7; it was abandoned whenDisney canceledThe Clone Wars, and it was never made when a shorter seventh season was commissioned again years later. Even more annoyingly,the confrontation was actually mentioned inThe Book of Boba Fett, signposting the gap.
Here’s the exciting thing;Tales of the Underworld’s writer is Matt Michnovetz, an experiencedStar Warsscribe who’s best known for writingJedi: Fallen Order, some of the best episodes ofStar Wars: The Bad Batch, and - of course -Clone Wars. In fact, Michnovetz was the one who wrote the original Cad Bane versus Boba Fett story.Tales of the Underworldis surely the perfect place to show the infamous shoot-out.
How Did Ventress Return From The Dead?
That’s an exciting possibility, but the Ventress arcs are just as thrilling. Like Cad Bane, Ventress’Clone Warsstory was disrupted by the cancelation - but in her case, the story has been explored in other mediums. Christie Golden’sDark Disciplelifts from a dark story in which Ventress betrayed Count Dooku, working with her lover Jedi Master Quinlan Vos to try to kill him. Things didn’t end well for Ventress, who died.
Ventress mysteriously appeared inThe Bad Batchseason 3, prompting some initial complaints that the story broke canon. In reality,Ventress' resurrection was clearly signposted inDark Disciple, when her body was placed in mystical “Waters of Life.“Still,Underworldis the best chance to show Ventress' resurrection, revealing the truth for all to see.
1I’m Desperate To See How Quinlan Vos Survived Order 66
He Was Name-Dropped In Obi-Wan Kenobi
Speaking of Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, he remains one of the most intriguing characters inStar Warslore.A Jedi spy and assassin(yes, really), Quinlan became Ventress' lover, and almost fell to the dark side. We know he too survived into the Dark Times, because Obi-Wan learned he was still alive inObi-Wan Kenobi. But what was he doing, and did he ever reconnect with Ventress?
TheTales of the Underworldtrailer shows Ventress defending what seems to be a Jedi Padawan. The most likely explanation is that she’s working with the Hidden Path, which tried to get Jedi to safety and save them from Imperial Inquisitors. We know Quinlan was saved by the Hidden Path, which surely means we’re about to see this particular story thread picked up too. ThisStar WarsTV show really does look absolutely thrilling.
