The Clone Wars 102
Reviewed by Andrew Liptak
The second episode of The Clone Wars animated proves to be a more even and interesting episode than the first, Ambush, but still reveals some work that needs to be done to make the show a better one.
In this episode, Plo Koon and his battle group has been attacked by the Seperatists and a mystery weapon, and time is running short as the survivors are systematically killed off. Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan, Ashoka, are alerted when their communication with Koon. Defying orders, the two set off and attempt to search for survivors. Meanwhile, Koon and a trio of Clone Troopers survive and race against time to survive.
This epsiode was much better than the first, which I appreciated, because it sheds a lot of the lighter moments that are aimed more towards children than an older audience, while at the same time, being a fairly dark episode. We see Clones spaced by the droids, and there's quite a bit of suspense while the droids get closer and closer to Koon and his pod.
Once again, I can appreciate the Clones and their interactions with one another, and there's quite a bit of good action in this episode, with a pretty cool zero-gee battle and some good space battles throughout.
There are still some annoying aspects, mainly with the droid, and while they're not nearly as annoying as in the first episode, there's still some irritating lines - "Time to put the squeeze on them," although I did get a kick out of the droid humming. Anakin and Ashoka, while annoying in the movie, were much better with their first appearance in the show, although some of the more annoying lines made it in.
Overall, I think this episode was much better, a step in the right direction, which was nice. As with the first episode, the animation is stunning, once again. It's certainly enough to keep me interested in the show.
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