TrespassWhile 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.
Visually, this is my favorite episode of the series thus far. The animation is stunning and the team did a great job in bringing the ice planet to life. Also, all of the new designs - the "bubble" speeder, snow clonetroopers, the Pantorans - were great and screamed "McQuarrie!" (after the concept artist of the original trilogy). Plus, it had the Talz, and as any of my Star Wars friends know, I've got a soft spot for that race thanks in a large part to the Talz Jedi, Foul Moudama, from the "Clone Wars" micro-series that aired a few years back (yes, I own his action figure...). The episode just had an Empire Strikes Back vibe, which is always welcome in my book. The action was very similar to a traditional Western wagon-train attack sequence, and was well executed. Captain Rex demonstrated once again why he's my favorite clone in the series with a slammin' little sequence. The story itself was okay, nothing too earth shatteringly great, but with great animation and first rate sequences, it still remained enjoyable. Not the best of the best, but right now the Clone Wars is on a seven episode streak of goodness as far as I'm concerned. We'll see how next week's episode (which takes place before the Clone Wars movie) holds up.
Next Time on Clone Wars...
The Hidden Enemy
Anakin and Obi-Wan discover evidence of a traitor amongst their ranks while attempting to lead Republic forces to liberate the planet of Christophsis from a Separatist siege.
EPISODE XVI - 1x16: The Hidden Enemy
EPISODE XVII - 1x17: Blue Shadow Virus
EPISODE XVIII - 1x18: Mystery of a Thousand Moons
EPISODE XIX- 1x19: Hostage Crisis
EPISODE XX- 1x20: Storm Over Ryloth
EPISODE XXI - 1x21: Innocents of Ryloth
EPISODE XXII - 1x22: Liberty on Ryloth
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