The second episode of the series deals with Dooku's new weapon, a powerful ion cannon that disables any ship sent against it, and Anakin's search to discover the truth about it.
After Ambush, it would have been difficult to hit another home run, and Rising Malevolence, while good, isn't in the same ballpark. The story is fine, and it was nice to see a minor character like Plo Koon get some air time; I also liked that there was a connection between Ahsoka and Plo (shades of Luke/Leia on Bespin), and that was how they found the Jedi Master. This is one that probably could have benefitted from a little more character development with Plo Koon and the Clones, but what was there was pretty good. My main criticism of the episode is its brash assumption that you've seen the movie, and we all know only a few million of us did; so likely most first time viewers were confused. Who is this new chick? Why does Anakin have a padawan? What's that crappy ship they're flying? And so on. There is no attempt made to explain -- even in painfully clunky expository dialogue -- what came before, and with this episode you really need to know. On its own merits a fine episode, but very confusing to newcomers. The movie isn't out on DVD for another six weeks or so; maybe replaying it sooner might help.
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