Star Wars:Clone Wars 2.22

Lethal Trackdown

- a bit less than what I had hoped for
- Boba Fett gets cold feet, Aura Singh doesn't feel the same
- the bounty hunters still have 3 hostages and try to lure Mace Windu into yet another trap, but Mace stays home; in his place Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano track down the bounty hunters and eventually recover the two surviving hostages
- Hondo Ohnaka, also appears but he stays on the sidelines and chooses not to get involved despite his past relationship with Singh
- I guess I was expecting more from Boba Fett in this story even though he didn't seem quite as blood thirsty in the last episode as he did in the previous one; I don't doubt his desire for revenge on Windu but he seemed to deplore the tactic of killing others to get at Windu

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.21

R2 Come Home

- Part 2 of 3 part story that introduces Boba Fett
- Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu investigate the wreck of the Endurance looking for survivors; they are unaware that Boba Fett and other bounty hunters have already beaten them to the punch, captured a few of the survivors, killed the rest, and left a booby trapped Mandalorean helmet on the bridge
- Anakin falls for the traps and they only survive thanks to Windu's quick thinking, but still wind up trapped on the bridge beneath lots of rubble; Anakin sends R2 for help but first he has to deal with Boba Fett, Aurra Singh, and another bounty hunter who are looking for evidence that Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu are dead
- Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu try using the force to free themselves but quickly realize they risk bringing the whole ship down on themselves
- Windu killed Boba Fett's father, Jango Fett, which is why Boba Fett is so determined to kill him
- in the end R2 manages to get to Ahsoka Tano and others to come retrieve Anakin and Windu; but the bounty hunters escape with the other prisoners
- so far, by far the best story of the back third of season 2; kind of good to see Anakin humbled

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.20

Death Trap

- Part 1 of 3 part story that introduces Boba Fett
- seeing young Boba Fett, knowing what he will become is part of what made the episode so appealing
- the focus is very much on Boba Fett, although Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu also play important roles
- the Admiral was a bit of a stereotype
- I was surprised how easy it was to take down the Endurancee
- very disappointed by the clone teacher/instructor who didn't even notice when Lucky/Boba was missing

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.19

The Zillo Beast Strikes Back

- a number of moments evoke memories of King Kong
- sad ending with a twist
- Zillo Beast killed but Palpatine wants the scientist to clone it
- Palpatine is evil, evil, evil!!!
- Anakin sides with Palpatine

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.18

The Zillo Beast

- Mace Windu!
- better than I would have assumed it to be based on what I knew going in
- Alliance uses a new weapon that awakens a creature thought to be extinct
- the locals want to kill it; Windu wants to save it, move it elsewhere; Anakin could care less
- in the end they save it but only after arguments with the locals
- the Zillo Best is extremely big, strong, fast, invulnerable; lightsabers just bounce off its hide
- in the end they subdue it by stunning it
- original plan was to take the Zillo Beast to an uninhabited planet; Palpatine changes the plan and tells them to bring it to Coruscant
- favorite episode since I started watching again

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.17

Bounty Hunters

- dedicated to Akira Kurosawa
- homage to the Seven Samurai; nice try but no cigar, doesn't hold a candle to the original; dedication made me hope for more than what I got
- Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka
- bounty hunters (new); pirates (old)

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.16

Cat and Mouse

- Anakin, Cloaking Device
- not much in the way of character beats other than Anakin being stubborn, although he does seem to show some restraint in this one
- Anakin and Ben lead a task force to resupply an alliance stronghold which is under attack by separatist forces

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.03

Children of the Force

- Cad Bane lives! escapes! kidnaps children with Jedi potential
- captured by the Jedi; tortured by Jedi; leads them to __________
- Anakin goes to see Palpatine
- Cad Bane escapes
- Holocron and children recovered
- How is it that Palpatine is able to get away with it?
- Anakin's impatience is frustrating for me to watch
- where is it all leading?

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.02

Cargo of Doom

- Cad Bane has the holocron and the memory crystal
- Jedi master tortured to death
- Anakin Skywalker uses walkers in space for an attack on Separatist ship
- Cad Bane wants to unlock the Holocron and knows that he needs a jedi to get the job done
- Anakin wants to recover the Holocronand rescue Jedi Master Bolla Ropal
- Bane more successful that Skywalker; what happened to Bane? Disguised as clone trooper?