Shadow of Malevolence

The episodes of the clone wars are still going strong and with a great pacing. This episode is extremely enjoyable and action-packed. I don't feel that the episodes are 20+ minutes, their pacing is so great.

This is a very solid and enjoyable episode.

Anakin leads a squadron of Y-wing bombers with Ahsoka and Plo Koon to attack General Grievous ship The Malevolence in order to save a medical facility that treats injured clone troopers.

The space battle is fun, the character driven dialogue is strong and there are some slightly dark themes of sacrificing lives to save other lives which are interesting and add quality.

Anakin and Ahsoka are good together and Grievous makes a menacing adversary.

My rating: 8.5/10.

While they still have a little problem filling an entire episode with excitement, this is definitely a good and fun ride with these characters. There is a lot of entertainment value in this episode, and the space battle looks very good. The episode's second act seems a little lost for imagination and the Malevolence does not come across as threatening as they want it to, as it seems like it was pretty easy to destroy it. But I have always liked the show's depiction of Anakin Skywalker, and I got a lot of him in this episode actually being a leader. They continue to add more fuel to the relationship between him and Ahsoka, giving Ahsoka a lot of development in the process, which was necessary after her debut in that film. It is not a great "Clone Wars" episode, but it keeps you entertained for the majority of its runtime.