Pretty much a blast from start to finish thanks to fantastic setups, payoffs, and some really great dialogue throughout with the main cast. As dry as some of the prequel era can get due to it's heavy dosage of tragedy and politics, episodes like these remind you "Oh yeah, this is still Star Wars" and becomes a rollicking good time that doesn't take itself too seriously. Anakin and Obi-Wan have some fun banter here that calls back to other moments in the series, Padme's chemistry with Anakin feels more palpable and realistic, and even the droids get some good gags, with a "jumping the cliff" moment in particular that's very funny.
Plus it helps that the lightsaber stuff we get here is a treat. The benefits of animation allow the entire affair to be more visually creative then live action and create more interesting scenarios, and this takes full advantage of that. From the initial dogfights to the jumping around on the ship to the final confrontations it's a delight to witness, even if it doesn't have much in the way of thematic substance. Stellar stuff!
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Pretty much a blast from start to finish thanks to fantastic setups, payoffs, and some really great dialogue throughout with the main cast. As dry as some of the prequel era can get due to it's heavy dosage of tragedy and politics, episodes like these remind you "Oh yeah, this is still Star Wars" and becomes a rollicking good time that doesn't take itself too seriously. Anakin and Obi-Wan have some fun banter here that calls back to other moments in the series, Padme's chemistry with Anakin feels more palpable and realistic, and even the droids get some good gags, with a "jumping the cliff" moment in particular that's very funny.
Plus it helps that the lightsaber stuff we get here is a treat. The benefits of animation allow the entire affair to be more visually creative then live action and create more interesting scenarios, and this takes full advantage of that. From the initial dogfights to the jumping around on the ship to the final confrontations it's a delight to witness, even if it doesn't have much in the way of thematic substance. Stellar stuff!