Apparently every single person Satine works with is corrupt. What is this, the fourth trusted advisor in a row that has betrayed her? This is ridiculous. At least this wasn't quite as boring as the previous episode thanks to Ahsoka.
As usual, I enjoyed this one; the plot was very gripping.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2016-04-02T20:17:46Z
Definitely an improvement on the last one. Ahsoka is so often portrayed as the neophyte Jedi, still impetuous and naive, no matter how capable she's become. It's nice to see her juxtaposed with characters who look up to her, make her the voice of wisdom and experience, and take her lessons to heart. The four Mandalorean kids' adventure had the feel of the Y.A. novels of my youth (think Animorphs), where pack of teenagers seize on an ideal, get into trouble trying to vindicate it, but find their way out of it without a little luck and help from the folks on their side.
The conspiracy itself was a little weak. Turning the Prime Minister into Palpatine Jr. didn't do a whole lot for me, but many of the scenes featuring his compound were shot, animated, and blocked in interesting ways. The mechanical light following Ahsoka and the guards as she approached Satine had a particular tension conveyed solely by the images on the screen.
To the same end, the lesson on corruption and changing things from the inside was, yet again, pretty heavy handed, but the classroom scenes at least showed the kids questioning and figuring their way through the complexities of these ideas, albeit in a pretty brisk fashion. Still, the characters worked, the themes worked, the action worked, and Ahsoka got a moment to shine that felt very earned, so I'm happy to call it a quality episode.