Monk misses when trying to be serious.
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@whidmark Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk, Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend, Mr. Monk is Up All Night and Mr. Monk and the End contradict that.
7.5/10. Another solid episode. I tend to grade shows against themselves, but I may start having to grade Clone Wars a little harder if it keeps up this baseline level of quality. I'm really enjoying the partnership between Fives and AZ-3. Making Fives the focal point of getting to the bottom of the Order 66 mystery, and having him infiltrate the Kamino facility with AZ's help to get answers worked well for a number of exciting sequences and set pieces.
I also liked the little details here, like Nala Se attributing Fives's independence to the Jedi encouraging the clones' "creative thinking," or Fives's delight at AZ-3 turning into a hovercraft. The fact that Fives initially demeaned AZ-3 as just a droid, and AZ-3 initially envied Fives for having emotions, and now the two have sort of met in the middle of their opinions of one another is a really nice touch, especially with Fives' bemused refrain of "droids," at the end of the episode. Very enjoyable arc so far.
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Unlike countless other times in the series when Star Wars movie dialogue is recycled in cute homages, this episode features a line from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! "Look what you did. I can't believe what you did."
