I did enjoy seeing some flippy Jedi action finally as Anakin took down the walker practically swan-diving onto it and Echo’s banter here was fun. Also, the sequence on the tightrope and the reveal “they can fly now?!” — we all were thinking of Poe here, weren’t we? That was pretty great as a meta thing. 

The most interesting thing to come from this episode is what’s to come. Is Echo actually okay? The way the episode ends with him somewhat menacingly saying “just like old times” definitely has me thinking that the Separatists or someone has planted something inside of him. If he turns on everyone on their way back to base it would be a devastating betrayal for Rex and he would return to blaming himself for what’s happened to Echo even more so than he already is. 

At one point the episode steps slightly into an interesting direction as it addresses the fact that Echo was being turned into a machine, by machines. Not to turn Star Wars into The Matrix over here, but there’s room for conversation. It’s quickly moved away from though as the locals seemingly give him look and agree that’s probably not and decide to fight for their planet.

I’m excited for this arc to end next week as it struggles to keep the momentum up. Let’s get to Ahsoka. This week’s episode was a disappointment. It’s the final season, it’s not the time to deliver lacklustre shorter episodes.