Season One - Episode Three - Shadow of Malevolence

EASY IS THE PATH TO WISDOM FOR THOSE NOT BLINDED BY THEMSELVES.

Stupid droids!

Stupid droids!

Now that the Malevolence is now exposed to the Republic, Count Dooku orders General Grievous to attack the Republic’s medical center. The Republic learns of this and Anakin leads a mission of Y-Wings to launch an assault against the Malevolence before it can attack the medical center.

Short on time, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Plo Koon take a shortcut, the Balmorra Run, a dangerous route through a nebula that few survive. They make it through and are able to attack the Malevolence. The Y-Wing bombers bomb the ion cannon and disable it, along with the Malevolence’s hyperdrive.

This attack sequence of the Y-Wing bombers is classic Star Wars and shows up how good of a pilot Anakin Skywalker is. One of the things that I love about The Clone Wars is the it expands the character of Anakin Skywalker and shows so much more than the movies did about his heroism and abilities. This first trilogy of The Clone Wars sets the tone for Anakin and it continues throughout the rest of the series.