Our re-watch of The Clone Wars continues with a viewing of "Rising Malevolence" from season one. Anakin and Ahsoka set off on a mission to rescue Jedi Master Plo Koon from a new Separatist secret super weapon.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Our memories of watching this episode for the first time,
• The first appearances of Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano in The Clone Wars,
• How Plo Koon relates to the clones in his command,
• The creepiness of the battle droids as they hunt down and murder clones,
• Ahsoka and Plo Koon's prior relationship,
• The Malevolence and its role as a Separatist super weapon, and
• The ulterior motives of Chancellor Palpatine in this episode.

Find more The Clone Wars content in episode 767.

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