I thought I’d expand upon my thoughts for the feedback you replied to

Should we see the Malevolence fire? I’ve always been against it because I don’t like the effect (and it’s a strong enough ship if we just assume it has EMPs plus heavy laser cannons) but perhaps I’d include it once at some point.

The cut as it stands still has direct reference to the “ion cannon” and at the climax we see the weapon about to fire, so it’s clear to the audience that there is something that we weren’t seeing before. Constantly discussing a “super weapon” and then just seeing it use tiny blasters creates a dissonance.

What do we think about the Ventress line in New Padawan referencing her past with Anakin? It’s not perfect lipsync but I borrowed this idea directly from Smudger because I thought it referenced their past nicely.

I really like the idea of adding the Anakin line, it just creates the issues I listed before. Having a camera angle change mid-sentence is very odd, and Obi-Wan’s response makes less sense. If you’re going to keep the Anakin line, I might recommend cutting Obi-Wan’s line and, if possible, finding a new place to put it (maybe when she’s creeping up on them?)

Is the cost of having a slightly janky arrival of Satine worth the benefit of cutting the Mandalorian Bond Villain device?

This is a general note, and applies to the ion cannon discussion as well: I think it’s better to include a less-than-stellar sequence or bit of dialog than to be forced to cut it in such a way that makes the seams noticeable. The latter makes the final result feel too much like a fan-edit as opposed to a genuine alternative version of the episode (which I’m sure is the goal.) You don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water.

I can try to give more constructive ideas when I watch more of the original episodes so that I can present alternatives to the noticeable cuts, but these were just my thoughts as I watched the episodes.