Pacing is out the window but I actually loved this episode. Adored every part of the Coruscant plotline, it felt genuinely rich in worldbuilding and quite nuanced, and I really did become invested in Pershing and Elia as complex characters. In fact I’d watch a whole show about them and this cloning stuff.
That Tie Interceptor chase was brilliantly directed as well. A pretty thrilling start, although out of place for a slow-paced and tonally unusual episode.