I too found that episode so OTT (but self contained) that it became enjoyable.

If you stuck those ideas into an official PT film they would be up there with Threepio's head swap in AOTC but on their own it actually worked as a parody of ESB.

The film itself (while having some toe curling moments) was not as offensive as any of the PT films and much more watchable than either of the Endor films.

Put it this way some of the episodes of the series are stronger than others but none of them were so bad I wished I hadn't seen them (though I've only seen the first two series and the film).

If there is a weak episode I know that there are going to be a lot more on the way so I cut the weaker episodes some slack.

The PT is something I waited from 1983 to 1999 for, there was only every going to be one shot at them and only three episodes, with all that time, effort and energy the awfulness of them can not be forgiven.