Okay, the first part was good (7/10), so how does the second part measure? The start is not promising: When the Zillo Beast is brought to Coruscant, a simple needle is shown to be able to penetrate the scales of the beast whereas in the previous episode Anakin's *lightsaber* couldn't cut the beast. Hello, Continuity Department, anyone awake? This is then followed by lots of talking as Dr. Boll explains that if they can synthesize material that has the properties of the scales of the beast, they can make armor for clone troopers out of the material. Boll says they need to remove the scales. Palpatine orders her to kill the beast since it is an easier solution. He concludes that hastening the discovery of the synthesizing process will help end the war faster, which means less casualties. Dr. Boll then claims that the beast is indestructible, even though it was stated in the previous episode that his people had successfully killed all the other Zillo Beasts in the past. Padme then tries to argue with Palpatine against killing the beast, to no avail. All this talking could have been portrayed in a though-provoking way, but here it is just falls flat.
Luckily the Zillo Beast then escapes (surprise, surprise). It is somehow able to zero in on Palpatine, and rampages to his location very Cloverfield-style - it even attacks their ship like the Cloverfield beast attacked the helicopter. What then follows is actually a quite thrilling battle sequence which also happens to have a genuinely emotional ending, a *rare* thing for this series indeed. The coda suggests that the story is not over yet, but the final reveal is not actually surprising anyone, is it? All in all, the second half redeems this episode, but thanks to several clichés and the non-sensical "indestructible but can be killed" part, this is still far from *excellent*. A little more logic and emotion in the first half would have fixed a lot. Now, "just" a solid 7/10.
Luckily the Zillo Beast then escapes (surprise, surprise). It is somehow able to zero in on Palpatine, and rampages to his location very Cloverfield-style - it even attacks their ship like the Cloverfield beast attacked the helicopter. What then follows is actually a quite thrilling battle sequence which also happens to have a genuinely emotional ending, a *rare* thing for this series indeed. The coda suggests that the story is not over yet, but the final reveal is not actually surprising anyone, is it? All in all, the second half redeems this episode, but thanks to several clichés and the non-sensical "indestructible but can be killed" part, this is still far from *excellent*. A little more logic and emotion in the first half would have fixed a lot. Now, "just" a solid 7/10.