Well, I wanted to jump in on this discussion.
I have been a Clone Wars fan since the debut, and with this series I'm convinced Star Wars has always been great..you just can't let Lucas write the scripts anymore.
On with the series premiere..
I loved the underwater setting for the opening story arc, but this setting did prove again that this isn't a cartoon strictly for kids. It was a bit disturbing to see all of the floating bodies on the battlefield, but I guess you can't war without casualties...even in a kid's story.
A great character point I noticed about Anakin is when he get's his helmet removed during a fight and instead of simply relying on the force to bring his helmet back to him..he panics. It's up to Asoka to rescue him. Now, this is a character defining moment, I think..cause we see his fear over ride his abilities as a jedi..something I'm sure he'll never get over.
Fast Forward to this week's episode, sad to see the death of another peripheral character, but one not easily forgotten.