7.8/104,193 votes#1 - Holocron Heist
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2009
Cad Bane has been hired by Darth Sidious to steal a Jedi holocron. The holocrons -- data storage systems that can only be opened through the Force -- are protected within a vault inside the Jedi Temple. Recruiting a changeling posing as a Jedi in his plot, Bane infiltrates the building's security systems and leads Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka on a chase.
Director: Justin Ridge
Writer: Paul Dini
8.0/104,141 votes#2 - Cargo of Doom
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2009
Anakin and Ahsoka travel to the planet Devaron in pursuit of Cad Bane, who has stolen a Jedi holocron. Bane has captured Jedi Master Bolla Ropal, keeper of the Kyber crystal, which will reveal data on every known Force-sensitive child in the galaxy when combined with the holocron. Failing to force Ropal to open the holocron, Bane needs another Jedi. Capturing Ahsoka, the bounty hunter forces Anakin to open the holocron to save his Padawan. The holocron's secrets revealed, Bane attempts an escape, but appears to be killed by a clone. Anakin, however, still senses Bane's presence in the Force...
Director: Rob Coleman
Writer: George Krstic
7.6/104,002 votes#3 - Children of the Force
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2009
Cad Bane has stolen a Jedi holocron which holds the secret locations of the galaxy's Force-sensitive children. Bane is tasked by Darth Sidious to kidnap several of the children to train as Sith spies. On one such kidnapping attempt, Bane is captured by Anakin and Ahsoka and brought before Obi-Wan and Mace Windu to have his mind probed. Unable to resist the combined Force powers of the Jedi, Bane agrees to lead Kenobi and Windu to his hidden base while Anakin and Ahsoka venture to Mustafar to save the stolen children from Darth Sidious' evil plot.
Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell
Writer: Henry Gilroy
6.8/103,846 votes#4 - Senate Spy
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2009
The Jedi Council suspects that Senator Rush Clovis, an InterGalactic Banking Clan delegate and former colleague of Padmé Amidala, may be working for the Separatists. Against Anakin's wishes, the Council asks Padmé if she would accompany Rush to Cato Neimoidia to uncover any clues regarding the Senator's true allegiances. Padmé agrees, feeling that her past relationship with the Senator -- which for a time had been romantic until she ended it -- might give her an advantage in the investigation. Fending off Anakin's jealousy, as well as an attempt on her life by Neimoidian Lott Dod, Padmé successfully reveals Clovis to be conspiring with the Separatists to build a military droid factory on Geonosis.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
8.2/104,388 votes#5 - Landing at Point Rain
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2009
Anakin, Obi-wan, and Ki-Adi-Mundi lead an invasion to stop Poggle the Lesser and the Geonosians from rebuilding their droid army. Things go terribly awry when Geonosian forces shoot down the Republic ships, which crash off-course. Under mounting pressure to accomplish their mission, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ki-Adi-Mundi each have their own set of challenges to overcome -- hordes of enemy troops, deadly traps, unforgiving terrain, and a massive energy shield.
Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell
Writer: Brian Larsen
7.8/103,990 votes#6 - Weapons Factory
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2009
Anakin, Ahsoka, Luminara Unduli and her Padawan, Barriss Offee, lead a mission to destroy a droid factory on Geonosis. But Poggle the Lesser has other plans as he deploys his newest weapon, the indestructible super tanks. Desperate to accomplish their mission before the foundry comes online, the Jedi devise a daring plan in which Anakin and Luminara will act as decoys, diverting the super tanks, while Ahsoka and Barriss infiltrate the plant via a labyrinth of catacombs beneath the city. The plan is risky. The stakes are high. It's their only option, but are the Padawans up to the challenge?
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: Brian Larsen
7.6/103,909 votes#7 - Legacy of Terror
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2009
After a battle to destroy a new droid factory on Geonosis, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli disappears while tracking Poggle the Lesser. Obi-Wan and Anakin lead a platoon of clone troopers in search of her. Following her trail, our heroes descend deep into the lair of Karina the Great. To their horror, they learn that the hive is alive and teeming with undead defenders. Apparently, Karina can reanimate and control her subjects. Will Obi-Wan and Anakin overcome Karina's undead horde and find Luminara before it's too late?
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Eoghan Mahony
8.0/104,038 votes#8 - Brain Invaders
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2009
Medical supplies are desperately needed for a crucial Republic battlefront. While the Jedi Knights transport Poggle the Lesser as a prisoner to Coruscant, the Padawans Barriss Offee and Ahsoka Tano are dispatched to escort the medical frigate to its destination. When Geonosian brain worms take control of the clone troopers aboard their supply ship, Ahsoka and Barriss must battle to stop the vessel from unleashing the deadly plague upon the galaxy.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg, Andrew Kreisberg
7.8/103,801 votes#9 - Grievous Intrigue
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/1/2010
Jedi Master Eeth Koth is taken hostage and tortured by General Grievous. Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia devise a daring rescue plan, but they soon realize the General has a plan of his own. The Jedi Knights and the Separatist general try to outmaneuver each other in a ship-to-ship and hand-to-hand battle high over the planet Saleucami.
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: Ben Edlund
8.1/104,012 votes#10 - The Deserter
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/1/2010
General Grievous is shot down over Saleucami and crash lands in the wilderness. Obi-Wan leads an expedition to find the droid general. Rex is injured during the search, and must recover in a local farmer's barn, but he is shocked to discover the farmer is a clone deserter.
Director: Robert Dalva
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
7.5/103,872 votes#11 - Lightsaber Lost
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/2010
During an assignment in the Coruscant underworld, a wily pickpocket steals Ahsoka's lightsaber. Ahsoka enlists the help of an ancient Jedi, Tera Sinube, to track down her weapon and reclaim her honor.
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
8.0/104,080 votes#12 - The Mandalore Plot
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/2010
Alarming rumors about the peace-abiding Duchess Satine of Mandalore prompt Obi-Wan to investigate the secluded planet. Satine wants to keep Mandalore neutral in the Clone Wars, but the actions of a violent splinter group -- Death Watch -- threaten to push the planet towards war.
Director: Kyle Dunlevy
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
8.1/104,046 votes#13 - Voyage of Temptation
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/2010
Duchess Satine travels from Mandalore to Coruscant on a diplomatic mission, with Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and a team of troopers to defend her. As her luxurious starship, Coronet, makes its way through hyperspace, the Jedi must stop several assassination attempts, and Anakin discovers that Obi-Wan and the Duchess have a history together.
Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell
Writer: Paul Dini
7.6/103,798 votes#14 - Duchess of Mandalore
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/12/2010
On Coruscant, word reaches Duchess Satine that Death Watch is mobilizing, sparking a pre-emptive Republic invasion. On the run from Republic authorities, Satine and Obi-Wan set off to discover the group's true motives.
Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
6.7/103,544 votes#15 - Senate Murders
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/19/2010
When Senator Onaconda Farr dies under suspicious circumstances and the local Inspector appears incompetent, Padmé; sets out to find the person who poisoned her mentor. Following a trail of clues, Padmé and Bail Organa delve into a dangerous world of backstabbing, lies, and secrets controlled by the powerful Senators Mee Deechi and Halle Burtoni. Padmé's search forces her to risk her career and ideals but the true identity of the assassin is even more destructive than she could imagine.
Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
7.5/103,984 votes#16 - Cat and Mouse
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/2010
A Separatist blockade surrounds Christophsis. Anakin's fleet is tasked with deploying relief supplies to the surface but they are massively out-gunned and out-maneuvered by the skillful Admiral Trench. Obi-Wan arrives and unveils the Republic's new weapon: a stealth ship. The stealth ship is the last hope at besting the cunning Separatist fleet commander and aiding the battered people of Christophsis.
Director: Kyle Dunlevy
Writer: Brian Larsen
7.5/103,710 votes#17 - Bounty Hunters
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/2/2010
Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka crash on Felucia and seek aid from the local spice farmers only to learn that the farmers are the ones who are in real need. Beset by Hondo Ohnaka and his band of pirates who plan to steal their crop, the farmers have contracted four deadly bounty hunters to protect their wares. In an unlikely partnership, the Jedi must work with the farmers' hired guns to beat back Hondo and his brigands.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
7.3/103,666 votes#18 - The Zillo Beast
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/2010
Desperate to turn the tide of a fierce battle on Malastare and win a strategic alliance with the Dugs, Chancellor Palpatine orders the Jedi to drop the Republic's newest super-weapon, an untested electro proton bomb. Unfortunately, the bomb's blast awakens an ancient and fearsome Zillo Beast, a monster of legendary size and ferocity. Now the Jedi must contain this deadly creature despite the interference of the bloodthirsty Dugs, who have their own agenda.
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: Craig Titley
7.6/103,699 votes#19 - The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/2010
Per Palpatine's order, Republic forces transport a fearsome Zillo Beast back to Coruscant for scientific study. Eager to extract the beast's secrets for military gain, Palpatine orders his lead scientist to examine, and subsequently, kill the monster. Filled with pain and anger, the Zillo Beast escapes from the lab and begins devastating the city. Soon, Anakin, Padmé, and Palpatine find themselves pursued by the beast while the Jedi fight to contain it.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Steven Melching
7.7/103,708 votes#20 - Death Trap
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/23/2010
Determined to kill Jedi Master Mace Windu, young Boba Fett poses as a clone cadet and sneaks aboard a Jedi cruiser to plant a bomb in Windu's quarters. But Boba's plan goes awry when the blast fails to kill Mace and, suddenly, every clone aboard is looking for the saboteur. Boba destroys the ship's reactor to create a distraction and, soon, the entire cruiser begins to break apart. Unaware that Boba is the culprit, Boba's new cadet comrades save his life but is he too obsessed with revenge to do the same for them?
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Douglas Petrie
7.5/103,612 votes#21 - R2 Come Home
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2010
Boba Fett and his band of bounty hunters lead Anakin and Mace into a deadly trap on Vanqor. It's up to R2-D2 to journey back to Coruscant and warn the Jedi of their brethrens' peril. Battling beast and bounty hunter along the way, the trusty droid finally communicates his warning to Ahsoka and Plo Koon, who rush to Vanqor to save Mace and Anakin from a fiery death.
Director: Giancarlo Volpe
Writer: Eoghan Mahony
8.0/103,693 votes#22 - Lethal Trackdown
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/2010
Following a nefarious attempt to murder Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu on Vanqor, Boba Fett and Aurra Sing go into hiding. Jedi Master Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano set out to capture the bounty hunters. While combing through the lower depths of the Coruscant underworld, Plo and Ahsoka finally learn that Fett and his group are hiding out on Florrum. In a dramatic showdown, Fett is abandoned by Aurra Sing, leaving young Boba angry and bitter in Republic custody.
Director: Dave Filoni
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg, Dave Filoni
The Best Episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2
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Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Holocron Heist" is the best rated episode of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 4193 votes. Directed by Justin Ridge and written by Paul Dini, it aired on 10/2/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cargo of Doom".