That "mini death star" is a Federation starship, you get a better look at them in Ep 1, except the ones in Ep2 don't have the rings around them, just the big spheres.
My favorite part is the speeder chase. Obi sitting there berating anakin for his "shortcut" and Anakin just sitting there like "yeah yeah, give me a second, I'm right, you'll see".
Actually, I like most of the interaction between obi and ani.
And Obi and anakin in the arena trying to figure out a way out and you see padme in the background casually picking the locks on the wrist binders and climbing the pillar. *snerk*
and uhm....I wasn't entirely sure they should have shown death star plans at the end. Ifeel it's too early for that part to have come up yet, but eh.
And I thought how palpatine was manipulating everyone to get power was rather masterful.
And I decided that he must've had this all mapped out since over ten years ago and he was the one who ordered the clones.
Can you imagine knowing exactly what you'll be doing in ten years and just how to manipulate everyone around you to make sure it happens? He may be evil but heck, he's good at what he does.
~ana