I spent the entire first half of the installment repeating to myself, "please let Dooku still be good, please let Dooku still be good...".

Then I actually thought about the issue of the -timing- of things, and that Dooku missing from the Temple (when he wasn't on Naboo) would likely be remarked upon. That was about the time in the story where everything was starting to converge, and it was all gravy from there :)