The Bad Batch

Well I expected Gregor to show up at some point so it was cool to see that. Also cool to see that secret Commando training grounds that's a pretty neat idea. At least I imagine it's a Commando facility and not a new Stormtrooper training facility I mean why would it be crawling with CCs? Early stormtroopers also interesting. They were clearly drawing on Death Star escape vibes with the music and set design.

Also they snuck in Scorch. I didn't expect to see Delta Squad ever again considering the Batch is basically their replacement so that was a nice surprise. Obviously the rest of the squad would've been even better but maybe there's a chance for that in the future. Though not expecting it. One thing pissing me off is that they're still using stun rounds. Why? And in the beginning we even saw a Commando can tank a stun or two so it makes no sense to use them against the CCs.

Kinda feels like this basically turned into the Rebels season 1 finale though. I loved those episodes but I'd like to see something a little more different here. I think maybe the Kaminoans will find out Hunter was captured and recover him for their experiment. I'm really concerned about Lama Su though. I don't want him to die. They always kill off interesting non combatant characters like The Client and Taun We for example

That was one of the better episodes this season for sure. Gregor's appearance was fun, and now that he's here, I'd like to see him stick around a few more episodes. Daro and the Imperial base looked great, and Scorch's cameo was a nice touch. Maybe we'll see a little more of him next episode.

Finally they're back to showing more of the Kaminoan storyline. Super glad that Lama Su is smart enough to realize the Empire will eventually wipe them out. Su's chances of surviving past the finale don't look great, but would love if he did. Rampart choosing to keep Nala Se around also makes it seem she'll be a major influence on all Imperial cloning stuff that even carries into the Mando and sequel era stories.

I agree about Nala. And yeah Daro even though it was just a forest looked really nice.

I kinda hope Gregor doesn't become a recurring character I find his voice annoying lol. And tbh I'll be glad if there's no Ahsoka I'm pretty tired of her. But some article long before the show dropped said she along with Bo-Katan would be in it at some point.

I think if Lama Su was supposed to die they would have shown him die on screen. I think they just locked him up.

I can't help but feel lik this show would have been better if they had done Clone Wars style arcs and the focus was not necessarily on the Bad Batch.

Like it would just be a show of the events immediately after the Clone Wars. Sometimes we follow Rex or Ahsoka for a few episodes, then we can switch to the Batch, then back to Kamino to see what the other clones and Kaminoans are up to, then some underworld arcs with Hondo, Boba, Cad Bane and Maul then some politics with Palpatine and the senate, also have some separatist main characters that are dealing with the aftermath of their defeat. And of course we would revisit these different stories at different points and they might cross over into each other, but I think focusing on the Bad Batch alone was a mistake. There are so many stories to tell here.

Idk about this one. I'm sad that Kamino was destroyed I feel like it could've been used later. But then again it does feel like something the Empire would do. Still I had hoped for some kind of last stand and what we got was a little anti climactic to me. Sucks we didn't really see any clones because everyone had been evacuated. And there was no cool battle, just Omega accidentally turning on the droids which I honestly thought was dumb and annoying... I get they wanted to show the squad training again like old times but I would've preferred something else...

Interesting developments with Crosshair though. But the finale I just don't see covering all the plot threads unfortunately. Why is Omega a girl? What is Nale Se's experiment? What happened to the prime minister? Where did all the clone troopers and Kaminoan personnel get sent to? What happened to Howzer? Guess we'll see next season...

Meh, I guess this was a better episode since it moved the story forward and seeing the clone facility destroyed was kind of sad.

But I feel like the clones should stick around a bit longer. It doesn't make a lot of sense for the Empire to phase them out so quickly when they already had years of training. Maybe the Kaminoans had a back-up plan in the inhibitor chips or something like that, and they will activate that to fight back against the Empire. That would give the Empire some good reasons to complete phase out the clones.

The destruction of Kamino was sad, almost like a transition from prequel to original in a way. I also thought it was a little anti climatic but I liked the developments with Crosshair, I’m pretty sure he will be good with the squad again I’m just not sure exactly how it will happen. It’s likely the finale will be a character building episode with the Batch rather then much Imperial involvement since it should pick up under water.

I think the Kaminoans are gonna remain relevant for quite awhile though

Maybe Nala Se lab could reverse crosshairs conditioning if it was used on the batch before

Is he still conditioned though? I feel like the point was that he chose to join the Empire himself, which honestly is much more interesting.

I think he still has the chip though... after the droid fight he held his head for a second. I don’t think the empire would let him remove his chip. It might be damaged though from his injuries

I'm gonna go and say you're onto something with that twist. I could easily see them finding out he's been lied to on that front. Whether that'll make him reform though is something I'm less sure of.

Just had a crazy idea what if the plan to get rid of the clones is to basically "order 66" them. Like wherever clones and TK troopers are serving together, the TKs will suddenly get orders to execute all nearby clones. Would be sorta poetic lol

But I mean there has to be some endgame for the remaining clone forces. There are still so many of them and I don't think they'd just be kicked out of the Empire and get their freedom. They will most likely be wiped out. You get the sense there aren't really any clones left during the Empire era. Also I imagine Palpatine has some paranoia about the clones and how the chips could possibly be used to have them turn on him.

It was okay. Kinda underwhelming. I wish something more happened like some more interesting plot development. The Nala Se ending doesn't feel like a strong enough of a cliff hanger to look forward to more. Honestly I fully expected them to pull something like this. I wanted them to advance the plot but I knew the whole episode would just be them escaping. What I find funny is how many people are disappointed by this finale when it is pretty much the exact same as TCW's finale. And everyone loved that...

In TCW the main characters are trying to escape the Venator after Order 66. It's mostly action with a quiet and emotional scene of reflection at the end. Then we cut to the Empire looking cool.

In Bad Batch the main characters are trying to escape Kamino after it is destroyed. It's mostly action with a quiet and emotional scene of reflection at the end. Then we cut to the Empire looking cool.

Why is one underwhelming and the other an epic and satisfying finish to a beloved series? I felt this exact same disappointment with TCW's finale, probably even more actually. Because that was supposed to be the grand finale for the whole series. At least with Batch we know they are continuing.