The Bad Batch The Bad Batch 1.08 - Reunion - Discussion Thread (Spoilers Allowed)

I'm tempted to shave half a point off for them downscaling Bane's hat, but I'll let it go. 10/10

 

Lotta peeps said crosshair looked like dengars brother with all the bandages on his head.
Its true he did.
& imdb has this as its highest rated ep.

 

Crosshair looked like Pre Vizsla immediately after being burned.

 

Agreed. I was wondering if he's going to come out all Crossbones like from Captain America, just go on a murderous spree now full of hate and revenge.

 

I hope so. I hope he gets hold of Omega and pushes Hunter or maybe Wrecker to make the most difficult decision and kill or fatally wound him where he stands. That should have a similar effect on the heroes as Rex forced to kill Cody. It should ruin these guys and break the team for a while. I think that would be a darker and more emotional season-ending than an everyone dies ending as the end of the first season.

 

I see no happy outcomes for both Cross hair and Cody later down the line. Crosshair becomes more machine then man. I think Rex will forced to kill his brother in arms. And Cody might kill one of the bad batch after Crosshair is killed off. I think Hunter's fake death in this episode is only a forshadowing of his real death later. I think the only ones who might escape this show is Wrecker and Tech. Hunter, Crosshair and Echo.

 

Surely Cad Bane purposely didn’t kill Hunter. Was this Bane’s choice or a condition of the job? The Kaminoans may want their prototype advanced clones alive and are paying substantially more for their continued survival. Another option is Bane can more easily capture Omega if Hunter is alive.

 

I think Cad Bane was probaly told not to kill as they don't want them dead.

 

I'm feeling disappointed but not surprised at the lack of originality. The heroes have to run through a dangerous maze while battling the bad guys, the antagonist and his showdown with the protagonist are ripped off from a hundred classic westerns, the child gets kidnapped, the villain is burned and needs to wear a mask now. I've seen all this before.

 

The past 2 episodes have definitely been an ode to video games.

You're absolutely right about this series not having any original thoughts and i feel that sometimes it seems like they come up with moments and then spitball a story around the moments,which leads to a lot of convenient things happening.

 

I just think, FIloni likes go the mandalorian route as it been shown to be succesfull. the arly seasons off Clone wars and rebels struggled. But this seems like good first season.

 

These first 8 episodes feels like the pieces are still being set up for the larger story.

Maybe this was covered in books, comics, or videos games I’m not familiar with. For me this time period immediately after the Clone Wars when the military is transforming from the Order 66 Army of the Republic into the Empire of the Original Trilogy is an unexplored era. And the developing conflict between Imperial Military leaders and the Cloners of Kamino is a wholly original concept.

For all the situations we are seeing repeated - I’m hopefully the story is leading back to the central conflict which is when Bad Batch clearly comes into it’s own.

 

I think season 1 finale will start with the kamnio uprising and we get our plot for season 2.

 

Whoa. I hadn’t thought of that. You mean ‘up rising’ as in Clones vs. Stormtroopers? Or Kaminioans vs. Imperials?

 

yeah to me this seems likley where they are headed to season 1 finale and it be big cliffhanger.

 

yeah what i was thinking they made them so just do order 69. and is serious threath big enough for Darh Vader, his inqusitors and Palpatine himself to be involved.

 

Good to see Cad Bane back! I´m really happy for his fans, because he was treated with a level of reverence and mystique that I often miss in other antagonists. However, I´m sad to admit that when I see Bane, and even if I know his attire is originated by a concept art of ANH, I cannot get out of my head that somehow Ellorrs Madak got to see a spaghetti western and liked it so much that started cosplaying it, haha. It feels so weird to me, because its such an earthly outfit, such a direct reference to a time period of one specific country... it´s like seeing a quarren wearing a kilt while speaking with a Scottish accent (or twi`leks speaking with a French accent, for that matter... ). Still, I understand why he is such a well liked character: with him, we get a capable antagonist that get things done, and that clearly outskilled our main character.

That being said, I´m still intrigued by Crosshair´s story arc. I don't find it likely, but I would love for them to take an alternative route: let's say that, because of his burns and damage to his eyes, Crosshair is now worthless as a soldier. No sniping skills, no lightning fast reactions... only a consultant kept around because of his knowledge of the Bad Batch´s modus operandi. Very unlikely to happen, but I would love for the writers to take a direction like that and show us how he evolves as a character when his fighting skills are out of the picture...

 

Well, that was easily one of the best episodes so far, if not the best.

Cad kriffin' Bane is back, baby! I loved the standoff and I love that he beat Hunter. Him taking Omega immediately raises the stakes and I predict the remainder of the season will be plot-heavy. It was also nice having a character reveal that genuinely surprised me. When Nala Se and Lama Su were talking about hiring another bounty hunter (so that means they hired Fennec?), my mind immediately went to Boba. When I heard Cad Bane's voice, it took me a second to realize who it was.

Crosshair was cold blooded in this episode - telling his troopers to target Omega and trapping the Bad Batch in an engine, hoping to roast them alive or snipe them if they escape. It makes me wonder how much of his behaviour is the chip and how much is just his personality. I wonder just how much damage he took from the engine going off. Will he heal and be back to normal or will his face be scarred now? He had a lot of bandages...

 

Cody after fives was probaly his closest borther in the army as Anakin and Obi wan worked closely together during the war. I can see the series finale a battle between them. Cody kills someone and Rex forced to kill off Cody and after what he done he dissappears and goes to hiding with both Gregor and Wolffe.

 

Homage and Symmetry both big parts of star wars that George Lucas wrote in to this story line a long time ago...
@A Chorus of Disapproval that is a really good idea for who starts the rebel Alliance!

 

It makes me hope that when the Batchers go to Kamino they debo AZ for easier chip removals on Regs, such as Cody. Since the Bad Batch seems friendly with Cody they could also have stakes in an encounter or even a rescue attempt on Cody. It would be really grim if these missions were conducted just to try to recruit great soldiers into this early rebellion. Except for some Clones much like Crosshair seems to be are just fine working for the Empire. Cody could be another of these. Bonus points: Cody talks smack about Obi-wan and "Killing" him who was also a good friend to Rex. Could get Wolffe out of this. If Rex starts having issues with the super early rebellion's leadership that would compound issues.

Fives and Echo were more like Sons to Rex. So Cody is pretty much Rex's closest brother. Being forced to kill Cody would be one of the few things that could probably screw Rex up worse than "Victory and Death". The only other thing that could give that a run for its money is Rex learning who Vader is.