Topic: Star Wars The Bad Batch

[Tamer]

So Crosshair has had his chip missing since the whole show? Wow!

It is gonna be interesting to see how this works itself out. I agree it was a good episode. It is gonna make me wonder what happens to the Kaminoans.

[RC-1136]

It just really does feel like an end to an era. The scene of all the barracks locations where clones used to frequent just prior to the bombardment hit me hard. It took a handful of Venators to do what a whole Separatist invasion force couldn't.

[Tamer]

Yeah, I was kinda hoping to see Omega run to the defense grid and power it up. You can't tell me they didn't have something with the firepower to stop capital ships during the war. They were training the army, it should have been a top target for the Seps.

I will be anxious for episode 2 of this.

[DarthHawk]

My prognostication talents have proven to be baseless. So far.
There's a lot of aspects of this episode that I could critisize but what's the point.
I agree that this was a very good episode. One of the 2 best in my opinion.
Crosshair's prior chip removal came as a surprise which makes me wonder
why he is more loyal to  the "good soldiers follow orders" directive than he is
to being loyal to his team. Now my question is, when and how will his loyalties
be put to the test and he rejoins his crew of misfits.
I guess the big question is how does everyone escape the sinking structure
formerly known as Kamino?
Little "o" knew a secret way to get them in. Does she know another secret way
to get them out?
Lastly, at the end of the finale will be the fate and future of the Bad Batch?

[RC-1136]

Holy cliffhanger batman!

- Crosshair chose to stay...for an Empire that discarded him like trash.

-Kamino is completely gone.

-Nala Se is going to be used in Imperial cloning programs...most curious. Pickled Snoke? The Child? Who knows what else.

- Were those Imperial Clone Commandos? Or just recruited soldiers wearing that armor? What planet was that?

[DarthHawk]

Well, all I can say is this:
THATS IT? THAT'S THE FINALE? WE ARE SUPPOSED TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE AND SAY-I CAN'T WAIT FOR SEASON 2?
What an utterly, totally, absolutely, definitely, positively, unconditionally and unquestionably
bullshit end to a disappointing season and show.
Positives-The boys escaped. Crosshair redeemed himself by 2% at the most. Omega's hair doesn't change even when she has gone swimming/diving in the turbulent undercurrents of the Kaminoan ocean.
Negatives-I'm not sure Tamer want's me take up that much bandwidth.
I guess I was wrong but I heard/read somewhere (wish I could remember where) that this was supposed to be a season ending double episode. A double episode would have been a much, much, much better way to end this season.
The Kamino city sinks hundreds of feet below the ocean surface yet nothing implodes upon itself from the pressure? Except for all of their clone brothers still in their growth/development cylinders.
We have to witness another human/droid love fest like in the Solo a Star Wars Story movie.
Little "o" wasn't eaten by the giant sharp toothed turtle fish.
How is it the entire Kamino infrastructure is destroyed and sunk yet the platform with the Marauder remains in tact?
Crosshair is betrayed by the empire yet he cant see the error of his ways and rejoin the boys? How long are they going to drag this out?
There was nothing exciting about the end of the episode. No giant battle, no heroic rescue,
no surprise battle group appears from hyperspace to rescue the B.B. and cause and sow confusion through the Imperial hierarchy.
Where were the rebels? Any Jedi knights out there?
How about Cid? Why isn't she coming the rescue?

Guess we will have to wait another year or so to view the hopefully not disappointing season 2.

I'll watch season 2 when it comes out but not with the same levels of anticipatory excitement
I had for Rebels.

[JDeck]

The finale started out great with part 1. You had the possibility of Crosshair going "good". Part 2 kind of dispelled that idea, and basically put the squad back at square one again.  The one intriguing thing is the very end, where one cloner is spared to be forced into working for the Empire. I think it has some connection as to why the Remnant wanted baby yoda. But we don't really know why the Remnant wanted baby yoda. Maybe as a Palpatine clone contingency, snoke or they haven't figured it out yet or never will, I'm going with the latter. I hope things are well thought out and seamlessly connected, but it ends in disappointment. I think Filoni is stretched too thin, juggling several shows currently and in the near future. I hope I'm wrong, and everything is well thought out in the end.

[Tamer]

I didn't get a chance to watch it till last night and just kind of shrugged my shoulders. They kinda left the door open that Crosshair could still perhaps go good, but I guess the Empire will have to let him down a few more times. Geesh.

I loved that last shot of the Cloner on whatever planet that was and all the RCs. I wonder if those were clones or regular troopers? We can only hope that one will make it too the Vintage and Black Series Collection.

[DarthHawk]

So what do we do now?
Nothing to watch on tv, nothing new at the theaters (starwars that is)
nothing to drool over and nothing to bitch about!!!
Oh woe is me. I don't know where to go from here.

[Tamer]

I know what you mean. I am watching the new What if on Disney plus now. Its pretty interesting.

[RC-1136]

I've been binging Star Wars fan films on YouTube. Some of them are really good. Others...not so much. Take that for what you will. 

[Tamer]

I have been watching some fan films too. I agree with you. Some good. Some eh! I have been watching ones lately with a Clonetrooper theme. I forget who is making them, they are just coming up automatically in my YT feed now. I will try to pay more attention.

[JDeck]

  We have the Star Wars Visions coming out, which is a bunch of cartoon anime shorts.  I like Japanese movies, but anime is just too much. It just looks like anime with lightsabers instead of katanas. That part of the trailer with the RA Droid with the machine gun was cool, but then they cut over to a guy with an umbrella lightsaber thing and they lost me. Anime is one of those things you either love or hate.

[DarthHawk]

  We have the Star Wars Visions coming out, which is a bunch of cartoon anime shorts.  I like Japanese movies, but anime is just too much. It just looks like anime with lightsabers instead of katanas. That part of the trailer with the RA Droid with the machine gun was cool, but then they cut over to a guy with an umbrella lightsaber thing and they lost me. Anime is one of those things you either love or hate.

Love it or hate it is exactly right.
I've never been a fan of anime animation. For me it's unimaginative and looks cheap.
I'll keep an open mind and watch a few episodes but from what I saw in the trailer I'm not impressed.
Now if the style of animation that was used to create Tie Fighter was used I would be excited.
Plus I'll watch it because George is heavily involved.

[JDeck]

Yeah that fan made tie fighter short was awesome, because it was 100% star wars, done in anime style. This trailer looked like just a normal anime with some star wars patched in here and there. It was the most Japanese thing I've seen, all it needed was ultraman and a gundam fighting godzilla with a lightsaber. To me it seemed less like the star wars universe and more like it was set in Japan. I'm not knocking Japan, it just doesn't work for me. George lucas should just retire. He didn't do jack for decades and now after he finally sold out he wants to get in the middle of everything.