The Bad Batch S3 Ep7: "Extraction" - REACTION!

[@Flettwin]

Thank you for the shout-out! 🤗 For anyone wondering, Charles Soule’s Star Wars comics show Tarkin’s piece of Eriadu (where Tech fell) on a non-misty day and it’s forests & lakes between those mountains. (worth mentioning Soule was made a Lucasfilm consultant before this season) Same with the canon Tarkin novel descriptions, it’s all Tarkin’s family’s Hunting Preserve down there. Basically the chances of it being “just rock” under that monorail are VERY slim. 😊

[@Notretsam]

It's brilliant to read this. I did notice Tech's gun was falling at his side, I'm not sure if it's the one he used to grapple onto the cart or the one he used to shoot himself free from the cart he was grappled to.

[@TheOnlyHawkeye666]

My heart dropped when Crosshair was having his head held under water........when the bubbles stopped so did my heart. They better not kill off my favorite of the Batch

[@TheOnlyHawkeye666]

@@user-cu3jk6qx5w it better be epic

[@LordViktorHun88]

Him playing dead was so obvious he spent like 5 seconds underwater. 😂

[@BetaSolution]

One comment I read mentions that all of the troops Wolfe had with him he he confronts Rex were Clone Troopers. There wasn't a single TK trooper with him. Which means that they were all loyal to him, so none of them would contradict his report of "The primary target escaped because the Operative interfered."

[@thegreatjedi309]

Yeah, it's a good thing all the TKs were taken out before that confrontation. If there's even one there, Wolffe's hands would be tied. Letting Rex go means either Wolffe let the stormtroopers rat on him, or he silences them which would be an even more extreme act of defiance than Wolffe may be ready for at this point in time. As it stands, what happened there was purely between brothers.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

They never referred to themselves as the only surviving clones. So there could be others. We saw that one in Kenobi.

[@anthonyramos9232]

I kinda like these CX operatives being called Shadow Troopers. I'm not convinced Tech is any of the CX operatives until I see him under the helmet. I'm still thinking if Tech is alive he's a head in a jar. Good to know Echo's ship has a name, Remora-One. You know if I had a nickel for everytime a rebel/insurgent named Nemec died in Star Wars, I'd have 2 nickels which isn't a lot but its weird that it happened twice.

[@Steamlazer]

Hemlock said the he discovered how to transfer consciousness from one body to another in 3x1, so it's possible that even if he was a head in a jar, they were able to put him in a new body Not sure why they'd do that though

[@ruairiedwards8616]

The fight between Crosshair and the Clone Assassin is very symbolic because Crosshair is fighting a personification of what he could have become if he had stayed with The Empire

[@sweetphenom6642]

And then he was baptized 🖤

[@abeautifuldayful]

@@sweetphenom6642

[@EagleFangBasketball22]

@@sweetphenom6642Actually, he was baptized by the snow when the avalanche hit. That's what waked up Crosshair and tried to save Mayday's life.

[@andreaswong8829]

Why do I have a horrible feeling CX-2 is a reconditioned Cody... :( Also Hilo might be the first 'friendly' commando we've seen in the show (other than Gregor ofc)

[@briansmith2739]

It could be Commander Cody because he went AWOL in season two when he hesitated to kill the Separatist Governor. Maybe he was arrested and transferred over to Mount Tantis where he got reprogrammed. This is not Tech, because Crosshair mentioned that his DNA is defective and failed to transfer which is why he could not be converted into a Shadow Ops trooper.

[@reverseprime141]

Wolffe is *BACK* for Season 3🐺 Cody is *BACK* for Season 2🧡 Rex is *BACK* for Season 1💙

[@Kaigun11]

The best clone leadership!

[@rockerojerez349]

Gregor too

[@CCLimbo]

8:05 Rex:Trying To Save The Clones From The Empire Crosshairs:Simply Murders a Clone Pilot and Takes Down a Ship Full of Other Clones

[@voiceofraisin3778]

That was a TK stormtrooper pilot. Its a mixed group of clones and TKs

[@jacktheflash8478]

Makes me wonder if Rex has had to kill any clones Edit: forgot the s in makes

[@LordViktorHun88]

It was funny that during the smoke shootout they blasted all the TK troopers so in the final standoff only clones were there with Wolffe. But I think it was Rex who blasted the other clone commando in the back (there were 2 of them initially).

[@richardyoung3462]

Batcher takes down the commando during the smoke bomb fight.

[@LordViktorHun88]

@@richardyoung3462 right I watched it again. Dude went down pretty easily though, guess he was just knocked out.

[@BlackLotus2077]

Crosshair being a dad was my favorite moment.

[@Sanj1n]

Thank you for the reaction Louise. I was waiting all day for it, so hyped for this show.

[@griffinsummoner]

Pretty sure in Rebels they just said that those were the only clones Ahsoka knew the location of, and that Rex no longer had contact with any others, leaving it open as to whether that meant because the others were dead or just because they had gone their separate ways to avoid drawing attention for however long they had left. That being said, maybe the three who show up in Rebels are the only ones to make it out of the assault on Tantiss? ;)

[@da_pawz]

Yeah... that's a possibility and maybe we will know the answer in this season.

[@dracosithlord8153]

Much like Grievious collects lightsabers, Louise collects Clones. lol

[@rockerojerez349]

Captain Rex and commander Wolfe the reunion 😢❤

[@briansmith2739]

That was an awesome moment (Homage to Rebels). I also love the fact that Wolfe has morals and lets his colleagues go. He going to learn the Empire is full of lies and corruption.

[@Sanj1n]

I had a mini heart attack when Crosshair stopped breathing.

[@MisterPunch19]

That little getaway ship is the leech pod off Echo's ship the Remora-One, they used it so they could board an Imperial Advanced Science Division ship in S2 Ep 14- Tipping point. Also the Crimson Corsair's ship the meson Martinet is they same base ship design, that feels intentional...that the ship used by the The Clone underground is the same Type as the Ship the Last clone crews on.

[@briansmith2739]

I really enjoyed these two episodes, they are the best in the season so far. Crosshair's character has improved, and he has redeemed himself by earning the trust of Hunter, Howzer, and Wrecker. He understands how corrupt the Empire truly is and witnessed how they treated the Clones who refused to follow orders. During his confrontation with the Captured Assassin Clone, Crosshair mentioned that Dr. Hemlock was conducting experiments and transforming Clones into "Convert Operatives." His DNA was defective, which is why he was not reprogrammed. This also proves that Tech isn't one of the assassins.

[@AealAiren]

Mayday and Omega, the two most important people to Crosshair. He lost Mayday, he WON'T lose Omega!

[@Chloe.P.]

i really love how this show goes out of it's way to make the clones feel like actual siblings, it's really heartwarming

[@sergioandrescontreras5251]

Wolfe will help Rex and the rest of his brothers rescue the rest of the clones. It’s only a matter of time.

[@aidanjude2110]

Hearing the clone theme gets me every time. Especially during Rex’s speech to wolf.

[@Graywylfen]

If you ask me, and you didn't, the assassin clone acts and moves more like Crosshair than any one. The gear he carries, the way he carries it, his insolence, and even just the way he moves.

[@Emberheart_]

Initially I thought the assassin clone was in fact a brainwashed Tech. But then I realized Crosshair said he didn't turn because of his defective nature (unless he meant that sarcastically). So I imagine that's a way to tell us that Tech can't be turned either. If that's the case, it could be Cody or a random named trooper we should know from before, like Bly in example.

[@MarkProStats]

I'm pretty sure that the Operative is a Clone of Crosshair. You could tell from the voice, music, and his shooting.

[@jasonmarbach]

Just popping by on this comment too to mention again that it can’t be a clone of crosshair, for a couple reasons. The most pressing of which is that canonically it takes clones 10 years to mature to adulthood. If it was a crosshair clone, it would still be a small child.

[@MarkProStats]

I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Because all the signs point to a Crosshair Clone.@@jasonmarbach

[@jasonmarbach]

@@MarkProStatsno, actually, there is literally nothing indicating that this show is utterly breaking canon here (which is what would be required to have it be a crosshair clone) It’s also a hat on a hat, from a writing perspective. Crosshair already has his arc. Him helping redeem (or having to kill) Tech is the obvious narrative set of choices here, depending on whether you go hopeful or dark. From a writing perspective.

[@crazyivan49]

I love that they brought back Howzer, he was one, along with Rex, Gregor, and Mayday, of my favorite clones!

[@patriotamerican3426]

I have a suspicion that’s when we meet up with Ventress. She’s going to be the one that senses that omega is force sensitive and tell Rex and the others. That’s what they’re after the midi-chlorians.

[@johannesbowers7467]

Didja forget that the FINAL blood sample of Omega's was NOT destroyed? (And is the whole reason they stopped trying to kill them during the escape from Tantiss). Now they want the rest of it.

[@artiemedley9369]

While some speculation says the Shadow Clone is Tech, I think it's Cody. But, after my third viewing, is it just me or does he sound an awful lot like a Clone of Crosshair? He talks just like him. Love your reactions!

[@VonOutlaw]

Yes I hope Tech is alive too, but if we were to use real-world science a drop from that height hitting water would be like hitting concrete

[@jasonmarbach]

And no pew pews or engine noises or seismic charges would be audible in space ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Star Wars, baybayyyyy

[@arctic_haze]

And the Bad Batch always survives shuttle crashes with even higher velocities. Star Wars physics.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

You know they can't go without the Wilhelm scream.

[@MrCOLBSTAH]

I just want to take the time to honor the voice actor for the clones because it's the same guy doing like 20 or 30 different characters and somehow despite them being clones and having identical voices they all end up sounding like individual characters and I'm still not entirely sure how he does it.

[@tristanmilner9511]

Seven episodes already. Makes me wonder what's worse. Knowing this is the final season of the Bad batch or that this is the last Clone Centric Star Wars content we're getting.

[@Pfhreak]

If the operative is Tech, he knows where Pabu is.

[@DanSolo871]

If Filoni wants to adhere to some Legends stories on Clones, than the operative is probably Cody, not Tech.

[@LawrenceSeetoh]

thank you for sharing youe reaction and commentary. I look forward to it after watching each episode.

[@NightSisterV]

Tech fell and went over a waterfall in season 2, this has to be him.

[@Ductos]

I think that's Commander Cody under that mask. That would be a real gutpunch for Crosshair.

[@MovieGuy0896]

Felt like a clone wars episode

[@rbbuchko]

Great video!! I love you’re reactions !!

[@mrMARVILUS]

I hear Tech's accent in this mystery trooper but I may be pushing it... salute Queen

[@larrysmith7301]

As always, great reaction.

[@5o1stFilms]

I'm still upset that they killed off Nemec, I really liked him :(

[@blackh9604]

Ikr man he almost made it

[@maxtapper9]

This is gonna lead into wolf getting crap for letting them go that's gonna drive him to rex and a rescue mission will happen or somthing of the sort so happy to see so many clones

[@goldsearcher7606]

That imperial clone operative has to be Cody

[@wwfnbafan]

If we take what Crosshair said about the shadows and him being defective is why he didn't become one, then I don't believe it's Tech or at least Tech as we knew him. Could he be a necromanced Tech and he's just a zombie?

[@jasonmarbach]

Crosshair was being self-effacing in deflecting that question. He wasn’t saying the Batch couldn’t become shadow agents, he was trying to avoid the question by claiming HE was defective.

[@streamingscreens9931]

Extraction of Cross Hair's dna ...clone force X

[@travishart5862]

You know subscribing to your channel was really interesting to me you're the one that got me into the soca series in the first place when you started watching on your channel can I started watching it on Disney Plus I can't wait for a season 2 of ahsoka and I enjoy your content all the time when you have it I'm glad you like Star wars animation so do I thank you for your content and May the force be with you.

[@dantecueto686]

Great first a stream and now a new reaction video

[@YodatheHobbit]

I would like an animated show which takes place during the original trilogy featuring other characters.

[@bend7726]

RIP Nemec and Fireball. Also i really hope this shadow trooper isint tech

[@jakecook2375]

Louise regardless of what happens this season the voice actress for Ventress and Filoni have hinted at more Clone Wars. Star Wars Comics UT channel has spoke of this possibility of something with Rex, Wolfe and Gregor that will lead up to the mass clone rebellion that we have read about. Let me know what you think.

[@kevingt7777]

Think they said they were retired the clones

[@LordGavial1138]

Speaking of clones there is the one from Kenobi !

[@Pfhreak]

Wolffe is running with the wrong pack.

[@kurosawa3002]

I'm genuinely concerned that the operative is a reprogrammed Tech, but I would hope they wouldn't do that to our emotions, but it would make sense story wise. On a side note, I love your eye make-up for these videos 😊

[@Avalon19511]

The bottom line is all the clones are dead except the ones on rebels, we know for a fact Snoke is created as well as the Emperor which means the only way they could complete those experiments means Omega is captured again and more than likely dies as a result, you can speculate to your hearts content but it isn't going to change the reality.

[@jasonmarbach]

o ye of little imagination

[@jasonmarbach]

“How could Ahsoka still be alive? The temple at Malachor collapsed on her!” - You, at the end of Rebels season 2 Meanwhile, Dave Filoni: **laughs in World Between Worlds**

[@Deactorr]

Whatever the predicament Tech is in, I'm hopeful we just get to see him again. Hemlock knows what became of him, so there could be a chance that we will.

[@AbdelAbdallasPage]

Or maybe let a SW character actually die for once and not destroy all the emotions from previous media?

[@jasonmarbach]

@@AbdelAbdallasPageDeath has occasionally been nothing more than a minor inconvenience for the entire history of Star Wars, all the way back to A New Hope. It’s never changed. It’s always been this.

[@user-cu3jk6qx5w]

@@AbdelAbdallasPage I agree! He was one of my favourites but I really hope they won't bring him back. Just let a character die for once.

[@user-cu3jk6qx5w]

@@jasonmarbach But that's literally not true though. You can't name one character in the original trilogy that died and somehow came back. (force ghosts don't count because they are still technically dead). Before George sold Lucasfilm to Disney, Maul was probably the only major character to be brought back from the dead (I don't count Echo because he wasn't exactly a major character at that point, he was in like four episodes and had very little dialogue.) Everyone else in the the Clone Wars and his two trilogies who actually died, stayed dead. It was Disney who started to bring back characters left, right and center like: Boba, Cad Bane, Sabine somehow survived a being stabbed and so did Reva, Captain Phasma, Palpatine, Fennec, Rey and now Assaj Ventress. And there are probably so much more that I've missed. I would also like to clarify that I still like most Star Wars stuff under the Disney era but you can't deny that this epidemic of not letting characters die is a thing that appeared in the last few years and was hardly present when George was still around. And it's really annoying from a storytelling perspective.

[@jasonmarbach]

@@user-cu3jk6qx5w What are you talking about? Force Ghosts obviously have to count. They *die* but still linger with the protagonist, providing advice and exposition in key contexts all throughout the original trilogy. Sorry man, that's absolutely gonna count. You're just thinking of it in terms of it having been that way your whole life, an unquestioned part of the story that you've never really had a reason to think twice about before. But it's just another example of the absolutely undeniable fact that impermanent character death has been a part of the franchise since literally the beginning. Also, Ahsoka died and came back to life pre-Disney. Maul was indeed pre-Disney. The original trilogy was pre-Disney. Boba Fett died and came back (in Legends) pre-Disney, before Disney canonized that. Palps also was resurrected via cloning in Legends long before Disney acquired Star Wars and then canonized that in Ep IX. This isn't new, and it isn't a Disney thing. It's a Star Wars thing, and it always has been. And it's a perfectly fine, valid thing. The vast majority of characters who die stay that way, and there's almost always a good, real reason (the exceptions were Palps and Maul, though even the Maul decision eventually became brilliant and added a ton to the franchise) for them to come back when they do. Particularly in the FIloni era, it's been handled very well. The idea that a sacrifice requires permanent death in order to have significance is infantile nonsense. Tech sacrificed himself in the moment to save his family, and whether he survived or not, paid a steep, *steep* price for it. A true sacrifice, no permadeath required.

[@timkennedy8766]

We need to see Omega Squad

[@rex117captain8]

Where’d you get the LEGO Gregor???

[@AidantheLegend]

Please for god's sake tell me there are still pockets of clones left out there on otherworlds in their network because otherwise they just lost like 75% of their group in 2 episodes and that's utterly devastating

[@sweetphenom6642]

Girl we got BF2, I play all the time. Geonosis is the best!

[@VSPTP]

I think the operative might be a Crosshair clone

[@YodatheHobbit]

Guys... What is palpatine just needs a little bit of a woman what if palpatine just needs a little bit of omega's blood like how moff Gideon just needed a little of Grugus blood. What if Hunter gives the empire Omega for just a little bit, in order to get her back and save her to keep her safe. Is it possible we have Hunter to thank for snoke and palpatine clones?

[@jenexopie464]

Okay, hands up. Who else believes the Assassin is Cody?

[@delta53able]

You need to and I mean NEEEEEEED to react to " For the Empire " season one and two

[@MovieGuy0896]

Respect to wolf

[@dom3267]

I think the operative is a crosshair clone, or maybe even the original crosshair. They have similar speaking patterns, tactics, and weapon. I hope I’m wrong because I want it to be tech

[@dom3267]

And Howzer did mention crosshair seemed different 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@jasonmarbach]

For what it’s worth, it can’t be a crosshair clone unless they’re just throwing canon out the window. Clones take 10 years to age to adulthood.

[@dom3267]

@@jasonmarbach thank you I didn’t know that.

[@jasonmarbach]

@@dom3267my pleasure, happy to help ❤️

[@dom3267]

@@jasonmarbach 🤷🏽‍♂️: we don’t know about hemlocks discoveries. He’s messing with the clone research. And yes you’re right about the 10 years

[@DarkRavenProductions]

It concerns me Howzer used stun on the assassin

[@LacTV-videos]

make-up on point today. looks great.

[@ericbecker5311]

What if Hemlock got Fives' body?

[@azean84]

I have this horrible feeling that the operative is Cody 😥

[@qualitytimegaming5840]

Let’s gooooooo!!!!

[@nickthepostpunk5766]

I’m the same: Star Wars animated is the best, and the best of the best is Rebels 💜❤️🖤

[@jamiegrace8463]

Okay could the operative be a clone of crosshair?? 🤔

[@jasonmarbach]

No, it takes clones 10 years to mature to adulthood

[@legionarmy1]

I sorta hope its Cody or Tech,

[@nonagrey3422]

I hate the whole Tech thing. I wish people would just let characters die in this universe. His death was very impactful and meant a lot. It loses all of that if he's somehow still alive.

[@jasonmarbach]

The vast majority of Star Wars characters who die stay dead. Characters came back from death more often in Game of Thrones than they have in the almost 50 year history of Star Wars.

[@patandthecats5983]

I'm starting to think it's Cody.

[@X3r0Mando178]

I didn't say last react but you are so gosh dang pretty, the two-tone eye shadow is nice. I noticed it pains you when you see clones: dying, dead, or blasting each other. The way the assassin moves is like Cody but the talk he had with Crosshair at the waterfall sounds of Tech, even the voice changer makes him sound like both of the. But we'll have to see when the reveal happens. They are still building to the Clone rebellion, but what Tarking said in season 2 sounds like lots of clones will not make it, BB included. The way I see them doing it would have to be similar to Umbara, sad day if thats how it happens. Another 🔥 reaction. Can't wait for next weeks. May the Force Be With You, Always. 🔥💚💚✌️

[@jasonmarbach]

Still true that it’s pretty clearly Tech. I love this show so much. God tier Star Wars content

[@jaradsage8546]

Such lazy writing if it’s tech imo

[@jasonmarbach]

@@jaradsage8546Seems like a lame opinion to me. Was it lazy writing when Ahsoka died and came back? Or when she appeared to die a second time in a sacrifice play and then came back a little over a season later? Or when Maul got cut in half and fell hundreds of feet only to survive and go on being a whole problem for *decades* more? Or in the original trilogy, when Kenobi and Yoda died but kept right on being part of the story (and even giving advice and such) throughout the rest of the original trilogy? On and on and on. This is Star Wars. It’s always been this.

[@jasonmarbach]

This idea that a sacrifice has to involve death or it means less is so whack, to me.

[@jasonmarbach]

Plus, they’ve been carefully setting up this turn since season one. Laying the foundation carefully and patiently, showing us the captured clones being tortured and experimented on, establishing the storyline with the other shadow agents starting in season 2, then having Tech fall but not leave a body, Hemlock “only being able to find” his goggles, on and on. They’ve been very deliberate and patient setting this all up. That’s the literal opposite of lazy.

[@krystabauerly]

I don’t think it sounds like Tech.

[@tstumpf75]

Think its a clone of crosshair.. i think him ignoring orders is just like crosshair.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

I don't think clones can be cloned.

[@tstumpf75]

​@@dirtyhawkstv1575 anyone can be cloned.. the reason they had a problem with cloning at the end of clone wars was they drew too much from jango's dna sample that it had degraded to the point it was almost impossible to draw anything from it (cuz they drew from his sample a couple million times)..they wanted specific traits that were in jangos dna for the army, but if they want specific traits from crosshair, they would be able to clone him. That being said, this could also be commander cody

[@jasonmarbach]

@@tstumpf75it takes 10 years for clones to mature to adulthood. Canonically, it cannot be a clone of crosshair or any other recently captured character.

[@jasonmarbach]

But also, as far as we’ve heard, Jango’s original code has degraded to the point it’s hardly usable, and I believe it’s also been established that kaminoans built in proprietary protections to prevent clones from being cloned. To protect their work and their control over it. Even if that’s not the case, though, it remains true that canonically it takes 10 years for clones to become adults. A current clone of crosshair would be about the apparent age of an 8 year old child, give or take.

[@tstumpf75]

@@jasonmarbach so then its most likely a re educated commander cody.