Star Wars: The Bad Batch 3x7 REACTION!! “Extraction”

[@pickrzz]

Loved the symbolism with the knife fight. Crosshair fighting what he would/could have become, being "baptized" in the water, and being saved by Howzer who has now forgiven his "sins".

[@KillRory]

Excellent analysis

[@j-train13]

Total English teacher move

[@lauren2pretty]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@jolliron]

​@@j-train13you're the reason critical analysis is dead

[@j-train13]

@@jolliron What? I was making a reference to a meme about George Lucas

[@bryanchandler2388]

I said it after the last episode last season and the first one this one on your channel. Tech is alive and will most likely one of these assassins

[@jonasthedad]

Thar clone agent is gonna be Cody!!!!

[@nikulus2840]

The clone assassin was using a vibro blade. The only other clone other than the Bad Batch that has used such a weapon is Cody.

[@jasonmarbach]

This is silly, I’m sorry. Vibroblades have been ubiquitous in the galaxy for thousands of years. Not only are all clones probably trained extensively with them (blades in general), vibroblades could very well be part of standard load outs, especially for officers and black ops like this assassin. The truth is, Cody is one of the only clones we’ve SEEN use one. That does not in any way indicate that it would at all be odd for other clones to use them.

[@PerovNigma]

The operative was shown taking that vibroblade from a clone in the base.

[@jasonmarbach]

@@PerovNigmathat too

[@bego_447]

He took the vibroblade from one of the Rex clones he killed.

[@moldomre4838]

Really liked that Wolffe and his crew didn't join this episode. Just like Rex, we have to earn it.

[@Amiko-do4dj]

too bad he never stopped being an Imperial stooge....

[@Metagross10048]

I really liked Crosshair’s line when Omega said “You’re as bad as hunter” to which Crosshair replies “Oh I’m much worse”.

[@hydrahunter8740]

F for Fireball, Nemec and all the clones we lost today 😭

[@jasonwinstonjr8601]

Died to a flame and a grenade, I'd call that a fireball ☄️☄️☄️🫡😔. Nemec died right after understanding/learning about crosshair. 💔

[@acdragonrider]

Too many lost.

[@Thoryumm]

F for jesse, fives....

[@neofulcrum5013]

Wolfe still has a heart of gold thanks to Plo Koon. Now we know why Rex had him with on Seelos.

[@Гоуст-л8с]

👍💪

[@MNM-lq9te]

Well he shouldn't have a heart of gold he still got his chip in his head so he should be cold like a droid like we saw on the first episode of bad batch.

[@kripidir]

​@@MNM-lq9te not all were like that and by this time the chip wore off already, like it happened to Cody, Howzer or other clones

[@Amiko-do4dj]

@@MNM-lq9te By this time in the Lore the Inhibiter chip had stopped working reliably, because eventually the Clones on minds overcame it. This is why many Clones started questioning Order 66 and the Empire, such as Captain Hauser and others, and was mentioned by Cody to Crosshair in Season 2. This was ultimately why the Empire started to phase out the Clones, replacing them with Conscripts which could be more easily controlled through fear.

[@Amiko-do4dj]

No.....Wolfe was always pro-empire, as we saw in Rebels when Wolfe sold out Kanan and his Padawan to the Empire......

[@epicjoshua8940]

Rest in peace nemec and fireball such a shame we couldn’t see them more as a duo 😭

[@acdragonrider]

We should’ve had More of them instead of cid and podraces. That’s my main problem with the show. It should’ve spent more time on the clone rebellion and empire ie. War mantle

[@JesusAcevedo-d2b]

@acdragonrider very much agreed 💯

[@AngusKhan21]

@@acdragonriderThat episode made me appreciate Tech even more, and did narrative set up for Cid's betrayal. There is no such thing as filler in Dave Filoni Star Wars.

[@JoeFF85]

Interesting that one of our revolutionary clones shares a sound-alike name with the most revolutionary member of the Aldani heist crew.

[@literallyafrog367]

And they both died abruptly midway through the season.

[@luminaratano3935]

Right? I was thinking about this too! but then were like 'Nah, I'm probably looking too much' lol

[@johannesbowers7467]

Nemec is the SWU version of "Dave'. 🤔

[@exarkunrocks]

0:05 Calvin mouthing verbatim Aaron's intro spiel is so funny to me, especially since no one notices or acknowledges it and Calvin continues on like nothing happened lol

[@pickrzz]

Didn't even notice! 😂

[@jacobhogan3208]

I love how by showing the waterfall the guys instantly KNEW he wasn’t dead. It’s funny how we’re so used to storytelling and media.

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

well. storywriting is either final or not. characters die or they don't. -So if we don't see them dead and buried we ain't buying NOTHING! LOL -I am SURE we will see Tech again. No way he died by just falling into the fog. If he was dead we would have seen them recover his body or gotten some sort of visual confirmation.

[@hdudhehdhd2222]

@@JokerInk-CustomBuildshonestly i agree but i rewlly hope he stays dead. It would ruin the impact if he lived imo.

[@ANameToGoBy]

@@JokerInk-CustomBuilds "Storywriting is either final or not" is quite possibly one of the most hilarious things I've ever read.

[@j-train13]

@@JokerInk-CustomBuilds You know what, Tech might've even been brainwashed into the Shadow

[@pastychong]

@@JokerInk-CustomBuildsugh. I desperately hope that isn’t true. Why are Star Wars fans so obsessed with fake out deaths? Let things happen to characters, and let other characters feel the effects of it. If you take it away, it immediately ruins the moment in retrospect. And if Tech can survive that fall, then fuck me he must be invincible.

[@ObligedUniform]

Crosshair turning into papa Crosshair after the crash was great

[@thedisneylandsolotraveler9367]

I love that part! It's so cute

[@alexachipman]

"Do you have your jacket? Snacks actually nm I can carry the snacks" such a mom I love it

[@pickrzz]

Strange to have the protagonists shooting to kill and the antagonists on stun, rather than the other way around

[@YodatheHobbit]

If you look closely, they only shoot to kill the proto-stormtroopers and stun the clones.

[@SearingScorpion]

@@YodatheHobbitcrosshair didn’t stun that pilot 😭

[@JK_of_Today]

@@SearingScorpionYeah but he’s Crosshair 😂

[@joshuaedler7041]

@@SearingScorpionI mean in his defense the stun rounds probably wouldn’t get through the cockpit

[@nathanielreik6617]

I mean they're trying to get Omega without harming her so stun blasts work best especially if they were to miss. Also maybe they want to capture and imprison the others on Tantis as well if possible.

[@6401gabriel]

I love how crosshair knew his aim still isn't up to the task, but you don't have to be as accurate with an explosive.

[@jonasquinn7977]

I think Aaron has forgotten that Cody went AWOL

[@acdragonrider]

17:00: In the old EU, one of Karen Travis’s republic commandos, Darman and a Jedi, Etain, fell in love and had a kid. One of my favorite storylines and romance stories in Star Wars period. Wish clones had love stories in canon.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Many thanks to Eric, Rick, Calvin and Aaron! 💥

[@zephyr835]

I have no doubt because Crosshair went bad once already. Doing that again would undermine everything he's done this season. Also, Hemlock wanted to stop both Crosshair and Omega from escaping until he found out about Omega's blood.

[@andiparker3733]

I really thought Crosshair wasn't gonna make it 😭

[@MyToastyToast]

They focused so much on that one shadow trooper he has to be a character we know, whether Cody, Tech, or even a clone of Crosshair

[@themarvelman7104]

I absolutely loved these two episodes! I think they were both just all around perfect. They were each filled with so many amazing scenes and moments, I think they were able to do a great job at bring the whole episode together. I thought that the writing was fantastic, the voice acting was perfect as always, and the animation was beautiful and as always was able to perfectly capture whatever it was trying to portray. And the music for this episode was fantastic, again I’m so glad that they brought the Kiners back to do this shows score, I can’t wait to hear more of the music they have composed for this season. All around, throughout both these episodes, I felt the dialogue/writing, music, voice acting and action all came together really perfectly in order to make these even more compelling interesting and engaging episodes. I really hope that the show is able to continue, keep up with or in some capacity even improve upon this level of great care and high quality that was put into each aspect of these episodes for the rest of this season. I really loved getting to see more of Captain Rex and the Clone Rebellion. I really like that we are getting to see more of the kinds of things they do and how they operate. I’m really excited and interested to see more of this plot line and where it will ultimately lead. It was also super cool to see that their main base was the Monastery on Teth, which was a location/planet that Anakin, Ahsoka, Rex and the 501st visited during the Clone Wars movie. I also loved getting to hear Crosshair talk more about what he and some of the other Clones went through while at Mount Tantiss. I think it’s very interesting and I like that we’re getting to learn more about it. And I really like the way that through his voice we could hear just how traumatized and fearful Crosshair had become of this topic. I also really enjoyed getting to see Captain Howzer again, not only was it great to see him in action again, but I loved his dynamic with Crosshair throughout these episodes. I just really liked the writing/storytelling for his character arc/development throughout these two episodes. With how he started out by having a bias against Crosshair for what he ultimately caused to happen to his men, but then for Howzer to see how Crosshair has changed since that point and is able to come to trust him, then by the end it is Howzer to be the one to save Crosshair from being killed by the Clone Assassin. And I absolutely loved finally getting to see Commander Wolffe appear in this show, it was just amazing to get to see him in another Star Wars show again after so many years. I thought he was utilized perfectly throughout this episode and he felt just like he did during Clone Wars. Not only was it cool to see him using his military tactics/experience to try and hunt down Rex and the Bad Batch, but I also really liked seeing how he had to try and make a split decision between trying to remain a loyal soldier of the Empire (like he was trained to be) or do what he knows to actually be right and be loyal to his brothers. I can’t wait to hopefully to see this sort of internal conflict continue within Commander Wolffe as he returns throughout this season. Also I know it was just a brief little moment, but I really liked getting to see Rex and Wolffe’s reactions to seeing one another again, especially Wolffe’s with how he had thought Rex had died. I also absolutely loved Rex’s speech to Wolffe and his men at the end of Episode 7. I just think that it was very well written, pretty heartfelt and somewhat inspirational. It was very true to the story/theme of this show, it’s various characters and what they’ve had to deal with throughout the course of the series. Also with what Rex said to Hunter at the end of Episode 7, I wonder if (and kind of hope) this means the Bad Batch could possibly be teaming up with the Clone Rebellion more often now in order to try and find out what the Empire actually wants with Omega. I am still really loving everything about this show and I can’t wait to see the rest of the season and where all the characters and this story and will go next. I absolutely cannot wait for next week’s episode, I am really anticipating and looking forward to seeing it. I’m all around just so excited to get to see Bad Batch’s Third and Final Season continue.

[@jonasthedad]

Those ship to ship face offs are incredible. Want canvas of those!

[@abthedragon4921]

12:30 I'm like Aaron! lol When I saw that guy wasn't dead I was like "you got to be kidding me!"

[@johannesbowers7467]

Why? Armor against blunt damage and equipped with a sealed environmental system. He can take the fall and he's not gonna drown...

[@ItApproaches]

@@johannesbowers7467He was stunned... and being stunned lasts for at least a few minutes...so if you are out cold for minutes in water, you will drown lol.

[@johannesbowers7467]

@@ItApproaches what part of "sealed environmental system" is exactly unclear to you? It is not like a SCUBA regulator mouthpiece. As long as his helmet remained properly attached and sealed, he can breathe just fine, awake or unconscious.

[@ItApproaches]

@@johannesbowers7467 That's one thing that never made any sense, the helmets aren't sealed ,they just pop off and on with ease. Croshair had his fall off from the first waterfall, fall. You can literally just slide your fingers under the helmet, like the mandalorian helmets, they aren't attached to the chest piece.

[@johannesbowers7467]

@@ItApproaches they seal around the neck, separate from the chest piece. Crosshair's was beaten off him, it didn't "fall off". They are powered tech devices. They don't have manual chinstraps, but are designed to latch on and stay on unless being removed and can discriminate whether to filter smoke/toxins, allow regular breathing, or go internal for submersion or vacuum. They provide atmospheric filtering, and a simple aquata rebreather (like those in TPM) precludes the need for a tank or hoses. They also provide for limited use in space.

[@zipzeolocke2]

a lot of viewers are theorizing that the unnamed shadow trooper that survived is actually a reprogramed Tech, he actually could still be alive

[@Inchass]

Well. Even if this clone is brainwashed Tech - he was stabbed and killed by Hunter in the end of 3 season. Also, I’m remember a concept of this Clone X, idk it’s real or fake, but he’s just a regular clone, but with a diagonal scar over his face. But this too easy, there’s so much cool theories about him x)

[@CyrilSmithVA]

Clone X Identity Possibilities Cody Tech A clone of Crosshair

[@GattsBerserkArmor]

They are making way too much of a mystery around that Shadow Clone. He is going to be someone we know. And yep it seems the Clone Rebellion will be happening this season focused on Tantiss. The only way for the Empire to stop searching for Omega is if that whole operation is destroyed and Hemlok is killed. That way Sidious would need to start again in a more secure location. Also loved Omega imitating Crosshair.😂

[@fjvmunsterman]

At first i was fairly convinced the new "operative" might be a resurrected Tech, but now, i'm not so sure. I'm really thinking it's either a resurrected Tech, or perhaps, a clone of Crosshair ? The scene where the operative tried to drown Crosshair, perhaps we saw their reflection of each-other in the water, basically like a mirror image ?

[@orangemochacino6420]

I thought the exact same thing. Especially with the line “you had the chance to be one of us” which lead me to think that they might possibly have created an anti crosshair clone.

[@aaronboone8097]

This season has been hands down the best so far!

[@Vandicoup]

"You don't need to be accurate with bombs." -- Eric 2024

[@RealBLAlley]

Jesse's helmet (and face) displayed the Galactic Roundel, the symbol of the Republic that was redesigned as the Imperial Crest.

[@jackson857]

The Bad Batch is so freakin good. I love it so much.

[@JS-td8yp]

I'm becoming more and more certain that the Operative who has serious plot armour is a clone of crosshair. He sounds like him, he moves like him, they are very equal when fighting. I think they want everyone to believe it's a clone of Tech but I'm thinking it's actually Crosshair.

[@nikulus2840]

Or Cody, he was using a vibroblade.

[@reno9821]

whatever he is, he is climbing the list of my current favourites in this show. He feels so competent and resilient, a very cool bad guy.

[@jasonmarbach]

He literally can’t be a clone of Crosshair. Beyond the genetic degradation with the code being a whole order of magnitude further removed from Jango’s original code, it also takes clones 10 years to grow to adulthood.

[@PerovNigma]

​@@nikulus2840 The operative was shown taking that vibroblade from a clone in the base.

[@jasonmarbach]

@@PerovNigmayep

[@anthonyramos9232]

If I had a nickel everytime a rebel/insurgent named Nemec was killed in Star Wars, i'd have 2 nickels which isn't a lot but its weird that it happened twice.

[@rhaenatargaryen8061]

the existence of these operatives makes so much sense, bc remember tarkin making the bad batch fight those droids. The only one he gaf about was crosshair, so he set out to copy crosshairs skillset

[@skywalkerslegacy]

Where is Cody????? I'm calling it, that Clone X Trooper is either or Tech or Cody. hopefully i am completely wrong 🤞

[@chief8387]

did anyone see the glitched floating helmet behind commander wolffe when the door of his ship opens? lol

[@KnightfallBane01]

Also when Wolfe walks up to the door on first arrival he pulls out his pistol to his side and he has no pistol in his hand

[@Echo0408]

Look closer it's just the perspective!

[@johnmathews3820]

I’m convinced that assassin is Tech. Like the whole you could have been one of us thing could have a double meaning

[@MNM-lq9te]

I swears if its tech im about to lose my shit! The damn writers need to stop brining back "dead" characters having them return completly ruins their death scene and the impact it had on us and the squad. Let the operative be his own character and not someone we know from before. These things need to stop it has been overused way to much.

[@skazleadhoof6406]

It would make more sense if it was Cody. Even with the voice changer on the helmet it just sounds like a normal clone. And a loose connection could be tying in the fact that he was using a vibroblade. Rex also has a flashback shouting for Cody in Rebels and we obviously know he's not around during that time. I'm really thinking as the Bad Batch invade Tantis, Rex is going to fight the clone assassin kicking his helmet off revealing it to be Cody. And they have a moment just as Anakin and Obi wan had on Mustafar.

[@Pufta5]

Anyone noticed heat signature of Imperial assasin when Crosshear was scaning for heat trace on him? upper body had some heat but legs were blue . I think he is some kind of cyborg or half cyborg like Maul was , it could explain why he survived much in this episode .

[@Inchass]

Nah I rewatch moment at 7:57 at the 0,25 speed, he’s legs have red color. Also, if a person stands too far from the heat trace, he will be less visible (this is exactly visible at this moment in series- his arms and legs are blue, and his torso is red, but as soon as he comes a little closer, they turn red for a bit)

[@King_Kaliam]

anyone else notice the subtle detail on Rex's left arm armor is less discolored than his right because of the pauldron he used to use? great detail

[@AirbenderHawk]

Wolffe has to earn his right to join on Rex's crew, he'll go his journey of self discovery. I'm so ready to see him kick ass and take names with his buddy Rex.

[@luminaratano3935]

The Agent survived gunshots, an explosion, and a fall from a huge as heck waterfall! Seriously, is he Qyburn's work?! Have I missed something? lol 🤔😅💀

[@Haikiro]

The bad batch is truly goated.

[@LadyJadiAfina1989]

Yes Eric we trust and believe in Crosshair. Wolf is good too dont forget he is in Rebels even though he did mess up a little.

[@KPalms1001]

As cool as a Winter Soldier Tech would be, I prefer the clone Crosshair theory.

[@moncey1120]

Pretty sure there was a clone commando who had a kid with a jedi padawan

[@Amiko-do4dj]

Considering almost all of the Jedi Padawans during the War were 14 or so that's pretty messed up.....

[@HurstonEstep]

I just want to correct Calvin real quick. Gregor is a Commando, not an ARC Trooper. ARCs (Advanced Reconnaissance Commando) and Republic/Imperial Commandos are different. Very similar in some ways, but different.

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

I’m a little nervous the waterfall survivor is tech. Experience with stories leads me to assume he will unfortunately be one of them and be turned good, instead of allowing the story to just have fucking stakes

[@Amiko-do4dj]

An Arc Trooper is different than a Commando.....A Commando has a different Equipment and skillset from the Regular Clone Troopers, often sent into situations outnumbered and alone. Arc Troopers are Troopers who have proven themselves capable of independent Command ability, through tactics and strategy on the fly. Arc Troopers are signified by the skirt they wear about their waists, like Echo wears that skirt because before he was blown up on Skako Minor he was an Arc Trooper.

[@valathor95]

Why is he still alive? 😂 like from a narrative perspective. The empire has a lot of these Assassins why bring this specific one back after killing him twice!? 😂

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

Idk about you, but that operative's breathing at the end, in the water, sounded kind of like Tech and his more higher pitched sound.

[@MeyaRoseGirl]

16:50 It's never been discussed on any canon medium, but I've discussed this with Star Wars fans many times over the years. It's like Calvin says, it would be like Ghengis Khan, only way worse. I mean, we know that Kaminoan morality is fairly questionable, but I would think that scientifically speaking, they would see that it would wreak havoc on the human (and Twilek and anything else that can reproduce with humans) genome to set loose millions of men with the exact same genetics into the galaxy to impregnate woman. It is a fact that war results in many unplanned pregnancies. When soldiers have even a little bit of downtime, and they happen to be near a settlement or town or brothel or even a farmer that has some pretty daughters, guess what they do with that downtime? I'm convinced the Clones are likely sterile, except maybe Boba, Omega, and Emerie.

[@ItApproaches]

Seen some people guessing the reason this shadow clone is still alive is cause he is actually Tech.....I REALLY don't want that to be true, but I think they might be right...

[@aleschudarek4672]

I have a theory... The shadow called Crosshair brother. They are all very similar to Crosshair, all from the same program, all snipers, very good snipers. What if the shadows are new clones with much more accelerated growth (that's why they don't have any number or records) and the host is actually Crosshair. Or at least trained by him, DNA enhanced like him... I think that Crosshair is responsible for all the shadows.

[@ApforThat]

Shadow Assassin 3 would destroy TR-8R (FN-2199), but TR-8R is the most memorable

[@hapybuda7609]

Sadly I feel the unknown Imperial operative is going to be revealed to be Cody and Rex will have to be the one to take him out. 😭 OR The operative will be a clone of Crosshair, he is a pretty decent sniper. 🤔

[@jesse2684]

The shadow is Tech. Dum dum dum

[@Theworldisscrewed]

Evidence??

[@jasonmarbach]

@@Theworldisscrewed Besides the narrative flags they've been carefully, patiently planting since season 1 for a turn like this? Showing us the captured clones being tortured and experimented on? Introducing the shadow agents storyline in season 2? Besides all those things? Okay, sure, I'll lay the rest of it out. 1. The agent gradually, over the course of these two eps, slowly begins to more closely match Tech and Crosshair's particular lilt and cadence, with a more nasally tone and certain telltale syllables drawn out in their speech in ways that most other clones don't do. 2. The agent displays precision, unusual (and highly effective) tactics, uses tech-based abilities constantly throughout the 2 eps, doesn't follow orders well ("when have we ever followed orders?"), and survives a huge fall. 3. We never saw a body. Hemlock suspiciously "only found his goggles," supposedly. 4. The writing, blocking, direction, and cinematography surrounding the shadow agent in the episode spends a ton of time with the character, following his movments from activation all throughout the mission while always making sure to keep his identity officially obscured. The show makes a meal out of making sure we are aware this character - unlike the two shadow agents we've already met in the show who were both dispatched very quickly and with minimal incident, with both of *their* identities being revealed right away - is a significant character, but also takes pains to hide their identity. Strongly implying it's a character we know. 5. Finally, the logic of process of elimintation. There's virtually no other character it COULD be who would make narrative sense and have an emotional impact for the characters and the audience. Correct, that's including Cody, who it's not. And it's definitely not a clone of Crosshair, which would utterly destroy the canon information we know about how long clones take to age to adulthood. Solution: It's pretty obviously Tech.

[@Theworldisscrewed]

@@jasonmarbach theres evidence to show its not tech, being they tried to turn crosshair into one of them, but it failed because hes defective and it just so happens that tech is a defective clone, this is all shown in season 3 episode 6 of the bad batch, so explain how its obviously tech when theres evidence to support otherwise, it makes more sense for cody to be the operative, because he knew how to use that knife and is obviously skilled in using it, rampart probably lied to crosshair to stop him from turning against the empire, to hide the fact they sent cody to rampart, or they caught cody after he went awol

[@jesse2684]

Shadow didn't give anything away. When Crosshair showed up it triggered him. To me it was kind of a double meaning. He could have been a bad batch squad member or shadow succumbed to the "conditioning" when Crosshair resisted. Either way it was Crosshairs fault.

[@MNM-lq9te]

Jeez it seemed like the marrok from ashoka series all over again! People had theories on who marrok was and in the end it turned out he was no one so have that in mind when you think that tech is the operative. Tech fell from a high place meaning unless it was some pretty soft ground under him then he's dead.

[@Xtariz]

50% crosshair accuracy... maybe they took 50% of what crosshair got into those other clone assassins

[@Karnage_gg]

I know this is a shot in the dark but could the Operative be Delta- 07 Sev we never see his body. Also no clone is a better marksman or hand to hand combat specialist than Sev also he’s a commando already trained in infiltration. Along with his attitude and him reporting directly to scorch. Ik it’s a stretch but it’s possible. As for his armor it seems all members must where it.

[@omakaruzumee]

I've just had a potential massive brainblast mixed with a longshot I think this unnamed operative could be Tech. This is the first operative we've seen use technology to benefit him, his little gadget on his upper arm. That ship he came in on had a very similar color scheme to the ship the Bad Batch use, and he specifically told Crosshair "You could've been one of us." I don't think many other operatives would've cared if he'd joined them or not, plus he was determined to track them all down by himself, and he would've recognized the rest of the BB and Rex. That's all a stretch, but you never know!

[@orangemochacino6420]

I thought that at first, but now im more convinced he’s the clone of crosshair, like an anti crosshair.

[@franciscooctavius5957]

I really hope they aren’t gonna swerve on Crosshairs allegiance to Omega in some final ep showdown battle in his own head thing where he and Hunter and others may kill each other and/or Omega. Enjoying the protective nature Crosshair seems to be developing for her.

[@gregoryschweitzer1735]

Personally I think the Kaminoans and Sith didn't really care if the clones could have kids or not since why would it matter to them? They were meat droids to them so I don't think the Kaminoans cared not to mention I don't think they knew or cared much about human reproduction. And while normal people were shown to not really like clones, I have a hard time believing all normally born people disliked clones and I highly doubt the clones were celibate while on shore leave especially since they had that bar to go to. So it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility that there are kids of clones out there at least in my opinion since once again I doubt the Kaminoans cared or knew enough about human reproduction and I doubt the Sith cared either.

[@MisterPunch19]

Did you notice that little getaway ship, they get out of the Monastery on, 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 that ship and the Crimson Corsair's ship , The Meson Martinet, are basically the same design. Finn books passage on the Meson Martinet and is about to board when the first order shows up at the end of TFA and according to the comics one of the crew is Kix (CT 6116, 501st Medic, he started investigating the chips after Tup Shot Master Tiplar), who they found in Cryo. It feels like it rhymes...ya know... the ship used by The Clone Underground, and the Ship that the Last Clone crews on, are the same base model.

[@boneai]

If the shadow trooper is Tech, do you think his line saying that Crosshair could’ve been one of them and that he chose the wrong side, is Tech’s resentment that Crosshair chose the Empire over the Bad Batch?

[@mandalor1810]

is the episode number incorrect? they keep mentioning this Woof character but I don't recall meeting a Woof.

[@CharlieHepp]

What if Crosshair has a tracker on him like the shadows and they find the island because of it? Maybe he’s not going to betray the team but because of the tracking, he’ll always point to their location? Strange to have the protagonists shooting to kill and the antagonists on stun, rather than the other way around The shadow clone talks like crosshair..... It's gotta be a clone of him. Ay, but we gotta respect the operative clones. At the end of the day their still soldiers following orders. The real hate remains focused on Papa Palps They are making way too much of a mystery around that Shadow Clone. He is going to be someone we know. And yep it seems the Clone Rebellion will be happening this season focused on Tantiss. The only way for the Empire to stop searching for Omega is if that whole operation is destroyed and Hemlok is killed. That way Sidious would need to start again in a more secure location. Also loved Omega imitating Crosshair.😂The Bad Batch is so freakin good. I love it so much. Finally episode 7 I like the theory that the Clone X is Tech but if is Tech then... why Hemlock didn't use it to thread Omega or the Batch to comeback or something like that?? Tech comeback?? shadow is not could be tech On the clones having kids in legends it was possible I’m not sure about Cannon though It would be REALLY cool if Ezra happened to at least visit Rex in Ahsoka Season 2. The bad batch is truly goated. Clone Beach Volleyball Top Gun Style coming up next episode 7! At first, I was fairly convinced the new "operative" might be a resurrected Tech, but now, I'm not so sure. I'm really thinking it's either a resurrected Tech or perhaps, a clone of Crosshair? In the scene where the operative tried to drown Crosshair, perhaps we saw their reflection of each other in the water, basically like a mirror image? The shadow clone talks like crosshair..... It's gotta be a clone of him. They are making way too much of a mystery around that Shadow Clone. He is going to be someone we know. And yep it seems the Clone Rebellion will be happening this season focused on Tantiss. The only way for the Empire to stop searching for Omega is if that whole operation is destroyed and Hemlok is killed. That way Sidious would need to start again in a more secure location. Also loved Omega imitating Crosshair.😂The Bad Batch is so freakin good. I love it so much. Finally episode 7 I could be wrong, I’ve been thinking the shadow could be Cody or Tech. Mainly leaned more on Cody because he was skilled with a vibro knife and hand-to-hand; that, and well, we never got to see what happened with Cody. All we got was that he went “AWOL”, but he’s not with Rex and the clone coalition either. Tech, well, that’s self-explanatory knowing how everyone here has been watching at this point. Why are you guys posting reactions on this account and not the main one🤔It's obvious this new shadow trooper is actually Tech...just watch the credits, it's the same voice actor! I think the shadow trooper might be Cody because of the vibro knife skill and close-quarters combat to Reply everbody love star wars podcast check on him to asking him to join in he is new winner on the to thank you to him on the comment this week okay roll the chip talk later.

[@beviboo]

The Normies were hacked!!!! By a bitcoin company!!!!! I dont know how to help

[@JosephRodriguezPhotography]

i pretty sure the clones in the clone rebellion rex brought in don't have there inhibiter chips anymore but you can see Wolffe is fighting the chip effects to follow orders but he didn't follow his orders this time cause of rex they been through a lot together in the clone wars glad to see his loyalty to his brothers hasn't disappeared from the inhibiter chips programing

[@peterkoester7358]

A theory I have heard that I believe might be true is that the Shadow Assassin is Tech.

[@DrWatson4]

I’ve got a bad feeling that the shadow clone is Cody since we haven’t seen him yet this season he did go missing, we haven’t seen this shadows face and there’s got to be a reason this guy keeps surviving that’s 2 almost guaranteed death moments that any other unnamed character would be dead from.

[@bigmonkeking9067]

I get the feeling the operative is Commander Cody. Especially in the last episode, he asked why he was activated.

[@Caliif]

No doubt, but I think there is a connection to the shadow maybe it's even a clone of crosshair

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Wolffe: "The empire wouldn't do that to us" Rex: "Have you SEEN the dead clones in our base 15 minutes ago bro?"

[@jamesfoster9613]

I hope the assassin is Tech, but I have a feeling its a fakeout and its Cody.

[@jackson857]

11:02 "I am a soldier of the empire" is the exact dialogue Crosshair said to Rampart in season 2 episode 3 when he asked Crosshair why he came back after being left for dead on Kamino.

[@GuanoLad]

I see you, Calvin, mouthing Aaron's intro.

[@QueenMegaera]

You guys remember even less of last season than I do. 😂 Howzer is suspicious of Crosshair because of what happened on Ryloth in the Kid-Hera-episode. Howzer joined Rex last season. He hasn't been an imperial prisoner.

[@Amiko-do4dj]

He was an Imperial Prisoner....Rex and Echo freed him when they boarded the Imperial prisoner transport in Season 2......

[@jacobhogan3208]

What if Crosshair has a tracker on him like the shadows and they find the island because of it? Maybe he’s not going to betray the team but because of the tracking he’ll always point to their location?

[@Frank_Ditch]

i thought of that too but if he’s considering a “failure” my hemlock (and isn’t secretly like a triple undercover agent) then they probably never wasted the resources to put a tracked in him, especially considering no one ever thought he would escape

[@josephwantock1993]

If that were the case, then the Empire would’ve already activated it to try and get Omega. So that theory doesn’t make sense

[@cmatis]

The Shadow Clone is definitely a clone of Crosshair

[@Gearzilla117]

The shadow clone talks like crosshair..... Its gotta be a clone of him.

[@SaeParsan]

I'm not sure if clones can reproduce in cannon but in legends they could, the Kaminoans wanted to make them sterile but found that it made them more apathetic, and less aggressive and negatively affected their unit cohesion.

[@prestonturner610]

"I saw a video of a dog driving a car! Might of been fake though?" IDK why that was so funny 😂

[@sllipfree]

That guy is not dead...i think that is Tech...

[@mathiaswalker350]

Is there any reason why Aaron pronounces it more like 'GregOr' instead of something closer to 'Gregr'?

[@MrDrainDoc]

"That guys' still not dead!!??"......Gotta be Tech???

[@cristobaltaiba5031]

I like the theory that the Clone X is Tech but if is Tech then... why Hemlock didn't use it to thread Omega or the Batch to comeback or something like that??

[@elizabethtrudgill3567]

Maybe it's Tech’s abilities transferred into the Clones. Hemlock could have used Tech’s mind the same way the Techno Union used Echo.

[@kqyrtica.k.aninjawolf523]

@@elizabethtrudgill3567 when crosshair sees him through the thermal the legs looked like it was metal or something. for example tech hurt his right leg so maybe they found the body and replaced the leg with a metal one instead? going based off rockstar breakdown channel with eric voss

[@jasonmarbach]

Hemlock is probably going to do exactly that at some point. First preference will be to snatch Omega without exposing the location of Tantis, which is what they tried to do here.

[@RiotnRespect]

That clone assassin is soooo Tech.

[@RiotnRespect]

But a Crosshair clone would be cool too

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

Or it could be Cody.

[@bustedsim]

What if Tech is the shadow clone?

[@aidanglenane8330]

The movie was called the hunted

[@Vandicoup]

They can still reproduce if they wanted, that was just more so a general military policy the GAR had that Rex said to Cut during that 2-part arc. But they didn't actually have the clones be neutered in any way. And above all, it's never been stated in the lore whatsoever, to my knowledge, that they've been sterilized or anything. So, who knows? There could in fact be SOME half-clone children out there in the galaxy!

[@yaryestrada3004]

I think that last guy is Tech

[@DTIII]

Great two episodes

[@michaelredford5389]

I do think that final line from Rex would hit harder if we didn't already know the answer. Obviously we know but they don't. I guess my guess about it being that droid base from the Clone Wars movie was correct. Nice. I really wish we'd stop losing clones. There were maybe a dozen or so and we're back to just Rex, Howzer and Gregor. It's sad. 😢

[@kyanmanuel7278]

Wolf was in rebels so.

[@jameslars7391]

On the clones having kids in legends it was possible I’m not sure about cannon though

[@bego_447]

When Rex and Cut talk in The Clone Wars, they mention that having children would be against the rules, so I assume that biologically they could.

[@RicardoLuciano-q5z]

YOU MISSED A WILHELM

[@jinxie712]

Why do I have this feeling that the masked shadow clone is a Crosshairs? Even with the voice changer he sounds like him.

[@lightdarksoul2097]

I think it would be cool if it was the original and this heroic one is the clone

[@IronhideX5]

I think the shadow trooper is a clone we know. If he wasn’t significant he could’ve just died and they’d send another one after them. I think it’s Cody personally. Rampart saying he went AWOL was just a cover. What weve seen is that there are still regiments of clones serving in the empire, not all have been phased out. Any clone who’s been skeptical of the empire or disobeyed orders or done anything against the empire (Crosshair, Howser) were sent to be conditioned. Cody didn’t listen to the orders from the governor in season 2, so it’s likely he was sent for reconditioning

[@Sabatuar]

I don't want this operative to be Tech, but I'm still not entirely convinced he's not Tech. Probably won't be until he either dies or is unmasked. EDIT: In legends we had Connor Freeman, who was the son of a clone that deserted.

[@AarowSwift]

It would make sense for the clones to be sterile. If they could have kids then you'd have the potential for a major genetic bottleneck getting established. What's more, they were a "product" and the Kaminoans would not want anyone trying to back breed competition to their creations.