The Bad Batch Episode 1 Breakdown

The Bad Batch episode 1 has officially begun! The 75 minute episode gave us tons of new material to learn about Order 66 in Star Wars and how it impacted the Clones in particular. This show is essentially a continuation of The Clone Wars, and I am pretty excited to see where it goes. The start of the show with Kanan and Depa had me on the edge of my seat, but once he went away, it was a bit slower for me. I'm looking forward to seeing where it'll go in episode 2, maybe we'll meet up with Rex and Ahsoka?
Will we see Vader and Palpatine? I like how it shows where we are at certain moments during the episode, relative to Revenge of the Sith. I love those markers, it helps me know what else is going on in the galaxy and to keep things organized.
What do you hope to see from next week's episode?
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[@StarWarsTheory]

Have a great day and May the Fourth be with you!

[@omarbaba9892]

Hello buried comment

[@ngatamazanbu4806]

& to you master

[@GHOSTRIDER373737]

I bet Crosshair will get reassign into Delta Squad to replace Sev, and they will send Delta Squad to go after The Bad Batch, abd maybe Sev will show up in later episode.

[@armynation31B5V5P]

☆ I had so much fun with all the watch parties. This one was also outstanding. I was so surprised they showed Caleb's story. Great breakdown SWT!!! ☆☆☆ MTFBWYA I ☆☆☆

[@SpaceboyRp]

The first 10 secs was giving me insta flashbacks it was like watching the next clone wars ep.

[@brettlarson774]

Can we just appreciate how they animated Revenge of the Sith in Clone Wars style.

[@hugumb9913]

Oh yeaaaahh 😍

[@mathiasfurenes1003]

Exactly what i thought

[@yumenoarts8481]

I replay it many times when I saw it... I guess that's is the only part i got smile on my face

[@brickandmorty7624]

There’s a guy doing the anakin vs obi wan fight in cw style

[@pacmon1467]

I need a filoni cut of episode 3 with clone wars season 7 mandalore/order 66

[@nashf5925]

As soon as I heard that Clone Wars narrator at the start, my trust was intact.

[@lifevest1]

Especially considering his stroke (though this was likely recorded prior), I was taken so off guard, but I loved it!

[@dellarae]

My heart was like whaaattt 😲

[@aniketarun6061]

Yesssssss

[@teshiku1249]

Didn’t he die? RIP 🙏

[@scezaira491]

Nah, for me it just reminds me that they could've chosen to give us the rest of the unfinished clone wars arcs but still choose not to.

[@medicatedjay5698]

I really like the consistency in Caleb/Kanan’s distrust of clones. It reinforces his reaction to seeing Wolfe, Gregor and Rex in Rebels

[@Matt-ce8mr]

I feel like order 66 really scarred him, not just as a Jedi but as a kid. He went through so many changes in his life, from being a supposed keeper of the peace to a child soldier basically. It’s not right to give teenagers laser swords and to tell them do something. The only people a padawan will really form an attachment to is there master, but also the clones if they fight with them for long enough. Caleb was still a kid when they all turned on him, and he was just really scared and hurt. It wouldn’t make sense for him to not feel any other way.

[@gaberivera9597]

It really does

[@starforce6699]

I do as well

[@supermoonwalker8053]

I loved that scene but his voice made me laugh. I think they used the same voice actor as when he is 20 years older for consistency but it was funny to hear

[@reskriptor7779]

Yea it would be better if kanan didn’t immediately just... be ok... with them after they explain it to him... like this is the same kid that freaked out when colognes tried to help him the first time

[@snackpirate_]

Order 66: is executed Jedi’s ability to jump/move at all: I’m not even here. I’m just a hallucination.

[@sergeantD14]

They had been fighting alongside the clones for five years .they couldn’t even detect the slightest shift in the force trying to warn them because of it and they were also surrounded by multiple highly trained soilders ,it makes sense all of the Jedi were blitzed so easily

[@snackpirate_]

@@sergeantD14 yeah but at least when they started shooting the Jedi they would have at least some sense to react and jump to avoid it

[@Matt-ce8mr]

Well yeah, they could have moved/jumped, it wouldn’t have gotten them that far. The clones could just still aim up more, and it really wouldn’t change anything except make it harder for the Jedi to deflect blaster bolts.

[@snackpirate_]

@@Matt-ce8mr well I guess that’s fair

[@Richard-Espanol]

That's the brilliance of order 66. The jedi generals have been fighting alongside the clones for years. They trusted them with their lives. Yoda was really the only one (as far as I know) to sense something was wrong.

[@williamwatts1281]

Caleb had one DEEP ass voice. To the point it was hilarious

[@nut7362]

lol I noticed that too and it rlly pulled me out of the moment sometimes

[@williamwatts1281]

@@nut7362 yeah agreed, and omega sounds too old to me as well but not as bad as Caleb did. I dont get hiring people who are late 30s and above for child voices

[@jakestillwell7875]

@@williamwatts1281 well they wanted to have the same voice actor for Caleb/Kanan in both shows. So yah his voice is deep for his young age.

[@darthidiot5293]

Well they wanted people to make the connection between Kanan and Caleb, as not everyone watching the show remembers Kanan’s real name. With the same voice actor it became obvious.

[@jakestillwell7875]

Exactly

[@jdschurtz3241]

Still hard to believe it was 1 hour and 10 minutes. One of the most unique Star Wars stories imo

[@clearshade3560]

I think it’s cause it’s may the 4th but who knows

[@EpicZAZAlord]

weren't we promised 70 minutes but got an extra 30 minutes of epsiode time

[@boomyoulookingforthis1362]

@@EpicZAZAlord wdym? It was 70 minutes long.

[@badger_actual8249]

Loved it!

[@hugom.2571]

I though it would be the length of the clone wars episodes or mandalorian

[@adamalvarado7269]

Omega is literally the only little sister of the entire Clone army...

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

Just for that, I want a Clone character named "Mr Bubbles".

[@hexados7479]

@@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment wouldn’t wrecker count as mister bubbles

[@EwingAmaterasu]

@@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment Look Mr Bubbles!! An angel!!

[@Liquidruby5]

In Legends, there is Jango Fett's sister, and Omega looks eerily similar to her.

[@aislinnvoll9497]

they literally just adopt her as their little sister immediately and I love it so much

[@historicturd]

Looking at the comments, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who was surprised at how deep Caleb’s (Kanan’s) voice actually was XD

[@TARDISTIMEROTOR]

He Is like 14 sounds like he is 27

[@Mr12Relic]

Puberty hit him like a seismic charge

[@PetParadiseVB]

It’s jarring... he sounds... way wrong.

[@disguisedcentennial835]

Cartoons need to stop casting their adult VAs for their child versions 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Henjo29]

Lol! It sounded deeper than in Rebels.

[@stormtruppo]

Did anyone notice how activating the chip goes far beyond just killing Jedi? The clones all seem so much more volatile, heartless, and always aggressive at all times now.

[@lolmetswhathappeneduhhh2029]

Yup. I noticed that. Gone are the jokes and camaraderie, in its place is snobbish arrogance and pure malevolence. Pretty tragic to see what they once were and what they became.

[@Raptor_Ren]

It may just be normal coping. The clones fully believed the Jedi were traitors and evil, without a doubt in their mind. If you found out a friend you had trusted for years betrayed you, like, screwed your partner and shot your cousin level of betrayal, think how you’d act after that. I’d be angry and asocial for a while too.

[@6ixlxrd]

@@Raptor_Ren Nah, has almost nothing to do with “normal coping” considering they are no longer capable of that. For starters, the Clones would’ve at least hesitated for a second before so ruthlessly killing the Jedi they’d fought beside for years; as SOON as they got the order, they started blasting without asking questions or having second-thoughts. Secondly, they ruthlessly kill children and former Republic fighters as well…without remorse, hesitation, or the smallest slither of morality. These are the same clones who’d have risked their lives to save the weak, who’d disobey orders from their superiors if those orders involved hurting or abandoning the innocent. Thirdly, look at how quick Crosshair was ready to kill his best-friends…look at how angry and agitated he had become. Rex is yet another example. He managed to hesitate, but in the end succumbed to his chip’s influence until Ashoka freed him. And how can we forget Cody? The chip has completely rewritten their sense of purpose and morality. Remember when those clones were ordered to capture Fives? They received orders directly from Palpatine, yet tried to reason with Fives until he panicked and ran for a gun. Even then, after they shot him, each of the clones present expressed remorse for their action. If nothing else, the clones indisputably viewed one another as brothers. Now compare that to this very same Coruscant Guard trying to capture Clone Force 99. There was no reasoning or remorse, and they were genuinely out to kill them.

[@stormtruppo]

@@Raptor_Ren I can understand that, but that's a reach and I honestly think it's their programming now. Telling them to follow orders blindly. Not having compassion, or really, feelings anymore..like we see that Sgt. Hunter still has. Remember, the Kaminoans initial claims for the inhibitor chip was to keep aggressive traits under control. My theory is that, the chip puts all humanity aside within them combined with "good soldiers follows orders". This way they do the as the empire wills. Much similar to the slaughtering of innocent civilians in the opening scene of the force awakens. Or in a new hope when the troopers brutally murder Luke's aunt and uncle. Stormtroopers themselves are brainwashed/conditioned that way. But clone troopers are clearly PROGRAMMED that way.

[@stormtruppo]

@christian Betz part of that reply is for you as well. ☝🏻

[@nicholassingh7612]

Man watching this episode felt like a mini Star Wars movie since it was an hour and a half long🍿

[@nicholassingh7612]

I know it’s only an hour and 14 minutes long but it feels like an hour and a half.😄

[@popcrazyfishProductions]

@@nicholassingh7612 it does work as a movie though it was of very high quality

[@clearshade3560]

I think it’s cause it’s May the 4th but I ain’t complaining

[@brosgaming5597]

There’s a TCW movie and personally loved it while majority didn’t like it

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

I have waited a long time for this moment.

[@malvulable4351]

Gotta say, I really appreciate the fact that Hunter has a Rambo headband and mullet.

[@tacticalespionageoperation2685]

He's a mix between Rambo and snake from metal gear

[@malvulable4351]

@@tacticalespionageoperation2685 True

[@garretwoeller7669]

He seems like he based of the Russian roulette scene from deer hunter. If I'm getting the title of the flick right you know the Nam movie

[@EwingAmaterasu]

Hunter: keept you, huh?

[@vulcanhumor]

I think the reason that Omega said "I know what you're going to do, please don't do it" was because she understood that Crosshair was being affected by the inhibitor chip, not because she was prescient/Force sensitive.

[@rioreverso9155]

C’mon Disney just make 10 more seasons of this masterpiece so I can grow old happily

[@clearshade3560]

It always angers me that this show was canceled to begin with even when they brought it back since it was originally meant to finish at season 9 not 7

[@einSeev]

@@clearshade3560 maybe they decided many ideas for the last two seasons work with badbatch better idk

[@nicko1641]

@@clearshade3560 stay mad 😂

[@linewater2690]

Yesssss

[@kevinrohman1464]

16 episodes, right? I was worried it would be 5-9, but that's a proper show, not just a mini-series

[@Major98]

It's pretty much Clone Wars season 8 and I'm all here for it. I hope this animation style never goes away.

[@clearshade3560]

Yes and no since this is officially after the clone wars itself but I do hope they continue the clone wars with lost episodes that never got aired because the show got canceled which would explain why they got the voice of anakin from clone wars back

[@Major98]

@@clearshade3560 Would love if they made Dark Disciple or Son of Dathomir into animated movies. Or Boba and Cad Bane's final confrontation.

[@clearshade3560]

@@Major98 I would loose my mind if they do that. I heard they might convert each of those arcs into movies since they were long enough but I won’t complain

[@AGRZealous]

I know right?

[@0b100]

@@Willyagi Yeah, but seeing it from their perspective is going to be new. We understand what the Jedi went through during this time, but for myself personally. I've always wanted to see it how the Clones did.

[@Luisn_n]

Honestly Vader killing them off in the end will hurt a lot especially if he kills Echo

[@yournan7249]

Is that a spoiler?

[@Luisn_n]

@@yournan7249 no it’s a prediction for the series finale

[@vc_reflex8369]

If echo dies twice?

[@b1._.x457]

@@Luisn_n it better be, because you are a pretty stupid person for putting a spoiler in the comments...

[@acestral9467]

@@b1._.x457 Well it's not a spoiler so wouldn't that make him not stupid

[@jessepaulsen94]

Seeing Deppa feel the disturbance in the Force messed me up man. And then the realization in her face that she needs to keep Caleb safe. Filoni messed us up again but I still love him lmao

[@YTMaui]

Seeing the regular clones moving around and acting likes droids is really heartbreaking

[@straswa]

Agreed.

[@thefallenghost6830]

But we are not a bunch of unthinking Droids -Fives

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Roger Roger...😔

[@GhostHunter24_]

@e f They are clones they have the same sense of (fashion?) if you were cloned everyone would want to look the same

[@Analog-1313]

@e f they don’t want to spend the time animating each individual clone so a lot of the unimportant infantry units look the same

[@Hans-hy5jp]

Damn, puberty hit little Kanan's voice HARD

[@Leviwhy]

LMAO

[@TheTiredGaming1291]

Lmao

[@chase138]

My boy Freddie needs those republic credits! Pay that man!

[@berdberrymusic]

Bro I thought the same thing 😂

[@GeoChild]

Thought that too!

[@SydneyScream]

I almost cried seeing Caleb feel betrayed - it reminded me of him from Rebels sm and how much pain he still holds from this day :'{

[@chancellorpalp]

As much as I want it to fit into the timeline, I really hope they don’t die at the end of the show.

[@thecringekid1929]

I feel like some of them will die but not all

[@William-the-Guy]

Omega will live and show up as a guest star in the Mandalorian spin-offs. The rest would be practically dead of old-age by that time anyway.

[@amirk7837]

Same

[@jacobagee3874]

Chancellor or is it emperor Palpartine when does this take place I know almighty galactic empire is already form did you already duel master Yoda yet

[@William-the-Guy]

@@jacobagee3874 The first episode takes place during Revenge of the Sith, everything else takes place afterwards.

[@saltyteenager5865]

Did anyone else find it really funny how Caleb was talking in a really deep and adult voice. It just sounds kinda funny since he’s so little here 😆

[@Isaacthedank]

Ye

[@JaredE3265]

Yeah it was really weird.

[@richardparadox163]

Sounds like they used Kanan’s voice actor from Rebels and had him do a “kid voice”, or they pitched his voice.

[@rhinogaming61]

Yep that was really weird for me.

[@addiedoud7760]

I agree it was weird but I liked the fact that they brought the voice actor for kanaan back- kinda just added to the overall sense of connection to the previous series

[@meghnamathur3188]

I screamed when I saw they animated those tidbits of ROTS in the beginning

[@benpratt6527]

That was sick

[@COCO-tm3gp]

_Time to abandon ship_

[@p.o.s.starwarsedits7974]

Didn’t we all

[@btrujt5533]

@@COCO-tm3gp I rlly hope everyone read this in a grievous voice and I’m not weird😂😂😂

[@danielebenyacar918]

Saaaaaaaaame

[@cyberclawterror950]

It’s much more satisfying when Tarkin dies on the Death Star now. Made Crosshair hunt down his own brothers... truly an evil Imperial

[@crimsonseraph3543]

I think Omega is genetically engineered to have a high emotional intelligence, her being able to comfort Crosshair and her knowing to bring Wreckers “teddy bear” to comfort him as well is good evidence of this. As well as being a good shot, which could be just training or borrowing like you said small traits from each member.

[@acheproductions2426]

"The attempt on my life has left me scared and deformed" "*YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN*"

[@animatorcol]

*says it to Echo, the scarred and deformed person in the group*

[@acheproductions2426]

@@animatorcol 😂😂

[@diegogandara8913]

r/Therewasanattempt

[@prettypristinepoetry8984]

That was bloody hilarious 😂

[@basedbattledroid3507]

That's when I knew I would love this dhow

[@roflwafflepewt2864]

I died laughing, when Palpetine said: the attempt on my life has left me scared and deformed and Wrecker laughs and says: ''heh you can say that again'' xD

[@jessicaable5095]

Had my sister and me in hysterics!

[@draar829]

Throughout the entire episode Wrecker was just pure comedy, it was awesome

[@Morn__]

Wrecker and Hunter are the best characters.

[@gaxzly]

@@draar829 when he got shot by Crosshair I thought he died but I saw him move and I was YESSSS HESSSS ALIVEEEEE

[@bspoon2529]

@@draar829 yeah wrecker is hilarious

[@undeadproductions7772]

I dont know if Omega is force sensitive, i think she's just mutated to be much more perceptive then anyone else, even Hunter. She seems to learn things instantly just by seeing someone else do it. She figures out hand signals, shooting, and how to pilot just by watching someone else do it.

[@salmott]

How do you explain the comments to crosshair

[@undeadproductions7772]

@@salmott We could all tell crosshair was going to betray. So whats weird about her picking up on it also? I just think her being force sensitive is boring, but its possible.

[@Pixel0429]

@@salmott she was nala su personal assistant. She could easily know the clones are forced to do orders against their will.

[@salmott]

@@undeadproductions7772 4th wall?

[@MattU4970]

Maybe she has all the powers/mutations of the Bad Batch? Sort of a Star Wars Super Trooper.

[@anthonykosicki4555]

The bad batch all specialize in one aspect of the human psyche each. Omega’s is empathy. She’s an empath, and in the SWU that probably equates force sensitivity.

[@schanataylor2067]

Not to mention she knew what crosshair was going to do, asked him not to, and told him it wasn't his fault. I'm definitely leaning towards force sensitive. I also think this show is going to try and explain/make the sequel trilogy more understandable. They could have made Omega look like anyone.....instead, she looks like Palpating in the early seasons of the Clone Wars and I'm not referring to her hair. I'm talking about her entire facial structure.

[@darthjimmy3330]

which aspect would crossheir be he seems like a bit of an outlier

[@41000mf]

@@darthjimmy3330 logic

[@devindalton4688]

@@schanataylor2067 She looks like a clone trooper, but okay

[@schanataylor2067]

@@devindalton4688 well, we'll just have to agree to disagree.... but ok

[@bluephoenix4994]

I thought I wouldn’t like Omega. Now I feel the same as Echo. “If you harm her, you’re dead”.

[@cursedgrogu7538]

She reminds so much of ahsoka from the clone wars movie, except ahsoka was much more annoying lol

[@steelers4life513]

Facts

[@user-yv8sy3gv2s]

She kinda reminds me of Atreus from god of war

[@dave_blanketchip]

*finally, somebody else that's thinking like me, now i can convince them to wrap themselves around my pinky because we think alike*

[@dave_blanketchip]

@@cursedgrogu7538 Also btw, the clone wars "movie" isn't classified as a movie, it's classified as a special

[@HGBfilmsYT]

Surely it wasn’t just me who was amazed at the small snippets of episode 3 that was animated at the start. Such a delight to see

[@DBMthe1]

Yea man, cant get over how good Grevious looked

[@zebraneighbor6383]

Delight? They ruined perfectly good story with that shit ass animation.

[@zebraneighbor6383]

@@DBMthe1 They made him look like some weird ass simp.

[@tony8239]

@@zebraneighbor6383 bruh what

[@zebraneighbor6383]

@@tony8239 The story line itself was fine, like I enjoyed the plot, but Jesus that art style is just so fucking bad.

[@blytx4628]

I really want to see commander cody come back with a redemption story. Like how crazy would it be if cody saw rex or obi wan kenobi again

[@frankielozada13]

It’s rumored Rex and Cody actually meet and fight.

[@jebalitabb8228]

Star Wars has way too many redemption stories already, I would rather him come back as a badass villian

[@disguisedcentennial835]

No, Rex needs to kill Cody

[@Ravencos]

I really loved the intro sequence. It's a small thing, but showing the various helmets/clone wars era heads, and the "The Clone Wars" changing into "The Bad Batch" was a really cool bit. Really shows how BB picks up from where CW left off.

[@madmammoth9022]

I like how they somehow made the clones that we once loved seem genuinely terrifying

[@clearshade3560]

What can they say, good soldiers follows orders

[@MarcelaKPreininger]

That's what hurt the most. They went from beloved, loyal clone troopers to stormtroopers with the flip of a switch

[@madmammoth9022]

@@MarcelaKPreininger exactly, it's so interesting and sad at the same time

[@flavivsaetivs5738]

Yeah That's the tragedy What made them unique from the droids (relative independence) has just been wiped out

[@danholden9590]

It hurt seeing them turn into almost mindless droids. Crazy. My heroes turned to villian. It’s Anni to Vader 2.0

[@T1ny_Boy]

at the end of this episode i felt like wrecker: "WHAT ELSE YA GOT, GIMME MORE"

[@AmericanAppleProd]

"What are we blind??!! Deploy the season!!"

[@TomSidProductions]

be careful what you wish for. He learned that the hard way.

[@worldwar2aviation]

@@TomSidProductions true, he got shot with live rounds instead of practice rounds

[@sureshmakwana8709]

Why no one's talking about the amazing new title card showing General Grievous, Bucket Droid from Resistance 🤯🤯, chopper!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥, Crosshair, B1 battle droid, wrecker, Ezra bridger's small stormtrooper's helmet, Bo-Katan🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥, Hunter !!!!!!!!!! I wanna screammmmmm!!!!!!

[@sureshmakwana8709]

Why no one's talking about the amazing new title card showing General Grievous, Bucket Droid from Resistance 🤯🤯, chopper!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥, Crosshair, B1 battle droid, wrecker, Ezra bridger's small stormtrooper's helmet, Bo-Katan🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥, Hunter !!!!!!!!!! I wanna screammmmmm!!!!!!

[@Wdomino]

That same scene where Emperor Palpatine announces the Galactic Empire...... men o men. That was awesome, dark, and so unnerving. This episode is absolutly amazing. Many cameo's and some known characters and a very interesting take into the real change from Clone troopers to Storm troopers (the evaluation / total change of order etc.) and 75 mins, thats a grand gift!

[@4isperfect108]

I always get chills when i hear Palpatine say: the first GALACTIC EMPIRE!!!! Btw i think Omega is like a clone with all the abilities of all in the bad bath ( not Echo) because for example she shot crosshair with super accuracy and it was her first time using a blaster.

[@normalguy7877]

I don't know if it is just me but it hurts a little to see the clones loosing all their independence and personality

[@jessicaable5095]

It... It isn't just you 😢

[@nolimitjat]

Hurts very much to see

[@smrsssssss]

yes it hurted

[@rodgerthat6287]

Bro you’d have to be a robot to not feel anything

[@sword4005]

personally i prefer the old EU version where order 66 was just a order they be conditioned to obey without a chip, so they went through with it without loosing all their independence and personality, which makes it darker more tragic

[@AJ_M26]

Fun Fact: the medical droid that was with Omega is the same droid that helped Fives in Season 6 of TCW. (He had his memory wiped though) Edit: I just double checked and they have the exact same number AZ-345211896246498721347

[@voltzshocker7996]

@Drew the name is the same only sadly he had his memories were erased so he not truly the same

[@wattoandintoxicatedaccount3588]

@Drew the name AZ

[@NolanHockeyPodcast]

Sounds like it was played by same actor as the pit droid in the droid arc (you know the one I mean lol)

[@damianwolfe613]

@@NolanHockeyPodcast ah yes WAC

[@NolanHockeyPodcast]

Damian Unlimited lol yes haha loved reacting to this new episode man was hyped af! Maybe check it out

[@anthonybaskette1708]

If omega is force sensitive maybe the empire wants her for the inquisitor program

[@user-ti4bm4md5y]

Oh to see Gregor, Wolf and Rex coming back. That would be nice.

[@anakinskywalker8859]

Puberty hit Caleb harder than the Jedi who fell during Order 66

[@lichguard]

That's harsh

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

Probably hit him harder than the one who killed the younglings

[@arc6552]

OOF

[@Chiyome502]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318 good one

[@gregmeli951]

Wait until you see Season 1 and then Season 2 of Octavian in Rome Series lol its hilarious

[@egeorgiades93]

If Wreaker dies, it has to be him causing a Massive Explosion. It’s how he’d want to go.

[@MattWiggyWiggins]

Likely sacrificing himself while taking out an entire squadron to let the others get away.

[@Johnsmith-uw7uw]

Like Heavy

[@Luisn_n]

Hopefully it would be the biggest explosion, bigger than Hardcase’s, Hevy’s, and bigger than his record one.

[@awsomesaucefilms18]

Amen.

[@awsomesaucefilms18]

@ElChivo 105 * PTSD triggered * 💀😂

[@Soron661]

I hope the Bad Batch aren't destined to die, because I'm starting to like them. Hell, Ezra's a Jedi and he didn't die. He just went missing, so maybe the Bad Batch could be stuck in some sort of cryostasis and appear in The Mandalorian later on? The Bad Batch could later become the sequel to Rebels we wanted and focus on the search for Ezra.

[@hk1371]

Then the same issue could crop up as we saw with Ezra. Where they should have died but the plot keeps them alive. Like hell, Thrawn shot Ezra at point blank range and Ezra still didn't die. Dont do that to our boys. Dont get me wrong, I love the Bad Batch. But I dont want the plot to be constantly protecting them unless they choose to leave the galaxy's affairs like Cut was

[@sp1no9993]

@@hk1371 completely agree.

[@user-ij3mz1be7x]

When you go back to the original movie and then think about how much has spawned from that single movie, it's amazing.

[@clankers8929]

Absolutely

[@taejo4975]

Fun fact: the medical droid that helped Echo after the cafeteria fight is the same exact droid that helped Fives finding out about Order 66

[@eleanorbradford5823]

YES I FREAKED OUT IT WAS A GREAT CAMEO

[@michael_vevo79]

I thought that was him but I wasn’t sure. I wish he would’ve escaped with the bad batch and omega.

[@gamebawesome]

...And he’s dead now

[@natth6462]

I KNOW!!!!!!!!!

[@rachrad13ify]

I thought it was him such a good droid 😍

[@JayTraversJT]

The "young" Kanan voice just didn’t match him whatsoever xD I was just laughing every time he spoke.

[@Ash.leighhh]

*"Tech Is Just A Normie"* HAD ME DYING FOR 7 MINUTES

[@eugeniawong249]

Surprised not many people noticed it....And later on he mixed up Fives with Echo

[@DrJay-iy8rv]

Omega has photographic memory. She’s not force sensitive. She was literally watching Hunter’s mannerisms and copying em. Even when they were shooting in the hangar she was watching them shoot and learned how to shoot. Plus Omega was Lama Su’s assistant so it wouldn’t surprise me if she knew about the chips insides the clones

[@FadedBrack]

There was forceish music playing every time omega did something forceish

[@FadedBrack]

Also her making that insane shot and then saying “I guess I got lucky” is parallelism to Ezra from the start of Rebels

[@Wishinyoutheworst]

So shes on her Taskmaster ish 😂

[@aerochicc]

I was thinking along the same lines. I was also getting father/daughter vibes off of Hunter.

[@HoodieKenneth]

She also copied Hunters hand signal in the hallway

[@LukimusPrime]

The visuals in this episode were absolutely spectacular. There were some shots that looked like live action.

[@tylergreene1573]

The focus shift from Omega to the blaster towards the end was... amazing.

[@BrobaFett-ts7bn]

When the bad batch shuttle landed in the jungle that looked like live action.

[@vaino5570]

@@BrobaFett-ts7bn yes!

[@bigred1502]

Over all the show was renderd really well, and ya the shot where they where entering the docking station on komino for the first time looked real, until they zoomed in

[@captaincool6785]

The scene when crosshair comes in to stop the boys and omega was epic

[@michaelfaber9587]

Theory: if omega is made of palps time blood to an extent she could be say, reys mother

[@thomasswaney5721]

Possible

[@Animefan-uk8pw]

Maybe but I don't think anybody cares about rey

[@lukeboylan7901]

Rey's father is the Palpatine, not the mother, doubt they're gonna make rey a product of incest. Besides, i think they'll try move away from the sequels for now and things will link to the mandalorian, rebels, ahsoka etc

[@Jack-xy3pm]

@@lukeboylan7901 But Mandalorian is theoretically linked to sequels since Grogu could be the basis for Palpatine or Snoke.

[@Krfluggs32Designs]

@@lukeboylan7901 Palpatine is reys grandfather

[@monkepog]

ngl i didn't realize caleb was kanan when i first saw it, i feel like they should have made his skin more tan or something

[@mariekano9730]

Exactly! I was like his face i can sort of see but the skin nah. Usually you become lighter as you get older

[@RJDulaney]

That moment when you realize Crosshair is the Empire's first Death Trooper...

[@bspoon2529]

pretty much

[@dindi6986]

Well his talents of shoting didn't got inherited xD

[@duffmicduff7559]

And purge trooper

[@RowdyRedBeard]

I got ridiculously excited when I saw that. LOL

[@policebaby8750]

I’m pretty sure he’s an elite squad trooper he has the same armor

[@henry__524]

Omega - does literally anything All of us - yep, seems like she’s force sensitive

[@Wxyver_n]

She was created with the Fett DNA so there is no surprise that she fights like Fett.

[@noahninetyone]

She uses force pull on our hearts

[@blazefa.]

@@noahninetyone erm what

[@Scirollo]

@@blazefa. In like a daughter little sister way

[@theavengersarsenal8059]

Lmfao

[@matthewcaines9176]

Everyone's saying that omega is force sensitive, she just knows about the chips and how they work because she works with the kaminoens. She knows that cross air doesn't trust his teammates, because his chip still functions.

[@joeyteter9383]

This was one of the shows I was most excited about when they announced their upcoming lineup. What a fantastic way to keep these characters and the story moving. Absolutely can not wait to see where they go with these guys

[@westwardstar1686]

See's Anikan and Obi Wan saving Palpatine from ROTS in Clone Wars Animation. Does not see Palpatine say 'Dew it' in Clone Wars Animation Me: " We were on the verge of greatness. We were this close..."

[@rebeljt2127]

😂😂

[@T1ny_Boy]

we need you to come back, the dew it needs you

[@raptorx8964]

Atleast we saw a glimpse of “time to abandon ship”

[@myles3856]

Yeah

[@skywalker2676]

I said the same thing 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭they playin wit us. They got a revenge of the sith clone wars version that they hiding

[@0b100]

That classic Clone Wars intro was so nostalgic & to see that Caleb & Billaba scene put together like that. This is the Star Wars content fans wanted.

[@clearshade3560]

Yeah, I forgot how much I miss it since battlefront 2 when they announced capital supremacy trailer

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@clearshade3560 which battlefront 2

[@0b100]

@@jarrodedson5441 2017

[@flamingphoenix1425]

THE AMOUNT OF DETAIL IN THE KAMINOAN EYES IS CRAZY!!!!

[@pastimeplugsports]

Anyone notice when they were in the hanger and they said they needed to find crosshairs? Well seconds before crosshair even walked in, omega predicted the future again by saying he was already there

[@nikolayatanasov9674]

Can we just take a moment and appreciate the ending scene - we were all Omega the first time we saw a ship jump to hyperspace, the first time we watched star wars and we knew we were hooked and that is our thing. That is why we are here - grown men and women being excited about a cartoon - the magic of the star wars universe.

[@lolmetswhathappeneduhhh2029]

Damn man, very well said. Here here 🍻

[@Me4u2c42]

Yeah that part seeing the stars spread stretched in her eyes got me thinking at the same time, that’s me, that’s a Star Wars fan, that is every Star Wars fan who just didn’t know how much their life would change.

[@dekanChurchill]

True that...may the force be with you

[@Urkki24]

Not only the men but the women and children too.

[@MrCTruck]

This was actually my favorite part of the episode. It really made me understand the cultural value of Star wars, and science fiction writ large

[@darwinsmonkeybutler2113]

Did anyone notice Omega mirroring Hunter’'s actions?

[@simonecamplani2430]

my guess is that Omega's power has something to do with mirror neurons, she follows hunters movementes as she focuses on him, she has great strenght when punching the roof while wrecker was getting sngry, she shoots very precisely when facing croasshair

[@vozrr6193]

You could also see her watching them doing the hyperspace sequence which could hint to her remembering and using it later in the story

[@bellum128]

@@simonecamplani2430 oo that's very interesting! So maybe she's not force sensitive, but could hypothetically use the force if met with someone with force powers...

[@sonofrome5311]

@@simonecamplani2430 I mean, that sounds cool. I really don't like the suggestion that she might be force sensitive and primarily because we've seen that so many times it's boring. Your hypothesis sounds amazing and very interesting and something befitting of the enhanced clones.

[@jcoolguy1548]

@@simonecamplani2430 I actually kind of think Omega is like them. A clone with defective genetics and all that. Might even explain why she's female since all of the clones are male

[@frankhunter8703]

What an amazing start to what looks to be awesome series. Can't wait for more

[@TheAhsokaTanoFan]

Loved this premiere! Did not expect them to show Kanan/Caleb! Definitely ties into what the Inquisitor said in Rebels about Kanan's master shouting "Run!" before she died, mentioned this in my reaction vid as well. All around a great episode and I just adore Omega I think she is so cute!! Great video!😊

[@dawgsrule20]

Hunter was the best thing that ever happened in this episode.. He KNEW shit wasn’t right and I’m glad he stuck with his feelings on it by disobeying orders despite Crosshairs calling him out on it.

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

Ngl I thought hunter looked like John Rambo without the skull tattoo, but yeah hunter is probably my favorite of the bad batch

[@wigger2499]

Hunter is the Anakin of clones

[@dawgsrule20]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318 I'm sure whomever designed him was probably going for that haha

[@dawgsrule20]

@@wigger2499 You right on that freaking amazing

[@flamebreaker7318]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318 yeah they did that on purpose

[@Alonest155]

Seeing Caleb again was awesome but I couldn't get over the fact he had an adult voice lol Great to see Freddie back as Caleb/Kanan tho

[@Cr0kr]

When I first saw him I was so happy then I heard his voice and I was like wtf. Still awesome

[@nachox28x28]

Who is Caleb... I have no idea Rebels?

[@BenVizsla]

@@nachox28x28 He is Kanan Jarrus from the Rebels series

[@orbaitv5991]

It was good but do they really had to retconned the Kanan comic like that?

[@jcoolguy1548]

I wonder if he's gonna make anymore appearances

[@rodimus371]

This was amazing , I didn’t know what to expect but it was nice to see the story is consistent with clone wars and rebels . I was so pleased .

[@muboobilee3607]

damn the lighting was spot on on this episode! words cannot describe how unbelievably cool the shots are!

[@isaac9503]

Seriously one of the best Star Wars things I’ve ever seen

[@clearshade3560]

Yep, with luck they continue clone wars with lost episodes that never got made since it’s cancelation

[@germandude5667]

Theory gave it a 7 rating tho sad af

[@rojinn03]

7 out of 10 is a good rating when the Mandalorian Finale is a 10 out of 10

[@lukebomber]

@@germandude5667 7 is not a bad rating, we've just been conditioned to believe that because of how we see ratings. 6/10 is not supposed to be bad, it is still good and above average, but whenever I see 6 on IMDB I likely will not watch it. Personally I would give it 7.5 or 8, as I felt it was limited as the opener to the show but great nonetheless

[@yourveryownlocalmoron6874]

Yeah, it's the single best SW series opening so far. I'd give it a 8.5 out of 10, but with a start like this, it has a good chance to be better than even TCW in a few years.

[@6dayzofchaos584]

Disney+ just changed the Loki show to Wednesdays to not conflict with the BadBatch. That has to tell us something about how big BadBatch will be.

[@samuraijedi1669]

Agree. Coincidence I think not.

[@maxthomas7508]

Lets Go!!!!

[@youngmoney4693]

11:36 during this scene it made me think that we might see a clone revolution like we saw in Battlefront 2 (2005) which would be cool

[@lilli2691]

Man the premiere was so much better than I thought. The narration at the start, Kanan's backstory, the "guess I'm in charge now" reference...all the little details really get the serotonin flowing

[@lifevest1]

*Hears Tom Kane’s narrator voice at the beginning “Millions of voices suddenly cried out in joy.”

[@Repzion]

Man, it blew my expectations out of the water!

[@Sanguinius]

YO Didn't expect to see you here

[@tommybove5825]

Ikr

[@l.pisonic9390]

The animation was on point!!

[@joeyskywalker1322]

Yeah it was good only thing is they Retcon Kanan backstory

[@joeyskywalker1322]

@@Starborn77 I read the comic about Kanan this was Retcon his order 66 was way different in the comics

[@thejedikid16scalecollector34]

Dude I love the bad batch! Your breakdown was awesome thanks for taking out the time to do so!

[@jaydentorres254]

I haven’t seen one of your videos in a while, and it feels good to be back.

[@TheNinjacanadian]

Why is Order 66 the most heartbreaking event in tv/movies

[@honest_126]

Cause genocide is sad

[@Isabel-lx1im]

It's even worse after watching the whole clone wars series... 😭

[@NicholasSteMarie]

Honestly the order itself is nowhere near as heartbreaking as what came from it. Which was the death and pushing down of people throughout the galaxy.

[@el_brehmo5748]

Ever heard of the red wedding?

[@Isabel-lx1im]

@@NicholasSteMarie in my opinion it is... Of course the aftermath ist really bad. But imagine you fight years over years with soldiers by your side, creating friendship... And in one moment they turn the back on you and kill you. IMO it's the worst thing 😭

[@jakejake8493]

They should make each episode this long because they can fit more in and have a amazing time building everything

[@loboalcurry]

Yeah give them doble the money

[@clearshade3560]

I wish but don’t think they will since this is for May the 4th only

[@lks1021]

Either we get 4 long episodes or 3 months of The Bad Batch. Do you really want to go months without new content?

[@starpetalarts6668]

It depends on story arcs, some story arcs are a single episode long, and some are 3-4 episodes.

[@derekhofstetler3998]

They will have half hour episodes so we aren't missing THAT much.

[@spooda1237]

Also when everyone was in the hall fist pumping for palpatine, none of the bad batch were except crosshair

[@mvmikeplays10]

This dude always give the best breakdowns. I like when he shows the flashbacks

[@countdooku5406]

They animated general Grievous abandoning ship 7/10, I perished

[@twistedyogert]

I felt horrible when Depa died. She sounded like she was in agony. I thought order 66 meant "kill Jedi", not make them suffer.

[@emperorrevan6992]

*cough* Ayla Secura *cough*

[@outbreakperfected9374]

@@emperorrevan6992 to be fair, Ayla's clone troopers shot her full auto in order to kill her as quickly as possible so that she wouldn't suffer that much.

[@emperorrevan6992]

@@outbreakperfected9374 True, but it is oddly sadistic they kept firing at her even after she had obviously died.

[@WideMouth]

“If it works...” -Anakin Skywalker

[@fuckinantipope5511]

@@outbreakperfected9374 that's the legends explaination. Canon, inhibitor chip clones don't have remorse. They didn't care if Aayla would suffer or not

[@bacondorito]

6:00 is no one gonna talk about that this is the first time we’ve seen Taun We on screen since aotc?!

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

Was she not in TCW? Wow. It’s been over a year since I finished so I don’t quite remember.

[@bacondorito]

@@HufflepuffBaseball42313 nope. Only ever saw Nala Se, Lama Su and Halle Burtoni as far as named Kaminoans go

[@katieartist94]

Loved this episode!! 👏🏻 Can’t wait to see how the season progresses!

[@hayley7292]

Caleb sliding down the ice at the start gave me such jedi fallen order vibes i loved it

[@calebcustombricks2631]

Same bro

[@pewdcop8108]

Oh really? It really did?? Doubt

[@Zilla131]

At first I thought Caleb was him but I realized that one moment

[@daledoback9566]

Same here

[@csorange]

The scene in Rebels where Ezra asks Kanan about why he hates the clones so much makes more sense now. He talks about watching the clones kill his master right in front of him. Hopefully we will see more of a young Kanan. Also thought we might see Hera at the camp

[@triple-d2640]

OH THAT WAS HIM!!! I was wondering why that name sounded familiar

[@theremycrocks6861]

I though the twilek was Hera too 🤣

[@fuckinantipope5511]

Hera being at the camp woulndt make sense though

[@ragingshibe]

I kinda doubt we'll see more of Kanan cause it wasn't until Rebels that he started lightening up towards clones, meaning any interaction that could happen between him and the Bad Batch cant be friendly. And because of this, there's not really any development to gain for both Kanan and the Bad Batch if they meet again.

[@Toocoolforschool573]

I think we’re done seeing kanan

[@AstroNerdBoy]

"This is the new, official canon." Translation: Comic books, novels, etc. are just alt-universe stories and really not canon. And I've no problem with that as I'm not buying every stinking piece of media out there.

[@averagejoe5750]

Basically a downgraded version of Legends :/ love the Darth Vader comics though.

[@davidwilliams4837]

In Filoni we trust. I can't wait to see where it's headed. Great stuff. The animation was beautifully done.

[@Viper76PL]

I loved the hangar scene with Crosshair and Hunter just staring at each other.. ahhh so emotionallll

[@water_king1]

Yeah it was like a Rex and Jesse moment from Season 7

[@KS-cz9qc]

I love that even though Crosshair had the reinforced inhibitor chip at that point he still waited a long moment before firing. I like to think there still might be some tiny remnant of loyalty to his brothers deep down that might resurface toward the end of the season.

[@lottostuuud]

Yeah that was pretty sad and badass at the same time 🙌

[@BoltBlades12]

@@KS-cz9qc Nala Se did save the Bad Batch by keeping the hangar doors open. She and the other Kaminoans might revert/deactivate the programming of Crosshair and the other clones. Which could lead to the Kaminoan Rebellion.

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

The show's graphics have been *_supremely_* updated from the first season of The Clone Wars.

[@jerrygil1965]

Same style as the last season of the Clone Wars

[@ibmxpierce]

They did an amazing job. Season 7 clone wars was a huge leap from the previous season in 2014. It only gets better from here!

[@masterduda013]

@@lo9893 my only gripe with rebels was the way they animated the lightsabers with how thin they were, otherwise great series. Never bothered to watch the resistance show as I don't like the sequels and I thought the animation on the show cover looked weird

[@masterduda013]

@@lo9893 yeah I've definitely seen some of the original concept art and always thought them deciding to go with a thicker Saber was the right choice. I get also that it was during a time when the few remaining jedi wanted to be hidden/ resources to make the sabers would've been limited too

[@masterduda013]

@@lo9893 yeah I loved rebels, that last season was nuts.

[@davidstorm2224]

I really hate the “Omega is a Palpatine” thing. If so they wouldn’t have hid her from Tarkin

[@mgway4661]

Why would Palpatine trust someone as ruthlessly ambitious as Tarkin with his kid though? To be clear. Definitely not saying I agree with the theory 😅

[@peterleatherman6922]

I don’t think she’s a Palpatine. There’s no way they’d go with that storyline again, as most people don’t like the sequel trilogy.

[@neganlucille9992]

Omega is a female clone.

[@schanataylor2067]

@@peterleatherman6922 I think they may go with that simply because I'm later seasons, it could be used to explain how Palps came back....and could also be the 'subject' who would get grogus midichlorins in S2 of the Mandalorian.

[@roryarcher6014]

Yeah imo it doesn't make sense, besides if Tech identified her DNA as Clone DNA, that would have to make her a Jango Fett clone, not palpatine. Otherwise he'd be thinking Palpatine had some estranged kid who happened to be on Kamino lmao

[@therealdjmikej]

Makes me wonder what went through her mind as she heard “Execute Order 66”

[@guppy8888]

By watching at the Kaminoans protesting the clone creation halt order by Tarkin, I can say this show has the potential to show the Clone rebellion in Kamino.

[@shadowthehedgehog3113]

Are the clones even capable of rebellion at this point or do the effects of the chip wear off. Even outside of Jedi killing, Order 66 seems to have changed the clones. Even Separatist battle droids seem to be more "human" than the post-order 66 clones.

[@yoshiwaffles6682]

@@shadowthehedgehog3113 no in the comics the kaminoans created a bunch of rookies without chips to fight but they got mopped by the experienced clones

[@builtbybsi2759]

I thought the same thing. Especially when they are discussing omegas escape and to keep it hidden from the empire until their intentions are more clear.

[@matthewpaddon3895]

Officially there never was a clone rebellion on Kamino. Unofficially, approximately twenty years after we were created, a special detachment of the Imperial 501st Legion was dispatched to Kamino, with orders to eradicate an army of clones that had been bred to take arms against the Empire. - 501st Journal.

[@Turbulation1]

@@builtbybsi2759 yea like Crosshair is gonna not notice her slipping away

[@weezer619]

I loved when tarkin told them to never assume, yet he assumed that echo was the 5th clone

[@viktor1337w]

No he did now he is playing them. Rember tarkin is the smartest guy in the room almost always

[@fusion_strike_3384]

@@viktor1337w I would give that award to thrawn but ok

[@kinvioxoms4066]

I think Tarkin has figured out who omega is, or at least is on his way to figure it out. In the scene where the kaminoan begins to explain clone force 99 and how there were five enhanced clones, Tarkin looks at omega directly. This may simply be a coincidence or it more likely means that omega has sparked his curiosity. He will probably spend time figuring out why she is in kamino and what purpose she serves. Additionally, Tarkin was in the mission in which echo was left behind. We can assume that he has remembered this somewhat through the many battles he has fought in the clone wars. Although Tarkin is no Thrawn, we can assume he has begun to put to and to together. After all, he is bright and is spending an awfully long time looking into clone force 99.

[@Eloweh]

I mean Echo was apart of the bad batch and there were 5 of them so it was pretty easy to assume as such. But that’s a good point.

[@Loser25464]

nice to see the great numbers continue the great work!!!!!

[@ethanmcdougall3911]

This was so amazing I can’t wait for the next episode!!!!!

[@TheVentrexian]

I'm just so happy to have another star wars animated show.

[@clearshade3560]

Seriously the animated serious and Mandalorian have done better then the sequel trilogy

[@xam2124]

I felt so bad for all the clone soldiers who suddenly turned evil due to their programming.

[@def3ndr887]

not evil but machine

[@LLL-zx6dw]

@@def3ndr887 slaves*

[@MicroManlet]

@@LLL-zx6dw They have been slave's since the beginning, they simply have new masters now.

[@Cyclone9227]

@@MicroManlet Same what Slick said to Rex, Cody, Anakin, and Kenobi the reason why the clones served the Republic with the Jedi Order.

[@Jeragon186]

@@def3ndr887 they don’t act like droids though

[@savagebeafy]

7:57 This reminds me of the book I read in high school called Lord Of The Flies, where Ralph is trying to be the good guy leader and Jack was basically questioning Ralphs' leadership.

[@seththedanklord3648]

I read Lord of the flies too

[@Peyton_S]

Loved the episode, can't wait to watch more!