The Bad Batch Episode 9 Watch Party

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[@fives-starwarsfanproductio6918]

When she said the empire is stronger than you think, she is talking about Vader and Sidous. And they are setting up Vader for her.

[@repticare101]

ok dude

[@akiyawynter2170]

@@repticare101 sounds like you need some repti care

[@VictorNoriegaDetective]

This godlike animation never gets old

[@Raichiro]

Ventress being killed by Vader I think is the perfect way to end her character. Full circle moment from Anakin the good jedi vs ventress the evil sith in the clone wars

[@unreleasedtracks1790]

Agreed

[@samueljohnson5310]

I low key hope she realizes it’s anakin. Would make it to where Vader has to kill her and the fact that she has had so many encounters with anakin previously would be awesome

[@Jibril_UwU]

My god, I wasn't happy with the staging so far, but this episode, the moment when she holds the lightsaber with the curved handle in front of her face and you recognize Dooku's style. 😍

[@Getonthebusgus110]

Crosshair and Ventress had some TENSION if you know what I mean

[@lauren2pretty]

FOR REAL

[@AJ_M26]

bro i lost it when you said in palps voice "Tonight, we shall see the retcon of Asajj Ventress"

[@NZealand]

You lost your sperm?

[@wilsoncaylin]

When was this?

[@captainfordo1]

@@wilsoncaylin during the countdown at the 2 minute mark

[@wilsoncaylin]

@@captainfordo1thank you

[@josemuniz_]

Crazy how they can retcon everything but the sequels🙃

[@TheSimstR]

i really like the new look for ventress, yellow saber and some hair finally xD

[@sl1138utube]

The Palpatine intro voiceover was top tier

[@VictorNoriegaDetective]

Ventress being here just makes me have a tear shoot down cause that’s the best reveal I could've hoped for

[@jadepetroh5500]

deffo 9/10 episode

[@BustaCap]

No one is talking about how amazing the picture be looking! It’s really sad that they wanna end the series!

[@QuiGonJinn1993]

Lucasfilm has other projects they've invested so that they can get off the ground thats why there cutting seasons to whatever they may please.

[@DaneBryantFrazier]

Oh man this planet is so beautiful, and the animation and realism. Many moments I went :O just because it was so amazing.

[@Runtz_4]

I rented the 2000s clone wars from blockbuster. I was new to Star Wars, had only seen ep4 and ep1. Those cartoons kick started my love for Star Wars

[@Alexcardinal30]

So much for flashback theory 😭😭

[@dereklopez9060]

Seeing Asajj Ventress return was awesome, but on the other hand, Dark Disciple is yet another novel that has been retconned unfortunately.

[@illumina9489]

she said “I still have a few lives left” implying she DID die and it wasn’t reconned

[@jamiemonteith2700]

@@illumina9489if she was resurrected then that is the most bullshit thing ever and completely ruins the ending she had in dark disciple

[@illumina9489]

@@jamiemonteith2700 she was buried in the waters on dathomir… it’s really not that crazy she would be resurrected

[@repticare101]

womp womp

[@jamiemonteith2700]

@@illumina9489 1 for her to be resurrected and have complete ability to control her functions is a stupid thing to introduce into star wars 2 just because they “can” do it doesn’t mean they should the character had a brilliant story and ending and now that is ruined because they wanted a fan favourite to show up it’s bullshit

[@BenBootKHTwo]

I cannot see brining Ventress back in the final season as a hint we will have another animated series of some kind. Rex’s story won’t be over by the end of this one. How I’d like to see his reaction to Ventress being alive.

[@TeemoForLife]

He would just be like...thought she died if he was a part of the dark disciple which I believe he was since he's eveywhere. 212th was , with Obi wan Or he would say, that's the separatist assassin trained under dooku

[@warrentalbot329]

Im a huge book fan and it would be so easy to explain her existence she was literally laid to rest on her magical witch homeworld in a magical planet soup literally called the living waters which if you watched the clone wars you know is green ichor that does anything 😊

[@sdgidney4139]

Theory, I think the reason O.G. Star Wars fans like myself enjoy listening to you is because of your love, passion and enthusiasm. I saw Star Wars in '77 when I was 16. I'm a Reva fan, but I'm also an older Black women who don't see much representation and I'm used to Black sci-fi characters not being well written. Just sayin' 🙁 Looking forward to seeing you continue to grow Theory Sabers as well. Keep up the great work 👍🏽💙🤓

[@bludtinge]

I miss the times when dead characters actually stayed dead. At this point you could bring anyone back, we’re past the point of stupidity anyway.

[@christianmichael3120]

I am bias as she is my favorite character, but I'd say the fact is the *vast* majority of people that watch SW do not read the books. If she died on screen and came back than I'd agree, but I always felt it was cheap to kill off a character of that level in a side book

[@freelands8355]

I'm sick of all the retconning

[@zacharysheriff449]

I didn't even know the book existed so I've been expecting her to return in one of these shows as to me she's always been alive

[@Wertzuio]

didnt die on screen = not dead her coming back is way better than anyone else who already came back

[@DocktorPepper95]

I hope her being alive and that "more lives left" is somehow tied to her being a nightsister, or at least her having been a nightsister. I´m also just replaying Kotor 2, Harbinger just immediately sent me back to Peragus

[@eviljigglypuff2254]

This was the best episode yet

[@Usoland0]

am I the only one who couldnt find the watch party last night?

[@AJ_M26]

please clip your palpatine monologue and post it everywhere, that was the hardest i have laughed in a long time

[@martind.5257]

When does it start? 😅

[@AJ_M26]

@@martind.5257 beginning of the stream when the Palpatine music starts 😂

[@angeligiacomo2292]

Not a Bad episode (the Animation and the Fight Scenes were Fire) but I think like Story it was very Fan-Service exaggerated and Confusing I mean another Force Sensitive? Would have been cool if they explained why Ventress survived soo a 6,5.

[@Brian-cf1xn]

Bringing her back is right, to prioritize book canon over something that a vastlyyyy larger audience is gonna consume is just smart. The die hards love book canon, but be honest, the average and even lots of the above average fans aren’t invested in the books like that. Don’t let the more niche handicap you from making dope stuff

[@Brian-cf1xn]

No disrespect to ppl that love the books, I understand for you people how it might be annoying, but they can’t please everyone

[@jamiemonteith2700]

@@Brian-cf1xnwhen this episode could have been achieved multiple different ways without fucking with a canonical book why is it so important that they retcon a book ?

[@LordKoolaid]

Exactly 😂 insert any other Jedi in like quinlen who we know is alive due to the kenobi show

[@AHomelessDorito]

@@jamiemonteith270090% of Star Wars fans don’t give a fuck about the books stop reaching

[@jamiemonteith2700]

@@AHomelessDorito just because you don’t give a fuck doesn’t mean the books should be treated like shit the book was made to be a canonical ending to ventress you can’t just change that because idiots like you can’t read

[@AJ_M26]

you really need to do a full IN-DEPTH rewatch of The Clone Wars, im not even saying to do a watch party, maybe even just have everyone watch an episode or an arc per week and then discuss it every monday or on a dedicated livestream each week, i love the watch parties but obviously they can be distracting when you are trying to pay attention to the episode

[@starwarssith66]

Lmaooooo nervous to the OG 😂💯 respect

[@pedrofappi]

im so happy, this episode made my day. 9/10

[@SHARKVADERS]

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS

[@thiagooliveira5235]

Great episode. The "favorite Asajj Ventress or Ahsoka" I see in two different ways, but Ahsoka wins both. As a person/personality I prefer Ahsoka 10 times, I mean you can't trust to walk with Ventress and expect to not be betrayed at some moment 😂, since she only cares about herself(I'm pretty sure at this moment of her life she's probably lying when she said that she only cares about herself or something like that, but I'll take it as if she's being truthful here), Ahsoka in the other hand has her defects but she would never sell an innocent person for her to survive, quite the opposite. And the other way to see it, is as from character point of view. I love Ventress and the way they made her so badass so I understand perfectly people who prefer her to Ahsoka. But the reason I prefer Ahsoka also as a character is not only because she's badass too, but also because of the way she was built and the connection to Anakin, seeing in practice how much she learning from him affected her character, and Anakin is one of my huge inspirations. Also Ventress is very fresh, it gives this vibe of "new" at least to me, that makes me want to see more and more of her development on screen. Ahsoka already has a lot of development(even though I still want to see way more of her), so she becomes a way harder character to write than Ventress, because she went through a lot on screen already. But again, not impossible for someone who knows what he or she is doing(I trust in Dave and Jon still). But that's of course my opinion. I'm also of the opinion that Asajj Ventress returning makes no sense if she died in the book. I even believe that depending on what and how the retcon is made it can be a adisrespect to the fans who invested money and time with the books, because the massage ends up being: "Buy and read these canon books, but know that at any moment we might turn your investment into wasted time". BUT at the same time I sense that they thought that there's more to her character arc and I tend to agree with that. There's a lot in her that could change and that would be awesome to see happening on screen with people who know her and know how to write her. I mean I hate useless shipping, it's kinda vomit provoking😂, BUT that subtile tension between her and Crosshair could lead to something very interesting too, because she's not attached to anybody and she loves nobody as far as I know, unless she's lying. The question would be "in what show would that story most appropriately fit?". Maybe not a Bad Batch story, but rather an Asajj Ventress show. 🤔 Anyway, great episode.

[@tkoss1]

I got hit with a short commercial in the middle of the episode both times watching this watch party messing up my synchronized timing

[@Ugapiku]

I keep wanting to find but what is the intro music that is being played?

[@Wertzuio]

original composition for him

[@NeverLoseUrNerd]

Are you really coming to Dallas Fan Expo in June?

[@enegmatixerebro]

missed it again ill watch later after work

[@KesstonG]

I love Asajj Ventress man, I can't wait to see what else they do with her!

[@starwarssith66]

Dont forget Shin Baddie🤷🏻‍♂️ we still have Shin babbbyyyyyyyy

[@craig0weston20]

10/10. Awesome episode. Best SW in years. ❤

[@KYTEOYT]

If they did allow you to crowdfund like they do for many other channels, they see you as a threat. They know fans would rather pay you to make Star Wars

[@clickmyvid]

We shipping Ventress and Crosshair yet…😅

[@Fulcrum1313]

Lol

[@lauren2pretty]

YES

[@shawnmand5607]

I can see the endings of their stories being connected

[@leovillarreal6276]

I was thinking the same thing!!!

[@Michaelm270]

I was born in 1973, don't remember if I saw Star Wars at the movie theatre. I did see ESB with my dad , last movie I saw with my dad before he got sick and shortly died afterwards

[@cameronsacharczyk131]

Star wars creators need to do a better job at keeping the dead dead. Her death in the book was really good and by bringing them back it ruins their character development.

[@jamescarabini9053]

We need more Asajj.

[@joefellasleep]

If they brought her back and still never let us see her interact with Quinlan Vos on screen then they will have somehow fumbled a second time.

[@AJ_M26]

Phase 1.5 arc troopers have to be some of the coolest looking clones

[@aramlive]

Ventress and Ahsoka are like ying and Yang

[@craig0weston20]

Ventress is a amazing character

[@unreleasedtracks1790]

Hopefully we see her again.

[@doolicious]

Not the biggest fan of Ventress’ new character model compared to TCW

[@BRONZALiVE]

God this was so damn cool, the animation and action choreography was on point, why can’t we get this shit in live action😨

[@leonardcasiano]

It was so great. Having Ventress in this episode. Such a well developed female character is great to have in Star Wars.

[@ericlane3256]

EVERYONE IS FORCE SENSITIVE AHHHH

[@Luca-D21]

Where is fat mace!!!!!!

[@aramlive]

That episode was great. The last of Star Wars.. who directed that episode?

[@Lukastar1]

We still don’t have our omega questions answered damnit

[@jonbooz]

Here's my thing. If X-Men 97 can be made and new stories set in an old environment can continue, then maybe one day we could wrap up some stuff in Star Wars legends. Let's finish Luke's story over there. Why not? People would love it

[@alfroml.a.5404]

SABINE had help from ANAKIN when she used the Force 💯❤️🙂✅️

[@FreedomTimes4130]

So happy she's back. Always loved her character. Now please bring back tech

[@jacobwegener8561]

Here is a theory: If Ventess can't train Omega properly, and If she IS lying to them, what if TBB went to a Jedi like Obi-Wan or Yoda because they are still living. But how would they find Kenobi or Yoda?

[@TrashBoat54]

She’s wielding count dookus lightsaber, I’m curious how she’s come into possession of it after revenge of the sith.

[@IAmMyOwnApprentice]

I could not find this last night, wtf.

[@maraudous]

I just wish we got a better explanation for her return than “I still have a few lives left”

[@jess_n_atx]

Its meant to raise questions. That's how we get payoff.

[@zacharysheriff449]

Do you want her entire story crammed into a 25 minute episode? storytelling may be a new concept to you but its usually done throughout the span of a season or series, not all in one episode

[@tkoss1]

Still have that box of dbz cereal for ya. Vegeta is on it.

[@isisbarfuss558]

I feel like Ventress should've had a white saber, to show that she purified her red blades, hinting at her maybe now being a Gray Jedi or at least less Dark Side-y. Having it be yellow just seems kinda random and meaningless to me.

[@WarriorBane]

It would have been hilarious to see tech's reaction would he also get his ass whooped😂 I want to see asajj fight bane!

[@Bossk99_]

✅

[@LordKoolaid]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Kanan came back in the movie 😂

[@QuiGonJinn1993]

Probably wouldn't happen anyways Freddie Prinze Jr didn't like playing his character he even said it in one of his podcasts and doesn't plan on returning cause as he stated his character is now move on.

[@inefekt]

Kanan's back. Luke's back. Leia's back. Vader's back. Every single dead character in the history of Star Wars is back!!!!

[@LordKoolaid]

@@inefekt Poe- “somehow they’ve returned”🤣

[@zacharysheriff449]

@@inefekt everyone you just named isn't dead at this time, luke and leia are literally kids

[@inefekt]

@@zacharysheriff449 it was a joke bro, don't take things too seriously 😁

[@JHolland]

The fact. Crosshair betrayed bad batch still don’t make sense to me and how they have let him back , they’re literally his brothers and family so why would he try kill them lmao

[@DarthVages]

👍

[@ericlopez381]

Asajj Catress

[@JHolland]

Instead of retconning , they shoulda brought her back in ahsoka m the witches of dathomir could have revived her to kill ahsoka or stall her so thrawn could get off the planet instead of reviving stormtrooopers lol

[@Solo-696]

If they a spinoff where she trains Omega I wouldn’t mind at all

[@martind.5257]

Likewise :-) Two females who I coult get behind. The dynamic would be really enjoyable and both have an interesting upbringing and you could do so much with their story. You could have them do anything, as their destiny doesn't have to follow the lines of all the other characters we know during this time.

[@eloyevd]

Cool that Ventress is back, but what is her motivation? And why are the Bad Batch not questioning it?

[@thosko98]

But they did though?

[@eloyevd]

@@thosko98 The only thing they did is not trust her cause she was a Separatist assassin. Never questioned why she is staying around or why she wants to know if Omega is force sensitive. What is she to gain from this? Definitely didnt do this out of the goodness of her heart

[@thosko98]

​@@eloyevdIsn't that implied though? They don't trust her because she was a separatist assassin, and they also don't understand her motivations?

[@eloyevd]

@@thosko98 yea its implied, but I wouldnt let Ventress get close to Omega unless I know her full intentions. Didnt feel like the trust had been earned yet. Wouldve send Ventress on her way.

[@thosko98]

@@eloyevdthey tried to, and then they were watching them the whole time, so they definitely did not trust her imo

[@TeemoForLife]

If ventress is alive, no reason why Mace isnt

[@rodrigobradanovic5452]

Aparently anywan can return from the death

[@TeemoForLife]

​@@rodrigobradanovic5452they can retcon it since it's a book that hardly anyone has read

[@andythai8676]

Can’t wait to see mace windu get the nick fury treatment

[@drewsimon5509]

Please don’t post anything specific about the episode on Twitter the day of release. Kind of spoiled who returned for me before I got out of bed

[@joshuabovey]

Was she resurrected by the sisters 😮

[@rodrigobradanovic5452]

No explain

[@paulaharvey6114]

Omega being force sensitive might be the end game for my lifelong love of Star Wars.

[@bross7801]

What 😂

[@AHomelessDorito]

If you leave you won’t be missed 😂 you idiots expect people to actually give a fuck about some random’s departure 😂😂

[@gohu11]

Another dumb kid gets Force powers, lesgooooo. Disney fans deserve this crap

[@martind.5257]

Disney and Lucasfilm tucked up so so so much and bad! Many things unforgivable. This however, is not one of those times. I really like the idea :-)

[@zacharysheriff449]

the whole point of her being force sensitive is supposed to lean into how palpatine magically cloned himself. How can you have a star wars profile pic and not know that?

[@ronaldchristian3880]

She's been cool since 2003

[@jamiemonteith2700]

for them to bring her back not explain how she is brought back and have her achieve a purpose any force sensitive being could do is the most bullshit reason to retcon a brilliant book and ending to a good character

[@leviandrewcoovert559]

BuT nObOdY hAs EvEn ReAD tHaT DuMb BoOk aNyWayS

[@jamiemonteith2700]

@@leviandrewcoovert559 learn to read and maybe you will become a little smarter

[@leviandrewcoovert559]

@@jamiemonteith2700 I was joking bro, I agree with you :)

[@jamiemonteith2700]

@@leviandrewcoovert559 oh shit ok well thank you sorry for the misinterpretation 😂😂

[@martind.5257]

He even tiped in 'sarcastic" fond 😂😉

[@bigmike5592]

Disney should just sell this franchise to someone who knows what consistency is, I'm tired of finding out who's dead/alive or how you actually don't need "m count" to be a jedi you just have to put your mind to it. just reminds me of a 3rd graders thought process

[@bigmike5592]

Lets just give everyone animal bond while were at it, screw specialized abilities

[@zacharysheriff449]

Nowhere has it been stated that you "don't need m count" which by itself is a wrong claim since everyone has them to some extent. George Lucas said himself back when only the originals existed that the force resides in all living things. The ability to control the force is like yoga, these are literally his OWN words, look it up. This isn't a Disney thing, its George's Star Wars. If you think Georges ideas are a "3rd graders thought process" stop watching it

[@jacksonyon5276]

Idk if it’s just me but something just feels off with this show. This episode should’ve been way better than what I thought it was. Love ventress and really don’t care that it retconned a book a total of 10,000 people read. But at the same time again I just feel hardly anything. Still a good episode but this is nowhere near clone wars

[@zacharysheriff449]

you're not a child anymore, that's the difference

[@jacksonyon5276]

@@zacharysheriff449 but I’m 21 and when I watch the clone wars and when I watch it now it’s still legitimately amazing

[@zacharysheriff449]

@@jacksonyon5276 That's called nostalgia, you're quite literally explaining how nostalgia feels when you're comparing how you feel about an older show compared to a newer show. I feel the same way with the newer stuff, its not as cool as it was when we were younger. I'm sure if you really go back to the clone wars and watch some of those filler episodes they aren't as great as you remember

[@jacksonyon5276]

@@zacharysheriff449 bro I’ve been on a whole rewatch of the show and I’d say I’m pretty fair on grading the episodes. Some of them I think are utterly bad when I specifically remember liking those episodes as a kid

[@zacharysheriff449]

@@jacksonyon5276 so you’re just proving my point 😂

[@magiccookies420]

Respectfully we don’t care, we watchin DUNE!!!!!!!

[@xanatosm.9249]

Canon is broke anyways 😢😤❗️

[@laverniustucker8198]

Be careful that it doesnt ruin the "perfect timelime"

[@athan336]

They made ventress into supernatural catwoman, and people love it more than her actual arc in dark disciple, I’ve never seen a community so blinded by nostalgia

[@callidus2941]

Ventress is mommy

[@blueblackdragon4575]

why does everyone need to be a jedi this is annoying

[@zacharysheriff449]

would you prefer a star wars show about a random guy on a random planet whos just a farmer and there's nothing special about them? There's all kinds of characters in star wars that aren't special, who wants a show all about them?

[@blueblackdragon4575]

@zacharysheriff449 the bad batch was a show about special clones going on missions and seeing the aftermath on the clones after the empire. Now they turned it to mandalorian 2.0.

[@zacharysheriff449]

@@blueblackdragon4575 so what, did you want the show to end after the first 6 episodes? That’s all you need to tell what you just stated

[@skydivingintofiction7532]

Xmen 97 was better today than this

[@chadblakley930]

All your thumbnails spoil it before i even get to watch it.

[@HappinessPunch777]

Disney and Kennedy basically ignored the criticism and complaints, and took “The Force is Female” to a whole other level. This is just so forced. This is Ahsoka and Sabine all over again. Omega will most likely use the Force in the finale or something, and Ventress will become her Master and take her to “The Path” in Kenobi or whatever. I’m a big fan of Ventress too, but this is just another forced Disney/Kennedy decision. The Bad Batch will mostly likely be killed or tossed to the side, and it will be all about Omega and Ventress. More Filoni garbage. And oh look, we have The Acolyte next. Honestly think I’m just going to take a year break from Star Wars. If it’s still this bad, then I’ll just focus on other franchises like One Piece, LOTR, Dragon Ball, etc. Franchises where the creator didn’t sell his dreams and life’s work away to Disney just so that they can drop a seismic charge on them. The anti-men agenda is just so obvious now.

[@A21-EDITS21]

Crybaby

[@repticare101]

lmao

[@ABoyCalledThomas]

Ugh... Okay, bye then!

[@A21-EDITS21]

What you said didn't make any sense.

[@hubertjaniec2698]

cry more then and leave SW

[@PassionTech-zd3md]

Having a force user doesn’t really make the show more exciting. It’s getting annoying how much content gets reckoned.

[@keeganmann7461]

Miss old theory rn

[@doolicious]

Make Asajj Bald Again. I’m not the biggest fan of her new character model tbh

[@aaronnoske1544]

Not worth bringing her back for that crap. What a waste of her character and an episode

[@highlander723]

Says you.

[@Luca-D21]

Uh NO

[@jamiemonteith2700]

@@Luca-D21seeing as the same episode could’ve been achieved with any force sensitive character then yeah it’s kind of a waste 😂😂

[@generalkenobi2466]

​@@jamiemonteith2700 Ok, who else is a force sensitive bounty hunter that might know Fennec Shand?

[@zavinono]

@@generalkenobi2466 after the empire- literally anyone, in fact a jedi turning into a bounty hunter to survive would make a somewhat decent character story

[@fuzziestofpondsgaming5278]

Unfortunately this was a stinker of an episode. It wasn’t terrible by any means but it did absolutely nothing to further the plot, we already knew she had an M count.

[@jacobkomnath7961]

I gotta be honest, this episode sucked. Should’ve just given her that blood testing thing that quigon had and then do something more interesting with the episode

[@user-lc5of7jh5g]

another trash episode no fat mace

[@isaiah147]

I'm calling it now, Ventress was brought back by the Night Sisters. Which explains her multiple lives line in the latest Bad Batch episode.

[@aramlive]

She is a guardian now.