This moment was incredibly powerful

The Clone Wars are now officially over, that was something made very clear by the Bad Batch Season 3. We'll talk that and more on today's Star Wars the Bad Batch video!

[@neph701]

Something that I realized this episode is, that the Empire sends Clones to "scout" or "storm" the city to rescue the Governor, but when the fighting is over, we can see TK troopers landing and patrolling/ occupying the city. This really shows, how the empire is "getting rid" of the last clones, sending them in dangerous missions. And Ramparts Quote at the end: "...how these clones (around you) keep disappearing" Thats at least my guess

[@erickrasniewski567]

Also makes sense though from a perspective clones being used for garrisoning they would be a waste so they are being used for storming and combat

[@Bobchinski1]

One thing that wasn't obvious was if episode 3 was before or after episode 1&2. If it's after, Rampart doesn't seem like the kind of guy who wouldn't punish Crosshair for the reappearance of the Bad Batch on Sereno. Which is why I think ep3 is earlier chronologically.

[@colin_cpr]

Wow never noticed that.

[@generalofchaos5174]

Agreed. It also shows the developing difference in quality between clones and the average stormtrooper (TK trooper for now). The former are frontline soldiers, whereas the latter is a peacekeeping/occupying force. There's also a lot more of them during the direct occupation of the planet compared to the clones. Quantity over quality.

[@mathies3598]

@@Bobchinski1 i dont think Rampart can afford to punish him openly because he himself is trying to cover up their escape too. If he were to punish Crosshair in some way, he'd need to falsify another report as to why that was needed. Crosshair would have an opportunity to come out with the truth and get Imperial favour over Rampart, or atleast fuck Rampart over while he goes down/attempts to escape. I think it's after, simply because he can't afford to punish. Aswell as the fact that, oh suddenly after this news, Crosshair is medically cleared for combat? Send him on dangerous mission after dangerous mission, maybe he dies on the field so that's one tattler less to worry about.

[@SliceySlicer]

"Peace was never an option" - an actual line from the episode

[@sr7129]

I cackled. The internet has ruined me

[@darrencobb5036]

yeah I must admit to hearing a "goose honk" in the my mind after the line was uttered

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

This somehow didn't even dawn on me while watching. The show is that engrossing. But now... it's all I'll hear. LOL!

[@sebastiansuazo2734]

god dammit internet

[@tstumpf75]

U can tell crosshair really felt that "we arent droids" line

[@sanban6766]

Shook him to his core how he forgot something so basic and fundamental

[@overlordsombra5495]

@@sanban6766 because up til that point he took pride in being a mindless, soulless killer, incapable of thinking for himself... doing what he was "programmed" to do... and nothing else... choosing "programming" over morality... "programming" over loyalty... "programming" over his brothers... "programming" over thought... he deserves it. because he became that by choice. to equate him to a droid is kind of an insult to droids when there are several droids in the series more capable of humanity then him.

[@cotabom]

The way the Clones Theme tried so hard to break through the music and violence, but to only be overshadowed and replaced by Imperial music really got to me. It goes to show that this truly is the end. Many Clones died during that battle, but to the Empire.. its just another statistic. Another way for them to be replaced.

[@rojo8675]

Yeah, that moment when the music started playing a familiar melody but it turned out different was awesome

[@LegorocketsAnimation]

I would have loved a sad version of the Clones theme at the memorial wall. Just emphasizing how much they have sacrificed. Maybe it was there, and I was too caught up in the moment to actually notice it.

[@LordCommander-ui2fw]

Another powerful thing for me is the fact that Cody does a good chunk of this reflection in front of the Geonosis Memorial, the one made for all the Clones who died on the very first day of the war, from the rock of the planet where it all began. And now that the war is over, Cody's looking at it and thinking back on how everything got from there to here.

[@emmanuelstalder6968]

This episode really hit me in the guts like I would have never imagined. After Andor ended, I was like "Oh now that awesom the gritty show's over, we're gonna be back to more light-hearted things for a while". I could not have been more wrong. I'm loving this season so far. It might be a little to early to say that, but if the show continues that way, it may beat The Clone Wars for me.

[@clonecoric4140]

I love how Andor and Bad Batch sort of mirror each other.

[@brettvonklock3206]

dude all I could think at the end was how Cody must be thinking "Nice Job Hero" to himself watching the empire occupy Desix at the end.

[@emmanuelstalder6968]

@@brettvonklock3206 I legit wonderd if he was going to end himself...

[@celebrim1]

@@clonecoric4140 Institutional learning. Andor is providing a template for how to address the conflicts raised in Star Wars in a serious-minded manner.

[@toastedtarts4044]

The clone wars was too good IMO. If bad batch matches it i’m okay with that though

[@The_Lunch_Man]

I have a very worrying theory that Cody didn't defect. Almost without fail, every clone that has defected, we've seen them on screen more conflicted or at least actually going rogue. Cody looked shaken, not disillusioned. I have a feeling Rampart had him removed quietly, based on how he broke the news to Crosshair. I hope I'm wrong, but there's a dark undertone there and even Crosshair seemed unconvinced.

[@realvelikiman1987]

I felt so too

[@ObscureAlex]

Geez, I never even thought of that. That's very grim. I hope he left.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

Got sent to an Imperial Gulag

[@austynmartinich7619]

Bro same. Has me like, “Where is Cody… Is he safe?”

[@hydenmoody4373]

He was most likely put into an imperial prison. The last few episodes will probably be about the bad batch (and maybe rex) going to rescue him and the other clones that might be in the prison

[@nathantryon1146]

I appreciate the subtle touch of how the empire sent troopers with flamethrowers into location full of civilians.

[@4jqxc]

The Republic did the same thing. Those were Genosian Kindergarten teachers they roasted.

[@dj11o9er]

@@4jqxc Naaaah, geonosians don't have kindergarten They have barbecues

[@yetipotato8567]

We are officiallly done with kiddie gloves

[@_Dibbler_]

The episode is interesting as soldiers always say in the end they dont fight for their county or a cause, in the battle its for their unit, their mates next to them. The episode shows that Crosshair realizes he is alone. He doesnt have a unit, and at the end he again is alone and in a new unit where he doesnt know anyone, unlike Cody from the assignment before, which he thought he´d meet again. It seems to dawn on him that him following orders didnt make him friends, he loses one after another because he is following orders instead of supporting his mates and ends up with people that dont care about him at all.

[@thomaskim7104]

He will have to choose if loyalty is worth it. If he can accept being nothing more than just another weapon in the arsenal, like a blaster, like he seems so determined to do.

[@David-Ace-olotl]

"I want you troopers to remember that we are shoulder to shoulder on those front lines! Brothers! We sometimes make corral, but no matter what, we are united!" Commander Colt

[@Nilmur2]

also to iterate i know that Crosshair said that he is making his own decisions and the chip his been removed, but this is after Tarkin turbo charged the chip in him.

[@Norinia]

@@Nilmur2 I thought that was the stupidest line to put in. It was so clear at start he was being driven by the chip. To suddenly whine “MuH cHiP wAs ReMoVeD aNd YoUr JuSt aSsHoLeS” was so out of place.

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

"We're not just battldroids" becomes funny when you see how in this episode the Battledroids were the good guys. The citizens had no problems with them but definitely had a problem with the Clones.

[@mendlez2306]

@bLackstar Who in their rigth mind would throw themselves at an army of clones after a war they won?

[@masterdragon2698]

Another thing, the droids seemed to actually respect the civilians while patrolling, not just being super aggressive like they are usually portrayed

[@CharuzuAutomatonArtificer]

Battle droids have always been the good guys. One reason is you have less civilian or organic casualties using them, two is that the true Separatists just wanted to get away from the corrupt republic, three you don't have massive problems like defections in the droid army, sure they can be reprogrammed, but even Anakin mentioned that it was difficult to reprogram them, all the way back in Clone Wars Season one or two on Iego. They are ultimately the most humane way to wage war in the galaxy.

[@bigmekboy175]

This was my favorite animated episode since the last 4 CW S7 episodes. The action was tight, the drama was excellent, and the ending really got to me. Bravo!

[@Nogdog945]

If you pay attention to crosshair you can see it in his expressions. This is not at all what he signed up for. He was unknowingly more used to the names the clones had given themselves and when Rampart keeps using numbers instead it nails home the clones are obsolete. The look on Cody’s face when they’re leaving the planet when he meets the new imperial governors eyes. That ‘take a good look at your replacements’. And the small interaction at the end between Cody and crosshair. Crosshair is coming to his own crossroads now. Is he going to stick it out and remain truly loyal and be a full fledged imperial. I can see him rejoining clone force 99. Because that old crosshair is still in there, how he handled the droids it was evident the old him was still very alive. And having so many of his brother’s defecting and having more and more clones being concerned about the increase of TK troopers. A clone rebellion is so on the verge of being a thing you can almost taste.

[@louiswinterhoff334]

You can really see how the Empire is replacing the clones in this episode. Only clones are sent in to secure the city, and you only see regular troopers come in to garrison it. Even just before Cody gets on the shuttle to depart, he turns around to see another shuttle open to another squad of tk troopers.

[@mikes5637]

Already one of my favourite episodes of all the animated series. Who says you can't have adult writing in a kids' show? Also Kevin Kiner deserves a shout out for his exceptional score in both this and Tales of the Jedi.

[@rocketman3285]

who said its a kids show?

[@c.i.s5429]

Felt like I was watching an old Clone Wars episode with this one 😢 …and then it just got super dark and depressing at the end lmao I was not prepared for that

[@wij2012Gaming]

When the shuttle was shot down, I genuinely thought Cody died. I assumed that based on the title of the episode that crosshair was going to have to finish the mission solo. I thought they were going to demonstrate how little the empire cares about the clones by letting one of them die offhand and barely acknowledge it later. I was relieved to see cody make it through the episode though.

[@h.v.n2916]

One thing I thought about this episode is it shows that they used the skill of the clones to bulid the foundation of the empire so that they could then the way less skillfull storm troopers to then hold that foundation. Also it showed the difference between The Republic and The Empire. The Republic fought for peace while the Empire fights for control and subjugation.

[@extrarice1]

I don't think the Republic was fighting for peace, rather people fighting on behalf of it thought they were. It been laid out that it was a corrupt governing body with the senate and ultimately the war being orchestrated by palpatine. The shows also show that diplomatic solutions were avaiable and attempted but in the end thwarted so that the war would start and continue. The wars are not heroic but useless and getting involved only spelled destruction. This is shown when the Jedi must grapple with the decision to fight in the war or not and them ultimately sacrificing their true calling and becoming corrupted by violence. In the end I think its the rebels that end up fighting for peace but along the way they have to make sure they don't become the thing they are trying to destroy and need to resist becoming corrupted by conflict themselves. I think characters like Luke and Ashoka are emblamatic of that as they are able to accomplish what others had failed before them

[@venomshock_editz]

Cody abandoning the Empire reminded me a lot of Rex turning against Krell in the Umbara storyline in clone wars. They both thought they were doing the write thing, but after a big battle they realized they were fighting for the enemy

[@4rd466]

This episode was really brilliant

[@evandempsey1682]

Cody has always been my favorite clone and this episode made me smile from ear to ear

[@MRSYYKKGY]

Blast Him !

[@julienthijs1271]

He used to be my favorite until the betrail of obiwan. But with the new canon and this episode, i appreciate the character so much more ! Plus if they continue with him he won´t end up with a miserable ending to his story like in legends.

[@thatomokgautsi6266]

After watching Andor these episodes hit even hard. Star Wars in on a roll ✨❤️

[@SuperiorShrek]

Don’t jinx

[@thatomokgautsi6266]

@@SuperiorShrek 😂😂😂😂 With The Mandalorian S3 and Asoka dropping next I think we on a lil run

[@Meanlucario]

At least Cody won't end up being a janitor in Canon it seems.

[@jayronauron4042]

Amazing episode. The action was a perfect successor to everything that's been seen in the clone wars, taking the strengths and weaknesses of both clones and droids and applying all the tactics the clones learned from the war in new and interesting ways. Also glad to see Crosshair's sniping shenanigans return and be dialed up to 11. It felt like season finale levels of action while still doing silent storytelling throughout it. Hoping this is a really good sign for the rest of the season.

[@darksideorseid6300]

This episode also felt really, Melancholy. And no in a bad way, but this just felt really saddening.

[@k37087]

It was nice in a way to see and hear regular clones still using their names during fire fights for example when Cody shouts out Nova for the last guy to die in his and crossfire Squad against the govenors bodyguard. Cool detail but also slimy is the empire using the clones as the vanguard force for all the fighting, i suppose it's a good way of using a really useful asset to the empires military while also dwindling their numbers to make room for their new TK troopers and having the new stormtroopers just turn up as a show of force for policing the populace once the fighting is done

[@draochvar9646]

Also goes a long way to show us why so many of the more independant types of clones (Null ARCs, Alpha ARCs, Commandos) just dipped after the clone wars, if they hadn't already during Order 66. If your superiors just keep sending you on suicide runs, maybd it's time to make yourself scarce.

[@VanishEclipse4867]

This episode plays into the case with Wilco last episode where he is not going to falsify a report for his superior as that is not how he does things. This episode shows that while a lot of clone troopers are still serving the empire as intended, plenty of them are feeling disillusioned with the Empire as they come to realize this new order wasn't what they had bled to protect. If anything, Cody feels it and I honestly don't think he could have defected without something happening to him afterwards. A lot of what Cody felt can said about other clones too who are considering defection or simply leaving.

[@ryanrapley1121]

What makes this even more saddening is that Cody cared about orders probably more then any other clone, he liked to do things by the book and for him to turn on the empire it would have taken a lot and it did

[@rattles2326]

It also sounded a little like Wilco was being forced to say he wouldn't, like the chip still influenced him. He had the same look in his eye when Rex was fighting against the chip

[@laynestaley4957]

Crosshair murdered civilians (including children), so if he is redeemed it will probably be by some sort of sacrificial act that saves Clone Force 99 or Omega at the end of the series

[@steffent.6477]

It was a lot more emotional for me than the first 2 episodes.

[@theunpredictableone5379]

Yeah i can only agree and probably many others.

[@Hello-yx2ux]

It’s because of that soundtrack man, it’s like the one with Ashoka and order 66 it’s amazing

[@theunpredictableone5379]

@@Hello-yx2ux The soundtrack is just the flavor of the meal.

[@Jesse12489]

I knew the Clone Wars ended years ago but it never really felt like it ended, it just a roughly ends and then transitions to the original era but combining the bad batch Jedi fallen order and Andor it truly does feel like the Clone Wars ended and I felt that at the end of season 1 after to Tipoca city was destroyed.

[@claya.bishop5356]

This is exactly what the bad batch needs to be. Not just a hero story with the main group, but also serving to be the fleshed out formal end of the clone wars era and the characters we have grown to love from it.

[@sav0rybac0n]

When the governor said peace was never an option I just saw that duck with the 🗡

[@lemon87]

this episode was on par with the best of clone wars. so emotional and real; goes to show what star wars can be in the hands of people that understand the characters and overarching concepts aka just Dave Filoni

[@somerandomidiot1333]

The “we aren’t droids” is kind of ironic. Talking about how you can make your own decisions when you have a chip in your head that controls you and makes decisions for you.

[@Equilibrium21]

"And we have to live with them to" Droids aren't going to feel regret and pain

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

It makes me wonder to what extent the chips control them, though. Do they only prompt the clones to kill Jedi? I don't get the impression Cody ever had his chip removed, yet he wasn't about to follow the officer's order. I'm wondering how and when the chips still come into play post-purge.

[@krystalneko4094]

@@ZenMonkeyGod the chips really seem to only do the order and do a temporary personality reset to make sure nothing conflicts with completing the order, then when they're done it just integrates it into their memory like it was any other order and removes the positive interactions they had with the Jedi too. Regardless of that, they'd still be wondering why they were just ordered to execute their generals en masse without trial without really any reason given besides the vague "they betrayed the Republic".

[@thegoodrevbadandyarr4272]

@@ZenMonkeyGod Also worth mentioning is CH claims that his chip malfunctioned and they were forced to remove it. We still have no way of knowing 100% if he is a reliable narrator, but from the info we are currently operating on, we can only assume his story is true.

[@infinitehazard5197]

@@thegoodrevbadandyarr4272 Or he could be playing the long game with the empire if his chip is truly removed. Maybe as a spy of some sort waiting for the opportunity to defect. Who knows

[@philipwalker6937]

I get the impression that we're made to think the clones are going AWOL, maybe some are. But I think as the season progresses, you'll see there a darker fate befalling them as they are slowly replaced.

[@xuanvutran3114]

All of the episodes with Crosshair in it turn out to be incredible. This is what i want to see more, not side quests

[@Soyouthinkyoucanact420]

The darker lighting and darker moments I love this season so far and more we are doing Star Wars.

[@SOCALAVIATION2K]

This was an awesome episode and hopefully we’ll see more like this in the future!

[@timothymcdonough7609]

Thanks for being the best content creator in the SW sphere of YT. This was spot on - your content forces me to rewatch every episode so I can one-up you - not that I'm creating content but more like I want to be able to say "YES I KNOW THIS ALREADY BUT THANKS FOR BEING AS BRILLIANT AS ME" when I watch your shorts.

[@fe4rlicia540]

Cody never liked to showed when he is thrown off but not only did he do it at the death of the governor but also at the death of Nova which I found also sad because I loved the way Nova fought. He never did the same with most of his troops except one from the Citadel arc

[@smilr_]

Can we appreciate how this dude doesn’t have an obnoxious annoying intro, and just gets straight to the point. He also makes the video simple but high quality review and content. Thumbs up from me.

[@Slavesforsale1]

This was probably my favorite episode in the series, so far. I wanted episodes dedicated just to Crosshair going on missions, and I got it. Hope there are more like that this season. I hope Crosshair doesn't get "redemption". He's a very interesting and nuanced character and having him join the good guys at the end would be so lazy and unoriginal. Though I do like the idea of Crosshair killing Rampart for being corrupt and self-serving.

[@thegoodrevbadandyarr4272]

I absolutely agree with you.

[@Hello-yx2ux]

Nothing beats a when the sound track hits whenever the realization sets in about the Jedi or the empire like when order 66 happened with Ashoka

[@charliek17]

It was amazing! Some very powerful scenes

[@MMaster1397]

I very much enjoyed the first season of the Bad Batch and the first few episodes of the new season have improved even more. Feloni really giving us the well written, emotionally connected story archs we enjoy so much. Dying to see what comes next week!

[@damiyodog]

i think that thsi episode is one of my favorite star wars episodes of any show, it's so fascinating to see star wars dabble in similar politics to our own, and philosophical situations such as this one, right and wrong, good and evil.

[@jordanfitzgerald7886]

Amazing how many are seething he deserted. Crosshair pretty much has his bitter, angry storyline from legends. It makes sense to focus more on one singular main clone in that type of storyline than several. He was Obi-Wans clone Commander. The Commanders are reflections of the good parts of the Jedi Generals they served as they learned from them. He is obviously a good guy even if he's more the books, but so was obi-wan compared to Anakin, by the books doesn't mean bad or unable to do the right thing when needed and Cody found his moment.. Keeping him as some boring bitter stormtrooper commander like in legends never sat right with me and would be dreadful narratively. Here he can do so much more now that his shackles are gone.

[@Cptrex7567]

Love your hockey content and Star Wars content my friend! keep up the good work #fortherepublic

[@filippo1103]

The best moment was the change of the music when crosshair said "then they're traitors like the jedi" and the expression of cody changing.

[@Brickmotionstudios07]

And he showed regret about in his mind killing Obi-Wan

[@Matiusz]

One of the best episodes of bad batch

[@jeebusalt4963]

this episode is powerful

[@Mourningwood95]

Deff more hyped for a commander Cody redemption versus crosshair imo. I’ve wanted more on Cody’s story since episode III/ the Clone Wars.

[@neofulcrum5013]

These first three episodes have been solid

[@commanderdaniel9910]

I was really worried that The Bad Batch season 2 was just gonna be a younger audience oriented show without much for ageing clone wars fans. How I was proven wrong...

[@colorblue7018]

I want to point out that during the zip-line scene when they get over the wall, Kevin Kiner's iconic Clones theme plays. It really is formulaic. It hits and does it damn well.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

I loved it! The animation was tasty af too. 😄

[@GunnarTobus]

I haven’t seen any other trailer clips of Cody outside this episode, and I’m really hoping that we see more of him.

[@blasecascadeanimation4671]

I’m guessing by next week someone’s gonna have gone and translated all the aurebesh on the memorial to give us a bunch of new clones names

[@superboyprime515]

Great episode,IT was weird to root for droids this time,but Crosshair and Cody's teamwork was really good ;)

[@Anderson_S17]

The closing music reminded me of the dark macabre new Vegas ending music for the dlcs

[@scouttrooper2871]

"Soldiers aren't machines. Were' just people..."

[@LemmeCheckMark]

What Crosshairs commander said about how clones seem to keep going awol around him. Its def because hes doing things that make those clones regret their actions.

[@Krosstic]

The look Cody gave Crosshair when he talked about the Jedi being traitors, I doubt he’s slept a full night since the end of the war.

[@bonniedykstra6722]

This episode was honestly amazing and really smart and mature for a show aimed at kids

[@StormX6]

First season of Bad Batch was okay for me, but this episode really elevated this second season for me. I really appreciated how this show continues to humanize the clones even after Order 66. For the longest time, the clones just kinda got written off after they killed the Jedi. But now it feels as though they’re still having conflicted feelings towards being a part of the Empire and getting decommissioned

[@draochvar9646]

I find it quite interesting how more and more of the "regular" clones one by one begin to realize the things the first-gen ARCs (like the Nulls and Alphas) and Bad Batch noticed from the start. Just goes to show that even the biochip fucking with their mind can't erase the mindset that was once imparted to them.

[@ad_astra5]

Some clones were even talking about the new defence bill, which presumably would replace them more

[@TheDuke013]

I feel like crosshair is just playing the empire, and thank you for another repaint of cody I have to buy.

[@s7robin105]

I think with all the innocent people we see crosshair kill its unlikely he will be redeemed, maybe he'll die doing something to save a teammate or someone else but he will die in the end. I could see it going the Vader route.

[@ryanGPE]

You could hear the clone theme barely in the music which I thought was a nice tough, and also the fact that Cody named the clones giving more emphasis to their death, especially nova who was pretty badass for a random clone and I knew he was gonna die but was still said when Cody called his name

[@youcanthandlemyname7393]

interesting that we have clones like echo talking about how they need to build a broader opposition to the empire, clones like rex presumably doing it with ashoka, and mass clone defections as the effects of the inhibitor chip wears off. seems like the perfect stage for clones to form the basis for the early rebellion and perhaps train the new recruits like we saw in the clone wars arc with saw gurera. also note how few clones we see in this episode even though they are in areas where their should be thousands. this is probably signifying that the empire is running out of clones due to defections and deaths.

[@Jon_REDACTED]

Oh I love how they are finally going to tell commander Cody’s story and what happened to him after the clone wars. I hope they make this great character have a good story.

[@salomonlopez2593]

I really loved this episode, Cody must have been thinking about that moment when he received and obeyed order 66, the beginning of the end

[@BillybobSpangleberry]

Twice in this episode Crosshair looked an awful lot like Agent Kallus right before he defected. I think Crosshair will eventually do the same but I don’t see him returning to his brothers. Rather I think he’ll go out on his own.

[@LordVader5738]

Did anyone notice how the Battle Memorial was changed? It no longer has the Republic crest on it. It has nothing but the Clone Troopers designations.

[@cuberrt]

Is it sad that I think of the goose with the knife meme every time I hear the line "peace was never an option" from this episode?

[@ThePASBERUK]

Clone trooper Nova was phenomenal

[@sean-johngiel8244]

when cody told crosshair that you have to live with your decisions, he mustve been reflecting on when he gave the order to kill kenobi..

[@bucket638]

This was one of the best episodes in all of StarWars animation.

[@fizzicuhl]

When I seen Crosshair starting to second guess his decision and how he felt after finding out Cody went AWOL. It gave me a similar feeling to the one I got at the end of season 1, during the bombardment of Kamino.

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Kalani: "hello there."

[@brianolson5679]

Is it just me or is the music towards the end pretty close to the end of season seven of clone wars. The music really has a powerful touch to it.

[@KyleR-id2tl]

Easily the best episode of Bad Batch excluding the season 1 premiere and finale

[@Iggy1eco]

I was impressed by this episode. Showed the more serious side of SW. The music, the scenes...like Andor rubbed on it

[@pwer9296]

this episode was brilliant much better than last season

[@jigglesworth2699]

This latest episode showed just how far the clone wars era shows have come. The animations are incredible, and one of the little things I noticed was that the regular clone troopers were generally pretty competent, it used to be that only main characters with hella plot armor would do anything intelligent or useful; which drove me nuts

[@anttikettunen8601]

I didn't think much of the 2 starting eps, the 3rd one though. Nice.

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

It was awesome to see the gang again, but I don't feel like the first two had a compelling enough plot. Scavenging Count Dooku's abandoned house isn't how I thought they would begin after escaping Camino, but it's still a thrill to watch 🤘

[@marcoromano8184]

I like the battle droids as good guys!

[@azazaz4627]

Scenes we have yet to see - Rex mission Tech racing Gunji Scorch (supposedly, could be a REALLY dark episode since it's involving black ops and the involvement of multiple CC squads) The Kashyyyk/Trandosan stuff. Think that's all that's left, and this is all stuff well see before midseason y'all.

[@deeznutz679]

We've come a long way from the first episodes of the clone wars

[@rkthekid621]

You really can tell how he feels about Kenobi. You love to hate to see it.

[@BespinGuard1]

Whilst the defection of Cody was the biggest single event from the episode, the droideka scenes and especially the scene when Cody is looking at not only the new governor but their literal replacements moving in after they're leaving were the best scenes from the Bad Batch show as a whole

[@Thaumh]

The seeds of Crosshair's redemption have been planted. Whether he helps them grow, or culls them, remains to be seen.

[@johnmalkowski9485]

Finally star wars are adding actual Blaster fights with some Grime

[@MoFiTheMagnificent]

I was a bit worried after not being impressed by the first 2 episodes but this was great!

[@InsanoRider777]

A part of me wonders how Cody feels about Order 66. He and Obi-wan were very good friends, and when Order 66 came, Cody unhesitantly shot his friend in the back. He wasn't able to stop himself, and the last time he saw Obi-wan was when he'd fallen after the tank shot at him. For all Cody knows, Obi-wan, his friend, was dead... and it was his fault. Perhaps that's the meaning behind Cody's last words to Crosshair before going AWOL.

[@vikmite9635]

Rip Nova... :(

[@Dryghtendanitsu]

I think one of the really cool moments of "Show, don't tell" in this show was after the empire subjugated the city. All TK troopers. We see commander Cody returning to the capital with the injured prisoners and he looks back at the Governor, overseeing a new squad of troopers land on the planet. TK recruits, not his brothers. I noticed something there as he put his helmet on, that he looks... defeated. His entire life, was his brothers. And slowly, quietly, they are being pushed out. No doubt, some clones would have come to terms with Order 66 with the reasoning "Republic or Empire, it's still the Clone Army". Now, it's not even the Clone Army.

[@fynixfyre1943]

My boy Cody getting a little redemption arch too hell yeah

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

"We just want to self-govern." The seperatists also said that.

[@Slavesforsale1]

Yeah, and the separatists were the good guys.

[@atoth62]

@@Slavesforsale1 Yeah, they wanted that, but they were bankrolled by huge mega-corps, so even if they had 'won', they would've probably have ended off far worse than before.

[@markswang8987]

The empire is simply the best recruting agent for the rebelion. The rebel themselves could not pull this off or done better