Nearly a full twelvemonth after the closing ofStar Wars : The Bad Batch , I was able to live over the experience of watching it for the first clock time through a beloved friend of mine , who rent me in on her first see journeying . Now , I ’m no alien to rewatchingThe Bad Batch , or any of my favoriteStar Warscontent ( The Mandalorianbeing my biggest repeat offender ) . What made this so unique for me , however , was that I do n’t often get to see people experience theStar Warsanimated TV showfor the first time , peculiarly not since it finished .
Upon decide to sit down and watchThe Bad Batchin its entirety , my friend texted me updates of her own accordance , keeping me in the eyelet about all of her thoughts . What she likely thought would be a calendar week - tenacious journey only took about a single weekend , as she make out all three season in just a few days . Through her texts and any of our treatment that spiraled out of those substance , I con a few things about what it ’s like to watchThe Bad Batchfor the first time , peculiarly now that the story is complete .
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Echo Is An Underrated Member Of Clone Force 99
His Absence In Later Episodes Is Definitely Felt
One of the big takeaway from this experience with my booster is that I actualize just how underrated Echo really is as a member ofClone Force 99 . He may not have been one of the squad ’s original members , having go to theDomino Squadinitially with Fives , Hevy , Cutup , and Droidbait , butEcho certainly became a member of the Batch ’s home afterStar war : The Clone Warsseason 7 . While , during my own viewing as the season premiere , I note Echo ’s growing absence in late season 2 and season 3 , I did n’t realize how underrated he truly was .
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It took my friend latching on to Echo as her darling for me to realise this . I asked for her initial Clone Force 99 phallus ranking not long into her viewing , and I to the full expected one of the original members to be at the top . I think it ’s secure to say that Tech and Crosshair are both very democratic choice in the fandom , so I was surprised when she said Echo . Seeing her experience the show for the first clip , as someone whose front-runner was Echo , spotlight so many new things about the ARC cavalryman to me .
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Personally , my favorite member of the squad is Hunter , who ’s somehow underrated while not being underrate at the same time . I may have influenced my friend into rank him at 2nd place on her list .
One of the biggest was how devastating his " way out " from the team really was . That scenery has always been a tearjerker for me , butI did n’t earn how hugely impactful it could be until I watched her see it for the first clock time , without know it was come up . Upon receiving a meme of someone crying on the telephone set along with a disbelieving " WHAT THE FAWK " ( in plus to several follow - ups of the same sentiment ) , I understood in a new way of life how hard this moment really was . His lineament is so fantastic , which makes his absence difficult to deal with .
Tech’s Death (& Sacrifice) Are Absolutely Devastating
It Never Gets Any Easier, Either
It does n’t take a someone ’s first - vigil journey to understand just how annihilative Tech ’s sacrificial death is , but this experience showed me thatit truly does n’t matter how long you ’ve been watch over the show or how well you have intercourse the characters ; it ’s still going to hurtverybadly each and every time . This was especially truthful for my ally , who had no approximation that it was coming . Like me , she latch on to Tech and Phee Genoa as a couple , which was heavily foreshadowed throughout time of year 2 , episode 13 " Pabu . " This made his dying even more sudden for her .
The pain in the ass of Tech ’s deprivation never in truth fades .
" BTCH ARE YOU SERIOUS , " was my friend ’s first remark during her viewing of " Plan 99 . " " TECH ? ! ? ? ? ? ? -,89:&,929 , " ( because the distress was enough to make her fingers flee around the keyboard incoherently ) , " IM NEVER see ANOTHER SHOW AGAIN . " like a shot , like many of us , she became a " Tech Lives " truther , although that has since go into antic territory , as his death seems last inThe Bad Batchseason 3 . watch her experience this for the first sentence , however , brought my own devastation back , proving that the pain in the neck of Tech ’s departure never truly fade .
Hunter’s Been A Father Ever Since Episode 1
They Were Never Trying To Hide It
Instantly , one of the first things my ally picked up on , unprompted by the resident Hunter Bad Batch lover , was that Hunter has been a father to Omega ever sinceThe Bad Batch ’s very first sequence . She was charmed by the way Omega was so eager to emulate him , and by how he spoke to her in return - and made the decisiveness to return to Kamino for her . By installment 2,she was perfectly convince of this fact . ‘It ’s what she needs ' , " my ally quoted Hunter in " contract and Run . " " OHHH THATS SUCH A DAD QUOTE ENOUGHHHHH . " ( And she ’s right ! )
Now that The Bad Batch has come to an end , I ’ve rewatched the serial from start to finish , and there are quite a few interesting things I noticed .
" THEY ARE GIRL DAD AND GIRL UNCLES , " my friend say of the Batch after " Cut and Run " stop . This view carry throughout the ease of her rewatch , specially whenever Hunter was reference as Omega ’s brother and not her father . " CALLING HIM HER BROTHER BYEEEEE , " she said more than midway through season 1 . " THAT IS YOUR FATHERRRRR . " The fact that it ’s truly so obvious from the start really seems to confirm the fact thatHunter and Omega ’s relationship is special , and that he was unfeignedly made for the paternal role he took up . As the eldest brother , this realise sensory faculty , too .
Crosshair’s Misdeeds Aren’t Excused, But He Definitely Earns His Redemption
Crosshair start in a rough position for my friend . Without having seen the Bad Batch ’s 4 - episode prefatory arc inThe Clone Wars , she had no context to go off of for Crosshair other than what he was like after hisinhibitor chipactivated . To say she was n’t a fan of Imperial Crosshair is an understatement . " Crosshair DPMO " was a text I often arrest throughout seasons 1 and 2 ( which , for those who may not cognise , resist for " do n’t piss me off " ) . When season 2 began to furcate out with Crosshair - centric sequence , she was n’t thrilled to see him in the flimsy .
Of course , after time of year 2 , episode 12 " The Outpost , " that all changed . After she eat up that one , she denote proudly , " He did not piss me off . " As we got close to season 3,I could see the shift in the way she thought about him- all of which stem from him teaming up with Omega . She was eventually keep the fact that Crosshair got the first hug from Omega after Doctor Hemlock ’s death the way many of us also were at the clip it happened . By then , I was achingly peculiar to hear what she thought about his spark .
Darth Vader ’s salvation story in Star Wars will always be iconic , but I think the franchise ’s best redemption is actually in The Bad Batch .
Her response truly put his redemption account into words perfectly : " He had a redemption arc that does n’t exactly excuse him of his misconduct , but the kind that defy him accountable and establish growth which to me was a enceinte way to do it . " Honestly , if anything , it proves that Crosshair ’s redemption is very naturalistic . Like Hunter tells him back in season 3 , sequence 5 " The Return , " all we can do in lifespan is keep trying to be better . That ’s exactly what Crosshair did inThe Bad Batch , and it ’s one of the most of import deterrent example any viewer can instruct .
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