Star Wars: The Bad Batch Just Closed a Big Chapter in Star Wars History

When final we left Star Wars: The Bad Batch—which was simply renewed for a second season—Hunter was trapped. The group’s villainous former buddy Crosshair captured the chief after the occasions on Daro and the query turned: would the remainder of Clone Force 99 return to avoid wasting Hunter? Well, regardless of the primary Disney+ menu calling the episode “Finale Part 1,” the episode’s precise title answered that query earlier than the motion even started. The title is “Return to Kamino”—and return everybody did.

Using Hunter as bait, Crosshair knew he’d have the ability to draw Omega, Echo, Tech, and Wrecker again to Kamino, so the Empire was prepared and ready. Thankfully, Omega knew a again entrance to town, full with secret touchdown pad and underwater tube system to get them throughout. These early scenes set the tone for the episode to have a much bigger, totally different really feel from the remainder of the season. While we’re used to listening to Kevin Kiner’s music on Bad Batch, these scenes weaved in a few of John Williams’ music from Attack of the Clones, giving it a cinematic Star Wars really feel. Even the animation was taken up a notch, with the Bad Batch within the rain, out to sea, wanting far more darkish, mysterious, and detailed than standard, proper all the way down to Omega’s moist hair being matted down for the following few scenes.

Once again within the metropolis, Omega’s outdated buddy AZI-3 crammed everybody in on what was taking place; the clones and Kaminoans have been all gone, it’s simply Crosshair and some of the brand new TK troopers. Which, I’ve to confess, was slightly odd. It’s someway simply not pure to listen to anybody however Dee Bradley Baker’s voice come out of a trooper on a Star Wars animated collection. But we obtained loads of that right here. The steadiness in Star Wars is altering.

A assured Crosshair knew that his fellow clones would come to him if he simply stayed put with Hunter, which allowed the 2 of them to have some very fascinating discussions. Most fascinating was the truth that Crosshair felt like he’d been betrayed once they left him. On the one hand, how may they not contemplating he was actively making an attempt to kill them together with an enormous variety of troopers—but, at that second a couple of ft away, their associates have been knowingly strolling right into a lure to avoid wasting Hunter. So, possibly Crosshair had a degree. These clones do something for one another. But the dialog felt prefer it was taking place to let the viewers know Crosshair had one thing else up his sleeve.

We discover out quickly sufficient when Tech, Echo, and Wrecker spring the lure and enter the coaching room from earlier within the season, which is the place Hunter is being held, and are immediately caught by a bunch of troopers. Crosshair explains to everybody how he felt betrayed and believes their finest plan of action is to affix the Empire as a result of they’re superior to the others and may help them (and possibly themselves) obtain nice energy. As it’s unfolding you’re left to marvel: when did this variation occur? Wasn’t Crosshair out for blood? Now he desires to workforce up? Nevertheless, issues get tense and Crosshair realizes the TK troopers becoming a member of him shouldn’t have his again. So he kills all of them, mainly saving the day… until Omega, who’d been left behind simply in case, prompts the coaching room with a bunch of lethal droids.

And so the complete Clone Force 99, with Omega in tow, are reunited to avoid wasting their very own skins in an epic battle again within the coaching room. The present’s finish credit score theme even performed to make you understand how massive this second was. After 15 episodes, the gang is all again collectively. Just as they’re triumphant, nevertheless, Crosshair drops a bombshell. His allegiance to the Empire isn’t due to his Order 66 inhibitor chip, as everybody assumed. Apparently, he had that eliminated way back (when, precisely, we don’t know but) and that is simply who he’s. His associates are shocked, and fortunately Hunter is ready to stun Crosshair together with his blaster, realizing they’ll determine this out at one other time.

Here’s the place that chapter of Star Wars historical past will get closed. This isn’t some regular destruction. This is the place the Bad Batch have been born, sure, however a lot extra. Rex, Cody, Fives, and so many different clones we’ve come to know have been additionally born there—heck, your complete Republic Army. It’s the place Obi-Wan Kenobi first met and fought Jango Fett. The birthplace of Boba Fett! It’s such a vital location within the lore and right here we see it being blown to bits. And so the primary a part of the two-part season one last ends with the Bad Batch inside a metropolis that’s exploding throughout them and falling into the ocean.

Being a part of the season finale, it is sensible simply how essential “Return to Kamino” was for the present. Crosshair is again with the workforce, albeit unconsciously. But we additionally now know he, consciously, made the selection to assist the Empire. The cloning amenities on Kamino are nearly gone, mainly marking the tip of clones used as troopers for the Republic turned Empire. You can also’t assist however marvel what the Empire desires with that cloning expertise and if that’s one thing that ties into both Palpatine’s plan or no matter Dr. Pershing is doing with Grogu’s blood in The Mandalorian. Lots of questions, and we’ll most likely get some solutions subsequent week on the second a part of the season finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

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