Review: Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Happy May the 4th to all those Star Wars fans out there! One of the best days of the year and you know I had to watch something Star Wards today. I decided to finish The Bad Batch, a Disney+ original show that follows a group of defective clones, aka Clone Force 99. The show has 3 seasons and officially ended just this past week. The final episode of season 3 is not only the season finale, but also the series finale. It has been a really good ride for the show as I would put it as one of the better Star Wars shows. Of course, I think Clone Wars is the best, and Rebels is really good too. When it comes to the animated shows like The Bad Batch, Dave Filoni (the mastermind behind all of it) does not miss and is so good at tying it all together. So here is my honest review of The Bad Batch.

I am not going to dive deep into the first 2 seasons of the show, but I will dive into season 3. As we end season 2, we watch the batch lose one of their members in Tech as he dies falling off a railcar in mid air. They are broken and still struggling at the beginning of the season. But, this season is all about Omega and the batch take a back seat to her character throughout the season. Omega has a special type of blood, called M-Count, and the Empire wants to use that to help create clones that may be force sensitive. Yes, Omega is force sensitive, though she never learns how to use the force (which makes sense because it isn't something that is supposed to be easy to master). Dave Filoni makes a wise decision in not letting Omega being force sensitive be a big storyline in this season. Omega ends up giving herself up to Hemlock (the scientist/main villain for the empire) in order to protect a planet the batch had been staying on. The last couple of episodes follow the batch as they try to find Tantiss (the planet Omega is being kept on). As they make their way to Tantiss they prepare for a full on battle against the Empire in an attempt to not only save Omega, but save the other force sensitive children being kept on the planet. Of course, I am not going to say how it ends, because that would spoil it. But, if you are a Star Wars fan, this is well worth your time. Normally, episodes are about 20-25 minutes, with the finales and opening episodes of each season, being longer.

Something of note, if you are a Clone Wars fan or a Bad Batch fan, this is the last Clone Wars content we will be getting ever. Now that is so sad, because both shows are fantastic, but Star Wars as a franchise is moving on. It really is too bad, because it is my favorite timeline in the Star Wars franchise to watch.

In other Star Wars news, since today is May the 4th. I will be taking part in Star Wars trivia while writing this article and another one at the end of the month! That means I have to watch all 9 movies again and then do reviews on them. My goal is to do a review per trilogy. If you are curious, my favorite trilogy is the original (which should be everyones favorite if I'm being honest). So stay on the lookout for those posts in the near future!

Thanks as always for reading as it is so appreciated! I love writing about what I am watching and normally do not have a lot of time to do so, so when I get the chance, I get very excited and passionate.

Nick Kuster