DarthDementous 1,060 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 29/02/2024 at 5:52 AM, greenturnedblue said: Did all the creatures escaping remind anyone else of Jurassic park? I swear some of the creatures even made similar sounds too On 28/02/2024 at 2:34 AM, Tallguy said: It was more fun than the two Omega episodes. (Not better, just more fun.) I did not find them exploring yet another derelict ship/factory/base ruin whilst fighting a random monster all for the sake of something that was completely inconsequential to the story fun. Without meaningful context action is hideously dull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mstrox 6,658 Posted March 4 Popular Post Share Posted March 4 I hate the concept of “filler episodes.” It’s an adventure serial - sometimes the adventure is the point. Maybe the episodes remind them that they’re watching a children’s cartoon? Gabriel Bezerra, Tallguy, Stark and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Episode 5 is in my opinion a great episode again. There are gonna be people that will claim it as a "filler" episode. But like some of us agreed above I don't like that term and whatever it means, it's certainly not true for this episode. Here is was all about the relationships between The Bad Batch themselves and this episode worked with that tremendously. I love how they don't shy away from the conflict between Hunter & Crosshair and how incredibly lived in they both feel. These are some of the best characters written in SW. Crosshair especially is such an interesting and complex one. I also want to mention that the directing and animation this season is better than it has ever been in SW animation. The colors, cameramovements and little details make it all so interesting to watch. Ps. Kiner & Co' music this episode was really outstanding! Pps. We got a snowworm instead of a sandworm. Hahah Gabriel Bezerra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 2 hours ago, JNHFan2000 said: Pps. We got a snowworm instead of a sandworm. Hahah What a coincidence that this one ended up so close to Dune's premiere BIG (and necessary) episode for Crosshair, who missed completely the point of Pabu and went straight into training, we got our first mention of Tech, but later Crosshair shoving in Hunter's face his failure gives me the impression he doesn't know the especifics of how he died... if he does know, that was a low blow even for him. The Return of Echo, the team as a whole, to the base and their bonds, the expectations were high for this episode because of the title but what we got was better than the alternative. When Sean/Deana posted their crypt tweet I hoped that we would hear that motif associated with Mayday, was not disappointed, love that piece of music (though it does remind me of the beginning of "Great Lenoptryx" from Avatar). Hunter and Crosshair's "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" moment was expected and well done, everyone on the team doing their part and Crosshair finding a use for his rifle beyond killing was a great conclusion. Him fixing Mayday's memorial to his fallen brothers was also great as the remark him and Echo had about the "purpose" of the base. Crosshair's relationship with Omega is a joy to watch now, I wasn't really expecting their relationship being "big sister-little brother", but I'm here for it. JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: Crosshair's relationship with Omega is a joy to watch now, I wasn't really expecting their relationship being "big sister-little brother", but I'm here for it. That's totally what it's like, didn't even think of it in that way yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Episodes 6 & 7 Well, that was very exciting!! Great direction and animation again! The action scenes were especially designed very well. As was the way the operative sneaked into the castle. It almost became a bit of a horror. I also thought the dialogue at the end was very strong between Rex & Wolf! This is really shaping up to be the best season! Trope and Gabriel Bezerra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Rex can't catch a break. These ones were not what I expected. Right at the start we have returning characters and planet from a couple of so-called "filler" episodes, we pick up on Rex's storyline but Crosshair also gets development, fighting "himself" in a way as Clone X, it's fascinating that him being a Bad Batch kinda saved his life, and Clone X lived to fight another day. Wolffe in the episode but not going with Rex kinda implies he's going to leave in a less drastic measure, that explains a bit why he was so eager to contact the Empire in Rebels. What kinda pushes back the episodes is that all the characters are getting informations we already know (or at least speculated), but I believe now that everyone already knows everything and Crosshair had his fight with his demons, we'll pick up the pace. JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,400 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Was that Teth? Episodes were kinda darkly lit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 13/03/2024 at 4:11 PM, Faleel said: Was that Teth? Episodes were kinda darkly lit. Yes, and yes. Had to rewatch them last night. E08, new planet, new creature, animation was stellar as always... But I'm getting a bit worried they're leaving too much for the last chunk of episodes, we already passed the halfway point now and this was a mission to get information for another mission... or at least that's what I thought until the final scene. I'm sure I'll have a better appreciation for these episodes when I have all the pieces, I wasn't really feeling like that in S01 and S02, but knowing this is the final season made me very aware of the pacing. Omega and Crosshair's growing relationship is heartwarming to witness, and I for sure thought we would be getting flashbacks when he started meditating. His thing this episode was asking "Who? What? When?" and that brought me a chuckle every time. I still love these characters and I'm happy to spend 20 minutes with them. And Fennec was there too. I'm not looking forward to next week if she did what I think she did... Showing Pabu this episode wasn't a great sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,424 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Haven't watched today's ep yet. I'm loving Omega and Crosshair's relationship but it would be nice to see Wrecker and Hunter with her a bit more. You know Lucas likes to say that the PT and the OT is "Darth Vader's story". (Which I disagree with.) But Bad Batch is really turning out to be Crosshair's. My kids picked up on who Wolffe is before I did. I'm raising nerds! Gabriel Bezerra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 It just hit me... we're already halfway through and no sign of an album yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Bad Batch albums are always released a week after the 8th of 16th episode. So it's either this week or they're doing one big one at the end of the season Gabriel Bezerra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,424 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 So, any guesses as to who Mulan is ratting them out to? I'm assuming Boba will show up before the end of the show, but he's still a kid now. Also, I have NO idea where this will end up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovygoth666 701 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 9 hours ago, Tallguy said: So, any guesses as to who Mulan is ratting them out to? I'm assuming Boba will show up before the end of the show, but he's still a kid now. Also, I have NO idea where this will end up. My guess is Asajj Ventress. Wouldn't be surprised if Boba turns up at some point as Daniel Logan did voice some clones at the start of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 27 Popular Post Share Posted March 27 Episode 9 x The Harbinger Loved this!! Asajj Ventress has always been one of my favourite characters, so I loved seeing her here. Her fight scene with the Bad Batch, was extremely well done. Great choreograhpy and animation. I'm impressed by the animation each episode, it's just so inctedibly good. If you compare this to the Clone Wars film, it's remarkable! There was also some really great music in here. The statement of the bad batch theme during the fight was great and there were some really beautiful moments with Ventress & Omega. Next week 2 episodes! Let's see how quick the story is gonna move GerateWohl, Gabriel Bezerra and CGCJ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Yeah, there was something different about the animation in this episode and that was really showcased in their fight. Pabu without a sunny sky was a big red herring for me as I thought this was the one where the Empire gets there... sounds like I was an episode too early. I have no clue how this show is gonna end, but this episode made me contemplate the possibility of Omega parting ways with the Batch (sure, if the Batch even survives). Will Omega be able to use the Force (in a traditional way, as I'm sure she already uses it unknowingly) by the end of the series? Lots of questions and a lot to happen yet, this was basically a calm before the storm. Trope and JNHFan2000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 28 Popular Post Share Posted March 28 https://www.qobuz.com/nz-en/album/star-wars-the-bad-batch-the-final-season-vol-1-episodes-1-8-kevin-kiner/w2newnn3fpyga Releasing tomorrow. Episodes 1 - 8. 2 hours and 5 minutes. I suspect that the finale has the runtime of 2 episodes, and that's why there are 15 episodes. That album should arrive on the 3rd or 10th of May. Gabriel Bezerra, CGCJ and Tallguy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGCJ 408 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Looks like Aha Music is still not recognising the OST, so it's going to take me much longer sort this than normal, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 What do you mean? You mean to sort which cues belong in which episodes? I think this album is a bit more straightforward than the previous seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGCJ 408 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 5 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said: What do you mean? You mean to sort which cues belong in which episodes? I think this album is a bit more straightforward than the previous seasons. Yes, to figure out the chronological order and where exactly each cue included is from. JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Weird, the show is main-crediting Sean and Deana, but the album keeps Kevin as the sole composer... annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,429 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 27/03/2024 at 9:48 AM, JNHFan2000 said: Episode 9 x The Harbinger Loved this!! Asajj Ventress has always been one of my favourite characters, so I loved seeing her here. Her fight scene with the Bad Batch, was extremely well done. Great choreograhpy and animation. I'm impressed by the animation each episode, it's just so inctedibly good. If you compare this to the Clone Wars film, it's remarkable! The animation is very good. But it still looks weird, when people are just walking. I don't get, why they cannot make that look better. On 27/03/2024 at 9:48 AM, JNHFan2000 said: There was also some really great music in here. The statement of the bad batch theme during the fight was great and there were some really beautiful moments with Ventress & Omega. There is a lot that I like about this series, the story, the characters. But the music is not one of these things. For me of all animated Star Wars shows this one has the least interesting score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 13 minutes ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: Weird, the show is main-crediting Sean and Deana, but the album keeps Kevin as the sole composer... annoying. Yeah, strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CGCJ 408 Posted March 28 Popular Post Share Posted March 28 25 minutes ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: Weird, the show is main-crediting Sean and Deana, but the album keeps Kevin as the sole composer... annoying. At-least they and the rest of the composers are credited on the individual tracks, as always. Gabriel Bezerra, JNHFan2000 and enderdrag64 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tydirium 1,167 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 28/3/2024 at 9:36 AM, Gabriel Bezerra said: Weird, the show is main-crediting Sean and Deana, but the album keeps Kevin as the sole composer... annoying. Yeah, seems like “Kevin Kiner” is practically like a band/company name at this point. Don’t forget, they pulled the same thing when they released the singles “The Bad Batch Theme” and “Enter the Bad Batch.” Both tracks were written by Sean, yet Kevin got the cover credit. Gabriel Bezerra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CGCJ 408 Posted March 28 Popular Post Share Posted March 28 I've gone through the series 3 volume 1 soundtrack and updated my spreadsheet. Tallguy, enderdrag64, Trope and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 New episodes were good. The first was interesting and it was nice to see what was in the vault, although I still wish that they already told or showed us what the end goal is (Even though I have a strong guess at what it is). Second episode was fantastic I thought. And ended on a fantastic cliffhanger and finally feels like we're building to something now that Omega is captured again. Let's hope they find a way to track her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Sid managed to outclass her previous betrayal... Hemlock better watch his back now that Tarkin has his eyes on the project. There's still so much we don't know about Emerie, but we get a few glimpses of it, children are a step too far for her, so it probably means she'll help out. Cad Bane kept doing what he was doing in Clone Wars it seems. The Marauder blowing up was in the trailer, but all of their stuff inside was a plus that hurt more, Omega putting Tech's glasses in the museum was a gutwrenching punch to start off, and even though I expected way worse for Pabu, it's still terrible, all those refugees are back into the Empire territory. Fantastic episodes, that thankfully are not as heartbreaking as I expected. JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,424 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I think Andor may have been more cheerful than these two episodes. I mean, they were great. But wow. I don't know what I would have done if they had offed Wrecker. (Ricka.) I'm a little disappointed that Omega is captured again. I suppose it was always going this way, but... It feels like a reset button. Except now we have Crosshair going crazy to bring her back. When Crosshair missed with the tracker my kids lost it. Ok, I just popped on the new soundtrack. Holy cripes! It's so good! Gabriel Bezerra, JNHFan2000 and DarthDementous 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 5 hours ago, Tallguy said: When Crosshair missed with the tracker my kids lost it. Same! I was screaming at the tv. I als thought one of the most harrowing things in these episodes was when from the pov of the baby the box closed up. That was awful. Tallguy and Gabriel Bezerra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,424 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 5 hours ago, JNHFan2000 said: Same! I was screaming at the tv. I als thought one of the most harrowing things in these episodes was when from the pov of the baby the box closed up. That was awful. Thing is, the moment Omega came up with the plan I knew this was going to happen. I'm pretty sure CROSSHAIR knew it was going to happen! Which made it WORSE. It seems the Empire has monsters and talented scientists. But it only has a few talented scientists who are monsters. Did they kill Cid off off screen? JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 54 minutes ago, Tallguy said: Did they kill Cid off off screen? I think she's not dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, Tallguy said: Did they kill Cid off off screen? Some people think she was tortured to death... I just think she ratted Phee out for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,424 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 59 minutes ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: Some people think she was tortured to death... I just think she ratted Phee out for money. It went by very fast but it didn't sound like a friendly transaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 To be fair, everything Clone X says doesn't sound friendly Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,400 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Is it my imagination, or was Saving the Eye from Minority Report a temp track in the first season? Trope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Episode 12 LOVED that they brought Admiral Rampart back in the fold. Very clever! And I think it's great it wasn't just a one off, but he'll be bacl next week. And am I understanding it correctly that Hemlock is trying to combine the M-count of the multiple children in some way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,803 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 It seems Omega's DNA is key to transferring Midichlorias from a subject to a clone of the same subject. It seems they have to mix both genomes for that. I have a hunch that with how emerie looks, and Omega's midichlorian experiments, Omega or a new mixed clone is going to be Mara Jade. She will be trained at tantiss by the emperor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,060 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 22 minutes ago, Luke Skywalker said: It seems Omega's DNA is key to transferring Midichlorias from a subject to a clone of the same subject. It seems they have to mix both genomes for that. I have a hunch that with how emerie looks, and Omega's midichlorian experiments, Omega or a new mixed clone is going to be Mara Jade. She will be trained at tantiss by the emperor... making Mara Jade a clone would certainly be up there in terms of baffling adaptation decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,904 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 It's called Project Necromancer, so I'm assuming it's just the origin of Palpatine's clones. Canonically they would've been made before ROTJ, so the timeline makes sense. EDIT: According to Wiki, Rey's father (a Palp clone of course) was born 12 years before ANH. Bad Batch S3 takes place around 17 BBY, so the timing is perfect. tee_oh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovygoth666 701 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 2 hours ago, Manakin Skywalker said: It's called Project Necromancer, so I'm assuming it's just the origin of Palpatine's clones. Canonically they would've been made before ROTJ, so the timeline makes sense. EDIT: According to Wiki, Rey's father (a Palp clone of course) was born 12 years before ANH. Bad Batch S3 takes place around 17 BBY, so the timing is perfect. That was my assumption as well, but with the Imperial remnants after Grogu for something to do with cloning, like most people I assumed this was part of Palpatines resurrection. Ultimately it wasn't and so I can see there's a possibility that Project Necromancer and The Vault aren't a part Palpatines somehow return. Well it's more a 99.9% chance Project Necromancer is indeed about cloning Palpatine and that 0.1% is it could be something else. Mara Jade as a clone? Well maybe, Filoni likes to pick from Legends and make them canon. So yeah I think Project Necromancer is indeed for Palpatine surviving death, but there's a small part of me that wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,904 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Well is has to be about resurrection of some form, hence the term necromancer. Either way Palpatine's self-cloning project has to be going on at this time as well if his "son" is born within the next few years, and I'm sure he probably wasn't the first clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovygoth666 701 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Right, I'm with you in that's where the show is going, and for those reasons. But a small part of me wouldn't be surprised if it didn't, was my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,803 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Necromancer is definately for palpatine. i said that mara jade could be a creation in that project experimenting with dna and midiclhorians. reys father is definately one of many palpatine clones created in the experiment. I think that hemlock already implied that they have replicated palpatine but the clone loses his m count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,424 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Sometimes I think this is Filoni trying to make all 9 episodes make sense together: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Bezerra 308 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Okay, that was tense! It is surprising how well this series managed to make me worry about the safety of its characters. I had the same worry last week for Wrecker and today it was for Echo and if they would actually do it. Rampart going with them was a surprise, his demeanor throughout the episode was fun, and now, I can believe they'll manage to end it in two episodes, with Omega already making a plan and the Batch coming as support (great to have Echo back, I missed him). We briefly saw Coruscant and I liked how they visualized it through the painted art style, some new shots of Mount Tantiss just show how far this art style has come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,975 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Same, I was so on edge! It really feels like it'll come to a conclusion that either way (good or bad) is going the be worth it. I suspect next week's episode will end on a big cliffhanger and that the finale will be around an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,424 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 It's becoming a running joke at my house. "NOW are they going to kill Wrecker?" I'm glad someone else thinks putting Omega in with the kids is a terrible idea. Best part of the episode? They showed a mouse droid SEVERAL times and it never made THE sound that it always makes! I think this might be a first! (Ok, actual best part of the episode was holding my breath thinking that the science ship was going to jump without them.) Gabriel Bezerra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,400 Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 10 minutes ago, Tallguy said: Best part of the episode? They showed a mouse droid SEVERAL times and it never made THE sound that it always makes! I think this might be a first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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