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- “The Bad Batch” doesn’t quite match the imaginative polish of Amirpour’s debut, but it excels at fusing outrageous genre pastiche with a colorful homegrown universe. Nothing in “The Bad Batch” can match its stunning opening scenes, a wordless blend of horror and suspense that establishes its minimalist world of devious outcasts.
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Yes. On both counts. Imo the best parts of the Bad Batch are pretty on-par with the best of TCW. And the lamest parts of the Bad Batch are pretty on par with the lamest parts of TCW. So it’s worth watching. But don’t expect a full-season of Siege of Mandalore level stuff.
The Bad Batch is a one-of-a-kind movie, a blistering satire that is darkly comic, vividly gruesome, and absolutely demented.
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By Samuel Roberts
last updated 28 June 2021
Spoiler-free impressions of the new Star Wars animated series
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Order 66 is one of the darkest events in the Star Wars timeline – and Revenge of the Sith only really exposed you to the main beats of it. If you played 2019's video game Jedi Fallen Order, for example, it successfully captures the horror of watching the Clone army turn on the Jedi, and the shock of that event to survivors. There was definitely more to say about this grim period of Star Wars history.
Watching this crew try and figure out exactly what happened with the invocation of Order 66 is some of the most compelling stuff in this opening episode. While the other Clones turn on the Jedi, the Bad Batch does not. The show successfully sells this idea that the Star Wars universe has changed around the characters almost overnight, and that the Emperor essentially stole his rule out from under the galaxy.
You might think this makes the show an incredibly dark proposition overall, as the Bad Batch's former allies, the Jedi, are now being exterminated as a matter of policy. Well, the show has a way around that.
Enter Omega, a young girl who lives among the clones on Kamino, and who exists to give the show a more youthful energy – she offers a way in for younger viewers, much as Ezra Bridger did in Rebels or Ahsoka Tano did at the start of The Clone Wars. Omega gives the show a bit of contrast, so you're not just watching a bunch of gruff soldiers voiced by the same (extremely talented) man trying to survive life in the galaxy. We'll let you learn more about Omega by watching the series.
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Based on this opening episode, The Bad Batch maintains an adventure-of-the-week plot structure, and tonally it doesn't go that dark. There are strong suggestions that the relationships between members of the Bad Batch are going to change over time, which could make for some compelling characterization along the way, and its producers are hoping the show will land a second season.
While being a fan of The Clone Wars is a definite advantage in terms of knowing the characters and the deeper history of the Prequel Trilogy era, you don't need any of that baggage to enjoy The Bad Batch.
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May 4, 2021 · The good news is Star Wars: The Bad Batch has a very different feel from all of the recent Star Wars releases. More in-tune with the animated The Clone Wars — Bad Batch ‘s predecessor that aired...
Sep 6, 2016 · Nothing in “The Bad Batch” can match its stunning opening scenes, a wordless blend of horror and suspense that establishes its minimalist world of devious outcasts. In the vaguely post ...
May 6, 2021 · For now it seems The Bad Batch is taking a lot of cues from the Clone Wars, and with good reason. But what will the show be like by the end of the initial 13 episode run? Who can say, because...
Daring, dark, violent art house movie isn't for everyone. Read Common Sense Media's The Bad Batch review, age rating, and parents guide.
