Star Wars: The Bad Batch

For completists then, “The Bad Batch” is essential. For everyone else? Its first 71 minutes provide an engaging, thoughtful, expertly animated story. But it’s a story that’s still just clearing its throat.

The story and setting show a lot of promise, so if the writers can strengthen their core characters over the next few episodes, then this series could well hold its own with the best from Lucasfilm Animation. That said, if you never quite got on board with The Clone Wars or Rebels, there probably isn’t much here to win you over.

As with almost any series, there are highs and lows—but Omega manages to hold things together with her drive to do right by everyone she meets, whether they’re a friend or foe or someone somewhere in between. Redemption, transformation, and metamorphosis play a large part in the latter half of the season, which, in its own way, redeems the series as a whole.

This builds upon a lot of the foundations that Season 2 laid, which brings hope that it will be seen through to its conclusion. Paired with some of the other characters who get to encounter similar ideological quandaries and personal revelations, The Bad Batch Season 3 serves up some truly delicious fodder for fans of The Clone Wars clones.

A fun if not particularly distinctive "The Clone Wars" extension. Built around a small band of renegade clones, the "Rebels"-like feel doesn't break the mold, even if its characters did.

Despite manageable runtimes, fleet pacing, and better-than-ever animation (with her new haircut, Omega no longer resembles a little wooden fancy lad), a certain spark of inspiration remains missing.

The series feels like it’s simply going through the motions, biding its time until the Jedi and other big names show up. Like countless clone troopers, The Bad Batch fails to distinguish itself.

Love to see a different side of the clone troops. And the show is easily bringing back the good old Clone Wars animated series wibe. Well done.

Bad Batch is ok. For me though, it could have been so much more. On top of that, Disney could also choose to do better stories with different characters.

Good for Disney

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

The show starts out great. Unfortunately you only have 1 episode before it becomes the Omega show. Seems like they’re trying to do the same thing as the mandolorian where the protagonist takes care of a child who isn’t completely helpless. I feel like maybe I’m too old for this show, which... yeah makes sense, I’m 30. But if you’re going to make canon Star Wars content, make it bearable for all age groups. Every episode since the first is so cringe that I think about turning it off before it finishes