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Why Tech is Actually ALIVE - The Bad Batch Season 2 Jun 25, 2023

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in the bad batch finale, tech fell to this death after sacrificing himself for his brothers and omega. Mentioning plan 99, Plan 99 is in reference to clone 99 from the clone wars. Clone 99 was a defective so called clone trooper with physical abnormalities compared to his brothers. He worked as a maintenance worker at the clone trooper barracks on Kamino. Despite his physical limitations, he was fiercely loyal to the clone troopers and often helped them in any way he could.

Clone 99 died in the episode "The Clone Wars: Season 3, Episode 1 - Clone Cadets" while defending the clone cadets from an attack by Separatist commando droids. He sacrificed his life to help the cadets escape and transmit a distress signal, warning the Republic of the impending attack. Clone 99's bravery and sacrifice inspired the clone cadets to fight harder and succeed in their mission.

So plan 99 here as Tech says, is him sacrificing himself for his team. Wrecker tells him not to do it, and tech questions when have they ever followed orders, shooting the wire and falling to his doom along with the tram pulling the others down.

As the tram gets back on its tracks, they go speeding into the building and out the other end as Tech falls into the clouds with the rest of the tram cart. Now, here’s why I don’t think Tech is dead. There are actually many reasons supporting his survival. First off, his mutation was intelligence, meaning if anyone could calculate a way out of that situation, it’s him. The second was, he had thrusters on his back pack, meaning even if they didn’t act as a full on jet pack like jango or baba fett’s, he would have been able to slow his descent before hitting the ground and safely land. The third theory is that he fell into water, which would have a better chance of survival with his armor than if he landed on ground. The final theory is that Hemlock was using the clones for his experiments, and the bad batch were the more unique and special clones of all given their mutations and powers, he would have done everything he could to make sure he collected tech before he hit the ground, or to revive him and heal him back to health so he can run tests on him. I think in the third season, we could see the empire running tests and experiments on Tech, and this would likely be used as some sort of major mid season cliff hanger or something, as we all thought he’s dead.

The fifth and final theory that tech is alive, is that Rex went to save him, somehow Rex went to iriadu just after the bad batch got out, and ended up finding Tech and saving him, only to show up later with him in season 3 to save the day.

The main theory I cling on to here is that Hemlock recovered Tech’s glasses, meaning he probably found the body and took him to the lab. I think he had a ship ready to catch him because of how valuable tech is as an asset.

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The Bad Batch FINALE BREAKDOWN S2 Jun 25, 2023

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Tech climbs up the tram into the sky and tries to reboot the terminal. Tarkin sends ships out to shoot them, including his own storm trooper men, so long as they wipe out the bad batch.

Hunter makes a precise shot at one of the ships and we see he’s got a bit of his brother crosshair in him too. Hunter was always a second best at shooting I think compared to crosshair. I believe he got some of the mutuation as well.

Tech reboots the tram, but falls off the ledge, hanging on the wire after the ships shot all the trams off their tracks. Tech says the connection must be cut as he’s pulling them down. He says there’s no time as Wrecker says no, and he says time for plan 99. Plan 99 is in reference to clone 99 from the clone wars. Clone 99 was a defective so called clone trooper with physical abnormalities compared to his brothers. He worked as a maintenance worker at the clone trooper barracks on Kamino. Despite his physical limitations, he was fiercely loyal to the clone troopers and often helped them in any way he could.

As the tram gets back on its tracks, they go speeding into the building and out the other end. As Omega is badly injured, hunter wrecker and echo enter a first person mode as they run to the ship, shooting blasts all around. It was like a video game, it was awesome. Omega wakes up at ord mantell, Sid’s bar to get AZ the medical droid, as she comes to terms with the loss of Tech. Hunter tells her it’s time to stop being soldiers, and ot just live a new life on Pabu. Seems weird to me since they still didn’t save Crosshair but maybe they plan to save him later once they’re on Pabu.

Sid gives a drink to Wrecker, as she’s nervous, and we find out the Empire is in the sky, sending out transports to drop hemlock and clone commandos. Echo tries to reach them, but the empire jammed their comms.

Sid reveals she turned them in, as clone commandos come in and stun wrecker, to no affect due to his mutation, until a few more blasts do the job. Hunter goes out to help his brother, as Omega disobeys his direct order to leave.

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The Bad Batch S2 Episode 14 BREAKDOWN Jun 25, 2023

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Thank you for listening to today's episode. I hope you have a great day, and I'll catch you in the next one! May the force be with you, ALWAYS!

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The Bad Batch S2 Episode 13 Breakdown I LOST MY MIND Jun 25, 2023

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as we enter the cantina, Omega and Phee are making a deal with some masked sellers over a porcellain looking sculpture. When the deal goes bad and phee gets threatened with a kuhaan, which is the same slug like poisonous insect we saw zam wessell send to padme’s room in attack of the clones, Hunter throws his knife and saves her. A big brawl breaks out with the bad batch against the masked scammers. They fire up the ship and get out of there. Phee says that Omega needs to be a kid and hang out with other normal kids, as the crew get a transmission from Cid. She says it’s been 20 days without them working for her, and she threatens them by essentially saying she knows everything about them and that she’ll reveal them to the empire or other bounty hunters…like boba fett for example who she could hire to get the bad batch.

They head to space hawaii Pabu, where they pretty much just have a nice time, eating and socializing, The mayor of pabu offers them a place to live and start a new life. We get space sushi and some other types of foods and fruits. Omega makes a new friend and they sail off into the ocean, the sunset reminding me of maui. As things are seeming really calm and relaxing, a tsunami hits and the bad batch work with the mayor to save as many people as they can. No lives were lost, and they ask the mayor if they can stay on the planet for a while.

The episode may not have had any action or much going on, but there are a few very important and life changing things for the bad batch

The first being they grew some…well..you know and told Cid off. The second is, they now have a place to hand their hat. They have an HQ if things go bad, a place where people won’t try to turn them into the empire or be looking for them like every major city. These people just want to live in peace and I think going forwards the bad batch will just hang out here for a bit…until…Crosshair is either in need of their help and they get wind of it, or, Crosshair is reprogrammed using the mind flayer machine and he comes looking for them with the help of Cid ousting them.

Either way, it’s not going to be good for them. I think Omega will eventually be brought in to Mount Tantiss where all the experiments are being done, and she’ll see Crosshair as well. I think there will be a point where Omega perhaps stops seeing all the good in people once she trusts the wrong person for the last time and it gets her brothers in trouble.

and she threatens them by essentially saying she knows everything about them and that she’ll reveal them to the empire or other bounty hunters…like boba fett for example who she could hire to get the bad batch.

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The Bad Batch S2 Episode 12 Breakdown HE SNAPS FINALLY Jun 25, 2023

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They land on Barton 4 and head to the base where we see droids moving cargo and only 3 clones left. He says they waited 36 days for him to come in and help, and there’s a ton of attitude from Nolan. The guy is so rude and callous. The clone commander says his boys all died here, and i tihnk it’s from the harsh conditions without proper care and aid from the empire.

They know nothing about what’s in the cargo, which tells me that for the year they’ve been at this outpost, they aren’t trusted or told anything. The treatment from the empire is horrible.

there’s a heist going on against the empire and crosshair tracks one of them down with Mayday. They enter a cavern that was dug to sneak past their defences. Two more clones pass away and Mayday pays his respects. As Nolan walks in and berrates them for just standing around. In these super harsh conditions and lack of empathy or care, making the odds all the more against them.

They both navigate through the tunnel and make small talk, as crosshair steps on a land mine and Mayday answer his question about what clone force he’s from, and when asked what happened ot 99…Crosshair tells Mayday they’re all dead. We see the hesitation in crosshair’s voice as we can tell he’s sad or something is going on in his head. I believe this is the episode of Crosshair’s redemption arc. They come across the thieves and take em out together, making a fantastic team. I really think Crosshair will turn back to join his brothers only to have someone sacrifice himself for him.

they find some plastoid armor from the storm troopers, and see how much nicer quality and shape it is, proving that the empire uses the cheapest armor and equipment for them, but gives the best to their new stormtroopers.

As they fall under an avalanche, Crosshair pulls Mayday out of it, and i gotta say from this scene on the animation just took a different leap. It looked like something from Toy Story but even better with how fluid it was.

Crosshair pull Mayday out of the snow as he’s unconscious and gives him his helmet to help keep him warm and to help him breathe. As we know trooper helmets can survive in many harsh circumstances, weathers and toxic gases.

Crosshair carries Mayday back to the base as they finally get to the lt Nolan and collapse. Nolan just stands there and denies them a medic, saying they failed their mission, it would be a waste of the empire’s resources to help them. This guy is so horrible. As Mayday dies on the scene, Crosshair is on his knees, exhausted, as he’s ordered to get back to work from this Nolan guy, tell him clones are expendable, which is what the clones said to plo koon, where he told them, not to me.

The clones were raised to think they were to just follow orders, in which they were of course, but they had to practice immensely and be trained. As Crosshair sees the bird from above, we know it’s a space vulture, but it sounds like Morai the light side embodiment of the dark side from star wars clone wars who transferred her energy into Ahsoka to save her. I think whenever she pops up, it’s to instill the light in others, and funny enough this was the moment Crosshair cracked. When he saw how free the bird was. Morai i think comes in diferent ways, and I believe this could have been one of them, as little sense as it makes for it to show up for crosshair. but perhaps there’s something bigger at place…what qui gon would call fate or destiny or the will of the force.

Crosshair feels the rage and shoots the lt point blank and then collapses. Only to be woken up on what I think is mount tantiss by a female clone doctor running tests on him, as they wait for the doctor. This of course is the same doctor as the last episode, who specializes in Cloning.

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The Bad Batch S2 Episode 11 BREAKDOWN - BIG EPISODE Jun 25, 2023

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Doctor Hemlock arrives and i think he’s like the original dr pershing who looked after baby yoda in the mandalorian. He’s probably the head doctor of cloning or experiments for the empire now.

He speaks to imprisoned Mistress Se, aka Nala Se who looked after Omega on Kamino.

He asks her if she wants to be part of such a scientific achievement of all there work here. I think she’s there to hopefully help them in the life support and medical health of their cloned monsters and experiments.

They go to the crashed ship, transport 904 which is near a village on a planet. As they enter, they find the electrostaff from the clone commando, and they realize something bad happened here, and whatever it was, wasn’t human. We get a super dark horror scene vibe from this episode and it’s really fun to see. The ineterior of the ship has a full on cloning lab in it. Omega recognizes the equipment as Kaminoan, but she doesn’t recognize any of the electronics as it’s different from the ones used on Kamino.

They finally come across the beast and try to shoot it when it runs away to charge up by eating electricity. They eventually shoot an opening out of the ship and the Zillo beast escapes to the village, Tech and Omega head to the lab inside the ship to find out what the creature is. As Wrecker and Hunter head to the ship to try and stop the beast. feeding on another electrical station, the beast grows massively as he transforms into the zillo beast just like we saw on Coruscant.

The Zillo Beast is incredibly powerful and nearly invulnerable, with a thick, armored hide that is impervious to blaster fire.

The Republic forces eventually manage to subdue the beast and bring it back to Coruscant for study. However, they soon discover that the Zillo Beast is highly intelligent and possesses a level of consciousness that rivals that of many sentient beings.

Palpatine sees an opportunity to use the Zillo Beast's powerful hide for his own purposes and orders its destruction. This leads to a confrontation between the beast and the Jedi, who are conflicted about the ethics of killing such a unique and powerful creature.

In the end, the Zillo Beast is killed by a toxic gas, but not before it unleashes its wrath on the city and nearly kills Palpatine himself. The incident raises questions about the morality of using living beings as tools and foreshadows the dark turn that Palpatine's rule will take in the future.

The cloned Zillo Beast is now fully grown and impossible for the bad batch to stop, which is when the Empire shows up out of hyperspace in super star destroyers, as gun ships with clone commandos in them fly out. Taking out the Zillo Beast clone as they scoop him up.

The Empire arrests all the citizens of the village as no one can know what the Empire is doing with their evil cloning projects. Remember Andor? The Empire wants to keep everyone quiet if something gets leaked, and if not, they want to keep a facade like they’re up to nothing nefarious or questionable.

The Bad Batch get out of there and blast off into hyperspace, as we see Clone Commandos harness the zillo beast clone in a tube of gooey water.

The crew discover that palpatine had ordered to clone the zillo beast back when he was just the chcanellor and not the emperor. Tech deduces that the empire didn’t destroy Tipoca city on Kamino to destroy the cloning facilities, but merely to control them without anyone the wiser.

Hunter tells Tech to send this intel to Rex and Echo.

Doctor Hemlock speaks with former prime minister lama su, as he complains that Nala Se, his chief scientists, isn’t cooperating. Lama Su gives up information on how to command Nala Se to doing what he wants, which is working as the scientist for all the empire’s nefarious cloning experiments. Lama Su tells him to capture Omega who is the key to controlling Nala Se.

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The Bad Batch S2 Episode 10...yeah Jun 25, 2023

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Thank you for listening to today's episode. I hope you have a great day, and I'll catch you in the next one! May the force be with you, ALWAYS!

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Cid STOLE The Bad Batch's Ship - She Set Them Up Jun 25, 2023

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Cid's backstory is not extensively explored in the show, but it is hinted at through her interactions with the Bad Batch and other characters. From what we do know, it seems that Cid has a long and complicated history in the criminal underworld of the Star Wars galaxy.

It's suggested that Cid has been involved in the criminal underworld for a long time, and that she has built up a vast network of contacts and associates over the years. She is shown to be a savvy businesswoman, and she is always looking for new opportunities to expand her reach and influence.

Despite her reputation as a tough and sometimes ruthless operator, Cid has also shown a softer side at times. She is fiercely loyal to those who have earned her trust, and she has been known to help out those in need, even if it means putting herself at risk.

In her interactions with the Bad Batch, Cid is initially portrayed as a reluctant ally, wary of getting involved in their dangerous missions. However, over time, she grows to respect and even care for the members of the team, and she becomes a key source of support and guidance for them.

Overall, Cid's backstory is one of a shrewd and resourceful operator who has survived in the dangerous world of the Star Wars criminal underworld through a combination of street smarts, business acumen, and fierce loyalty to those she trusts.

in the bad batch episode 9 the crew were stranded on the planet when their ship, the marauder was stolen from them during the mission. When they called Cid for help, she refused to help them, and then said she will figure something out in a few days. Wrecker mentions they don’t have enough rations to last that long on this planet, and she hangs up. So now we see what the big guy in the pod race style episode was saying about her, was true. That she will betray them and she can’t be trusted. I don’t care what the situation is, she could have communicated better than just telling the bad batch that being stranded is their problem, not hers. I don’t like Cid. I think she’s the one who had their ship stolen and now that they ask her for help, like she’s done many times with them, she won’t help them, and if she does, they’ll never hear the end of it. I think Cid is in debt with the empire, if you remember, she mentioned that one day the empire will shut her bar down, and when they do, no more jobs for the bad batch.

I think was using the clones for her own gain, and giving them the bare minimum. She told them they owe her for docking fees, costs of supplies and all the cartons of mantell mix they eat.

Cid has shown a willingness to work with both sides of the law. While she has helped the Bad Batch in the past, she may have her own motivations and goals that could come into conflict with their objectives.

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The Bad Batch S2 Episode 9 Breakdown - I HATE CID Jun 25, 2023

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As they land on a deserted looking planet, they were sent here on a mission from Sid to extract some ipsium from her mine. While they are doing so, their ship gets stolen by what seems to be a human judging by the fair skin and neck visible under the helmet. Many in chat thought it could be Hondo, but I think it’s a human, and i think it was a hired job by Cid. I think Cid set them up but more on that another time.

As they figure out what their next move will be, they realize they’re stranded on the planet, and figure their only move is to work their way to the nearest town, 40 clicks south of their current location. So, they start moving. The team looks much more lop sided without Echo, I have to say, it just doesn’t feel balanced. As they walk through a valley of rock cliffs, we get a scene from the lion king where a stampede comes running through and they reach up a rock limb above. As the stampede clears, the dark storm approaches faster and faster as the crew realize what was scaring the animals. They run fast into a cave opening as the ipsium slips and explodes onto the side of the mountain, trapping them in. Ipsium in its raw state is super explosive. Stuck inside, Omega argue about the ship being found again, where the crew tell her it’s just a ship and they can replace it. Omega has a melt down and is sad about how they lost echo and now their home, the marauder. Tech asks here what is her issue, and she gets sad and walks away into a part of the cave where she finds some super concentrated form of ipsium which Sid wanted. As she begins to harvest it, she notices the entire part of the wall is entwined with it, as it’s highly explosive, she is careful to extract it. Tech is told by Hunter and Wrecker to go and make ammends with her, so he does and this is a nice developmental scene for him as he doesn’t treat the situation so technically and without emotion, but rather becomes more human. They work together to extract as much Ipsium as possible, filling all their viles, when Omega reaches too far off a ledge and falls deep into the abyss, as Tech, without hesitation jumps after her. They fall into a large body of water that is running down stream. Tech saves her from the current and they both make it to shore. As Hunter and Wrecker try to meet them, it gives us good time for Tech and Omega to talk. Omega is upset that everything is changing ,and Tech informs her that change is a part of life. He says he have to adapt and move on, that is what soldiers do. She says that we’re more than that, we’re family. He says yes, yes we are. He has a moment and stares off. I think he’s finally becoming more human, and is realizing that he can’t answer everything so technically and without human emotion. He’s very much like a computer. He says he processes moments and thoughts differently, but it doesn’t mean i feel things any less than you.

They use the ipsium to blast their way out of the mountain and make their way to the deserted town’s airway station. Tech makes the shot and he does this over Wrecker’s questioning of why he can’t do it, where Tech responds by saying the shot must be precise otherwise they’ll be caved in again. So we also know that Wrecker is either a bad shot, or Tech is the closest thing to crosshair. Hunter didn’t take the shot, and neither did Omega. So I think when it comes to calculating and precision shots, Tech could be leading the race there.

They call Sid and ask for her to pick them up. She says no, not her problem. She huffs and puffs and says ok give me a few days to figure it out, and they say they don’t have enough food to last them, as she hangs up on them. Cid is garbage, just as her nemesis in the pod racing episode told them, she’ll betray them eventually. And I think she did twice in this episode. I think she sent a thief there to grab the marauder and steal it from them, and then again by denying them a ride when they’re stranded with a massive storm coming.

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I Know Who THAT Mysterious Clone Trooper Was... The Bad Batch Jun 25, 2023

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In The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 7 we meet a assassin clone trooper with no ID or markings that Captain Rex can figure out. Who is this guy?

I think I know....

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