Wow… I was not expecting that. Truly a masterclass in all aspects. Maybe the best episode of Bad Batch so far and probably my favourite so far as well.
I think its greatest strength was its subtlety, it doesn’t hit you over the head with anything that it’s trying to say or show. It lets the story do the talking without having to hold your hand. But then it gut punches you in your heart. I think this culminates for me in the scene of Crosshair abandoning all pretence and just huddling up very tightly with Mayday to try and keep warm. That scene really hit me.
It’s funny because without even being able to explain it exactly, from the first few minutes of the episode, it just felt different. Just the vibe and tone. Definitely left me completely in awe and by the end if the episode, a little dumbstruck.
I’m glad that finally, it was the last straw for Crosshair. It’s probably been a long time coming. And although at first when watching this series I was somewhat annoyed by his character, that he was being stupid by not reasoning like the rest of his old squad, even after having the chip removed. Having thought about it, I think his initial reaction is probably the most realistic: because Rebellion is the main theme of Star Wars, it’s easy to take that for granted and forget how difficult rebellion actually is, especially when it’s towards the only thing you’ve ever known and the thing you’ve been loyal to forever (even if it changes names) Although, I do think it took him a little too long to realise and there were several previous opportunities for him to make the right decision - but then again, if he had, we may not have gotten this beautiful episode so maybe it is in fact just right the way it is.
My little hopeful, fanboy heart yearns for the possibility of Crosshair being rescued by the Bad Batch and redeemed. However, I don’t know if it’s too late for that given his past choices, and it may somewhat tarnish his sacrifice, as well as the ending of this episode which even though terribly tragic, was just so beautifully just and heart-wrenchingly necessary.
Review by RaphMecVIP 4BlockedParentSpoilers2023-06-03T05:42:50Z
Wow… I was not expecting that. Truly a masterclass in all aspects. Maybe the best episode of Bad Batch so far and probably my favourite so far as well.
I think its greatest strength was its subtlety, it doesn’t hit you over the head with anything that it’s trying to say or show. It lets the story do the talking without having to hold your hand. But then it gut punches you in your heart. I think this culminates for me in the scene of Crosshair abandoning all pretence and just huddling up very tightly with Mayday to try and keep warm. That scene really hit me.
It’s funny because without even being able to explain it exactly, from the first few minutes of the episode, it just felt different. Just the vibe and tone. Definitely left me completely in awe and by the end if the episode, a little dumbstruck.
I’m glad that finally, it was the last straw for Crosshair. It’s probably been a long time coming. And although at first when watching this series I was somewhat annoyed by his character, that he was being stupid by not reasoning like the rest of his old squad, even after having the chip removed. Having thought about it, I think his initial reaction is probably the most realistic: because Rebellion is the main theme of Star Wars, it’s easy to take that for granted and forget how difficult rebellion actually is, especially when it’s towards the only thing you’ve ever known and the thing you’ve been loyal to forever (even if it changes names)
Although, I do think it took him a little too long to realise and there were several previous opportunities for him to make the right decision - but then again, if he had, we may not have gotten this beautiful episode so maybe it is in fact just right the way it is.
My little hopeful, fanboy heart yearns for the possibility of Crosshair being rescued by the Bad Batch and redeemed. However, I don’t know if it’s too late for that given his past choices, and it may somewhat tarnish his sacrifice, as well as the ending of this episode which even though terribly tragic, was just so beautifully just and heart-wrenchingly necessary.