Of all the characters they could have brought back from The Clone Wars it had to be the Martez Sisters ?!?! rolleyes
Two interesting things from this episode: Wrecker getting another hit on the head and almost falling to Order 66. I mean, in the end don't they all either have to succumb to the order or die to preserve some continuity ? Would be sad, thought, because I really do like them.
And who's the mysterious guy (?) who hired the sisters ? He obviously works for the rebels, no ?
The first episode was so good after that it just keeps falling.
The Martinez Sisters were some of the worst Clone Wars characters. They should not have brought them back.
I'm trying to enjoy this show but bringing these characters back makes it a lot harder. so unlikable and frustrating to watch.
Jesus Christ what is with this show. Every episode the most “can-do” team of military clones can’t get simple shit done and need to be bailed out by someone. This makes absolutely no sense, and now they brought back the two worst characters of animated Star Wars? My lord this show has gotten so bad, just a bunch of side stories that no one cares about. If I want to see mercenaries or bounty hunters I go watch Mandalorian not this.
[7.5/10[ In hindsight, it was probably inevitable that Rafa and Trace would intersect with the Bad Batch. They’re both a set of characters introduced in season 7 of The Clone Wars, and so since this crop of Bad Batch episodes feel as much like a sequel to those TCW episodes as anything, it makes sense that we’d see the Martez sister make an appearance here. While they aren’t my favorite characters in the franchise, I like positioning them as helping out the burgeoning rebellion (I assume?) and running into conflict with the Bad Batch who’s on the same mission for purely mercenary reasons.
There’s also some good setups and payoffs. The show isn’t exactly shy about Omega working on her bow-firing prowess. But there’s a tidy little arc to here inability to consistently hit a target, to her stand-off with Rafa leading to the dangerous situation at the Corellian droid disposal facility, to her good aim and ability to block out distractions to save Rafa’s Gammorrean bacon.
I'll admit that the action didn’t wow me here. The direction was largely indifferent and, while appropriate to the situation, most of the goings on at the droid disposal looked like one big gray mess. But there were some nicely staged set pieces even if I didn’t love the framing and editing of them. Omega getting trapped on a conveyor belt of doom is an old trick to build tension, but it still works. Wrecker’s big damn heroes moment while Tech is tinkering offers some minor excitement. And the combination of the Bad BAtchers and the Martez sisters figuring out how to use the vaunted strategy droid head to turn their old enemies against their immediate threat is a clever way to extricate everyone from the situation.
The game of hot potato between our heroes and the Martez sisters is a little rote, but it gives the two groups something to fight over and chase after, which serves the narrative’s purposes. We don’t get much in the way of ideological differences between the two sides, just ction, but it at least provides a means to show them working against one another when their interests in possessing the head conflict, and then the two groups working together when it’s a necessity to escape eh facility’s security droids.
In terms of little mmets, it’s troubling to see Wrecker’s headaches continue, to the point ath now he’s even briefly using the “good soldiers follow order” line. The poor lummox is a ticking time bomb, and I hope the Bad Batch (or somebody) figures out how to neutralize the chip (thereby giving them the knowledge and motivation to do the same for Crosshair) before it’s too late. On a different note, it’s a cheap gag, but I got a kick out of Rafa stealing Trace’s distraction idea, Rafa saying “Is there an echo here?”, only for Echo to respond, “Yes, I’m Echo.” Dumb, but funny.
Otherwise, the peak of this one is the end. I like picking back up the theme that Hnter and his comrades aren’t exactly sure what to do now that the war is over. Fighting for the Empire doesn’t seem right to them, and the notoriously transactional Rafa even admits that sooner or later you have to take sides, a late-breaking sign of character growth from her arc in TCW, and a hint that Hunter and company may eventually make the same choice. The conflict between protecting themselves and staying out of sight versus fighting against the successor organization to the one that trained and deployed them is an intriguing one. Hunter taking the head for himself, but giving the data download to Rafa is a nice middle ground on Hunter’s And I’m also curious as to who Rafa and Trace are working for. (My money’s on Bail Organa, but I’d like to be surprised!)
Overall, another good outing of The Bad Batch that once again connects the series to other Star Wars projects, but feeds back into the clones’ central story of finding their place in a post-Empire galaxy.
I like it but feels like we are on a sidetrack, I want to see more on what happen to all clones and the change in the galaxy
A great fun episode, and Omega continues to be endearing with her endless optimism. Also delighted to see Rafa and Trace back and maybe now people will finally start to see how great they are!
Interesting ending moment, my first thought was Ahsoka but I guess that wouldn't make that much sense... would it?
OMG MARTEZ SISTERS LETS GOO
It was great to see Trace and Raja again!
So, who's the guy the two women contacted in the end? And it's only a matter of time that Wrecker's chip'll reactivate, I suppose.
Well hey I like the Mortezes
I hate these characters soo much, never wanted to see them again. Alright we get it with Wrecker, damaged chip, blah, blah. Oh yeah, 99 upside down is 66. Can we bad write that into the show somehow?
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Could've gone without ever seeing Trace and Raja again. Like, ever.