Remember way back in season 1 when people wondered if Omega was the combination of all of the bad batch? And people were like oh this shows she’s like Hunter, this shows she’s like Tech, this shows she’s like Crosshair. But no one could ever find an example of her being super strong?
Well this episode provides it.
She free climbed the innards of Tantiss. I repeat she is 14 years old and she free climbed a good portion of a mountain. Do you know how strong you have to be to continually push your own weight? All I am saying is Omega definitely could beat most people in arm wrestling.
Not that I ever thought this theory was true. I just want to point out how strong Omega needs to be to free climb the inside of a mountain.
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We don't know where Tantiss is. That's funny to me.
Why? Because our heroes are on their way there from Coruscant, which is in the center of the galaxy. The trip could take DAYS depending on where Tantiss is.
So we have Hunter, Wrecker, and Crosshair trapped on a tiny shuttle with Rampart mouthing off at every opportunity...and Echo's on the other ship.
RIP, Edmon. It's been fun.
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I just realized how triggering Tantiss must be for both Crosshair and Echo. The fact Crosshair withheld information until he needed to, the effect it had on his hand, and the way he didn't even try to hide the impact it had on him.
And for Echo knowing the very concept of a place like that existing to then being there right in the middle of it bringing up all those bad memories.
When they all get out of there (and I say when because I choose to remain delusional everybody is getting out of this alive) they should talk. Just about everything, and be honest about it. Point made.
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Do you think that while Crosshair was trying to bring Mayday back to base, that he wished he had Wrecker’s strength? If only he was as strong as Wrecker, he’d be able to get back faster, able to carry Mayday instead of forcing him to walk, able to withstand the cold. Do you think he thought of how many times Wrecker had saved him, how Crosshair could always rely on him when he needed that strength?
Do you think he wished he could be that for Mayday?
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The Bad Batch Finale and Joel Aron’s cryptic tweet
Okay so Joel Aron, Director of Cinematography Lighting & VFX at Lucasfilm, tweeted this:
Initially, I thought that this was going to be the runtime of S3E15 The Cavalry Has Arrived. This episode being longer would make sense as it’s the finale of the show and it’s close in length to S1E1 Aftermath. However, I saw a screenshot floating around the other day that says the runtime of the final episode “spans 24 to 25 minutes”.
If this episode is the typical length then this timestamp must be referring to a different piece of media. The question is, what media? In an effort to determine what could happen in the finale, I went to that point in the films to see what I would find. None of them strike as much fear in me as what’s happening in A New Hope.
The Phantom Menace - Anakin has just won the pod race and they are celebrating his victory.
Attack of the Clones - Jango Fett and Boba Fett have just attacked Obi-Wan with seismic charges.
Revenge of the Sith - Anakin is looking out over Coruscant from the Jedi Council room. He has just revealed to Mace Windu that Palpatine is a Sith.
A New Hope - Before leaving to disable the tractor beam on the Death Star, Obi-Wan delivers a line which may foreshadow what’s to come in The Bad Batch.
Empire Strikes Back - Luke is trying to lift the ship out of the swamp on Dagobah.
Return of the Jedi - Luke, Han, and Chewbacca, along with the droids, are captured by the Ewoks.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Anakin and Ahsoka are heading towards Tatooine to deliver Jabba’s son back to him.
At 01:09:56:01 in A New Hope, or as close to it as I could get (Disney+ sucks) this is what we see:
Sorry it’s a photo of my computer, I don’t know how y’all take screenshots of Disney+.
“Your destiny lies along a different path from mine.”
Many people have been theorising that the show could end with the Batch and Omega surviving but being separated, either by choice or by circumstance. This line from A New Hope, as well as the fact that Omega’s voice actor, Michelle Ang, has described the ending as “bittersweet”, definitely make that a solid theory.
Maybe I’m barking up the wrong tree though. There’s also speculation about whether Omega is force sensitive, so maybe Luke using the force in Empire Strikes Back is the real clue. Despite Ventress not believing Omega to have a high m-count, and her not being one of Hemlock’s designated m-count specimens, we have seen characters with a low m-count who were capable of wielding the force. Sabine Wren, for example.
Still, Omega being force sensitive doesn’t prevent the theory that she gets separated from the Batch from being true. It could actually be a reason for that separation because she may pursue training or decide that her proximity to the Batch endangers them.
But wait, there’s more!
At this timestamp in S1E1 Aftermath, Omega is on the Marauder with the Bad Batch (minus Crosshair) and they’re setting off on what will be her first big adventure. Omega’s Theme is playing and she’s gazing out at space with child-like wonder. While they’ve just parted ways with Crosshair, the overall feeling in this scene is hopeful.
If the tweet is referring to this episode, it could mean that we get a wholesome Bad Batch family moment. Whether Tech is there or not may rely on CX-2 being unmasked. Perhaps it’s bittersweet because Tech truly is dead or because he’s alive but they cannot save him from the Empire. Or maybe it’s bittersweet for a whole host of other reasons.
Honourable mention
@kiffobaby also looked into what is happening at this timestamp if you combine the runtimes (including credits) of all episodes in clone relevant story arcs and didn’t really find anything of note. If credits were removed then it would put at us a different point in the arc, however it’s unlikely that we’d be looking for a timestamp in an arcs combined duration anyway.
If you’ve read this far, I love you and don’t worry, we’re almost done.
Secret 16th episode?
Seasons 1 and 2 each had 16 episodes which leads me to speculate that this timestamp could actually be the runtime of the final episode, a secret 16th episode.
Is it likely? No. Can I dream? Yes.
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I have seen people talk about the conversation between Rampart and Crosshair and weather Rampart is right about Crosshair changing. And maybe I have just missed the post but I think both Rampart and Crosshair are both right. Rampart is right to doubt Crosshair and Crosshair is right to rebuke him
Look I am going to be honest I think and I have said this before Crosshair cares for Omega much more than he does literally anyone else. It’s not just because he feels indebted to her. He has genuinely grown to love her. So that’s why I think Rampart is wrong, but I don’t think he has changed so much that if push came to shove he wouldn’t sell out everyone except Omega to protect her and himself. Look I know some people think he has the same love for his brothers as he does Omega, but I just don’t. I truly think he would do anything for Omega, but if one of his other brothers was on Tantiss right now he would be trying to convince Omega to leave with him.
This whole season shows that he is constantly pushing himself and facing his trauma because he loves her. He didn’t meditate because it would heal his mind. He did it because he knew it would make Omega happy. He returned to help save Batcher because he knew how much Omega loved her. His love for other things is an extension of his love for her.
So yes crosshair has changed a great deal, but he also hasn’t at the same time. That’s why both Rampart and Crosshair are right. He’s extremely loyal to those who have remained loyal to him and you know who has done that since season 1? Has always tried to help him? Omega.
To paraphrase Dee Bradley Baker crosshair was in a dark place and then he saw a little bit of sun that sun is Omega and he’s still in that dark place. He may never leave it, but that light isn’t leaving him either. That is what that conversation meant.
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