I don't think I was alone in thinking that the finale to this show would be a lot sadder with more deaths and sacrifices but this finale delivers a very satisfying and better finish than I expected.
At its core, the Bad Batch show is about family and brotherhood and the ways that those can change during times of change and hardship. But ultimately, the message is that if you display love and compassion, your family will always be there for you. That's what crosshair's whole arc was about and what Omega was a symbol of during the series.
While the batch sacrificing themselves to save Omega and the kids may have been a satisfying ending, it would not have fit with these themes so I am very happy to see them stick to their core ideas in this finale. To be clear, if they had gone with the sacrifice route, I still believed it would have worked but in hindsight the ending we got makes more sense and fits better.
Onto the show: I can't understate how much I enjoyed watching this. Perhaps it was the anticipation more than anything but I loved the whole episode. The music throughout and especially in the epilogue was emotional and fantastic. The visuals were once again stunning and the way they conveyed the scale of Tantiss and the Zilo beast was great. I loved the initial discussions between crosshair and wrecker and hunter. He wanted to be the hero and sacrifice himself to save omega but them telling him 'no we stay together' is a powerful message and links to the core themes mentioned above. Hemlock slowly losing his cool but still remaining competent was excellent. I was surprised by the move to remove crosshair's hand, it was used as a way to show that he can adapt and can change however I feel it slightly contradicts the messages with it earlier about it being more psychological. Also, maybe I missed something but we didn't see Wrecker and Echo make it to the shuttle, they were pinned down but then a few scenes later were on the shuttle which I found a little strange but I guess they felt showing that wasn't needed.
The epilogue was a lovely inclusion and really tied into Rebels. I believe that Bad Batch is much more similar to rebels than clone wars but has found a way to combine the best of both worlds in this final season.
What a great finale to a weird but enjoyable show. I was not on board after season 1 but every season has got better, building the characters well and this season has finished it off on a high. Overall I am very pleased with this finale. It delivered the warming and cathartic ending that this show deserved and I can't wait for the next animated show if it carries on from the same maturity and complexity this final season showed.
At its core, the Bad Batch show is about family and brotherhood and the ways that those can change during times of change and hardship. But ultimately, the message is that if you display love and compassion, your family will always be there for you. That's what crosshair's whole arc was about and what Omega was a symbol of during the series.
While the batch sacrificing themselves to save Omega and the kids may have been a satisfying ending, it would not have fit with these themes so I am very happy to see them stick to their core ideas in this finale. To be clear, if they had gone with the sacrifice route, I still believed it would have worked but in hindsight the ending we got makes more sense and fits better.
Onto the show: I can't understate how much I enjoyed watching this. Perhaps it was the anticipation more than anything but I loved the whole episode. The music throughout and especially in the epilogue was emotional and fantastic. The visuals were once again stunning and the way they conveyed the scale of Tantiss and the Zilo beast was great. I loved the initial discussions between crosshair and wrecker and hunter. He wanted to be the hero and sacrifice himself to save omega but them telling him 'no we stay together' is a powerful message and links to the core themes mentioned above. Hemlock slowly losing his cool but still remaining competent was excellent. I was surprised by the move to remove crosshair's hand, it was used as a way to show that he can adapt and can change however I feel it slightly contradicts the messages with it earlier about it being more psychological. Also, maybe I missed something but we didn't see Wrecker and Echo make it to the shuttle, they were pinned down but then a few scenes later were on the shuttle which I found a little strange but I guess they felt showing that wasn't needed.
The epilogue was a lovely inclusion and really tied into Rebels. I believe that Bad Batch is much more similar to rebels than clone wars but has found a way to combine the best of both worlds in this final season.
What a great finale to a weird but enjoyable show. I was not on board after season 1 but every season has got better, building the characters well and this season has finished it off on a high. Overall I am very pleased with this finale. It delivered the warming and cathartic ending that this show deserved and I can't wait for the next animated show if it carries on from the same maturity and complexity this final season showed.
