He’s knocked unconscious while Hunter tries to help, but Dume runs away.

They find him, but Crosshair tries to kill Dume. Hunter and the Bad Batch don’t know what’s happening, but Hunter and Crosshair head into the woods to try to help the kid. Dume does just that, fleeing into the woods. She fends them off while Dume races back to help her, but she orders him to flee before she is killed by the clones. The five-man squad quickly eliminates the droids and tanks in the way, impressing the Republic forces looking on.Īs the Republic prepares to press the offensive, Caleb Dume heads off with the Bad Batch… but Commander Grey and the clones execute Order 66, turning on Billaba. Soon her padawan, Caleb Dume, arrives with reinforcements: the Bad Batch. In this montage we briefly see Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker rescuing Chancellor Palpatine from General Grievous’s forces, and we are told that Grievous has doubled down on some of the fronts in the Outer Rim – including on the planet Kaller, where Jedi Master Depa Billaba leads the fight against Separatist forces. The show begins with The Clone Wars logo before fizzling out to The Bad Batch logo, and then we get an opening montage narrated by Tom Kane, just like in The Clone Wars. Obviously, there will be full spoilers ahead. Let’s dive in to our review of the first episode, “Aftermath,” which makes the transition from The Clone Wars into The Bad Batch – right from the opening logo. The next episode will drop on Friday, May 7th, and will release weekly on Fridays from there. I was super excited for this show, but if anyone had any doubts, I can’t imagine not being hooked after this first episode. The animation, quality, storytelling, and scope felt much more on par with season and series finales of previous shows, which is very high praise – and it has me even more thrilled for what’s to come. The show launched with a 70-minute mini-movie, and I feel totally comfortable saying that it’s the best introduction to any animated Star Wars show we’ve seen. Happy Star Wars Day! Today is the launch of the newest show from Lucasfilm Animation, The Bad Batch!

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