Batchless

Ah, yes, I did catch the third episode of the new Bad Bad season. I liked it a bit better than the first two episodes. Written by Amanda Rose Munoz, it felt a lot like a classic Clone Wars episode. It was very predictable but there were a few clever tactical moments.

We catch up with Crosshair (Dee Bradley Baker), still serving the Empire, and now demoted. He has to go on a mission under the command of none other than Obi-Wan's former number one, Commander Cody.

They're tasked with saving an Imperial officer held hostage by a former Separatist governor, Tawni Ames (Tasia Valenza), which sounds a lot like a porn name. But she's not especially sexy and she's reactivated a bunch of battle droids, so we get a good old fashioned droids-versus-clones battle.

Some of the tactics used by Cody and Crosshair feel satisfyingly clever. It helps create a sense of the two bonding, even if it is obvious what's going to happen in the end.

It seems as though the writers might have long-term plans for Cody, which makes me wonder if they're setting up an appearance from him on Obi-Wan Kenobi season two. It's an idea with potential.

The score in this episode oddly resembles Vangelis' score to Blade Runner. I like Blade Runner and I like Star Wars but the pairing didn't sit well with me. It certainly didn't seem right for the episode's simplistic moral content. Maybe they're trying to fashion Crosshair on Ryan Gosling's character in Blade Runner 2049? I don't know. He doesn't quite seem complex enough though I do think he's more interesting than some of the other characters on the show.

The Bad Batch is available on Disney+.

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