Kamino Lost

The ending was well done. Now I'm excited about season 2.

This episode is part 2 of the finale - it is more character driven (as opposed to the first part which is more action driven) - the drive to build a future relationship with Crosshairs was vital here and sets up season 2 perfectly. The episode left me longing for a Crosshair reunion and to see them all get into mischief in S2 but it appears that will have to wait - I feel Bad Batch has so much ahead of them and so many possiblilties ahead that if they play their cards right this could be a tremendous spin off show (ie.. throw in Vader cameo, more Cad Bane, maybe Hondo?, Rex and Ahsoka could make an appearance if they really wanted too!!)

This episode is pretty much just the batch escaping Kamino. That's it. A few interesting bits, but that's it. Unfortunately interesting doesn't mean surprising. It's a basic episode, which you think wouldn't be the case for the finale, but that's what it is. Perhaps the worst part of this finale is that it does nothing to interest viewers in the 2nd season. Nothing is hinted at that fans haven't already guessed and I'm not at all looking forward to season 2. All the cameos and surprise appearances really meant nothing in the end, and I can't help but think that the entire plot could have been done in 8 episodes, but of course filler makes up half of this show. Please, Filoni, do better next season. I'll always have faith in you, but this season was simply disappointing.

With an exciting first part, you would think the second half would top that. That is not the case. The season finale does not bring justice for the rest of the show. The episode starts off with the group escaping Kamino. Unfortunately, that is the full 30 mins, minus the last 20 seconds. Moments involving Crosshair and the other members was interesting, but it was pretty much the same dialogue exchange heard throughout the season. The visuals of seeing Kamino destroyed was a sad one, but also great as well, story wise. With a majority of filler episodes and only a small amount of essential episodes, the first season of The Bad Batch isn't starting off strong. Hopefully the second season can make up for its predecessor.

This was not the most action packed season finale, but it did a great job of keeping suspense and showed great character development. You never know what is about to happen throughout the episode and it keeps you guessing. It definitely is the other side of the coin to first part of the finale. It leaves you wanting more, which we will be getting next year!