Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Animated Disney+ Series) - Page 26 - Blu-ray Forum

drb999 · 02-09-2023, 04:22 AM

Palpatine arriving in the Senate Chamber was totally bad ass.

matirocker · 02-09-2023, 05:07 AM

Yes to all said above! Spectacular episodes. A lot of tension and stakes. Definitely didn't feel like mission of the week.

As said above, Palpatine's moment was bad ass, but having Ian MacDiarmid voice him, made it all a thousand times better. Just chilling delivery of those lines.

A real emotional ending, aswell. I wonder what's next!

XavierTheaterPotato · 02-09-2023, 05:39 AM

I was about to comment about how the Show called "The Bad Batch" has its best episodes not even featuring the titling group. But honestly these two could've been made as one so easily and were so incredibly good. I wanted more of this during the Season, but I'll take what I can get.

Ian McDiarmid's performance in his one speech here is the most bone chilling he's given as Palpatine the past few years. It's been so good to have him back Since they started to bring him back with Rebels S4.

Class316 · 02-09-2023, 07:19 AM

I like

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Makes the tone less child like.

LexInHD · 02-09-2023, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by drb999

Palpatine arriving in the Senate Chamber was totally bad ass.

The only thing that was missing there was the Darth Sidious theme. It seems like Disney has veered away from using the Williams-composed themes after Rebels/The Clone Wars finished. Apart from the one-off use of The Force theme in The Mandalorian, everything else outside of The Mandalorian/Book of Boba Fett's specific sounds has been generic/non-Star Wars sounding music. Even in Obi-Wan, the showrunner admitted they were not allowed to use it for some reason, but were able to at the last minute, which is why some of the themes got into the last episode and John Williams wrote an "Obi-Wan theme".

tcripe · 02-09-2023, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Class316

I like

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Makes the tone less child like.

Really only the filler episodes feel child like. All the eps dealing with the main story are always pretty adult oriented.

Class316 · 02-09-2023, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tcripe

Really only the filler episodes feel child like. All the eps dealing with the main story are always pretty adult oriented.

Yea Rebels was lame because of that. Was child like. Clone Wars and this one are largely adult like.

Josep5349 · 02-09-2023, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Class316

Yea Rebels was lame because of that. Was child like. Clone Wars and this one are largely adult like.

Selective memory. TCW had its fair share of episodes targeted at younger audiences.

LeftHandedGuitarist · 02-09-2023, 09:39 PM

Indeed, TCW is the worst culprit for childish silly episodes, especially in those first two seasons.

A couple of brilliant Bad Batch episodes, I love the more intrigue filled stuff. The political aspects of the prequel area can be horribly dull, but this pulled things together in a compelling way and demonstrated how well they can be used. The clones are such a fascinating part of Star Wars lore at this point.

bferr1972 · 02-10-2023, 11:24 AM

I never thought Rebels was all that lame or "child-like." Resistance on the other hand...

Mikezilla3k · 02-10-2023, 02:25 PM

People really complain about "child-like" episodes in a show for kids?

Like look, there is nothing insulting about saying "Star Wars is a Kids franchise". That's what George Lucas intended from day 1. Having it be for kids does not mean it stops it from getting dark or serious. Hell, just look at Batman The Animated Series and/or PIXAR!

Being made for kids =/= Pure trivial junk.

joshsquash729 · 02-10-2023, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by drb999

Palpatine arriving in the Senate Chamber was totally bad ass.

I love how quickly he appeared. Which basically meant the dude was just chilling down there, waiting for his moment. Like, I know his office is down there, but he still got there quick. So dramatic, that Palpy!

Class316 · 02-10-2023, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Josep5349

TCW had its fair share of episodes targeted at younger audiences.

Correct. That's why I said it was "largely" adult like.

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Originally Posted by joshsquash729

I love how quickly he appeared. Which basically meant the dude was just chilling down there, waiting for his moment. Like, I know his office is down there, but he still got there quick. So dramatic, that Palpy!

Palpatine the master manipulator, playing both sides for fools. Not unlike how the Rothchilds would fund both sides of European wars in the past. I wonder if George Lucas intended him as a metaphor of the Rothchilds

Josep5349 · 02-10-2023, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Class316

Correct. That's why I said it was "largely" adult like.

Fair share means a significant, roughly equal, amount. So not a small amount as to be able to say “largely” one way or another.

StarWarsIsAwesome123 · 02-12-2023, 05:11 PM

Finally caught up the other day, I think the best episodes of this season so far are episodes 3, 7, and 8. Interestingly, two of those episodes don't feature The Bad Batch. Still enjoying the season overall.

Class316 · 02-12-2023, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by StarWarsIsAwesome123

Finally caught up the other day, I think the best episodes of this season so far are episodes 3, 7, and 8. Interestingly, two of those episodes don't feature The Bad Batch. Still enjoying the season overall.

Technically episode 3 does indeed feature The Bad Batch. Albeit only one of them.

s2mikey · 02-14-2023, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by XavierTheaterPotato

I was about to comment about how the Show called "The Bad Batch" has its best episodes not even featuring the titling group. But honestly these two could've been made as one so easily and were so incredibly good. I wanted more of this during the Season, but I'll take what I can get.

Ian McDiarmid's performance in his one speech here is the most bone chilling he's given as Palpatine the past few years. It's been so good to have him back Since they started to bring him back with Rebels S4.

Palpatine being in the show in a legitimate time frame is the key here. Like when he was still alive type of thing.

Not shoved into other content where he has no business being. Good.

Joey9775 · 02-16-2023, 12:14 AM

UGH these filler episodes make it really necessary to cut the ep count down next season.

matirocker · 02-17-2023, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Joey9775

UGH these filler episodes make it really necessary to cut the ep count down next season.

Disagree. I liked the latest episode. It had great character development, with Omega having to deal with Echo's departure and Tech getting closer with her, and the group itself becoming more of a family. I liked it.

Cplhicks · 02-17-2023, 06:46 PM

Not every series needs a major story driving to some conclusion. In the old days, shows were mostly/all filler episodes. I personally like having some eps that just let the world breathe and do stuff, as long as the plot of those episodes doesn't suck. I thought this one was okay, and one kinda big thing did happen.

02-09-2023, 07:19 AM	#504
Class316 Power Member Member since:Mar 2012	I like [Show spoiler]that one clone's suicide capsule. Makes the tone less child like.

02-09-2023, 04:22 AM	#501
drb999 Blu-ray King Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Outer Space 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:709 DVD collection:57 MA collection:6 Digital collection:76 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:1	Palpatine arriving in the Senate Chamber was totally bad ass.

02-09-2023, 05:07 AM	#502
matirocker Expert Member Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Buenos Aires, Argentina Blu-ray collection:104 DVD collection:43 Trading Score:1	Yes to all said above! Spectacular episodes. A lot of tension and stakes. Definitely didn't feel like mission of the week. As said above, Palpatine's moment was bad ass, but having Ian MacDiarmid voice him, made it all a thousand times better. Just chilling delivery of those lines. A real emotional ending, aswell. I wonder what's next!

02-09-2023, 05:39 AM	#503
XavierTheaterPotato Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2018 Location:Wisconsin, USA 4K collection:392 Blu-ray collection:598 DVD collection:33 Digital collection:3	I was about to comment about how the Show called "The Bad Batch" has its best episodes not even featuring the titling group. But honestly these two could've been made as one so easily and were so incredibly good. I wanted more of this during the Season, but I'll take what I can get. Ian McDiarmid's performance in his one speech here is the most bone chilling he's given as Palpatine the past few years. It's been so good to have him back Since they started to bring him back with Rebels S4.

02-09-2023, 09:39 PM	#509
LeftHandedGuitarist Special Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Surrey, UK 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:220 DVD collection:26 Blu-ray reviews:1	Indeed, TCW is the worst culprit for childish silly episodes, especially in those first two seasons. A couple of brilliant Bad Batch episodes, I love the more intrigue filled stuff. The political aspects of the prequel area can be horribly dull, but this pulled things together in a compelling way and demonstrated how well they can be used. The clones are such a fascinating part of Star Wars lore at this point.

02-10-2023, 11:24 AM	#510
bferr1972 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2016 Location:Here Trading Score:7	I never thought Rebels was all that lame or "child-like." Resistance on the other hand...

02-10-2023, 02:25 PM	#511
Mikezilla3k Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Richmond, CA 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:268 DVD collection:305 MA collection:56 Digital collection:19 Trading Score:2	People really complain about "child-like" episodes in a show for kids? Like look, there is nothing insulting about saying "Star Wars is a Kids franchise". That's what George Lucas intended from day 1. Having it be for kids does not mean it stops it from getting dark or serious. Hell, just look at Batman The Animated Series and/or PIXAR! Being made for kids =/= Pure trivial junk.

02-12-2023, 05:11 PM	#515
StarWarsIsAwesome123 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 4K collection:54 Blu-ray collection:246 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 34	Finally caught up the other day, I think the best episodes of this season so far are episodes 3, 7, and 8. Interestingly, two of those episodes don't feature The Bad Batch. Still enjoying the season overall.

02-16-2023, 12:14 AM	#518
Joey9775 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2017 Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:80	UGH these filler episodes make it really necessary to cut the ep count down next season.

02-17-2023, 06:46 PM	#520
Cplhicks Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:277 Blu-ray collection:1998 DVD collection:798 MA collection:457 Digital collection:581 iTunes collection:668 Prime collection:446 Trading Score:31	Not every series needs a major story driving to some conclusion. In the old days, shows were mostly/all filler episodes. I personally like having some eps that just let the world breathe and do stuff, as long as the plot of those episodes doesn't suck. I thought this one was okay, and one kinda big thing did happen.

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