Spoils of War
- Episode aired Jan 4, 2023
- TV-PG
- 23m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
The Bad Batch plans a risky heist.The Bad Batch plans a risky heist.The Bad Batch plans a risky heist.
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Dee Bradley Baker
- The Bad Batch
- (voice)
- …
Michelle Ang
- Omega
- (voice)
Ben Diskin
- AZI-3
- (voice)
Rhea Perlman
- Cid
- (voice)
Wanda Sykes
- Phee Genoa
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe tropical planet seen during the opening sequence is called Aynaboni, a play on the name of the famous pirate Anne Bonny.
- GoofsOmega reasons that, because the cargo containers on the ship are equipped with reentry thrusters, the group can stow themselves aboard one, eject it, and safely make it back to the planet's surface. Tech agrees, though cautions that they must eject the container before leaving the planet's atmosphere. Reentry means to enter a planet's atmosphere. Reentry thrusters, then, would be thrusters designed to aid with entering a planet's atmosphere, and should function for that purpose, meaning the Bad Batch could use them even if outside the atmosphere.
Featured review
Not bad considering Omega is in it
Overall, I enjoyed season 1 of the Bad Batch besides the filler episodes. Watching this episode today, I wasn't really surprised but I wasn't disappointed. It was a pretty good intro to season 2.
Of course, I can picture better ways of starting the season but some credit is given as you can already see them beginning to correct some mistakes from season 1. Notably, the biggest resolution is the key difference in Echo. Finally we get to see more of him and his motives take charge in these starting 2 episodes. It's always been easy to tell Echo disagreed with the rest of the squad a lot in season 1 but we never got that sentimental character development that it looks like we'll be getting this season.
In fact, I can't wait to see how Echo plays a part in this series and to see if his motives drive him away from the Bad Batch. Maybe they'll finally be done with those lame missions for Cid?
Another thing I liked is how they also gave some more development for Tech. The first season narrowed in on Hunter and Wrecker, and partially Crosshair. The main drive of season 1 however was solely around the relationship between Hunter and Omega. In these 2 episodes, we got to see how Wrecker may not just be a foolish child afterall, and how he's knowledgeable in some aspects.
As stated above, we got more from Echo and of course I believe there is something they're trying to display with Tech. It was easy to see he had cared for the old man from episode 2 and we could also see how Tech uses his genius in combat and not just gadgets. I'm excited to see what Dave Filoni has in store for the rest of the season in terms of character development.
Now, here's what I see wrong with these 2 episodes. In fact, there's only 1 key problem.. and that is Omega. I feel like they're attempting to use the same algorithm as they used in Mandalorian but with Omega and the Bad Batch. There is truly something I don't like about her. You can see she's beginning to mature and grow up, but it disappoints me when I continue to see her do her own thing and not listen, as if she's a rebel child. She's always getting the batch in some kind of dangerous situation and it pains me to see.
In clone wars season 7, the bad batch lacked any character development and I have to say Omega has helped with that at least. But I honestly feel like they could've done something else. If the Filoni team put their minds together a bit harder, they could've made this show 10x better so they could solely focus on the Bad Batch. But it is what it is.
Overall, it's easy to see they're making changes and applying them based on the reviews from Season 1. Maybe we'll get an actual finale this season lol. Good work to the Filoni team on this introduction to season 2. This goes to show how they can make the show good without any key cameos from other characters we've seen in the past. I'm crossing my fingers they don't just keep throwing in characters to make it interesting rather than focusing on the bad batch but based on the trailers, I don't think that's the case. Excited to see Cody though! 8/10 for these 2 episodes.
Of course, I can picture better ways of starting the season but some credit is given as you can already see them beginning to correct some mistakes from season 1. Notably, the biggest resolution is the key difference in Echo. Finally we get to see more of him and his motives take charge in these starting 2 episodes. It's always been easy to tell Echo disagreed with the rest of the squad a lot in season 1 but we never got that sentimental character development that it looks like we'll be getting this season.
In fact, I can't wait to see how Echo plays a part in this series and to see if his motives drive him away from the Bad Batch. Maybe they'll finally be done with those lame missions for Cid?
Another thing I liked is how they also gave some more development for Tech. The first season narrowed in on Hunter and Wrecker, and partially Crosshair. The main drive of season 1 however was solely around the relationship between Hunter and Omega. In these 2 episodes, we got to see how Wrecker may not just be a foolish child afterall, and how he's knowledgeable in some aspects.
As stated above, we got more from Echo and of course I believe there is something they're trying to display with Tech. It was easy to see he had cared for the old man from episode 2 and we could also see how Tech uses his genius in combat and not just gadgets. I'm excited to see what Dave Filoni has in store for the rest of the season in terms of character development.
Now, here's what I see wrong with these 2 episodes. In fact, there's only 1 key problem.. and that is Omega. I feel like they're attempting to use the same algorithm as they used in Mandalorian but with Omega and the Bad Batch. There is truly something I don't like about her. You can see she's beginning to mature and grow up, but it disappoints me when I continue to see her do her own thing and not listen, as if she's a rebel child. She's always getting the batch in some kind of dangerous situation and it pains me to see.
In clone wars season 7, the bad batch lacked any character development and I have to say Omega has helped with that at least. But I honestly feel like they could've done something else. If the Filoni team put their minds together a bit harder, they could've made this show 10x better so they could solely focus on the Bad Batch. But it is what it is.
Overall, it's easy to see they're making changes and applying them based on the reviews from Season 1. Maybe we'll get an actual finale this season lol. Good work to the Filoni team on this introduction to season 2. This goes to show how they can make the show good without any key cameos from other characters we've seen in the past. I'm crossing my fingers they don't just keep throwing in characters to make it interesting rather than focusing on the bad batch but based on the trailers, I don't think that's the case. Excited to see Cody though! 8/10 for these 2 episodes.
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- Universal_Reviews
- Jan 4, 2023
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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