UNTIL YOU HAND OVER THE GIRL, SPOILERS WILL BURN
As we near the finish line of The Bad Batch, I’d like to offer a big high five for all you Clone Warriors out there. There are lots of people for whom The Clone Wars is their central Star Wars text. Maybe they were the right age to jump on board with the series when they were young; maybe they were prequel kids who discovered they loved the story of Ahsoka Tano; or maybe they’re older fans who just loved the way the Clone Wars series interpreted their long-imagined war.
If this is you? The Bad Batch is probably your favorite thing week in and week out. It’s focused on giving you characters you missed, returning to characters that you, in particular, notice (Commander Wolffe!). Last week we saw the return of Asajj Ventress, a Clone Wars original; and this week we see Cad Bane return. Plus, of course, the winking cameos this week, like Matt Lanter and Daniel Logan in small voice roles. It’s a series that’s very fluent in the language of the Clone Wars series and can sometimes feel like a class reunion.