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Star Wars: The Bad Batch: The Return (2024)
'The filler'
It honestly baffles me how an episode like this can be labelled a 'filler' or 'snoozefest' by some fans.
Please let me put this episode into perspective for you. The last episode of the series leaves us in a cliff-hanger, not knowing how Hunter and Wrecker will respond to Crosshair's return to The Bad Batch. This episode brings Crosshair back into the crew for the first time since Season 1, and gives us clarity to how they intend to treat him back in the gang, including some pivotal dialogue that gives us insight into Crosshair's mind and ideology of his past. This episode truly is integral into how the dynamic of the squad will exist over the course of the remaining 10 episodes of the season.
I am now starting to hear the same unjustified criticisms by 'fans' of this show that I heard of Season 1 of Andor (and the beautifully written season that was), that the pacing is slow and the plot is weak. These so called 'fans' of Star Wars have little to no knowledge of how TV Shows need to be paced so their can be a rich payoff of screenplay in the scenes of the last few episodes of the season. Characters have to experience character development, in different situations and dialogue in order to build a certain trait of a character, so that the developed trait can be used to bring about a plot contribution or other development so that an audience develops an attachment to a character before an awry situation.
I'm a young man, aged 22 in fact, and I cannot help but think there are too many TikTok scrollers, impatient 'fans' that believe they are entitled to fan service every episode, and cannot wait for a payoff in the mid-season or the season finale, which will indeed be the finale of the entire show. Kindly, please hop off TikTok for a few months and watch some YouTube videos educating you as to how a beautifully written show (like Andor) are constructed. Maybe the writers of some of our newer Disney Star Wars live action shows can do the same... (or at least tell Kathleen Kennedy to leave them alone whilst they write)
Andor: The Eye (2022)
Now this is Star Wars
What an episode! The writing and plot angles are just terrific, leaving you on the edge of your seat. The buy in I felt with this rebel group and this mission was big, and to see how it eventuated left me excited for more! Hearing Luthen laugh at the end made me excited for what's in store for his rebel cell that him and Mon Mothma are creating.
Even with the death of a few characters, the writing didn't put heaps of investment in them and their story lines and leaves me at peace with their last involvements in the show, after all that is the cost of the rebellion which these writers portrayed fantastically in Rogue One. Instead, the writers gave us great context into the base's operations through the officer in command was great (imperial politics), along with a quick showing of the ISB and Senate!
I was quite impressed with the sets and visuals in this episode, giving a visually stunning look for the show, along with the scenery.
Overall, great mid season finale setting this show up for a highly anticipated next six episodes.