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Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021) Review

Reuben Bell • 7 September 2021

The Bad Batch – An Enjoyable Follow Up from The Clone Wars


This show, just like The Clone Wars is animated the same way and written by the same person. The story’s structure is well crafted with some memorable moments and episodes that stay with you after you finish a sixteen-part series that consists of thirty-minute episodes. It has a nice balance of family fun and well times humour whilst at the same time balancing it with dark themes and moments of real grit and drama. All the characters are well rounded as they are further developed from The Clone Wars. The world building is still there with a lot of potential for it to like into other Star Wars properties.


On the other hand,  some moments when a reveal or new storylines get brought up are then pushed aside and not mentioned or revisited again. Furthermore, there is still some filler in parts just like The Clone Wars, however the difference is that The Clone Wars had an end goal that you knew was coming and in this it’s not quite clear yet feeling rather muddled in what it’s trying to be. Finally, some dialogue can feel a bit clunky and isn’t as sharp or as focused as The Clone Wars is.


Overall, this was enjoyable to watch, and it gives me enough to go on to be excited and game for season two. Whilst not quite as bold or as interesting as The Clone Wars, it definitely gives me something new and fresh in Star Wars by delving into a post Revenge of the Sith era after the Clone Wars. My only worry is that what they set up going forward doesn’t tie into that god awful sequel trilogy because I would hate to go back on this review.

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