In an excerpt from issue #219, learn more about the creation of the Season 2 episode, “The Solitary Clone.”
For two seasons, Star Wars: The Bad Batch has followed the journey of the elite squad known as Clone Force 99. But during the story conference for the second season in the series, executive producer Dave Filoni suggested another clone step into the spotlight with three simple words: “What about Cody?” In StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt from the Star Wars Insider #219 story “The Anatomy of Animation, Part One,” contributing writer Amy Richau follows the creative journey of the “The Solitary Clone.”…
We got to see the sneak peek at The Bad Batch season three at Star Wars Celebration 2023! Here is our reaction to the footage and a description of what we can remember!
Now that The Bad Batch’s second season has come to an end, how did all sixteen episodes work together? What were the themes, and how did each individual story contribute to communicating them?
The Bad Batch season two is over! Here are all the easter eggs, Legends references, and other Star Wars connections I found while watching all sixteen episodes!
Well THAT didn’t go how I expected it to AT ALL. I am not okay. Let’s talk about The Bad Batch season two finale, the pain it brought, and how there had BETTER be a third season announced at Star Wars Celebration!
The RFR BAD BATCH After Show Livestream returns with our review and analysis of the shocking season two double feature finale, “The Summit” and “Plan 99.” We break down both thrilling episodes and we get a surprise call from the voice of Governor Tarkin himself, Stephen Stanton!
The actor who portrays Omega tells StarWars.com about her character’s emotional journey in the heartbreaking two-episode finale.
Spoiler warning: This article contains plot details from the two-episode Season 2 finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, “The Summit” and “Plan 99.”
Plan 99 has been executed, and with it, Omega’s world shattered. But just when it seemed things couldn’t get any worse for Clone Force 99…the Empire arrived on Ord Mantell.
As Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch came to a poignant end this week, the team was torn apart, with Omega — the emotional center of the squad — trapped at the epicenter of the chaos and kidnapped by Imperial scientists. Behind the scenes, Michelle Ang says the harrowing finale is her favorite episode of the season, a rollercoaster that challenged Omega and the actor behind her, and introduced Ang to two new colleagues — Jimmi Simpson as the nefarious Dr. Royce Hemlock and fellow New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes as the mysterious Dr. Emerie Karr. “It’s so gut-wrenching,” Ang tells StarWars.com. “I love the fun missions, don’t get me wrong. But the emotional ones are always the ones that I like to watch best. And also, the ones that I love recording the most.”
Recently, Ang sat down with StarWars.com to discuss her character’s journey in the series so far, and finding the right balance between Omega’s grief and surviving Tech’s haunting sacrifice…
The actor talks to StarWars.com about her mysterious Imperial scientist and the game-changing reveal to close out Season 2.
Spoiler warning: This article contains plot details from the two-episode Season 2 finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, “The Summit” and “Plan 99.”
When Keisha Castle-Hughes landed the role of Doctor Emerie Karr, an Imperial scientist introduced in the second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, she was told very little about the character. But one piece of direction hinted that there was a deeper significance to the part.
“I mean, the big giveaway for me was that they had asked me to use my natural accent, and Michelle Ang as Omega uses her natural accent, as well,” the New Zealand-native tells StarWars.com. “And so I immediately was like, ‘Okay, so we can assume that these people are from the same place and we are going to reveal some kind of history there.’”
The Disney+ show’s creators, however, still weren’t telling. “They’d say, ‘Oh, maybe that could be exciting if you thought about it that way,’” Castle-Hughes adds, laughing…
Dive into every episode of the shocking second season, and read up on new entries in the official Databank.
Nothing will ever be the same.
The second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which reached its shocking conclusion today with “The Summit” and “Plan 99,” was filled with action, laughs, heartbreak, and more than a few surprises. And you can explore Season 2 of the Disney+ series with StarWars.com’s official Episode Guides, available now for every episode, featuring story galleries, trivia, concept art, and the best of StarWars.com’s interviews and coverage.
We reunited with Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, and Omega, in the two-part premiere “Spoils of War” and “Ruins of War,” which took us back to Serenno in search of Count Dooku’s war chest. In “The Solitary Clone,” Commander Cody and Crosshair went on their own mission for the Imperial regime. This season, Clone Force 99 has been on several heart-pumping missions in “Faster” and “Entombed,” and “Tribe.” With the latest episodes taking us back to the heart of the Empire, Coruscant, for “The Clone Conspiracy” and “Truth & Consequences,” the season takes a tumultuous turn for the galaxy at large and the fate of every clone soldier.
In the last half of Season 2, the Batchers went on a risky mission to secure ipsium in “The Crossing,” and crossed paths with the cybernetically-enhanced gang boss Mokko in “Retrieval.” In a story tying back to Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the team encountered a zillo beast clone in “Metamorphosis,” while Crosshair saw the evil of the Empire in “The Outpost.” “Pabu” saw the Bad Batch head to a potential new home, and “Tipping Point” saw the return of Echo and an escalation leading to an unforgettable two-episode climax in “The Summit” and “Plan 99.”
To learn more about Dr. Royce Hemlock, the majestic Mount Tantiss, and other new characters, weapons, vehicles, and locations, check out more than 40 new and updated entries in the Star Wars Databank, from AT-AC walker to the modified zillo beast…
It’s time to follow up on what happened to Crosshair at Mount Tantiss! We are closing in on the finale of season two, and the stage is being set VERY nicely! This is my review for episode fourteen, Tipping Point.
RFR’s BAD BATCH After Show Livestream returns tonight with a double feature review of “Pabu” and “Tipping Point” from Season 2. Has Clone Force 99 finally found Paradise? Will Crosshair find freedom? Join us for an in-depth analysis of these episodes, plus your comments, live chat and phone calls!
As the second season nears an exciting two-part finale, the art director for the series delves into the creative process and the subtle storytelling of color.
It was a time of isolation. The COVID pandemic had forced strict stay-at-home orders across the country, and the team working on Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch was scattered, connecting through virtual calls to collaborate. But the real-world strife proved to be artistic fodder as the designers worked from afar.
“It’s an interesting mirror to when the episodes were created and what, collectively, we were going through as a society and as a planet, really,” Andre Kirk, the art director for the series, tells StarWars.com. “And what came out of that? Either something very optimistic or something very bleak.”…
The latest episode of The Bad Batch was not what I was expecting to see after The Outpost, but I still thought it was a beautiful and moving episode. A nice rest before the final three episodes, that could have ramifications for the end of the entire series.
Crosshair is back in the spotlight this week as his loyalty to the Empire continues to be tested. Join us as we discuss this latest episode with your thoughts, theories and observations.
The Bad Batch is CRUSHING it lately! The latest episode, titled The Outpost, quickly became a new favorite episode of the series for me, once again centering on Crosshair and another new, great clone named Mayday.
The Bad Batch is convinced to go on another job for Cid. And it involves the answer to a question Star Wars fans have had for YEARS! This was the perfect example of how this series can pull off a standalone adventure of the week that still connects back to the larger story.
Clone Force 99 find a mysterious ship and an infamous creature this week, and RFR is there for it. Join us tonight at 8 p.m. ET for RFR’s BAD BATCH After Show Livestream to discuss this latest episode. We invite you to watch, listen, comment, chat and call in with your thoughts, theories, and observations.
Over the past two decades, the downfall of the Republic had been well-documented in a variety of movies, television shows, comics, and books. In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, for instance, we first saw the covert holograms of Darth Sidious ordering Order 66, Palpatine declaring himself Emperor in front of the Senate, and the construction of the first Death Star. In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we learned more about inhibitor chips, the plans for the clone army, and more of the Sith lord’s machinations.
And now, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, there is a previously un-glimpsed look at what comes immediately after: the first days of the Galactic Empire. It is told with fascinating moments of world-building and a deeper look into the larger galaxy. As its second season unfolds on Disney+, StarWars.com now takes a look at The Bad Batch and the insights that it has brought so far into that tumultuous time…
If there’s one thing we know about Echo, its that he won’t just sit still and let the world go on without him. We take a look at Echo’s personality and past history and why he was always destined to leave the Bad Batch.
We start the back half of THE BAD BATCH season 2 with another mission of the week as Clone Force 99 attempts to extract an unstable element from a hostile world. Be sure to watch, listen, comment, chat and call in with your thoughts and observations
It’s a double batch this week with two episodes to review. Get your tin foil hats ready as we dive into “The Clone Conspiracy,” followed by “Truth and Consequences,” which features a long-teased appearance of the Emperor himself. Note this week’s change of start time as we will begin tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern. Be sure to watch, listen, comment, chat and call in with your thoughts and observations for this super-sized RFR BAD BATCH After Show Livestream!
The thrilling two-part mid-season event for Star Wars: The Bad Batch arrived on Disney+ today, “The Clone Conspiracy” and “Truth & Consequences.” And now you can immerse yourself in the official StarWars.com episode guides for the first half of the season.
We reunited with Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, and Omega, in the two-part premiere “Spoils of War” and “Ruins of War,” which took us back to Serenno in search of Count Dooku’s war chest. In “The Solitary Clone,” Commander Cody and Crosshair went on their own mission for the Imperial regime. This season, Clone Force 99 has been on several heart-pumping missions in “Faster” and “Entombed,” and “Tribe.” With the latest episodes taking us back to the heart of the Empire, Coruscant, for “The Clone Conspiracy” and “Truth & Consequences,” the season takes a tumultuous turn for the galaxy at large and the fate of every clone soldier…
