• Wed, Nov 13, 24
  • 6:35:17 am
Search
Close this search box.

batch

29 May

Star Wars The Bad Batch: Who Is Cid?

New DVD release
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. The Bad Batch have always been short on friends and allies but never more so than now. The rise of the Empire has cut them off not only from the rest of the Clone Army but the vast resources of the Republic. This band of clone misfits is truly alone now, and with assassins and Imperial agents on their tail. What are they going to do? First things first: find out the identity of the bounty hunter trying to kill them and kidnap Omega. Learning a name could help them plan…
Read More
28 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 5 Has a Big Return of the Jedi Connection

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. The Bad Batch are in more trouble than ever after running into ace bounty hunter Fennec Shand in “Cornered.” Although they manage to escape with their lives, and with Omega still safe and sound, Hunter and his team of clone mutants know that the bounty hunter (and new Imperial super-agent Crosshair) won’t give up that easy. In “Rampage,” a plan is hatched to get more info on the mysterious bounty hunter (they don’t know it’s Fennec from The Mandalorian yet) as well as the person who hired her to kidnap Omega.…
Read More
28 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 5 Review: Rampage

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers. Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 5 Over the weekend, I watched The Clone Wars with a friend. She likes the clones themselves a lot, so we jumped around a bit between episodes that focused on them. When I got to the Bad Batch arc, I warned her the humor was broad, the action goofy, the characters stock types. But she adored it. This team is the team in every war movie, she said, and loved them for their distillation of these archetypes she had such fondness for, such genre expectations…
Read More
28 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 5 Easter Eggs Explained

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. “Rampage” brings the Bad Batch to Ord Mantell, where underworld player Cid hires them to rescue a child named Muchi from slavers. Muchi turns out to not be what they expected, and the bounty hunt nets them more than they bargained for. Along with the new characters come a wide variety of connections to other parts of the saga, as well as some video game in-jokes. Take a look at all the Star Wars references and connections we found this week: Cid and Rhea Perlman – Cheers comic legend Rhea Perlman makes her…
Read More
21 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 4 Easter Eggs Explained

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. In “Cornered,” the Bad Batch clones find a bounty hunter on their heels who is looking for Omega. Stuck on the planet Pantora looking for fuel, they’re getting hemmed in on all sides as the Empire continues to confirm its power over the systems formerly represented by the Republic. This episode features a wide variety of returning characters, most notably Fennec Shand from The Mandalorian making her animated debut, as well quite a few easter eggs. Take a look at all the Star Wars references and connections we found this week:…
Read More
21 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 4 Review: Cornered

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers. Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 4 The clones of the Bad Batch are low on food and fuel, but it’s a more exotic problem that meets them on the planet Pantora: a cool and competent bounty hunter. “Cornered,” an action-heavy episode directed by Saul Ruiz and written by Christian Taylor, brings more of the same to The Bad Batch. This might end up being a make-or-break episode for some folks; we’re really in the plot now, the threats and relationships established. The bond between the clones, or Hunter and Omega…
Read More
15 May

What Star Wars: The Bad Batch Reveals About the Rise of the Empire

New DVD release, , ,
Sometimes it seems like every inch of territory in the Star Wars galaxy has been explored. From the fate of the Jedi after Order 66 to every minute detail of the Galactic Civil War, the franchise has always been interested in tracing and expanding its own history. That tradition continues with the new Disney+ animated series The Bad Batch, which explores the lives of clone troopers in the aftermath of the Clone Wars. This dark period of transition from Republic to Empire was previously chronicled in the now non-canon Legends continuity, but now we have a canon interpretation of it…
Read More
14 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 3 Easter Eggs Explained

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers. The Bad Batch continues to fill in details about the transition from the Republic to the Empire. As the episode title “Replacements” might suggest, the Empire’s new elite troops are here. Or, at least, a squad of recruits who might mark the beginning of the death trooper program. With the new troopers, Tarkin, and a new Imperial Vice Admiral on the stage, there’s a distinct Rogue One feeling in the air. Meanwhile, the Bad Batch try to get themselves out of trouble on an airless moon. These storylines lead to a…
Read More
14 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 3 Review: Replacements

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers. Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 3 In Star Wars, as in most other media, the main character may not be the most creative figure but does need to be the one who grows and changes. Luke Skywalker went from farm boy to full-fledged Jedi Knight between A New Hope and Return of the Jedi; Anakin Skywalker became literally unrecognizable over the course of two trilogies. For now, the characters of The Bad Batch remind me of Luke at the end of A New Hope: their triumphs and foes are compelling,…
Read More
07 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 2 Easter Eggs Explained

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. The second episode of The Bad Batch, “Cut and Run,” sees our heroes searching out a clone deserter to find out how to survive after the Republic’s war is over and the Empire’s has begun. Naturally, it proves difficult for all parties involved to gain their footing in a galaxy changing so quickly. There are not a lot of wink-nudge Star Wars references in this one. Instead it’s an episode that brings back some familiar characters and creatures. Here’s what we spotted: Cut Lawquane The most significant connection to The Clone…
Read More
07 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 2 Review

New DVD release, ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers. Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 2 It’s still too early to tell what exactly Omega, the newest member of the Bad Batch, is thinking. But her presence in the squad powers the stakes of an effective, low-key second episode. In “Cut and Run,” we return to characters from a single The Clone Wars episode (deserter clone Cut, his wife Suu, and their children). While the A-plot about helping the family leave the planet is neat enough, the episode’s real strength is the way it shows the quick transition to Imperial…
Read More
06 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 1 Questions Answered and Theories

New DVD release, , , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the new animated series airing on Disney+, picks up where The Clone Wars left off. Order 66 has left the Jedi Order in shambles and the Republic has been re-organized into the Galactic Empire, with Palpatine declaring himself the ultimate ruler of the galaxy. For the Bad Batch, a squad of clones with genetic mutations, life with the Clone Army will never be the same. Those wondering what happened to the Bad Batch after Order 66 got their answer in the series premiere. But while “Aftermath”…
Read More
05 May

Star Wars The Bad Batch: What You Need to Watch Before Starting the Show

New DVD release, , ,
The Bad Batch is the newest animated chapter in the Star Wars saga. Set immediately after Revenge of the Sith, the show explores the rise of the Empire from the perspective of a group of “genetically mutated” clones who never fit in with their own kind and fit in even less after Order 66. Unlike the rest of the Clone Army, the members of Clone Force 99 (the official designation of the group nicknamed “The Bad Batch”) are unaffected by the secret inhibitor chips implanted in their brains, which quickly puts a target on their back, especially after they refuse…
Read More
05 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 1 Cameos Explained

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a new animated series and spiritual successor to The Clone Wars, bridges the gap between the Prequel and Original Trilogies. Set during the rise of the Empire, the show brings in elements from both eras, and is positioned to explore fan-favorite characters and settings in ways you haven’t seen before. “Aftermath” features a few major cameos, as well as some minor ones. Let’s break down all of the big cameos in the episode as well as what they mean of the characters and the the show.…
Read More
04 May

Star Wars The Bad Batch: Who Is Omega?

New DVD release,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. The newest Star Wars hero is a bit of a mystery. Omega, a young clone who joins the titular heroes in The Bad Batch, is a mix of audience surrogate and riddle. She’s eager to join the fight, and has some skills of her own, but she’s obviously not cut from the exact same cloth as the other clones. That serves her well as she escapes Order 66 from the clones’ side, with her and the Batch some of the few residents of Kamino who don’t go all-in on the Empire’s…
Read More
04 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 1 Easter Eggs Explained

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. While the Star Wars Original Trilogy has been explored thoroughly for more than 40 years, the period between the Prequels and the Originals is less well-trodden. Following in The Clone Wars and Rebels‘ footsteps, The Bad Batch takes a deep dive into the rise of the Empire. This means we get to see familiar characters, planets, ships, and technology in a moment of transition, as a Republic becomes something more twisted and sinister in the hands of the Sith. Unsurprisingly, “Aftermath,” which is directed by Steward Lee, Saul Ruiz, and Nathaniel…
Read More
04 May

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 1 Review: Aftermath

New DVD release, , ,
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers. The Bad Batch Episode 1 During the opening scene of The Bad Batch, the new animated series set during the rise of the Empire, the The Clone Wars logo burns away. At once blatant marketing and a promise of something new, the logo neatly explains what The Bad Batch is. As Jennifer Corbett (producer and head writer) and Brad Rau (producer) said during a press junket ahead of the May 4 premiere, this show is a spiritual successor and also a direct sequel to The Clone Wars. The beginning of the new…
Read More
31 Mar

How The Bad Batch Ties into the Larger Star Wars Universe

New DVD release, ,
The Bad Batch is the next Star Wars animated series, a direct sequel to The Clone Wars that brings back the colorful characters of Clone Force 99. The series finds elite clone troopers Hunter, Echo, Tech, Wrecker, and Crosshair struggling to fit into the newly-established Empire in the days after the war. While the mutations that made them unique proved to be a boon for the Clone Army of the Republic, the Empire isn’t so welcoming. A new trailer for the show teases that the titular heroes, whose squad of clone misfits is literally referred to as “the Bad Batch,”…
Read More
11 Dec

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Trailer Breakdown and Analysis

New DVD release, , ,
After their first appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the off-beat clones from the Bad Batch squad are back with their own animated series on Disney+. Genetically modified away from Jango Fett’s original clone mold, the Bad Batch (aka Clone Force 99) members each have unique alterations that make them deadly efficient on the battlefield. The last we saw of them in the Clone Wars, the Bad Batch added Echo, a clone modified with cybernetic parts by the Separatists, to their ranks and went off to continue fighting on behalf of the Republic. But The Clone Wars finale didn’t…
Read More
15 Jul

How Star Wars: The Bad Batch Could Continue Echo’s Story from The Clone Wars

New DVD release, , , ,
This Star Wars article contains spoilers. The Clone Wars has had a long life. From its debut in 2008 to its conclusion in 2020, the animated series expanded the Star Wars Prequel era with fewer jokes and more of the titular war. And while the final season just bowed on Disney+ earlier this year, it won’t be the last time we see of some of the show’s characters. Disney has greenlit a spin-off series starring Clone Force 99, the squad of genetically enhanced clone troopers that was first introduced in season seven. The Bad Batch follows five clones in the…
Read More

DVD Guide reviews current dvd releases of movies and TV shows. The reviews of these dvd releases are my thoughts and understandings of the movie, dvd releases or TV show and not be taken as fact.

Movie Shop

Categories

Other Blogs