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The Bad Batch got a bit of a raw deal in their Star Wars debut. Introduced at the beginning of the final episodes of The Clone Wars, this team of unusually modified Clonetroopers felt like both a gratuitous spinoff setup and a stalling tactic to keep us from the Ahsoka story we all really wanted to see. Plus they basically came off like the Ninja Turtles as Clonetroopers: Leader Guy, Rowdy Party Dude, Brain, and Edgy Emo. This is arguably true of many, many super-teams. The Clone Wars series ...

Disney Plus’ new computer-animated Star Wars series, The Bad Batch, continues the trend of the interconnected galaxy. The 70-minute premiere, “Aftermath,” opens with the titular clone soldiers, known for their mutations and enhancements, facing a changing galactic order during and after the events of Revenge of the Sith. But with just a few scenes, the show’s impact reaches further into the future. [ The Bad Batch episode 1.] In their opening fight, the Batch operatives cross into the...

The Bad Batch changes the origins of a surprising Star Wars character Tue May 04, 2021 at 3:35pm ET Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for the first episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The Bad Batch just made a big alteration to a Star Wars character’s origins. The premiere of the new animated Clone Wars spin-off showed the Batch adjusting to the Republic becoming the Empire. Sign up for our TV newsletter! But it also showed how the Batch played a pivotal role in one Star Wars: Rebel�...