#hunter the bad batch

[smolbean-17]

First Hello & Last Goodbye

[milling-around]

The Bad Batch Finale and Joel Aron’s cryptic tweet

Okay so Joel Aron, Director of Cinematography Lighting & VFX at Lucasfilm, tweeted this:

Initially, I thought that this was going to be the runtime of S3E15 The Cavalry Has Arrived. This episode being longer would make sense as it’s the finale of the show and it’s close in length to S1E1 Aftermath. However, I saw a screenshot floating around the other day that says the runtime of the final episode “spans 24 to 25 minutes”.

If this episode is the typical length then this timestamp must be referring to a different piece of media. The question is, what media? In an effort to determine what could happen in the finale, I went to that point in the films to see what I would find. None of them strike as much fear in me as what’s happening in A New Hope.

The Phantom Menace - Anakin has just won the pod race and they are celebrating his victory.

Attack of the Clones - Jango Fett and Boba Fett have just attacked Obi-Wan with seismic charges.

Revenge of the Sith - Anakin is looking out over Coruscant from the Jedi Council room. He has just revealed to Mace Windu that Palpatine is a Sith.

A New Hope - Before leaving to disable the tractor beam on the Death Star, Obi-Wan delivers a line which may foreshadow what’s to come in The Bad Batch.

Empire Strikes Back - Luke is trying to lift the ship out of the swamp on Dagobah.

Return of the Jedi - Luke, Han, and Chewbacca, along with the droids, are captured by the Ewoks.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Anakin and Ahsoka are heading towards Tatooine to deliver Jabba’s son back to him.

At 01:09:56:01 in A New Hope, or as close to it as I could get (Disney+ sucks) this is what we see:

Sorry it’s a photo of my computer, I don’t know how y’all take screenshots of Disney+.

“Your destiny lies along a different path from mine.”

Many people have been theorising that the show could end with the Batch and Omega surviving but being separated, either by choice or by circumstance. This line from A New Hope, as well as the fact that Omega’s voice actor, Michelle Ang, has described the ending as “bittersweet”, definitely make that a solid theory.

Maybe I’m barking up the wrong tree though. There’s also speculation about whether Omega is force sensitive, so maybe Luke using the force in Empire Strikes Back is the real clue. Despite Ventress not believing Omega to have a high m-count, and her not being one of Hemlock’s designated m-count specimens, we have seen characters with a low m-count who were capable of wielding the force. Sabine Wren, for example.

Still, Omega being force sensitive doesn’t prevent the theory that she gets separated from the Batch from being true. It could actually be a reason for that separation because she may pursue training or decide that her proximity to the Batch endangers them.

But wait, there’s more!

At this timestamp in S1E1 Aftermath, Omega is on the Marauder with the Bad Batch (minus Crosshair) and they’re setting off on what will be her first big adventure. Omega’s Theme is playing and she’s gazing out at space with child-like wonder. While they’ve just parted ways with Crosshair, the overall feeling in this scene is hopeful.

If the tweet is referring to this episode, it could mean that we get a wholesome Bad Batch family moment. Whether Tech is there or not may rely on CX-2 being unmasked. Perhaps it’s bittersweet because Tech truly is dead or because he’s alive but they cannot save him from the Empire. Or maybe it’s bittersweet for a whole host of other reasons.

Honourable mention

@kiffobaby also looked into what is happening at this timestamp if you combine the runtimes (including credits) of all episodes in clone relevant story arcs and didn’t really find anything of note. If credits were removed then it would put at us a different point in the arc, however it’s unlikely that we’d be looking for a timestamp in an arcs combined duration anyway.

If you’ve read this far, I love you and don’t worry, we’re almost done.

Secret 16th episode?

Seasons 1 and 2 each had 16 episodes which leads me to speculate that this timestamp could actually be the runtime of the final episode, a secret 16th episode.

Is it likely? No. Can I dream? Yes.

[imdead2124]

Hunter: I’m an idiot.

Crosshair:

Tech:

Echo:

Wrecker:

Hunter:

Crosshair: If you’re waiting for us to disagree, this is going to be a long day.

Omega: We still love you!

[clownbloody]

Poster time :D featuring Hunter's ass.

1. Coruscant Guard

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@stardusthuntress

[nataliamako]

Um... so this is my first written post ever, but it's a dire situation:

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT SUPPOSE MEAN RAMPART?!? When Cross told you ha has changed, and you gave him THAT look and whispered "Sure you have..."?!?

People, Cross can still be influenced! He either has his chip or there is smth Rampart knows about those experiments. No wonder this poster looks like it does!

#the bad batch #TBB #STAR WARS #SW TBB #Crosshair #Cross #Omega #Hunter #Echo #Tech #Wrecker #Clone Force 99 #CF99 #star wars the bad batch #the dad batch #clones #bad batch #CT-9901 #CT-9902 #CT-9903 #CT-9904 #Jennifer Corbett #Brad Rau #I am not ready... #the best batch #season finale #the cavalry has arrived

[shakall]

brothers (and Batcher)

[cyareclones]

i love this guy so bad

[131-vr]

I'm in the Hunter needs to sleep Clan.

Everytime I draw something like this i'm Cracking up while i post it, Its kinda stupid.

[kingeika]

double posting to keep my tumblr fed

my bad chat, im more active on instagram

[cael-art]

“Save a horse, ride a cowboy.”

COWBOY HUNTERRRR 🥰🖤❤️

[corukant]

hunter & crosshair mashup 🫂🤛

[erellenora]

HYPERVENTILATING, CRYING, SCREAMING, FAINTING, GNAWING ON THE BARS OF THE CAGE THEY HAD TO TRAP ME IN, THEYRE GOING TO TANTISS OH MY GOD. THE DETERMINATION OF THIS MAN IS LIKE NO OTHER, HE’S GOING TO GET HIS BABY GIRL BACK AND NO ONE WILL STOP HIM THIS TIME, LETS GO.

LOOK AT HIS FACE, HE’S DONE PLAYING

[imdead2124]

Tech: "I've analyzed the situation thoroughly."

Hunter: "Great, now can you explain it in plain Basic?"

[url0calweirdo]

I did a thing 👀🔥

[vyr2oso]

Anyone else like. Crosshair and Omega have 30,000 credits. Did they like forget or something?

It's so funny especially with the last episode. I'm sure Hunter and Wrecker could have used that much money.

Omega: how'd the mission go?

Hunter: we had to work a job for Fennec because we definitely don't have the kind of money to buy the info she had

Crosshair:

Crosshair: we have 30,000 credits

Hunter & Wrecker: WHAT

[pianju]

wrecker over the comms with fennec:

“YOU HEARD ME!!!”