Don’t Sleep On The Bad Batch

I've been a fan of all the animated shows so far, but I will fully admit that for The Clone Wars and Rebels, you have to lower your expectations somewhat to be able to get through them. Those shows were only worried about being accessible to kids in their production. If adults happened to partake, that was a side benefit. A lot of adults could not get past the cornier aspects of those shows, and that's understandable. Seeing Stormtroopers miss from four feet away even pulls me out of the moment, and I'm willing to to put up with a lot to get to the good stuff (and those shows did contain some peak Star Wars).

The amount of admitted cheesiness in those shows might have led some fans to grow skeptical toward the animated Star Wars properties, and again, this is understandable. But if you're willing to put the skepticism aside for a moment, it would be worth giving The Bad Batch a chance. I'm confident that if you love The Mandalorian, you will at least be entertained by The Bad Batch. From an intended audience perspective, it reminds me of A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. I do not, for one second, believe that Episodes IV and V were intended for kids. They were general audience movies that were accessible to kids, and there's a world of difference. I feel exactly the same about The Bad Batch. When the "Jar Jar" of the show is a hulking Clone Trooper, it can't be all that bad, right? The Bad Batch is made for everyone, but without alienating kids.

I personally love it, and Hunter is rapidly growing into one of my favorite characters. So much so that I briefly considered making the Vintage Collection to Hot Toys jump because at least I would be able to get a Hunter figure. I know Hunter is also available in TBS, but if I am going to give up world building for detail, I'm going to go for the ultimate detail and realism of 1:6. I still have the Sideshow tab open in my browser, so clearly I'm still tempted on some level.

The Bad Batch is currently streaming on Disney+.

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