SPOILER WARNING!!! I am watching all Star Wars in Chronological order; I have seen the Original Trilogy but nothing else beyond the Bad Batch so please be careful of spoilers in the comments. Ps. It do now Know that Tech is actually dead so don’t worry about talking about that 😭
I'm honestly glad they let him stay dead, I loved him, but it gives real weight to his sacrifice. He deserved a longer life, but at least he had a noble death
i love this finale so much because of how different it is to usual season finales which typically sort everything out ready for a clean slate next season, i respect the writers so much for not going down that route. this episode is so similar to empire strikes back- how everything is left unresolved with no happy endings. it added so much more tension to when s3 finally came out and completely set the tone for how dark it's about to get!!
After processing everything that happened here, this final is truly phenomenal!! The fact that this wasn't a standard final in the sense of an all-out conflict summing up the season but a simple mission going so incredibly badly makes me think that going forward no one is safe and everything just feels a whole lot more dangerous.
The no body no death line doesn't always work. Emperor fell and was blown to nothing lol. Tech fell so far that when he lands he would be a damn bloody mist.
True 😭😭 I was just looking for some way for him to survive but I am happy that we didn't see it now as he would have been completely splatted by the train.
12:38 That thing is called All Terrien Armored Cannon and it's the evolution to the All Terrien Scout Transport seen in the Original trilogy in ep 5 battle of the goth and the Jungle sequence in ep 6
When Crosshair first met the Doctor, there was that lingering shot of him staring at her eyes before he got drugged. Subconsciously, he recognized the resemblance to Omega, a gut feeling that she was a fellow Clone, but couldn't pin it.
"Echo?" "GOTTA be Echo." People forget that, though he's been through a lot, Echo is still the baddest of the bad- a 501st ARC Trooper! The Empire will regret that oversight. (Brought to you by the Echo The Badass Fan Club)
Great Finale [*] Tech There was a theory that Tech would become the Imperial version of Nemesis - First Imperial Zilo Troper. Just take a look: - Both are intelligent and from an elite unit - The Zilo beast is there and they can create armor - We saw that mysterious clone, CX, who might may have been brainwashed. - Both suffered severe injuries. I discussed this theory with my friend. The entire conversation is quite long, so here are two quotes that pretty much sum it up: "If that's the case, Tech is still lost. Nemesis couldn't be redeemed, it was a completely different personality comparable to Grievous. We're talking about a psychopath whose obsession is inflicting pain and killing. Such people don't seek redemption." "In this scenario, the question is who would kill him. Honestly, I'm afraid it might be Omega, but considering it's Disney, I'm not sure they would go that far." So my conclusion, maybe it's better that Tech died... And rule number one in the galaxy: If you see a Trandoshan, don't trust them. I have no information about any good Trandoshan. There probably are some exceptions, but they're few and far between, and hard to find out about. This race always looks out for its own interests, and whenever I see a Trandoshan, I assume they might betray or even worse. Cid is just an example of being selfish and caring about her own well-being. A classic Trandoshan. Few people asked this question, and I personally didn't notice it at first, only realizing it during analysis: We only see Scorch again, but where are Boss and Fixer? Where is Delta Squad? Hemlock personally took part in this mission so the entire Delta Squad should be there too. Something's not right here. Unfortunately, the conclusion is clear. Scorch left Delta Squad: At the end of the game, one of the members, Sev, falls into a trap and asks for help. The whole Delta Squad wants to help, but then they receive an order from Master Yoda for immediate evacuation. The clone relaying the orders said that one commando wasn't worth the risk to the entire operation. Scorch was furious: "One Commando? He's talking about my brother!" And now my conclusion: Boss and Fixer followed that order and acted rationally. Scorch wanted to be loyal and, even if it was a suicide mission, wanted Delta to save their brother. The fact that Delta abandoned and didn’t search for Sev broke Scorch and led him to leave and work alone, training new commandos, and later becoming a commander on Tantiss. As for Emerie Karr, she is very interesting. The most popular theory was that she isn't a clone but Jango Fett's sister. (In the legends, Jango had a sister.) This additionally raised even more questions about who Omega really is.
Tech becoming Nemesis is such an interesting theory, it feels like it follows quite closely to Anakin's story with the old self dying and being replaced by a new evil persona yet this one wouldn't be able to be redeemed. The idea of Omega being the one to eventually have to 'put them down' sounds fantastic but Disney would never go for something so dark. I'm never going to trust a Trandosian again 😂 Cid has broken all my trust in that species and she is fully dead to me. Would love to go more in-depth with Scorch in this show, he's shown up quite a lot and I don't think it would be too much to have an episode explaining his past and fully going into his squad's past too. Emrie being Jango's sister is really fun to think about, it would explain why she wasn't in the Clone Wars and would explain why she comes off as quite kind to the Clones since they mostly share her Brother's face.
@@benspiller You know, Tech as Nemesis is essentially a better version of Crosshair from Season 1. As for Scorch, he's a character from the game, so they won't show fragments of something that has already been shown. Scorch is simply a continuation of the story for fans of Republic Commando and its related books. You don't need to know this, but if you do, you'll get a unique second meaning.
Now, if you thought the Summit at Eriadu would be hard to find... Tantiss is SOOOO much worse. And yes, so... Emerie Karr, the female scientist working for Hemlock is most likely a female clone of Jango Fett with a growth acceleration and the likes. I'll say, it sure as hell surprised me too when I watched this finale.
Tech's gone. Most people just went right to denial lol. But a great writer has no problem killing characters off. Him "somehow" surviving that would be bs and totally ruin his moment.
I have to admit having him come back would undo how great his sacrifice was, the writers have been absolutely amazing and this just cemented it for me.
I enjoyed this reaction so much ❤ So … Tech dying was a really bold move on the writers part. It was a catalyst for season three and it’s impact is felt until the finale. I feel like it shattered the tone armor.
Glad you enjoyed my reaction 😁 it's really impressive that the writers actually killed off Tech after developing him so much through this season, it definitely destroyed the tone armour with this being a pretty standard mission and they still lost someone on it, going forward it really feels like no one is safe.
There we go... end of season 2. I'd say that I probably liked season 1 more, but this season was still great. And a great final episode. Plus, screw Saw. I 100% blame him for Tech's death.
No spoilers, Ben.... but as you said in your Pinned comment, Tech is indeed dead. Season 3 was advertised as "The Final Season". That's all I'll really say about it, though. Dr. Karr, who claims to be Omega's sister, does have Omega's accent (and a VERY similar voice) but her voice is "older", as you'd expect from a clone that's more mature than Omega. Even from what we saw in season 2, her voice DOES sound a lot like an "older" version of Omega. I think that the reason they gave Tech so much character development in Season 2 is to make his death much more impactful. I consider that to be good writing. The only thing I'll say about Season 3 is that there will be a bit of a time jump, but not a "huge" one. OH! One more thing about Season 3..... Episodes 1 & 2 both dropped at the same time. So you can do both episodes at the same time. There's a reason that whose two episodes dropped together, and you'll see why when you get to them.
Still can't believe Tech is actually gone and yeah the writers did such a good job at giving him development this season to make his death sting so much more. Dr. Karr is so interesting now, it's clear the Kaminoans never do anything without purpose so unlike Omega, this clone had the genetic ageing thing and clearly had a different role in the Clone Wars and I can't wait to find out more about her. Didn't realise that episodes 1 & 2 were meant to be together, I have recorded them separately already though so I'm afraid they're following the same release as my other videos.
Plan 99...🥲 Remember the clone 99 from TCW? He died saving the other clones when Kamino was being attacked by separatists? That was what the Batch's Plan 99 was named after. 😭😭 I knew he was dead because when the rail car the Batch was on crashed, it was much higher up, right at the station where they turn back around. This season finale left me in a state of shock and sadness for a while. :( I'm assuming you watched all of S3 too?
I love that this means the Batch and 99 knew each other and he was so important to them that they named this plan after his sacrifice. Still so sad that Tech's actually dead cause this was a pretty standard mission yet it went so badly, makes it feel like no one is safe going forward. Definitely needed time to process this, haven't seen all of season 3 yet but I have recorded the first 4 episodes so far.
@@benspiller I looked it up and apparently, 99 died the same BBY year that the Bad Batch members were created: 21BBY. They might've known 99 in their younger months depending on how early or late 99 died and the Bad Batch was created. If they were aware that 99 died, whether they were alive when it happened or not, that definitely would've left an impact on them knowing why he died. It's probably something that's known among any clones too, like a local legend/tale.
😭😭 Still feels weird that he's actually gone but I am happy now that his sacrifice is permanent, that moment was beautiful and did such a service to his character as he analysed what had to be done in that situation.
SPOILER WARNING!!!
I am watching all Star Wars in Chronological order; I have seen the Original Trilogy but nothing else beyond the Bad Batch so please be careful of spoilers in the comments.
Ps. It do now Know that Tech is actually dead so don’t worry about talking about that 😭
I'm honestly glad they let him stay dead, I loved him, but it gives real weight to his sacrifice. He deserved a longer life, but at least he had a noble death
@@jacobcenter7374 absolutely 👍🏻
Tech's death drives home that there are high stakes in the series and there's no "plot armor" to save our heroes.
"No body, no death." Like the creators would show a splattered Tech.
True 😂😂
First stage of grief. Denial 😢
yep, even ppl who finished the show are still in denial
Plan 99 - Named after 99, who sacrificed himself for his fellow Clones.
Love that this means they would have known each other and obviously named the plan after him after his sacrifice.
i love this finale so much because of how different it is to usual season finales which typically sort everything out ready for a clean slate next season, i respect the writers so much for not going down that route. this episode is so similar to empire strikes back- how everything is left unresolved with no happy endings. it added so much more tension to when s3 finally came out and completely set the tone for how dark it's about to get!!
After processing everything that happened here, this final is truly phenomenal!! The fact that this wasn't a standard final in the sense of an all-out conflict summing up the season but a simple mission going so incredibly badly makes me think that going forward no one is safe and everything just feels a whole lot more dangerous.
The name Hemlock mentioned was Eriadu, the planet where the summit was held (and where Tech fell), because Tarkin wanted to interrogate them.
Also Tarkin’s home planet
The no body no death line doesn't always work. Emperor fell and was blown to nothing lol. Tech fell so far that when he lands he would be a damn bloody mist.
Also had a train falling on him.
@@willfanofmanyii3751 Yup
Plus no body preserves his dignity in a way. No good comes from seeing a mangled heap of flesh.
True 😭😭 I was just looking for some way for him to survive but I am happy that we didn't see it now as he would have been completely splatted by the train.
@@benspiller Mhm.
12:38 That thing is called All Terrien Armored Cannon and it's the evolution to the All Terrien Scout Transport seen in the Original trilogy in ep 5 battle of the goth and the Jungle sequence in ep 6
Was waiting for this episode! R.I.P Tech. While it it was sad for Omega to witness, I really felt it with Wreckers screaming NOOOOOOO.
And now the Empire has deployed the Prototypes for the Imperial Walkers from the original films.
When Crosshair first met the Doctor, there was that lingering shot of him staring at her eyes before he got drugged.
Subconsciously, he recognized the resemblance to Omega, a gut feeling that she was a fellow Clone, but couldn't pin it.
Plan 99- A callback from one of my favourite clones, clone 99, a defective clone but a true soldier who died defending kamino from the droids
I love that this means they would have known each other and actually named the plan after 99's sacrifice.
"Echo?"
"GOTTA be Echo."
People forget that, though he's been through a lot, Echo is still the baddest of the bad- a 501st ARC Trooper!
The Empire will regret that oversight.
(Brought to you by the Echo The Badass Fan Club)
....and there goes Tech...
SKYFALLS, Gods speed tech😢 good soldiers Follow any Orders, Perfect soldiers know which to Follow
Look forward to seeing your reaction to season three. It’s a fun ride.
RIP Tech 💖
Season 2 is like The Empire Strikes Back, bad guys won and they won big. Perfect way to get us hooked for season 3 :) Powerful finale.
Great Finale
[*] Tech
There was a theory that Tech would become the Imperial version of Nemesis - First Imperial Zilo Troper.
Just take a look:
- Both are intelligent and from an elite unit
- The Zilo beast is there and they can create armor
- We saw that mysterious clone, CX, who might may have been brainwashed.
- Both suffered severe injuries.
I discussed this theory with my friend. The entire conversation is quite long, so here are two quotes that pretty much sum it up:
"If that's the case, Tech is still lost. Nemesis couldn't be redeemed, it was a completely different personality comparable to Grievous. We're talking about a psychopath whose obsession is inflicting pain and killing. Such people don't seek redemption."
"In this scenario, the question is who would kill him. Honestly, I'm afraid it might be Omega, but considering it's Disney, I'm not sure they would go that far."
So my conclusion, maybe it's better that Tech died...
And rule number one in the galaxy: If you see a Trandoshan, don't trust them. I have no information about any good Trandoshan. There probably are some exceptions, but they're few and far between, and hard to find out about. This race always looks out for its own interests, and whenever I see a Trandoshan, I assume they might betray or even worse.
Cid is just an example of being selfish and caring about her own well-being. A classic Trandoshan.
Few people asked this question, and I personally didn't notice it at first, only realizing it during analysis: We only see Scorch again, but where are Boss and Fixer? Where is Delta Squad?
Hemlock personally took part in this mission so the entire Delta Squad should be there too. Something's not right here.
Unfortunately, the conclusion is clear. Scorch left Delta Squad:
At the end of the game, one of the members, Sev, falls into a trap and asks for help. The whole Delta Squad wants to help, but then they receive an order from Master Yoda for immediate evacuation. The clone relaying the orders said that one commando wasn't worth the risk to the entire operation.
Scorch was furious: "One Commando? He's talking about my brother!"
And now my conclusion: Boss and Fixer followed that order and acted rationally. Scorch wanted to be loyal and, even if it was a suicide mission, wanted Delta to save their brother.
The fact that Delta abandoned and didn’t search for Sev broke Scorch and led him to leave and work alone, training new commandos, and later becoming a commander on Tantiss.
As for Emerie Karr, she is very interesting.
The most popular theory was that she isn't a clone but Jango Fett's sister. (In the legends, Jango had a sister.)
This additionally raised even more questions about who Omega really is.
Tech becoming Nemesis is such an interesting theory, it feels like it follows quite closely to Anakin's story with the old self dying and being replaced by a new evil persona yet this one wouldn't be able to be redeemed. The idea of Omega being the one to eventually have to 'put them down' sounds fantastic but Disney would never go for something so dark.
I'm never going to trust a Trandosian again 😂 Cid has broken all my trust in that species and she is fully dead to me.
Would love to go more in-depth with Scorch in this show, he's shown up quite a lot and I don't think it would be too much to have an episode explaining his past and fully going into his squad's past too.
Emrie being Jango's sister is really fun to think about, it would explain why she wasn't in the Clone Wars and would explain why she comes off as quite kind to the Clones since they mostly share her Brother's face.
@@benspiller You know, Tech as Nemesis is essentially a better version of Crosshair from Season 1.
As for Scorch, he's a character from the game, so they won't show fragments of something that has already been shown. Scorch is simply a continuation of the story for fans of Republic Commando and its related books.
You don't need to know this, but if you do, you'll get a unique second meaning.
What a season finale! It's just as exciting to watch again.
Now, if you thought the Summit at Eriadu would be hard to find... Tantiss is SOOOO much worse.
And yes, so... Emerie Karr, the female scientist working for Hemlock is most likely a female clone of Jango Fett with a growth acceleration and the likes. I'll say, it sure as hell surprised me too when I watched this finale.
Tech's gone. Most people just went right to denial lol. But a great writer has no problem killing characters off. Him "somehow" surviving that would be bs and totally ruin his moment.
I have to admit having him come back would undo how great his sacrifice was, the writers have been absolutely amazing and this just cemented it for me.
@@benspiller :)
Tech did fall with a train barreling down right above him...
I hate that I now know that he is gone and he would have been fully spatted under that train 😭😭
The Batch should have expected this. They ignored Cid for months, then return with the Empire on their tails and injured.
They really should have just went to Pabu to recover lol.
They kinda needed AZ, I don’t think they have medical droids like him on Pabu
I enjoyed this reaction so much ❤
So … Tech dying was a really bold move on the writers part.
It was a catalyst for season three and it’s impact is felt until the finale. I feel like it shattered the tone armor.
Glad you enjoyed my reaction 😁 it's really impressive that the writers actually killed off Tech after developing him so much through this season, it definitely destroyed the tone armour with this being a pretty standard mission and they still lost someone on it, going forward it really feels like no one is safe.
There we go... end of season 2.
I'd say that I probably liked season 1 more, but this season was still great. And a great final episode.
Plus, screw Saw. I 100% blame him for Tech's death.
Yeah didn't even relise it in the episode but Saw caused this whole thing.
No spoilers, Ben.... but as you said in your Pinned comment, Tech is indeed dead. Season 3 was advertised as "The Final Season". That's all I'll really say about it, though.
Dr. Karr, who claims to be Omega's sister, does have Omega's accent (and a VERY similar voice) but her voice is "older", as you'd expect from a clone that's more mature than Omega. Even from what we saw in season 2, her voice DOES sound a lot like an "older" version of Omega.
I think that the reason they gave Tech so much character development in Season 2 is to make his death much more impactful. I consider that to be good writing.
The only thing I'll say about Season 3 is that there will be a bit of a time jump, but not a "huge" one. OH! One more thing about Season 3..... Episodes 1 & 2 both dropped at the same time. So you can do both episodes at the same time. There's a reason that whose two episodes dropped together, and you'll see why when you get to them.
Still can't believe Tech is actually gone and yeah the writers did such a good job at giving him development this season to make his death sting so much more.
Dr. Karr is so interesting now, it's clear the Kaminoans never do anything without purpose so unlike Omega, this clone had the genetic ageing thing and clearly had a different role in the Clone Wars and I can't wait to find out more about her.
Didn't realise that episodes 1 & 2 were meant to be together, I have recorded them separately already though so I'm afraid they're following the same release as my other videos.
Great reaction! Best not to say a word, because of spoilers, just enjoy season 3... right now, preferably!
Plan 99...🥲
Remember the clone 99 from TCW? He died saving the other clones when Kamino was being attacked by separatists? That was what the Batch's Plan 99 was named after. 😭😭
I knew he was dead because when the rail car the Batch was on crashed, it was much higher up, right at the station where they turn back around. This season finale left me in a state of shock and sadness for a while. :(
I'm assuming you watched all of S3 too?
I love that this means the Batch and 99 knew each other and he was so important to them that they named this plan after his sacrifice. Still so sad that Tech's actually dead cause this was a pretty standard mission yet it went so badly, makes it feel like no one is safe going forward. Definitely needed time to process this, haven't seen all of season 3 yet but I have recorded the first 4 episodes so far.
@@benspiller I looked it up and apparently, 99 died the same BBY year that the Bad Batch members were created: 21BBY. They might've known 99 in their younger months depending on how early or late 99 died and the Bad Batch was created. If they were aware that 99 died, whether they were alive when it happened or not, that definitely would've left an impact on them knowing why he died. It's probably something that's known among any clones too, like a local legend/tale.
"Star Wars makes Ben suffer Chapter 8".
😂😂
Plan 99 😢
🫡 RIP Tech
Well…. It did actually happen 😅
Ben, my friend, I’m so sorry…but Tech is actually dead.
If we came back to life, it would completely destroy the meaning of his sacrifice.
😭😭 Still feels weird that he's actually gone but I am happy now that his sacrifice is permanent, that moment was beautiful and did such a service to his character as he analysed what had to be done in that situation.
Yeah it happened like a year ago
22:00
You are crying because its done but you just have to wait a week to start the next season, we had to wait like a year.
Still can't believe you had to wait a year after all that to see what happens next, seems cruel honestly 😂😂
👍✨🫡✨🔳✨🌬️
the cope is real with this one
This is absurdly late bud