Sorry for the delayed post, but I didn't get to watch the episode until lunch today.
But...wow! This was definitely my favorite episode so far. The Martez sisters were back. Wrecker almost chipped out, but then didn't, and Omega's bow skills are coming along.
And that ending, my gosh! Was that Ahsoka?? If not, who do you think it was?
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Not a fan of the Martez being back, but that's mostly because they were not super useful in Clone Wars 7.
The bantha poo is going to Wrecker the fan quickly in the next episode ! Was also nice to have a proper Wrecker moment again.
Overall, a very nice watch.
At 20:00 she says “Patch him through r7” before r7 pulls up the holo of the questioned person. Granted, if they don’t know the identity of the person (ex. fulcrum code name) then they may just use the generic “him” .
All you see is a clothed shoulder and arm. The arm is not bare. Nor do they look particularly thin or thick. This is a stylized cartoon after all. Body proportions are not exact. Especially when all you can see is a shoulder and upper arm that are covered by clothes. Also, Rex still wears clone armor years later in Rebels. I doubt he’d be wearing clothes in this period. Plus, they already know Rex. So not much of a big deal if it’s him.
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However, if somehow the assignments go against the chip, it might just surface.
When did the Martez sisters know Rex??? They know Ahsoka of course, but REX???
Also I said it MIGHT be Rex, but Ahsoka is more possible. So my point was Rex is 30% or less possible to be the "client".
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Good point. He could be under its control, but not showing it unless the Bad Batch is going against the Empire. Neither did I, so that puts up a good question: Is Wrecker still under the chip's influence?
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??? I’m not sure what you’re trying to say. You were the one that said it could be Rex. I clearly stated reasons why it most likely isn’t Rex. So why the bold type multi question mark response, like I was the one who said it was Rex? That was your own assertion....
You said that they know Rex. He wants to know when the Martinez sisters and Rex ever met.
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I meant Bad Batch knows Rex.
You are right, if Rex always wear his clone armor (until the Rebels, he wears the stormtrooper armor as a disguise in Rebels Season 2 Episode 9 "Stealth Strike"), then I don't think the client is Rex. Good point thou.
As for the codename "fulcrum", I don't know if the Bad Batch S1 takes place before the novel "Ahsoka", and remember that Ahsoka started to use the codename "fulcrum" at the end of the novel.
So if the Bad Batch S1 takes place BEFORE the novel "Ahsoka", then it is not helpful or meaningful to say that "Martez sisters address the 'fulcrum' as 'him', since 'fulcrum' had not yet emerged back then." Yeah yeah we might say that Ahsoka used a transmission frequency called "fulcrum" in TCW S7 E9 to contact Anakin, but that doesn't explain her agent identity as "fulcrum".
But if it is AFTER, then it might make sense.
Had some good jokes. Thought it was funny when one of the sisters said is there an echo in here and echo responded with I’m echo. Lol. Not sure I’m thrilled to see the sisters back, thought their arc was the low point of last season… I mean final season of clone wars. Old sep droids vs police security droids was a nice change. Omeega was struggling with bow, which was cool. At least she is having some flaws in her otherwise perfect path.
Agreed I was not a fan of the Martez sisters in CW.
As for the mystery client...it could be Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Rex, Saw, Bail or Maul: could be Maul influenced the Martez sisters into believing he was trying to do “good” when really he is out for revenge against Palpatine; they aren’t exactly the brightest bulbs. I’m also not truly believing the altruistic nature of the sisters; they were mostly out for themselves in CW (though they never displayed purely irredeemable traits and their arc in CW did push past Raffa’s selfish nature a bit). Perhaps the sisters were turning the clones in to the same people looking for Omega. I think the client will likely be a Jedi simply so we can see more with Wrecker’s chip issues while also fulfilling other narrative purposes. I am excited to see where this mystery leads.
It felt like this episode is building toward some answers and a furthering of the overall arc of the show. I enjoyed it and may even take the time to review it before the next episode drops (there may be some clues I missed).
Nice episode! I think Asoka, but Mace is a great idea!
@Ltswb1 I just realized what you meant by "patch him through". That was a hole in my arugment. I tried to edit my previous post but the SYSTEM DELETED IT...
Anyway, I do agree with your point on that matter. Good call!
It will be interesting to see where they end up, many people seem to be after them, or aware of them, and they seem to be oblivious. I feel like Rex is a good option at this point as he could fill in the over arching leadership they need.
But will that hurt his standing in rebels? Rex seems to be on the retired list and on decent terms with the empire, or at least they overlook him when he’s introduced in rebels. Just seems like when Rex shows up in rebels, him, Gregor and Wolfe are retired and just living out the rest of their days in the walker.
Everyone has to make a living. Passing a little information around and keeping a low profile is as good as any for making a little scratch, and we know they have no love for the empire.
But I am just speculating, because they need someone "trusted" to give them a "lay of the land", I'm not suggesting a long term "boss" just someone to get them "in the know" so they can make better choices as they move forward. They are running around blind right now, they have never been in this world and are on the run, they need advice from someone who has done this before.
And that’s what I thought Rex’s role in rebels was. He seemed reluctant in rebels to help in any way until they were attacked.
One would think that the Jedi would do a more thorough investigation before fielding the clones. Unless there was some secret deal between Palps and the cloners, the chip should have a record somewhere and the contingency orders should've raised a red flag to the Jedi.
I think that Dooku pretended to be Syfo-Dyas to create the clones. Legends implies that in Bounty Hunter and possibly when Obi-Wan Meets Jango on Kamino.