With the double header for the mid-season release of the series' second installment, the team loses another member but this time, it is for the betterment of the clones, not a permanent farewell. Here's everything you need to know about Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9!
Table of Contents
- What Happened Before Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9?
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episodes 7 and 8 Easter Eggs
- Where to Watch Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9?
- When is the Release Date and Time of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9?
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9 Countdown
Warning! This portion may contain spoilers for Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2. Read at your own risk!
What Happened Before Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9?
The mid-season release of Star Wars: the Bad Batch Season 2 is, indeed, a treat for every fan as it is a Wednesday double header with Episodes 7 and 8 releasing at once. However, one of the members of the team departs and chooses a different path.
No one expected such a decision but they respect it enough to leave him be but hopes are up that this may not be the last time everyone will see him. After all, it's just a good bye and they know where to find him, too.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 7 Recap
In Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 7, titled The Clone Conspiracy, Rampart is at the Imperial Senate pushing for a bill to be passed on the authorization of military recruitment of Imperial citizens and that means that the clones will be discarded.
Senator Riyo Chuchi is not on board with the idea of the clones being discarded as she defends the fundamental rights of the clones. She is approached by a clone trooper, Slip, a friend of Cade, one who was murdered by Rampart who defied orders in Kamino.
Being a supporter of clone rights, Senator Chuchi starts an investigation on Rampart's conspiracy through alerting the admiral. Well, that didn't go quite well because an assassin is sent to kill Slip just when Senator Chuchi convinces him to testify.
Senator Chuchi is lucky enough because before being killed, she is rescued by Rex. Slip made sure that help is always there so Rex arrived. However, when they are about to interrogate the assassin, it turns out to be a clone who chose to kill himself before spilling any answers.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 8 Recap
In Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 8, titled Truth and Consequences, Rex knows they need more help so he calls on The Bad Batch to assist him and Senator Chuchi on Coruscant, and he informs the team about what Rampart is planning.
They need evidence so Rex requests the Bad Batch to get Slip's copy of the command log of Rampart from the Star Destroyer, a Venator, that is currently under maintenance.
Omega stays with Chuchi to convince other senators to support their cause against Rampart's plans while Rex and the Bad Batch go to Slip's cruiser to get the evidence that they need. However, they trigger an alarm sending them to chaos, barely making it out.
The following day, Senator Chuchi makes a huge statement at the Senate to accuse Rampart of his deeds and with the evidence in her hands from Slip's cruiser, Rampart gets arrested.
However, their efforts are all down the drain as Emperor Palpatine, himself, personally gives an order for the passage of the Imperial recruitment bill and he reveals that such has been his plan all along.
The Bad Batch is about to leave Coruscant when they get a surprising farewell. Echo wants to stay with Rex and he is already decided. Not even Omega can convince Echo to leave with them. Echo knows that the clones need more help, and with this, Chuchi promises to continue to fight for the right of clones.
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episodes 7 and 8 Easter Eggs
Both of the episodes are teeming with Easter eggs which connects the series to other Star Wars titles.
In Episode 7, there's the appearance of 8D8 who was seen in The Book of Boba Fett, familiar names of the drafters of the Defense Recruitment Bill such as Senator Shu Mai who is the leader of the commerce guild in Attack of the Clones, and Senator Pamlo who appeared in Rogue One.
R2-C4 is another cameo and the droid formed part of Kazuda Xiono's squadron in Star Wars Resistance. There's also the Martez Family Garage and the Martez sisters are well known from Season 7 of The Clone Wars.
In Episode 8, there's more! Another senator is a familiar face from The Clone Wars, Halle Burtoni. Then, there is is Emperor Palpatine who gives a speech and none other than Ian McDiarmid is playing the character.
Still, the biggest blow that The Bad Batch received is when Echo wanted to stay behind and that's not because he doesn't like the group anymore, it's just that Echo knows that he could be of better service in Coruscant, helping the cause of the clones.
Echo's farewell, hopefully, wouldn't be the last time they would see each other. Anyway, they know where to find him and he is helping a bigger cause, something that could provide for the future of the clones in the narrative. Surely, Senator Chuchi will have Echo and Rex under protection.
Where to Watch Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9?
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is exclusively streaming on Disney+ as it is under the Disney and Lucasfilm umbrella. The episodes will be up for free to those with an active subscription on the streaming platform costing $7.99 a month, or $79.99 a year.
When is the Release Date and Time of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9?
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9 is slated for release on February 15, 2023, at 12 AM PT, 2 AM CT, and 3 AM EST, depending on your time zone, exclusively on Disney+. The title of the episode is The Crossing. There is no run time yet for the next episode.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 is slated to get 16 episodes running until the end of March 2023 should there be no interruptions on its airing.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9 Countdown
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9 Countdown
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