#we could've overhyped a tech return a little bit

[toadslug]

ooooh, i see you're a tech girlie 😬

how are you coping with the finale? (i'm not)

I'm making my peace with it tbh 💔 Still letting everything sink in. Here are my VERY messy thoughts about the Tech thing so far:

We kind of got baited 🧍 Most of the evidence for a Tech return was subtle, but still compelling?? Especially when considered altogether. If the writers weren't intentionally trying to bait us, then I feel like the marketing was (with the poster and "ooOOooOh who could this be" stuff for CX-2).

Some the disappointment we're feeling probably could have been eased if the show had just... talked about Tech's death? We hear it in passing a lot, and his goggles are constantly shown, but we don't get to see any of the characters actually confront it? The only time I truly felt the gravity of his death was when Crosshair lashed out about it in the finale. I almost feel like Mayday got a more satisfying tribute than Tech 😭 Since the show is so weirdly dismissive of him, it also enables the fans to be dismissive. Which, I mean, the theories would've sparked either way... BUT if the show had properly addressed his death earlier in the season, I think we'd be more ready to let him go (maybe).

Be it Tech or Cody or some random guy, I wish CX-2 had lasted a liiiittle longer in the finale. Because we spend so much time on him just to... watch him get speared? Just like that?? I think it could've been cool if he got to fight more and part of his helmet shattered, revealing a sliver of his face. Even just getting to see an eye or something would've been more satisfying to me. A scary reminder that there used to be a person under there... And a tiny bit of payoff for the mystery surrounding his character.

ANYWAYS, yeah. I DID enjoy the finale overall!! And I'm in the Hollow Knight fandom as well, so I'm very, VERY used to putting on the clown makeup 🤡 I HAVE LONG ACCEPTED THE CLOWN SHOES OF SHAME!!! YOU CAN'T SAY SHIT TO ME!!!!!

#kind of already said a lot of this in my reblogs #but here they are all in one post #like i said i've still gotta think all of this over #we could've overhyped a tech return a little bit #some of that is on us #but they were stringing us along too sooooo #it's okay i'll get over it #tbb #the bad batch #tech tbb #tbb spoilers #the bad batch spoilers #asks #tech the bad batch #star wars #sw #tbb tech