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[kiffobaby]

THANKS FOR THE HAND

Echo, you absolute troll.

Somewhere, Fives is rolling around crying with laughter.

Also, look at the screenshot I managed to get. Look where the hand is. That's the same side as Rex's hand print on Echo's armour. And the hand is blue as well. This is probably all mainly incidental but still.

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[kiffobaby]

CROSSHAIR & HUNTER // Growth —"I've done things. I've made mistakes." —"I have regrets, too."

#the bad batch spoilers #the bad batch #tbb crosshair #tbb rampart #tbb #tbb spoilers

[kiffobaby]

More evidence for secret 16th episode but I am not as eloquent or elegant;

When media personnel were allowed to preview the last of the season, save for The Cavalry Has Arrived, we assumed that this is to avoid spoilers.

What if it was to avoid an obvious cliffhanger for secret 16th episode that is 70mins long.

I know I'm delulu but I just love this show so much and can't wait to get my Bad Batch tattoo.

The Bad Batch Finale and Joel Aron’s cryptic tweet

Okay so Joel Aron, Director of Cinematography Lighting & VFX at Lucasfilm, tweeted this:

Initially, I thought that this was going to be the runtime of S3E15 The Cavalry Has Arrived. This episode being longer would make sense as it’s the finale of the show and it’s close in length to S1E1 Aftermath. However, I saw a screenshot floating around the other day that says the runtime of the final episode “spans 24 to 25 minutes”.

If this episode is the typical length then this timestamp must be referring to a different piece of media. The question is, what media? In an effort to determine what could happen in the finale, I went to that point in the films to see what I would find. None of them strike as much fear in me as what’s happening in A New Hope.

The Phantom Menace - Anakin has just won the pod race and they are celebrating his victory.

Attack of the Clones - Jango Fett and Boba Fett have just attacked Obi-Wan with seismic charges.

Revenge of the Sith - Anakin is looking out over Coruscant from the Jedi Council room. He has just revealed to Mace Windu that Palpatine is a Sith.

A New Hope - Before leaving to disable the tractor beam on the Death Star, Obi-Wan delivers a line which may foreshadow what’s to come in The Bad Batch.

Empire Strikes Back - Luke is trying to lift the ship out of the swamp on Dagobah.

Return of the Jedi - Luke, Han, and Chewbacca, along with the droids, are captured by the Ewoks.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Anakin and Ahsoka are heading towards Tatooine to deliver Jabba’s son back to him.

At 01:09:56:01 in A New Hope, or as close to it as I could get (Disney+ sucks) this is what we see:

Sorry it’s a photo of my computer, I don’t know how y’all take screenshots of Disney+.

“Your destiny lies along a different path from mine.”

Many people have been theorising that the show could end with the Batch and Omega surviving but being separated, either by choice or by circumstance. This line from A New Hope, as well as the fact that Omega’s voice actor, Michelle Ang, has described the ending as “bittersweet”, definitely make that a solid theory.

Maybe I’m barking up the wrong tree though. There’s also speculation about whether Omega is force sensitive, so maybe Luke using the force in Empire Strikes Back is the real clue. Despite Ventress not believing Omega to have a high m-count, and her not being one of Hemlock’s designated m-count specimens, we have seen characters with a low m-count who were capable of wielding the force. Sabine Wren, for example.

Still, Omega being force sensitive doesn’t prevent the theory that she gets separated from the Batch from being true. It could actually be a reason for that separation because she may pursue training or decide that her proximity to the Batch endangers them.

But wait, there’s more!

At this timestamp in S1E1 Aftermath, Omega is on the Marauder with the Bad Batch (minus Crosshair) and they’re setting off on what will be her first big adventure. Omega’s Theme is playing and she’s gazing out at space with child-like wonder. While they’ve just parted ways with Crosshair, the overall feeling in this scene is hopeful.

If the tweet is referring to this episode, it could mean that we get a wholesome Bad Batch family moment. Whether Tech is there or not may rely on CX-2 being unmasked. Perhaps it’s bittersweet because Tech truly is dead or because he’s alive but they cannot save him from the Empire. Or maybe it’s bittersweet for a whole host of other reasons.

Honourable mention

@kiffobaby also looked into what is happening at this timestamp if you combine the runtimes (including credits) of all episodes in clone relevant story arcs and didn’t really find anything of note. If credits were removed then it would put at us a different point in the arc, however it’s unlikely that we’d be looking for a timestamp in an arcs combined duration anyway.

If you’ve read this far, I love you and don’t worry, we’re almost done.

Secret 16th episode?

Seasons 1 and 2 each had 16 episodes which leads me to speculate that this timestamp could actually be the runtime of the final episode, a secret 16th episode.

Is it likely? No. Can I dream? Yes.

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[kiffobaby]

The Echo/Fives parallels…

Fives breaks into lab on Kamino where clones were implanted a device that overrides their free will… / Echo breaks into lab on Tantiss where clones are deprived of their freedom and experimented upon…

Fives is wearing standard clone trooper armour… / Echo is wearing standard TK trooper armour…

Fives’ hair is shaved (he looks more vulnerable)… / Echo doesn’t have his head piece (he looks more vulnerable)…

Fives is looking for answers about a single clone, Tup, but discovers something that affects all clones and risks his life to uncover a truth that could have freed his brothers… / Echo is going to Tantiss with brothers who want to free a single clone, Omega, but actually states plainly that he’s risking his life to free all his brothers…

Echo is continuing Fives’ mission to free all the clones!

Echo, Fives is so proud of you right now 🥺😭

I really, really hope Echo won’t die, but if he did, that would be the most beautiful way, honouring the unbreakable bond between the Domino twins 💙🤍

#the bad batch #tbb #tbb omega #tbb season 3 #tbb season 3 spoilers #echo tbb #tbb echo #arc trooper echo #arc trooper fives #fives and echo

[kiffobaby]

ANOTHER ONE

I have a type...

And apparently it's cocky men who have white hair and are older than me.

Step on me please.

#chicago musical #billy flynn

[kiffobaby]

I have a type...

And apparently it's cocky men who have white hair and are older than me.

Step on me please.

#astarion #baldurs gate 3 #cobb vanth #the mandolarian #zane flynt #borderlands #my type #video games

[kiffobaby]

hear me out: we give Gale more piercings

#I'm drooling #send help #I think I died #gnawing on the bars of my enclosure #gale dekarios #BG3 #gale of waterdeep #bg3 gale #gale baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate 3 gale

[kiffobaby]

you are KIDS. weaponize that. waste her time.

#the bad batch

[kiffobaby]

I can't believe that we are all thirsting over a single ear shot

#the bad batch #the bad batch spoilers #tbb s3 #tbb echo #arc trooper echo #ear shot #like a victorian ankle

[kiffobaby]

Echo put his whole ARC Troopussy into these last two episodes.

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[kiffobaby]

One of my favorite pieces of canon continuity is that clones cannot lie for shit

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[kiffobaby]

I highly recommend the game Journey for every gamer. It's very short and very beautiful. Easy achievements and just a very pleasant experience that shaped the way I see the world.

Thank you very much for this blanket, especially going into Winter.

Persian Tiles Blanket — Journey Inspired

In February, I began making a Persian tiles blanket for the (platonic) love of my life @kiffobaby. I had them select the colour palette for me, and they decided on a colourway inspired by one of their favourite games: Journey.

We’ve spent many hours playing together and enjoying the gorgeous scenery of this game. However, I was a little nervous to start this project because these aren’t colours I typically use in my projects.

Now, two months later, I have completed the blanket and I’m so pleased with it.

Beth, I cannot thank you enough for all your encouragement while I worked on this and for giving me the opportunity to create something totally different from what I would otherwise have made.

#crochet #Persian tiles #Persian tiles blanket #janie crow #fiber art #fiber crafts #crochet blanket #journey #video games #journey video game #gaming #warmth

[kiffobaby]

I am in love

i draw tech with streaks in his hair and um . yeah this is that

#star wars #tbb #bad batch #tbb tech #tbb crosshair #damnit the way you draw them is so freaking cute #I love their hair #comic art #inspiring

[kiffobaby]

Ahsoka deserves to bite Palpatine

SHE DOES!!

(donation doodles! // tip jar)

#this machine bites fascists #ahsoka tano #sheev palpatine #star wars the clone wars #biteysoka

[kiffobaby]

I'd love to know how much it eats at Crosshair that one of the last things Tech ever said to him was that he was severe, unyielding, and he'd never change his mind (about working for the empire), that he couldn't change it anymore than any of the other members could help him change it. That it was his nature. How much it kills him inside that as far as he's concerned, that is the last conversation he'll ever have with Tech, since it was in Tech's nature to go help Crosshair at the first sign of his distress anyway, and he died in the attempt.

And I'd also love to know how the words I've changed felt like ash in his mouth.

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[kiffobaby]

ECHO

I AM WORRIED ABOUT HIM

HE BETTER LIVE THROUGH THIS SHOW I SWEAR TO GOD

DON'T KILL HIM

THEN BRING HIM BACK

THEN KILL HIM AGAIN

LET MY MAN LIVE A HAPPY ENOUGH LIFE

Also, I noticed in the most recent episode he's looking more man than machine - no ear cuffs and he SPOILER got a hand finally that allows him to remove so he can still scomp in. It's almost like he's healing and coming to terms with himself as a cyborg. I am so scared his scomp is going to get stuck and he won't be able to escape and they will kill him again.

Please god no he's my favourite. He always has been.

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[kiffobaby]

I'm convinced one hug from him would fix all of my problems

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