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azertyrobaz · 2 months

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I'm older than you are, little brother.

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389 · 5 months

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Twin Peaks: The Return

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adh-d2 · 2 months

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The dad and the dog he didn't want 😭

#im not crying youre crying #seriously #the only time we've EVER seen him with an expression this soft is when someone mentions Tech #ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh #the bad batch #sw tbb #the bad batch season 3 spoilers #the bad batch spoilers #tbb spoilers #tbb crosshair #tbb batcher #batcher my beloved #tbb season 3 spoilers #the bad batch season 3 #tbb season 3 #tbb s3e5 #the return #my content

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lightwise · 2 months

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Omega is not okay

I know we've all been over the moon about Crosshair and Hunter's dynamic in The Return, but I want to draw some attention to Omega in this episode, and something that I think Joel Aron is trying to draw attention to with his lighting choices.

Omega is not okay.

Joel has made pointed out many times that he loves doing reveal lighting (think the overhead light in Crosshair's cell or on the freighter at the end of A Different Approach giving him a halo, or how Hunter stops short of the overhead light on the Marauder before stepping out to greet Omega). And throughout this whole episode, the light is breaking over Crosshair and bathing him in warmth more and more. He is slowly returning the light and coming home to his family.

Omega, however, in nearly every single scene in this episode, is in shadow.

Yes, her hairstyle is contributing to the fall of light on her face, and yes, she has her hat on while they're on Barton IV. But this is showing that her psychological state since they escaped Tantiss is uneasy, at best, and very conflicted and darkened, at worst. Even when she wakes up in the comfort and safety of the Marauder, she is shrouded in shadow. And even in scenes where the light wraps around and highlights Crosshair's face, Omega's is kept harshly defined, and she is often looking away from the "camera".

Even when we see her somewhat happier at points in this episode, usually due to watching her brothers reconnect, her face is not as well lit as theirs.

Omega kept her positivity and optimism at the forefront while she and Crosshair were in prison, and throughout most of their escape. It's what we most associate with her--being a ray of sunshine and encouragement for those around her. Now, however, she has the opportunity to relax a bit, for the adults to be handling certain things, and the trauma and perspective shift that she has just gone through is coming to the forefront.

Her survivors guilt, her shock at not being the only female clone, her confusion and questions over who she is and why she is so important, the cruelty she's seen Hemlock be capable of, and her continued empathy for anyone who is suffering is all swirling around in her in ways that she doesn't know what to do with yet. Yes, she has seen much suffering in the galaxy already in her short life, and has always been adamant about her need to help others. But ultimately it had never impacted her like this. Until now.

Crosshair has been broken and remade by his experiences. Omega is being broken and remade by hers as well. And I'm not sure the boys fully realize just how much yet.

Omega refuses to be left behind. She feels responsible for the fact that the rest of the clones are still on Tantiss. She feels guilty that she could have a chance at a life still and they don't. She feels an all-encompassing need to help them if she can, even though she is still young and vulnerable. This is ultimately going to conflict with Hunter's desires to keep her safe and hidden. Echo has already chosen the fight. Wrecker is willing to go wherever he's needed. Crosshair has been through too much to not be willing to fight back however necessary.

Hunter is going to eventually realize that while Omega is still a child, and does need to be protected, at the same time, her own sense of responsibility is going to eventually supersede his desires.

Echo and Crosshair especially will be able to understand some of what she is feeling and hopefully help guide her through it. Hopefully, Omega will be able to reconcile who she is, what she is capable of, and what is outside of her ability to fix, sooner rather than later. But it's safe to say she will never be the same after this. At least she has a little bit of reprieve before facing whatever is next.

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thememerman · 2 months

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this broke me in ways that can never be healed and fixed me in ways nothing else could

#they make me insane #star wars #the clone wars #animated star wars #clone troopers #the bad batch #bad batch #the bad batch spoilers #bad batch season 3 #the bad batch crosshair #the bad batch hunter #the outpost #the return #tbb mayday

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morethansky · 2 months

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4 times Crosshair uses his rifle nonlethally + 1 time he literally puts it behind him "When you have to hit a precise target from ten klicks, Crosshair's your man."

#the bad batch spoilers #tbb spoilers #swedit #tbb crosshair #the bad batch #flashing gif #gif warning #the return #commander crosshair #star wars #sergeant hunter #gifset #my gifs

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jessescoldbrew · 1 year

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Shoutout to Ax Woves’ two brain cells bumping together and getting him out of that cruiser before it crashed. I swear half of these mfs sacrificing themselves like that could’ve got out.

He’s just built different.

#star wars #sw #the mandalorian #tm #ax woves #axe woves #i’m spelling it both ways because I’m not even sure which is correct anymore #chapter 24 #mando finale #spoilers #3.8 #3x8 #s3e8 #the return

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kybercrystals94 · 2 months

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Just a few things in Season 3 Episode 5 that I can’t stop thinking about…

[spoilers below cut]

The way Crosshair treats Omega like a peer.

This is so different from the way Wrecker, Echo, Tech, but specifically Hunter, ever treated Omega. To them, she’s still the little girl they rescued off Kamino. They know they’ve trained her to be capable; however, it is hard to separate their guileless little sister from the little warrior she’s become both with their squad and during her captivity on Tantiss.

Crosshair never knew or cared about little Omega, the child who’d never seen dirt before.

He’s only ever known and cared about this Omega. The Omega that insisted on building a relationship with him in spite of his trying to push her away for her own good. The Omega who refused to leave him behind at risk to herself. The Omega who can hold her own alongside him during a firefight. The Omega who can fly ships, bribe, and swindle. Crosshair has only known this Omega. Why would he treat her as anything but capable? He will absolutely protect her and have her back, but he will not doubt her abilities.

That’s not to say that the others doubt her abilities. I think they absolutely know what Omega is capable of, but that innate desire to protect the little thing she was has not dissolved just because Omega has grown…which is so true of real life. It’s authentic, and it's difficult and messy. And I love that the show is tackling this.

I also love that Crosshair knows this too. “Don’t hold it against him. He’s only worried about you,” he gently advises.

Which leads me into how I viewed Hunter’s behavior in Episode 5…

He doesn’t trust Crosshair. Why would he? The last time they interacted, Crosshair tried to force them to join the Empire of his own volition. He tried to have Omega forcibly removed from their protection. He chose the Empire over them. And then, they find out that Crosshair became a prisoner of the Empire, and their attempt to rescue Crosshair from his own choices resulted in Tech’s death and Omega’s capture. On top of that, what exactly did Crosshair do to get on the Empire’s bad side? Hunter doesn’t know. And Crosshair isn’t volunteering the information.

I also saw a bit of jealousy on Hunter’s part (although he probably doesn’t recognize it). While we as viewers know that Omega is trying to support Crosshair with his emotional and physical trauma, as well as getting him to communicate with Hunter and Wrecker. On the outside, Omega and Crosshair are almost inseparable, Omega seeking out Crosshair’s companionship (the brother that initiated a lot of the Batch’s heartbreak) rather than the brothers who have taken care of her all along. Gotta admit, I’d be pretty hurt by that too. Again, not at all Omega’s intent or fault that he feels this way, but it would be confusing and hurtful nonetheless.

Crosshair also senses this jealousy. (“Oh, don’t pretend like this is all about me…You’re angry because she escaped with my help, not yours.”) What Hunter doesn’t know is that Crosshair has supported Omega and Hunter’s relationship, not undermined it.

I really appreciated how Crosshair - while hurt by Hunter’s mistrust - does his best to prove himself trustworthy again (although hidden behind typical Crosshair snark). He’s broken his brothers’ trust, and he knows it has to be earned back.

Wrecker runs to hug Hunter and Crosshair after they make it back safely.

Wrecker is the only one of the Batch (besides Crosshair, obviously) who has been on both sides of the chip. He understands Hunter’s perspective and trepidation towards Crosshair; however, he also understands the guilt and fear that comes after being under the chip’s influence and nearly killing your family. While he was also confused and hurt by Crosshiar’s actions after the chip, Wrecker trusts Omega’s judgment. If Omega feels that Crosshair has changed, then Wrecker is not going to question it.

But he’s not going to pressure Hunter to the same conclusion, and he’s been Hunter’s support system for so long–and obviously, Crosshair already has a support system in Omega. Wrecker is going to let Hunter take the time he needs to trust Crosshair on his own terms…and I love that!

I felt that when Wrecker saw them coming back, he could tell they had worked out some of their hard feelings toward one another…and he was thrilled! That hug was more than just happy they made it back safe from facing a monster, but that they are on the path to making amends. Their family is healing. Not healed. There’s still hurts and wounds to work through, but healing.

And the way he embraces his two sullen brothers, smooshing them together so that they are also hugging each other by association…made me smile so big!

The way Echo acts as mediator between Hunter and Crosshair. (Also…ECHO FINALLY SHOWS UP!!)

Omega and Wrecker have been struggling trying to support both brothers while they work through their issues, and then there’s Echo saying, “You can kill each other later…focus!” Echo gets it. He knows they need to work things out on their own terms, in their own time. But first…mission!

Also, I loved how civilly he treats Crosshair when they meet again. Crosshair is 100% ready to receive a negative reaction, and when Echo simply snarks back at him like the good ol’ days, Crosshair is visibly surprised. Even Omega looks happy to see the positive interaction.

When Omega expresses how she wishes she could have done more for the other clones on Tantiss, Echo tells her she did the right thing escaping and getting the information she could to him and Rex…he is such a good and encouraging older brother! I love him!

Special mention goes to Crosshair and Batcher being buddies! The way Crosshair pats and pets her when Batcher comes up to him after they rescue Hunter out of the snow. And then Batcher plops down beside him and Crosshair keeps petting her. My little heart!

#the bad batch #star wars #tbb hunter #tbb omega #tbb crosshair #tbb wrecker #tbb echo #tbb spoilers #the bad batch season 3 spoilers #episode 5 #the return #my thoughts on the character development

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storminormins · 5 days

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Can I talk about The Return? I need to talk about The Return. How Tech's loss is never stated, but is clearly on their minds. Specifically during Hunter and Crosshair's argument- and how much I love how it was handled.

Because sure, they're arguing about Hunter's suspicions over Crosshair and his abrupt (from Hunter's perspective) change in sides. They've got a lot of grievances to air out.

They've had this argument, or the first half of it, back on Kamino. But now something is different.

Because now, Tech is dead.

Because if Crosshair had joined them right after the destruction of Kamino, Tech would still be here.

So in Hunter's mind, it had better be A Really Kriffing Good Reason for Crosshair to have changed sides now, after everything already went wrong. Because his own brothers couldn't convince Crosshair to change sides. They weren't enough.

So what else in the galaxy was?

That is why Hunter finally gets physical-

There's a lot of pent up frustration, and betrayal here.

Then on the flip side- Crosshair is equally frustrated about the whole thing (torture and trauma aside).

Because if Hunter had listened to Crosshair's message and gone into hiding, Tech would still be alive too.

I was expecting and dreading Tech's death to be brought up here, but they... didn't.

Couldn't.

I think they both knew it would be a blow too far- and both blame themselves for it as much as the other either way. It's moot to bring it up. BUT ITS THERE, looming over the argument, haunting the narrative.

I just love the subtext of it, I love how both of them are written.

(Gif credit here!)

#star wars #the bad batch #tbb #the bad batch spoilers #hunter #crosshair #tech #the return #storminormin speaks

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blogmyheartout · 2 months

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the sass

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raevulsix · 2 months

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The Bad Batch S 3 Ep. 5: The Return

Crosshair just wants a hug, man.

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azertyrobaz · 2 months

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See? They always work it out.

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adh-d2 · 2 months

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We actually got Crosshair spending peaceful downtime on Pabu 😭 Fanfic writers this is not a drill

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lightwise · 2 months

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The Return to The Outpost - Images Part 2

Let's just say, the animation team outdid themselves on parallels between The Outpost and the Return as two of the most important episodes for Crosshair's journey. There are many, many more parallels than what I can fit into this post and the previous here, but I've compiled just a few of the most poignant repetitions and parallels I found. It would almost feel cheesy if it wasn't so emotional.