Faster

It's hard to do a review on this episode, especially after last week. Again we are reminded who the target audience is for this show and how Star Wars animation has always existed. Some weeks you get a perfect episode and then you have week like this.

"Faster" does nothing particularly wrong but that's as much praise as I can give it and it reminds you of many episodes of Star Wars television that just doesn't do anything for the overall story.

I like the podracer or in this episode riot racer vibe to this event. Nice callbacks to Phantom Menace but after last week, it really is hard to look upon this with anything but disdain. But again we have to remember that not every episode can be as good as "The Solitary Clone." Here's hoping that next week will be a bit better.

We get another relatively unimportant episode this week. Podracing is back for all that's worth; it was cool to see. The announcer dude was definitely the best part of this episode.

I'm extremely sorry, but I just can't take the Batch seriously half the time. Maybe no dejection is required on my part, but I just feel like the lows of this show leave a lot to be desired when you compare them to the peaks of the show.

I want grit, I want mature themes, I want the Empire! Some character development would be nice as well. I admittedly just don't care about all these side missions. That's why last week's episode was fantastic.

4.5/10.

Last weeks episode was one that will not be forgotten for a long time. It was a masterpiece and brought many mixed feelings to the audience. This episode was clearly a downgrade.

The new character, Tay-0, was an interesting addition to the episode. What I liked about the episode is how Tech is getting some more character development, but I feel the way they're going about showing this is wrong. They continue to show his intellect in the worst ways. A race? Is that the best they could come up with?

The episode partially focuses on Omega again, and as I've stated in previous reviews, she continues to put the Bad Batch in danger. She is irrelevant to the episode entirely but yet they continue to show her personality of "but we have to save them". It is the most annoying thing to watch and simply aggravating that the directors continue to do the same thing every episode.

Let's move on to the race. The races were repetitive as it kept showing the same race over and over and added no intrigue, nor interest. The ending did leave things on a cliffhanger however and could mean we're looking at the batch leaving Cid which means we will finally be getting some real action.

In the end, this was one of the worst episodes of the entire series and I feel there is no grace for applause. Crossing my fingers they'll end these filler episodes and just get rid of Cid already. Additionally, it'd be a great touch if they added MORE to Omega's character than just wanting to save everyone all the time as it has become saturated to the point of no end. 5/10.

After the insane perfection of The Solitary Clone it was crystal clear that the following episode won't keep up with it. The result is a filler episode that is still worth watching and adds character to Tech and Sid.

As this episode came out I read through the reviews here on IMDb and man I was dissapointed. People literally ripping the pieces out of this show only because they don't get exactly what they want. You have to understand that you cannot go from one climax to another! You have to build up the story steady and with thought because otherwise it feels rushed. So this episode gives character development to Tech, a character that was treated poorly during the first season and therefore needs this treatment. And by all the filler this was still an entertaining episode better than most of the mainstream garbage you can watch today!!!

I get that every episode can't be a great one, but every episode focused on the Bad Batch this season has been such a snooze fest. Several episodes of this show and last week's episode especially prove the writers are capable of writing interesting and mature stories, so why do they insist on writing these low-key bores? The worst part is that these episodes don't even really develop the relationships of the characters or the characters all that much. This was a boring slog of an episode, and the writers are making it very hard to make the case for this show being essential Star Wars. Hope this season picks up and these writers start using their strengths.