#Michelle Ang

[queen-daya]

Free Therapy for Bad Batch Fans

[melymigo]

Every scene is a favourite!

Watch the final season of The Bad Batch streaming on Disney plus.

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I love them your honor.

[twinsunstars]

honestly i love dee bradley baker and michelle ang with all my heart, but i need more bad batch interviews that aren't just them. give me noshir dalal talking about his character and showing how he voiced those glorious screams in this week's episode. give me keisha castle-hughes talking more about emerie in a video interview rather than just an article one and what she thinks of emerie in season 3. give me jimmi simpson and how he nails hemlock's voice while not sounding like him at all in real life (at least to me based on whatever i've seen him in, I can't hear it). give me wanda sykes and how much she puts her own personality into phee.

[clonebrainrot]

I have been thinking about two comments Ang and DBB have made.

DBB has said the ending made him reflect on the the two daughters he has and it made him emotional.

Ang has gone back and fourth. Before season 3 premiered she said that the season would have a happen ending, but she retracted that statement and more recently said it has a bittersweet ending. Why is this important? Putting the two things together.

TLDR

Omega is leaving the group at the end of the season cause she loves them and she is growing up that’s the whole point of the season.

I think most of the batch is making it out. It’s still possible we lose crosshair or Hunter (not both), but just because Hemlock dies doesn’t mean the empire stops looking for Omega. When the empire attacks Pabu next episode Omega is going to blame herself again. I don’t think she’ll leave though. Not yet. The cavalry has arrived will be about storming Tantiss and saving what remains of the clones there. As that happens Hemlock is confronted. But near the end of the episode Omega finally comes to the conclusion she needs to leave the bad batch.

That’s the bittersweet ending. In this ending Echo, Hunter, Wrecker and Crosshair can all live while still having that bittersweet ending.

Now how does this tie into making DBB emotional? The bad batch season 3 especially has been about Omega growing up. Her final stage of growing up is literally leaving the nest. She loves her brothers so much she would do anything to protect them. Including leave them.

I mean the symbolism of the first and second episode wasn’t just about clocks and counting down to their escape. I know I am not the first person to point out that the blood vials gave them major period symbolism vibes and I am a dude. So even I noticed that shit.

Our little adorable badass is growing up and this shit is making me cry.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

[girl4music]

Now this is a very interesting piece of commentary from Lucy and Renee. Even though they knew their characters were in love with each other, through the whole show - until these last episodes - they did not ever play their characters as romantically attracted to one another but just always kept it about the unconditional love in their friendship - which I appreciated, of course. But Lucy says here that suddenly their characters in the script are written as explicitly out of the closet. Which they are. But then Renee says that she was still playing her character as straight because she just wanted to focus on the pain Xena was in rather than focus on any jealous feeling she had towards Akemi. So Renee wasn't playing Gabrielle in those moments as if she was jealous because she thought Gabrielle wouldn't put that over her love for Xena. Which we knew she wouldn’t anyway because all that’s happened in the past. There’d be no reason to be jealous now.

But then why the bloody hell was her reaction in 'The Debt'/'Forget Me Not' one so full of pettiness and vinctinctivness? Is she saying that Gabrielle learned from that experience so much that no matter what information was revealed about the past female lovers in Xena's life, she wouldn't make it about jealousy anymore because she knew what it would lead to would be something that she'd never ever want? It's just such an interesting conversation about their characters and the nature of their relationship going on here in regards to who Akemi was to Xena and that Gabrielle never made it about jealousy so Renee never played it as if Gabrielle was jealous but instead sharing Xena's pain at the loss of someone who she finds out was more than just a friend.

It's just so funny to me that as the episodes go on, Lucy and Renee become a little more aware that there's more that's going on there but everybody else - clearly the writers and directors - already play it like that because, yes, Season 6 especially is written as maintext but it's not necessarily portrayed as maintext. Well, now it makes sense why it isn’t. It's because Lucy and Renee chose not to play it like that. They just let their natural chemistry do its thing and translate to the screen as romance instead. I've always personally interpreted that in their portrayal of the characters but I NEVER knew that it was intentional. That's really interesting to me because regardless what you see on the screen here, if you read the script for that specific episode - it’s intentionally written as romantic. It's written as a queer love story.

That's honestly thrown me for a loop that Lucy and Renee did that because I never knew that at all. In all my years of being a fan I never knew that Lucy and Renee intentionally played straight characters even when the script was written as queer or "gay" as Lucy puts it. I knew that they didn't want to make a joke out of the relationship so never went too far with the lesbian subtext. I knew that they refused to water it down as some pandering kind of thing. But I never knew at all that even when they were aware that their characters were queer or "gay" that they played them as straight instead.

I'm not too sure how I feel about learning this new information. 🫤 I mean why would they ever need to play their characters as straight when they’re written as not? Especially in these last two episodes. And under the guise of a water transfer or not - these character kiss romantically. How can that be played as straight? I feel like I’m really misinterpreting this. What they’re saying here. What exactly do they mean?

Weigh in anyone - please. This will drive me insane.

[marvel-starwarsfangirl]

More Omega Appreciation

It's no surprise that I love Omega, I make that pretty apparent. After all, she's my sweet bean, my little sunshine. I adore everything about her. In fact, I'd put her in my top 10 fave characters because of the impact she's had on me. But what makes her so endearing?

To me, it's her hope and compassion for others. Omega is full of life and wonder. Every situation she's thrown into, Omega takes with full stride. I remember falling in love with her in the first few episodes of season 1 when she goes to Saleucami. I think most of us want to go back and relive childhood where everything new was exciting and magical. And while she's certainly matured over the course of this series, there's still so much wonder in her. We can call it filler, but don't deny how adorable Omega is when Phee tells her stories. The way Omega lights up around others and new situations is adorable and makes her incredibly likable.

I'll go back to my point about her hope and compassion. Omega truly sees the beauty and strength in others, no matter who they are. Where Hunter is always distrustful of Cid (and rightly so), Omega still tries to help her. Yes, Omega is child and she is naive, but I still find her traits endearing. With Batcher, she believes in the hound's strengths to survive even with Hemlock trying to tell her otherwise.

But the most important character that Omega's kindness touches in my opinion is Crosshair. She never gives up on him even though she could. All throughout her imprisonment on Tantiss, Omega keeps her hope alive. Not a day goes by that she doesn't look for a way out. Crosshair, however, has given up. Everything that's happened to him has broke his spirit. But then Omega shows up and the fight is put back into him. Throughout the entire show, Omega continues to believe in the goodness that Crosshair has within him. She's always the one to reach out to him. I love that about her. I feel that we need more people like her in the world. It's so easy to not care about something or dismiss someone who might have differing opinion. But Omega teaches us that a little kindness and persistence can go a long way. I honestly do see so much of myself in her as a result.

I don't get personal on here, but I'll just say that there are times in my life where I've been put in Crosshair's position. I've felt trapped in my own Tantiss. Yet, there was always an Omega in my life trying to help. Omega, to me, represents the pure love and hope that people, especially family, can have for each other. No matter how dark things get, she keeps fighting and hoping. She never gives up on her family.

She is the emotional core of "The Bad Batch." It's through Omega that the Batch begin to see life in a different lens. They realize that they don't have to be soldiers. They begin to grow in different ways. Tech and Crosshair become more emotionally vulnerable around her. Hunter and Echo become more paternal. And Wrecker gets to let out his inner child more around her. She shows them new ways to love and care for one another.

I hope sweet bean never loses her endearing traits by the end of show. Sure, she will have gained more life experience, but that light she carries better stay alive. It's so important. It's one of her best features and it leaves an impact on those around her. The Batch are lucky to have Omega in their lives. Guys, if you have an Omega figure, someone who's filled with love and joy and always supports you, give them an extra tight hug.

I'll get off my soap box now, but she is truly one of the best Star Wars characters to come out in recent years.

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[queen-daya]

Hunter Being Omega’s Dad -> The Summit

[melymigo]

Can we play The Bad Batch too??

The final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch is coming February 21st, with a three-episode premiere, only on Disney+.

Taken from Star Wars and The Bad Batch Instagram account

[quitoollero]

May the 4th be with you! Celebrating this Star Wars day with Omega, all grown up and flying for the Rebellion! I loved the Bad Batch finale so much and I know there’s more stories still to tell about our girl so I’ve got my fingers crossed that we get to see them someday 🤞

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the bad batch

[starrymush]

“Crosshair is a lost soul”

“this little shining light to turn him around”

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I ADORE THEM TOO JEN 🫡💀

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Oh my god 😭

[girl4music]

AKEMI: “I’ll be your student, Xena. You’ll take me with you. You’ll teach me everything you know.”

Oh, the audacity, Tapert. THE AUDACITY!

I swear this was riskier than the actual episode.

Xena. The woman warrior known for picking up young girls and falling in love with them. And then they die.

Except it was the other way around this time. Xena died. And the young girl had to live without her. Until she died and then they’d reunite again in another life.

And on and on and on. To me this was way better than “happily ever after” but I digress. I’m one of the very few longtime Xenites that actually likes ‘AFIN’. Appreciates it for its beautiful aesthetics even if the story is a little whack and the endgame is so unfair.

However, watching ‘AFIN’ in the Spaghettl Order is not that bad considering it’s a mid-season finale instead and ‘When Fates Collide’ rewrites the timeline and then it moves straight on to The Ring Trilogy.

Anyone else find it ironic that Xena’s sins with the most grievous consequences were unintended arson?

Cirra, Callisto’s hometown. A fire she never intended to cause wiping out Callisto’s family all except for her, resulting in her going on a life-long venge-streak to hunt Xena down and absolutely destroy her soul.

Higuchi, capital of Japa. A fire she never intended to cause wiping out 40,000 men, women and children because she was intoxicated and grieving over a young girl she had fallen in love with and committed seppuku to whose souls ended up becoming devoured by Yodoshi, Lord of the Darklands so that they died unabsolved, were trapped and had to be avenged.

It’s just ironic to me that the things that had the worst consequences for Xena were things she never even meant to happen. Has anyone else even picked up on this parallel and about Xena’s individual arc in general?

The things she meant to do, she never payed for.

The things she didn’t, she payed a huge price for.

It’s like it’s saying it doesn’t matter what she does - be it good or evil - she can’t escape from it and will suffer.

Imagine purposefully committing all these crimes, destroying all these lives and causing so much pain….

And yet you’re brought to justice over something you never even meant or wanted to happen. It’s insane.

But it’s as I keep saying. Redemption is not chosen. You can’t make it happen. It’s decided by others.

You can devote your life (and your unlife) to redeeming yourself from the evil you’ve done (or haven’t done)

It makes no damn difference because what YOU do wont’t ever matter. All that matters is what you do.

So absolutely,… the greatest consequences to your actions may not even be actions you ever intended.

Which just goes to show you how much actions in general do have consequences. There’s no control. Things spiral out of order and the chaos will damn you.

I understand ‘AFIN’. I don’t like what it’s telling me or showing me but I understand the awful message of it.

Redemption isn’t earned. It can’t be. It’s only decided.

It’s not up to you. You either get it or you don’t.

So whatever you do to atone for your sins or continue to perpetuate those sins doesn’t matter at all.

You just do it anyway because that’s all that matters.

Xena got let off for everything she intended to do.

But she paid the worst cost for everything she didn’t.

The only choice she could make in this was what happened to her. The choice to stay alive or stay dead.

She chose to stay dead and leave behind her love.

THAT is what ultimately redeemed her.