Something I think we missed out on in TBB S3 was seeing how Hunter and Wrecker’s dynamic shifted after Tech’s death. Because those two were more or less alone together for FIVE MONTHS. I’m sure Echo was around off and on, but he would have been busy with Rex, gathering intel about Tantiss. That five months was probably one of the darkest periods in their lives. They had just lost Tech, they had just lost Omega, they had just essentially lost Crosshair for the third time. Hunter and Wrecker would have gotten each other through profound grief, fear, anxiety, trauma, desperation, regret. Those kinds of shared experiences change how people interact with each other and I wish we had seen a little more of that.
I love that Din Djarin has a mustache. Like who is that mustache for?? Nobody but himself. He loves that thing. Probably smiles at it in the mirror
Tech panicking while teaching Omega to fly the Marauder is so funny to me because literally the very first impression we ever get of TBB is Tech drifting the Marauder onto a landing platform at like 3,000 miles per hour
I bet Tech created a group chat with the rest of the squad and Phee, and that’s the moment when Hunter and Wrecker knew something was up
Tech made the excuse of it being a good idea “because she may have more work opportunities for us in the future, and has proven to be a reliable ally” and “Omega seems to have taken a liking to her, and it would benefit her to stay in touch with her friends across the galaxy when possible” but Hunter and Wrecker just glanced at each other and smirked a little bit and then Tech spent the next forty five minutes trying to prevent Wrecker from sending “hey Phee, Tech thinks you’re pretty” into the group chat
Well NOW I DO
Do you think Hunter, Wrecker, Echo and Crosshair ever think about how the first mission given to the them by the empire was to kill Saw and they didn't because they knew it was wrong and valued human life, only for Saw to not see their lives the same and be fine with Tech being his collateral damage?
Do you think Hunter, Wrecker, Crosshair, and Tech understand how attractive they are
Like, it took Phee all of three seconds to look at Tech’s eyes and be like “wowwwww”
Was that a common occurrence?? Did the boys get hit on frequently on their adventures?
I mean with the number of seedy places they’ve been to, you can’t tell me that not a SINGLE person looked at Hunter and was like “ooooooh.” You can’t tell me someone on Pabu didn’t see Crosshair’s five o’clock shadow and drool a little. You can’t tell me somebody didn’t just GAWK at Wrecker’s muscles and brilliant smile for like five minutes straight. You can’t tell me Phee was the only one who noticed Tech’s pretty eyes (and the fact that the man is literally BUILT).
Echo: *banging on bathroom door* Hunterrrr, hurry up!! You’ve been in there 30 mins already!!
Hunter: *opens door, comes out of bathroom* sorryyyyy, you know, more hair, takes longer…
Crosshair: *pushes past them both into the bathroom, slams the door shut*
Echo: wha—HEY!! Crosshair, it’s my turn, I’ve been waiting!!
*shower starts running*
Echo: CROSSHAIR!!!
*Summertime Sadness starts blasting from inside*
“No matter how badly led, ridiculously under equipped, under appreciated, no matter how doomed their mission, they take a bizarre and quite beautiful pride in at least being screwed more than everybody else and doing it with style. They seem to do what they do for themselves. It’s not a job. It’s a calling.” —Anthony Bourdain
This quote just reminds me of the bad batch 💛
It really is so cute and sweet how the bad batch collectively works really hard to teach Omega everything they know, even though (they don’t seem to realize) their knowledge and skill set is literally so unhinged: how to disarm literally any bomb ever, how to hack into any computer, how to steal locate valuable data, breaking and entering, extensive knowledge of every weapon in existence, stealth and reconnaissance. These super soldier brothers suddenly find themselves in a position where they are raising a child, and they don’t know much about raising children, except you’re supposed to teach them right?? So teach her they do, but they go straight from “this is dirt” to “this is how to aim an energy bow, don’t worry about stun settings lol” but in the most heartfelt and genuine way possible because for them, that is the most important thing and that is how she will survive in the galaxy when they aren’t there to protect her anymore. Like Hunter, babe, most dads are out here teaching their daughters how to ride a bike, but sure, you teach Omega the fastest way to disembowel a droid with a vibroblade, that is valuable knowledge
I literally loved this so much. Like watching it you could just see how much Hunter trusted her to handle the situation—something Crosshair didn’t know to have faith in quite yet, because he hadn’t been around as long, but Hunter has watched her grow and he’s trained her and he knows she knows. Zero doubt whatsoever. That’s HIS kid.
I just noticed during a rewatch of the Bad Batch finale….
after the binders were shot by Crosshair (yeah buddy)- Omega knew to hit the deck so Hunter and Crosshair could keep firing at Hemlock.
It’s a small detail that for me really brought together those moments of Omega saying to the kids “I’ve been trained for this.” - and Hunter saying to Crosshair “She knows what to do, Crosshair. Wait for her…then take the shot” after she taps Hemlock’s arm to signal them.
I can’t stop crying about how much they’ve learned from one another. My head is filling with all the “off camera” training sessions her brothers put her through so she’d learn the plans and know exactly what to do in any situation. I love them so much 😭
“I’d say he’s more bark than bite, but he shoots things for a living. So.”
—Echo, about Crosshair, at some point probably