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‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ season 2 episode 15 ‘The Summit’ recap/review

Political intrigue and fantastic action sequences make for a great penultimate episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch’s second season.

Last week’s episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch concluded with Crosshair being tortured by Dr. Hemlock at the Mount Tantiss Mad Science facility. Before being recaptured, he was able to get a message out to Clone Force 99 that they were being hunted.

This week, the Bad Batch decide to rescue their former brother-in-arms in the first half of the series’ season two finale doubleheader.

As always, the recap portion of this review will contain plenty of spoilers along with some brief explorations of Star Wars lore. The order of events has also been streamlined a bit for the sake of clarity.

Planning For the Future

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+)

The episode opens on Pabu, where the Bad Batch (plus Echo) continues to look for information on Hemlock. There isn’t much out there, but Echo recently heard from a contact that he’ll be attending a high-level Imperial summit at Governor Tarkin‘s mountain compound on the planet Eriadu.

*Side Note: There is A LOT of Star Wars lore that has taken place on the Eriadu, none of which is particularly important to the events in this episode. It’s worth noting, however, that Eriadu is the home planet of Tarkin and his family. This is likely to make any attack that takes place on its soil feel a bit more personal to him.

The team decides that this could be the perfect chance to plant a homing beacon on Hemlock’s ship, thus leading them to where Crosshair is being held. Hunter remains skeptical, but is eventually convinced they should still try to help their brother despite his past transgressions.

As the team departs, Phee attempts to flirtatiously chastize Tech for leaving without saying goodbye, which is even more awkward than it sounds.

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+)

Despite being shot on sight by Imperials a few episodes ago, the Marauder manages to land on Eriadu without issue thanks to some clearance codes Echo obtained. After hiking near the compound, the group decides their best chance of infiltration is to use the base’s rail line. Thanks to Tech’s handiwork, they’re able to board one of the rail cars and reach the compound, taking out three stormtrooper guards to ensure their arrival is undetected.

Meanwhile, Hemlock arrives and sits down with a powerhouse group of Imperial leaders:

After discussing plans for stormtrooper deployment, Tarkin asks Hemlock about his work at Mount Tantiss. Tarkin clearly isn’t a fan of cloning, he’s cowed a bit when Hemlock points out that his research is of great personal interest to the emperor. He goes on to express his hope that they can unlock the Kaminoans‘ secrets in order to “ensure an enlightened society through their advanced technology and molecular alteration.”

Predictably, Tarkin responds by pointing out the high cost and amount of time that Hemlock’s research requires. Hemlock explains that this can be somewhat mitigated by his using decommissioned clones. Upon hearing this, Romodi asks if the clones have consented to be experimented on. When Hemlock responds that they are “Imperial property,” Romodi points out that some members of the Senate have become quite vocal about clone rights. Word of Hemlock’s operation could cause the Empire considerable trouble

Hemlock assures everyone that his work is far from the eyes of anyone in the Senate who’d find it distasteful. Coburn then states his belief that the clones are good and loyal soldiers who deserve better. Tarkin counters with his belief that the clones are dangerous and unpredictable. When Coburn asks what the fallout will be if the clones learn what Hemlock is doing, Tarkin curtly replies that any clone rebellion will be swiftly dealt with before asking Krennic to brief them on Project Stardust.

Unexpected Guests

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After getting inside the compound, Hunter, Tech, and Echo access the hanger manifest to see which ship is Hemlock’s. Omega then does some nifty stealth work to plant a tracking beacon on it. She’s nearly spotted on the way back, but avoids detection thanks to an assist from Wrecker and her teammates.

Unfortunately, the activity (along with some odd/unrelated camera malfunctions) spurs one of the base’s lieutenants to send a squad and check things out.

Meanwhile, Hunter and Tech discover that even more security systems have been shut down across the compound — and that someone has placed a thermal detonator nearby. Moments later, Saw Gerrera and some of his Partisans appear disguised as stormtroopers.

After Saw explains that detonators have been placed throughout the compound, Hunter tells him that his plan can’t be executed. If it is, they won’t be able to track Hemlock to save Crosshair along with any other clones who are imprisoned with him. Gerrera responds with his usual schtick about how it’s worth taking losses to destroy the Empire.

Before the situation can boil over, the group is spotted and engaged by actual stormtroopers, forcing them to flee. Hunter & Co. flee toward the rail line while Gerrera & Co. head for the hanger. After a pair of thrilling chase/fight sequences, the Bad Batch make it onto a rail car and get it started — but not before some stormtroopers make it inside, as well. As they begin to move, Saw and his team board an Imperial shuttle and fly off. Once the ship is clear, Saw detonates the charges.

The massive explosion causes the base to go into full lockdown. While the Imperial officers are shielded from harm, the rest of the compound begins to crumble. The power to the rail line also shuts down, leaving the Bad Batch stranded. They’re able to take out the stormtroopers inside their car, but another car stops nearby with a fresh squad beginning to crawl out.

The Verdict

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+)

If you’re a big Star Wars lore nerd, then that scene with Tarkin and the other Imperial officers was a real treat. In addition to some cool Easter eggs, we also saw some believable dissension in the ranks about how the clones are being treated — something that makes the Empire’s military structure feel a bit more believable.

The episode’s action scenes were also superb. While most folks will consider the hallway chase to be the best one (myself included), it was great getting to see Omega be a full-fledged badass. Also, I can’t be the only one who appreciates that the other Bad Batch members took their weapons off stun for this mission.

The episode did have a couple lulls with the first rail car sequence. It was also laughably convenient to have Saw Gerrera show up when he did. His presence at such a major Imperial meeting is certainly believable, but him appearing out of nowhere like that was a bit jarring. Maybe it would’ve been better to do an episode showing Saw and Rex trying to work together on an Imperial strike (and ultimately disagreeing) instead of some of those filler episodes from before…

…but I digress. “The Summit” was yet another fantastic installment in the Bad Batch’s second season. It may have ended in an odd place, but that’s okay when an episode is the first half of a doubleheader.

 

Next Episode: ‘Plan 99’

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‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ season 2 episode 15 ‘The Summit’ recap/review
'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' season 2 episode 15 'The Summit'
Political intrigue and fantastic action sequences make for a great penultimate episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch's second season.
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The action sequences were superb -- especially the hallway chase and Omega's stealth infiltration.
If you're a big Star Wars lore nerd, then the Imperial council meeting was a real treat.
The confrontation between Hunter and Saw was really good stuff...
...unfortunately, it felt pretty random to have Saw show up out of nowhere like that.
The first rail car scene was a bit boring compared to the rest of episode, which was either all out exciting or wonderfully tense.
8.5
Great

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