History Recap / StarWarsTheBadBatchS2E15TheSummit

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Barton and Tarkin argue about the Clones, with the former saying that they were perfect soldiers who were loyal to the bitter end of the Clone Wars, even though they're now being decommissioned and replaced by Stormtroopers. Tarkin counters that while the Clones' unpredictably made them perfect soldiers against the Separatists and the Jedi, he didn't like the Jedi encouraging individuality for them since the Clones themselves were made to kill them on orders from Palpatine once Dooku and Grievous were defeated, also pointing out that he served with them as well.

** Saw's own bombing was eventually pointless, as the explosions didn't even scratch Tarkin and the other officials at the summit, which was supposed to be the whole purpose of the bombs in the first place.

** On the Bad Batch's part, their infiltration efforts caused enough of a disruption within the security systems to prompt the garrison commander to deploy security teams. This leads to both the Bad Batch and Saw Gererra's squad being detected, preventing Saw's efforts to plant more explosives closer to the meeting chamber to ensure the death of the the high-ranking Imperials therein.
** On Saw Gererra's part, in addition to contributing to the security disruptions that exposed both teams, his explosives ended up destroying Hemlock's shuttle and the tracking device placed on it. This ultimately does little more than kill some non-essential personnel and ensure the Bad Batch can't discover the location of Hemlock's facility.

* WeHaveReserves: As Tech points out, Saw's plan to kill Tarkin and the other Imperial commanders won't amount to much in the long run, as the Empire will simply replace them. Saw doesn't really have a good response to it, a hint of the fanaticism that will define him through ''Rebels'' and up to ''Rogue One''.

** Saw doesn't care when Tech points out blowing the base will result in the loss of valuable intel, and that any slain Imperials will be replaced. In ''Series/{{Andor}}'', Luthen Rael will dare Cassian Andor to actually join the nascent Rebellion to work on effecting permanent, positive change as opposed to simply trying to blast anyone in his way just to make it another day like Saw's reckless KillEmAll approach.

* SpottingTheThread: While inside the control room, Echo notices that many of the surveillance systems have been desactivated in several corridors, something that Hunter points out as very irregular, especially with the presence of senior ranking Imperial officers at the summit, and orders Tech to investigate. This leads them to uncover Saw Gerrera and his partisans, and their plan to blow up the base with the Imperial officers inside.

* WeHaveReserves: As Tech points out, Saw's plan to kill Tarkin and the other Imperial commanders won't amount to much in the long run, as the Empire will simply replace them. He doesn't really have a good response to it, a hint of the fanaticism that will define him through ''Rebels'' and up to ''Rogue One''.

* SpottingTheThread: While inside the control room Echo notices that many of the surveillance systems have been desactivated in several corridors, something that Hunter points out as very irregular, especially with the presence of senior ranking Imperial officers at the summit, and orders Tech to investigate. This leads them to uncover Saw Gerrera and his partisans, and their plan to blow up the base with the Imperial officers inside.

* WeHaveReserves: As Tech points out, Saw's plan to kill Tarkin and the other Imperial commanders won't amount to much in the long run, as the Empire will simply replace them.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Saw's anarchy-driven plan to blow up the Imperial facility doesn't just fail to kill Tarkin and the other Imperial officers, but it also ensures that the Bad Batch are unable to track Hemlock to his secret base because his ship is destroyed in the explosion, and Tech is forced to perform a HeroicSacrifice in the [[Recap/StarWarsTheBadBatchS2E16Plan99 next episode]] to ensure that the rest of the squad can escape, rendering their entire mission to the facility a pointless, tragic failure.
** In fact, the Batch are only discovered because Saw shutting the cameras down is what finally causes the Imperials to notice that something is amiss.

* ForegoneConclusion: The presence of [[Film/RogueOne Orson Krennic]], Hurst Romodi, and [[Film/ANewHope Wilhuff Tarkin]] at Eriadu guarantees that Saw's plan to destroy the facility and kill everyone inside will fail. He and the Bad Batch are discovered before he can finish planting his explosives, and while he detonates them on the way out and wrecks a large portion of the facility, the meeting room containing Tarkin, Krennic, Hemlock, Romodi, and Coburn survive unscathed.

** Tarkin is questioned by Barton who points out the treatment of the clones could bring a colossal backlash from the Senate, just like how in ''Film/ANewHope'', Tagge will point out the flaws in Tarkin's fear-based doctrine and warn that dissolving the Senate will just create more problems in the long run. Tarkin will ultimately never learn his lesson from either Imperial and will be killed by the consequences of his own brutality.

** Barton Coburn makes his first appearance since [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E20TheWrongJedi The Wrong Jedi]], now part of the Empire.

* GoodTokenTeammate: Barton Coburn is the only Imperial at summit who speaks on behalf of the clones, respecting their loyalty, efficiency, and even their autonomy. He also brings up concern of the Senate's reaction to the Empire's unethical actions regarding to the clones, but he is quickly overruled by Tarkin and Hemlock.

The Bad Batch infiltrate Tarkin's fortress to get a lead on Dr. Hemlock.

* TheBusCameBack: Saw Gererra appears for the first time since the series premiere, and he even [[CallBack recalls]] his words to Hunter in that episode about choosing sides.

** Tarkin is questioned by an Imperial commander who points out the treatment of the clones could bring a colossal backlash from the Senate, just like how in ''Film/ANewHope'', Tagge will point out the flaws in Tarkin's fear-based doctrine and warn that dissolving the Senate will just create more problems in the long run. Tarkin will ultimately never learn his lesson from either Imperial and will be killed by the consequences of his own brutality.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: One of the Imperial commanders, having served alongside Clones during the war, expresses concerns about betraying them, noting that the Clones are loyal and cunning soldiers, as well as asking if they volunteered to be Hemlock's guinea pigs, showing more concern for the Clones' individuality than almost any other Imperial in the series.
* ForegoneConclusion: The presence of [[Film/RogueOne Orson Krennic]] and [[Film/ANewHope Wilhuff Tarkin]] at Eriadu guarantees that Saw's plan to destroy the facility and kill everyone inside will fail. He and the Bad Batch are discovered before he can finish planting his explosives, and while he detonates them on the way out and wrecks a large portion of the facility, the meeting room containing Tarkin, Krennic, Hemlock et al. survives unscathed.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Saw's anarchy-driven plan to blow up the imperial facility doesn't just fail to kill Tarkin and the other Imperial officers, but it also ensures that the Bad Batch are unable to track Hemlock to his secret base because his ship is destroyed in the explosion, and Tech is forced to perform a HeroicSacrifice to ensure that the rest of the squad can escape, rendering their entire mission to the facility a pointless, tragic failure.

* PragmaticVillainy: The Imperial commander who speaks on behalf of the clones points out that if word gets out about the experimentation on the clones, the Senate will erupt into an uproar since there is still plenty of sentiment for the soldiers who delivered the Republic their apparent victory in the war.

** In fact, the Batch are only discovered because Saw shutting the cameras down is what finally causes the Imperials to notice that something is wrong.

** In fact, the Batch are only discovered because Saw shutting the cameras down is what finally causes the Imperials to notice that something is amiss.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Saw's anarchy-driven plan to blow up the imperial facility doesn't just fail to kill Tarkin and the other Imperial officers, but it also ensures that the Bad Batch are unable to track Hemlock to his secret base because his ship is destroyed in the explosion, and Tech is forced to perform a HeroicSacrifice to ensure that the rest of the squad can escape, rendering their entire mission to the facility pointless.

* CallForward: Orson Krennic is one of the Imperials at Tarkin's meeting, and is asked about the status of [[Film/RogueOne Project Star Dust]].

* IgnoredExpert: Tech points out the flaws in Saw's plan (destroying the facility would mean a loss of intel, and killing the Imperials there just means that the Empire will quickly replace them), only to be disregarded.

* Cliffhanger: The episode ends with the Batch trapped on a stalled railway car, still on Eriadu and well within reach of more Imperials.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Saw Guerra shows up to destroy the entire facility, totally ruining the Batch's plan.