With the Bad Batch fearing the consequences of their fallout with Cid, Phee invites them to join her on the island of Pabu, a refuge for those displaced by the war but which soon finds itself threatened by the forces of nature.
Tropes:
- #1 Dime: The artifact Phee and the Batch collect has little to no monetary worth, but is important culturally for some of the refugees of Pabu. Phee and Shep indicate that she brings in a lot of artifacts like this.
- Action Prologue: The episode begins with the Bad Batch accompanying Phee on a business deal that goes south, resulting in a shootout.
- Alien Blood: A Kouhun that gets knifed by Hunter bleeds purple.
- Bad Vibrations: The increasing island tremors turn out to be warning signs of an incoming tsunami.
- Big Eater: Wrecker, despite declaring that he's actually full for once, is immediately eager to dig into the dessert that Shep provides.
- Both Sides Have a Point: The Batch is right in that, as they live in a dangerous galaxy, Omega needs to know how to defend herself when in trouble (as the last season showed fairly well). However, Phee has a point in that Omega is still a child who needs at least a little stability in her life, along with friends her own age "who don't share her genetic profile".
- Breather Episode: This episode is largely one for the Bad Batch. Despite the tsunami (which, compared to what they usually face, is a walk in the park), they are otherwise shown getting a chance to relax and unwind for a change. Also for a change, they decide at the very end to settle down and stay put for a while. The episode also acts as a breather for the audience, after the rather heavy previous episode.
- Bridal Carry: Wrecker carries Mr. Eenta this way while evacuating him to Upper Pabu.
- Call-Back: The Bad Batch made it clear that they intended to cut their ties with Cid back in "Metamorphosis". Evidently, having failed to recover anything of value from the attempted salvage operation in that episode (to say nothing of narrowly avoiding capture by the Empire and/or death by Zillo Beast), they abandoned their original plan of trying to end their partnership on good terms and simply ghosted her. As Tech pointed out in that same episode, doing so wasn't a great idea; in her message, Cid not-so-subtly threatens to rat the Batch out to the Empire if they don't get back in touch with her.
- Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": The characters repeatedly refer to earthquakes as "tremors" (tremors in real life usually refer to seismic activity of lower intensity) and to the tsunami as a "sea surge".
- Comically Missing the Point: Phee tells the clones they need to get Omega some friends her own age who don't share her genes. Tech replies "We didn't have that. I don't see the purpose."
- Continuity Nod: Phee's associates try to kill her with a kouhun; the centipede-like creature used to kill Padmé in Attack of the Clones. As in the film, the would-be victim is saved by a friend with a bladed weapon.
- Didn't Think This Through: The attempt to end their business relationship on good terms having failed, the Bad Batch's alternate plan for cutting ties with Cid seemingly amounted to just ghosting her, without considering what they'd do if Cid refused to accept this and/or sold them out. Hence their allowing Phee to take them to Pabu.
- Failed a Spot Check: Subverted. Phee seems not to notice the kouhun preparing to sting her to death, but she's completely unsurprised when Hunter kills it with a knife throw; she noticed it all along and simply trusted him to save her neck.
- Foreboding Fleeing Flock: Hunter notices the moon-yos running for higher ground moments before the first tremors start.
- Giant Wall of Watery Doom: Pabu is threatened by a sea swell which leads into a massive tsunami, forcing everyone to evacuate above the wall. Lyana and Omega find themselves stranded on the now-empty sea floor as the water recedes, forcing Hunter to fly out and rescue them before the wave catches up.
- Hidden Depths: Phee, after past appearances had portrayed her as an pirate (albeit an affable one) only out for money and glory, is shown to have a good relationship with the peaceful refugees on Pabu, even giving Lyana a present. Turns out some of the artifacts she recovers are of little to no monetary value, instead being culturally significant to the refugees on Pabu.
- Hologram Projection Imperfection: At a couple of points during Cid's message, the audio distorts and lowers in pitch, which has the side effect of making her sound a lot more menacing.
- Honorary Aunt: Phee is close enough to the inhabitants of Pabu that the mayor's daughter calls her Auntie Phee.
- I Choose to Stay: Hunter decides that the crew should stay on Pabu for a while, with Tech agreeing that it's a good idea.
- Ignored Expert: Subverted. When Tech warns of the impending tsunami, Shep briefly goes into denial, pointing out that the early warning sirens haven't gone off yet. He doesn't even get to finish the sentence before the sirens do go off, and he immediately begins evacuating everyone from Lower Pabu.
- Insistent Terminology: Phee isn't a pirate, she is a "liberator of ancient wonders".
- It Belongs in a Museum: Phee is being serious when she insists she's a "liberator of ancient wonders". Some of the artificts she recovers aren't worth much, but are culturally significant to the people of Pabu.
- Kids Driving Cars: Or boats, in this instance. Shep thinks nothing of allowing Lyana to take out a fishing boat with Omega, the implication being she does so on a regular basis.
- Truth in Television; a lot of kids who grow up close to water are taught how to operate simple boats from a young age.
- My Significance Sense Is Tingling: Hunter senses the coming tremors, then spots a group of fleeing moon-yos.
- No OSHA Compliance: Downplayed, which is notable for Star Wars. The warning sirens work as intended, the town has a safe zone for such emergencies, and there are emergency ladders along the wall in case of a bottleneck which have a manual release in case the tech fails. The only problem is that they don't appear to have planned in advance for their expanded population, as they just flee up the walkways in a large group, forcing the Bad Batch to improvise when the crowd of people congests the narrow walkways to the top of the wall before the ladders can be deployed.
- Granted, this is because of the fact that Pabu went for so long without a large tsunami that allowed for the populace to start building their town closer to the shoreline in the first place.
- Resignations Not Accepted: Cid is very unhappy about the Batch ghosting her and threatens to make good on their concern that she knows too much about them.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: The moon-yos. They look like monkeys with the coloring of parrots, and are nothing but adorable whenever they're seen.
- Ripped from the Headlines: The tsunami resembles the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004
, which killed nearly a quarter of a million people. Like that tsunami, this one begins with the trough of the wave followed by the peak, with the waters rushing away from the coast at great speed, beaching ships and fish, followed by the enormous peak destroying lives and property. - Scenery Porn: Pabu is a beautiful island city full of trees, flowers, gorgeous buildings, and surrounded by ocean. There are several shots dedicated simply to showing the city's beauty.
- Shame If Something Happened: Cid's message reminds the Batch of how much they know about each other; however, Cid makes it clear that she's not just making an idle threat.
- Ship Tease: Phee continues her flirtations with Tech, who, despite not openly reciprocating, seems much more comfortable with her attraction.
- Shout-Out: The criminals from whom Phee is buying an artifact at the start of the episode try to kill her so they can keep the artifact and the money, just like Lao Che tried to do to Indy. Unlike Indy, she's smart enough not to drink the alcohol they offer, so they resort to a kouhun, then a Bar Brawl.
- Tempting Fate: Shep is momentarily in denial about the imminent tsunami, stating that if one was coming, the early warning sirens would have gone off. The sirens start going off before he can even finish the sentence.
- Took a Level in Badass: Phee lampshades Omega's growth as a fighter, although she points out that while the development of her skills as a soldier is impressive, she's still a child and needs to be around people her own age. This resonates with Hunter, who decides to stick around on Pabu for the time being.
- War Refugees: Pabu's inhabitants consist of people who became refugees during and after the Clone Wars.
