History YMMV / StarWarsTheBadBatch

** The franchise took some heat for the Clone Wars displaying such BlackAndWhiteMorality despite the claim in the opening crawl of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' that there were "heroes on both sides". ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' only takes a couple minor steps to showing more sympathetic Separatists. In ''The Bad Batch'', Senator Singh represents easily the biggest step in that direction yet. Season 2 also features a resident of Serreno, who reveals that his people were just as much victims in the Clone Wars since Dooku exploited their resources for the war effort.

** There's been some disappointment that recurring character Scorch has none of his personality or skills from his [[VideoGame/RepublicCommando game]] of origin, and that he has been regulated to Hemlock's EliteMook, without any sign of the rest of his team, making his addition feel like a glorified cameo. In fact, [[ExpyCoexistence Delta Squad could have provided an opponent capable of going toe-to-toe with the Bad Batch]], and made for an interesting spectacle by pitting two elite units of Clones against each other.

** Omega being [[spoiler: force-sensitive]] was a common fan theory even before there was any evidence for it. Dr. Hemlock's interest in experimenting on her and the mentions of [[spoiler: M-count (obviously midichlorians)]] in Season 3 removed any doubt. Nonetheless, TheReveal was dragged out until episode 10 of season 3.

** Did Nala Se help the Bad Batch escape Kamino out of care for them, or just Omega specifically? Is she starting to regret her role in helping the Empire's creation, is she just picking what kind of clones to care about, or is it that even she WouldntHurtAChild? [[spoiler:The ninth episode leans towards the interpretation that she does harbor some care for Omega, and doesn't want to see her harmed.]]

** The titular Bad Batch themselves could be considered as going through this. As despite their status as a BadassCrew, they suffer losses time and time again against all sorts of enemies, even as early as the first episode. As a result, it makes them come off as much less impressive than they originally did. Given that they lack the resources that they previously did, one of their key members is gone, and their training and experience is primarily in fighting droids in military campaigns, as opposed to being itinerant mercenaries on a shoe-string budget, this makes a fair degree of sense - Cid even comments on how incredibly new to/naive about this they are.

** The franchise took some heat for the Clone Wars displaying such BlackAndWhiteMorality despite the claim in the opening crawl of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' that there were "heroes on both sides". ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' only takes a couple minor steps to showing more sympathetic Separatists. In ''The Bad Batch'', Senator Singh represents easily the biggest step in that direction yet. Season 2 also features a resident of Serrano, who reveals that his people were just as much victims in the Clone Wars since Dooku exploited their resources for the war effort.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Omega, the girl from Kamino that the Bad Batch picks up, is very androgynous and even the female voice actor doesn't clarify due to the [[CrossdressingVoices tendency to cast women as young boys]], leading to several viewers mistaking her for a young boy. Omega later [[LongHairIsFeminine grows her hair longer]] during a TimeSkip while in custody at Mount Tantiss at the start of the third season.

** "Truth and Consequences" sees Admiral Rampart [[spoiler:used by Palpatine as the scapegoat for the destruction of Kamino that horrifies the Senate. After Rampart had been getting away with everything in the series so far, and especially after the petty steps he'd taken to rob the clones of their humanity as he led the Empire in preparing to get rid of them, it's nothing short of satisfying to see him panic and whine helplessly as he's arrested - by clones, no less]].

* HesJustHiding: Some fans believe that [[spoiler:Tech]] survived his fall and was brought to Mount Tantiss like Crosshair and Omega. After all, worse injuries have been survived in the franchise before, and it's awfully suspicious that Hemlock went to the trouble of collecting [[spoiler:his goggles]] just to prove a point.

** Bayrn, Eva, Jax and Sami, the four Force-sensitivecchildren who were abducted to become Project Necromancer test subjects, became popular with fans after their first appearance in season 3 due to their interesting character designs and sympathetic backstories but also befriending Omega after the former's abduction as well as Dr. Karr. Eva stands out due to her being a CuteMonsterGirl as she is one of the notable female Iktotchis depicted on screen with the other notable one being the ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' character Darth Cognus.

** Bayrn, Eva, Jax and Sami, the four children who were abducted to become Project Necromancer test subjects, became popular with fans after their first appearance in season 3 due to their interesting character designs and sympathetic backstories but also befriending Omega and Karr after the former's abduction. Eva stands out due to her being a CuteMonsterGirl as she is one of the notable female Iktotchis depicted on screen with the other notable one being the ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' character Darth Cognus.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Captain Howzer became an immediate fan-favorite for being a (presumably) post-Order 66 Clone that, in contrast to most of his brothers, didn't [[TookALevelInJerkass take a level in jerkass]] and behaved like most clones did in ''The Clone Wars''. He became even more popular when he [[spoiler:[[HeelFaceTurn betrayed the Empire]] to help the Bad Batch and Hera's family escape Ryloth]].

* GrowingTheBeard: At first the series was seen as plodding due to excessive {{Filler}} episodes and weak moments between the important and well-received ones. Season 2 started fixing this by given the heroes better focus and development, with "The Outpost" [[spoiler:giving Crosshair's HeelFaceTurn]] being where the plot consistently moved as satisfying briskness and nearly every episode since would be well received.

** There's been some disappointment that recurring character Scorch has none of his personality or skills from his [[VideoGame/RepublicCommando game]] of origin, and that he has been regulated to Hemlock's EliteMook, without any sign of the rest of his team, making his addition feel like glorified cameo. In fact, [[ExpyCoexistence Delta Squad, could have provided an opponent capable of going toe-to-toe with the Bad Batch]], and made for an interesting spectical by pitting two elite units of Clones against each other.

** There's been some disappointment that recurring character Scorch has none of his personality or skills from his [[VideoGame/RepublicCommando game]] of origin, and that he has been regulated to Hemlock's EliteMook, without any sign of the rest of his team, making his addition feel like glorified cameo. In fact, seeing [[ExpyCoexistence Delta Squad go up against the Bad Batch]], could have provided them with an opponent capable of going toe-to-toe with them, and made for an interesting spectica buy pitting two elite units of Clones against each other.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Getting to hear Creator/TomKane as ''The Clone Wars''' narrator one last time is this.

* GrowingTheBeard: At first the series was seen as plodding due to excessive {{Filler}} episodes and weak moments between the important and well-received ones. Season 2 started fixing this by given the heroes better focus and development, with "The Outpost" [[spoiler:giving Crosshair's HeelFaceTurn]] being where the plot consistently moved as
satisfying briskness and nearly every episode since would be well received.

* GrowingTheBeard: Season 2 was received much more positively than Season 1, for the following reasons:
** Less filler.
** The Batch finally standing up to Cid after realizing that she was using them for her personal gain.
** Omega being smarter and more mature, and less of a SpotlightStealingSquad.
** Hunter's power of superior senses, which were forgotten in Season 1, being remembered.
** Crosshair finally executing his HeelFaceTurn.
** The other three members of the Batch receiving more focus and characterization.

** Omega being [[spoiler: force-sensitive]] was a common fan theory even before there was any evidence for it. Dr. Hemlock's interest in experimenting on her and the mentions of [[spoiler: M-count (obviously midichlorians)]] in Season 3 removed any doubt. Nonetheless, TheReveal was dragged out until episode 10 of season 3.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The Elite Squad, sans ES-01 and (probably) ES-02, don't receive much individual focus or characterization. From the beginning to the end of the season, they're just the EliteMooks who follow Crosshair and Rampart around, until almost all of them are fragged by Crosshair in the penultimate episode.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Tech is autistic. He has trouble expressing himself in ways that others understand and fixates on facts and figures in ways they find weird, but he cares about his family and has a strong moral compass.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Omega, the girl from Kamino that the Bad Batch picks up, is very androgynous and even the female voice actor doesn't clarify due to the [[CrossdressingVoices tendency to cast women as young boys]], leading to several viewers mistaking her for a young boy.%%Perhaps with foresight of this trope, the first episode has Tech identify her as female when they first meet.

** The titular Bad Batch themselves ([[spoiler:with the exception of Crosshair]]) could be considered as going through this. As despite their status as a BadassCrew, they suffer losses time and time again against all sorts of enemies, even as early as the first episode. As a result, it makes them come off as much less impressive than they originally did. Given that they lack the resources that they previously did, one of their key members is gone, and their training and experience is primarily in fighting droids in military campaigns, as opposed to being itinerant mercenaries on a shoe-string budget, this makes a fair degree of sense - Cid even comments on how incredibly new to/naive about this they are.

** [[spoiler:Gregor]] being the clone their out to save in "War-Mantle". He was high on the list before, but once he [[spoiler:starts that subtle chuckle, in a startling familiar rhythm]] it was pretty obvious well before his name was said.

** The titular Bad Batch themselves ([[spoiler:with the exception of Crosshair]]) could be considered as going through this. As despite their status as a BadassCrew, they suffer losses time and time again against all sorts of enemies, even as early as the first episode. As a result, it makes them come off as much less impressive than they originally did.

** The season 3 trailer released in January 2024 however contains the probably most unexpected of all: [[spoiler: Assajj Ventress, who was PutOnABus after season 5 of WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars and then died in the ''Literature/DarkDisciple'' novel. Seeing her in any way after 11 years since her last appearance is suprising enough, but that she's alive and kicking with a new lightsaber is even more shocking.]]

** The titular Bad Batch themselves could be considered as going through this. As despite their status as a BadassCrew, they suffer losses time and time again against all sorts of enemies, even as early as the first episode. As a result, it makes them come off as much less impressive than they originally did.

** The season 3 trailer released in January 2024 however contains the probably most unexpected of all: [[spoiler: Assajj Ventress, who was PutOnABus after season 5 of WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars and then died in the Literature/DarkDisciple comics. Seeing her in any way after 11 years since her last appearance is suprising enough, but that she's alive and kicking with a new lightsaber is even more shocking.]]

* ShockingMoments: "Plan 99" ends with two equally shocking moments--[[spoiler:the death of Tech]] and the revelation that [[spoiler:Omega wasn't the only female clone made.]]

** Rather than focus on how the clones are doing in the transition from the Republic to the Empire, the Bad Batch leave the Empire by the end of the first episode and the rest [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks plays out similarly]] to ''The Mandalorian'' Season 1 with the group wandering aimlessly while protecting a LivingMacGuffin child from bounty hunters. Crosshair, who does stay with the Empire, receives little spotlight from the story during Season 1.