
Even I, who appreciated learning about riot racing and the Ancients, expected the season to go full in the fight with the Empire following last week’s events. Throughout Season two of The Bad Batch, many have criticized a handful of episodes being ‘ filler.’ I imagine T he Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9 will receive much of the same.

With no transportation and short-handed, the Batch attempts to escape the planet with their volatile cargo as a dangerous storm moves in from the horizon. While the ipsium is able to be retrieved, their ship, the Marauder, is stolen by an unknown figure. Almost immediately, the loss of Echo is felt as the roles for the mission are slightly different than usual, leaving Omega and Wrecker to stand watch. They are to extract ipsium, a precious mineral that is highly combustible in it its raw form. T he Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9 opens with the Batch gaining access to a mine purchased by Cid. Yet again, a mission that seems to be going according to plan quickly goes sideways, leaving Clone Force 99 fighting for survival.

Directed by Nathaniel Villanueva and written by Brooke Roberts, “The Crossing” places the Batch on another mission for Cid.

Following an emotionally tense mid-season event, Clone Force 99 takes a detour from the fight with Empire in T he Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9.
