Social media reviews of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 promise a mature TV show with stunning connections to the wider Star Wars saga. A spiritual successor to Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Bad Batch tells the story of Clone Force 99 – a group of mutant clones living during the Dark Times of the Empire’s reign. The dramatic end of The Bad Batch season 2 set up a third and final season in which the clones struggle to rescue one of their own from the Empire.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Updates: Release Date, Trailer, Story, & Everything We Know
The season finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch has major implications for season 3. Here’s everything we know about season 3 and when it will air.
Critics have seen the first eight episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3, and the social media embargo has lifted – meaning they’re now making their views known. Excitingly, responses to The Bad Batch season 3 are uniformly positive, praising Lucasfilm’s latest animation for its maturity and smart connections to the wider franchise. It looks as though Lucasfilm has saved the best till last for this show.
What The Critics Are Saying About The Bad Batch
Connectivity is everything in Star Wars, but according to the Star Wars Holocron, this show is one of the most well-connected in years. They praise an overarching plot that ties the entire saga together.
Tessa Smith of Screen Rant celebrates the show’s high stakes and stunning visuals.
Jordan Maison of Cinelinx was initially disinterested in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, but he’s now completely sold. He even goes as far as to suggest this has become his favorite Star Wars animated series.
For Dais of Inverse, Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 feels oddly like the end of an era – a comment that will no doubt leave many viewers filled with trepidation.
Ashley Saunders of the Ashleyn Company praises higher stakes and incredible animation, plus surprising Easter eggs and cameos.
So far, there hasn’t been a single negative comment on social media – suggesting Star Wars: The Bad Batch is indeed ending in the best possible way.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 will release February 21 on Disney+.
