Maybe I missed an announcement or a leak at some point but I was quite (positively) surprised at the 75 min. runtime of the first episode today. As for the story itself, it was pretty much what I expected, but I do in no way mean that as a negative. I like how it’s already feeling a lot like an eight season of TCW while still being it’s own thing.

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As a side note, I think it’s interesting how it re-wrote the moment from the Kaanan comics a few years back when Caleb witness the clones turn on his master. It’s technically not all that different; it’s mostly just the tone and setting that changed, but I’m glad that they’re not being too uptight about canon. I’d much rather have Filoni tell his story rather than have them force him to recreate a moment from a comic down to every little detail. Plus, I really enjoy watching Filoni’s corner of the EU connect like this, while at the same time you can easily watch The Bad Batch without having seen Rebels.