Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 (2022) Trailer Review 

Another trailer that came from Star Wars Celebration was for the second season of the animated show The Bad Batch. Rumours were scarce on when the second season was coming but now we have a trailer and a greater idea of release. Here are my thoughts and review for the trailer. 

The Bad Batch have new coloured armour 

Not a huge thing but it is seen that The Bad Batch have a new paintjob this season. The red and black are gone from the previous season, replaced by a more silver and orange design which I like. It also seems like Omega has an outfit now which should make her feel like more of a part of the team. 

Emperor Palpatine is back

Ian McDiarmid pretty much confirmed that he would be back voicing the Emperor in this show and this trailer shows the Sith Lord in all of his glory. It seems possible that The Bad Batch end up on Coruscant, with Omega being confronted by him. It will be interesting to see how much he is a part of the show because, there are other imperials such as Tarkin & Rampart who seem more involved in this story. 

We are still pretty early on in the Empire's reign  

I mentioned this in the Andor Trailer Review, but this show despite having a time jump seems to be early on in the Empire's run. There is a scene that shows LAAT gunships which weren't used by the Empire so I think we will see more phasing out of the Clones here. 

The Clone Commandos are here

One of the bigger surprises of the first season was seeing the clone commandos. These characters were made famous back in the day through a game on the original Xbox. Now it isn't confirmed that any of these commandos are versions of those characters but with them being in this trailer you have to believe they will have a greater presence in this second season. 

Commander Cody is back and working with Crosshair 

Despite the end of the first season it seems like Crosshair is going to still be a villain working with the Empire and I really don't want to see him re-join The Bad Batch. It is only a quick shot but we see him and a returning Commander Cody on a mission. Cody has been MIA on TV since Order 66 so it will be great to see him come back here and hopefully be a more villainous character that I can see being the parallel to Rex. 

Gungi is also back in a huge surprise

Debuting in the 5th season of the Clone Wars, Gungi is a Wookie Jedi Padawan who was well loved amongst the fanbase. Well, this trailer reveals that he survived the events of Order 66 and will be an ally of The Bad Batch this season. Hopefully he doesn't die as I always thought it was cool seeing a Wookie as a Jedi. 

Rex also returns.

This one was pretty much guaranteed, Captain Rex is back and helping The Bad Batch. We know he makes it to Rebels but I really hope we get to see him clash with Cody here, I don't remember if he mentions him in Rebels but seeing these former friends clash would be awesome. 

Are we heading to Stormtroopers vs Clones? 

We know eventually that the Clones will be replaced fully by Stormtroopers and I expect that this show will be the one to tell that story. Shots at the trailer and events from the first season make it feel like it will happen this season but personally I think they might save that for when they want to end the show, potentially in a 3rd season. 

Overall

Overall, this trailer did a good job of getting me more excited for The Bad Batch. I do hope but doubt that there will be less episodes this season, but I really want less filler and more great Star Wars stories and I hope this show can deliver.