The Imperial ships looming ominously above the empty city, we knew this could only end one way: with the place that had been such a mystery to Obi-Wan Kenobi and theater audiences in 2002 sinking down to its final resting place, deep below an endless ocean. Since its introduction in Attack of the Clones, Tipoca City has always looked like a lonely, final refuge on a dying place but never as much as in its own final hour. The art design and animation have been absolutely spectacular throughout The Bad Batch‘s debut season, and “Return to Kamino” is a showcase for the juxtapositions of the drowned planet, with the high-tech, blindingly white hallways of Tipoca City giving way to the post-apocalyptic waters of the rest of the world. But the ultimate destruction of the clone facility comes only after the episode has written one final love letter to its sights and sounds.
The clones make their final exit from Kamino to parts unknown, ushered away by the Empire, which, judging by the way Admiral Rampart fires down on Crosshair and the Bad Batch without hesitation, no longer has any use for these relics of the Clone Wars. “Return to Kamino” marks the end of an era for Star Wars. After a reunion with Crosshair, the rest of Clone Force 99, tried to escape Kamino while the Imperial fleet of Venator-class Star Destroyers opened fire on the now decommissioned cloning facility. This Star Wars: The Bad Batch review contains spoilers.
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