Last episode, we moved from the Bad Batch to a young Hera Syndulla living on the Imperial occupied world of Ryloth. Admiral Rampart’s scheming had Hera caught with her uncle, Gobi Glie, and father, Cham Syndulla. Two Imperial shuttles head to the capital city of Lessu. Admiral Rampart enters with clone trooper, Captain Howzer. They walk up to the cell of Cham and his family. Rampart threatens Hera who managed to escape the trap. Cham’s wife, Eleni, defies Rampart. Howzer is uncertain that Cham or his people assassinated Senator Orn Fee Taa. Rampart says he should do the thinking. Howzer is surprisingly free thinking from the other clones under Order 66. Rampart has sent a squad to find Hera. Chopper, Hera’s droid, appears and contacts her. She is outside of the capital, using her macrobinoculars to scan the elite troopers who are reporting to Crosshair. Hera decides to have Chopper met her at the base to send a transmission.
We finally see the Havoc Marauder, inside Omega is trying to work on Gonkie, he starts to sputter smoke. Hunter checks in on Omega, then gets called over to Tech, they recieve the holo transmission from Omega. It is a mirror to Princess Leia’s message to Obi-Wan Kenobi! She is trying to contact Omega, “her only hope”, yup we get an echo, not you Echo!, of A New Hope. Hera has used the emergency channel. They formed a sort of friendship in the last episode’s cameo. Omega says good soldiers help people. The Marauder lands in a canyon base, Omega sees Chopper, then Hera. She wants them to free her parents at the capital. Hunter wants to assess the risk. Several probe droids monitor the crowds that have gathered. Rampart goes to the balcony to address the crowds of the assassination attempt and tries to reassure the citizens that Orn Fee Taa is recovering. I wonder how one person could project his voice a great distance without a microphone, there may be a voice amplifier at the balcony?
The Bad Batch are watching the scene, Chopper broadcasts Rampart’s speech, and Omega has spotted Crosshair. An Imperial probe droid is recording the Bad Batch, it is taken down by Hunter and his vibro knife! Crosshair is shown the probe droid footage. Tech reports increased patrols. Hunter wants to take Hera off world. Omega chastizes him when Hera wants to save her family. Howzer tells Rampart that arresting citizens will cause an uprising. They enter the room with Crosshair who shows the Imperial Droid recording. He says again he needs more men. Rampart tells Crosshair he still hasn’t found Hera and hints that he can be replaced, Crosshair turns to see Howzer. He walks out. Chopper burbles to Hera to console her. Omega says a plan can convince Hunter. Howzer goes to the cell of Cham and who tells him that the clone captain has shown a side. He admits that he trying to save Hera. Cham doesn’t trust him. At the Marauder, Wrecker is happy that the plan is to attack the capital, Omega corrects him that the plan is to attack the refinery! Hera’s surveillance is valuable intel that could divert forces there.
Omega notes that the Bad Batch could use the distraction to rescue Hera’s parents. Hera notes the five auto cannons protecting the refinery. She continues that Chopper could disable the auto cannons. Hunter begins setting team members with Hera and Omega going with Chopper and Wrecker and Tech going in after the cannons are down. The others will rescue Cham and his family. It’s great that Omega understands how to convince Hunter. The refinery at night looks like a sci fi painting. Hera and Omega are watching the refinery with macrobinoculars. Twi’lek workers start to line-up, Chopper slips in with the other droids. He shocks a droid at the control console and tries the scomp link. Hera hears through the comlink that Chopper can’t shut down the cannons! Two clone troopers escort Chopper away. A change in plans, Omega wants to take an Imperial shuttle to shut down the console. Hunter and his group scale the city walls and take down a trooper. Omega and Hera reach the cockpit of the shuttle, Tech checks in, and Omega tells him not to shoot down the shuttle!
Hera’s take-offs are a little bit rough, slamming into another shuttle!, she flies over to Chopper. He uses the distraction to shock the two troopers! Hera blasts the control structure. Tech flies the Havoc Marauder in tight, his piloting skills are excellent, and Wrecker blasts the cannons! Rampart has Howzer guard the city while he goes to the refinery. Hunter frees Cham and family, Gobi recognizes him, and Hunter says Hera hired them. Hera and Tech are going on strafing runs on the refinery. Crosshair is about to go with other troopers to protect the refinery, but he stops and realizes that it isn’t the target of the Bad Batch. Howzer from the balcony sees Crosshair’s group assembling. Crosshair himself is waiting on sniper duty. Hunter and the others are about to go through the gate, but they are warned by Howzer. He sends them away and wants to try to convince the troopers to not follow the Empire! Some of the troopers put down their shields and blasters. Crosshair orders their arrest. Then, he sees the shuttle fly away! The escape of a valuable prisoner, who can lead resistance against the Empire, and the loss of the refinery, needed for the Death Star, is not a simple loss for Rampart. He sends Crosshair to hunt the Bad Batch. A return to the Bad Batch missions, but also integrating the Star Wars: Rebels characters!
Four Vibro Knives out of Five!
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