The Dangerous Batch episode 4 is a moderately routine Star Wars episode that hits all the appropriate notes that followers of the expanded animated sequence verse have come to count on, full with a return for the Ming Na-Wen voiced Fennec Shand. Those that have seen The Mandalorian shall be absolutely conscious of how badass she might be; and she or he provides an additional component of connectivity to this present with the remainder of the universe while offering a framework as to how even the crew themselves can nonetheless discover themselves outmatched, and are not precisely excellent. I’m nonetheless largely impressed by how good this sequence appears to be like when it comes to animation, all the pieces hits residence for probably the most half – it’s a enjoyable cat-and-mouse chase constructed round a easy plot of the Dangerous Batch attempting to achieve provides and Omega discovering herself in hassle.
The speeder chase between Hunter, Omega and Shand by means of Pentura was a spotlight – if once more, nothing new – the entire thing had an air of familiarity to it. I do like the way it’s making the Dangerous Batch largely unbiased for the time being – they’ve relied an excessive amount of on the Republic previously to supply them with what they want however now there isn’t any Republic, they’re pressured to mix as civilians – outdoors of their component, and issues don’t go solely as deliberate.
The Dangerous Batch embraces its comedian aspect with Echo posing as a droid – I beloved his hustling with Hunter about how a lot he was value – 4,000 credit moderately than 2,000, and I do admire the showrunners’ restraint in not making the C-Three unit C-3P0. While I’ve little doubt, we’ll see RD2D and C-3PO in some unspecified time in the future within the sequence – it’s not a Star Wars animated present with out them – Fennec is sufficient, for now – and that struggle between her and Hunter was fairly entertaining. I do fear that the present’s reliance on Omega doing one thing she shouldn’t/isn’t conscious of and the crew having to bail her out of the state of affairs may develop repetitive actual quick.
The Dangerous Batch establishes its method by the fourth episode with a fast-paced, if predictable outing that establishes the nook of the Star Wars Universe that the characters are in. We will count on higher connections to the lore sooner or later if Rebels and The Clone Wars have set precedent of getting a comparatively standalone first season earlier than going all in – however for now, this present is setting a well-crafted instance of what it could do greatest.