Quite a reunion between Captain Rex and Senator Chu-Chi since they were on an ice moon inhabited by a tribe of furry aliens with spears.

Riyo boldly exposes Rampart in a major war crime to prevent the Stormtrooper program. Palpatine taps on mic: Checkmate…

Senator Chu-Chi really does feel a lot like Padme, an honest politician who believes in the people and peace. She even faced a similar problem with a Trade Federation blockade and stood up in the Senate much in the way Padme had. She's also more difficult to get rid of than her enemies anticipated, again like Padme.

Off topic for a moment, Ian McDiarmid became IMMORTALIZED as soon as he accepted the role of the emperor in ROTJ The fact that the character he's playing has THIS much depth both in lore and in acting says so much

Shoutout to Chuchi's guards... The forgotten heroes🫡

Chu-chi is so based for caring about the Clones.

And yet again, every time you try to one up Palpatine he’s already checkmated you in 7D Chess. A brilliant 2 episode arc by Filoni

The Clones are finally realizing that the Empire they are fighting for is truly monstrous and does not care for a single of them.

At least Rampart got what he deserved even if it benefited Palpatine in the end.

Riyo chuchi: "to die for one's people is a great sacrifice, to live for one's people an even greater sacrifice."

I knew Palpatine was gonna show up at some point but man his appearance hit me like a bus. I was essentially trembling and shivers were sent all the way down my spine.

This is what made the clone wars so great they could even make boring politics into something that you can’t move your eyes from

5:00 He trusted the senate? So he was pretty much trusting himself? Don't forget. He is the senate.

I really do feel bad for Chuchi. She’s a good person trying to do the right thing in a system that has become malignant. A tomb where democracy mattered. Now little more than a hall of senators too afraid or staunch sycophants to the empire. I hope she survives the dark times.

You know I'm not convinced he played Chu-Chi on purpose, i think he's just really fricking at rolling with the punches and keeping his grand plan on track

I love the bad batch series it's like the clone wars 2.0 can't wait to see more characters

Awesome seeing Chuchi again, nice seeing relatively minor characters that started from CW continue to play a role in the time of the Empire.

One thing I really gotta respect about Palps is his drip. The Emperor of most of the known galaxy doesn't wear anything particularly extravagant, just a black robe - that makes him all the more unsettling, and really exemplifies that he's powerful enough to be confident in his power, to the extent that he doesn't need to display it.

It's ironic how much more corrupt the empire is than the Republic considering that Dooku originally became Sith because he hated the corruption in the Republic.

7:36 Palpatine who's ten steps ahead of everyone in 3D Chess.

I'll say it right now. Everyone who think that the prequels sucked because of politics, they're the target audience for the spin off failed project known as the sequels

There may be another reason why Palpatine doesn't preside often: he still needs to look as if the Jedi Purge was justified, so he could be pretending he got his health ruined by the "assassination attempt". As a bonus, it furthers his heroic image whenever he has to get in a Senate session to run damage control, as "he's fighting against his poor health for the good of the galaxy".

Palatine was playing 5d chess in episode 8. This man is a genius and he played them like fool right not his stormtroopers for his stormtrooper project. He did to the clones what he did to the Jedi. Made excuses for the public to distrust the Jedi and then got rid of them when he was done using them. Problem, reaction, and solution. Palatine creates the problem, the public reactions, and then he gives a solution for the public.he did the same to the cis leaders as well. Got rid of them when he was done using them and their use was over. I think palatine want them to expose when really happened.

Never understood the hate the political stuff got in the prequels. Yeah probably not needed but as a world building point it just showed how different things were before the empire took over

I never had any doubt that Star Wars politics could be entertaining, and I certainly deviated from a core of people who thought the Prequels played with it too much I thought it didn't play with it enough and the 2008 Clone Wars show dealt that with great efficiency, the issue in more recent Star Wars products in my eyes, has been the intrusion of Contemporary politics(that is, politics motivated by, and originated from the real world) and the undermining of the story because of it. KK seems more interested in promoting DEI/ESG principals than telling good stories, so if Bad Batch and some of these other shows actually this 'great' product, good I suppose? But I'm not giving Disney a dime in this current era.

The day we lose good old Ian will be a sad day indeed, even if he played as one of the most evil and debased characters we ever knew in fiction.

I wanted to hear more about the clone sniper. I'm guessing he's one of those clones I think got covered on this channel, the ones that hunted clone deserters, i think one of the quotes for them being never seeing a droid the whole war.

God I love Palpatine he’s a genius and mastermind! This episode just more proves that. Hope we get more of his genius in later episodes!!!

5:00 Palpatine doesn’t need to preside over the senate, for he is the senate

These 2 episodes were amazing. The plot twist at the end was so good.

Can I just take a second to applaud the animation in this series? It has come so far from clone wars ep1. Senate scenes were breathtaking.

Chu-Chi should have pushed for a revival of the Agricorps under Imperial administration, to set up veteran colonies on disaster stricken worlds or worlds whos loyalty was in question.

In the game Just Cause: 3 if y’all listen to all of Di Ravello’s audio tapes, it should give y’all a clear imagine of how ‘Dictators’ come to power.

The sheer contrast of this scene compared to the TCW episode where Padme campaigns in the senate against the Bill to create more Clones. It really shows how much the Senate Changed in a relatively short amount of time.

This is most I have enjoyed a Star Wars episode being about the senate, although I did enjoy 'heroes on both sides'. It being about the Clones is so much more interesting than the banking clan which other senate episodes were about

I'm going to continue saying this about these episodes. There's got to be some kind of connection between Omega and the Senator. They look alike, sound alike, and she had a very serious sense of compassion for the clone soldiers. I know the same voice actress did the voice for both characters, but there was as much differentiation between their voice as DBB does for all the other non-99 Clones have. They don't make things like that happen without reason.

These 2 episodes were my fav so far. Had me so upset because you knew that no matter what chuchi did the empire would still win.

They even brought back Ian McDiarmid, and it is glorious.

I was really dreading Chu-Chi wasn’t making out of the episode alive but I’m relieved I was wrong.

o mee gah told bertoni "im a clone too" shes gonna regert that imo. palpies the pappie 😉

Chu-Chi is like a Padme 2.0

I kinda wish I had a friend who never saw star wars at all. Imagine showing them all the movies and shows in chronological order. The Republic turning into the Empire is a big twist, and it's really entertaining to watch even when we knew it would happen already. Now imagine someone who didn't know about it watching these events unfold. Gold.

The sheer political presence of Palpatine is honestly insane in this episode. It so clearly shows that although the good guys can peck at the stump of the empire, with little win after little win, the overarching system remains intact until the full scale uprising seen in a new hope. Such a cool arc, can’t wait to see more of this kind of stuff!

I had recently seen something stating that Dooku and Papa Palpatine had something similar to a Jedi Mind Trick that they could employ to sort of hypnotize masses during public speaking. I don't know what they were doing to his voice during his speech, but by the end the hairs were standing up on the back of my neck. This dude could sell ice on Hoth. Rampart has been such an absolute jerk. I was happy when Palpatine threw Rampart under the bus but it turned to horror when I realized how he was playing it.

I had a feeling something was going to happen when Mas Amedda kept warning Rampart about having things under control.

The clones must get something out of this, remember Rex, Wolf and Gregor are "retired"

I must say I enjoyed Chu-Chi in this episode than I have any previous episode here. Chu-Chi has always been an optimist and someone who wants the best for people. But in her first couple of appearances she came across as kind of naive and a bit childish. Here, she still has that optimism and that drive to find peace and equality, but it's now tempered by maturity and an understanding of what she's up against. THIS Chu-Chi I could believe would not only get swept up in the fight against the Empire's more sinister designs, but can hold her head up above water as well

Not sure why Chuchi was still senator during the first few years of the Empire when Chi Eekway Papanoida was the senator in the bonus scenes of ROTS, hence why she was brought in along with Baron Papanoida in TCW. I'm pretty sure that Dave Filoni knew this at the time when he was making those episodes. Seems to me that this was one of those little details that he ignored when making the Bad Batch.

Honestly a little concerned that they've brought Chuchi back and she doesn't appear in any media around A New Hope... doesn't bode well

This is definitely the manipulative Palpatine I know

While I watched the episode, I thought the result would be that Rampart wiped the log on his ship, so the twist with Palpatine did make me very pleasantly surprised

I always thought 🥰Riyo Chuchi😍 was attractive. Strong, Braveheart💙, and devoted to helping her people and bringing peace to the Talz. The fact that she is giving all her energy and life to give our clone brothers a happy ending just made her a top favorite. At some point into the future, there better be a story that focuses on Omega Squad and the 6 Null-class Advanced Recon Commandos with Kal Skirata on finding a cure to Accelerated Aging and sending it out to the clones in the galaxy. As well as helping Clones like the 501st Veteran in the Kenobi show and teaching clones how to live. Most of us Grow up with the Clone Wars show and I can't even express the sheer love we all have for the Clone Troopers, they deserve a definitive happy ending where we know that they, at some point gain the cure for Accelerated Aging and go on to then be Mercenaries, Bounty Hunters, Mandalorians, farmers, Law Enforcement, etc. Go on to find love and have families, and create communities. To go on and experience a long life. They deserve peace and Happiness. To have them just die and be forgotten, to be left on the street with not even enough money to eat is just heartbreaking. The beauty of Fictional Worlds like Star Wars is the Escapism it offers us in the real world. Fictional worlds allow us the opportunity to show how there is happiness waiting for all of us. Even if life can sometimes be egregious, you always have to push through, stand tall, and win a fulfilling life. You can not allow Depression, hardship, anger, etc. to win. Otherwise, if it allows the world to be a lot darker and less full of color.

This and last weeks were by far the best in the series. I got huge rebels vibe from them and loved it, even though I'm not a huge fan of rebels

This was legit. The emperor’s address gave me chills.

I loved the last two episodes of the Bad Batch and today is my 22nd birthday.

That 2-parter was some of the best star wars period I still wish we got a longer Cody & crosshair arch

Star Wars politics have always been entertaining and compelling to me. Apart from giving corporations their own seats in the Senate, I really enjoy how the Republic's and CIS's governments worked. And with new examples from Andor and The Bad Batch, seeing the degradation of democracy was just as compelling as it was disheartening. I'd enjoy seeing how the new Senate in Ahsoka is set up. As Chandrila is the current planet designated as the Republic's capital in that show. Although, I'll admit my favorite part of the Senate when its chambers were housed on Coruscant were the chambers themselves. Its rather grand and awe inspiring. And my favorite speech ever given there wasn't even Palpatine's, but the one Padmé Amidala made about the vote that would take the money designated to pay for the basic needs and services of Republic citizens and divert it to the war.

Palpatine was a literal Diabolus Ex Machina. Yet in this and other such victories he is likely to see this early on, he laid the groundwork for the spread of the Rebellion down the road. Chu-Chi and others tried the legit road only to see it redirected exactly where they wished to avoid going, and using their own best efforts against them. I'm half-surprised he didn't say (though maybe this was implicit) that how quickly they turned on the Jedi - mind you, not the fact that they did, merely the speed and ferocity - means they have no true loyalty. "You can't trust these clones - look at the people they're willing to take orders from!" "Including yourself, Emperor?" "Well, there you go!"

Starwars politics were the main draw i had to starwars. We need a separatist centered series to cover the clone wars era.

I would not say SW politics CAN be entertaining. I have always found them entertaining because they are so close to politics in our world. But for some people, to whom Star Wars is a means of escapism, it hits a little too close to home.

The clones are screwed.

Palpatine demonstrated the true power of Sith Lord. The power of manipulation.

This whole plot had me at the edge of my seat. Loved that they brought her back for this.

2:40 CHILLS OMG!!!! Ahhhhh that is HAUNTINGLY poetic and now I am scared for Chuchi

Interesting theory... Palpatine fostered the rebellion intentionally so as to have another "constant threat" to require a terrifying military machine to combat... and in so doing he sowed the seeds of his own destruction.

Good set of episodes. But not sure how that last Palpatine monologue worked. "The clones who are killed if they do not follow all orders, are bad because they followed orders. Therefore we shall have a new army of people who don't or can't follow orders!" Then 99% of the Senators cheer.

10:00 "My intentions were good"

why anyone like her?did all of you forgot that she was against Ashoka when Ashoka was on trail?unless she regreted that and i don´t know

I doubt it would occur, but I have the feeling that the career of Senator Riyo Chuchi is not yet over. True, she may face the blaster-bolt at some point, but I could see her continuing to stand up for and aide the slowly phased-out clone veterans by whatever means she could legally (at least by Imperial standards) get away with. She could end up in the nascent Rebel Alliance ... or she could fade into obscurity once again, her last great task stopped in its tracks by a galactic government that has - again - let its own down.

Star Wars the franchise that made politics entertaining

Of Of course she didn't stand a chance she was against the Dark Lord of the sith. The Senate

2:05 I loved

When you realize that nobody gave a damn about the clones during the war, hadn’t complained why they randomly showed up and NOW wanna act nice? I dunno man. Seems messed up to me.

I absolutely love how masterful Darth sidious was at that moment

I always loved the politics in star wars it opens a whole new view point in the series I hope we do see more.

I watched these episodes and felt I was reading Bloodlines by Claudia Gray, and it was in the best ways possible. Politically, it was a brilliant move by Palpatine. But man did my heart sink the moment he mentioned the clones. I immediately began thinking they'd start executing clones next in a more public manner. And while I don't expect it to be on Coruscant, I'm expecting a Clone Rebellion somewhere near or on the Core Worlds.

Well, now Chuchi just painted a huge target on her back now So much for the saying, when good people do nothing, evil wins

I'm just happy they brought back CHUI-CHUI her Australian accent fits perfectly with her personality

The only reason i watched season 2 was to watch the polotics

Could you cover the Clone Assassin?

This video is up earlier than usual. A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one. Palpatine is a master manipulator, but also quick on his feet to turn a lose into an absolute win or a substantial win at least. He did it here, by having a backup plan well in advance should Rampart fail to push the bill forward, knowing full well there are probably still a good few amounts of Senators and even some Officers left since the Empire is still new, and there was a chance they could uncover the truth that Rampart was hiding, so he had a plan in place to sacrifice Rampart and then use his corruption as a justification for the bill still being passed. Even without a backup plan, he can still turn things around to his side. Such as with the Battles of Naboo and Randilia. Obviously, the way the Battle of Naboo ended wasn't part of his plan, his most likely plan would have been to be elected chancellor, then a week or two later use his authority to send some Judials and Jedi to liberate Naboo, probably even telling Gunray and Maul to fall back before the battle was over to allow them to escape and be used later for the next part of his plan and allow the Republic forces to actually win, but instead, the actual Battle of Naboo happened and he was still able to capitalize on it, not just in the Republic but the CIS as well, as Dooku would later use what happened on Naboo as an example of the failures of the Republic and how the CIS should break away and fight for themselves just like how the Naboo managed to save themselves without the Republics aid. Then later comes the Battle of Randilia, the Jedi, Clones, and Republic allies do win the battle, save lots of lives, and prevent the Ranilia fleet from being taken by the Separatists, it's a big win for the good guys, but even then, Palpatine finds a way quite quickly to spin things to his advantage so he can get the outcome he wanted to get for Randilia successfully succeeding. Sure the Jedi and their allies save the day, but this incident proves that PSF can defect, the only reason they didn't this time was because one, the most skilled Jjedi saved the day and two, only part of the PSF of Randilia wanted to defect the other half didn't and helped stall for time so the Jedi could save the day, but what if next time there not so lucky and the Jedi aren't nearby or the PSF entirely defects that can be a big risk, so the Senate agrees with his bill he wanted to pass should Randila succeed in defecting to have the PSFs incorporated completely into the GAR to divide their resources up so that even if one defects they won't be taking much with them and can possibly be quickly taken care of.

As devious as Palpatine is…he had a convincing point. The clones under Ryanheart destroyed their own home world under his order without much resistance. To be fair the clones were groomed since birth to be ‘perfect’ soldiers and what perfect soldier would defy an order from their superior officer. Good solders follow orders after all.

How the hell did Bail and Mon survive 19 years?

The clones got nothing in the end? As far as I remember, those provisions had already been put in the bill, or it sounded like they had been. So when they past the bill, they would still get them. Or am I missing something?

The Empire cannot be eliminated by legislation and the Sith cannot be Impeached. The realm of politics and the old Senate are closed to the Heroes. Palpatine had them in his pocket 20 years ago. The Sith chose this battlefield because the Jedi would not go there anymore. When they did, they were ignored. This means the only way to destroy the Empire is on the Battlefield. The Sith must be destroyed by the Jedi. But we all knew that 40 years ago. It's funny, in Darth Plagueis, Palpatine gets the job of Chancellor because the only other guys running were Malastare's most corrupt public official and one of the most honest on Alderaan. Palpatine was a compromise. "The Lesser of Two Evils."

Rampart- fires on Tipoca City Rampart- arrested for it even though he was given orders to

The Senate can never be defeated.

I loved his fascist plea of I was just following orders

Ligit question, Did the bill pass with the admendments Rampart agreed to for the Clones or not. This would be important.

Palpatine makes the devil seem like a good guy.

Hm, how very interesting, i wonder how this will further go?

Who else wished to read the serious fanfic stories about Senator Chuchi in a secret relationship with male Jedi Knight or a Padawan who is an OC after seeing these episodes from the Bad Batch? The point of such stories are that both of them have to keep their relationship as secret during the time of the Empire to prevent both of them ended up in troubles.

Worse may come later, or off-screen. With this Chu-Chi has basically outed herself to Palpatine and the empire. While she was acting for the sake of her morals and ideals, it was still naive and she may well be among the early casualties as Palpatine continues to clean house in the senate.

Thank you for the warning at the beginning of the video.🙏

Insert palpatine *huh, ironic* meme

Brilliant my ass, if the Emperor want to fade out the clone, just shut down Kamino's operation, sell all the equipment to pay the clone's SHORT retirement. or just reprogram the new batch of clones how could destroying your own properties become Brilliant?

Basically the USA politics in scifi... But Palpatine IRL are the companies.

I would recommend this arc for ppl who don’t understand sw politics

Just like real world politics.

Kamino is bigger than one city