Episode 91: The Bad Batch — “The Clone Conspiracy” and “Truth and Consequences” (Season 2, Episodes 7–8)

Hold onto your tear ducts, friends, because we have a one-two emotional wallop for you. 

“The Clone Conspiracy” and “Truth and Consequences” (The Bad Batch Season 2, Episodes 7–8) are a glorious callback to everything Clone Wars. We spend both episodes on Coruscant (including in Trace and Rafa Martez’s garage), hang out with Senator Chuchi and disgraced Senator Burtoni, see bureaucrats fighting over how to fund (and defund) their war machines, and hang onto the edge of our seats as noble politicians fight to expose galactic corruption. And, in true Clone Wars fashion, we see them thwarted just when victory is within grasp.

In our recap, we talk all about the many historical callbacks in these episodes, passing the Bechdel test, where we go from here, and Echo’s amazing trajectory from Domino Squad to rebel-rouser. 

To skip to your favorite segments, check out the timestamps below.

Join us next week to recap “The Crossing” and “Retrieval” (Season 2, Episodes 9–10).

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Plot Overview

00:15:07 “Clone Conspiracy” Discussion

00:30:45 “Truth and Consequences” Discussion

00:45:56 Easter Eggs + Politics

00:53:14 Where Do We Go From Here?

00:56:57 Bae Watch

1:05:06 End Credits