Without even having seen the season finale, it has been a really solid first season for The Bad Batch. The series has weaved a number of storylines together, from the prequels through the Clone Wars, and from there onto Rebel, the OT and those little seeds for the sequel trilogy. It has also given a more complete picture of the underworld and how it would function during the Imperial era.
One thing that really caught my attention on Friday's episode? The use of some of the Kamino music cues from the soundtrack for Attack Of The Clones. It added to the atmosphere in a big way. And seeing the not so bright and shiny details of Tipoca city was interesting too - especially seeing the lab where Clone Force 99 and Omega were created.
The twist involving Crosshair was well done. The callback to the mirrors that he used in Clone Wars on Skako Minor required some attention to detail. I think Crosshair taking out those droids in order to save the rest of the Bad Batch was intended to give viewers some false hop that he would reject the Empire. But then to learn that he had his inhibitor chip removed, and that he really does view the Empire as the best option was eye opening, but not completely surprising.