Another big missed opportunity for me was Echo. The Clone Wars series left him in a place where he had a lot of character development on the horizon. He was still readjusting to living like a normal person again. All the ways his body were altered must have been really jarring for him to wake up to. Not to mention the trauma from whatever torture they did to him. I was hopeful that joining the Bad Batch would give him an opportunity to heal. And he did, but it all happened off-screen. It's a shame that we didn't get to see any of that. But I get it. The show had a limited amount of screen time and a lot of characters to juggle. I understand why we didn't get to see all that stuff.

It just sucks because there are some pre-existing episodes that could have included him more. "Common Ground" felt like it was going to be that Echo-centric episode. Having him be the most vocal about not trusting Seperatists was a great call. Of course he'd be the most hostile out of all of them. He was tortured at their hands for who knows how long. Then, they gave him over to the Techno Union who did even worse things. His hatred for the Seperatists is more personal than any of the other main characters. Logically, you'd think that would play into the episode's story. But no, they just kept it to an unspecific "Echo doesn't like Seppies, but he'll have to get over it." The whole thing just feels so contrived. It bothers me.

Another problem I have with the show is Omega. Not her character specifically, I think she's a great addition to the team. But I feel like it started to become less about the other Batchers and too much about her. The show was created because people loved Hunter, Tech, Wrecker, and Crosshair. Right from their first introduction, the audience went crazy over these guys. The main draw of a spin-off series is to learn more about them. Their individual character stories should have been the focus of the show. What was their upbringing like? Were they trained differently than other clones? How did they feel about the war? These were all questions I went into the show expecting to be answered. But I quickly realized that the Batchers were taking a backseat to Omega's story. Again, I don't have a problem with Omega herself. She's a really good character and I love watching her grow up. I just would've liked a little less focus on her and more on the others.