Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode Eleven review

In Episode Eleven, “Devil’s Deal,” audiences learn more about a Star Wars character’s backstory. 

Hera Syndulla goes on to lead a small Rebel group in the “Star Wars Rebels” TV show, where she’s a main character.

 

Yet “The Batch Bad” shows how Hera came to fight against the Empire by covering the events when the Empire came to her home planet of Ryloth.

 

Hera’s father, Cham Syndulla, was a general who served the Old Republic in the Clone Wars. He wants peace for his people and hopes that there can be peace now that the war is over and the Empire is in charge. 

 

Unlike Raxus Senator Singh in the last episode, the Ryloth Senator, Orn Free Taa, is committed to the Empire and encourages his people to step down from their military positions.

 

Needless to say, the Ryloth citizens aren’t happy about this turn of events. They look to Cham and what he has to say.

 

Wanting to keep the peace, Cham reminds his people that the Clone Army came to their aid when the Separatists attacked their planet and that he trusts them. The Clones earned his respect.

 

Chan’s speech inspires most of his people to Accept the Empire’s presence because they trust him.

 

Meanwhile, Hera, who is now a young woman during the events of “The Bad Batch,” is suspicious of the Empire’s motives. She and her astromech droid, Chopper (another “Rebels” character), investigate the Empire’s mining operations on behalf of her uncle, Gobi Glie.

 

It is clear she aspires to become a pilot and dreams about flying as she watches winged creatures flying above her.

 

The Empire proceeds to disarm the Ryloth people, making them hand over their blasters to Clone Troopers.

 

This is just like Joe Biden and the Democrats’ efforts to disarm American citizens and attack the Second Amendment.

 

The worst enemy to a corrupt, tyrannical government is armed citizens. The first step to taking complete control is to take away their guns (or blasters).

 

Gobi Glie, Hera’s uncle, believes that Ryloth citizens should defend their planet, not the Empire. He is worried the Empire will turn against them, especially since more Clone troopers arrive everyday.

 

Hera’s mother, Eleni Syndulla, understands that her husband is only doing what he thinks is best for their people: Cham knows they are tired of fighting.

 

Captain Howzer, a Clone officer with close ties to Cham, catches Hera inside a restricted zone. He won’t report the incident because of his friendship with Cham and he works to keep peace between the Ryloth and Imperial forces.

 

Trouble is brewing for Hera’s family. Senator Taa views Cham as a threat to him because Cham is loved by the people and they respect him, the same way that the American people love President Donald Trump and support him.

 

Taa views Cham’s supporters as a threat and tells the Imperial commanders, Admiral Rampart and Crosshair, he wants them dealt with, which is reasonable to Rampart, who intends to play his “part” in controlling Ryloth. This is exactly how the Democrats and General Mark Milley of the Joint Chiefs of Staff view Trump supporters: they want the freedom-loving people eliminated.

 

While Hera wants to fight, Cham works to reason with Hera, pointing out that he and Gobi want the same thing: peace for their people. She reminds Cham of himself when he was her age and he wants to spare her the pain of war.

 

Upon inspecting the Imperial mining refinery, Cham and Eleni discover that the Empire is building military turrets, suggesting a prolonged military presence. Rampart justifies this measure, along with the Clone trooper presence, as a necessary step to protect Ryloth because the planet was unprotected under the Old Republic’s rule.

 

During a supply run with her uncle, Hera meets the Bad Batch. Hunter, Omega, and the others bring weapons to Glie as a job for Sid. Hera is amazed at the Bad Batch’s ship and Omega shows her around. The two young girls bond about learning how to fly ships and living on a ship.

 

Crosshair and the Imperials ambush Hera and Gobi’s ship, capturing them with the weapons.

 

Senator Taa uses Hera’s presence with her uncle to attack Cham, labeling her an “Insurgent.”

 

If Taa was a Democrat, he would call her a “Nazi” or an “Insurrectionist.”

 

Howzer doesn’t think it’s right to arrest Hera because she’s just a kid. The fact that he is voicing opposition to an order shows that he hasn’t been affected by Order 66 like the other Clones (or the effects are wearing off).

 

Hera is taken captive with Gobi Glie and they are tried for treason without a trial. Cham and Eleni gather their forces to rescue Hera and the others, which plays into Rampart’s hands since his and Taa’s goal is to remove Cham.

 

Realizing that they’re overpowered, Rampart gives his men the order to surrender to Cham.

 

Angered at Taa for threatening Hera and calling Cham and his forces “traitors,” Cham holds his blaster at Taa. He’s also tried of continuing to watch Taa put his greed and interests above what’s best for their people. Howzer and Eleni with Cham to lower his blaster.

 

However, Rampart has Crosshair kill Taa, revealing he intended to frame Cham and the “Insurgents” for killing Taa all along. Hera and Chopper manage to escape, but Imperial reinforcements arrive and capture her parents.

 

Rampart sends Howzer to locate Hera.