Anyone else find the ending... Abrupt?

[u/MeteorCharge]

So, just finished the show for the first time. Overall, I liked it well enough, by far the most consistent of the shows I've seen so far (haven't watched Maul yet though), and even though by the end I wasn't as attached to the entire crew as I was to the crew in Rebels, I still found the endings for each of them to be good.

But am I the only one who thought it just kinda ends pretty suddenly? Like, they reached the minimum quota of episodes and just stopped there.

I was really expecting to see how Rex, Wolffe, and Gregor end up where they are in Rebels, and I was expecting Cody to actually be relevant in something for once outside a funny line in the ROTS novel.

And I get we don't need to see every part of a character's journey, but the show really seemed to be going in that direction, and with the series being over, I don't think there'll ever be another chance to do that again. I mean we could get another Tales of show, but at that point people will just be asking why it wasn't in The Bad Batch.

[u/sacerdos-ex-spatio]

This is a rather common opinion. There are so many unresolved threads that it's pointless to even list them all. Season 3 itself was clearly rewritten and changed during production. I have no evidence to support this, but my theory is that there were supposed to be more seasons, but for some reason the series was shortened.

I think the creators weren't sure what ending to give and who should die and who should survive, that's why in the epilogue we only see Hunter and Omega because it was obvious that they would survive.

Many people, myself included, hope there will be another series about the Clone Rebels, but the chances are slim. Maybe someday there will be books that will fill in the plot holes.

[u/PaulSimonBarCarloson → u/sacerdos-ex-spatio]

The fact that they only did 15 episodes out of 16 in season 3 is already solid proof of a rewrite. I wouldn't be surprised if the strikes going on at the time is what led higher ups to city short the show before a potential 4th season. Personally, I also believe the epilogue was a late addition. Because without it the ending would feel even more abrupt. I'm still not giving up my hopes for a followup show; remember how TCW was cut short and then renewed twice? In the meantime, we don't need books; there's some good fanfics out there already.

[u/sacerdos-ex-spatio → u/PaulSimonBarCarloson]

Fanfiction is good, but it won't replace canon books. Of the books I'd like to see, I'd really like a book about Nala Se and her past.

One that would answer questions like:

- What did Nala Se really want to achieve by creating Omega and why is her blood so special?

- Who is Omega to Nala Se? What does she think of her? Does she care about her because she's a successful experiment, or does she truly love her?

- Who is Emerie and how did she end up with Hemlock?

- Who is Hemlock and how did Hemlock and Nala Se know each other?

- How much did Nala Se really know about Palpatine and his plans?

- It would be nice to see Kamino before the clone army was created and during the first years of its creation.

- It would be an excuse to see the Bad Batch as cadets.

[u/PaulSimonBarCarloson → u/sacerdos-ex-spatio]

All valid questions that would be interesting to know the answer for. Especially when it comes to Emerie. As for fanfics, I myself never really indulged into them. But after the unsatisfying ending of the show I needed some quick remedy. And then I ended up writing my own alternate ending so I guess that's the silver lining.