Caution: This post includes spoilers for The Bad Batch Season 3, now streaming on Disney+. You can read our evaluation of Episodes 1-8 here
A fan-favourite Star Wars bad guy made an amazing return in the most recent episode of The Bad Batch Season 3, and it’s not the last we have actually seen of the character, as there are currently prepare for “future material.”
Episode 9, The Harbinger, guaranteed the arrival of a “mystical complete stranger,” however this character ended up being no complete stranger to Star Wars fans. The program’s titular team of heroes got an unexpected go to from none besides Asajj VentressCount Dooku’s previous apprentice and Clone Wars bad guy, who passed away in the canon unique Dark Disciple
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Ventress established a fan following after appearing in the 2008 animated movie The Clone Wars and ending up being a repeating villain in the subsequent series of the exact same name. Individuals went wild at the simple reference of her name in Ahsokaso her current return in The Bad Batch triggered events throughout social networks.
In the instant consequences of the episode, fans were less worried about how she had actually cheated death and more concentrated on delighting in the minute. For some, Ventress is “the very best female Star Wars character,” and audiences, on the whole, appeared pleased with how authors managed her story and the preliminary insights obtained from her return.
Asajj Ventress will permanently be among the most engaging and badly underrated characters in all of Star Wars.
Enjoyed her return today in The Bad Batch. Ridiculous levels of character advancement in between programs, comics, and books. pic.twitter.com/kJAT43gVq6
— jacob. (@jtimsuggs) March 27, 2024
My lady is so stunning, quite, incredible, special, stunning. Ugh, I simply like her a lot. I hope we see her more on this season. #Ventress pic.twitter.com/R3kEZsiagp
— Riz Fett ~. (@Rizantairy14) March 28, 2024
I’ve constantly stated this, Asajj Ventress is the very best female Star Wars character. Thankful to have her back. pic.twitter.com/2hJjdLUqaw
— AZI (@AZIskywalker) March 27, 2024
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we got to see ventress back in action after many years we won huge time yall i’ve never ever been better pic.twitter.com/ZEBvZNM22T— Jess (@hunterinpink) March 27, 2024
Ventress’ return did not dissatisfy! That was a fantastic episode. The possibility of what might originate from this episode has me amazed, and it likewise provided us the very best hand to hand battle any #StarWars animated series has actually done. #TheBadBatch pic.twitter.com/VkvfJybEV2
— Tim Geraci (@TimG311) March 28, 2024
I actually took pleasure in how various today’s episode of #TheBadBatch felt. We got an excellent expedition of just how much Ventress has actually altered as a character because #TheCloneWars without requiring to enter into the information of how she’s back. (since that’s plainly coming later on.) #StarWars pic.twitter.com/yo9eBO9Fi2
— Donovan McComish (@DonovanMeade) March 27, 2024
Ventress, that’s it, that’s the tweet#AsajjVentress #TheBadBatch pic.twitter.com/KyeZCvjw36
— RaFe (@RaFe_Tano) March 27, 2024
Ventress strolled away from The Bad Batch without any information about how she endured, it sounds like this is just the start of her story, as the program’s executive producer/head author Jennifer Corbett has actually assured fans they will find more about her journey in “future material” beyond the 3rd and last season
“We had a number of conversations about the book [Dark Disciple] and how her story might continue,” Corbett informed StarWars.com after the character made her resurgence. “How she endured will be exposed in future material, however for this story, we were enjoyed include her and explore her distinct connection to, and empathy for, Omega.”
“I believe they need to have found that the fans truly like this character, and they desire her around, that makes me really pleased since I like her, too,” included Nika Futterman, the voice of Ventress. “I believe we’re going to discover a great deal of aspects of a great deal of things. And I believe we’re going to have all type of enjoyable experiences.”
Just 6 episodes of The Bad Batch stay, causing the series ending on May 1. IGN’s evaluation of Season 3, Episodes 1-8, noted it was “sluggish” to begin however had some “enjoyable deep-cut Star Wars tradition and beast battles,” constructing anticipation for things to kick up an equipment and provide “explosive, disorderly enjoyable” in the 2nd half of the season.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance home entertainment author for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter @AdeleAnkers.