As An Artist, I Take Umbrage With This!! Crayons Are So Much Fun To Work With! They Blend In A Really

Here's some chemistry to help you get through chemistry. Good luck.

You have no idea how happy this made me!!

The final is on Tuesday and I am starting to feel the burnout. I’ve been working 8 hours every day and then coming home and doing chemistry for another five, and I’ve been doing 8-10 hour studying on Saturdays and Sundays. So waking up to you message this morning before I got to work on the final review absolutely made my day! I came back to look at it on my breaks and thought about it when I started getting frustrated. Thank you so much for thinking about me. It was so sweet and kind and I appreciate you so much!!! I hope you don’t mind hugging because I really, really wanna give you one!

Also, good choice of molecule! I could certainly use some dopamine rn T0T

The artist is hard at work :3

He was crying.

You guys, Crosshair was actually crying.

Ell hates getting wet but she loves the rain. Where she grew up near the desert coastlines on Savareen, it only rained a few times a year. She loved to go running in the runoff that filled the arroyo. Now, whenever the Temple gardens have a shower scheduled, you can be sure she’ll be there with an umbrella to splash in the puddles <333

I think it’s also very important to consider the other side of this scene:

For us, as the audience, it’s very hard to extricate ourselves from the context we have of Crosshair’s actions. We know that Crosshair’s being torn between his loyalty to the Empire and his loyalty to his brothers. We know that Crosshair is having to make a choice for himself without considering how it will affect his squad. And we know that this is likely the first time in a long time that Crosshair has had to act on his own.

Hunter doesn’t know these things. What Hunter does know is that he needs to do what is best for the squad: a squad that now has a child with a high-value target painted on her head. A squad who Crosshair has very recently been doggedly hunting down. Hunter has seen Crosshair attempt to kill Jedi, civilians, and has actually seen him kill his own men when they refused his orders.

What Hunter knows is that Crosshair has no qualms killing, and has been after the squad for at least a month if not more. His and the Batch’s reaction to Crosshair raising his rifle towards Hunter is entirely understandable.

And I think that’s the part that hurts most.

Scene analysis

There's something that struck me about this scene – I’ve always had one single interpretation for it, ever since I watched it for the first time but I haven’t seen many people interpret it that way.

The thing is, I don’t think Crosshair was thinking about saving Omega here. At least I don’t think that was at the forefront of his mind. In fact, I don’t think it occurred to him that he was repaying her for saving him until she brought it up on the platform.

What I believe Crosshair was doing in that scene was protecting Hunter. Because Hunter would have jumped after Omega and Crosshair knew it and he had to stop him from doing it. We know the water is crawling with sea monsters and littered with debris, not to mention that Hunter may well drown in his frantic urge to save Omega. He can’t see into the water as well as Crosshair after all.

And I think that’s the case because throughout those two episodes we see numerous instances of Crosshair protecting or attempting to protect his brothers, from trying to convince them that the Empire is safer to killing his own squad and helping them fight the simulation droids (in that scene he sends a bolt flying above Hunter’s shoulder to dispatch the droid he’s fighting, proving that he’s not just fighting in self-defense).

That’s why I think his brothers’ rejection hurts so much afterwards. Why he huddles down in the pod looking hurt and he’s definitely hurt there. This isn’t about the Empire anymore this is about them. They’re telling him they don’t trust him anymore even after he’s repeatedly proven he won’t hurt them now that he hasn’t got his chip. Where they once let him use their shoulders as a rifle rest without a second thought (in TCW with Tech), they now turn their weapons on him just because the barrel of his gun got near Hunter.

(To be clear the angle makes it hard to tell just how close he was to aiming at him but I if you look closely you’ll see that he’s aiming over Hunter’s shoulder and Hunter only gets in the way once he turns around.)

I also think that’s the moment it starts to click - when Hunter turns to glare at him with suspicion we see Crosshair hesitate:

The camera lingers and something in his expression shifts, as if he's finally realizing what's going on.

So yeah, to me that’s what this scene is about. Hunter goes to jump and Crosshair’s knee jerk response is to stop him somehow. It’s not about Omega, it’s not about a life debt, it’s a simple response that’s been ingrained into him over the years.

Only now it's being rejected.

Guys this is really important. I know this show is so important to so many of us, but if it is causing you lingering and very real distress, you should please do something to help with that! I care very deeply about a lot of people in this fandom and you deserve to enjoy this finale. My dms and ask inbox are definitely open if anyone needs a big sister to talk to

Hello, hi, fandom big sister here

Finale’s are always a rollercoaster, series finales especially. They can be fun, devastating, sad, exhilarating, disappointing, everything we dreamed, or all of the above or none of those at all. Emotions run high, and it’s hard to say goodbye.

I’m here to offer that if the idea of The Bad Batch finale is making you physically sick, is genuinely impacting your day to day, or is impacting your mental health, I encourage you to do one or some of the following:

1. Reach out to someone in the fandom who you’re close to or feel comfortable reaching out to 2. Go outside in whatever capacity you’re able to whether that’s a walk or just sitting in a doorway or even being by an open window. Take in some fresh air 3. Take a break from chat forums or Reddit or tumblr where I’ve noticed an alarming uptick in anxiety induced posts about the finale

I’m saying this as someone who understands attachment to stories and characters. My body is a canvas of tattoos inspired by characters, Star Wars in particular. In fact, clones in particular. I’m excited and nervous to see what is in store for our Batch; however, fandom and media should not be a source for literal physical and mental discomfort to the point of affecting your base functions, and in the last few days, I’ve become worried over most of the posts I’ve seen. If this is happening to you, please reach out, please take a breath, and please make some space for you.

This goes for after the finale too. Consume, enjoy, process, discuss, engage, all of the beautiful fandom things. But please take the above steps if the same is happening to you post finale. We are a community, and I want this to always be a community of safety and comfort

This was mean! How am I supposed to do homework when I'm crying??

well that fucking hurts

Anguish of a Father

Five minute hand!! Well… minus blocking and sketch XD

Chemistry is murdering me rn.

So have a comfy sketch of Wrecker and Omega nappin’ where they fell

I would like you all to also witness the beautiful left foot I accidentally drew on his right leg. I was so very mad.