#techulation

And imagine his brothers manage to stun him and rescue him. Then he wakes up on the Marauder and the brainwashing kicks in.

He follows protocols for being captured and tries to bite down on his suicide tooth.

Realizing this, Wrecker leaps forward and jams his fingers into Tech's mouth to stop him.

Wrecker's yowling in pain and Tech's just like "GRRRRR" trying instinctively to bite through Wrecker's fingers.

They stun him again and then the first stop is a doctor than can safely extract the suicide shock tooth. And sew up the bites wounds to Wrecker's fingers. 😂

He sets his jaw. He has been given a second chance. He won't waste it....

He makes a beeline toward her, with strong, determined steps. The crowd on the tarmac parts before him like curtains.

Phee takes a few steps toward him, weeping, but trying to hide it.

Tech takes her in his arms and before she can make a clever quip, kisses her, long and deep.

Tech ends the kiss, and holds Phee in his arms as, flushed and out-of-breath, she looks up at him in a mixture of wonder, appreciation, and desire.

"Nice to see you, too... Brown Eyes," she gasps.

Tech smiles down at her, and kisses her again as the crowd cheers around them.

Crosshair looks confused. Hunter smiles knowingly. Echo folds his arms with a slow nod. Omega squeals and claps, accompanied by Lyana, both bouncing with happiness. Wrecker punches a fist in the air with a jubilant cry. "Yeah!"

"A FEW WEEKS LATER"

The wedding. Wrecker, Best Man. Omega and Lyanna, bridesmaids. Shep performs the ceremony. Hunter gives away the bride. Crosshair and Echo are Groomsmen. Everyone on Pabu is in attendance.

The vows are said, and then the kiss. The crowd rises and cheers.

Clone Force 99 is at peace, happy, whole, and know they'll always be together, now.

The final shot of The Bad Batch is a slow pullback of an aerial shot of Pabu, resplendent in the ruby light of the sunset.

13 months ago today, I watched Tech sacrifice himself to save his family. But no body = no death in SW. I held out hope for Tech's return in S3. Every week I waited and every week, I have been crushed....

Now this week is the last episode EVER of The Bad Batch, and we've still had no indication that Tech is alive. CX-2 is possibly Tech, but with one episode left, I doubt it. There's no time to show how he survived the fall, his reprogramming, and his return to his family.

If the finale is extended length, we might have a chance.

My feeling is, now, that if we see a runtime of 25 minutes, then Tech is gone forever. And I'll be pissed because he died for nothing more than shock value.

If we have a double length runtime... well....

If the ep starts with Tech as the subject, (someone handling his goggles, or Tech's POV during his fall and showing what happened to him, or focus on CX-2) then we may still see him alive. If the ep does not start with Tech, then it's over.

Rex talking to Hunter about how Omega is vital to whatever the Emperor is doing.

Scientist from Tantiss (Not Emerie, the other one, "Scalder") walking along a corridor.

Emerie working with Omega in a lab.

Emerie talking to Omega (old hairstyle)

Injecting something? Or (I think) taking a sample of Omega's DNA.

Weird dissolve between scenes where you can see Hemlock (f*cker) in the same shot as Omega's hand. Editing mistake? Hemlock (f*cker) looks weird. Unfinished.

And the dissolve finished with only Hemlock (f*cker) in the shot, now.

Hunter seems to be wiping his eyes in this shot. Hating himself for what he must do, but knowing it must be done.

Preparing to render the killing blow, sick with self-loathing and despair. Probably some Imperials (Hemlock?) watching it all with glee.

Wrecker also preparing to fight, albeit reluctantly.

But those noises also sound a lot like a large, flying reptile....

Also... I'm very suspicious of how Omega loses consciousness after the crash. Her vision fades out on a view of a dead Stormtrooper, and a few seconds later fades back in on the same view.

It's implied she was only out for a minute or so, but what if it was hours? Hunter and the others could have gotten up to something while she was out.

I feel like the show's creators may have already shown us clues as to how Tech survives, but we just don't realize it yet. The fact the Omega was unconscious, and then the guys just walk up to her calmly, as if they've been up to something without her knowledge.