So… Are We Just Gonna Forget About AZI?

Okay, this is likely the only thing I'll post on the Bad Batch finale situation:

Tech fans, I would like you to stop calling yourselves "delusional." (Or delulu, or any variant.) I would sincerely ask others to stop as well.

It is both ableist and quite literally inaccurate from a storycraft standpoint.

(Especially because we're talking about a likely neurodivergent character and definitely many neurodivergent fans.)

You weren't. We weren't. The signs were there. The foreshadowing (falling into clouds, the goggles, CX2's Everything) was real and consistent and *intentional.* You are not delusional for LOGICALLY FOLLOWING writing convention patterns and leading where the writing is directing you. (If there's something the majority of autistic story-enthusiasts are good at, it's logical storycraft and pattern recognition, both in creating and consuming! We know how to follow basic steps!)

They can say "oh it was just a red herring", and that is Technically (ha) true, but it is one of the most blatant and frankly cruelly marketed ones, that smacks of stringing fan emotions along to keep us watching when they know many would stop watching if they knew what lay ahead. (Using a basically-confirmed-autistic character's death for shock value and little else, and then using the ambiguity of Is He Really Dead Or Is He This Extremely Similar Looking Guy We Brought in Right After' to keep churning up social media buzz. I might have.)

You were not delusional to have hope - that's what Star Wars is about.

You are not delusional to think this is wrong, a writing fumble, or simply them yanking the football away when *it was there all along.* The road signs were clear, they were just... lying, for lack of a better term.

You're not wrong for being upset about this, the latest in a long history of autistic characters treated as plot devices and catalysts for neurotypical characters' development rather than their own, and fans taken advantage of.

Please treat yourselves better. And if you're on the outside, or neurotypical, please treat us better. I promise, we have actual reasons for feeling pain right now, and delusions are not at all among them.

Thank you.

Bad Batch Episodes 10-11 (I checked this time!) *SPOILERS*

PART VI

If Tech is Mr. "Domicile": CX-2: I have succeeded in my mission. Finally * peaceful brainwashed elevator music * Omega in the back of the car: ... Omega: Are we there yet Omega: What's that button do Omega: What is that Omega: Why are you doing that Omega: What are you wearing Omega: What is being an assassin like Omega: Do you have any friends Omega: Do you want to be my friend Omega: Did you know I have a dog Omega: You smell funny Omega: Does this window open Omega: Can we stop for McNerf Nuggets Omega: Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? CX-2: Why does this feel familiar -- Tech coalescing back into his own brain: kriff

Oh no, Omega lost another dad.

Hunter, walking in: Hey, Tech, do you—

Hunter:

Hunter: Why is Wrecker down on all fours where our table used to be?

Tech: Tell him, Wrecker.

Wrecker: I broke it.

I believe Tech isn’t dead.

Phee X Tech, screen time wasted.

Tech is to much of a fan fav (in the sense of a money maker).

They made it to obvious that he was going to “die” this whole season. A bit to obvious. They wanted us to believe it.

The parallels between him and Hunter falling.

His intellect alone would be a reason the empire would try to save him.

That doc is a big fat liar.

I love that Omega is collecting non human friends

- Gonky, AZI, Ruby, Batcher, Echos Hand

Ya’ll realize that since we have Howzer back, we could see him get killed on screen.

My baby! Tech!! I’m literally sobbing!!

I believe Tech is alive.

Anakin literally was burned alive

Mail was cut in half

Admiral Trench got blown in half

Fennac Shand got shot

Ashoka was raised from the the dead

Gregor got blown up

And Echo got blown up

I believe Tech isn’t dead.

Best news is, when we see him in season 3, he won’t have his glasses. We get to see glassless tech!