So it would seem that "Breakout" is without a doubt the second and last part to a week ago's episode, and taken together, "The Missing Agent" and "Breakout" are, not surprisingly, a fine, genuinely fair pair of episodes that don't do a lot yet give a nonexclusive, normal experience. There truly is so minimal here to get into–each issue and strife is settled similarly as you would expect, for the most part since characters verbalize their thoughts and plans (for the most part in downright terrible "comedic" scenes), at that point simply… execute them, with not very many issues and significantly less snapshots of strain.

Nothing is terrible in essence, however everything is so deadened. The main minute that appears to have any flash is when Kaz shocks Commander Pyre. It's an unexpected move, and quite diverting! Nothing happens to it however. Is it a lot of an unexpected that I really overlooked that minute until I started composing this review a couple of days in the wake of seeing this episode?

Believe it or not, it feels like every one of the scalawags have gotten either excessively delicate or excessively abhorrent. Fire being taken out however not so much reacting to it feels like a botched chance sure, he shouldn't think about it literally, yet it is cool to see him empty somewhat more. Furthermore, Agent Tierney? She generally appeared to be a more brilliant, "two-strides ahead" sort of leader, yet her most shrewd act is attempting to lure Yeager by prodding him about the amount Tam despises them now (Yeager doesn't get it), and afterward just always disclosing to her soldiers to torment CB-23 until he surrenders data. Where's her sharp feeling of control? Any feeling of her range of abilities? CB breaks out of his torment limitations so effectively (how is there only one Stormtrooper left in that room?) and afterward takes out Tienry effortlessly. So much for her character adding up to anything.

Truth be told, CB does everything this episode. He gets away from his very own torment jail, he holds every one of the information about the Resistance data and accumulated privileged insights, and he even brilliantly takes out Ax with the bus first by smashing into him, at that point turning the supporter rockets on him (the episode keeps things dubious for S&P purposes yet I think its safe to state Ax was seared). Why even keep Kaz around? Truly, I'm just being half-clever. Kaz's silly, contemptibleness is just somewhat engaging now, and he comes up short on a responsibility, or clearness of direction, or objectives, or anything.

As referenced a week ago, Norath's appearance is intended to be a foil to Kaz, yet I don't think he works as the makers may have expected. I need to watch The Norath Show now, in light of the fact that in any event he has a determined feeling of direction. Kaz declining to join/help Norath toward the end embodies this: sure, Kaz has his dedication to his companions on the Colossus, yet would he be able to likewise accomplish something outside of volunteering? He's not keen on anything, nor truly has a particular worth or range of abilities any longer. He's exhausting. It's everything so exhausting.

Case in point: Kaz and Norath spend a lot of time sneaking around … a lot of time, to which even Norath lampshades how all they’re doing is sneaking around and wasting time (hint, hint). So they finally do the thing that has been obvious from the beginning: they knock out a few Stormtroopers and take their uniforms. Well, they try to, which includes an eye-rolling interlude with a random alien citizen. And look, I haven’t seen The RIse of Skywalker yet, but by all accounts, it's just so… run-of-the-mill, and I couldn’t help but think about that when watching these Kaz/Norath scenes.

When they finally take down those Stormtroopers, the citizen just throws fruit at them and literally shakes his fist. When an actual Stormtrooper walks by Kaz and Norath while they’re in their ill-fitting disguises, the Stormtrooper scoffs out a curt “Rookie,” then keeps on walking. Is… is this it? Is that the best we’re going to get? That alien citizen and that Stormtrooper could have said or done anything else, but those responses are so cookie-cutter, so boring, that it’s hard to believe that these writers are doing nothing but cashing in quick scripts to pad for time and make a quick buck. Back in Star Wars Rebels’ final season, they had a droid singing in space. It made no sense, but it was ridiculously bold. Resistance will never have that, but it can’t even try to push things a little?

This review is harsh, and I don’t mean it to be. The episode on its own is fine. Torra suggests a plan to save everyone, and her father refuses at first, but then they just do the plan. I guess that was supposed to be a “gotcha” moment, but it’s just another obvious beat you could see coming a mile away. The episode also has a lot of winking bits–Kaz saying “I have a bad feeling about this,” Neeku commenting on the uselessness of Stormtroopers uniforms–and that’s all well and good. But it isn’t particularly unique, exciting, funny, or memorable. I’m just going to coast through the rest of this season since the writers are going to do the same. “Breakout” is just not a breakout episode.