I feel that having the Bad Batch as the protagonists of a sequel series to the Clone Wars set during the beginning of the Empire was a terrible choice. The Bad Batch are defined by the simplicity of their stereotyped characters, their destructive power, and the alienation from the rest of the clone bois. Being a more autonomous squad that did not serve under the command of a specific Jedi, they are also less emotionally connected to them. These are all factors that lessen the emotional impact of the galaxy wide shift that ocurred with Order 66.
They are a tiny group who would have been great for the Clone Wars itself, for action packed episodes focused on military strategy that worked under the restriction of having no Jedi available on the battlefield.
The storyline of clone bois on the run and in hiding during the Era of the Empire could have been told more emotively if told from the perspective of standard clone bois. Clone bois who wouldn't already have looked down upon their peers, and thus would feel proper contempt at the replacement of the clone army. Clone Bois who would see all the clones as their close brothers, and who could properly suffer the tragedy of their family being mind controlled. Clone Bois who would have had experiences during the war of fighting side by side with a Jedi, maybe a Jedi they got to know well, and would be properly distraught at the massacre and betrayal their brothers were forced to commit. Clone bois who would properly share identical or near-identical faces to the rest of their brothers, and thus run a higher and more constant risk of recognition. Clone bois that, while skillfull, would not be inherently better in battle than their brothers, and could very easily die if they made the wrong choices. Clone bois who would have actually respected command and would have faced the conflict of everything the Republic they fought to defend had been corrupted into.
Just imagine, the level of indignation and suspense caused by the possibility of a lethal confrontation with Crosshair, but ocurring every time our heroes cross Imperial troops. The dread that would arise after a battle, perhaps by the clone bois taking the helmets off their opponents, unsure if they'll see the newly conscripted soldiers or one of their brothers.
Imagine, a group that suffered a communal accident that disabled their chips, reacting to their brothers murdering the Jedi.
Imagine them feeling as if their brothers are acting weird, initiating an interaction, and not reacting with "they seem the same to me."
Imagine them with an initial reflex to stay under the radar, and having to scrap the paint off their armor when ordered. Imagine what the breaking point would be.
The narrative could have been much more nuanced and emotionally compelling with characters that were not specifically designed to find the galaxy-wide tragedy less personally impactful.
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