Mandalorian Season 3

[squirk]

That's so money.

Sorry. It needed to be done.

Well-played.

Whatever happened to the Favreau who wrote "Swingers"? That script was indeed so very money.

I'm glad Favs has found so much success in Hollywood, but honestly, nothing he has written in the last 25 years has impressed me like his "Swingers" screenplay did.

 

[Paul Andrew]

I don't really know.

Star Wars has a very fine line to walk between staying true to the established rules of the universe and the plausibility of sequences of events. I think he's doing a very fine job of nailing the Star Wars "feel" that he needs to, but any time these shows (or films) get into the weeds of how things actually work (economics, governments, biology) you run the risk of rubbing up against how we know things to actually work in real life and breaking the verisimilitude. For me, prime examples include the fuel crisis in TLJ or in the second episode of this season where Din flies to Mos Eisley to ask for a part without calling ahead.

There are going to be ways to write around those kinds of issues, but I don't know if they're always going to spend the time to find those ways as they crank these shows out.

I dunno, I'm having a lot of fun with the show and I'm not willing to let the minor nitpicks get in the way of that.

 

[nwjedidave]

I dunno, I'm having a lot of fun with the show and I'm not willing to let the minor nitpicks get in the way of that.

I am as well, cheers!

 

[ScourgiousJinx]

I guess I should clarify one thing about my thoughts... This show, & many others I enjoy, ARE NOT PERFECT!

Not by any stretch of the imagination, but when I read a book, I don't judge the whole thing by a bad or weak chapter, then crap on it until I read one that I DO see the merit in. I don't think the author has lost the plot because he described a room or a car as a different color that what I'd expected, then point to that as why he's a hack & I obviously could do SO much better.

It's just tiresome, but I keep coming back to find some that I can DISCUSS possible missteps with, not just point them out as examples of MY superiority.

I think you're right to a point but motives are not always what they seem or at least what they seem to you. There are many ways of pointing out missteps as examples of personal superiority.

I did think the opening dogfight was thrilling, and highlights how good of a team Din & Bo can be. Din jumping out of the Gauntlet for emergency N1 support was wizard. Also I somehow missed it when watching the episode, but the moment Din & Bo say "this is the way" and then Grogu tries his best to say it and Din turns around like "...wtf!?" is funny. Surely Grogu will be saying those words by the end of the season?

I'm really interested in where Bo's story goes from here, and I hope we spend most of next week exploring that. I really don't know which way it will go, but I personally hope she doesn't end up actually being converted to the "Way" and staying with them. But it seems like maybe she's questioning her own cynicism towards the Watch and her belief in the creed might be returning now that she's seen the mythosaur with her own eyes. And I can't figure out if she still wants the darksaber/claim to the throne or not. I could see her challenging Din for it now that she's been to Mandalore and knows there's actually something worth rebuilding, or going another route and using the mythosaur as the ace up her sleeve. She's holding all this info close to her chest for some reason. So many ways this could potentially play out...

Either way, I'm loving the dynamic between Din, Bo, & Grogu they've shown these past 2 episodes, and I hope they remain allies.

I agree very much. I loved the dogfight and really enjoy Bo-katan. I'm also curious to see how her character develops. I loved that she hid the mythosaur revelation from Din and am curious to know why. I would've much rather had a deep dive into her character than the Doctor. But perhaps the Doctor's story serves a great purpose that we don't know yet. That was its slight saving grace for me. I think that I (and potentially others) saw what seems to be a pattern of throwing a character into the middle of someone else's story and know how it can derail. Since it's done that in the past in other shows it's potential to do so again seems to be higher. But am happy to be wrong and hope it comes together well.

The dynamic with Grogu being able to do so many things and yet unable to talk its kind of neat. For a while I was hoping they would leave him as a mute character into adulthood. Perhaps only using gesture/sign language/the force to communicate. It would keep a level a mystery about him that I think would be really cool and make his story more unique. But watching him learn to talk will probably be entertaining.

Hoping the following episodes will bring things together and that they take more well designed risks with the show.

 

[Wolfsburg]

Actually I consider myself something of a "nitpicker" but overall I enjoyed this episode! I am surprised at some of the negativity. I agree some of the acting was a little stilted but I didn't think it was egregious.

The opening dogfight sequence was fantastic. I'm assuming the swarm of TIE interceptors and bombers could be Thrawn's? I seem to recall him being fond of the interceptors. Until now, I thought it was odd we hadn't seen any. I thought Mando's comment about interceptors being "tougher" than normal TIEs was odd though maybe he meant in regards to capability?

The crazy thing is I could've sworn Elia Kane was killed in the finale of Season 2. I thought I distinctly remembered her getting shot when the bridge was stormed by Mando and Co. Guess not.

I have noooo clue why Kane betrayed Pershing so curious to learn more about that. My initial thoughts were she is a deep cover Imperial still, perhaps playing the long game to rescue Gideon? Pershing's knowledge seems too valuable to throw away although I could see his willingness to continue his experiments with the New Republic being the confirmation Kane needed to cut him loose.

The New Republic police droids definitely gave me THX-1138 police android vibes.

Bo-Katan joining the sect seems significant. Maybe she is the one that will unite the tribes, especially having seen the mythosaur?

This was an episode that I suspect will be important though we don't yet know exactly why. I liked it though!

 

[Jodo]

What a turd sandwich.

Outer layers were good, and the middle was absolutely terrible.

 

[Kylash]

Would have been fine with this episode if we finally got some answers out of the doctor, stuff about Grogu or exactly what he was doing, but instead it amounted to the Empire cleaning up loose ends

 

[JoeG]

I'm glad Favs has found so much success in Hollywood, but honestly, nothing he has written in the last 25 years has impressed me like his "Swingers" screenplay did.

Not even "Chef"?

 

[David3]

This latest episode was great!.. well, not really great but so much better than i was expecting.
The Pershing stuff was good but went on way too long. I wasn't sure if i was still watching Mando. It should have ended where he gets the biscuits with the other half in the wrecking yard saved for the next episode.
The writing is so much better than the first episode, which isn't really saying much because it was just appalling.. i'd rather watch ewoks managing a daycare centre somewhere.

What it does get right, particularly with this episode, is that I FINALLY care again for a StarWars character trio!.. Mando, Grogu and Bo-Katan (and how cool is that ship of hers too!)

 

[Wolfsburg]

Yeah I think the Pershing stuff could've benefited from more intercuts back to what Mando was doing but beyond that, I'm not getting the hate at all.

 

[squirk]

Not even "Chef"?

It’s been a minute, but while I remember it as quite good and definitely a more mature work, I also don’t remember it grabbing me quite like “Swingers” did.

 

[squirk]

Would have been fine with this episode if we finally got some answers out of the doctor, stuff about Grogu or exactly what he was doing, but instead it amounted to the Empire cleaning up loose ends

I think those answers are forthcoming. I highly doubt he is dead.

And I am only half-kidding when I say I think kalkamel is onto something with Bor Gullet (or another Bor) making an appearance. Can legit totally see a member of that species showing up to salvage or restore Pershing’s mind.

 

[Paul Andrew]

I really enjoyed this episode. Feels like it's one of those moving pieces into place for later episodes bits, but I had fun.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Oh the cruel irony of a character in the Star Wars universe having to claim to a Mon Calamari that they are the victim of “A TRAP!!” and being ignored….

 

[Treadwell]

I don't think Bo so much joined as she was sort of conscripted, and she's like oh, okayyyyy, we'll see how this goes I guess.

 

[robstyle]

This last episode, veering off into a secondary character story and side plot with a grand scale film payoff in the existing sequel trilogy made me realize where these shows go wrong. Instead of labeling these types of episodes as a series episode they should be labeled as, for lack of a better term, a very special episode. A stand alone episode included in the series run to further the all around story as a whole. Just as Boba fett had Mando 2.1 episodes, those could have been very special episodes.

In regards to the volume, not sure we're watching the same calibrations for televisions. Thus far I'm more impressed with what's being done for practical depth of field VS the generic limitations of prior use of the volume. The hokey dialog and child friendly antics are more out of place than anything for me. Either be a G rated kids Saturday morning show or be a crime time after prime time series.

 

[ZeroSum]

Personally I enjoyed the story building.

 

[Cameron]

The latest episode (besides the awesome dogfights) was quite a bit of set up for what I hope is an interesting payoff. Keep in mind we have not seen a season 3 enemy emerge. Sure the remains of the empire are around and we met a pirate but nothing solid yet. The secondary story has to figure in. Checkovs gun and such.

 

[yaris]

Latest episode = Slack predictable storytelling, cringe dialogue, but awesome visuals. Basically a video game....Blahhhh

 

[CadetTK2386]

I have been very interested in Pershing and the project he was working on based around Grogu for The Client and Gideon since we first saw him with the same patch the Clones had on their fatigues on Kamino, so I liked that we are revisiting this story and finding out more. I think the most significant aspect was when in his talk Pershing highlighted how his project was intended to combine DNA from two subjects for the "best attributes" of each. I get the feeling this means that they are trying to make Force Sensitive Clones. Trying to unlock if something in the DNA codes for Force Sensitivity and then splice that into someone else for either Force Sensitive soldiers, or probably this ties into the Emperor's project to try and create a new Force Sensitive body he can transfer his spirit into. Now, whether Gideon is still loyal to the Emperor and doing this for him, or whether Gideon wants to seize this technology for himself, that's something I will be interested to see.