The Mandalorian (TV series)

[Toadmeister]

My brother brought up an interesting viewpoint to me when I mentioned my reaction to Mayfeld initially being reluctant to show his face to the officer, but being fine with it moments later. He took it as Mayfeld seeing Din willing to do something not only risky but against his very way of life in order to do what needed to be done, and Mayfeld going in a moment later to help Din out was a reaction to that character struggle, that seeing that had caused a change in Mayfeld as well.

This is the way. Great episode of character building.

 

[Toadmeister]

The part I will continue to gripe about is Mayfeld not getting recognized by the officer in any way

Wouldn't surprise me at the slightest. That Officer wasn't what you'd call a people person.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Would it suddenly give his character meaning to have him resurrected, having his survival hamfisted into numerous retcons that make little sense to justify why he neglected to be involved with the Alliance or Luke's training, only to somewhere along the line die a second time?

The point is sometimes a character needs to stay dead. Just because someone is cool doesn't mean it's good for the story to bring them back. I know the same could be said of Fett, but as I've argued before, his armor alone would have given him more of a fighting chance at survival. Mace was electrocuted (which if I recall stops your heartbeat) before he was thrown hundreds of feet out of a window. So sure he may have been able to slow his fall or catch a nearby speeder passing by with his Jedi powers, but there are instantly two problems with that.

First, you can't use the Force too well if you're already dead and have no heartbeat and even taking into account Yoda being able to influence the temporal world in TLJ, all we know of Mace in spirit form is him appearing as a disembodied voice in TROS. Two, if he survived, why would he wait 30 plus years to come back rather than come back to Palpatine's office immediately (in ROTS) to finish the job of killing him and Anakin for that matter.

I love Samuel L Jackson, but his talents were wasted on the character to begin with. Bringing him back to try and "fix" this perceived error would only make his character even cheaper than he already was.

Except for the fact that Mace wasn’t dead when he was thrown from the window.

Dead people don’t scream in pain as they fall.

 

[joberg]

I've learned throughout my life, there's people that I think about often, that I've had business or recreational relationships with, that have absolutely NO IDEA who I am.

I had an assigned mentor before I went into theology school. He & I met 3 times a week, had several trips together. When I got a bit too big for my britches, he gave me a dressing down that I pull from all the time when dealing with others.

We lost touch after he & his family moved, but last year, my wife & I saw him & his wife at a restaurant, so I went over to say hi. He said I looked familiar, but he wasn't sure he remembered me. I recounted how we knew each other, & he finally remembered my brother's name. He said it was good to see us again & as we were walking away, the couple they were with asked exactly who we were, & I heard him & his wife say that they had no idea.

I felt Mayfeld was in the same boat. Due to the actions of the officer, he thought about him ..A LOT. The guy had killed tens of thousands of his own troops during Cinder, so he sure didn't remember this one lowly field agent.

I thought it was awesome, when Mayfeld realized the guy didn't recognize him, he brought up Cinder himself. I knew then the guy wasn't gonna make it. Lol

Experienced it countless times I'm what you call a "Super Recognizer" (yes, there's such a term used in the CIA/MI6 units and there's an online test that can determine your abilities to remember/recognize people from CCTV images and then identifying them later, in a line-up). I scored 18 on 20 pictures. So, I'm part of a 1.2 % population group able to recognize people I've seen before (no matter the years gone by) at the drop of a hat Like you, I've worked with clients (I'm a French teacher for second language training) for 6 or 8 months at the time, 8 hours a day! And when I see these clients years later, I'm really surprised at the fact that they don't have the slightest idea of who I am

 

[Psab keel]

Except for the fact that Mace wasn’t dead when he was thrown from the window.

Dead people don’t scream in pain as they fall.

Another distraction episode then. Mace should stay dead. For a character that had a meaningless death as you put it, I stand by my earlier post that it would only further cheapen whatever shred of integrity the character had by bringing him back.

The most basic fear human beings have is the fear of death. Without the threat of it, it can cheapen the story.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Another distraction episode then. Mace should stay dead. For a character that had a meaningless death as you put it, I stand by my earlier post that it would only further cheapen whatever shred of integrity the character had by bringing him back.

The most basic fear human beings have is the fear of death. Without the threat of it, it can cheapen the story.

In the end, it’s just a TV show.
I like Mace and would welcome him back. If he comes back that would be awesome. If he doesn’t then I’m sure that they have something else in mind that I’ll like just as much.

If you don’t want Mace back, I get it. It’s the least of my pressing philosophical discussions at the moment though.

 

[kristen jones]

Totally with you, Psab keel

 

[Treadwell]

Also didn't the officer call them over? Mayfield didn't decide to go in, he had to.

 

[HMSwolfe]

He had spotted Mando, but Mayfeld could’ve left Din the moment the officer started talking to him, or Mayfeld could’ve turned him in, or what have you.

 

[ghostryder]

 

[JoeG]

Its about time. Can't wait to see how they evolve the character and develop his story further.

 

[RedheadKevin]

Dead people don’t scream in pain as they fall.

Maybe not, but live people scream like crazy when they fall. At least for a little while.

 

[Usagi Pilgrim]

 

[Kylash]

So who’s ready for a year long cliffhanger wait lol

 

[harrisonp]

I'm glad The Bad Batch is coming at least, should keep my interest for a while and soften the wait a little. But man it's going to be a long one this time. Season 2 seemed to show up so quickly.

 

[Krel]

My brother brought up an interesting viewpoint to me when I mentioned my reaction to Mayfeld initially being reluctant to show his face to the officer, but being fine with it moments later. He took it as Mayfeld seeing Din willing to do something not only risky but against his very way of life in order to do what needed to be done, and Mayfeld going in a moment later to help Din out was a reaction to that character struggle, that seeing that had caused a change in Mayfeld as well.

I think he may have a point. After he killed the Officer, Mayfelfd picked up the helmet, handed it to Mando and told him: You never took it off!

David.

 

[Psab keel]

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If Mace returned looking like THAT, I would SO be on board! Hilarious!

 

[ghostryder]

https://imgur.com/a/jvhG74j

 

[Usagi Pilgrim]

I'm not going to link to it here, but if anyone's interested, evidently the finale soundtrack list has been leaked.

As always, Google is your friend if you'd like to read it, but it contains TPM levels of spoilers. Not saying that there's necessarily a 'Qui-Gon's Funeral' type track, but some story surprises aren't hard to figure out if you see the titles.

Just passing along the info.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Thank you for the offer. I will wait until I watch the show tomorrow since we’re so close.