The Mandalorian (TV series)

[Strikerkc]

It's just click bait. It's written to be inflammatory in hopes of having you and others spread it around.

And, I mean, write as many fan fics as you want; but at this point, Fett and his dad weren't acknowledged by any Mandalorian culture we've seen in any current back story. Boo hoo. The bad guy was such a bad guy that even bad guys thought he was a bad guy? So what? Even Vader had to tell the guy to rein it in. The child murdering dark lord of evil had to tell fett to chill, and you think some orphan saving clique of noble warriors is gonna want to hang out with him?

Why did they "let" him wear the armor?

Because they were to busy getting wiped from the face of the galaxy by orbital bombardments and a concerted effort by the galactic empire to kill them all? And the empire wasn't gonna wack one of it's best goons because of his fashion sense? Because DESPITE not being a member of the Mandalorian family (regardless of what rules he felt he followed), he was STILL the most dangerous son of a bitch in all of existence? A killer so dangerous he only lost his final battle (that we know of) through pure dumb luck and gear malfunction?

I love me some Boba Fett, but he's still the terrifying, cool customer, we saw in the movies, regardless of what other characters in more recent stories think about him.

 

[ZeroSum]

In other news I read this article or maybe just the first paragraph. I stopped reading because of the stupidity the first paragraph displayed.

Redirect Notice

I think that writer is angry because he doesn't understand the series but doesn't realise that he doesn't understand it. As far as he's concerned, it's the fault of the show for not living up to his expectations and not his fault that his expectations aren't in line with the intent of the show.. It's not supposed to be like GoT or Breaking Bad or something. It's a fun tv show. Why can't we just appreciate something for being fun?

 

[Toadmeister]

Just got done watching Chapter 6. This was an episode that got better for me as it went along. His 1:1 takedown with the individual mercenaries was great storytelling, my favorite was with Clancy Brown’s Devorian. I laughed out loud several times, especially when he used the flamethrower with no effect and the doors closing on him.

Note how Mando was stalking them in the dark cooridors and lights flickering, like a horror movie!

Another LOL moment was shooting the mouse droid.

Nitpick: I enjoyed the droid Zero but thought the physical actor in the costume moved like a human instead of a droid. This is something Anthony Daniels brough to the role of C3P0.

 

[Toadmeister]

Love these

 

[Kovnyn]

Clancy taking a full flame thrower blast to the face was dumb. This is the same flame thrower that insta roasts Stormtroopers dead in their armor, and takes out New Republic security droids with one shot. Are Devaronians immune to flames or something? It was the one WTF moment the episode had. The hallways scene where he stalls Bill Burr gave me chills.

 

[tcsmit29]

Are Devaronians immune to flames or something? It was the one WTF moment the episode had.

I assume so. He does look like a devil. So I guess it kinda makes sense..?

I can't believe that Bill Burr went there with the Gungan impression.

 

[Lear60man]

I assume so. He does look like a devil. So I guess it kinda makes sense..?

I can't believe that Bill Burr went there with the Gungan impression.

Agree and thought it was a clever twist...devil man anit gonna burn. Anyway, Binged it tonight and am living that a part of Star Wars is still alive and kicking.

 

[Lear60man]

I'm taking it as a testing ground introduction for the characters. While it hasn't been a singular storyline they're following in particular, it's doing something else which is character development. We're getting to know a lot about Mando and I really love that aspect.

I'm having fun with it and hope that season 2 brings along a more focused storyline.

Agreed. The production cost per episode must be a record so they have to keep it at 40 minutes to meet budget.

 

[Treadwell]

I guess the jawas had a broken one lol!

Well, it did float down to the ground from above frame!

 

[Treadwell]

There was potential for a good episode in there somewhere but was held back with poor direction and particularly lethargic editing. (And no, I'm not against suspense and "breathing room", but the pacing was just terrible.)

 

[azheat]

I think everything about Pedro is perfect, how he carries himself, his mannerisms, everything........for someone not showing any facial expressions he's carrying this series (along with the obvious baby Yoda cuteness factor). But for me, the other acting in these episodes is god awful. Maybe it's the dialogue.

I just got caught up on episodes 3 - 6 and jeez, I don't mind a little cheese now and then, but when you drown your nachos in cheddar the chips start to get soggy. The Twi’lek in that last episode felt like a bad Harley Quinn impression. The villagers, the kid trying to get into the guild, even Gina Carano felt forced and off. Outside of Pedro and Werner, the acting has been a little rough around the edges. I even like Clancy Brown, but yeesh, for me something is off.

 

[HMSwolfe]

I think everything about Pedro is perfect, how he carries himself, his mannerisms, everything........for someone not showing any facial expressions he's carrying this series (along with the obvious baby Yoda cuteness factor). But for me, the other acting in these episodes is god awful. Maybe it's the dialogue.

I just got caught up on episodes 3 - 6 and jeez, I don't mind a little cheese now and then, but when you drown your nachos in cheddar the chips start to get soggy. The Twi’lek in that last episode felt like a bad Harley Quinn impression. The villagers, the kid trying to get into the guild, even Gina Carano felt forced and off. Outside of Pedro and Werner, the acting has been a little rough around the edges. I even like Clancy Brown, but yeesh, for me something is off.

It’s like Harrison Ford always said— “You can write this ****, but you can’t say it.” It’s cartoon dialogue and some inexperienced directors. I really don’t know why Jon Favreau has just been producing rather than directing, because he’s a better director than any of the episodes we’ve seen so far. And some actors are able to just deliver hokey dialogue a little better than others. Pedro Pascal is clearly one who can. The rest…not so much. A good actor will be able to shine through weak dialogue and writing. But a good director will help even mediocre actors push through and get the most out of their performances. I’ve liked all of the episodes, with the exception of the fourth one, but they’ll have to kick the writing, casting, and directing up a notch in the next season to keep me along.

 

[yaris]

I found the first 3 episodes quiet good....now it's just the same bad dialogue and clunky acting.....go to place, get in a bit of trouble, Mando saves the day and fly's away......rinse and repeat...unless they start getting some good story going and maybe this is all leading some where and going to turn out great......otherwise it's a one trick pony....that'll get dull really fast.

 

[ConvergencePro]

It's just click bait. It's written to be inflammatory in hopes of having you and others spread it around.

And, I mean, write as many fan fics as you want; but at this point, Fett and his dad weren't acknowledged by any Mandalorian culture we've seen in any current back story. Boo hoo. The bad guy was such a bad guy that even bad guys thought he was a bad guy? So what? Even Vader had to tell the guy to rein it in. The child murdering dark lord of evil had to tell fett to chill, and you think some orphan saving clique of noble warriors is gonna want to hang out with him?

Why did they "let" him wear the armor?

Because they were to busy getting wiped from the face of the galaxy by orbital bombardments and a concerted effort by the galactic empire to kill them all? And the empire wasn't gonna wack one of it's best goons because of his fashion sense? Because DESPITE not being a member of the Mandalorian family (regardless of what rules he felt he followed), he was STILL the most dangerous son of a bitch in all of existence? A killer so dangerous he only lost his final battle (that we know of) through pure dumb luck and gear malfunction?

I love me some Boba Fett, but he's still the terrifying, cool customer, we saw in the movies, regardless of what other characters in more recent stories think about him.

To be fair though, it's not exactly like they show these Mandalorians being shining beacons of moral fortitude at the onset of the series. I mean ******.. the dude's first thought was to go popping Jawa's from existence left and right. Not exactly that chill either. The one and only reason he went back for the child was because the child saving him changed him. He didn't give a damn about it before, it was just a package to deliver. The Empire screwed up a lot of stuff in their takeover and by the sounds of it what survivors of the warrior faction of Mandalor still existed spread out into the galaxy for survival, many becoming Bounty Hunters it seems; their formidability and training making them exceptionally well suited to the task.

I frankly don't give a crap what *Insert person/company that buys rights to franchise because they have enough money here* says is cannon or not cannon at the end of the day. Especially if it's something coming from Disney, which has been nothing but crap for the world building for the series; the unimaginative potato sacks.
In my head cannon Jango was still rescued by Jaster Mereel on Concord Dawn and raised as a Mandalorian warrior, and thus was a Mandalorian himself because its more a way of life than it is where one was born. Once the warrior sect was cast out through politics on Mandalor he then became a Bounty Hunter like many others, training his adopted clone son in those ways for the first 10 years of his life up until his death, and one could easily assume given his line of work & knowing the risks, would leave his son with further things to learn from in the event of his death so he could survive, though arguably still growing up a much harsher life. Given Boba does sport a heck of a lot of Mandalorian symbols on his own armor its not too far of a stretch to think that he indeed continue to live by that same lifestyle to a heavy degree, aiding him into becoming the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy at that time up until he became Schrodinger's Fett.

One thing I never did understand in AOTC though is why exactly Jango entered the arena instead of staying where he was. It just seemed very strange given the cautious nature of the character we'd seen up until that moment. But it's whatever I guess

 

[kalkamel]

I think everything about Pedro is perfect, how he carries himself, his mannerisms, everything........for someone not showing any facial expressions he's carrying this series (along with the obvious baby Yoda cuteness factor). But for me, the other acting in these episodes is god awful. Maybe it's the dialogue.

I just got caught up on episodes 3 - 6 and jeez, I don't mind a little cheese now and then, but when you drown your nachos in cheddar the chips start to get soggy. The Twi’lek in that last episode felt like a bad Harley Quinn impression. The villagers, the kid trying to get into the guild, even Gina Carano felt forced and off. Outside of Pedro and Werner, the acting has been a little rough around the edges. I even like Clancy Brown, but yeesh, for me something is off.

Its not always Pascal under the suit. Most of the time its the stuntmen (one of which is John Wayne's grandson). Pascal wasn't even in Chapter 4 as revealed by Bryce Dallas Howard in a recent interview.

 

[Usagi Pilgrim]

Based on all the interviews & BTS things I've seen, I don't believe Pascal has EVER been in the suit. I think this is 100% a Vader situation, where they had a bodybuilder for the size & Jones for the BA voice.

Howard referred to, not only a stunt performer, but also a movement performer. Wayne's grandson talked about talking with Pascal about why he moved a certain way so Pedro could add the voice & capture the right mood.

They've really built a failsafe into this show by establishing that one of the major factors of what makes him Mandalorian, is his commitment to "the way", which means if he removes his helmet, the title of the show no longer applies. Now,I know some fans won't like that, & if the show endures, they'll be clamoring for his face, but I think you'll end up in a Twin Peaks situation where when the mystery is gone, the very viewers that demanded the answer will abandon the show.

 

[cboath]

That "sharpshooter" was ABSOLUTELY a stormtrooper. Seriously... a dozen or more shots to take out 3 droids?! Sharpshooter, indeed...

This was a pretty fun episode, IMO. I don't mind that we're getting some standalones that don't seem to advance the larger plot. Filoni and Favreau have earned my trust through their past work, and I've been very happy with what we've gotten in this series so far.

Also.. my favorite moment had to be Baby Yoda looking at his hand as if wondering "DID I DO THAT?!"

i was watching thinking, i guess baby yoda can steal the show in every episode.

I was wrong. Loved that.

 

[SirSandalot]

Nitpick: I enjoyed the droid Zero but thought the physical actor in the costume moved like a human instead of a droid. This is something Anthony Daniels brough to the role of C3P0.

I was a bit surprised too. That droid looked ancient and yet it moved better than the Mando.

 

[azheat]

Its not always Pascal under the suit. Most of the time its the stuntmen (one of which is John Wayne's grandson). Pascal wasn't even in Chapter 4 as revealed by Bryce Dallas Howard in a recent interview.

Well they need to keep on with him, and keep Pedro’s voiceover, because that’s really the only redeeming part of this series in my opinion.

 

[kalkamel]

Based on all the interviews & BTS things I've seen, I don't believe Pascal has EVER been in the suit. I think this is 100% a Vader situation, where they had a bodybuilder for the size & Jones for the BA voice.

Howard referred to, not only a stunt performer, but also a movement performer. Wayne's grandson talked about talking with Pascal about why he moved a certain way so Pedro could add the voice & capture the right mood.

They've really built a failsafe into this show by establishing that one of the major factors of what makes him Mandalorian, is his commitment to "the way", which means if he removes his helmet, the title of the show no longer applies. Now,I know some fans won't like that, & if the show endures, they'll be clamoring for his face, but I think you'll end up in a Twin Peaks situation where when the mystery is gone, the very viewers that demanded the answer will abandon the show.

Actually in the leaked footage from D23, they showed Pascal suiting up in the beskar suit.