So, been thinking things over, and I realized that it was perhaps a mistake to have that scene last week where Din had to remove his helmet while at the Imperial refinery since now because of that we know he's not adhering to The Way as strictly as he was in season 1 in that he's already removed his helmet but is continuing to wear it afterwards anyway, which I'm thinking robs his good-bye with Grogu some extra poignancy. Yes, it's still significant in that this is the first time he's voluntarily removed his helmet in the presence of others (last week it was by necessity to access the computer terminal), I'm thinking that if we hadn't had that scene last week, it could have really been a significant moment. For the first time ever, he removes his helmet in front of others in order to say good-bye to Grogu, then we end on him standing there without his helmet. If we hadn't had the scene last week, that could also have driven a question of what is Din's status now? Is he going to adhere to the Way and not put the helmet on again, or is he going to continue wearing the helmet and follow a more liberal interpretation of the Mandalorian code, like Bo-Katan and her Mandalorians so? Instead, we can pretty much assume he's following the liberal interpretation.
