Spoilers The Mandalorian season 2 discussion

[Kamen Rider Blade]

One man's freedom fighters is another man's terrorists.

I totally agree.

BTW, did the Imperial computer security seem really back asswards? It had store genetic data of people who SHOULDN'T be able to access it and flagged them... but it didn't actually store the genetic data of people who SHOULD access it?

Yup, Imperial designed security system, what a joke. Just like not having a basic mechanical lock on your top hatch for the all important very explosive chemical. It showed that the door was armored enough to withstand a Thermal Detonator because the attackers needed to open the heavy door with a lever to drop the grenades next to the chemicals to stop the shipments. Otherwise they would've just chucked the grenades and be done with the transport. But they don't since the doors must be strong enough to withstand the blast and heavy enough to require strong metal or wooden rods as leverage to open up, but the lack of any form of basic mechanical or even electronic locks is a INCREDIBLY DUMB over sight.

A smart design would've had the locks be electronic and only accessible via the cockpit.

Like wouldn't it have made more sense to have any imperial flagged as authorized with a sample than to rule out random rebels? Of course then it wouldn't have allowed Mando to use it :P

It's either Imperial incompetence, or intentional security flaw planted by somebody who's on the inside for whatever purpose.

Just like how there was a vulnerability in the Death Star shaft.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I was thinking it could also parallel what happened to Cobb Vanth. The Jawas don't leave him for dead, they nurse him back to health, but they take the Armor as payment. Then before Boba can get the funds together to buy it back off them, Cobb Vanth does and disappears off to a town that isn't on the map.

And an entire desert planet is a large area to search for one person wearing your armor, especially if they're on the move.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I did find the Empire’s OpSec policy in this episode severely lacking. The non-secured cargo hatches for starters, but also not purging Mayfeld’s security clearance the second he left Imperial service, not to mention the computer scanning Mando’s face and allowing him access to sensitive information. If all that was needed was the code stick, why bother scanning the face for biometric authentication? I love this show to death and I of course will continue to watch it, but they reeeeeeally stretched suspension of disbelief on this one for the simple convenience of plot. The only logical answer I can think of is that they are so immensely arrogant as to never think they could suffer a security breach from any outside adversary. How the Empire lasted as long as it did with such hubris is quite befuddling.

 

[Skywalker]

What is the use of a facial scanner for security purposes if it isn't looking specifically for faces that are already in its database and flagged with the proper clearances? Just felt like a really clumsy excuse to force Din to take off his helmet. Kind of a lame moment in an otherwise enjoyable episode; I'm glad that wasn't the first time we saw Din without his helmet.

 

[Reverend]

What is the use of a facial scanner for security purposes if it isn't looking specifically for faces that are already in its database and flagged with the proper clearances? Just felt like a really clumsy excuse to force Din to take off his helmet. Kind of a lame moment in an otherwise enjoyable episode; I'm glad that wasn't the first time we saw Din without his helmet.

My guess: a hold over security protocol from the Clone Wars to prevent droids from accessing certain systems. Commando droids have been known to infiltrate.

 

[KennyB]

But how did he get Slave 1 then? Did he only find it recently also?

He just had to pay a really high "lost ticket" fee at the car park...........

 

[Mr. Adventure]

It seemed weirder to see that imperial troopers can apparently casually take their helmets off if they want than it did to see Mando take his helmet off. The jetpack last episode didn't bother me much but this episode had a lot of careless dumb stuff.

I hope Mando got back his red stapler.

I get that reference.

 

[KennyB]

It seemed weirder to see that imperial troopers can apparently casually take their helmets off if they want than it did to see Mando take his helmet off. The jetpack last episode didn't bother me much but this episode had a lot of careless dumb stuff.

I was annoyed that Bill Burr didn't put his helmet back on after they were safe, then I realized he just kept it off to make it easy for the audience to keep track of who was who............so I get why they made that choice now.

 

[Tosk]

Not to mention that we needed to see his face for the scene in the cafeteria.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I don't want to be all negative, the Boba armor sure looked a lot better this episode with the new paint job and all and didn't seem so ill-fitting. It was fun to see Slave 1 doing its thing. Burr did a pretty decent job with the character work with Mayfeld.

Did that transport have a black and white security camera? Have we ever seen anything like that in Star Wars before? I know the holograms are monochromatic.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I did find the Empire’s OpSec policy in this episode severely lacking. The non-secured cargo hatches for starters, but also not purging Mayfeld’s security clearance the second he left Imperial service, not to mention the computer scanning Mando’s face and allowing him access to sensitive information. If all that was needed was the code stick, why bother scanning the face for biometric authentication? I love this show to death and I of course will continue to watch it, but they reeeeeeally stretched suspension of disbelief on this one for the simple convenience of plot. The only logical answer I can think of is that they are so immensely arrogant as to never think they could suffer a security breach from any outside adversary. How the Empire lasted as long as it did with such hubris is quite befuddling.

You should see the IRL security issues we have in many company's / governments.

You'd be INCREDIBLY scared to death after finding out the hubris that is within our IRL governments.

Also this is the same Empire that had the designer of the "Death Star" deliberately hide a intentional design flaw that was the basis of the entire "Rogue One" movie.

Alot of these "security flaws" could be intentionally placed by those on the inside who were working as double agents.

You know how IRL we have politicians who are so old and technically incompetent that they don't understand what email is, yet they want to legislate on the subject matter and have power over it.

It's that kind of BS where uppper management thinks they know more about things and feels the need to make decisions just for the sake of stroking power and their own ego.

 

[Aragorn]

I hope Mando got back his red stapler.

The season 3 main villain... Grand Moff Lumbergh.

 

[Gordie]

If you could bring Din Djarin to me on his knees, that would be great.

 

[Skywalker]

Yyyyyeaaahhhh, and I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Life Day, too.

 

[cooleddie74]

"Back up in your ass with the Jedi afterlife."

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

 

[Aragorn]

So was this last episode the most time Pedro Pascal has spent on set in two seasons?

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

So was this last episode the most time Pedro Pascal has spent on set in two seasons?

Isn't he under the armor more this season anyway?

 

[Noname Given]

I enjoyed the episode and thought it was good. I like the fact they're going out of the way to show Mando's character growth in that he took off his helmet and showed his face because there was no other way to get the info he needed and get out of there.

He's becoming less fanatical about the Mandalorian way that he's been taught; And also showing that he's not just a Mandalorian fanatical member of " The Watch". I don't think the character could have done it in the first season of the series.

We also find out he really does care about Gorgu.

And again I love that the producers remember enough to do real callbacks to stuff from the Star Wars films such as the Sonic mine that Boba Fett deployed to take out the two TIE fighters - which was the same type of mine jango Fett used against Obi-Wan in "Attack of the Clones".

 

[JirinPanthosa]

I really liked that episode, between the Wages of Fear part at the start, and then the whole speech about how people would come running back to the Empire because they prefer order to freedom, damn.

But they have to explain the mustache. Nobody but him ever sees his face and he's still manscaping.

I also like the way, without his mask, he completely loses his mystique and doesn't seem threatening at all.