Spoilers The Mandalorian Season 3
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It's also that Mando's motivation this season is less compelling than before, and runs counter to his season 2 character development. This review puts it well:
See, I'm more compelled by Din's arc this season than the past two. People say "Oh, Season 1 had this humanizing element" and it never felt like it. Din felt like a ruthless gun for hire, unless the plot said, "Hey, be soft." He never felt consistent.
Here, I at least can understand his background, why the Mandalorians are so damn irritating, and he might make the more palatable as a race for me in Star Wars.
Here, I at least can understand his background, why the Mandalorians are so damn irritating, and he might make the more palatable as a race for me in Star Wars.
It's difficult to really know what Din's arc is for this season at this stage; but if I had to guess I would say it's about reflecting on whether he should be defining himself by what other people think, or define his own sense of self.
I think by the end of the season, he won't care as much about "THE way", and will have started to find "HIS way", probably starting with taking off the damn helmet from time to time.
I think by the end of the season, he won't care as much about "THE way", and will have started to find "HIS way", probably starting with taking off the damn helmet from time to time.
I think Din and Grogu is going to find this planet they never heard about. When they land they look around. No place they have ever been before. They see two people walking to them in the shadows. Din raises his blaster(just in case) As the two figures move in and we finally see them and it is Joel and Ellie. Out of nowhere Grogru utters his first words "What the Fuck." End scene. Cliffhanger. What does it all mean! How long until season 4 to find out!
Hear hear! I think Din should have accepted Greef's offer to become marshal of Nevarro.
That was fine, lots of action, some funny Grogu bits, setting up the story/side quests (though not sure why IG-11 is that imperative!) and reminding us where Din is in his story. I'm sure there'll be better episodes to come but this was a perfectly acceptable start.
Only thing that annoyed me was how easy it was to escape the pirates with just a flick of the turbos, that seemed far too easy.
Re the pirate dreadnaught it felt kinda Warhammer to me, but with more than a hint of Nemesis the Warlock!
Can I ask a quick question, and something I'm sure has been asked a million times already, but do we know how often it is actually Pedro Pascal in the suit?
Only thing that annoyed me was how easy it was to escape the pirates with just a flick of the turbos, that seemed far too easy.
Re the pirate dreadnaught it felt kinda Warhammer to me, but with more than a hint of Nemesis the Warlock!
Can I ask a quick question, and something I'm sure has been asked a million times already, but do we know how often it is actually Pedro Pascal in the suit?
I can understand the sentiment but I like that The Mandalorian is just fun Star Wars stuff. I liked Andor for what it was but I like what The Mandalorian does. I do think Boba Fett felt too much like Mando lite (other than the Mando episodes go figure...) for its own good, the one is enough and does it well.
I have read in interviews that the heavy duty fight stuff and hazardous stunts are done by two other folks. Pascal is in costume for everything else. All of his dialog is rerecorded after the fact.
I love this show, and this last episode.
It has everything I like about Star Wars.
- Simple plot.
- Interesting characters with clear motivations.
- Some humor here and there
- Some ground and space action
- Interesting Main character with a goal and a few supporting characters.
And that's The Mandalorian in a nutshell.
And I don't agree with a post I saw:
I think it's quite compelling that he doesn't want to abandon the people he grew up with and raised him. If anything it showcases that he's not just a 'one note personality'. Yes, he follows The Way, and it defines him to a point, but it's NOT all he is in that, if the situation called for it to save a trusted comrade; or it was required for what he felt was a worthy goal, he's do it again.
But that said, yes, he still considers himself a Mandalorian, and wants very much to remain a part of that culture, and be accepted in the world he knows bets; so his quest to be redeemed makes sense for his character; is something I find compelling enough; and DOESN'T undo the character development we've seen. The fact he cares for and very much wants to be a surrogate father to the founding Gorgu shows that he's not the same person he was at the start of this series, and also that his character development hasn't been reset.
looking forward to the rest of the season.
It has everything I like about Star Wars.
- Simple plot.
- Interesting characters with clear motivations.
- Some humor here and there
- Some ground and space action
- Interesting Main character with a goal and a few supporting characters.
And that's The Mandalorian in a nutshell.
And I don't agree with a post I saw:
I think it's quite compelling that he doesn't want to abandon the people he grew up with and raised him. If anything it showcases that he's not just a 'one note personality'. Yes, he follows The Way, and it defines him to a point, but it's NOT all he is in that, if the situation called for it to save a trusted comrade; or it was required for what he felt was a worthy goal, he's do it again.
But that said, yes, he still considers himself a Mandalorian, and wants very much to remain a part of that culture, and be accepted in the world he knows bets; so his quest to be redeemed makes sense for his character; is something I find compelling enough; and DOESN'T undo the character development we've seen. The fact he cares for and very much wants to be a surrogate father to the founding Gorgu shows that he's not the same person he was at the start of this series, and also that his character development hasn't been reset.
looking forward to the rest of the season.
Just by the by; it's been a term for asteroid miners in sci-fi since at least the 70's. Larry Niven's novel 'Protector' leaps to mind, and I think there was an old board game too. It also showed up in some old Star Wars WEG RPG materials of the late 80's/early 90's. Point being, it doesn't originate from 'The Expanse', and certain members of LF's Story Group (mostly Matt & Pablo) love to slip in references to that stuff.So Star Wars has Belters now?
Pretty sure there was a similar reference in one of Heinlein's works as well.
Does not strike me as an unusual term.
Definitely an interesting arc. I look forward to more of it...possibly with great interest.
One other thing I'm curious about?
Was I the only one who thought the opening might have been a flashback to when Dijin (IE the lead character in case I spelled the name wrong) was first inducted to that Mandalorian group?
I thought it was until he flew in with the ship and took out that monster alligator-like creature that was attacking everybody.
You're the 5th person to say that in this thread.
pReview'd raised a compelling argument: Din wants to raise Grogu as a Mandalorian - in The Way - and he feels he can't do that as long as he is an apostate. Far as he's concerned, the Children of the Watch are the true Mandalorians, and seeing Bo alone and defeated will only reinforce that in his mind. They won't have him back until he's redeemed himself, and leaving Grogu with them won't work any more than it did with Luke. It's both or nothing.
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