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SPOILERS: Mandalorian Season 3 (beginning Mar 1, 2023)
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erasure fan1
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I got D+ again so I started with Mando. I just finished the last episode this morning. Here are my thoughts on the whole season.
Overall I really liked it. My only real issue was, like most every D+ show, length hurt it. The season didn't really feel fleshed out enough. I also could have done without the guest stars, like most it seems. They just didn't feel right. I see why the Dr Pershing episode had people complaining but it didn't bother me really. This season as a whole just felt extremely short.
I thought Ahmed being the Grogu rescuer was a nice touch. It was cool to see the praetorian guards as well. I liked Bo-Katan a lot more this season than last. I think the show does a great job of using all of star wars. I just wish it was longer. Or if I knew it wasn't going to be so long for season 4 the short season and show length wouldn't matter that much.
Overall I really liked it. My only real issue was, like most every D+ show, length hurt it. The season didn't really feel fleshed out enough. I also could have done without the guest stars, like most it seems. They just didn't feel right. I see why the Dr Pershing episode had people complaining but it didn't bother me really. This season as a whole just felt extremely short.
I thought Ahmed being the Grogu rescuer was a nice touch. It was cool to see the praetorian guards as well. I liked Bo-Katan a lot more this season than last. I think the show does a great job of using all of star wars. I just wish it was longer. Or if I knew it wasn't going to be so long for season 4 the short season and show length wouldn't matter that much.
Mof Gideon.
No corpse not dead.
No corpse not dead.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Ummm…favreau said a “huge character reveal”…
…did I miss it?
…did I miss it?
erasure fan1
Well-Known Member
Yea, I'd be surprised if he's not back for season 4.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…the whole thing feels a bit played out.
Prince-1
Well-Known Member
Not with possible Moff clones still out there.
Robbiem
Well-Known Member
good finale. I think they realised they were never going to top the return of Luke in season two so went down the action route. I am surprised we didn’t get a cameo in the finale though I was expecting sabine wren and/or Ashoka Tano to turn up to help retake mandalore (and lead into the next show)
overall I think the series was OK but lacking something, I felt the same way about the bad batch season two as well. I still watched each episode when it was released but didn’t have the urgency to rewatch as I did before.
The final set up makes me wonder if the next season will use some of the rangers of the republic ideas with mando in place of cara. Looking forward to Ashoka already though
overall I think the series was OK but lacking something, I felt the same way about the bad batch season two as well. I still watched each episode when it was released but didn’t have the urgency to rewatch as I did before.
The final set up makes me wonder if the next season will use some of the rangers of the republic ideas with mando in place of cara. Looking forward to Ashoka already though
erasure fan1
Well-Known Member
If you're talking about Mof Gideon and the fact he's probably not dead. Yea, I agree that's a bit ho hum for sure. It's similar to the twist villain, it's pretty well overused at this point. While some compare the show structure to a video game, the Oh man, their actually not dead! Is extremely video game.
Thrawn is the final boss.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Maybe…but they’re getting “tangled”
I do find it interesting that they seem to be pushing Star Wars: Rebels characters…
Filoni…
If I recall…Disney cancelled with some degree of hubris.
They really know the IP
LSLS
Well-Known Member
I'm torn on this season. In general, I really liked it (the one episode removed). I'm not sure my thoughts on the finale. I liked it, but I'm not sure I loved the ending. Probably that I had expectations a bit to high expecting something like Sabine returning to help, but nothing really surprised me. Grogu using the force to save everyone has been done, the bad guy maybe being gone, maybe not, I just don't think I personally ever got the "WOW" factor. So, I'm torn between liking and loving this season personally. It was still very good, I just wanted more.
Phroobar
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Sure. Who is left? Disney killed off the OT characters. The fans killed off the sequel trilogy characters. All we got is a group of lovable cartoon heroes that Disney tried to cancel.Maybe…but they’re getting “tangled”
I do find it interesting that they seem to be pushing Star Wars: Rebels characters…
Filoni…
If I recall…Disney cancelled with some degree of hubris.
They really know the IP
Send in Mara Jade!
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…well…I guess you do have a point there
erasure fan1
Well-Known Member
No, Gideon was the end boss this season. And odds are he'll be back for season 4. Thrawn might be the final boss, but that won't be until the movie most likely. But that doesn't mean all that much for this show. Gideon has been the villain for this series. I'd actually be surprised if Thrawn shows up in the next mando season. It seems they are setting it up for the Ashoka series more than anything. I would think if he was going to play a big part in Mando, we would have got a Thanos like " fine, I'll do it myself" type scene at the end of the season. But nothing I've seen says he'll be an integral part of mando. I guess we'll see.
Screamface
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It doesn't matter. They've established he's cloning himself.
My take, I am going to assume whatever the plan was for the show has been altered when the decision was made to
This is probably just disposing of that. Moff wanted Grogu to clone himself with force powers and research. That's what the story was but now it's explained and wrapped up and they can move on to Thrawn.
For this reason, I think he's dead. The clones being destroyed is to establish he's fully gone. Yet if the writers want, he can have clones on another site. Hence why it doesn't matter. They could even bring him back to challenge Palpatine's granddaughter in that film.
As for this season, I think its problems probably stem from just bridging the gap to the new plan. I wonder if the changes came during production and they had to pivot without enough time to stop the quality from dipping.
They want Bo Katan in charge of a resettled Mandalore. Yet there was no room in Asohka for that. They want Thrawn but the Moff Gideon plans are at odds with that. Moving Mando out of that storyline so he can focus more on his adventures on the smaller scale. Grogu coming back to Din so Luke is free to be in Ashoka without Grogu.
sedati
Well-Known Member
I'm hearing theories that the Gideon in season three was a clone. I think that was the original Gideon and he died. What I'd love to see is for the one clone we saw waking up to survive. Treat him like a force-sensitive blank slate. He could be taken in by the Mandalorians if they realize he's not the Gideon they knew. Teach him the old ways and take the creed. It could be a fun flip on the character and even more fun for Giancarlo to play with and a way to keep him on the show.