Everything GREAT About The Mandalorian Season Two

The Mandalorian season three is almost here! So today let's look back at the amazing second season of the series and celebrate everything that made it great!
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[@Zero_Zero_0_0]

I know everyone has their own opinion, but for me the best episode of this season was “The Believer”. It’s probably the most underrated episode which anyone rarely talks about. Not just that, but it has also amazing dialogues especially that scene with the officer (similar to inglorious basterds), and the majestic theme that plays when the main protagonist gets saved by TIEs and stormtroopers.

[@ericp1139]

I just wish Mando didn’t take his helmet off for the scan. It diluted the moment in the finale.

[@samuelmyth8392]

@@ericp1139 I didn't like that scene but not for that reason. I didn't like how he could just bypass the security system by simply revealing his face to the scanner....A face that is not familiar to the Empire.

[@ericp1139]

@@samuelmyth8392yeah, that didn’t make sense either. Is it like, just any human face is good enough?

[@andrewabraham7455]

It also has one of the best action scenes of the series with the tank chase. Clear goals, meaningful stakes, growing tension, surprise incidents, and directed in a way to make it easily comprehensible . And all while referencing Indiana Jones.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Agreed.

[@DenDhur]

Seeing that X-Wing enter, that black cloak and Bo Katan going "A Jedi" still gives me goosebumps. Watching reactions from fans to that scene makes me smile every time, from kids to grown up people that were kids back in 77. Incredibly heartfelt.

[@HumbleAshe]

The second season of the Mandalorian was honestly really hyped back then. It was honestly really fun seeing Din interact with various characters from across the galaxy, especially Ashoka, more Mandalorians (Deathwatch coming back was so exciting!), and even *THE* Boba Fett himself. Plus, this ties back to Din coming to realize he has to come out of his cult’s shell to find his own place as a Mandalorian and to figure out what works best for him and Grogu. And that culminates when he puts asides his “helmet” ideology in his journey to save and eventually comfort Grogu, like in that finale. I still have a few reservations about Luke in the finale, mainly because it seemed to chew up the finale and take too long and was too easy to dispatch those droids, and it just kickstarted that abhorrent “remove the ST from canon” bullshit, but I still appreciate how it allowed Din to remove his helmet one more time to let Grogu see his face and himself for what he is. And I’m honestly really happy to see Grogu back; this shows that Grogu can find his own journey that doesn’t involve strictly learning at a Jedi temple. And this means we can see more cases of him living and fighting with Mando again as an impromptu but tight-knit family.

[@Irish37]

Ahsoka, not Ashoka. How come no one ever gets that right? I don't know how anyone even gets confused about it. Everyone addresses her as 'Ah-soka', not 'A-shoka'.

[@robproductionsgames]

Absolutely love the positivity you’ve promoted in both your videos about the Mando seasons! You’ve hit the nail on the head with your idea that Mando is just a different flavor of Star Wars and shouldn’t be so aggressively compared to Andor. Also regarding the Luke reveal I completely agree, while it was kind of strange to see the show connect so heavily to the main character of the OT the moment itself was full of shock and nostalgia; and it was only amplified by TBOBF which seriously impressed me and made me so excited to see what Luke would do in this era! The conversation sadly gets diluted by people complaining about the technology rather than the story but the fulfillment of seeing Grogu being trained was just the perfect continuation of the end of Mando S2 and is probably one of my favorite story threads in all of SW. I’m excited to see how Grogu’s connection with the Force evolves! Finally, as for the cameos that the Mandoverse has been criticized of recently I totally agree with your statement from previous videos about that just being what these shows are; they’re all connected and once S2 demonstrated that I finally understood and truly appreciate what they’re trying to do by tying in everything together. Maybe it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but for me the prospect of seeing my favorite characters pop up is just too exciting to turn down. The wackiness/campiness and bold direction should be celebrated and I’m so excited to see it continue in S3 :)

[@veronicavaes4581]

You really should do Book of Boba Fett, next week. It's very much an essential part of this series.

[@HumbleAshe]

It’s definitely a highly underrated series. It gives us a glimpse at Boba Fett’s new foray into fighting for a “tribe” versus just for himself. And it helps give more context into Din and Grogu’s journey, showing that they genuinely do depend on and care for each other as family, and that they will continue to carry on their bonds into the next season of the Mandalorian.

[@ericp1139]

Lol, that comment thread will definitely be lively.

[@zephyr835]

He already did one of these videos for it.

[@erichfiedler1481]

​@@HumbleAshe plus it gave us quite a few funny memes, like a bantha

[@corystanish]

I recognized Luke Baines immediately from his role in season 7 of Agents of SHIELD, where he played a terrifying, dead-eyed psychopath and I can't help wondering if someone from casting saw that and knew that he'd be perfect for this small role...

[@STRAKAZulu]

For “The Tragedy,” that moment when Boba fires off the jetpack rocket at the ship… “I was aiming for the other one.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Two for one

[@myriadmediamusings]

Many point out a lot of the "fanservice" moments, especially the final episode of Season 2, but to me they felt earned. Even without them this season was excellent.

[@Frost4Real]

People will call anything fan service nowadays, i swear 🙄 all the appearances made sense for the story, it didnt go out of its way to include them. At the end of the day, SW is at its best when its connecting characters and stories, thats been a fundamental thing since the prequels

[@vanishingGolem]

the mandalorean got me back into star wars, even the animated series. as the razor crest awoken my old interest in star wars ships and got me into the xwing miniatures game

[@zephyr835]

I totally agree on the impact of Din and Grogu parting; I was in tears rewatching the episode this evening. Granted part of that is from the music, and Luke's awe-inspiring entrance helps. But the whole farewell exchange still feels so real and poignant for those two characters. This goes back to The Jedi, too. I got a little emotional at Din preparing to hand off Grogu to Ahsoka, even knowing it ends up not happening.

[@wendyweaver8749]

zephyr - What really struck me was Djin's pull-away reaction to Grogu reaching to touch his face. It made me realize here is a man who has not had any being lovingly touch or caress his face since his parents' said goodbye and were then killed. How empty, lonely and sad. Djin's face showed reluctant acceptance and then warm appreciation of that moment of loving closeness.

[@TheWarmachine375]

It still sucks to see Stormtroopers still get the punching bag treatment instead of being formidable threats of their own right even if they worked in the Imperial Remnants.

[@SSGTStryker]

I concur! No truer words have been spoken.

[@Zero_Zero_0_0]

After seeing Andor, every time I see stormtroopers getting wrecked in this show makes my eyes roll in disappointment knowing that these are suppose to be the elite troopers of the regime, yet they got their butt kicked by bunch of girls lol. But anyways I really hope season 3 doesn’t continue down this path.

[@ericp1139]

Stormtroopers did great in covering the rhydonium truck. And stormtroopers actually do pretty well against unnamed heroes.

[@SSGTStryker]

@@ericp1139 or Jawas 😂

[@ericp1139]

@@SSGTStrykerand people forget the very first scene in Star Wars where they massacre a ship full of people.

[@paulaharvey6114]

One of my favorite scenes in “The Heiress” is when Din sees The Frog Lady’s husband and The Frog Lady interact. He touches her shoulder when they enter The Inn and thanks her. It showed he genuinely cared and is to me when he displayed he had a heart.

[@nerdy_seb301]

I think season 2 really gave us some sick scenes . I am hoping tho in season 3 we get Cob back and maybe having some Mando armor himself . Would love if he had an enclave of his own in Freetown where groups of Mandos protect his town and what not . Would love it calling it now he’ll be in the Tatooine episode

[@aasavshah3183]

You may want to rewatch Book of Boba Fett...

[@nerdy_seb301]

@@aasavshah3183 I mean he is in the bacta tank he is still alive

[@reginaldgooden3495]

That was great!!!

[@gabriel.skywalker44]

I love this season

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Cobb being Raylen was great still my favorite episode of the mandalorian

[@TheWarmachine375]

The Mandalorian Season 3 will be The Hype.

[@joshfactor1]

i do not concur with the dissenters who claim he's too old & should pass on the mantle to seb; as long as he's still ready, willing & able, i will always support hamill reprising that iconic role

[@ericp1139]

Yep. Don’t make the same mistake with Carrie. Utilize the OG cast as long as you still have them.

[@justinchookasezian2082]

I’m honestly not the biggest fan of season 2 but “The Marshall” is by far my favorite episode of the series. It utilizes previously established lore without alienating anyone. The subversion of the armored man being Cobb instead of Boba is such a great reveal as someone who didn’t read the books before. Then more world building with the tuskens and a kickass action scene at the end. Perfect episode in my opinion and Cobb is one of my favorite characters because of it. I honestly wish that teaser of Boba at the end was the only taste we got of him because it leaves so much intrigue.

[@ormapa1206]

My favorite moment was the return of Bo-Katan. I was super happyr, after her apperance in rebels I thought we would never see her again but I'm happy I was wrong.

[@GadreelAdvocat]

My favorite is season 2 episode 2 "The passenger". I made a 2-4 player fun to play board game based off of this episode. Four games to play to complete based on this episode in chronological order. Egg collect, Escape the spiders, Expel the last of the spiders from the ship, and repair the ship games. Some involve luck, some involve strategy, some are skill. Games are played with and or, dice, cards and tokens on a double sided board.

[@wendyweaver8749]

RE: The Volume Whoever was in charge of the sets for the Mandalorian used the space so much better than with Boba Fett and Kenobi. The Volume was an integral partner in the Mandalorian and definitely not in Boba Fett and Kenobi. There are only a few scenes in the Mandalorian where the set looked as if built on a sound stage instead of being filmed on location. Little things like making sure the sand surface was uneven and varied - as it is outdoors, in nature - in the Mandalorian but not in Boba Fett and Kenobi, where the ground too often looked like a flat surface (floor) on which sand was lightly and evenly spread. Outdoor night sets were done well enough in the Mandalorian to mimic being shot on location outdoors. In Boba Fett and Kenobi, there were no stars in the sky and the characters cast shadows even with no light from a moon. The night sky had variations of grey and black plus depth (and stars) in the Mandalorian but not in either Kenobi or Bob Fett. I think Boba Fett and Kenobi would have been so much better and more believable if the Volume had been integrated as well as it was in the Mandalorian. I was disappointed - even at first viewing - by this lack of Volume excellence in Boba Fett and Kenobi. How much of the set design disappointment was due to poor volume use and how much was due to subpar CGI - when compared to the Mandalorian - I cannot begin to know or understand. But it really detracted from the viewing experience for Boba Fett and Kenobi.

[@Iceskyguy]

I also loved this season and thought it improved very naturally on Season 1, which was great on its own but you could definitely see this season was taking the next step and pushing the characters forward more. I will say this season was a bit of a weird one. I loved it when it was happening for sure but it was definitely overshadowed a lot by all the leaks and "scoops" that were just running rampant at the time it was airing. It really harmed the overall hype of the season for me personally, seeing these so-called scoopers and leakers soak up attention and stroke their egos like they were doing the fandom some great service when really they did more damage than good because there was really no true surprise this season except for Luke. Looking back I love the season for what it was no question but I will always remember that feeling as it was happening of it not really getting to truly tell its story and have the effect that it should have and the way it was intended. I'm just glad production has gotten better at keeping a lid on things so we never have a repeat of that again but enough of that. I'll admit I was not familiar with Cobb Vanth before this season, I knew of the character but I hadn't read the Aftermath books so this was my first time seeing him. I have to say though it was an excellent inclusion. The character was great and so fun to watch. Despite me not having a connection at all with Vanth, I was stoked that such an obscure character from the books could make an appearance in this show. I love it when Star Wars can make the most distant parts of the universe feel tied together and cohesive and as a KOTOR fan, seeing a Krayt Dragon in live action was just awesome. The reveal of Boba Fett at the end made my jaw drop. I just didn't think Tem Morrison would come back to the franchise, in this series no less. Even just that glimpse of him was enough for me but I'm also glad that wasn't all we got of him. I also did like The Passanger, there was a lot of good set up in there for the following episode, challenging Din and his code and setting that theme for the season because every subsequent episode challenges Din in some way, be it major or minor. This season has some of my favourite episodes of the series, The Heiress being the one of them. It was fantastic beginning to end. As a fan who watched The Clone Wars growing up and later Rebels, it felt SO rewarding to see Bo-Katan make the jump to liveaction and played by Katee Sackoff no less! Her appearance was perfection and everything I could have hoped for and I look forward to seeing how they continue her character. I also like the arc both she and Din go through in the episode, accepting each other as Mandalorians despite their differing views on what makes one a Mandalorian. Bryce Dallas Howard crushed it! The Seige is another one of my favourites. Again, the directing from Carl Weathers was amazing and the episode itself was so much fun. I kind of laughed when the Mythrol came back but honestly he was genuinely entertaining in this episode and I also just love Greef Karga. The action was great and the mystery surrounding whatever is within those tanks is such a good plot point for the series to begin explaining why Gideon wants Grogu. It's also great to see Nevarro start to change and become a better place, something else I look forward to seeing continue in Season 3. I will say that Ahsoka in Mando is a mixed bag for me. She's one of my favourite characters and I'm glad that she's taken the leap to liveaction but the execution is just weird. I'm not into Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka, I just don't think she's a good fit for the role and I'm still ticked at the blatant shafting of Ashley Eckstein who put over 10 years into the character and get no credit for it when Ahsoka goes to the next level. I still wish she was at least doing the voice of Ahsoka cause Rosario's voice just doesn't work for me, at least in The Jedi. BOBF was slightly better. I also had issues with the lekku and how poor it looked but they're addressing that gradually so I'm over it. What they did with Ahsoka in terms of her story, I am very on board with. I think her attitude and reluctance to train Grogu are natural for her and her action scenes were very cool, especially her duel with the Magistrate. She goes from the standard lightsaber grip that she had been using most of the episode to her usual reverse style grip that she usually uses. I thought that was a great touch, almost like Ahsoka was leading the Magistrate into thinking she had her fighting style figured out. I also liked the line "A Jedi and a Mandalorian? They'll never see it coming" because it's a subtle reference to other Jedi/Mandalorian team-ups like Obi-Wan and Satine, Ezra and Sabine or even Ahsoka herself and Bo-Katan. The Tragedy is hands down one of my favourite episodes of the series so far. A lot of people say it looks like a fanfilm because it was filmed in California but that's basically how I felt as a European about Andor so I never felt or understood those complaints. It was such a gut punch right from the start when they had that moment with Din and Grogu bonding, you just knew things were about to go badly. The return of Boba Fett proper and also Fennec Shand is great, again challenging Din's code. The action scenes against the Stormtroopers were great, especially Boba's brutal takedowns with the gaffi stick. I actually remember being unsure whether he was just going to take the armor and leave when they showed him looking at the Razor Crest but then he jets in and goes to town as if we needed anything more to say that Boba Fett was back. The scene where the Dark Troopers grab Grogu though is heartwrenching, seeing him so helpless but it's then followed by hope as Boba and Fennec agree to help with the rescue. I liked The Believer as well, I was surprised at how much I came around on Mayfeld but it was well earned and I really liked that scene in the mess hall and how tense the whole conversation felt. Like you know it's going to go off at any moment, you're just waiting for it to happen. And yes the seismic charges dropping was epic. The way they built to it was amazing, I was almost saying "Are they gonna do it" and then they did! The Rescue was also an excellent finale. Everything felt like it was converging on this one mission. I love the scene with Din, Boba and Bo-Katan and the little scuffle Boba gets into with Koska Reeves. There's a lot of good verbal digs that get thrown before the actual digs gets thrown and if you know Bo-Katan's history from TCW, it all makes sense to you but you also don't get lost if you don't. I also loved how they handled the Darksaber and Gideon explaining it. It didn't feel forced as someone who already knew everything about it from the animated shows, Din needed to learn about it for his character progression and then the fight afterwards was so cool seeing Din use the beskar spear to hold back the Darksaber and seeing the beskar heat up when it had prolonged contact with the blade. And the takedown was so slick but the kicker was indeed Bo-Katan's gobsmacked face when she saw the Darksaber in Din's hands. Katee nailed that expression. I was also weary of Luke appearing in the show, mainly because I wasn't sure how they would accomplish it but I was on the edge of my seat when that X-Wing arrived and he started tearing through all the Dark Troopers. The whole scene was masterful and it felt so good having Jedi Luke back onscreen. I'm so glad that they got Mark Hamill involved, it only felt right. I love that Din removed his helmet so Grogu could see his face before he went away and how Luke got to see the parallel side of the moment he shared with Anakin just before he died. That whole scene was perfection from the music to the performance, it still hits in all the right spots.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Maybe I'm just weird, but I always liked the quote "There's nothing on Morak" and Din's nickname "Brown Eye" the most in the season. And of course, let's not forget about Bobas Tusken-skills.

[@ObiClon]

And with this video, I'm now ready for the premiere of Season 3 next week

[@sergioandrescontreras5251]

I want to see Everything you loved about Star Wars the clone wars. We all need that.

[@commanderscythe8571]

Did he just call temura Morrison, Tim Morris?

[@chelmrtz]

I’ve been in love with Timothy Olyphant for 20 years so this was the pinnacle for me

[@MichelleCarlbertWriter]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! I’m very behind on this series (thanks to The Last of Us for making me fall in love with Pedro Pascal and wanting to finally see The Mandalorian), but I’m here for it now and I’ve been disappointed with how many shows and podcasts just seem to want to trash. Hearing someone just talk about what they loved was a breath of fresh air and I agreed with everything you said.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

The only note I would give Alex here is that I believe it has been confirmed (by Paul, if memory serves) that his character's name is pronounced Tay-va, as opposed to Teh-va. Not a big thing, more in the vein of "Hahn" vs "Haan" or "Lay-a" vs "Lee-a." In fact, it's kind of a Star Wars tradition, I suppose.

[@trevorhensley3185]

Anytime I see Ahsoka Tano, I'm happy.

[@causaclamor2082]

There are so many videos about all the things reviewers hate about movies/TV shows that it was very heartwarming to watch something so positive

[@TheHonoredMadman]

It's also hilarious because Tim Olyphant is from Modesto in California. Some people are just born to be cowboys

[@isaacegglestone5526]

Nice recap! I forgot about many of those important points so if was great to get a review of them because I probably won’t have time to rewatch it again before I watch the new episodes.

[@kineuhansen8629]

i will still say cobb vanth need his own series

[@Irish37]

For me, Grogu spitting up was only the set-up for one of the best moments in Season 2: Din using the hem of his cape to clean Grogu up. That's such an authentic thing for a parent to do. When your kid is a mess, you just grab the nearest absorbent thing and clean him up.

[@Frost4Real]

Season 1 was great, but this season was just some of the best SW stuff ever released. Having Cobb Vanth, Bo-Katan, Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Luke!! As well as it not being forced and it fitting into an amazing story. Absolute masterpiece.

[@lukelee7967]

I love Sasha Banks hitting Boba Fett with a tornado ddt.

[@lukekersten3421]

I agree Alex, The Marshal is still my favorite episode of the series

[@BenRigney480]

The Heiress and The Believer are my favorite episodes of Season 2.

[@RedHeadKevin]

The timing of the Razor Crest's destruction was unfortunate. It happened only a couple days after the announcement of the $500 HasLab Razor Crest coming out.

[@ScottSaysStuff]

I bet Din taking off his helmet at the end of this season, helped Grogu choose to go back after spending time training with Luke. Alternative/what if could be.. Din says goodbye without taking off his helmet, and Grogu stays with Luke.

[@sergioreyes61]

QA: Hey guys! I just finished reading both Kiersten White's Padawan and The Monster of Temple Peak and i noticed something. In Padawan the kids consume energy orbs from Lenahra to gain superhuman abilities. In Temple Peak, Layton and Tapel claim to have found some archives stating that consuming the Gretalax horns would give immense strength. Do you think there is a relationship between those two things? Like, if non force sensitive beings consuming something coming from a sensitive one could provide some sort of abilities at least for a while. Lenahra orbs were energy, but still were things coming from a force-sensitive planet. The Gretalax horns were something physical coming from a force-sensitive being. Do you think this could be the case with blood transfusions (From a force-sensitive being) or DNA transfer and cloning?

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

I hope to see the dark trooper lore further explained in the future.

[@HenbraTV]

In my opinion, The Mandalorian is the best Star Wars show so far. I just love the weirdness of it. It has a perfect mix from old and new Star Wars. It has strong character moments like DIn taking of his helmet, Mayfelds character arc. And of course Luke Skywalker, Even though I expected him to show up, I wasn't really ready for his appearance (in a good way). So hyped for Season 3!

[@thenanalorian7119]

I’ve watched both The Mandalorian and Andor. I agree with you…they are 2 very different flavors of Star Wars. That being said, I really enjoy sharing and watching Star Wars with my grandkids. While we all loved The Mandalorian, I would never share Andor with them. Regarding Din and Grogu being reunited too soon: at the end of s2 both Pascal and Favreau said there would be a time jump. So, none of us knows exactly how long Luke had Grogu. My grands and I are really looking forward to s3!❤️🤗❤️

[@AbnormallyLilith]

Corvis is just Morrowind

[@myyou2b]

Well done!

[@Dysfunctional_Daisy]

its okay Alex, i also have a crush on cobb vanth

[@notmephisto1375]

This show is great even on multiple rewatches. Must have gone back 6 or 7 times now.

[@steelresilience]

You remind me of how awesome Mando is. But man, Andor hits home. These two series are saving SW.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Star Wars doesn't need saving, what are you talking about? And Andor was a pretty mid series and that starts with the fact it began in a bar (again).

[@Solo13508]

The Mandoverse is a master class in how to treat supplementary material like the books/comics within more mainstream media. You don't need to know who Cobb Vanth or Krrsantan are prior to seeing them on-screen but for those who do know them it's absolutely incredible

[@Dynnen]

When people complain that Mando stole 2 episodes in the Book of Boba Fett I wish they would remember than Boba Fett stole a few episodes in Mando Season 2. I really like this inner-connected story telling, it's something that I wish Legends had before it got turned into well written fan fiction =(

[@JBTriple8]

The Mandalorian season 2 is my 2nd favorite series after Andor

[@akshaytrayner1960]

Great video

[@ImaginaryPerson1138]

My favourite episode of the entire series was “the believer”. The finale would be my favourite, but to be honest the reveal of Luke didn’t excite me the way it seems to have excited everyone else. If they went with the decoy plo-koon plan as the actual reveal instead, I would have loved it

[@cotopaximusic]

Hell yeah

[@gabrielsalesmartins]

You should do the season 2.5 next

[@thesharpercoder]

I am getting “Aftermath” series vibes from “The Mandalorian” series. I am talking about how the two series are going about the work of world building. The Aftermath series was more or less the introduction to “Disney Star Wars.” The Mandalorian series feels like it is the introduction to “The Mandoverse.” The Aftermath series of novels featured “Interlude” chapters, which described concurrent events elsewhere in the galaxy. Interludes were only loosely connected to the main story, but did eventually overlap. The Mandalorian has had its own Interludes. The Book of Boba Fett was effectively a group Interlude chapters for The Mandalorian. It’s unfortunate the name of mini-series confused many fans into believing it was a separate, stand-alone show of its own.

[@stephenboe2606]

All I want from season 3 is for T-70 x-wings, my favorite ship, to appear 🤞😌

[@themaxreboexperience5221]

Nice Cobb Vanth shirt.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

I always will curse learning math for missing out Luke's appearance in the eight episode.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Mando's "monologue" to Moff Guideon came off as quite foolish, to me. As I read in a book many years ago; "A poor assassin warns his target." That's exactly how I read Din's warning to the Moff. Which also means that Guideon was double-stupid for staying where he was, having been warned that Mando is coming for him. Especially when you consider there were TWO side-quests (capture the shuttle and recruit Bo Katan) before they could even head towards him. As Admiral Piett said to Vader in Episode V, "They could be halfway across the galaxy by now." So, yeah, bit of a facepalm moment, there. Otherwise, I dearly loved this whole season.

[@ZebraandDonkey]

I do not believe this is the first time that R2 met grogu. They were at the temple before order 66. It seems like they would have already met.

[@gendissaray]

I'm curious how many more comedians will be in season 3. What's the count now?

[@Starwarsfan066]

14:15 she didn't die during the take over of the ship?

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

I thought so too, unless maybe she was just wounded.

[@RedHeadKevin]

I loved how the Krayt Dragon in Mos Pelgo was exactly like any bad-guy gang in a Western. It worked up a #6 on Mos Pelgo. It came into town, a-whoopin and a-whoppin every living thing within an inch of its life.

[@austinkopp4715]

thumbs up

[@mgers75]

Im not really worried about Mando feeling less 'quality' after Andor's production values changed the game and Boba and Obi being so mediocre. The show is in great hands with Filoni and Co. He knows how to maximize the volume better than any director and knows how to not use the volume as well.

[@The_Starfleet_Ensign]

I keep seeying "the dentist" from payday2 instead of gidian :P

[@ComradeTiberius]

I feel like the music used for the dark-troopers was more electro-industrial than dubstep, but then again, non-metal music is not really my speciality.

[@OneWingedDemonSlayer]

The only thing I don’t like about season 2 is when they go to get the Doctor and the pilot kills his co pilot and and takes the doctor hostage idk that scene was just meh imo

[@MCLegoboy]

I think Season 1 was a little better than Season 2 because it was more on its own, however I think the more cohesive narrative throughout Season 2 makes it stronger in that respect. A couple things putting Season 2 down for me are unfortunately Ahsoka and Luke. Ahsoka just feels all wrong to me. Ignoring the superficial changes, like the makeup, I'm not really a fan of how Rosario Dawson played her. Her mannerisms felt a bit wrong, like her inflections on certain syllables were just too different to how Ashley Eckstein played her for Rebels. Her actions against all these people, even as corrupt as they were, also just felt wrong. She was delighting in killing these people when not too much earlier in the year, we saw her not outright killing Mandalorians at Sundari, but even more recently along in the timeline, she was sparing Inquisitor lives, as if she also learned that they were once Jedi that lost their way, but that there was still hope for them. Fight them off yes, but she seemed to be more adverse to killing, even when she would have a justifiable reason to do so. I think it may have been more powerful for her to have sliced weapons, maybe even cut off a few arms, but not run around killing all these guys. Droids, sure, go ahead, take them out, but it just hits different when she's doing the same to people, even if they don't have faces for us to see. I'm also pretty certain she just murders Morgan Elsbeth, like, the people are celebrating their freedom, but did they get a say in what happened to her? Has she been served justly in a manner by the will of the people? I get what Dave was doing, I've seen a few Samurai movies, I get it, but even George had Anakin realize that killing Dooku was messed up once he was beaten, and he could have probably still used the Force agaisnt Anakin, Morgan's just a normal person. Now it's entirely possible this all has to do with the cave on Malachor, maybe she's corrupted in some way, I don't know, we'll see just exactly when the Ahsoka series begins and what Dave shows us, but I'm not exactly excited to see more of Ahsoka if she's going to be like this for the rest of her appearances. Then there's Luke. Now it's not so much Luke that's the problem, it's more the Dark Troopers against him, but even Luke's movements felt weird because they were too good. I'm so used to seeing Luke just flail his lightsaber around, even when fighting Vader, he's just not a master swordsman yet, so to see him move the way he moves, it shows that he has gotten better over the past 5 or so years, but it's still just a bit sudden. Now then we get to the Dark Troopers, who just move too slowly, so Luke cutting them all down is not very exciting, and his flurry of movements isn't as necessary either. Perhaps it's because I'm used to animation, we can make these droids do things you can't with people in suits with CGI enhancements to hollow out the joints, but they're just casually walking and shooting and getting cut down. Maybe if they were Battle Droids, but these are supposed to be elite troops, right? When we've seen what IG units and BX Commando Droids can do, there's no excuse for other combat droids to not be as agile as that would seem pretty necessary, blaster proof or not. I get that we're dealing with very different body types, but they are supposed to be a formidable force, which means maybe having a contingency for any kind of enemy. Not that anyone's exactly anticipating Jedi, but there are other species out there to be corralled and could be Jedi-like, so you know, they need to move more like soldiers and not just wind-up robots. So seeing Luke show up, it just wasn't that exciting to me, and then the deepfake of his face just didn't help. For the narrative, it makes sense, I think it's a great idea to have Luke pick up Grogu, but from an execution standpoint, and I know a lot of people put a lot of work into it, I just was underwhelmed, so this really impactful moment was severely undercut for me. Book of Boba Fett Luke though, that's pretty incredible stuff, I very much liked it.

[@Matt-bg5wg]

In "The Jedi" the Magistrate is actually a Nightsister. It's not specifically stated, but Ahsoka mentions her people being wiped out, and on Instagram the make up artist tagged her as a Nightsister. So that's a cool little easter egg.

[@paulmatts2015]

I always thought Jango could still be alive... that he had a clone in his place at Geonosis and got away...wouldn't be too far fetched considering current lore. However it would only be perfect in live action if Daniel Logan had played Boba and Tem played Jango again, and all other old clones Rex etc...

[@MatthewPalanca]

My prediction is that Boba Fett is going to retire from his adventures and just give his armor back to Cobb Vanth.

[@theDman577]

im curious how they will explain that cara dune just isnt around anymore

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Just not showing her, I never cared much for her anyway.

[@alfredpatriaco115]

I seriously believe Cara was supposed to be in season three with Mando not Grogu, well mostly with her, just think of the bad ass missions they would of went on smh!

[@Hits_JD]

Just imagine if Favreau directed the sequel trilogy...we'd have three genuine trilogies.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Honestly, is this still going on? Don't have much other things to do, right?

[@Hits_JD]

@@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445 ...you mean...like replying to comments like mine?

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

@@Hits_JD Someone has to do it.

[@earlhuff7847]

I love your videos but I almost quit watching when you said you were a Katie Sackoff fan. She is horrible in anything she has been in. I could barely watch Battle Star Galactiva when her scenes were up. With that said, I am not quitting but I we can disagree on this subject, she is horrible.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

This is a very hot take, but "The Jedi" was probably my least favourite episode of the show. The planet and all the greenery with the droid design wasn't just for me.

[@andrewzaborskiy9677]

Only two “great” things about The Mandalorian season two: 1. Over the top fan service 2. bAbY YoDA

[@davidflynn4150]

Maybe Star Wars isn’t for you bud

[@andrewzaborskiy9677]

@@davidflynn4150 Maybe I just have standards. Andor, for example, was indeed great

[@neasper]

@@andrewzaborskiy9677 I thought Andor was ok it had some good moments but didn’t like the ISB agent because the acting felt way to over the top and Slowburn shows aren’t for me. Madalorian I really enjoyed ranking second in my Star Wars shows because it was just a simple Star Wars story with mostly good writing.

[@andrewzaborskiy9677]

@@neasper well, Mandalorian brings nothing new to the table. I enjoy it too for a certain degree, but I don't think it is great at all. Plot is quite predictable, every episode structured in a "video game quest" pattern, etc. And the ending of season two with Luke taking bAby yOdA is completely and utterly ruined by events of The Book of Boba Fett.

[@ericp1139]

@@andrewzaborskiy9677o tell us how the throne of Mandalore will be resolved? Also, Andor is just stuck pre-Death Star. Mando is branching into Thrawn. How can you say there’s nothing new?

[@Ken-1313]

I just wish that Boba Fett's apperance was restricted to his very cool appearance in season 2. It was great. And then... well. Let's not dwell on that.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

He still was great in The Book of Boba Fett.

[@12stack73]

I hate the action and imperials in Mando, sorry but 4 girls hijacking imperial cruiser just by walking when ofc killing whole crew and none of the attackers die is actually lame af and this happened with Bo-Katan in ep 12 i think and then again in season finale. Andor is just much better than Mando.

[@ericp1139]

They’re Death Watch. Hijacking a cruiser isn’t a big deal for them, even if they’re female. The Aldanhi raid in Andor made even less sense.

[@12stack73]

@@ericp1139 the fact that they are death watch doesnt mean the stormtroopers should be such an incompetent bunch of idiots, and in season 2 finale it even worse, fennec and Cara just walk through the ship and kill troopers by tens, open your eyes for realism and close for fanservice. And tell why are the troopers in ep 14 not shooting and they literally ran close range to boba fett before and even after he puts his armor on, the just ran into him, same with fennec, troopers sees her before she sees him and still fennec shoots first at close rangedespite the fact that she has sniper blaster. They ran to get killed, sorry but imperials and action in Mando is just bad, and i love the show, but this aspect of it is done so bad.

[@ericp1139]

@@12stack73I don’t know if you know this, but Beskar is near indestructible, even the watered down armor for Bo’s group. And the white stormtroopers have always been used as cannon fodder for the heroes but have been shown to be effective against unnamed people, like in the rhydonium truck run. What about Andor, where the bell guy throws a stormtrooper (who ran across town to him) off the bell tower? Is that the scary depiction of a stormtrooper you’re talking about?

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

They're all masters in their craft, so why not?

[@cm275]

Yes, the elite Stormtroopers who have been getting curb stomped by small groups of hero’s since the very beginning of the franchise are now too weak. Fun fact: if Stormtroopers were competent the entire thing would have ended on the Death Star when Han, Luke, and Leia were all shot down trying to leave the hanger.

[@hasanthedumb5340]

Season 2 just feels so pointless after Book of Boba Fett

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Ah yes, it's not like the second didn't have more plots going on than just searching for a Jedi.

[@Narco42]

My fingers are still crossed that The Mandalorian is NOT connected to those.... movies

[@cm275]

There’s 25 years between Mando and TFA so you’re just looking mg for something to cry about.

[@samuelmyth8392]

I liked the opening and some other episodes but this season went way too far with the member berries. There was even a point where Boba Fett pointlessly recycles a line said by his father just to get the Prequel fans to go nuts. The Luke Skywalker scene felt desperate. It was an obvious apology to all the fans who hated TLJ. I get that a lot of people loved it and I wouldn't want to take that experience away from them but for me it felt way too soon, unearnt and negates all the tension that was built up to Moff Gideon and his Dark Trooper project. Not to mention the ending with Grogu is dampened by the Book of Boba Fett. Sadly I don''t think this season holds up well.