Mandalorian Season 3, Episode 1 is AWFUL.

[@CallMeChato]

I don’t know why, but it just dawned on me that when Mando opened fire on the giant crocodile, he could’ve killed a whole bunch of Mandalorian’s. Kind of reckless of him?

[@exoticcarfactsofficialchan7050]

He's technically not a Mandalorian anymore anyway so, no fks given 💁‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤣👍

[@steprockmedia]

You missed Season 2.5 of Mandalorian since 3 eps of Boba Fett were about him. Including that new ship. Those episodes were worth watching.

[@jaerdahl]

it dawned on me that that giant crocodile was well, GIANT! Shooting and bunch of puny grappling hooks and blasters at Godzilla was laughably stupid. It was like watching gang of field mice try to take down a Siberian tiger.

[@mar.prz10]

I’m just gonna be agape at the tv if Mando still misses a target THAT HUGE 🐊😭😭 (also he could’ve target locked the crocosaur thing so I did expect the spray of beastie guts 🫣)

[@michaelvarney.]

What is more concerning is the lack of regard for the mandalorians alive in the croc’s stomach that he blew up. After all, it is established canon that mandalorians can live in a monsters stomach for several years, and often can blast their way out if given enough time.

[@tommycat1313]

Starting to seriously wonder if Disney is suicidal.

[@anticorruptionagenda5106]

They are since Rey and Solo adventures!

[@amadeusdebussy6736]

Could be a giant money-laundering operation.

[@PaDdOcKcHanNeL1]

You would be correct. They are on the fast track to bankruptcy.

[@michaelwills1926]

@@caveatlector2671 they’re just doing their part for the slide into “the new world”

[@creed8712]

@@caveatlector2671Shh. If people think them destroying these things are intentional then they can’t feel good about themselves doing the bare minimum in the fight for the culture war

[@stealthcobra1525]

They litterally brought all of Mando's clan back from the dead, had yet another fight with a giant snake monster on tatooine, had a droid that self-destructed on top of a river of lava be perfectly fine, had mando travel all the way back to the armorer to ask for a second time if it's ok for him to take a bath in belle delphine's bath waters to be redeemed, he went to get a destroyed homicidal droid because apparently it's super important if he intends to take a proper bath, there's apparently a perfectly fine , habitable homeworld next to mandalore yet not of the mandos are smart enough to move there, and mando litteerally doesn't go to mandalore even though it's next-door, instead going to grab the mc guffin to repair the other mc guffin so he can finish the mc guffin quest of being forgiven for having removed him helmet for like 15 seconds to get scanned by a computer.

[@TwiStedReality1313]

Belle Delphines bath water 🤣 so that's where all the money went for this show

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

Belle Delphine's bath water...most top kek good sir. Most top kek.

[@moabman6803]

Mandalore was a system of 1000 worlds. Its massive. The Mandelorians are broken into many sects and tribes and are skidish of big groups due to the empire seeking to destroy them all. The IG droid had been programmed to be friendly. IG droids are known for being almost indestructible.

[@mattfoley4128]

Literally literally literally literally

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

@@moabman6803 So you are telling me we have unlimited Deus ex machinas and MacGuffins?

[@freedone.]

I've accepted the fact that I no longer watch many TV shows or movies and yet I am quite content and adjusted to these recaps and reviews which save me time and are entertaining - more so than the content they actually cover. Welcome to the new age of entertainment 😉

[@blockmasterscott]

I'm the same way!

[@haitolawrence5986]

Two words. Japanese Anime. You'll never look back.

[@AmazingJMS]

Or see the recaps to nolose time on a bad series or movie.

[@AmazingJMS]

@@haitolawrence5986 fuck man, they are teen and awfull. and every year worse.

[@jimjam51075]

Try movies from the 50's onward. Gilbert Gottfried's podcast has tons of good older stuff from when men were men. The short episodes have concise recommendations.

[@kevinjypiter6445]

Friendly Reminder: Do NOT watch these shows even as to "hate-watch" or ironically. Whether you watch it because you love it or hate it, it benefits them either way. I never watched RoP, just watched the reviews.

[@scottwalker145]

I watched two minutes of RoP. Regret it. Cancelled Disney plus this week.

[@frankie3041]

I re-subscribed to Disney+ for the first time in over a year on the day that this was released and will unsubscribe as soon as the series is finished. That’ll be two months of my subscription fees going to Disney and nothing more. I hope that this sends a message to Disney, i.e. that people like me will only subscribe for good stuff and not for their uber-Woke garbage.

[@jamesmapletoft4541]

What’s RoP? I don’t speak asshole. Thank you 🙏

[@link1565V2]

Yo ho yo ho the pirate life for me.

[@marinawolf]

@@link1565V2 Bingo!

[@eduardomolinov]

Chato's reviews are far more enterteining than the actual shows. This is a signal of our times about the quality of (most of) TV content.

[@livefree6455]

If Groomer+ was smart, they would use Chato's review in place of the Man-dull-orian snooze fest. Chato is more entertaining that anything the groomer stream.

[@jaewok5G]

imagine all of the entertainment we'd miss out on if Hollywood started making quality programming!

[@RickTyploosion]

To be fair. A lot of other shows off the Disney shackle are really good. I think Disney has just been missing

[@Mewtwosmrmime]

@@livefree6455 Mando has so much potential but Disney execs can't keep their hands of it. Grogu should never have been brought back so soon. He served zero purpose in this episode and the moments they want us to think he's cute have been burned through already.

[@steve-oh4342]

Yes. Agreed

[@BillOweninOttawa]

About those haircuts, and um, washing. I have to conclude that one of the main reasons that these shows are so bad is down to the inescapable fact that many of these writers are genuinely stupid.

[@retroelectrical]

I can't believe they just wrote out the fact that the Mandalorians had captured Moff Gideon's Star Destroyer. Such a cool and wasted opportunity. I seriously thought Mando was going to use Gideon's Star Destroyer as a sort of mobile base while working on restoring Mandalore...

[@ConnorMcCartney95]

No chance that was happening

[@jacktheflash8478]

That’s no Star destroyer

[@dalekemperor1984]

They said in the season 2 finale that he was giving it to Bo Katan. He was never taking it for himself.

[@bradolson8242]

Sounds like Cara Dune is lying low until the evil empress of the galaxy is sent packing.

[@erikrungemadsen2081]

Cara Dune joinning the Republic special forces sounds like a better story than Mando season 3.

[@Liveforfilms]

It was such a mess and felt like they had to get Mando to a certain point but didn’t know how to do it and just fell back on story beats, characters and events from previous episodes.

[@johndodo2062]

Shouldn't he be called "Manda"?

[@Paul_1971]

My thoughts exactly - just got an overwhelming feeling of "been there, done that"

[@link1565V2]

Had to catch up the people who were smart enough to not waste their time watching Book of Boba

[@markslima1557]

I think what kind of stings about this episode, is that it is coming after Andor, which was incredibly mature and complex, and really was something fresh and original in the Star Wars experience. I like Mandalorian, but after the grit of Andor, this just felt like a fluffy visit to a Disney theme park.

[@teekay1122]

It was still good💀

[@chrizzle30]

I remember when Mando season 1 came out and people were praising it for bringing something fresh. The show has never set the expectations that it would be anything like the grit of Andor so I think it's unfair to make that comparison.

[@grayden4138]

And that's a bad thing? Plenty of us highly enjoy playing in this sandbox with our Star Wars figures. Andor was amazing for that kind of story. Mandalorian doesn't need to be the same kind of story. Why do people insist on this?

[@enriqueguang9843]

@@grayden4138 Because the Mandalorian series is capable of good acting and dialogue. Episode 7 of season 2 with Bill Burr was Andor like. Good acting, dialogue, and story. Why can't they do that with most episodes instead of going by the numbers like they did with this one. It is almost like the bad batch. We have to give an episode for the kids, next an episode for adults, next an episode for kids, and so on.

[@achaudhari101]

We kinda need both of these types of shows for Star Wars.

[@ukmediawarrior]

Got to say I totally agree with everything said here. I am so over Grogu now. Two seasons of green cuteness was enough for me, they should of left him with Luke and been done with it. But of course Disney needs money so marketing that green fuss ball is top of the list which was probably why we had so much of Grogu being cute in this episode. The tiny robot fixers make no sense at all. I mean, how do they get tall or long robots inside to fix? Once IG11 has his legs on he would be to long for their work space?! Oddly I was thinking the space pirates were from Pirates of the Caribbean, lol, more so when I saw the actual pirate king or whatever who reminded me of Davey Jones. On a side note .... is it ok for Mandalorians to remove their helmets to eat and drink, or do they have to stick to a liquid diet and long straws?

[@TheGreatSteve]

I think you can remove the helmet, just not show your face. I think that's what he did in the previous seasons.

[@samthered4862]

@@TheGreatSteve And yet they had several chances to specify that he 'showed his face' but instead they said 'removed his helmet'. I wouldn't be surprised if they remained ambiguous to get people talking/memeing about the helmet.

[@Tyler_W]

They go over that question in season 1. You can obviously remove your helmet to eat and drink, and Mando is actually shown doing that in season 1. You just can't remove your helmet in the presence of any sentient being. They didn't go into further detail because it's a detail that was already addressed in the series. It's just that it was covered 3 years ago when the first season came out...

[@whitemagus2000]

Boba and Jengo fett took their helmets off when ever they wanted. It's just that this group of mandalorians are religious zealots.

[@captainkirk400]

maybe they keep Grogu to keep Din Djarin a single dad

[@jonathanng2390]

The head pirate dude looks like a vegan Pizza the Hut.

[@DrTheRich]

The pirate space part was pretty sweet... Dumbest moment of the show: tying yourself to a massive crocodile with a grappling hook....

[@creed8712]

To be fair Mandalorians in live action range from boba fett in Mando season 2 to Boba fett from the actual movies that matter

[@Frekiwolf]

Mandalorians: Greatest warriors in the Universe. Also (a few dozend) killed (offscreen) by remenant Storm Troopers (season 1) and (a dozend or so) by a giant crocodile (season 3).

[@DrTheRich]

Also i don't understand why no one simply checked the planet before... You can but fly down, with some measurement tools on the outside of your ship..

[@Bambeakz]

The space pirate fight was so bad. All the space available and he flies right to the mothership. So he has fighters behind him, al guns of the mothership on him… pushes 1 button ….escaped … well use that button right away then ffs 🤦‍♂️

[@jakeigoe2578]

Two of the episodes of Boba Fett were actually the first two episodes of season 3 of the Mandalorian. It was soo weird, I have no idea why they would do this, other than trying to get crossover views. The problem... well Disney missed the fact that the internet has existed for 30 years and anyone who cares just watched those two episodes and waited for season 3. This first episode feels the way it does, because it's actually episode 3 of season 3. Crossover episodes are fine given that 1)both shows are successful (not the case here) and 2)massive, major plot arcs are not changed for the non-primary show. (which they did here). If I had not paid attention, and not known about the crossover, I would have ditched this show after this episode. Is that what Disney wants? Lose fan base for one of it's only successful Star Wars shows?

[@styleisaweapon]

its all gimmicks to disney

[@elck3]

It’s not episode 3… it’s the leftover glue scenes from episodes 1-2 (which became episodes 4-5 of bobf). That’s why it’s so disconnected. It could also be deleted scenes. The reason for all of this is because bobf was so terrible they felt it needed this help, meaning Rodriguez messed up bad. Or they set up Rodriguez for failure by giving him so little time. Which is likely a bigger issue caused by Pedro pascal fighting with Favreau about more face time and less helmet, etc. domino effects.

[@2geezgodaries]

I said the same

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Why not? They do it for everything else they own

[@VerityRabbit]

Disney has become the very opposite of Midas. Everything it touches turns to 💩

[@teekay1122]

Andor was good tf you talking abt😂😂😂

[@brucechmiel7964]

KK got the Marketing team to complain that without Grogu there won’t be any product to sell. Forcing Dave and Jhon’s hand in bringing reunightibg the two of them together much much earlier than anticipated. This also comes with the added effect of preventing the timeline from being disturbed since Ben Swolelo is Luke’s first apprentice. I hope the rumor of her departure this summer is true. She has spent too much of her life running the franchise into the ground.

[@Tyler_W]

Funny enough, it sounds like Favreau is trying to maintain that Grogu was Luke's first student and not Ben because he's come out in interviews saying that Grogu was with Luke for somewhere around two years between seasons. That's longer than Luke was actively training with Yoda, so if Luke could reasonably consider Yoda one of his masters, then Luke was most definitely Grogu's master.

[@Nonamearisto]

Hopefully, the reports that Luke trained Grogu for two years are accurate. If so, then by any definition, Grogu was his first student, not Ben Soylo.

[@ezzahhh]

They couldn't even last as long as Family Guy did when Brian "died".

[@direx1974]

She'll leave when everything is torched to ground ...

[@KasumiKenshirou]

People have been saying "KK's about to be fired!" for several years now. I'll believe it only when she's actually gone.

[@TheVagolfer]

Chato, we have all seen the demise of our beloved movies, and sadly some of our most heroic characters have been relegated to the junk pile of cinema history. And even though your legendary suede jacket comes and goes, you have never lost your wicked sense of humor. You have been, above all other titles, a terrific entertainer.

[@rbu2136]

He got that jacket off Steve McQueen in a card game.

[@hermittmog8697]

The hyperspace scene was actually a tie-in to the Rebels series where they introduced whale like creatures that live/travel through hyperspace. Actually a cool scene I thought and hopefully important to Ahsoka and the rest of SW going forward.

[@funnypicturescomics]

Like Disney always does...they see you are enjoying playing with the ball (Grogu going with Luke....Loving the RazorCrest ship)...then they suddenly ruin Luke's return and blow up the RazorCrest...One of the coolest ships since the Falcon, so Mando can fly around in one of those Naboo ships....SERIOUSLY?? Disney takes the ball back. EVERY TIME.

[@Tyler_W]

I freaking loved the Razor Crest, and it absolutely was one of the coolest ships since the Falcon, but I'm not gonna lie, I do kinda like that juiced up Naboo ship. It's like a Star Wars sports car.

[@chrizzle30]

While I liked this episode, I have to totally agree with you here. For me, blowing up the RazorCrest is akin to blowing up Baby Yoda.

[@jeremiahmacclure]

Completely agree. Baby Yoda should have stayed with Luke. They are banking on familiarity, and that is it. I don't plan to continue with Disney Plus at this point (cancelling as I type this comment).

[@TheRealKaiProton]

yea, should of stayed, there was no reason to have him back, except for those sweet sweet $$$ on the merch

[@StardustX24]

It’s the only way to force them to change.

[@kylesawkon4074]

I was hoping they’d bring him back later for like his own trilogy set in the future since he can live for hundreds of years. Have him his own little mando suit and a lightsaber. Would be soooo cool

[@almor2445]

How Disney could take an idea with so much potential and turn it into this is beyond me!

[@Twincobra13]

For a second there, I thought I was watching a recap of HNIC. Bob Cole would have been proud.

[@Draconic.]

You are having a party next to the sea with your friends. You all have jetpacks, and are all trained to handle dangerous situations. Suddenly a gigantic crocodile appears from the water. Do you: a) Shoot at the beast when you know it's impossible to hurt it through it's thick scales. b) Stand dumbfounded and wait until it eats you. c) Fly next to it, so it can eat you easier. d) Calmly walk away. It's not like it can actually chase you... You can have your party at the top of those nice rocks.

[@ashokdastidar5332]

I don’t know, I actually enjoyed the first episode. I’m looking forward to seeing where they take this season. I don’t think it was spectacular but it was better than mediocre. 😊

[@Memememe-is1yn]

Chato, if you didn't watch the Book of Boba Fett, you missed two entire shows about how Grogu got back with Mando and the whole thing about him going back to Mandalore. They added the episodes (almost exclusively about Mando) to the Book of Boba Fett to keep people watching it.

[@michaelnash2138]

Exactly! They HAD to include those because the BOBF was AWFUL!

[@davidgantenbein9362]

Failure after failure by Lucasfilm. Sacrificing Mandalorian for some last minute attempt at creating buzz for Book of Boba Fett was just plain stupid. But after the disaster that was Obi-Wan, the one project that created real SW hype before its release, who will ever return to SW?

[@PrincessFionaYT]

All I know is that if I had a giant alligator that lived outside my front door, I would either be dead or know how to deal with it by now. I couldn’t get past that set piece of stupidity

[@unefleurdelalune8767]

Exactly. The only thing worse than how maddeningly DUMB that set piece was, was how LONG it went on. Also, since Mando saved everyone's butts how is he not back in the tribe? They would all be snugly inside Giga-Bowser's belly had he not shown up.

[@mwhite212]

I LOVE this show, but you are correct. This episode was pretty awful. A major misstep to not just let the Grogu arc come to a logical conclusion. And what's with the ham-fisted Terminator homage? The whole thing was just weird.

[@paininthepatoot]

Very poor opening to the show. They are headed to Mandalore via every other plant in the known universe... apparently. Think Disney had some left over costumes from Pirates of the Caribbean for the space pirates. Really hope this gets better.

[@teekay1122]

You couldn’t do any better dumbass😂😂😂

[@grayden4138]

Take it you didn't watch Rebels?

[@erorpro]

I liked it and i think will be epic farther along. Maybe I'm a sucker for Mando but not a bad episode for me.

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Everything sucks. - Pretty much anyone in The Fandom Menace these days. It is quite sad.

[@JuanJohn-Raytheon]

​@@donkeysaurusrex7881 It was a badly written episode. Star Wars can write good stuff like Mando season 1 and 2. Andor got praised too by the fanbase. Bad writing will and should be called out

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

@@JuanJohn-Raytheon Yeah they all said Andor was boring and awful too.Not what they asked for. Aside from Mr. H you had to go to ship, channels to find something close to honesty about it.

[@JuanJohn-Raytheon]

​@@donkeysaurusrex7881 Who's "they". I didn't mention anybody in particular. But as we're on the subject, I'll say Mauler and Critical Drinker praised Andor. They're not exactly Star Wars "ship" channels now are they?

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

@@JuanJohn-Raytheon You know who they are, but you’re right they did as well. That’s three out of two dozen or so.

[@townsville69]

The broken robot is a perfect analogy for this ep. A bunch of cutting room scraps, welded back together and pushed out the door. Only to be pointlessly crushed for no reason.

[@tomsiebert1941]

My son & his friends used to get together every week, seasons 1 and 2, to watch "Mandalorian." But Disney has done such a terrible job with the "Star Wars" franchise that none of them had any interest in getting the old gang back together for it. I personally don't care, and never missed an episode until now. Possible this new season could be in trouble.

[@vladimirjovanovic8594]

Thank you Mr.Chato, my thoughts exactly, save for hockey references :). I half-expected to see a Theme park in the gentrified Navarro, where Grogo would burst into a song and join the Disney Princesses.

[@kilgortrout3432]

Who in their right mind would think putting an important storyline for your series into a different series was a good idea? Also, I thought it was funny last night watching a new Netflix movie out of Spain, one of the characters complaining how sick and tired she was of seeing Grogu, made me laugh because I had just watched your rant. Good job.

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

They have turned Grogu into a cute pet that squeaks.

[@kilgoretrout4707]

You stole my name!

[@mar.prz10]

I felt it was indeed “meh” at first, but I’ve rewatched it two more times and grew to enjoy it with every watch. I’ve been hearing that it picks up on episode 2. We shall see, but I think I am enjoying it after all. ☺️

[@buckatoms]

The Mehdalorian.

[@mar.prz10]

@@buckatoms 🤣🤣 Yeahhh sigh…. Nephew did enjoy it so far. For the 7-11 kid age range, still acceptable. I just hope it does get better from here for all the hype we’ve been getting

[@chrisquinn9104]

I think we should all be a lot happier that Mando has gone full Kroft Superstars. Seeing Sigmund the Sea Monster brought a tear to my eye. Looks like rehab has been great for him. Let’s hope the best for his rebrand

[@wherami]

Rofl this hockey riff was golden

[@irishnotsane9365]

So from other reviews in the Book of Bobba, the green thing didn’t go with Luck and Luck used an absolute (sith) when offering the training. Everything else was point for point of the other reviews I’ve watched and that includes those who liked it. Chris Gore on Nerdrotic Nooner said episode 2 is better but we will see. Once again the best of Disney Star Wars is it being torn apart, thank you.

[@Pellemolle]

I agree fully! It was a strange experience. And *nobody* saw Andor... I think it's the best Star Wars since The Empire Strikes Back. 😭

[@anticorruptionagenda5106]

LOL you mean since revenge of the sith!

[@c1ph3rpunk]

You must drink all day.

[@Pellemolle]

@@c1ph3rpunk Thanks! 😋

[@Stezo4life]

Anbor was not star wars

[@jneilson7568]

Yeah, I'm actually invested in Andor even though everything broad picture is a foregone conclusion.

[@billgates334]

I found this channel and continue to come here because I normally enjoy the commentary. This is the first time that I didn't. I can appreciate a difference of opinion and taste. I just had a debate with a senior citizen about the benefits of playing video games. She works at Kroger and was mocking the bagger who was telling me about her plans to play games with her boyfriend when she got off work. she had no problem watching Kojak and Mannix reruns, but she was complaining about her bagger expressing her love of gaming to yet another customer. We agreed to disagree and it was fine, but I supported the bagger and let he know it. Anywho, after watching the Film Threat hateathon about this, I watched the episode last night and enjoyed it. The nitpicks about this show are ridiculous. As a western fan, I immediately recognized the similarities between a lot of different westerns and Tatooine. While the Mandalorian draws upon different influences, the western influence is the one I'll stick with. Let's take another 30 minute show, Wanted Dean or Alive. Starring the legendary Steve McQueen. He played a similar type of character in that he's a bounty hunter. He carries a sawed off rifle called the mare's leg that looks pretty cool but you can nitpick it. Why saw off the barrel because you lose the benefits of the rifle by cutting off it's reach advantage. He also has to have a trick holster to perform a quick draw with it. That's not common for westerns. Wait, it gets better, his gun belt carries bullets too large to fit into his gun. Why, because it looks cool, that's why. You can nitpick anything if you try. This show is no different, but instead of simply enjoying it, it's more fun to attack it. It reminds me off people trying to justify not watching Star Trek DS9. instead of giving it a chance, they ran with what they heard and missed out on the best Trek of them all. If you don't like the narrative, that's fine, but if everything was perfect and made sense with this show you wouldn't have any drama now would you? Favreau and Filoni are doing the best they can to give us the best Star Wars universe show to date and instead of embracing it, let's hate on it. I do agree that Grogu should have stayed with Luke despite his upcoming failures as a teacher. I also think they should have killed all of the pirates but those are not episode or show killers. I thought it was funny having droids carry Greef's robe train. For a comedian who does sketch comedy, that site gag should have been obvious. Like I said earlier, if the characters made perfect decisions, where is the drama. This episode gave us some action in the beginning and did one obvious thing they seems to be overlooked. It's setting the table for what's to come. You have seven episodes to go and it sort of makes sense to have a reason the pirates are trying to catch and maybe kill you. It also seems to make some sense that you give Bo Katan's character a reason to continue to return other than fan service. I'll make it plainer than that. If the pirates had just shown up and tried to kill Mando, people would complain about them not being in the first two seasons. So, they had to give us a reason for them to start now. With Bo, I see a character who's going to be so desperate to get her followers back that she's willing to kill a former ally. While I thought it was an odd choice to have her sitting on the throne lounging away, what else would you prefer her to do. Please let us know how much of a better writer you are than Favreau. People want and need to be spoon fed these days and that's sad. Obviously, there are more Mandolorians than we thought. Why waste time on the what and how, you only have 8 30-40 minute episodes. I will also say again, we have already seen Mando remove his helmet the first season to eat. He just has to be alone to do it. For the sake of progress, let's assume he will shave, wash his hair and anything else he needs to do in his private time off camera. I don't know about you, but I don't recall seeing anyone on the Falcon coming out of the head, but I'm sure it has one. I will admit, I don't agree with everything on the show, but I didn't write it. Why does Batman allow the Joker to live. How did the Batphone on the TV show work? Why didn't Han pay Jabba? We accept all of that and keep it moving. How about let's be grateful the SJW haven't been allowed to take this from us and enjoy the program.

[@CallMeChato]

Appreciate your essay. All my script writing friends agree with my assessment. Of course many of the things I mentioned were for comedic purposes. The opening was dumb and the rest could have been better. I did like the little robots carrying his train. It was just not a very good episode. What can I say?

[@billgates334]

@@CallMeChato What can I say, I'm long winded, lol. Also, I like to explain my position and not just label it. Few people seem to have this ability sadly. Maybe it's just easier. Freedom of thought can be personally expensive. I enjoy your commentary and wish you well on getting to 100,000 subscribers.

[@shykur]

Loved the show!! Can’t wait to see more

[@joeegg124]

The fight with the monster was ridiculous, all they had to do was run in to the cave.

[@teekay1122]

You sure that would work😂😂😂

[@cosmickangaroo4719]

Star Wars: buy baby yoda toy season 3

[@brianmvalley5634]

Yeah, all I could think when I finished that episode was "well, that was a steaming pile of Meh".

[@danielmedela8725]

Maybe if Gina hand´t been fired, Favreau could have left Grogu with Luke. As it is, it was a good episode with some great moments.

[@Tyler_W]

Agreed. Definitely flawed due to the bad situation the studio forced them into, but it sounds like the next episode actually picks things up, so I'll wait and see.

[@sepo3451]

This was the most cringeworthy episode of Mandalorian that one could imagine. I thought I see a B-movie production. The fight scene on the beach was outstandingly dumb. A warrior guild that looses dozens of its finest to some bad CGI monster. Can it get any worse?

[@ferdinandoscala]

My son, 15, while scrolling his phone: “Didn’t Grogu go with Luke?”. Also putting half of his attention on the episode, made him to spot the plot hole. Then, literally, nothing happened, and I started to feel the uncomfortable feeling of when I first brought him to see the first movie of the fraked Star Woke trilogy - aka The Farce Strikes Back.

[@rjzavala87]

In the woke of boba fett, they rammed baby yoda back into mandos story. Real shame. Boba has always been my favorite star wars character as he was depicted in empire strikes back and they half assed that show and put woke crap in it. Sigh.

[@creed8712]

@@rjzavala87unfortunately they can’t really make a entire show about a guy who stands behind main characters. Would have been a little boring

[@rjzavala87]

@@creed8712 yea they couldve. They couldve flushed out his character more but they went about it the wrong way. If they did it with maul, they couldve with fett

[@creed8712]

@@rjzavala87 except you can’t really. Maul had less character than boba which means everything was free. Boba has three different cannons to him and all of them seem to include fighting Darth Vader and also being the putz defeated by blind Han. He was never much of a character but because he looked cool the children decided he was cool. He’s like spawn

[@rjzavala87]

@@creed8712 "the children." Haha. Ok. "Maul had less character than boba which means everything was free." Wut?

[@ryanmaddugal]

I like the Chief the WoMandalorian, She’s always in the kitchen cooking something like helmets or shoulder pads.

[@52moviesayear]

I like watching your reviews even when I don’t watch the shows your reviewing.

[@ASIRIDesigns]

This episode felt AI generated.

[@Dr.Cosmar]

The things in hyperspace, you didn't mention them. I kinda liked it a little bit. Reminded me of the comics. I only read a few, but it was always so grandiose. I kinda miss that, grandness, largness. That's star-wars IMO. Their scale is always set to "Galactic."

[@MrWhipple42]

Unusual for me, but I disagree with your downer review. I enjoyed it for what it was: The first episode of a story arc. This sets up the pieces on the board for what will happen in the coming episodes. I also admired the use of practical puppetry instead of 100 percent CGI; that's a very ROTJ-esque turn. Clearly there are some limitations Jon Favreau is working under, like having Grogu back. Grogu didn't do anything in the episode other than look cute. He sells toys, so I guess Mando has to carry him around like a boat anchor shackled to his leg. So be it, though.

[@lordgilfor16]

I like it, wasn't awesome but also you can't say it was awful, I can see how people will give it bad reviews, but in my opinion it was a good start, is another season, another start, I guess most of the people wanted it to continue S2 immediately but resetting the game works too ... 8/10 so far, I need to see more to judge, so far, I'm entertained.

[@earlgrayman982]

a stone sinks because it looks down into the dark water; a boat floats because it looks up to the light. - Mando

[@gametime2473]

I checked out on the Mandalorian after they fired Gina Carano. That pretty much told me where the show was headed. Last season was awesome with a perfect finale. I'm satisfied.

[@lostsock9852]

Why is Grogu back? Because Hasbro needs the money, on the back of the D&D hoopla

[@ogbg7128]

I thought the episode was great, it felt much closer to the essence of a Star Wars experience to me. The pirate captain interaction was brilliant, I’m loving the use of practical puppets as characters. I’m sure the season will get even better and there will probably be a twist. At the end of the day it’s all just for fun guys, lets enjoy the escapism.

[@TheStarMachine2000]

I agree, Grogu should have been left with Luke. This is supposed to be the Mandolorian, not Mando and a small child

[@DanielleKingdjdinosaur]

so far its mostly been great Especially after some cast changes .I have had a hard time finding any faults except maybe the robots that took forever to charge and no one thought to charge them just in case.Apart from that . its been a lot of fun but you cant please everyone i guess

[@magsteel9891]

Does Bo Katan just sit in that chair all day staring into space? Whyyyyyyy?

[@totallytomanimation]

I don't have to even watch the reaction since I watched the show. This is what it looks like when all the love is gone from the relationship but it continues on anyway. Just fulfilling obligations. As for The Book Of Boba Fett, it really was more like Mando 2.5, so you did miss something, in terms of story.

[@achaudhari101]

The love hasn’t gone anywhere.

[@AndyMaloneMVP]

After watching the superb Andor, with its incredible realism, grittiness and amazing storyline. Coming back to Mando felt like watching Jar Jar Binks all over again. It’s like it’s made for under 8s. I’m sorry Disney you’ve lost me on this one.

[@Thermool]

We'll have to see how this season goes, because it feels like the heart of the show is gone.

[@iamBlackGambit]

What's the heart of the show?

[@carlosalbert7667]

Did it have one?

[@achaudhari101]

What do you mean the heart of the show is gone? The heart is about Din and Grogu and the Mandalorian ways.

[@Thermool]

The heart of the show is Mando and Grogu. Yes. All the characters we go introduced to came had their conclusion and are done. I guess what I’m having trouble explaining what’s left? What’s the purpose?? And that’s why it took me so long to respond, that what the narrators want me to feel. In fact what purpose do the Mandolorian have now they their world has been nearly incinerated, they are as they were before divided left to their own devices but now prey for the universe too, with their helmets on blinding them to anything other than what’s in front. Religion, Duty, Cashing in on past Glories of their Empire for their own benefit; nothing really else that unites them as a people. I’m hoping this is explained more during the season

[@D4rKSUN1]

we have to be understanding... IG-11 and baby joda are the only merchandise star wars sell

[@MasterChron]

I completely forgot what happened in this episode until you reminded me. Not a good sign. Well except for the gator thing in the start… what was it doing? It stood there and thrashed about randomly for like 5 minutes.

[@korndud]

it's funny. beskar is supposed to be this metal that's super hard to work with that only a mandalorian smiths could perfect and when they show her working on it, it looks like the most basic smithing you could possible do lol.

[@thatoneguyinthecomments7809]

I’m glad someone finally said it, I find that for some reason everyone’s too afraid to say anything bad about the show

[@Dankergold]

Mandalorain is pretty good. Miles better than obi wan. This and andor are both god tier

[@oldben1800]

ya, dont be afraid to voice your opinion...there are just blind followers to these shit shows that will make your opinion into a personal attack because you see these shows for how they are, cheap plastic garbage

[@AvengerII]

That head pirate that looked like Swamp Thing makes me laugh! Lucasfilm is already getting of swiping from Star Trek on the Galactic Cruiser Hotel but NOW they're stealing character designs from DC Comics (Swamp Thing)? 😂 I guess Disney no longer cares if their employees and contractors "swipe" from other sources. Disney Stans still believe Disney doesn't steal from other companies and productions?

[@Tyler_W]

I honestly didn't think it was particularly bad. They objectively bungled the whole execution of getting Grogu back with Mando (that was never going to be a permanent separation anyway when their dynamic was the core of the series in the first place), but I can cut a little bit of slack due to the context of the situation. Gina Corano's firing threw a massive wrench in the plans of the producers (made them sffectively cancel or indefinitely delay a whole series, Rangers of the New Republic, which was supposed to already be out by now). Then within that same year, Kennedy meddled in the production of Boba Fett, which forced them to pivot yet again. They had to throw something together to tie into Mando s3 last minute so the story could kind of work, but they basically sacrificed the already ruined quality of Boba Fett so they could make sure Mando season 3 and Ashoka got off the ground and stay on schedule for release. The transition from seasons 2 and 3 of The Mandalorian was an absolute train wreck forced onto them by their braindead studio heads. Making the last half of Book of Boba Fett essential viewing to understand what's even going on in the beginning of The Mandalorian season 3 was an objectively terrible idea, and I will fully grant you that because I hate that too, but I mostly chalk this up to the people making this show trying to make the best out of a bad situation that wasn't their fault in the first place. It was the fault of the studio's top executive who is simultaneously takimg undue credit for The Mandalorian's popularity while actively trying to sabotage it's success because it wasn't her idea, even though the people making it are carrying the entire franchise on their shoulders at this point. Beyond that awkward transition, I didn't actually have a lot of problem with the episode itself. It's only real "flaws" by my estimatiom are that it's doing a lot of set up for everything going forward out of forced necessity, and that they're trying to bring back IG-88 when that really doesn't appear to add anything to the story so far, at least for now until we see and learn more that hopefully justifies that decision. it makes eense why Mando would only want to work with IG-88, though, and honestly, a lot of your questions about why things are the way they are in this episode already have answers in the first two seasons. Season 1 established that that he's kind of biased against droids because of childhood trauma when a Seperatist droid army slaughtered his hometown, murdered his parents, and made him an orphan when he was a child durimg the Clone Wars, and IG-88 was the first droid he's come to trust and consider a friend. It makes perfect sense for Mando's character not to want to work with any other droid even if the request to bring him back is a bit unreasonable. As far as what they're actually setting up in the story going forward, however, I'm genuinely interested and looking forward to it. The lore of Mandalore/the Mandalorians is probably my second favorite aspect of Star Wars behind the Jedi/Sith stuff, and this season is going to be exploring a lot of that, building on themes and narratives that have been seeded throughout mostly solid Star Wars stories for years now that go back to The Clone Wars before Disney even bought Lucasfilm. As for some of the helmet related questions, that's another thing that was explained in previous seasons. It isn't that they can never take it off because obviously, as you said, they need to remove it in order to eat, drink and groom/clean themselves, which we see Mando do in season 1 btw. What they can't do is renove their helmets and show their faces to other sentient beings. That point is a major factor in what happens in both previous seasons of the show. Likewise, the whole ceremony and bathing in the waters bit isn't ridiculous either. It's fleshing out culture and portraying the value and importance they place on religious rite and ceremony. Maybe that kind of religious or ritualistic thinking just doesn't resonate with your own frame of reference, but it is actually important in what it says about these people and their cult's way of life, for good and bad. It isn't just cintrived drama. I can't blame you for probably blocking Boba Fett and Obi-wan out of your memory (because honestly, same), but whatever this episode's flaws, this was still far, far more competently made than the two aforementioned series, and from what I hear from everybody who has seen the first two episodes, the story should actually pick up in the next episode, so I'm not prepared to fall back on "boohoo Star Wars sucks because it's current year Star Wars" just yet. It didn't blow my mind, but I think this episode was competently made and perfectly adequate in doing what it needed to do in spite of the bad circumstances the studio forced it into.

[@Floppy-1235]

Kennedy stole two episodes of the Mando show to try to save that burning dumpster Of a show called Boba Fett. Grogo is back because she manipulated the marketing department to sabotage JF.

[@CallMeChato]

Would not be surprised. I’m still gonna watch as I like the character.

[@wild7goose]

I have absolutely ZERO issues with this season premiere episode. It was fun, consistent, and maintains the major feel of the show…it tips the hat to tabletop gaming. There is ALWAYS the primary story. But giving viewers/players the primary story and nothing else doesn’t allow to see the world these characters live in. It doesn’t let us see how bad days, new characters, or change within the world we’re watching can truly change our main characters. This episode was like the beginning of a D&D campaign. Where the table gets set, expectations are developed, and we’ll get to see new strings become woven into the tapestry of the story. It’s all amazing.

[@jonathanrono2513]

Agreed. As an old school Star Wars RPG guy from the nineties when Mando was landing on Navarro he was asked to state his purpose for landing. So many failed rolls prevented landings.

[@WillsonT011]

You're allowed to like crap, so like your crap🤷‍♂️

[@scifiguy26]

" the swamp thing sporting a Jerry curl" good one Chato😂

[@cymbolic_space1832]

Oh dude, I know its hard to imagine, but not only is Andor palatable, its actually pretty good. As long as your attention span isn't that of a goldfish (social media instant gratification zombies find it too slow). I was caught off guard as much as the next person. So take me sincerely when I say, you should watch it if you havent. good day and god bless. 🦊🤙

[@diamondplate]

Spot on. Like a poor marksman, Disney keeps missing the target.....and it's not even moving.

[@thatoneginger6480]

My girlfriend and I thought the first episode of season 3 wasn’t all bad, like it wasn’t boring

[@buckatoms]

It felt like an extension of Book of Boba Fett, which isn't good.

[@heretic5116]

​@@buckatoms bobba fett was a better watch than 1st 2 episdodes of season 3.

[@buckatoms]

@@heretic5116 Man, that's close.

[@dbf1dware]

Wow, that hockey metaphor opening was epically hilarious. More of this please! And your delivery was amazing.

[@PryorTravis]

I suspect. you're not a deep-dive Star Wars fan. There was a HUGE setup for the rest of the season in the hyperspace scene where Grogu is looking out and you see some shadows within hyperspace. Those are purgill - basically space whales with giant tentacles - and they are the creatures Ezra Bridger used to defeat Admiral Thrawn at the end of Rebels. That's an indicator Ahsoka and Sabine are about to set of in search of him.

[@Tyler_W]

I agree that the fact they made BOBF essential viewing to follow the elusode was a bad thing and it made the episode a bit awkward, but a lot of his problems were things already answered in previous seasons of this show. I also agree that this was only meaningless to people who don't follow Star Wars, because this actually set up quite a bit in the time that it had because this episode holds a lot of meaning relevant to all of the Mandalorian plot lines from mostly really good Star Wars stories that go as far back as the time before the Disney purchase of Lucasfilm. He's right about the core problems that come from making BOBF essential viewing to understand this premiere, but I also think he's just factually incorrect about half of this review.

[@mgabbard]

Swamp Thing sporting a jheri curl - LOL!

[@orkstuff5635]

Love these, saves so much effort compared to actually watching the dross - and they're probably funnier, cheers.

[@paulcharran4699]

I enjoyed the episode. So, I may be too much of a fan to comment here. I will try to stick to some of the points Chato was stuck on. 1. Yes, Grogu is back. And yes, I can get on board with the idea that there is some definite market value in having him back. But, story-wise, I believe this story is genuinely about found family. A lot of Star Wars is. I think that the bond between Grogu and Din Djarin would have made his training with Luke impossible. 2. There are many clans. Din Djarin happens to belong to the Tribe. They are a fanatical semi-religious sect of the Mandalorians. That is why he has the rule of never taking off his Helmet and why he was shocked when Bo Katan and her crew casually took off theirs in Season 2. 3. I don't find a man, asking his first 'Found Family' for permission to rejoin them after breaking their rules so preposterous. The Jedi in the Legacy Universe have several characters that went a little Dark Side and came back to the light. Luke Skywalker included (Star Wars: Dark Empire). Disney has been picking and choosing what bits of the Legacy Universe it wants to be cannon again for years. 4. Din Djarin's parents were killed by Separatist Droids. As a result he does not trust any Droids in the first season. It is only when he encounters the re-programmed IG-11 that he finds a droid he can trust enough to protect Grogu. He is going to need that kind of backup if he going to go underground on Mandalore. Who knows what kind of nasty creatures are living under the surface there? 5. Bo Katan has every right to be depressed. She lost her people not once but twice to the Empire. And then the Empire, realizing they could never control the Mandalorians committed near genocide on the population. They bombed and strafed the planet for days. On Mandalorian described the planet as "Glassed". I imagine it is really an inhospitable place in the current timeline. Imagine how you would feel. The clans that survived went into hiding just to survive. On top of that some Mandalorians blame her for the Great Purge. Saying that because she did not earn the Darksaber throught single combat had brought this disaster on her people. 6. Kalevala is a nice habitable (if you like toxic desert) planet. But it is not Mandalore. Bo Katan believes that the tribes will not come together until they have reclaimed Mandalore and a leader bearing the Darksaber calls them. And right now Mandalore is not inhabitable. And Din Djarin is not that guy. So, while this first episode did not do much more that identify the pieces on the board that Din Djarin will have to deal with this season. Pirates and all. I believe that things will come together as the season goes on. This is an overarching story not a one and done, bounty of the week, show any more. - This is the way

[@EddieNova]

It made me crack up and shake my head because they started with a flashback about asking how he can get his redemption then it opens with them coming to ask her the exact same question he already knew the answer to. What??!!? Hahahaha what a waste of time 😂😂😂

[@milomacdonald4980]

Not bad on the hockey play by play , as a Canadian and long time hockey player, I was ready to pounce , but I gotta give you props. I haven't kept up on the Mandolorian..season one I was willing to ignore Pedro's less than manly running style ..the woke cancelation of Gina Carano wasn't something I would support. Disney deserves to lose billions for their wokeness and forced diversity..the audience blaming is expected when they hire and promote based on victim heiarchy . Kennedy should've been fired 10x over , let her fail upwards at Disney shareholders expense. The force is menopausal.

[@Gozokukolat]

The helmet cuts the hair for them. You can see when the kid is getting his first helmet that his hair is hanging below the rim. But when the croc attacks it's now gone.

[@thewriteadvice]

[Randy here] I love your hockey analogy. Shows your comedic chops. I did notice the problems with the initial fight scene with the croc-turtle, but enjoyed the show anyways. . . at least the first time. A second viewing allowed my attention to stray to the silly problems that were peppered throughout the episode. Still, I think it's better than most of what is currently available to those of us desperately seeking entertainment. On a separate note, I missed your wonderful former network executive outlook on this episode. For me, as a writer, I find those comments quite valuable in understanding the market.

[@OtherWorldExplorers]

Somehow, you tell it better than actually watching it.

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

Recently I am starting to think my remote control having a dedicated Disney+ button as being a waste of a button.

[@DonDonP1]

Hello, Paul. That's fine, despite a few things I loved about the season three premiere, including some "Super Sentai"-esque Mando costumes.

[@ranaventuras905]

Yes Chato, thank you, I know I'm not alone in this

[@sasavulic1236]

Its covered in s1e4 thay can take helmet of if thay are alone so thay can eat or groom them self.

[@ThieflyChap]

All roads lead to TLJ, and I got off that road after the Farce Awokens. I love Star Wars, which is why I won't touch anything Disney have made. I'll stick to the original 6 films and the Clone Wars TV shows. (Both of them).

[@KevinWhite-zb5os]

I needed to go to the loo. The moment your video started I hit pause and ran for it. When I came back to see your expression at the one second mark I thought "Oh my god, he's had a stroke!" Moral of the story? Never pause Chato!

[@ian_snow]

As a die hard San Jose Sharks fan, your opening had me cracking up! 😂😂😂 Good video, as always!

[@frankowalker4662]

I loved the opening HNL comentary. :)

[@rudilator2178]

This is the best Bllodbowl 3 review ever!

[@eliotduke1753]

I bet the people who didn't see boba Fett were like wait what? Didn't he leave with Luke? 😂

[@CallMeChato]

Yep

[@howlieMCFC]

That episode was all about selling cute toys absolute garbage

[@ComicBookBlackBelt]

we are plagued with pirates in the UK - its a bit of an issue I thoroughly appreciate the humour you deliver these videos with... not bad for a canadian ;) edit - "Misgendered some Jawas" made me spit my coffee

[@cheapaudioman]

Your funniest episode yet. Right on the nose on this one. If I'm being honest I'd still watch a Star Wars cooking show hosted by a wookie but I was also disappointed in this one. slightly better than the non Mandalorian Bobba Fett episodes from Book of Bobba Fett but not by much.

[@willpower8061]

The Hockey analogy had more of my interest than this episodes plots. I miss when Star Wars was more " Republic serial" than modern day.

[@RobAryeeArc]

Came for the Disney Star Wars commentary, stayed for the hockey game.