MANDALORIAN Season 3 Episode 5 BREAKDOWN - Ending Explained + Star Wars Easter Eggs

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The Mandalorian episode 5 I a pivot point for the show. The mandalorians are coming together under Bo-Katan's leadership to take back their homeworld, while Moff Gideon is still out there, plotting the rise of the first order.
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Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, Colton Ogburn, and Brianna McLarty.
#Mandalorian #Episode5 #EasterEggs
So a lot of people have been grumbling about this season’t plot threads, and how it all seems like random cutaway stories in the first half. But this is the episode where all the threads start to come together. The new republic, the amnesty program, the mandalorian religion-all of it is coming together here to start a larger story. In fact there are lots of teases for the sequel trilogy in this episode that set up the rise of the first order.
I loved the episode, let me know what you thought in the comments.
So we begin back on Navarro, the original home of the mandalorian covert back in season 1. I’ve pointed this out before, but every time we go back to Navarro the place is just a little bit nicer, as shown through the status of this nice pagoda outside of town. We also see a gonk power droid walking around in town-but this is a newer model, and not just the one that we saw being tortured in Jabba’s palace [clip].
And actually I’m not sure what this thing is, maybe you can let me know in the comments.
Doug: No need person, I will google it for you. Oh, free screencrush wifi? I dond;t know we had wifi, I thought we were in 1994. I’ll just connect.
Doug, no!
Doug: Oh shoot, why?
Because, it's a scam. People use their laptops to set up a hotspot and they steal your identity. Luckily no one in here would do that. [cut to the sock puppet at a laptop]. You know you…have to wonder if this is gonna come into play a little later on. Back to the easter eggs.
In the booth outside the town we can see a gotal working, first seen by them in the mos eisley cantina in a new hope. And there’s also the same twi’lek renaissance band we saw a few episodes ago.
Creef Carga is in his office, planning the expansions to his city. This turns out to foreshadow the ending of the episode, when another leader, the armorer, begins to plan out the future of her people [clip]. The holo map makes the same sound we heard in the original trilogy [clips]. And the aurebesh on the map reads: East court, Pul Kushin, and landing yard-hereby that really sweet pagoda.
Doug: Man you sure are into pagodas.
Me, why am I a pagoda man? I make it my business to know pagodas [high five]. All of this is also setting up the big battle of the episode, letting us know where each part of the battle is going to be taking place.
The ship landing outside navarro looks like a razor crest, like din djarin’s old ship. [exploding, with arms wide open]
The droid here is a kind of protocol droid very similar to the one that drove Pershing’s taxi in the coruscant episode-and the design was based on Ralph Mcquarrie’s original design of C-3Po, which was based on Maria the robot from the 1927 classic metropolis I know I mention this fact eerie time, but you never know who’s watching the video for the first time.
And look, Greef carga seems like a really good high magistrate, he’s doing a decent job, but this [forgot the rail yard]. You kind of ended up planning the transportation systems first my guy. anyone who’s ever played sim city knows that.
And then, as foreshadowed in episode 1 this season, the pirate Gorian Shard comes to town. Remember, Din and Carga had a gunfight with some of his men back in episode 1 this season, and then Din got in a dogfight with the snub fighters that worked for Shaed-who looks like a cross between Mossman and pizza the Hutt.
So pirates rolling tino town to take over the joint is an old story trope that was very popular in westerns. In westerns outlaws would overrun a town of decent people who just wanted to live in peace. The people are always unable to defend themselves, and it takes a hero-or heroes-to come in and settle accounts. We see this in classics like High Noon, High plains drifter, Tombstone-and of course Kuroswa classics like Yojimbo and the Seven samurai.
However, this episode offers a neat twist on this trope that I’ll talk about later on.

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[@maybenextime5782]

That was by far one of your best add cutaways, love the self-awareness that It would come back later. 🤣

[@danieldeherrera7331]

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[@da_birdman6800]

My guess as for the beskar in prison ship is that there is a faction of mandos that still follow Gidion because he was technically leader and he likely lied to those mandos about the dark saber.

[@jamesjellis]

Pretty sure that is not a pagoda.

[@shorey40]

How are you guys allowed to advertise a product by explaining how to circumvent another business T&Cs? Netflix says its against their policy to change your country unless you live there. They have differing license agreements, so you are literally advertising the theft of property... extremely unethical, considering it only serves to benefit y'all more by influencing people to watch content they don't have to pay for. Ne6flix sucks in Australia, so you don't get it. You purchase the content that isn't licensed to it.

[@tyranitararmaldo]

Zeb looks PHENOMENAL in this. Like, he moves so realistically, I had trouble perceiving him as CG. Something about the various natural movements his face and hands made.

[@DaxSchaffer]

As much as I love the various use of puppets throughout the show, I'm VERY glad they opted for CG in creating Zeb. He's too physically complicated to be pulled off convincingly otherwise. And the fact that he's fully animated made it so that Steve Blum's voice could be accurately synced to the mouth movements (unlike the Pirate King, which felt Muppety when he spoke). Really loved this look for Zeb as he just felt like a totally natural part of the world around him.

[@robertw31968]

Zeb definitely was amazing. He was one of my favorite characters on Rebels.

[@antoniohess9562]

@@DaxSchaffer The pirate king felt like the trade federation from episode 1

[@lecursedturtle9385]

@@DaxSchaffer I'm pretty sure he's a hybrid of CG and a puppet.

[@juliandeleon6107]

why couldn't they do this with she hulk 😭. zeb looks gorgeous

[@slamrahovart9024]

Favourite episode of the season so far. I loved watching the Mandalorians work together like a real squad

[@SaintlySaavy]

Right! Hype AF

[@SerDunk]

Got me giddy. The 14 year old me fascinated by Bobba Fett came back to life

[@NinjaPeko22]

Wow you must love garbage tv. Pro wrestling much?

[@bradycook5130]

I agree! Best one of the season!

[@Knightmair19]

It gave me power rangers

[@spacecadetglow]

I loved the base where Zeb was hanging out. It had a real late 60s/early 70s Vietnam vibe with the palm trees, psychedelic rock, and design of the buildings.

[@tylerdakid8394]

I thought the same thing LOL they were definitely going for space Vietnam again lolol

[@Hellaframes]

hell yeah

[@TheMightyKinkle]

I noticed that too

[@beeurd]

It made me think of the Rogue Squadron bases from the X-Wing books.

[@25Erix]

I was reminded of Scarif but it turned out to be a different planet with a similar biome.

[@SupaSoup]

I like how uncomfortable Bo is before and after removing her helmet, as though, even though she feels like an outsider, she doesn't want to lose this found family. She averts her eyes from the Armorer and the other children of the watch a majority of the time after removing her helmet.

[@Pinkielover]

great acting

[@samlanganke1262]

I like the hairdresser function of her helmet. No matter how long she wears it, she has perfect hair when she removes it.

[@deadmeat8754]

@@samlanganke1262 lol

[@fennec12080]

Ohhhh man i dunno i think shes afraid armorer saw through her i-have-seen-the-light-and-now-want-to-be-a-part-of-your-dumb-cult act. Great acting on actress's part both ways but shes hiding something!

[@meme2868]

Great episode, it felt like a classic season 1 episode and then ballooned into a really important episode for the last couple minutes and tied everything so far together.

[@SlipknotWarfare73]

I honestly thought that when the armorer walked bo katan outside without her helmet at the end of the episode, she was going to get her to challenge din for the dark saber. I’m surprised she’s being sent out to unite her people while din still has possession of the saber and I feel like that has to come into play at some point this season

[@diaking2845]

That's too much to happen right now. Din doesn't know how to use the Saber while Bo is good at it. We gotta have our "training montage" with... Luke? Ashoka? No, No, I bet with Bo Katan. Yeah that's it! We gotta wait for Din to get better first. Notice how he hasn't used it much? I bet somewhere around the end of the season we'll see their fight.

[@24Kphotography]

I thought the same thing

[@metallichick90]

My thinking is that Mythosaur trumps Darksaber, so she'll get the Mythosaur and he'll get to keep the Darksaber, and they'll continue working together instead of against each other. I like the thought of them being co-leaders.

[@jilliebean6312]

@@metallichick90or maybe they smash and become king and queen of mandalore

[@ritchierich2793]

They playing hot potatoes in trying to determine whether they can ruled by the black saber or mythasaur to ruled mandalore..

[@vertiac]

11:23 Ezra made a hobby out of collecting Imperial helmets in Star Wars Rebels. The trophy display in the bar may have been a nod to that. Perhaps it was set up by Zeb as a small tribute to his lost friend.

[@bjmcmahon722]

Deep cut there possibly...

[@sunnydub107]

Hopefully we get their reunion in Ahsoka

[@dekulruno]

One thing that makes me think the Armorer is changing her stance is the metaphor of the forge. She talks about how grand the forge on mandalore was and then how different the forge in the covert is, “But it is still a forge.” It serves the same purpose. That seems to be the moment she realizes that mandalorians may have different beliefs but they are still mandalorian.

[@NotDustyDrB]

Great episode. Surprised at how great Zeb looked. Out of all the core Rebels crew, didn't expect him to be the one to show up.

[@lifeexists317]

I’m really hoping Sabine will show up, would be really interesting

[@catsdancing21]

@@lifeexists317 not watched the video maybe it was mentioned but im 99% she's the one who kidnapped moff gideon in search of the darksaber

[@ArmaziLLLa]

Is it 100% Zeb? Are there not others of his kind left in the galaxy?

[@ArmaziLLLa]

@@azakachi-rd-17 I stand corrected! When I heard Ryan mention it was the same voice actor I was convinced but that seals the deal. Pretty cool.

[@sherijms4]

Zeb looked great. Hope we get to see more of him and the rest of the Ghost crew in Ahsoka. Rebels is my favorite story in Star Wars

[@russelledwards001]

Rebels was the only thing they got right until mandalorian season. 1.

[@SRXclamation]

Me too! So surprised how good he looks in his live action debut. Idk how they did it but it’s top notch

[@dcatura1]

Steve Plum is casted for Ahsoka, but that’s not the best part… Eman Esfandi is set to star as Ezra Bridger!

[@lomiification]

Was that zeb? I was hoping it's him, but assuming not

[@dmonee6196]

@@lomiification voice sold me on it. Could still be wrong, but I doubt it right now.

[@salawinborn7246]

I love that the Ugnaught looks like Smee. It’s one of those references that’s works so well. Also Zeb!!!! So cool to see him in live action.

[@josephellis4644]

I thought the same thing!

[@Ty1976able]

Looks like an Ugnaught is Disney bounding Mr. Smee. Which may be my next halloween party outfit.

[@Anubis78250]

If you would have said to me that they were going to do that (the ugnaught part) I would've instantly shook my head and thought 'this is going to be stupid', and I would have been wrong. They pulled it off pretty well.

[@MarcoMartinez-si9ye]

My family and I love the Mandalorian. This episode was great, seeing Zeb from Rebels, the Mandalorians helping Nevarro, the Armorer naming Bo-Katan a leader that will unite all Mandalorians, and the escape of Moff Gideon. The Mandalorian continues to improve every season with new Star Wars content.

[@AnonymousSandwich]

Worth mentioning that Hera will be in live action via the Ahsoka show, as footage of her was shown at Star Wars Celebration last year. So all surviving members of Ghost Crew will be in live action.

[@francisgilbert6749]

RIP Caleb dume aka kanan jarrus

[@mco5634]

So is Sabine dead?!

[@mjjfilms4597]

@@mco5634 Sabine will be a main character in the Ahsoka show…

[@AnonymousSandwich]

@@mco5634 No... Sabine is very much alive. The only dead one is *cry* Kanan.

[@hcxpl1]

will we get a Live Action Jacen Syndulla as well then? I mean, I need something to honor my man Caleb Dume

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Zebs cameo was so unexpected, and honestly got me so pumped. More than it should've but him ,and kanan were my favorite by far from rebels hope we one day see Jacen in live action.

[@MrCrossbladez]

I was screaming, I loved him so much in Rebels

[@allenelliott5647]

Apparently, characters from Rebels are going to be in the Ahsoka series

[@kingofmonsters14]

@@allenelliott5647 we know Hera and Sabine are, at least

[@Jorizzle22]

​@@kingofmonsters14 And Ezra right?

[@paulglass7921]

I shouted to an empty room when he showed up.

[@MrMann0123]

What I also love is "someone I served with" he treats the droid as a colleague which few do.

[@slthjawa5062]

It's a robot not a living thing.

[@V.L.R.]

I Loved catching Gorr The God-Butcher “with face horns” fly a fighter this episode!

[@GodKillerKRAT0S]

I feel like a squad of mandos could have easily neutralized those pirates. However watching the armorer beat down bad guys with beskar tools was pretty dope

[@tylerdakid8394]

If they were all deathwatch mandos then yeah. You got to remember this is probably the first time a lot of those mandalorians are fighting as a cohesive unit. The battle we see them and in the first season was more of just like a shoot anything that moves kind of deal LOL

[@tylerdakid8394]

And even for their first time in like a urban combat environment they did pretty damn well. I don't believe they suffered any casualties. I saw one or two get hit but I don't know if they died.

[@GodKillerKRAT0S]

@TylerdaKid yes they shouldn't have died because they wear beskar armor, also they barely utilized their jet packs/rockets and other Mandalore weaponry.

[@tylerdakid8394]

@@GodKillerKRAT0S well not necessarily all of their armor is beskar, Din didn't have FULL beskar till like episode 3-4 of s1, some of them might just have really good armor. Or I could be best car that's painted. But I would assume it's likely that some of the younger mandalorians aren't wearing full beskar. But yeah that scene was dope. Might watch it again right now after I smoke a bowl LOL

[@tylerdakid8394]

@Darkstar go back and rewatch that scene, they do not fight as a team. That is a free-for-all. This was a military operation. They are completely different and you just want to be salty for no reason. This was one of the best episodes of the mandalorian and some of the coolest action we've ever gotten in Star Wars.

[@hectorbarrera8214]

One thing you may consider is that the Beskar left in the ship where they took Moff Guidian was planted by Thrawn forces to get the Republic against the Mandelorians. Remember they already tried to take Bo Katan out.

[@orion7011]

And the last thing you'd want is the person that people are trying to kill staying in your compound. The Armorer did right by trying to get Bo Kotan off planet, away from her people. If she's lucky, she'll send some other Mandolarians their way, If not, she's dead but they won't suffer.

[@LethalxBassist]

A passing thought. Sabines Mando friend could have swiped up Moff in a bounty - her tactic for disabling ships and then breeching the hull was kinda how that shuttle looked. 😅

[@pecosR0B]

@@LethalxBassist I saw a video where they had a theory that since we see Zeb and know Sabine is coming (and is Mandalorian), they could have been undercover trying to find Gideon to get info on Thrawne so they broke him out, but to get info so they can find out what happened to Ezra.

[@petrstasek8386]

@@pecosR0B Good theory, but why would she kill innocent Republic guards? The first thing that came to mind is that the dark troopers could have freed him. They're from Bescar, too.

[@lilchaos9212]

@@LethalxBassist Do you mean Ketsu? Maybe, but it would be odd to bring her in so suddenly when they seem to be hinting that someone is purposefully trying to frame the Mandalorians.

[@uhhhtanner]

I LOVE your reviews. You always provide awesome cinephile theory and techniques in interesting and simple ways, along with historical notes and SO MUCH STAR WARS NERDINESS! And you get them up so quickly and professionally - thank you for your dedication!

[@ScottLewislovesyou]

The Imperial Super Commandos ( led by Gar Saxon) were Mandalorian warriors loyal to the Galactic Empire. I think that there a few of them still around and they helped rescue the Moff

[@SaintlySaavy]

Are we not going to talk about how the “pirates” first mate is dressed like Smee from Peter Pan? 😂😂

[@metallichick90]

Are we going to ignore the fact that the Ugnaught cockswain was very definitely an alien Smee? Even his little whimper when Gorian said to keep going as they lost their engines and shields, I laughed so hard at that :D I loved the episode, was invested in it the whole way through, and my heart was so happy for Bo when the Armorer took her back and basically told her "you're going to save our people, I believe you", after all she's done and been through, you know that meant a lot to Bo.

[@BushkiLaRoo]

Agreed! I came straight here to comment on Mr. Smee! Outfit and all!

[@TheDarkPorkins]

Hondo had a little Ugnaut buddy, I wonder if he joined Shards crew.

[@wigglepuppy7412]

I thought the same thing!!

[@vascoernesto78]

I thought the se thing. Same outfit.

[@InTheBasementProduct]

Kinda wish Ugnaught Smee survived.

[@TheTruthIsGonnaHurt]

*Cara Dune being killed transporting Gideon would make sense..* During the episode, The Rescue in Season one, she was the one that basically was keeping Gideon in check after he was captured. It stands to reason she would personally escort him. Transporting a Moff to await trial is exactly something Special Forces would do. Lastly, nothing less than a Mandalorian would probably be needed to take her down. Sad to see her go, but killing her off would fuel Dinn to fight Gideon with renewed vengeance.

[@juliajuanafernandaalvarez1456]

Truely hope we will get a Sabine appearance this season. From all Rebels characters she is the most fitting to appear

[@RealityDysfunction]

I doubt we'll see her in Mandolorian before we see her in Ahsoka

[@Valdimarian]

A few things you seem to have missed: The New Republic airbase strongly resembles the one from the old show "Ba Ba Black Sheep" based on the real life pacific theater Black Sheep squadron who, get this, flew blue Corsair fighters against the Japanese. Secondly the helmets mounted above the bar combined with Zeb makes for a strong callback to Ezra's habit of collecting Stormtrooper helmets, which in later seasons Zeb helped contribute to.

[@MrGunnar177]

100% call back to the black sheep

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I don't see how Gideon would have been rescued by Mandalorian since they abandoned Bo for not having the dark Saber which Gideon also no longer has. I think it's a trick by Gideon to pitt the NR against the mandalorian. Loving this season so far ,and can't wait to see what happens.

[@dianadowie3985]

It wasn't the Mandalorian! It is Thawn!

[@andy9085]

I also think your idea could’ve true but it could just as likely simply be that some Mandalorian tribes are loyal to the empire. But I agree with you & I’d like to think Gideon is trying to trick the NR

[@andy9085]

@@dianadowie3985 Thrawn*

[@biffyqueen]

I assumed they grabbed him to murder him

[@digenesakritas1107]

​@@andy9085 I don't think so the Mandalorians are a thorn in the Imperial Remnant's plans that's why they tried to take out Bo-Katan and now are trying to pit the Mandalorians against the New Republic. Let's not forget Moff Gideon is in possession of large amounts of Beskar ore. Seems like a plan right out of Thrawn's playbook.

[@stephenholbrook4391]

I think you missed a hidden metaphor. When the armorer spoke of the great forge of Mandalore and the forge of the convert, it was a metaphor for the different tribes. Meaning that, while slightly different, they both do and are the same things.

[@JdeMolay]

Zeb and other pilots are wearing blue because as we see with Kazuda Xiono on Star Wars: Resistance, it's the uniform colour of the New Republic. The older pilots are probably just stubborn and nostalgic so they continue to wear orange. It's also why Paz Viszla calls Carson "Blue-boy" and Mando calls him "Blue".

[@Derpfriar]

finally a really damn good episode this season. Was really good start to finish. Seeing Zeb was AMAZE! his CGI looked real good.

[@dhruvdesai3485]

When the Armorer was talking to Bo Katan about how, even though the forge on Madalore is grand and ornate and the forge on Navaro is small and simple they serve the same overall purpose, I believe she was referring to Bo's royal heritage and the regular Madalorians as equals and all share the same purpose.

[@liveyourlife_tv]

If Carson Teva has the rank of Captain, and Zeb is his superior officer, that means that Adelphi Rangers is probably commandeered by Zeb. It makes sense since Herra now has the rank of General, and we see the Ghost is every space battle from Scarif to exegal.

[@lilchaos9212]

It also means Zeb probably got a promotion at some point since he was the rank of Captain for the entirety of Rebels.

[@CAPace09]

Zeb in charge? Yes!

[@GenerationX-WingPodcast]

I heard the subtle republic tune playing when Paulie jumped back in his x wing. That was a nice touch.

[@highseasbanditry]

21:27 Kom'rk class Mandalorian ship is also known as a Gauntlet fighter. It's not the name of Bo-Katan's ship, but rather a secondary name for all ships of that type.

[@lilchaos9212]

Yeah, Ezra Bridger had one that he stole from Maul and it was literally just called "the Gauntlet" most of the time.

[@shadowgattler]

I think the beskar is a red herring. The Empire stole a ton of Beskar after the purge as mentioned in season 1 and I doubt the Mandalorians would leave behind such a precious resource.

[@lilchaos9212]

Yeah, and it would make sense that any normal person would see Beskar and immediately think it was Mandalorians that was responsible. Someone is probably gonna try and frame Din, Bo, and their group for it to make the New Republic try and go after them to get Gideon back, keeping them off the trail of whoever really rescued Gideon.

[@khalilismail666]

Yeah, they're setting up the Mandalorians so the new republic will fight the mandos. Machiavellian divide and conquer

[@jordan9632]

You didn't mention the exchange between Paz and Din. When it was announced that Bo Katan would unite the tribes. It was subtle but he looked questioningly back at Din and Din nodded in what I took as acceptance.

[@5150_as]

10:30 In the Resistance animated series the New Republic X-Wing pilots wear blue jump suits. And with some of the pilots including Zeb wearing the newer style "survival jacket" (the white vest) I think this is a subtle visual of the transition from rebel pilots to New Republic ones

[@seawind930]

I think it's by preference or it's their squadron color because in the movies and a lot of other series they wore orange and red and B-wing and A-wing pilots also wore blue and green.

[@thewickedwhydah]

Actually, Carson Teva said it was an beskar alloy, the same stuff Gideon's Dark Troopers were/are made of. Whereas the Mandalorian armor is made out of full beskar.

[@TheDarkPorkins]

I was wondering about that. I thought Beskar was involved in the Dark Troopers but then I remembered Luke's lightsaber still cut through them like butter. Din needed the spear to pierce the armor. So the allow makes sense.

[@docmorrell]

Not all of the Mandalorians have full beskar. Just look at how Din’s armor was destroyed in the first season before he found enough beskar to make an entire suit.

[@shawnsenner3609]

Or could it be a piece of Beskar that was planted to make it look like Mandalorians did it? Or maybe some Mando Mercs were hired to bust Gideon out, not knowing who he was?

[@midniteoyl8913]

Most Mandalorian armor at this time is not pure Beskar, but an alloy.. if it has any Beskar at all. Remember how easily Mando's was destroyed in Season1? And how much better it is now that most of it is pure Beskar?

[@senselessbabble1996]

8:32 - The "Space Billiards" game was first scene in a cut scene from A New Hope. When Luke went to Tosche Station to tell his friends about the battle over head, you see characters playing this same game in the back ground

[@thewarroom1944]

At the end, with the big reveal of Gideon’s escape, I thought that it was Thrawn who broke him out via Imperial Mandalorians since Rebels showed us that they worked together during the Empire.

[@luanakimo1]

I really appreciate the research behind all of your videos. A lot of work. Respect! And your dog is adorable 🙂

[@sotonrich]

Between this and the Bad Batch it’s been a real emotional rollercoaster of excellent Star Wars storytelling!

[@ZenShroud1]

I don't know about Bad Batch, but this season of Mando has been awful. The bad writing is so obvious at this point that it's become humorous. I particularly enjoyed the scene of the Mandos walking down the stairs, trying to look like they could see where they were going in those helmets without falling. This show might as well just be animated, because it's a cartoon.

[@rizkyirwin7781]

I love starwars story w/out jedi

[@linjah]

​@@ZenShroud1Pedro Pascal is doing his absolute best to make this scripting somewhat believable

[@phanpny97]

​@@ZenShroud1 🤡

[@ZenShroud1]

I feel like Katie Sackhoff is doing the same. This show has become ultra-mid, but it still isn't as bad as Obi-Wan, where the calamity was so omnipresent that even Ewan's acting did nothing to help it. Really, it only made it worse, as it was a small glimpse of what a great show we could've had if it had been given the Andor treatment.

[@Noone-jn3jp]

I wish we could have seen the armors face during Paz speech. I bet it was “Didn’t see that coming”

[@KamikazeofSG12]

And don't forget that Gideon was hording Beskar ore as well. The Dark Troopers were built from a Beskar Alloy, hence the reason Din had trouble with the one he beat.

[@Wezqu]

I am surprised that nobody makes the Starscream reference on the one pirate who left his leader to die. Its so classical Starscream but makes total sense why go down with the others if you can just leave.

[@joermnyc]

I think this is leading up to Din having to duel someone, either Gideon or an “evil” Mandolorian over the Dark Saber, then he loses it, but Bo-Katan wins it in a second duel, further cementing her leadership.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

My theory is that Bo will eventually realize that she can't run this rally cry alone ,and that it's also Din's destiny to both be the ones to bring all mandalorian together.

[@EricRN1977]

It looks like they're setting up what passes for romance between 2 Mandalorians.

[@BalthazarMyrrh70]

Or she'll run the rally cry, backed by the armorer - only to run into the mythosaur who will be drawn to din, with the darksaber, who has learned to ride a small beast and grogu who tamed the mudhorn using force ability.

[@henrywilson2136]

A dual leadership/Constitutional Monarchy. One by Blood, (Bo) and another by combat, (Din). Both worlds.

[@jchamilton4476]

I ship them. Shed make a good mom to grogu

[@benschultz1784]

N'y ka'arta'il gar dara'suum

[@DunleavyClan]

I really enjoy these. The humor is a great touch that keeps me coming back.

[@dudefromtheearth]

This may be the best channel to learn all there is to know about every new episode of The Mandalorian and then some. It was interesting to learn how in westerns they deal with pirates which this show has that feel and theme going on Star Wars style.

[@catfood5735]

My first theory was that Sabine could have broke Gideon out to try to get Thrawns location to find Ezra. Hence the beskar embedded in the wall of the lambda.

[@mco5634]

Ia she leading troops?

[@hcxpl1]

THAT- actually makes quite a bit of sense, actually - I doubt it but it would be cool. And, I mean, I know she destroyed it but she did have a weapon that target only beskar, so that shard could even be like a guiding projectile for the blast

[@Montzter57]

That theory makes no sense. She fought with the rebellion just like Zeb. Why wouldn’t she be able to just question Gideon without issue? You really think they’d have Sabine attacking and killing NR soldiers?😊

[@landonjackson6260]

I think its Darth maul little band of mandos

[@linjah]

​​@@landonjackson6260hey wouldn't still be loyal to him after he....... You seen Clone Wars and Rebels? 😅

[@Bicketybam68]

I'm so glad you mentioned Pizza the Hutt become that is the exact vibe I kept getting from him, although in this guys case he was more like Seaweed/Kale the Hutt.

[@bordy217]

They are going organic...

[@tylerdakid8394]

I don't know, he's more of like a blatant rip-off of Davy Jones from pirates of the Caribbean imo. Not that he wasn't cool, just the second I saw him I was like that's pretty much Davy Jones LOL

[@JdeMolay]

Vegan the Hutt

[@Chimpson2009]

I hear by rename Captain Shard Uncut Lawn Beard

[@kmw4359]

Second that. Loved the Pizza The Hut ref.

[@Marsha-at-Home-Endeavor]

Always super thorough! Thanks ScreenCrush

[@hothmainshieldmemegenerato972]

Really in depth thanks for your contributions.

[@Animehermit]

Small correction: it's not 3 Characters from Rebels it's 4. Hera is set to appear in Ahsoka

[@matthewhostetter8974]

I had to take a double take, I couldn't believe they just casually threw Zeb in as an easter egg, he looked great. This season continues to get better and better.

[@badalicemusic]

Loving how the pagoda's damage from the pirates firing on the town left it looking like a giant sized replica of the Armourer's hammer. Just in time for the Mandalorians to be gifted the land. Great touch.

[@eriksteinbrecher885]

Thanks Ryan. I always appreciate these breakdowns after the episodes. Very helpful and fun at the same time.

[@dupadupadoo69]

As much as I love this season introducing a much bigger story. I do miss the one off Samurai Jack-esqe episodes with Din and Grogu encountering some random planet trying to help out their people.

[@iambear.6526]

You mean Din helping the people and Grogu just being there making weird noises. 🤣

[@lup1up]

I respect your opinion, but I just gotta say that I'm reaaally happy with quite the opposite haha

[@Hellaframes]

i too kinda miss that element but with this recent episode i could care less 😂

[@lilchaos9212]

Yeah both the Clone Wars and Rebels also followed that pattern. The first few seasons or so are more so rag-tag adventures that help establish the characters , relationships and character arcs that then act as a foundation for the wider story introduced later on. This season really seems to be establishing the larger plot of the Mandalorian as a whole and where things will go.

[@willnutland5772]

In all fairness, I think R5s story does make sense. He was on Tatooine for the prequels, was taken off world by his owner who joined the rebellion and subsequently was shot down while visiting home. Then the Jawas salvaged him and tried to sell him to Luke. Would also explain the damaged motivator and could be why he is so timid

[@DS9TREK]

There's a comic where Qui-Gon's Force ghost blew his motivator

[@Zeemis]

@screencrush, hope you read this. I think I know who's behind the rescue of Moff Gideon and who's framing the Mandalorians with planing the Beskar on the destoryed cruiser Gideon was on. Remember "The Client" from Season 1 who rewarded Mando with the beskar needed to forge his armor? He is loyal to Moff Gideon, and had a supply of Beskar.

[@garrisonsloan2466]

13:59 as Carson is talking about conflict brewing in the Outer Rim you can hear a few notes of the Kylo Ren/First Order theme from the Sequel Trilogy

[@drt1nu]

Nice music-detail at 15:51: When he's about to leave, the Resistance theme plays in a slower version 👌

[@G0LD3NAABS]

dude!!! You nail these easter eggs so hard!

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

The dark troopers Gideon ultizes are made out of beskar so it could be his own dark troopers that rescued him from the ship similar to their rescued attempt which was foiled when Luke came to the rescue in the season 2 finale.

[@thewickedwhydah]

Actually, they are made out of an beskar alloy, as found by Teva on the ship. This is why Luke was able to slice through them with his lightsaber. Mandalorian armor is made of full beskar and can withstand lightsabers.

[@godddam6675]

That is not a Pagoda. If anything that is a Torii gate (Japanese) they serve as a boundary which separates the sacred space from the mundane world where humans live.

[@quickfrog57]

Has Ryan explained his distaste for Ezra before? I don't get it and would be curious to find out why. I mean, he grated on me a bit when I first started watching, but he grew on me a lot and I really enjoyed the Jedi parts of that show with him and Kanan.

[@anasshahid224]

Amazing episode, the battle of Nevarro was epic, excited to see where the final scene with Captain Teva leads to 🙌 Seeing Zeb in live action was a treat 👏👏👏

[@shaztalion]

You keep calling Arch at the front of the city at Pagoda... But a pagoda is a tiered building. That classic Japanese style arch that they use as a reference here and in the force awakens is called a torii.

[@darrenbyrne5465]

But the man says he makes it his business to know Pagodas 😂. Business aint going to well.

[@Thunder025]

Both Mando and BB were great this week. I just love that we have a new Star Wars every week now.

[@scottthompsen845]

Awesome video / recap! One of your best yet 💯🙏

[@LuminescentMonk]

Every episode when he sneaks in a "your mom" joke I bust out laughing 😂

[@ScreenCrush]

What did you think of the episode?

[@storm_hyper853]

Fine

[@cruzinthruspace]

You're late

[@KingCobraLolcow]

Best episode yet

[@LazyGhostHunter]

Loved it! This is so much Star Wars goodness.They are providing a great story for not only the casual fans...but rewarding the long time super fans as well.

[@Sammybree]

Sammy likey

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I loved this episode easily the best episode of the season so far. Specifically the part where the mandalorian are welcomed back to Navarro, and now even have lands to call their own. I want to see how this develops in the future.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

1:54 Greef Karga should have set up some defenses while he was building the city. I was almost expecting those ground-based turbolasers from the Imperial base they destroyed to pop up somewhere.

[@elizabethshannon5477]

The Red Sea crossing from The Prince of Egypt and Tombstone in the same video… awesome! And the rest of the video was well done too.

[@kappazo2268]

That gate is a Tori ( Japanese for gate and has the shape shown at Navarro) not a Pagoda (multilevel tower)

[@CardShopReality]

It was clear to me that Bo Katan not saluting Grief like the other Mandos, was because of what he said about Navaro being their "Home". She obviously feels Mandalore is their "home" so hence not saluting the comment. Thumbs UP Ryan for the great content again.

[@aj4636]

Keep doing the “your mom” joke I’m always dead Af 😭🤣 you always catch me off guard to! so it makes it so much more hilarious

[@ILoveRedPandas95]

I think as Djin has the dark saber and when Bo has the Mythasaur they might both be leaders of Mandalore

[@GorillaHashstash]

Wow, the level of detail about touching that old action figure was both hilarious and so specific. I totally knew what he was talking about despite never having touched that particular toy myself. It's amazing how specific memories and sensations ar

[@Carver94]

Excellent breakdown as always Ryan! It’s interesting the Armorer has been so embracing of Bo given how much she seemed to hate / blame her and her family for Mandalore falling until the last few episodes, especially since she doesn’t have the Dark Saber. The Dark Saber has also played a much less significant role than I thought it would, especially after Din was accepted back into the tribe. I assumed once this happened that Din would be the one they all looked to for leadership, but he seems to be playing a smaller and smaller role. I was also surprised she set Bo on the quest of uniting the various tribes without possessing the Dark Saber and wonder if they’re just going to abandon it’s significance altogether.

[@endoftheworld29]

Lets face it. Din doesn't have the qualities to be a leader looking at the fact that he cant even wield the dark saber properly. Bo has the charisma and the ability to lead and unite the Mandalorians.

[@uniformtrain6692]

Also did anyone notice how the Pirate's ship looked so much like the Arrow head from the free maker adventures? it's so cool

[@keithmaxon9510]

Loved the Imperial Spy Droid head on the New Republic bar.

[@thetimie]

It’s nice to get a little more of the backstory of what happened before the force awakens

[@Jason-ml1ot]

Thanks for your knowledgeable input. I will admit that, although I love everything Star Wars, I am not versed in all of the lore and I miss many connections that you point out in this series. Sometimes I don't realize how important an episode is until I watch your recap

[@douglasadams8201]

Man watching your SW breakdowns are as fun as watching the shows themselves...love it

[@nj7627]

Going off the Blue Squadron thing, Hera was also General over Vanguard Squadron in the game Squadrons. So maybe she's overseeing the fighter squadrons and Zeb's Blue Leader under her?

[@AwesTex]

Loved this episode! The action was great, the cameos were great, no notes

[@skyblueo]

What a great Star Wars episode. I'm loving the fast pace of this one. And the pirate ship crashing and blowing up was beautiful. This season has had a lot of great dog fights in the atmosphere and in space. Did the FX budget get increased?

[@icm8327]

Watching for the first time thanks dawg I didn’t know that about C-3PO origin

[@mattfoley4128]

Great review!!!!

[@joshuahenderson3444]

I gotta say Zeb looks incredible in this episode he looks exactly like he suppose to from the animations in Rebels i jus hope we get to finally see Grand Admiral Thrawne now thats how you do CGI

[@spot007]

First we're teased with purrgil and now live action Zeb... Karabast, this was a great episode. I love the analyses you do. Makes me appreciate the shows more. I always go back and re-watch after.

[@michaelallard5971]

The robot around the table with Greef Cargo kind of looks like Ralph McQuarrie’s original drawing for C3-PO

[@dicocalilung]

A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves like the one featured in Game of Death. The "pagoda" that you are referring to is actually a torii or more commonly called a Shinto gate.

[@craigwack4773]

I think the Chinese call it a paifang

[@Knightmarex5]

Really glad someone else mentioned it. I had to do a double take when he called it a pagoda.

[@bennettniizawa7200]

I don't know what that thing was you were asking about but the arch at the entrance is a torii, a pagoda is more of a tower

[@jlew1740]

I learn something new everyday. Thanks!! I think the thing he was asking about was a different version of the globe that Jabba the Hutt used for his frogs/snacks.

[@charlie8588]

Food for Thought Bo-Katan walks both worlds was somewhat teased by the replacement of one of her shoulder pauldrons, one the night owls and now the other the mythosaur

[@Vocu]

"do the magic hand thing" is one of the best lines in star wars

[@whiskybitness7016]

I'm not sure pagoda is the word you mean. Pagodas are typically towers of narrowing squares. That gate sort of resembles a Tori gate, a Japanese Shinto structure.

[@yamagata008]

YES!!! This is the beginning of the payoff! I love this episode and I love this show. May the Mandalorian reach the goal of 8 seasons.