Most of my Mando theories were ass.

[@sean1910]

keep your expectations low and you’ll never be disappointed

[@AfterthymeGaming]

Fact from Michelle Jones. Nice. Or you know it just from life without having to watch No Way Home to know about that.

[@davidordaz5251]

Yeah true my expectations for anything are always low honestly and am glad that i am like that

[@switchitwithdc3612]

Exactly.

[@kronosaur417]

Yeah, but when you do that, it’s not even worth watching anymore, guess it’s time to find a new show.

[@Lingosharp]

I do that with movies and just see how it be with no expectations

[@makairidah8354]

Personally the one thing I never understood is why did everyone thought the armorer would be the spy of all people. Out of all the characters she has been shown to be then one to care about mandalorian culture and it's survival the most, not to mention that if she really had connections with the empire then she would have just asked Din for the dark saber before banishing him on the book of boba Fett

[@mightheal]

It's mostly do to not being able to see her face. All of the close ups on her were off and since we don't get to see her face we don't get a clear picture of what they were trying to convey.

[@justintaylor1713]

People who have bad experiences with religion and her speech patterns and bringing up rules seemingly as she went along reminding them of that trauma

[@MrJmanrey]

When I saw Armorer clubbing imperials out of the air, I was like, “Yes! Thank goodness! That would have been stupid if the show made her a double agent.” I mean the last time we saw Armorer interact with imps, she cracked Stormtrooper skulls open and melted one for good measure.

[@leonbrooke5587]

I had wondered if maybe she wasn't an imperial loyalist but perhaps would betray Bo-Katan in order to maintain the status quo of the Children of the Watch cult. that perhaps she would look on the loss of Mandalore as a fait a complit, attempting to retake the planet unnecessary and risky, and bringing Bo-Katan and her group into the fold too destabilising to the cult's way of doing things

[@Kronecraft]

​@@justintaylor1713evil cult leader =/= imperial double agent. I still think she's low key evil but I still don't see why the fuck she would be a double agent

[@AWOLbriks47]

Rumour is when they cancelled rangers of the new republic they had to do a rewrite. The space battle was supposed to be bigger. It's even in the concept art during the credits

[@primal1233]

I don't think your predictions were that bad. You had a lot of good theories.

[@qpwdfgh4939]

Fr they were pretty good. The show was just a major letdown with alot of plotholes uncovered

[@mosestsang2760]

@@homer6292 well if Gideon can just go forge his own beskar armor, why do the Mandalorians even need the Armorer? They can just go to some random smith and ask them to forge their armor

[@Blafina]

Yeah I think that’s it lol. Unfortunately we get ourselves carried away with these theories of course, but maybe it’s on Favreau and others that they write in too much shit that just doesn’t matter and we can go rampant on that.

[@edwardrichtofen8530]

@@mosestsang2760 how do people not figure it out? You have a GALAXY of people. Does Disney not know people throughout history rediscovered things over and over? I feel like with effort people could figure at least the basics of beaker out.

[@QuintusAntonious]

Honestly, I think many of his predictions were probably right but they had to change the trajectory of the show to compensate for several cancelled movies and shows that those scenes may have tied into. For example, the missing space battle may be because it tied to Rogue Squadron or Rangers of the Republic, both of which would have fit in here given how much screen time the New Republic's fighter corps was getting. It's also possible there really were plans to get Boba Fett involved but they either couldn't afford to bring the actor back, or something has changed in the Book of Boba Fett's Season 2 that hasn't been announced yet. Disney is so fast and loose with the franchise that it is also just possible they don't care enough to fill in the tiny details because they know we'll watch it anyway (although after Solo I would hope they'd learn their lesson, but they probably haven't).

[@bluehero-96]

I wasn't surprised by Gideon's master plan being Force enhanced clones. I just wish we could have seen it completed so it can blow up in his face, because messing with the Force is never a good idea, unless you want it to mess with you back. I liked how Din got a cabin where he could relax for a bit at the end. And at last, that stupid dark saber is no more.

[@ryanremenap5616]

every time the darksaber turns on, I smile. it's badass. but it hasn't been anything but trouble since rebels.

[@mrjtfang2]

@@ryanremenap5616 It was cool when it first came out. I got tired of it when it replaced the old mandalorian lore, though.

[@IsaacKuo]

Yeah, I was guessing that the domed city was on Concordia, since its environment was previously decimated by excessive mining, but it looks like the forests have grown back. And the way Moff Gideon emphasized "and bombers" really made us expect SOMETHING menacing from them. I mean, when the TIE bombers destroyed Bo-Katan's castle, she got enraged to need revenge because of what they did to Mandalore. Din had to talk some sense to her. So yeah ... TIE bombers bombarding mandos has a real emotional bite. Also, like half the mandos at LEAST have the same visceral reaction as Bo-Katan seeing the results of the imperial bombardment again. As it was? We hardly got to see the TIE bombers do anything at all. Even the gang of angry mouse droids was more menacing.

[@CT5555_]

It's not just you, everyone gave out theories like they were rock hard facts pretty much all season. I think that's a big reason of why the later episodes of the season got so much cut out.

[@Anon1370]

well to me everyones theories was better then what we eventually got which was wrapped up in a neat little box fairy tale ending..

[@skroochi1901]

Everyone’s theories were way more complex than the actual story😂. Was decent overall but basic story

[@MarkW1210]

Are you saying that they cut down the episodes because people were making predictions?

[@kimberlyplayer]

@@Anon1370 I couldn’t disagree more. I thought the theories were terrible. I didn’t want the Armorer to be a spy.. I don’t want her to be Rook Kast. There was so many theories and I hated them all. It was a simple season, laid back and I thought it was enjoyable for a kids / family show. I can only hope KK stays out of future seasons and it gets better as they go. I do happen to agree with most about the Din/Grogu reunion was far too early and shouldn’t have happened on BOBF.

[@paulmurphy4723]

​@@Anon1370 like act 3 in that Star Wars movie series that ended with Return of the Jedi? yeah, pfft, who wants that shit, right! someone should have killed Grogu & shat in Mandos helmet, cos that's dark & gritty!! way to miss the whole point of Star Wars my guy, but also, shocker as SW fans act like SW fans.

[@darkaxel1991]

Considering Pedro Pascal wasn't available for a big chunk of filming, I'm not surprised that Mando kept his helmet on. Also, Chekov's Gun still kinda applies with the Mythosaur. Dollars to donuts says that sucker makes it's grand appearance in the upcoming Filoni movie. I'm also willing to bet that's why they played it safe with the season finale.

[@CodytheHun123]

Wait I didn’t realize he wasn’t available. If what you say is true, most of the season’s story and design makes much more sense.

[@stevemcgowen]

@@CodytheHun123 Pedro never made it on set. He was filming the Last of Us at the time .

[@chazzerous]

This is not some big change though. Pedro was cast well after most of season 1 had already been shot, and for season 2 I think he maybe did a week of shooting. Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder are the guys wearing the suit most of the time.

[@CodytheHun123]

@@stevemcgowen that’s true! Didn’t even occur to me.

[@rianmacdonald9454]

That sounds about right to me. Set it up in a TV show, judge fan theories/ideas, how they respond - then let loose in film or next season. I would rather it flushed out fully and correctly in an TV season rather than reduced in a limited film. But then again good story writing has no time limits, if they can do it in a film then happy days.

[@poposterous236]

You ever thought that maybe the problem is the bad foreshadowing? I've noticed this alot lately in shows from the past 20 years (Lost especially) that there are more clues than there are mystery, some of the information is conflicting and most of the 'hints' you pick up lead absolutely nowhere. JJ Abrams "mystery box" is more focused about the writers making you ask what's in the box. Here's the thing though: The writers don't figure out whats actually in the box until they write the final episode. Until then, they have no idea. So they're laying the tracks as the train rolls over them without ANY idea of where they're going.

[@michaelramon2411]

Eck, I will give you props for a theory you got right - your breakdown of the Mandalorian fleet specifically noted more than once that their anti-fighter capabilities were very weak. And sure enough, when they realize a swarm of advanced TIEs are coming in, they immediately conclude that they can't fight them off and scatter to the winds while the TIEs rip their cruiser apart. Speaking of those ships, I think it's fairly obvious that the non-cruiser Mando ships were running away and hiding (those were Bo's orders, after all, with the cruiser serving as a distraction) and the TIEs shot down what they could see, flew back under the radio-jamming clouds, saw Gideon's base get hit by the cruiser and then flew back into space to summon a carrier from their actual Remnant faction so they could go home. The fleet stuff was probably the least problematic issue with the episode in my view.

[@daefaron]

A variant to the second part is that the Fangs and Gauntlets after dropping off the troops went into CAP mode (combat air patrol) and then ambushed all the tie interceptors and bombers that tried returning to base before or after the cruiser went down into the clouds.

[@TheWarmachine375]

I was expecting Skinny Pete and his fellow Mandalorians when meeting Bo-Katan and the group to be spies working for Moff Gideon. Especially since they apparently somehow survived in Mandalore being a wasteland post-Empire thorough bombardment. It makes more sense Gideon gave them food and supplies in exchange for being his spies to sabotage and lure unwary Mandalorians to a trap.

[@griz312]

I just didn’t like the fact the title of the episode was “The Spies” since it gave the implication that there is a double agent among the ranks of the Mandos.

[@youtoob4life]

Yeah, it makes no sense how they lived on Mandalore this whole time and never noticed an Imperial base or the movement of people and materials. That was definitely a poorly thought out plot.

[@117MasterSpartan]

How did you expect this when the whole season was trash and nothing made sense? If they are writing mandalorians shooting in open water as “target practice” with no targets, and a kid surviving in the belly of a dragon for two whole days with no food or water , then obviously mandalorians on this planet can survive magically because the writing just says so . Even if the title is called “the spies” they literally show the spy at the start, just like guns for hire, there’s no deeper meaning or effort, how did no one get this from the first episode when mando just wants to bathe in water 😂

[@krim7]

Which could be a major plot point in the future. A literal snake in the garden of New Mandalore

[@mattnottm8363]

These Mandolorians arrived just at the right time to meet up with Din, Bo & Co and knew exactly where the forget was, suggesting they've been there ...... but somehow they didn't know it was four corridors away from a hanger full of Tie Fighters and Tie Bombers. There is no way they weren't set up to be spies. They're either sleeper agents or, more likely, this was just really bad writing from the production team

[@c2099]

Hey Eck, I love your content and honest opinion on all things Lucasfilm. Have you heard of the Auralnauts channel and their parody of Kenobi, Larry? If not, love to get your review on it.

[@Cifer77]

It's nothing to worry about man. Too many people focus on their expectations, trying to push what they think is best into art that belongs to the creators, not us.

[@daefaron]

Exactly, they built up their hype for the theories, and just refused to budge.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Even if you had no theories the season was pretty underwhelming imo

[@ricopitulation]

Plus this season’s shortcomings isn’t just from lofty expectations. There were so many story beats that were setup only to be immediately undone/regressed. For example, is it anyone’s fault for expecting Din to shed the cult ways after having his notions of the Mandalorian identity challenged throughout the 2 seasons, especially by Bo, Boba, and Mayfeld? Or Din wielding the darksaber and being a reluctant leader, after his struggle and training was set up in BoBF? There’s unreasonable expectations but there were also tons of reasonable expectations that were subverted in the laziest way

[@daefaron]

@@ricopitulation Just because the story didn't go the way you immediately expected it to, doesn't mean the story beats were undone and regressed. Din went from being one of the more fanatic believers of the way to accepting other Mandalorians even if they don't follow the same creed. He feels comfortable with the helm and has grown up in the helm, so it's weird to have him start taking it off all the time. Din's personality wasn't that of a nation leader, and the darksaber never was a "YOU WILL BE MANDALORE." but was "You can claim the throne." People took the "You can" as "You are destined to and there is no other path" It's not even subversion, people just became focused on that being the ONLY way forward, instead of catching how Din's struggle with himself and the blade meant he didn't want the damn thing that could hurt himself more then the other person. Him holding the blade caused many events to happen, including the unification of the two tribes and possibly more survivor groups.

[@ricopitulation]

@@daefaron well frankly I think it's weird he's wearing it all the time again. It's so jarring to see him so desperate to redeem himself and adhere to his old arbitrary cult rules, especially after seasons 1 and 2. Truth is Pedro isn't as available to film for Mando anymore, and they had to cobble up some excuse for him to wear his helmet all the time again. And if blatant moments like Grogu immediately reuniting with Mando before the season 3 even began isn't regressing the story to you.. well agree to disagree then

[@TheWarmachine375]

It's a shame we will never see Din Djarin ride that Mythosaurus and kick Imperial Remnant butt on screen.

[@dragerdet]

that was so dumb why would he ride a mythosaur?

[@aidanf353]

Saving the Mythosaur for the movie maybe

[@gabeperras3711]

I think Grogu is gonna be the one riding it

[@xerlius]

We can still hope…

[@thewisewolf768]

@@dragerdet Because that's literally the crux of all Mandalorian culture. Riding them is not only something that's been talked about a lot, it'd be 10x more significant than even the dark saber

[@dozeropolis2219]

I know this would have been a long shot, but in the back of my head I had a scene pictured where some sort of early AT-M6 prototype would be revealed by Gideon and just start wiping out the mandalorians, and that’s when I envisioned the myth issue erupting from the forge and taking it down. I’ve been missing my walker content from this show lol

[@mrjtfang2]

I don't THINK the mythosaur is that big. might be wrong.

[@leonbrooke5587]

I gotta say I spent a large portion of season 3 wondering where it was going. it's not often I say this but I think the story of them retaking Mandalore might have been better as a movie rather than a series - then things like how many Checkhov's Gun elements they left hanging and didn't address wouldn't be issues, and I (and others) wouldn't have spent so long worrying that it was lacking direction and drive

[@charlietheunicorn5383]

#AskEck What was your favorite concept art or Ralph McQuarrie art (or design) that ended up be incorporated into the Mandalorian (S1, S2 and S3)?? May the force be with you, always.

[@marco8414]

Season 3 was just okay, it definitely could have been so much more if there was just a little more effort put into it.

[@jarrodbright5231]

I'd actually say a better directed budget would have made it much better. Fewer CGI palace games for Lizzo, fewer CGI monsters randomly attacking Mandalorians, and a bit more of the effects budget thrown in the direction of advancing the story.

[@joshuaperrine2019]

This season was great.

[@ImTheReverse]

@@joshuaperrine2019Nah, it was pretty bad lol

[@LordGlacier7]

​@@joshuaperrine2019 How? This season just threw the plot points that season 2 set up in the trash, how does the Mandalorian cult travel to another planet in secret without a single ship, how is the Mandalorian kid even alive he should have been eaten by the baby bird things before the hunt party even got there, the scene with the ex imperial scientist was just a slap to the face with how it came out of nowhere, why does Nevarro have no defence for pirate attacks like if Greef Karga is trying to send a message about how they won't take craps from the pirates at least have some defence, and they keep sidelining Din to make Bo-Katan look so much better than him, especially with the bull crap that she can take her helmet off because she "WalK iN BoTh WoRLd" I find it hard to take this story serious and called this season a good one.

[@evanmcnemar5241]

@@LordGlacier7 according to screen-rant, they threw in some scrapped plot points from Rangers of the New Republic. Mando season 4 is also going to essentially be RotNR but with Mando instead of Cara Dune. So essentially we could have had a better BoBF, Mando S3 and another show if Disney didn’t fire Gina over a tweet. Which was nowhere near as bad as Pedro pascal (also the star of a show) tweeting that the confederates from the American civil war were as bad as Nazis. But sure, fire beep/bop/boop (so much for respecting made up pronouns, lol).

[@CaptainJackson33]

All good Ech! They were reasonable theories and they definitely could of fit in with the story. Thank you for all the content.

[@BB-zd3jr]

I like your coverage and your theories. Even if they don't pan out, they're very entertaining. Thanks for that!

[@dragonweyr44]

I'm assuming that Sabine stayed to protect Lothal as she was the only one without a definite story not covered in other properties Ezra DID want them to protect it after all

[@shaunw9092]

Yeah it seems like she's there living in Ezras old tower apartment in the Ashoka trailer.

[@brianpinkey676]

@@shaunw9092 True that, the shot mirrors the end of Rebels!

[@MWBalls]

There should have been at least 1 more episode. Episode 8 should have been a desperate retreat, lot of mandos die, Din remains captured, some mandos remain on the planet hiding. Lots of time dedicated to the space battle with multiple ships being destroyed as they hold off the imperial forces giving time for others to retreat. Then the final episode could be a epic battle with the mandos coming back with reinforcements, including some new republic people, boba fett, more mandos from other clans etc.

[@brettdiving2744]

I shared many of the same theories, but they just didn’t happen. Whether that be from poor writing or us setting our expectations way too high, I don’t know. But hey, that’s the fun risk of theorizing. Just gotta take what we got, and move on with it. I loved hearing your thoughts all through this season. Now it’s time to turn our attention and theories to Ahsoka.

[@daefaron]

As others have said. There is speculation, and expectation. One is fun theories and discussion, but when the "what if's" become fixed "This will happen" for people, they don't bend, they break. It seemed to flip between people having actual problems/complaints, and people who just became fixed on their theories and refused to move at all on that. Things like Din becoming the leader of all Mandalorians being a big one.

[@brianpinkey676]

@@daefaron Din would have sucked as Mandalore!

[@daefaron]

@@brianpinkey676 great mediator/diplomat, not so great nation leader.

[@brianpinkey676]

@@daefaron True, he negotiated with the tuskens for safe passage and with the ugnaughts about the droid issues!!

[@Pastry656]

It seems like a stepping stone to other things and wasn’t much of a season on its own. Felt like they just wanted to settle all the plot points and just finish it to focus on something else.

[@risshizentsukuyomi]

I doubt the Star Wars writers know how a Chekhov's Gun works, since they just insert stuff with near zero foreshadowing whatsoever (like how suddenly there's an imperial installation in Mandalore, and they just let Bo-Katan squat there on one of its moons lol.)

[@justintaylor1713]

I though Gideon was gonna be killed by the Praetorian Guard under orders from Thrawn, so anyone who is deep into Star Wars likely had some theories that were wrong

[@randytessman6750]

Why I love you Eck ! Always honest and make a difference between fact and opinion. Personally was only really disappointed there was no cliff hanger or teaser for next season. Feel that this season suffered from conflict with management and Favreau and he thought it could be over. Hope kennedy will stay more hands off as her touch seems toxic. I expected them to move slowly as the are making a broken arch over the combined shows. Season one will never be beaten and we can expect it to be lesser at best, thats until the movie/movies :)

[@Blellowdb]

I reckon this supposed finale movie will have Din Djarin breaking the cycle of Mandalore and freeing Mandalorians from their endless cycle of infighting, slaying the mythosaur and becoming Mandalore only to return to his life following the path of the wandering warrior.

[@randomsamurai3855]

Honestly, the new mando season was mid Not gonna lie. It didn't have as much of an impact as the last season, AND they basically treated din as a side character

[@davidordaz5251]

Yeah i agree its a shame honestly could have been so much more

[@liaml.e.5964]

There was a lot to be excited and theorize about, don't worry. Yours were mostly feasible and would've been nice to see. Certainly nothing like the outrageous theories of Star Wars Theory or other such channels.

[@GXT_ROGUE]

Was expecting the Patorian guards to be more prominent after they killed paz

[@WarriorKidd06]

This season didn’t live up to any expectations. What we got was another Disney bait and switch.

[@xSuperFryx]

Your worst theory was the armorer being a spy or malicious. Every other theory you’ve had though I kinda wish happened

[@justsomeguy17199]

Most of our hopes were too, don’t feel bad it’s Disney Wars

[@dexterm2003]

One thing to note was that din grogu didn't not have a helmet in the last scene of the finale even though he would have taken the creed at the waters of mandalore.

[@ThatGuyWhoMakesVideos]

Would love to hear your thoughts on the imperial Mandalorian armor! Or maybe something about praetorian guards in general

[@edwardrichtofen8530]

Well, I can’t wait for imperial mandalorian armor to be forgotten like the dark troopers and not used by the empire despite their use. Like what if moff Gideon brought those bots back in the second he destroyed the dark saber? The praetorian guards were somehow more useless than in tlj, and is just more to confirm it leads to the sequels.

[@Toon_Lucario]

My guess about the space battle is most likely that it was cut due to either being unfinished graphically or to fit the runtime (which should have been longer anyway

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

It's not your fault they did some really odd stuff choices wise

[@SignoftheMagi]

The thing about expectations and predictions is that you can never predict stupidity or mid. The Mandalorian suffered from both at times.

[@lauraswager2841]

It feels like Din Djarin is about to level up, he's got new safe places, and new quest givers, new merchants where he can buy upgrades to his supplies/armor. It's been 3 seasons since he's had an upgrade, he's due ( maybe for a codpiece or gorget)

[@justingriess1925]

Regarding the fleet detachment, after it didn’t pay off, I theorized that maybe the foundlings and apprentices were held back in a more secure location since they didn’t know what to expect. Or maybe they had something else in mind and scrapped it.

[@Rascofresco11]

All in all can we at least take a moment to appreciate the overall cinematography and the fact that there’s actual Non-animated Star Wars Tv Shows? I mean I couldn’t have seen it 12-13yrs ago. Especially since Halo was the definitive Standardbearer of how to mess up an interpretation, it could alway be worst.

[@kingbooomer9231]

Correction: Your theories are awesome and the writer’s room had a completely different (if not disappointingly simple) direction

[@paulmurphy4723]

😂 10/10 for humour, would definitely read again.👍

[@armanireyes753]

This show was developed by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, I think with Dave Filoni taking a back seat to work on Ashoka The Mandalorian suffered from it. I also think this whole rumored Thrawn as a next major threat who’ll be a thanos like villain for these characters to all face, has also steered the show into a dull direction. Last season was so open ended & they just tied everything together in a really dull way.

[@armanireyes753]

Also them canceling the Cara Dune show definitely has to have affected the story somehow. She was integral to Mando’s crew and they probably had plans for her and the set up for her show that they had to scrap while writing.

[@xenophage-xn2no]

Ya know the first video I watched from years ago I wasnt that into it. Until I saw your doggo closing screen and I was like YESSSSS THIS GUYS FOR REAL

[@the6tharmy]

Hey Eckhart! You are well on your way to 1 mil subs, it will happen during Asohkaseries at the latest I am sure! keep up the great work!

[@coragin21]

Eck. How about theories on the dark saber? 1. How could it be destroyed if it was made of beskar? 2. When it was destroyed, how did it not destroy bo Katans hand and all the bones be made to mush? 3. Was it's remains saved? Will it be rebuilt? 4. If it's rebuilt, would it be by and for Grogu? 5. Think there will be anything at all about the dark saber going forward? Or will they just leave it behind?

[@GrahamWarzywo]

1. Writers forgot 2. I think that Bo Katan hand was broken because she didnt used her right hand later, but maybe I missed something

[@SKULLKR3W]

@@GrahamWarzywo it looked like a break to me as well

[@coragin21]

@@GrahamWarzywo I just know I saw that part and rolled my eyes. Warrior and badass warrior or not, that kind of pounds of force used to break the dark saber using the person's hand holding it would have been immense pain. I saw someone's hand get crushed in a hydraulic press at a shop I worked at. The press was used to shape steel sheets to oil pans. Then man went to his knees. He threw up and pissed himself from the pain. Not judging him. I would likely do the same thing. Saw another man operating a press much the same, but disabled the second button (have to press two buttons to activate it, one with each hand), he used a block of wood and a thick rubber band to hold the first button down, so he only had to use one hand. Well his hips were too close to the press and got his wang caught in. It's was horrifying. Man made his wang into a pancake, testies and all.*shudder* So, needless to say, the pain she had to have been in was so immense, she would have been down, for a long long time. Sorry so long. But, it explains why suspension of disbelief.

[@bcluett1697]

Always fun to go over theories even if it's a what if after the fact. Sci-Fi is a wonderful space for storytelling.

[@jarrodbright5231]

You're far from the only person to have theories that were wrong but I very much appreciate the acknowledgement of it. This grounded humility is why I like this channel. On things not happening in the last episode it felt like a bit of subverting expectations by building them up intentionally then not following through and partly like they ran out of budget (probably spent it all on Lizzo's palace scenes).

[@smc912]

why do so many people hate on lizzo being in the show? Her acting wasn't bad and it was only for some scenes in one episode.

[@jarrodbright5231]

@@smc912 No hate on Lizzo's acting or presence in the show, but rather on the high special effects budget allocation to her palace scenes (which while fun didn't progress the plot) and what looked like the special effects budget running out in the last episode where it would have been better spent.

[@piratesofthegalaxy]

I'm sure by now you would've heard that in the last scene with Din and Grogu, he wasn't supposed to be wearing his helmet. However, Pedro Pascal was not available to shoot, so that scene remained as is.

[@KilledKenny01]

I found that season amazing. As a player of KOTOR this is absolutely satisfying.

[@Bayofthe91st]

So the lesson is? Stop betting with theories in post TLJ era (aka the expectations subverse directing)

[@struanwilliamson9687]

Another point on hera, if you listen closely at the rebel base in rogue one, "captain cindula" is announced through the radio

[@inyrmind]

I've got a theory with some flimsy evidence you might find interesting The Mythosaur we see in the show is in fact a strand cast experiment that broke free like we saw with certain modified clone in another show. Moff Gideon had it made as a final insult to the mandalorians to serve as an exotic pet/trophy and it might have been made force sensitive like his clones either so a connection is made between these clone siblings or as an experiment to inject force sensitivity in a much more resilient creature before moving onto humans as a proof of concept. The only evidence I base force sensitivity on is that it reacted somewhat similar to the clone Gideon when Grogu looked at it

[@JoeTheCrusader]

They weren't bad, it was the writing that was bad.

[@Snowcrab27]

For me, space fight are very obvious to what happened up there, the transporter and fight came back from deployed troops and help fight off the imp. But ship are damaged beyond repairs so axe just slams rhe ship into the base instead if the episode were longer we definitely got a lot more context

[@pauln6917]

What's the back story on the helmets and droids in the pilots bar in Mandalorian S3?

[@michaelramon2411]

#askeck Where do you get all of your clips of the movies and TV (especially Disney+) shows for you video backgrounds?

[@inkthinker]

The concept art during the credits suggests there were more space battle scenes that somehow ended up cut from the episode.

[@andrewbryant4259]

I’ve been thinking about the TIEs disappearing. It could be explained that Gideon had information about the size of the fleet leaving Nevarro. When the fleet arrived at Mandalore and was smaller than expected they were on high alert for a second wave. So the TIEs remained in orbit on patrol. Meanwhile, due to the jamming they wouldn’t know the base was under attack until it was too late and there was nothing they could do so they fled. I agree it wasn’t handled well and I wish they showed more space battle but just a thought

[@donaldevine668]

At least you admit you were wrong, many sites predicted theories and got it so wrong, also agree we should of got air/space battle, bit disappointing. Keep up the videos 😊 cheers

[@queenbloxar]

I feel like there's a capital ship problem in star wars, it seems like any fighter compliment can just annihilate a ship without much issue. It's more of a sequel trilogy issue, but I felt it pop up in the mandalorian too

[@thatguy-qg9lk]

I'm only here for the expanded universe videos now I don't really care about anything they make anymore unless it's andor and the bad batch

[@appo9357]

6:20 I’m curious if anything will be said about when/why Sabine stopped wearing her armor.

[@pauln6917]

What's an old Y wing capable of in S3 of the Mandalorian as seen in the last 10 minutes of the finale?

[@pills-]

If you watch the end credits artwork for the last episode of season three, there's a lot of stuff that seems to have been changed (more than usual at least) or cut from what we got (a mandalorian flying a TIE? Gozantis blowing up, the Armorer wielding some kind of heavy blaster, etc) So i assume either the episode had production trouble or they are saving some things for later seasons/series.

[@seanmike8248]

I don’t blame you, I blame the writing

[@yobaafett]

In the credits of the last episode there is a concept art of one of the transport ships being destroyed next to the light cruiser

[@j-s-m]

a lot of missed opportunities, they could've made this episode the longest, a space battle would've been the best. would've also have been nice to see the imperial commandos attack the Mandalorians like the when the republic aided the knight owls in season 7 of the clone wars. the republic was under heavy fire the moment they entered the atmosphere.

[@rossgauthier6352]

Honestly it was nothing like I expected, however it was still amazing Star Wars content! Anything that gets us Thrawn is aces by me!

[@0predaking0]

About Boba, I would love to see him back in his Slave1 alongside Fennec in some point igniting one lightsaber and attacking troopers, and the armored said something like "So the clan Fett survive". Then I thought that would be to much

[@WilcherLLC]

Not sure if you do start trek??? But could you do a video of the battle of wolf 359??!!!

[@Mattinalf]

With the dome they can control temperature and weather amoung other things in the city. Seems like something that society would like to have.

[@jamesmmcgill]

“Always in motion is the future.” - Yoda

[@hbtdawgz1688]

I think the interference is only with things like helmet and ship comms/sensors. And a base like Gideon has could have a boosted communications signal system that can relay through the storms

[@murezy]

I think theories are good , the show was so weak that it makes our theories seem insane when compared to disneys shiittt writing. You can’t even pretend some of this is good. For example those mandos ( who belonged to Bo Katan)on the boat spend their whole time’s scavenging mandalore and they somehow never saw the imperial base or anything ? Then gideon puts his helmet on, walks around looking for din and grogu ( he even knows where they are cuz he sees them on a map!) and then he somehow doesn’t see them and then comes back with his helmet off. This story was crap and anyone trying to say that those plots make senses r coping hard

[@MrBperry4]

Can’t wait until 2 of the 8 episodes in the Ahsoka series are dedicated to Din Djarin and Grogu doing things completely irrelevant to Ahsoka.

[@joshuawhitley8575]

What’re the odds the reason he kept his helmet on the entire season and seemed to revert to his old ways are a result of Pedro’s reluctance to come back?

[@samschellhase8831]

why is the atmosphere of Mandalore stormy and rainy, but there's no rain falling on the surface? that's weird to me, even for star wars

[@ancientburner]

Everyone's theories would have been WAY better than what actually played out.

[@CATDRL2]

I have a question on another topic: Paz's son Ragnar. Why is his character so important? It could have been any foundling if the producers wanted us to see how a foundling is initiated. But that Paz gave his life away, is his son going to be the new antagonist in a future season? Maybe he wants to fix the Darksaber so he can continue the "Family Right" to this weapon? Or challenge Bo to that right once he fixes the Darksaber? Some time jump will need to occur to have those events play out, perhaps in the final season. Anyway, something else to brood over.

[@ryanwraight5630]

I thought we would see Bo Katan betray or do something greedy to get the Darksaber. I also really wanted scenes in the New Republic inner government where we see Mon Mothma and Leia who are having internal fights with someone like Fey'lia to help explain the New Republic's disfunction. I still think we might see that in Ashoka or something. That to me feels like something that would have been addressed in a Rangers show but never film due to the cancellation. For season 4, Ashoka and beyond, I have some wild theories I want to put out there myself. 1st I think we will see Hondo with connection to these Pirates who have been troubling the outer rim. I think Hondo will replace Talon Karrde's role in the Thrawn stuff. I think the new Dark Jedi in Ashoka could have connections to Tenebrae from the Old Republic game. I believe part of his story in the game had to do with the unknown regions so I think using him or his legacy would be cool. I also think we will see Barriss in Ashoka with some connection to the Inquistors with a possible redemption arc for her. Seeing her and Ashoka fight, then become allies to fight these new dark jedi thrawn has could be cool.

[@daefaron]

Why do so many want bo-katan and the armorer to be villians?

[@ryanwraight5630]

@@daefaron I think it could be interesting for the story. Simple as that, I want to be entertained.

[@Boon2Dock]

You touched on it but the main thing hamstringing this entire season was length. Everything was too short. The episodes, the buildup, the plotpoints. All other issues stem directly or indirectly from this.

[@spacebees86]

They kinda undid any character growth Din had except he doesn't hate droids now. The mask thing seemed much more interesting. He didn't take it off once this season... was Pascal ever even there?

[@kingbubbafatt9945]

Did anyone else notice Dave Filoni’s cameo in the New Republic Pilot bar? He wore his cowboy hat!

[@Jesse11788]

Plot holes aside, with how safe the finale was, it was like they course-corrected so much from TLJ's famous (infamous?) "subvert dem expectations", ironically leading to the same result-unmet expectations. Oh well. It is what it is.

[@Hannah_The_Heretic]

Didnt like how and why you hated this season and I fundamentally disagree , but I appreciate hearing other peoples thoughts on it. I will remain subbed.

[@adamH.1]

That's the thing. You can't just have some theories and expect them to be true. That's the thing with theories. They aren't canon. This episode was hated by many because people expected some cheap fanservice or cameos but didn't get it. I personally am glad that there was no fanservice involved in this finale

[@antiheldd.3081]

Remember when everyone had a theory about the crashed ship in Andor and that it would be an important thing and we never saw or talked about it again? :)

[@oldlifter530]

The secret is admitting they just randomly shuffle the script pages for production and don't give a ____.

[@siullkallig9757]

I really enjoyed the Taungsday reference earlier in the season. It didn't hit me until a few later viewings, and when it did, I felt dumber than a box of rocks...

[@guildingfire6216]

I feel like your accent is more pronounced in this video, and its basically the exact same as my southern ontario accent

[@michaelredford5389]

I really feel like Din Jarin should have taken his helmet off in that final shot of the finale, Master Chief style in Halo:CE. Wouldn't work the same way since we've already seen his face.... but would have been some way of explaining that keeping your helmet on is no longer a must for Mandalorians.

[@mightheal]

Gideon being able to communicate off world can easily be explained by him having relays to get through the interference that the storms generate. The idea that the interference has to be man made is nonsensical it's a possibility at most.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

They invited all the speculation and theorizing for this finale when they put battlefront 2 Luke in s2 finale.

[@qownson4410]

Would've been cool if Mando tried to get help from Boba, and realizes that Boba has recruited some Mandalorian mercenaries and Din Jarin is like, "Hey, uhm, I'd like to take your men, and get your help", And then have Fennek or whatever her name is, have issues with Boba being such a push-over and, Boba has to make a decision to help, or to keep his post as a crime lord. In general this season hurt. The Mandalorians funneling into the Imperial base was only because of the enormous lizard, which disappears inexplicably.

[@Nisus_Wettus]

I wonder how much plot was changed and how many characters were shuffled around for the firing of gina carano

[@thesharpercoder]

Where did R5D4 come from? I do not understand how R5D4 was left behind on the planet’s surface all alone near the Great Forge. I recall that he was last seen in Bo-Katan’s Gauntlet as it initially dropped to the surface. The Armorer later used to fly injured survivors up to the fleet. We did not see R5D4 among those left behind for the significant overland journey to the Great Forge. We did not see R5D4 fleeing the Sail Barge when Godzilla destroyed it. Again. Where did R5D4 come from? He should have still been aboard the Gauntlet after the Armorer landed it somewhere off-camera.

[@xerlius]

You are a fan saying what you thought. Honestly your theories were very good and logical.

[@zachwilliams2597]

chopper committing war crimes and insulting people using the worst slurs imaginable XD