The Mandalorian Chapter 24 - The Return Season Three Finale Review

[@MrKyGuy]

I think Grogu saving Din and Bo from that fire explosion was cool, but damn, did it make me break my heart all over again for Kanan. 😢

[@joshxamanda]

I knew that reminded me of something 😢

[@MrKyGuy]

@@joshxamanda Right?

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

I'm still not over Kanan. They need to pay tribute to him in the Ahsoka series, unlike Paz Vizla who wasn't mentioned even once in this finale.

[@LTRX_]

You didnt have to remind of that tragic moment, bruv. It was painful enough.

[@LTRX_]

@@ZenMonkeyGod hopefully in the next season. Sure, they couldve gave him a tribute after the battle but i think it'd affect the pacing a bit. They really should at least mention his sacrifice in season 4 though.

[@nathansheard7009]

This episode felt like the writers destroying all of Alex’s theories

[@rubenmorgan6019]

Good

[@nano11alexischile]

@@rubenmorgan6019 terrible writing

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

​@@nano11alexischile Hater's gonna hate.

[@leah-station88]

Yeah I prefer it this way to the theories

[@daniloa.ferreira2298]

​@@nano11alexischile Terrible direction too

[@Tom-bn6pr]

My biggest problem is this is a great episode on paper, but there was no reason for it to be only 38 minutes. So much happened and we didn’t get a chance to let different events breathe. The Darksaber is destroyed and its not brought up again, same with Moff Gideon dying. Things happen and the story just moves on from it. Just a simple conversation between Din and Bo about what it means for Mandalorians going forward without the Darksaber would make the impact feel more meaningful

[@swrpggm]

It wasn't supposed to be a 38 minute episode, it was supposed to be part of Episode 7. Disney decided to break it up into two episodes.

[@cruznix4741]

This felt like the back half of the previous episode and had no real pay off away from Gideon dying

[@Tom-bn6pr]

@@swrpggm then where’s episode 8? Regardless that doesn’t change the fact that the things that happened in this episode were very rushed

[@Tom-bn6pr]

@@cruznix4741 yeah it was a two-part finale, but for whatever reason it felt so rushed compared to episode 7

[@EddyG-96]

That's a really good point, a lot of epic moments are just moved on from so quickly. Paz died and there's nothing said about it even though we get that scene with Ragnar. I thought it would have been cool to have Ragnar receive Pazs helmet or something.

[@Krongfah]

I think the point of the adoption scene is to show Din fully and officially adopting Grogu as in SON. Throughout the series, although other people refers to Din as Grogu's dad, Din never actually said that himself, always calling Grogu is ward. The conversation with the Armourer in that scene was basically the Armourer subtlety coaxing Din to officially adopt Grogu as accordance to the Creed because she knew it was the way.

[@Lijahtx210._.]

Exactly and I 100% agree somethings just go over other peoples heads. I love your comment!

[@HopeEnduresAlways_]

As an actual adopted person, thank you. Seriously. Thank you. This finale and overall season has its (glaring) flaws in my eyes, but that scene was not one of them to me. Din has always spiritually been there for Grogu, ever since he went back to save him in The Sin from S1. That's the first time he really looked at the boy and went, "Damn it, I DO care!" So when they became a clan of two in the S1 finale, that's when he became his *caretaker and father, or father figure.* Since then, the only way Din and Grogu have gone is up, and by the end of S2, it was no longer a matter of titles to me. Din was Grogu's DAD then, not merely his father/father figure. His dad. So to finally have this formal adoption moment take place is something I've been waiting for. Something I knew would happen. I've got my gripes, but Din loving his boy is not and never will be one of them.

[@SeanChriscole]

Yeah, there was nothing wrong with the adoption scene. It's a powerful moment some are thinking about too quickly rather than thinking about what it means to the individuals the moment it's for. Sometimes audiences don't truly understand something unless they've lived it for themselves.

[@FatGuyInSpace]

I thought, that when they became a clan of two, he officially adopted grogu in season one. Honestly it gives me Disney thinks we're stupid vibes. They can't trust the audience to understand that so they literally had to spell it out, but that's just my opinion, no disrespect to anyone who found that scene heartwarming. My biggest concern is the helmet problem. How do din officially adopt a child and still not feel comfortable with him seeing his face.

[@Lijahtx210._.]

@@FatGuyInSpace I don’t think he’s uncomfortable with showing his son his face, if that was the case then he would not have removed his helmet the second time. As a matter of fact him removing his helmet shows that Grogu had priority over the helmet rule. so he’s definitely not uncomfortable rather he’s submitting to the rules of the children of the watch that he’s a member of.

[@kylearking8918]

I wish we saw one more scene between Din and Bo before he left Mandalore. Given how much this season focused on their relationship and journey together, I was disappointed to not even see him say goodbye to her.

[@Kasey_Barkle]

Last episode- I will serve you until they sing your song This episode - leaves without saying goodbye

[@Dakarai_Knight]

@@Kasey_Barkle Well I guess her song was written

[@Kasey_Barkle]

@@Dakarai_Knight i wonder if that was before or after she told her people “hey guys, just fyi I’ve lost the dark saber AGAIN and this time it was destroyed. Hope that thing wasn’t an important symbol to anyone like it was 2 episodes ago”

[@Dakarai_Knight]

@@Kasey_Barkle I think the children of the watch don't care as much and at this point she won the fight technically against Gideon so idk what the rules are. The blade was destroyed but she didn't lose it to him. Does it need to be operational for it to count as a symbol still. Idk

[@mehwish7558]

I think people saw everything romantically but it really wasn't

[@NicholasPhillips713]

Say what you want about this season but Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan is one of the greatest castings ever. I’m so glad she was a huge focus this season. Hope to see more of her!

[@lakernation26]

Right

[@mikepringle8230]

She was always Bo Katan. If they hired someone else there would've been a protest. She's fantastic!

[@sickfoo5506]

She's the original voice voice bo in the CW.. she has that character dialed in

[@NicholasPhillips713]

@@sickfoo5506 Oh I know I’m just saying how great she’s been since animation

[@jeanniefromtahini5197]

💯 % agree

[@determinant9]

Loved that when Regnar was taking the oath now, they didn't have the part about not removing the helmet.

[@jeanniefromtahini5197]

Oh! I didn't notice that! That's neat!

[@FaydOgolon]

It's even more interesting because that part of his oath was interrupted during the first episode of the season and he didn't get to complete it. Because of that, I did notice they didn't include it.

[@DecafKauffee]

Maybe it’s because he’s already been wearing his helmet?

[@finnishyank7413]

I noticed that too and it was interesting that was left out

[@AB-oc7wj]

@@DecafKauffee it’s not

[@damienhailey118]

You seem to have missed one detail Re: Ragnar's baptism: The Armorer left out the part about never removing his helmet.

[@Centurian128]

I had not noticed that, but I did notice the glisten of water on the Armorer's and Din's helmets as though they had been re-baptized in the Living Waters, not sure about everyone else. It could imply that the no helmet rule is no longer applicable.

[@craigmilton9892]

@@MrFireSpy But the problem is, NO theories panned out. Everything just sort of ended with little consequence and no real growth. It was weak writing with all the emotional impact left out for brevity. Just dull with zero lore building. A lot of flash but no substance. It's too bad because the last episode did everything this one didn't.

[@kubli365]

@@MrFireSpy tfw set up-payoff is now fan theories

[@padawanbricks3967]

One important part I noticed is that The Armorer didn’t include the “removing helmet” part in Ragnar’s initiation, showing her growth in no longer requiring that as part of being a Mandalorian.

[@vaxstiel]

Yeah, I noticed that. Wasn't sure if it was time saving or deliberately showing that the Armorer is allowing the children to make their own choices.

[@Tinkerbe11]

Yes, I noticed that, too!

[@JainaSoloB312]

I like this but I'm kind of annoyed that, once again, this development happened offscreen. Maybe they don't need helmets now that they're on Mandalore? Maybe the Armourer realized that it's a dumb and harmful rule? Maybe she's taking it easy on Ragnar because he just lost his dad? Who knows, but either way I find it unsatisfying.

[@DefaultProphet]

@@JainaSoloB312 I mean when the mandalorians that took back Mandalore are helmet wearers and not it just makes sense to allow new mandalorians to choose

[@noahmadrigal162]

​@@JainaSoloB312 I mean I assumed it was because they're not just one covert now.. they're united together. So technically, not all off screen. Not only did the rogue Mandalorians join them, but the survivors left behind did too. It makes sense to adapt solely because of that.

[@thesenate9319]

One thing I wish they would have shown us is what happened to Elia Kane and Dr. Pershing. I wish we would have seen what would happen to her after Moff Gideon's death.

[@Raphentei]

this season deserved more episodes

[@T826-r3c]

I assume she’ll return in season 4

[@JainaSoloB312]

I think she'll take his place in the Shadow Council, overseeing his remaining resources that aren't on Mandalore. Or more likely she'll get hired by Thrawn

[@TheDarkPorkins]

@@Raphentei If the episodes were longer they could have dealt with a lot of these little things they left hanging...

[@saviorselfX29]

I fully believe that Pershing is dead, or at least a vegetable. I mean, Kane turned up the mind-flayer to its highest setting on him.

[@nestormaiz7393]

Personally, I loved the episode. Whether the Dark Saber was destroyed in battle or put aside is less important to me that the fact that Bo-Katan understood that what truly matters is her people. To me, the helmet thing is more about community. The covert gave him a home and a code to live by when he lost everything. That is why it was so important to him to redeem himself. Out of respect for the community that made him one of their own. That is one thing that is made clear during the series, Din tries to learn from and give proper respect to the different cultures he encounters: the tuskens, the ughnauts, even the Jawas.

[@bradwright9477]

I really felt like this season just wasted too much potential opportunity. Almost everything interesting they setup felt thrown away. Very disappointing

[@staroceans8677]

Brilliant observation and exceptional intuition. That was a magnificent statement.

[@joshuaflint9132]

Must say I like this interpretation on the helmet.

[@joshuaflint9132]

@@maton_n1 I suppose it’s a question of does respect have an end point? Do you drop your morals when you think no one’s watching?

[@muellek7]

What you just described is exactly how cults keep members in line. Give them a sense of community that they depend on, and shun them if they don't follow the rules. If they want back in, they have to jump through even more ridiculous hoops that will leave them even more emotionally dependent on the cult.

[@revolver70]

I know Jon Favreau said that he's already written s4, but this finale felt like the END Djarin has returned to Nevarro, the place he lived at the start of the series, after defeating the big bad introduced in the first season (with no replacement setup or teased for him within the show, outside of a throwaway name drop line about Thrawn) and is no longer hiding in the sewers, but living in the open on the surface Even the iris out that they used to show grogu and djarin at the end feels like something done at the end of a story

[@92ChosenOne]

Exactly my thoughts. Every storyline is closed now and it will be hard to find a better (story-based) solution for the overall ending of the series

[@RedHeadKevin]

The next season will have an all-new Big Bad that Din will desperately have to work for. It's how things work after you blow up Giancarlo Esposito.

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

This season was already pointless enough. Another season is just going to be more of the same

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

I was thinking the same thing. Felt like an ending. I know the Thrawn storyline is open, but Din isn't aware of thar

[@revolver70]

@@92ChosenOne Definitely. All that's left for him to do is contribute to the large, crossover fight, mostly all of his personal story beats are closed. They could possibly bring up the helmet issue again and maybe he could go back to that village from s1 and see if that lady is still single haha

[@starwarsfiction]

They took the safe ending, which I’m not complaining about. Was expecting more to go wrong. Not a bad way to end the season, just didn’t expect it to quite go like this. Loved how Gogurt held off the 3 pratorien guards.

[@SD_Marc]

I liked it, and Grogu was great. Knowing what he's capable of, with the mudhorn, and eventually the explosion, he could thrown the Pretorians around that room like Groot skewering those kree and smashing them into the walls.

[@HH60gPaveHawk]

I liked that choice to not have him go full rage machine. It felt deliberate that all grogus force moves were seemingly defensive

[@delarkaBCN]

too safe for me.

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

Gogurt 😂😂😂😂

[@khaliannholmes1288]

I agree, I loved how Grogu just started pushing everyone's weapons out of the way or off the edge😂

[@swordmonkey6635]

Din spinning his wheels? He made a deep gesture to R5-D4 by calling him buddy and then restored IG-11 to itself instead of keeping it as a mech suit for Grogu. That's growth in his compassion for droids and trusting them. He officially adopted Grogu. He offered to aid the Alliance in bounty hunting (something he wouldn't have dreamed about even in season 2). Instead of staying on Mandalore with his Covert and Bo-Katan, he went to Nevarro with his son to finally be able to relax and enjoy time together. That's all progress and meaningful character and story development.

[@ItsAnIsaac]

I agree with you for the most part, but don't forget that the reason he left the covert this time around is so that he can take Grogu on a mandalorian apprentice and have him shadow him on his quests. So it's not really a complete act of individualism.

[@addiekirk]

Agree

[@PixlPlayer]

I mean he began the season wanting to bring back IG-11 so that’s not really character growth pertaining to this season. I also don’t really see returning to bounty hunting as growth, more a decline in character but at least he’s only doing good people bounties I guess. And adopting Grogu is like one step further than season 1 when he and grogu became a clan of two. For a whole season that took a couple years to make, that’s a tiny amount of character growth for the main character

[@delmarwilkey3176]

@@GoldReshiram Yes. The Dark Sabre was a symbol of the Curse of Mandalore. It being destroyed symbolizes a new beginning.

[@jackhummer8344]

Yeah, I agree.

[@McAster99]

Every now and then, I think we need a happy ending that is just that, happy. Not a looming threat, not a tease of great problems to come, just happy.

[@ConcordD0m]

I personally loved the episode. The Din and Grogu Father son moment really hit it for me, and when Axe says "For Mandalore" when they lit the Great Forge and all the different groups of Mandalorians came together, chills.

[@wendyweaver8749]

Dominic Tan - That moment of Axe shouting "For Mandalore" and the multiple repetitions by the entire group reminded me of the scene in "The Return of the King" when King Théoden rides his horse along the front-line shouting to instill courage in the mission as they begin the fight against the Orcs in front of Gondor. Axe rallying the tribes to unity; Théoden rallying the troops to victory!

[@spencerbarras1312]

Season finale landed for me kind of how the rest of the season did for me: good, but not great. I didn’t expect the season to end on a relatively happy note, but I’m happy for the characters. But as you talked in the video, some things just didn’t add up, and the finale could’ve used one or two bigger plot points/reveals

[@mikejornlin]

Wouldn't a Force-sensitive clone of Gideon just have immediately done away with the original Gideon? I don't think he thought through that one. 😆

[@SchultzDorinda]

Gideon would implement the Force into himself as well. And since he is over arrogant he believes the other hims would follow him, which chose how much he doesn't know himself 😂

[@epicphail2926]

@@SchultzDorinda ehhhh no

[@chanceofrain96]

I do like the idea of his experiment backfiring through clone madness!

[@CojaGamez]

He was so narcissistic, all he cared about was having an army of himself

[@Diana-qp2rw]

He was certainly smart enough to manipulate the clones genes so that they would be good at following orders and don’t want the power for themselves.

[@soopakoopa6461]

While it was shocking at first, I actually like that the dark saber is gone. Almost every bad thing that happened to Mandalore in the past 30 years in-canon was tied to it in some way, and it's fitting that after it's introduction back in '09 marked the end of Mandalore's short-lived peace and the (on-screen) beginning of the division and infighting that culminated in them being too weak to resist the purge, it's destruction would mark Mandalore being reclaimed by its united people.

[@joonatankaija8998]

I actually love the fact that they destroyed the Darksaber. And the fact that nobody rode the Mythosaur lol. Now they will be legends and stories uniting Mandalorians.

[@MSeanMcManus]

Yes, and now Bo has a reason to go find a Jedi (Ashoka) to help her repair or rebuild the Darksaber. If only there was a near immortal expert in saber construction (Huyang). :D

[@ephesians.6]

I feel like that happened so fast tho, and that Bo Katan should have made the conscious choice to destroy it herself, as the darksaber just represents division and civil conflict within the people of Mandalore. That was almost too fast and easy that Moff destroyed it.

[@CarterElkins]

I think this review highlights the pitfalls of watching a show with very specific expectations. You end up deciding in your mind what should happen, and this risks blinding you to the actual direction the show takes. For example, it's been pretty clear since very early on in this season that the show had no intention of painting any group of Mandalorians as having the "wrong" beliefs. The season never led me to believe even for a moment that Mando might leave the Children of the Watch or stop caring about keeping his helmet on. On the contrary, a central theme of the season is that the differences between the groups are okay (maybe even good), as long as they learn to live in harmony with one another. Not trying to invalidate anyone's opinions, of course. But I went in without any specific expectations (aside from wanting to see Gideon defeated for good), and I enjoyed it immensely. This season has become my favorite. I think fans often rob themselves of a good experience by doing things like predefining what they see as character growth.

[@Diana-qp2rw]

My thoughts exactly. Many fans have to many specific expectations about what should happen and then they are disappointed not because what really happens is bad but because it’s not what they expected. I thought for a while that maybe Mando would take his helmet off again at some point or change his views, but I was never too sure of that and quickly saw that it’s probably not about one group being right. So I never had these kind of expectations. The same goes for the finale, I had my ideas and suspicions, but I was never convinced I was right, so I couldn’t be disappointed because I wasn’t right. I enjoyed the whole season a lot, especially the last two episodes.

[@grand_max66]

One thing I found odd was how none of the TIE's caught any of the Mando ships, and then last we see them is fighting the cruiser only to see the cruiser later in flames but no fighters anywhere.

[@erikstevenson8508]

The whole business with the cruiser seems like it was reverse engineered exclusively to have the cruiser be the mechanism for destroying the base. At least from the number of fighters we actually see attacking it in the show, it doesn't make sense to abandon that ship - the Mandalorians had the firepower to win the battle in the air. That cruiser is worth a huge amount of money even if they didn't want it for offensive/defensive purposes, it was wild to just abandon a huge asset like that.

[@Infernus250]

They passed each other in the atmosphere, where each sides' sensors would be jammed so I doubt they would even know they were there. Wouldve been more realistic to see a few run into each other or take some TIEs with them, Im confident the mandos there are competent enough to take out a few of them and not have too much issue but meh. Filoni is prob putting more energy into the Ahsoka show and his movie so there isnt that level of quality this season.

[@Infernus250]

@@erikstevenson8508 it was also a huge target, so they drew attention to that while the others landed, thus saving lives. It was that or take causalties defending a cruiser they werent equipped to defend from moff gideons forces anyways.

[@michaelramon2411]

Presumably the TIEs shot down the cruiser then flew back under the clouds to report to Gideon (and warn him about the falling ship). After the impact, and with no reply from the ground, they figured that Gideon was dead and flew off to summon their carrier and leave. Remember that these weren't Gideon's pilots - they were on loan to him from another remnant, so they weren't especially loyal to him specifically, nor that interested in sticking around once their job was done.

[@Tores444]

Did you instantly forget about the storm Axe flew though?

[@kevinscottbailey8335]

I don't get the dislike for this episode at all. I felt like it really played into the story arc of Bo Katan as a King Arthur-type, and Din Djarin as the Lancelot/Galahad-type, while also subverting it with the destruction of the sword-in-the-stone-ish Dark Saber. I loved that, even as I knew that would be a sticking point for a segment (and given that you hated that as well, possibly a LARGE segment) of the fanbase. I thought it was a great subversion of the whole cliched "chosen one" storytelling devices that Star Wars often falls back on. The Mandalorians don't follow Bo because she wields some ancient relic. They follow her because she's the leader they chose--and the one who fought for them in their darkest hours.

[@PlumpElk]

1000 times this - great comment

[@kevinscottbailey8335]

@@N120Xeno WTF is wrong with you?!

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

​@@N120Xeno The hipocrisy and double-standards in your comment are astonishing.

[@swordmonkey6635]

The Dark Sabre held the Mandalorians back. Its destruction is good for Bo-Katan because she'd already sort of moved past it by telling the Mandalorians they need to unite the last couple of episodes. She realized it was a crutch more than a real symbol when she held it after Din gave it to her. Now there's no more challenges and excuses about the sabre. Now it's about leadership.

[@nightcloud_drawing]

This finale is very wholesome for me. I just rewatched season 1 ep4 yesterday and there was a scene where the widow from the village was asking Din to take a break or let Grogu to play with other children and have a normal childhood. And also when Greef suggested Din to have a vacation after he handed over Grogu to the imperial, Din rejected Greef’s idea as well. Also, in the first season, Din wasn’t care about the moral of his job, that’s why he hunted and handed over Grogu in the first place! I think the ending of this finale actually showed that Din is now not just working all the time but chilling with his son, and he now chooses his job for doing good. Apart from that, I think this finale is pretty stand out for me. There are different SW shows now and their finale usually have some cliffhangers, which usually lifted up hype for the next season and is pretty exciting to watch. But for this one, I found it really peaceful and relieved, since after what Din and Grogu have been through in S1,2&3 and BOBF, their well deserved break finally came, which is something Din once thought impossible to have in S1. Besides, although this seems like it’s “End of Story“, I am pretty sure Din and Grogu will have their next adventure after taking the break as the armorer set them off to their journey. P.S. I wanted to point out that when Grogu saving Din and Bo, the score there was the same as the score from The Prince of Egypt when the Red Sea was separated, which is one of my favourite animations.

[@leah-station88]

I THOUGHT that sounded so much like Prince of Egypt too!! Very cool nod

[@Mooinator3000]

I feel spoiled by Andor that I was expecting mando to have depth to it or take risky decisions? I had to take a step back and remind myself that it's a series of dumb fun and action as opposed to what I had gotten used to in Andor

[@CornyBum]

I've definitely felt that _Andor_ has spoiled me for good writing in _Star Wars._ Yet I also don't make the excuse for _The Mandalorian_ having worse writing and directing just due to it being a different show. Sure, it's more fun and has more action. That doesn't have to mean _dumb._ It's also apparently written for a broader audience to include younger viewers. That _also_ doesn't have to mean _dumb._ This show could and should be so much better. We've definitely seen what a better season can look like.

[@imthestein]

I think people have been determined to see the Armorer as something different than what she is and that seems to be the cause of frustration with her

[@leah-station88]

☝🏼THIS!! ☝🏼

[@BurritosAndSnow190]

I’m so glad the Dark Saber has been destroyed. In an immersive way it’s good for the Mandolorians to have it off the table. In a real world view it takes some lazy writing tropes off the table. I felt last week, after the Shadow Council meeting, it was very obvious that Gideon was on his own agenda and was going to have to be dealt with, either by The Council or other means to make way for Thrawn. Other means seems to have been The Mandolorians which is a good story arc for them as a people. I think season 4 reverts back to Din/Grogu. We will see the big bad development of the current timeline via Ahsoka with that eventually pulling in Din and the Mandolorians (and everyone else) in the climactic movie wrap up after Ahsoka season2. As a whole I’m fine with the season. I think there was little to zero idea that this “TV universe” would be SO SO successful when Mando S1 Ep1 was released. It’s clear with the success that there has been a large pivot in mindset behind the scenes and this season is the first on screen representation of that. For that reason it is a little clunky as it now has different long term goals. With that in mind I felt it did the best it could. I’m not upset about “side mission” episodes like the CSI episode either. These one offs are good palate cleansers between expositional plot heavy episodes. Even X-files would toss in these sorts of one off episodes from time to time. Finally, MAJOR feels for Kanan Jarrus during the moment with Grogu protecting himself, Bo and Din from the explosive destruction of the Imperial Base.

[@Zeemis]

I just finished the episode myself, I felt like it was just okay. It wasn't bad, but wasn't great. There was no big plot reveal, like The Armorer being a villain, or some big cameo like Luke Skywalker. In narrative exposition, you have initial conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It felt like the climax was weak, and there was little to no falling action. We had initial conflict and rising action last episode, finding out about Moff Gideon's imperial remnant being on Mandalore, and then the initial storming the castle event. We continue with rising action with the battle in this episode followed up with the Moff Gideon fight being the climax. He loses, and we get no falling action. Falling action would have been a few minutes of closing lose ends, like what happened to Pershing and Elia Kane. Or Grogu speaking his first words, which would set excitement for a season 4 or movie. We have no information about Thrawn setting up for what's to come either. It was a good season, but the climax and falling action were just weak. It felt very safe.

[@BlipBloop33]

Actually this should prove to you that you shouldn't invest your time with star wars theories because they are always wrong and stupid. They only want to profit off of your curiosity for views and clicks. Wait for the official news to come out. LOL it's silly.

[@joshxamanda]

These were exactly my thoughts

[@dotkomist]

That sentiment for me can be extended to the whole season. This episode was just fine, the season was just fine. There were a lot of opportunities for it to be more, though.

[@2ndToLast501]

Seeing the Mythosaur still purring at the end of the episode speaks that there is a revived hope for all Mandolrians, I really hope they keep the quality up to par with the next seasons

[@BB-zd3jr]

I loved the whole Cowboy, Princess and Jedi working together with their faithful droids. Very OT vibes. Love the connection and the chemistry with them. I may have some issues with some stuff but overall I enjoyed the season. We binged the first 7 episodes before the finale and it really does make a difference when you view the season as a long movie.

[@HumbleAshe]

There’s still some stuff I’d need to rewatch again or reflect on as I watch this video over time, but I did really enjoy this episode on a first watch and thought it was great (IMO of course). The final fight was EPIC, with Bo-Katan charging in with the Darksaber with all of the Mandalorian and the Armorer bashing troopers midair, Din salvaging weapons off troopers “John Wick” style (stun batons were such an awesome treat to see post-TFA), and Din and Bo working together to fight Gideon. I was a bit taken back seeing the Darksaber crushed just like that, but after discussing it elsewhere, it does offer Mandalore to choose a capable leader based on their qualities and not just a laser sword. And as Bo said, “Mandalorians are stronger together.” And the finale does feel like a bow tie to how everything culminated at this point. Mandalore is taken back, with the Great Forge reignited, all of the Mandalorians uniting together, and nature starting to heal. IG-11 has a return as a Marshall for Navarro. And Din now has his own little place (in between missions) to settle down with his apprentice/son Din Grogu. I do understand if there are a few threads still open or could have been done a bit differently, but this was just a pretty great and satisfying episode and finale for me.

[@michaelramon2411]

I'm fine with destroying the Darksaber, but it feels like a missed opportunity to make it random collateral damage instead of a character moment. Imagine, for example, if Gideon stole it back from Bo-Katan and then she shot it out of his hand to keep him from hitting Din with it, choosing to sacrifice one vision of Mandalore for another. Same overall effect, but more thematic impact.

[@MSeanMcManus]

Nice! The "John Wick" style gun play I've been calling "Gun Kata" since that's how it's described in Equilibrium (2002). Christian Bale and Sean Bean- check it out if you haven't seen it.

[@simoncarr5437]

Don't forget, plenty of Beskar lying around from all those downed stormtroopers they killed. Armourer will have wet dreams of that for years.

[@michaelramon2411]

@@simoncarr5437 ...Except for all the ones who fell into that big chasm whose armor was then vaporized by a light cruiser exploding on top of them. The armor of guys killed inside the base (which was barely scratched by the suicide attack) should be fine, though.

[@gabriel.skywalker44]

Amazing episode Great to see Din Djarin and Bo Katan fighting Moff Gideon and the Praetorian Guards.

[@jq6812]

Hopefully, they'll become a family

[@erickepley9814]

I really liked most of this season! But I think like this season could have really benefited from being maybe 12 episodes instead of 8 to take a little more time developing not only the story of the Mandalorians reclaiming Mandalore, but also give Din Djarin and Grogu some more time to develop as well as giving more time for the big powerful moments (Bo Katan getting the dark saber, the dark saber being destroyed) to feel more meaningful.

[@erickepley9814]

I REALLY want Din Djarin to start taking his helmet off though, one of my biggest issues with this season was it felt like he will never take it off again, but I think him taking his helmet off for good is an important character growth for him.

[@CouncilCape897]

​@@erickepley9814 Supposedly, it was because Pedro had scheduling conflicts due to this season being produced at the same time as The Last Of Us

[@erickepley9814]

@@CouncilCape897 I kinda thought that might be why we never saw the helmet come off. Really hope we get to see it in S4!!

[@isthatjackson]

I loved the episode I can’t even lie. I just want Din and Grogu to be happy.

[@garbagechutedroids]

Fun episode but a few too many story points that were a bit questionable? How did grogu get in to the base (we last saw him with the fleeing Mandos)? How was R5 anywhere near the base? Wasn't he with the Gauntlet? He certainly wasn't on the Mando boat right from last week... Jetpack don't run out fuel now? And I don't think a jetpack has enough velocity (or fuel) to escape the atmosphere? And you'd think Gideon has better controls on his clones? Not just in the walkway to his control center. And what does the Creed say about removing helmets in front of family? Shouldn't a parent and child be able to see their faces? Anyway, lots of questions but like the "reset" we will see for the story next season

[@jackr2971]

This season was put in a tough spot. With Din and Grogu being reunited in BOBF and Rangers of the new republic being scrapped, there seems like a lot was ran through. Hopefully with season 4 we can distance from this and start a new plot line

[@peacock0328]

I agree. It would have been better to have Din reunite with Grogu in S3 of The Mandalorian, not in BoBF. Unfortunately, I heard that there was some studio interference with the overall story (much to the annoyance of the show writers) since Grogu is now a cash cow for Disney, and they needed him present for S3 in its entirety. This could possibly explain why Din and Grogu take a back seat as far as character development in this season.

[@cm275]

I enjoyed the season quite a bit for the most part but they obviously had to do a bit of reset to resolve the Grogu training arc and hit the story beats from Rangers that were needed to advance the overall Thrawn story. Hot take: I still wanted the Rangers of the New Republic series, even without Cara Dune. Maybe introduce some Legends pilots like Curran Horn or something.

[@juankovacs6033]

I think we are forgetting this series is a western-type of story, and the writers ended this season showing us that. He involved himself in bigger plots, but is still about a mercenary that became some sort of a hero and now is trying to help in his new situation. Obviously next season is gonna be about Thrawn's return and Mando is gonna be involved with the New Republic and Mandalore. And about the destruction of the Darksaber I think is gonna rise new conflicts between mandalorians, or at least they open up that possibility.

[@leftghostcrow]

I was kinda let down by this episode, I still love the show. But it felt very… safe, plain if you will. Also felt like a series finally almost

[@michaelsimpson1224]

I kind of hope it is, like Din and Grogu don't really need to be the center of attention anymore, they're at a point where I think they'll work significantly better as supporting characters to a wider ensemble

[@raiden_c1]

I think something people forget that when this season was filming, Pedro was filming Last of Us. So the reason we probably never see Din remove the helmet is because they never were able to get Pedro on set since it took an entire year to film Last of Us

[@pietropietro5466]

And this is terrible honestly, I loved TLOU but production issues and scheduling conflicts should never have such impact on the plot! It's clear that they didn't want to touch on the helmet thing just because Pedro wasn't on set. Crazy thing is they basically redeem the Crazy cult vision in order to push out this season when the main actor was doing another show!

[@Lijahtx210._.]

@@pietropietro5466 🤦🏾‍♂️ “Crazy cult”

[@pietropietro5466]

@Lijahtx They were established almost like religious fundamentalists and descendants of the Death Watch, their rules are even stricter than what Pre Viszla preached.... but sure now they are the "true mandalorian" and our protagonist cannot question them

[@Lijahtx210._.]

@@pietropietro5466 Yeah, but *cult* is meant to convey something negative. Nobody thought to sit down and think that these Mandalorians are on the run from the empire, in exile from their homeland, trying to preserve their culture as best as possible, but somehow they’re the *cult* . Now to say that death watch is a cult, I’ll give you that one they were destructive to their people even going so far as to kill their own simply because they wanted to disrupt the peace and bring back violence to Mandalore.

[@Payduro]

I think that Din choosing to help the New Republic, rebuilding IG11 and adopting Grogu was him choosing to give back to the galaxy instead of going on adventures for validation from the armorer like he started out doing in the season. And that’s great! A lot of SW characters go on that same journey. I just wish there was a little more in terms of his personal feelings toward the creed, etc.

[@petefischer3820]

Great video. So unexpected that we had no cameos and no big reveal of Thrawn or Ashoka or anything. And technically, didn't Axe Wooves kill Gideon? And the shield Grogu used like Kanan did in Rebels. Thank you for the video. Hope Molly is feeling better after Celebration.

[@agrippa.the.cosmonaut-wiz]

Filoni himself had a cameo. And it sucked. It was literally just him, sitting in the background. No disguise, no make-up. Just him, distracting from the dialogule.

[@tht1channel507]

I noticed that the second time Ragnar took the creed, they left out the part about never removing their helmet again and liked that part of the scene

[@corvus2512]

I really like that Din and then Bo are both defeated by Gideon and it’s not until Ax crashes a ship into him that he is defeated, I also really liked this Gideon stood alone and burned in the flames while Din, Bo and Grogu shielded each other and survived

[@SerenityLinds]

I loved this episode. Seeing Moff Gideon get burnt to a crisp while Grogu protected Din and Bo was so powerful. In the end, Gideon's thirst for dominion left him without friends or allies, and so he died alone. Plus, I liked the happy ending, especially compared to TBB's ending, which was just...Sad.

[@animegoatforever2571]

Honestly, I’m proud of everyone and respect the Armorer even more. I love how they redeemed Din Djarin by showing why he’s the most dangerous Mandalorian in the galaxy. And Din Grogu, I’m so proud of him stepping up so big in this finale. But in the end, the person I’m most proud of is Axe Woves. He showed why he’s Bo-Katan Kryze right hand man. I will never question the Armorer or Axe Woves loyalty again. In the words of the great Mandalorian Paz Vizsla, “This is the Way!”

[@Bryan-dr5qy]

Few things I was wondering coming out of the season: 1. So Axe Woves can fly all the way up above the atmosphere but the mandalorians couldn't when Ragnar was captured? 2. If Gideon could track Din and Grogu then why not stop them when they reached the cloning vats? 3. What was the point of Din's struggle with the darksaber if he never overcame it? 4. How could the remnant warlords transmit into Mandalore when communication supposedly is locked off from the outside?

[@erikstevenson8508]

5. So, the Mandalorians that still lived on Mandalore had a garden/hideout right next to the imperial base and didn't know that the imperial base existed? Despite presumably a decent amount of construction/fighters/shuttle traffic?

[@Luke_SkywaIker]

6. What was the point of the mythosaur at all? They literally introduced a Chekhov’s mythosaur only to have it ominously sit under the mountain 7. Who was leaking info about the mandalorians to Gideon?

[@m.e.3862]

​@@John_Locke_108 isn't it because the mythosaur was reacting to grogu? We see grogu at the water's edge sensing something and then the mythosaur reacting and it sets up the idea that grogu will eventually ride it especially with his ability to tame beasts

[@massivelegend7599]

​@@John_Locke_108 why doesn't the chase taking hours make sense? Seems reasonable to me

[@Diana-qp2rw]

2. He was probably trying to stop him. Gideon wanted to find him, he even said that when he tracked them and saw them, he probably just couldn’t get there in time. 3. The point was to show that he’s not meant to possess it and lead the Mandalorians, but Bo-Karan is. At least that’s how I interpreted it. Not every struggle is there to be overcome, I actually liked that.

[@DarthK1tteh]

To make a kitty analogy, maybe it was more like Din fostering Grogu (where Grogu still had the option to choose where he wanted to be) vs adopting him.

[@DSIrocker]

The best Star Wars thing to happen today was I finally ordered my black series Luthen Rael figure !

[@jflartner117]

The absolute waterworks over here as grogu stopped the explosion just like Kanan. My spouse was like, "...what is happ-are you ok??" 😂

[@DrawingconclusionsMatt]

I really enjoyed the episode but I had a lot of questions. Like who were the spies? Why would Moff Gideon just wait and let Mando destroy his clones? I think the season was a bit of a mess but I hope that the next one will be a little more consistent.

[@mosaiccanyon]

I've seen several theorize that the spies are not spies for the other side. But more spies to spy out the land or in this case Mandalore itself. I think Moff Gideon was just too overconfident in his clones ability so didn't even try to prepare more than what he did.

[@matthewb2507]

I’m pretty sure “spies” was simply reference to Kane/Moff and the Imperial Holograms poisoning the New Republic ☠️

[@AndrewKapish]

I think the episode title, “The Spies” is simply referring to Bo Katan’s scouting party. Spy can refer to reconnaissance, it doesn’t always have to mean espionage. This is a biblical reference to the book of Numbers and the 12 “spies” from the 12 tribes of Israel Moses sent to survey Canaan, The Promise Land. The Mandalorian volunteers from different tribes are uniting to survey Mandalor, their Promise Land.

[@Fletchman1313]

7:50 There is something to be said about "formally" adopting someone. There are videos of foster children or stepchildren asking to be adopted by their guardian, and it's usually an emotional thing.

[@jeffmiller6025]

We have to remember that it’s other Mandos that label them a “cult.” And as we know, just because a character says something doesn’t make it true. So instead of a rejection of certain spiritual-ritual forms, we instead get an evolution of the people who use those forms being less exclusivist about their forms, while continuing to value their forms. In the context of themes, this fits with two important ones: 1) That one can have a disciplined spiritual life (the Jedi) without being fascists about it (the Sith), and 2) the differences are positive and that the erasure of differences is a colonialist / imperialist project. From the perspective of the philosophy of religion in our world, we have to remember that Secularism per se is essentially Northern European Protestant Christianity as it developed in the contexts of the European Renaissance, but without God-talk. Hence, it is often used in colonialist / imperialist endeavors tto negate or undermine differences, particularly religious and cultural differences that differ from Euro-North American developments-especially when those religious or cultural differences are perceived as disruptive to the capitalist order of the planet. That is: When they can’t be (easily or effectively) commodified. This is not to dismiss rightful criticisms of religious materialism (the preferred way of understanding “fundamentalism”) or the pernicious effects of various authoritarian cults. Instead, it’s a way of understanding that various religious cultural forms can carry real meaning for the folks who use them. And we have to remember: The Mandalorian has gone out of its way to show us that the forms of the Children are voluntary. Sure, it can be difficult to leave a group, and people can be dicks about your leaving, but difficult dicks does not equal “cult.” We’re just dealing with real people. And as a philosopher of religion, it’s interesting to me to see the subtle ways Favereau has pointed out how much the Children’s issues with outsiders stems from a post-imperialist-genocide need to protect themselves.

[@RedHeadKevin]

This really felt like a series finale. Everything got wrapped up, Din got a peaceful new home and legit son, The Mandalorians got their homeworld back, the IG-11 sidequest is complete, and the Bad Guy was defeated. They left just enough open for next season, but if they take an honest look at this season's ratings, they could end it here.

[@DisjectaMembra]

We still don't know *why* keeping their helmets on is such a focal part of the creed for the Children of the Watch. Without that info, I think it's impossible to judge whether it's a "good" or "bad" tradition. I wonder if it's because they seem to be largely made up of foundlings. Without being Mandalorian by blood or by birth, strict adherence to the creed is probably crucial to defining themselves as Mandalorian. The helmets themselves are also a powerful symbol of that cultural identity, and probably even more so for those who have elected to follow the creed, rather than taking it for granted as a birth right.

[@Janoha17]

It's also to protect their identities in a time where Mandalorians were being hunted.

[@DisjectaMembra]

@@Janoha17 not sure about that. If Mandalorians are being hunted, wearing a Mandalorian helmet probably isn't a great way of staying hidden.

[@agrippa.the.cosmonaut-wiz]

1. Because Boba Fett never took his helmet off in the OT and Filoni and Favreau thought that was cool. 2. Because it allows for easy scheduling when it comes to Pascal, who is just so hot right now. He probably didn't spend a single day on set for this season. 1-2 days in a recording booth, and he's the star of the show. I bet Disney wishes they could do that with every big actor in their projects.

[@DisjectaMembra]

@@agrippa.the.cosmonaut-wiz obviously I'm referring to the in universe story reasons. I don't doubt that pragmatic real world reasons are also a factor in creative decision making.

[@moodswinggaming2972]

It's because the story is not complete, and "The Madolorian" is not Djarin, its Grogu. It's Grogu for many reasons but that scene foreshadowing him taming the Mythasaur in this episode sealed it for me. I expect next season to start with a time jump, Grogu will be a little older and far more capable, oh and talking.

[@generalkenobi9782]

The emotional payoff didn’t work this time for me because there’s too few episodes. Too much world building and not enough character development. I’m not saying world building is bad, just the ratio is so skewed. It felt rushed. If they had 12 episodes like Andor, or 16 episodes like bad batch, this would’ve been a pretty great and DESERVED finale. But as it is, it’s just decent/serviceable.

[@nicholasarkis6116]

I'm not of the opinion that anyone can learn to use the Force. Maybe it's possible that anyone can learn to feel it; to perceive it. But, it's been firmly established that not everyone is Force sensitive. We don't know why. It's mysterious (look how difficult it was for Palpatine to make a Force sensitive clone).

[@tedgoodridge8403]

The idea that anyone can learn the force is not supported by any of the movies. The elitism of the Jedi in the Republic era to remove children from their families points to it being a uncommon genetic trait.

[@StuartLugsden]

Who was the spy? What happened to Doctor Pershing? Did Bo Katan pick up the darksaber or was it destroyed in the inferno?

[@hendrikgreiner8449]

A thing that i did enjoy quite a bit was the fact that Gideon, like the Empire, does not really learn from his mistakes and gets taken down by the consequences of his own actions again. The first time was by abducting Grogu and forcing the intervention of the rescue party and Luke Skywalker. This second time its the attack on the fleet, which technically suceeded, but prompted Axe to crash the cruiser into the base which took out Gideon himself and the base as a whole. It has a certain poetry to it that Gideon not only got taken out by the consequences of his own actions, but also by the very thing he lost the last time he lost. Plus, i think it was quite fitting that Axe chose the end to something he probably considered to be "his" ship and i liked that he chose to get out and not go the usual trope of going down with the ship.

[@Janoha17]

His own defeat came back to finish him off.

[@RedHeadKevin]

I hope next season shows more about Din Djarin's deceased parents, Din Maykit and Din Survive.

[@ElMagnifico]

I loved the episode, yes, I wish it had been longer to show more, but oh well. The biggest growth I so in Din Djarin was his use of R5. he even called him buddy. At the beginning of the season, he still wasn't sure about having him, now calls him buddy and he had IG-11 rebuilt and trusts him to protect Navarro? That is growth. Can't wait for season 4.

[@zman88a]

The series didn't label the group a "cult", it was a few character's point of view of them, of which Bo (and after this episode,. probably most of the crew) changed her views toward them after actually spending time with them.

[@marcydeerfield]

the spies were the friends we made along the way

[@BeowulfCav]

Great review, I agree on your points of criticism and points of praise. I wish seasons were longer, I think at the very least episodes should be longer if we only get 8. It would give them more space to do the things they should have done in terms of narrative and character development.

[@nickmoore6381]

I was waiting for this video since I finished the episode. Perfect timing

[@emmahayes3342]

I think this was a really solid finale, my issues with the show stem from this season as a whole. It kinda felt off writing wise. I think season 4 will make or break the series

[@Elvisbackpack]

I don't think Gideon is dead. Specifically, I don't think the real Gideon is dead.

[@louisgarcia2415]

It can be tough when our expectations don't match what actually happens.

[@RolandTFlakfizer]

I was thinking the same thing, and wondering where my expectations came from.

[@jacos133]

They set up lots of stuff that never followed through, not our fault that they built it up to fail.

[@RolandTFlakfizer]

@@jacos133 I wasn't necessarily thinking in terms of fault, but I get what you mean. And I wouldn't exactly call it a fail either, more a missed opportunity. But even then, that's based on _my_ expectation.

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

Especially when those expectations were to watch a good show that actually has something new or interesting to say

[@HH60gPaveHawk]

I thought the episode was great. I agree that I’d always love a longer episode or more episodes, but I felt like there was layered meaning in almost every moment. Grogu using the force defensively to protect, the removal of the helmet thing from the creed, the implied adoption by Axe based on how they were standing at the forge, all of it felt significant. No regrets here; and I’m pumped for four.

[@myriadmediamusings]

An enjoyable enough, if rushed, finale to the season.

[@ChristopherAndertonSWE]

Enjoyable, but can't really shake that feeling this was rushed as you say. My feeling after watching was… Meh.

[@aririvera8954]

The PR team hat in the background? Omg ❤️🇵🇷

[@xMoondo]

You mentioned that the Mandalorians all now have a choice regarding their helmets, this is Din’s choice to wear the helmet. Sure, he realizes there are moments where he needs to remove his helmet but his convictions with his beliefs are so strong that he chooses to wear the helmet instead. And while he doesn’t regret removing it for Grogu, he still realizes that he needed to be redeemed. Just because he’s the main character doesn’t mean he needs to show his face. His conviction in his belief makes his character that much more honorable in my opinion.

[@leah-station88]

❤❤❤

[@davidayala6874]

Best and most concise review I have ever seen on this season as whole. I resonated with a majority of all your ideas throughout this whole video especially on your views on the dark saber

[@Lijahtx210._.]

I love that the writers refuse to make Mando take his helmet off and leave it off. I just love to see the fans angry at the fact that it never happens. 😂 I loved this episode despite every criticism. “Living with honor” makes you a good person and yes that’s a part of being a Mandalorian, and it’s part of their culture, but wearing a helmet, wearing that Armour, saying *this is the way* , reigniting the forge and reciting the creed these customs are unique to Mandalorians, it’s what makes them special. So making them take off their helmets, making them cease reciting the creed, stopping their baptisms is sacrificing what makes them unique in order to have the basic principles that every culture should already have. Say what you want about the children of the watch but they are very unified, very disciplined and clearly love their people enough to fight with their own people that they disagreed with for the better of Mandalore. If they were the militant cult that the fandom is making them out to be, they would not have gone to help the other Mandalorians.

[@mikerogers839]

You commented on how little we see Gideon in season 3, but I felt that was pretty consistent with the prior seasons. We only see him in episodes 7 and 8 of season 1, and while he is in episodes 3,5, and 6 of season 2 (in addition to episodes 7 and 8), the three extra episodes have less than 5 minutes of Gideon total. It's what makes him such a good villain. We don't need to see him a lot to know he must have some part to play in what is happening. And now, with Gideon gone (most likely), I wonder if Elian Kane will start to work for a different warlord. It is interesting speculation on whether Hux learns what happened to Pershing, at Gideon's order, to deliberately set project Necromancer back. And if so, what "reward" Kane might earn for her loyalty. After all, someone that deep in the New Republic bureaucracy would still be very useful to the remenant.

[@BnBwithMe]

Best parts: DinBoGu fighting, and almost dying, as a family. The Armorer absolutely wrecking troopers. And the whole air-battle in general. It was a true Clone Wars mandalorian air fight in live action. Worst parts: 40 minute run time. Neither Bo nor Mando killed Gideon.

[@michaelsimpson1224]

I kinda with Grogu Force-pushed him right under the crashing ship, that way there's a satisfying direct kill that's just way cooler than “enveloped by flames and vanishing”

[@Janoha17]

Gideon was consumed in the flames of his own defeat.

[@BnBwithMe]

I still think it would have been a lot more satisfying for one of them to skewer him with the saber, then have Bo destroy the dark saber of her own accord. But that’s just me.

[@runningthemeta5570]

I agree, this whole season was kind of a mixed bag that didn’t always work. Like one week we pull out some food or something of the sort that was amazing. Then next week we pull out something that was still good, but it needed something added to make it better.

[@malachiphoniex8501]

If we ever explore the Old Republic era, I would love to see that this Darksaber that everyone idolizes is actually a dark side object. Think about it, this thing can only be won in combat and has been used by countless evil people to take over Mandalore. My headcanon is that it's like the one ring, quietly corrupting those who wield it and stirring up division. Tarre Vizla can be the Isildur, who defeated Darth Bad guy and took the unique black kyber crystal as a testament to his victory. However, it corrupted him and that's why the Jedi locked it away in the temple, to prevent its power from corrupting others.

[@BSWVI]

You've articulated what I've been feeling, well said. It's DARK, after all!

[@malachiphoniex8501]

@Barbara Wright Thanks 😊. I feel like it works so well thematically. We see that it's this thing of evil that shouldn't be worshiped. We'll get nervous every time our heroes use it and groan every time people talk about how important it is. It'll explain why Din, the purest Mandalorian, can't use it because the Darksaber doesn't like him. We'll cheer when the blasted thing is finally destroyed.

[@SleventyFive]

@@malachiphoniex8501 I have to disagree. I like that's it's only meaningful because of it's cultural significance. The Jedi kept it because they keep all the lightsabers of deceased Jedi but the Mandalorians stole it because it was 'theirs' because he was the Mand'alor. It can only be won in combat because that's what they say. Sabine didn't defeat Maul, Bo-Katan didn't defeat Sabine, and Gideon didn't defeat Bo-Katan in combat, he tricked her into surrendering. I think it's good that it's a powerful object because of what it represents, rather than because it has some inherent force power.

[@BSWVI]

@@SleventyFive oh Geez now that makes sense too! I'm still a little ick about the Dark though, no matter whose it was. Not that I've ever over thought anything about Star Wars 😜

[@stephaniez9811]

You explained how I felt about this season better then I ever could. Well done.

[@corybartell9441]

And so ends The Book of Bo-Katan. Din felt like a secondary character this season, which is fine, but it didn’t feel like the Mandalorian.

[@finnishyank7413]

I love the Armorer doesn't need a blaster to kick ass, she just needs a hammer and tongs and will f stuff up

[@dotkomist]

I agree with your sentiments on the series as a whole. The overall story is cool, but at the end of the day I don't feel like I've seen these characters grow, only that I've been told they have. Coming off the back of Andor and the Bad Batch, this is probably the weakest season of any series since we started on Disney+, for me. Even the Book of Boba Fett, for all its flaws, had a very consistent theme and clear personal growth.

[@cocofashosho]

We’ll have to get used to calling him Djarin, not Din. When he adopted Grogu, the Armorer called him “Din Grogu,” meaning that Din is the family name and Djarin is his given name. This is similar to the Chinese culture where your “first” name is your family name, and your personal name comes after.

[@thehighground4446]

Summed up how I felt pretty well, I feel this episode brought the rest of the season down as certain earlier episodes that felt like they were building up something fell flat after seeing their stories resolved.

[@BlipBloop33]

I disagree. It was always leading to Grogu becoming a son to Din and a Mandolorian. This closed that plot line nicely.

[@Tom-bn6pr]

I liked the Pershing episode and was interested to see where it went despite everyone else complaining, now it just feels like the only purpose of that episode was to show us Gideons assistant working undercover for the New Republic. We didn’t even see Pershing again or find out what happened to him and why she led him on that wild goose chase through the star destroyer

[@issiahsilva]

I was mostly content with most of this season but yeah this definitely drags the season down…way too many plot points and not nearly enough resolutions, and the the ones we got were clumsy and convenient. 8 episodes weren’t enough, all the cameos became distracting after a while, and again this episode was disjointed and rushed.

[@issiahsilva]

@@BlipBloop33 except there were 30 other plot points that didn’t get resolved and were brought up for no reason. This finale was rushed and disjointed and everything addressed was conveniently wrapped up clumisily…this was poorly written

[@MrLinguist88]

It is ironic that in Boba Fett series the main hero was at some times pushed to the background... same as Mando in his series xD

[@sand5282]

It was decent episode. It felt a bit as if something was missing. I wonder if Gideon is alive or one of his clones. Also I enjoyed that Din used new double westar blasters which is as powerfull as the previous model.

[@PerovNigma]

It was incredibly satisfying to see the TIE Interceptors launching one after another, and emerging from atmosphere - awesome ship cinematography this episode. It was fun to hear Binary named onscreen. I can't remember another time white that's happened. I loved the use of ray shields to divide and conquer opponents like in _The Phantom Menace,_ but with the hero doing it this time. You could tell that the Imperials were scared to face him in small numbers. I honestly thought for a moment that we'd see Ian McDiarmid in a tube. I wasn't expecting Gideon, but it makes sense given his remark in the previous episode about putting himself in the Dark Trooper armour. I really wish we could have seen any fighting from them, though, or at least seen Gideon himself with the Force to add something to the final fight with him. I didn't understand the title until you talked about the return of life/people to Mandalore. I was expecting to see Thrawn at the end. And why call rhe precious episode The Spies? The "biblical word for scouts" reasoning is pretty lame, in my opinion. These two could have used better names - The Survivors and The Reclamation, for instance. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out Gideon survived; surely his armour can protect him from fire. However, I understand the thematic idea of him dying because he stands alone. I just want more Giancarlo Esposito, since each season has had so little Gideon screentime. I definitely agree on some things going unelaborated or happening offscreen. When those comic adaptations catch up to Season 3, I hope they take the chance to show us moments such as Mandalorians learning the Darksaber is gone.

[@Quanic2000]

Overall, I give the season a 6/10. I enjoyed the cast and certain concepts, but I felt things were just jumbled together, which made it dell disorganized to me. And I feel they played it safe by not having the Armorer or any other Mandalorian be a spy like many theorized and Gideon cloning himself and not Palpatine. Maybe they're saving the best for the movie that was just announced. It wasn't bad, but it could've been better.

[@MingTongPang54]

I really love the action pack ep. When we got to see Din's visor POV, its got me into start of mission vibe for video games. The fight between Din and the commando was so much fun. Din and Bo teaming up to take on Gideon was a nice "Mandalorians are stronger together" because Bo and Din grew up so differently and yet they work together. The Dark saber i may not agree with what happen to it but I understand why because it move away from Bo needing the saber to lead (Bo has been able to lead the covert in a mission without the saber showing that she can lead without it).

[@patrickcollier7090]

I think I felt the same as you. There was some stuff I liked and it was definitely entertaining but the story fell kinda flat for me and I didn't feel like the resolutions to this seasons major plotlines were super interesting.

[@filmaru8556]

When the Mandalorian used that one troopers flamethrower against the other I heard Jango’s death cry from the Bounty Hunter video game.

[@LordVader5738]

I loved the season 1 finale. Gideon with the darksaber was an insane reveal! I loved season 2 finally because of Luke showing up out of nowhere and Din removing his helmet. I liked this finale because it is a happy ending for Mandalorians, Din, and Grogu. However, I cannot love it because it felt like "the easy way out". Like you, Alex, I would have liked to see Din go through more character growth. What he said to Bo last week about the darksaber, why not share that wisdom with the rest of The Children of the Watch? Why do we need to keep these helmets on when all that should matter is that we are actually good people??? And remove the helmet...then little by little the rest do the same. No need to hide our faces anymore.

[@Diana-qp2rw]

I like that the Children of the Watch keep their helmets on because it shows that people with different beliefs can still live together and accept each other. It seems like everyone can decide for themselves now if they want to keep their helmet on or take it off instead of having to believe the same first before they can live together as Mandalorians. I thought this was much more powerful than it would have been of the Children had all taken their helmets off.

[@92ChosenOne]

Each and every statement you made mirrors my own feelings watching this episode. Thanks for putting the vague thoughts into words!

[@marshalllatta2073]

I Love chapter 24 the fighting and music was epic this is the way

[@tommasodugo442]

What i really like about the series is how it feels like a video game: main quest, side quests, npc and side characters helping. In particular in this last episode, the shields fight collecting new weapon on every "level", the boss fight with Gideon and the guards, and how grogu support din with the force (similarly as merrin with cal)

[@blakewalker5231]

Very thankful that Andor was so good. Kenobi and now Mando S3 just fell short, and maybe thats because we had high expectations for those shows and Andor was just "hey, its a story about that dude from Rogue One, it might be cool." Will be very weary going into Ahsoka when it eventually arrives.

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

ROGUE. Ffs, the word is literally in the title. It's ROGUE!

[@ballroomscott]

I really appreciate you expressing so many of the same thoughts that I had and also being so positive about everything!

[@BnBwithMe]

Untapped potential left me with a slightly underwhelming feeling for a S3 finale. Still really enjoyed the season as a whole, but I thought there could have been more jaw dropping excitement at the end (spy reveal, Maul callback, mythosaur, etc.). I’ll never be mad about Grogu laughing at Praetorian guards though. Pure comedy.

[@swrpggm]

The Spies from Episode 7 were The Mandalorians themselves, spying out a new home. Mandalorians reflect the story of the Tweleve Tribes of Israel and this part was from The Book of Numbers, The twelve spies.

[@katherinegilks3880]

I never thought the title could refer to only Din Djarin. It can refer to any Mandalorian, or even just Mandalorians in general. Anyone can be the Mandalorian. He was the main Mandalorian of the first season,but then it branched out. At least, that’s how it has felt to me that the writers are going with.