The Mandalorian - Season 2 Review

[@Pyromonkey83]

Luke's De Aging may have been a little off, but R2's was flawless. Easily the best De-aging work in cinematic history.

[@nateludlow2622]

As much as I hate complimenting this movie. Captain Marvel probably had the best De-aging with Nick Fury. But it was really good.

[@everburn]

@@nateludlow2622 I always say the exact same thing. Probably is the best

[@willmelucci2989]

@@nateludlow2622 I sadly have to agree

[@Mrkiller1295]

the best de-aging work they did was with Kurt Russel from Guardians of the Galaxy 2

[@lvx4408]

Next time they should use deepfake

[@Kable10]

"Let people like things, let people hate things. It doesn't really matter" This is the way

[@freetoplay1073]

Yes

[@methos1999]

I have spoken.

[@gabemcbride108]

Agree 100%

[@Nexadon]

This is the way.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Nexadon This is the way.

[@subtlegong2817]

Who cried when Grogu touched Mando’s face? No shame, just hands.

[@Julia-tu6xl]

Best scene in the entire season imo

[@marcos-ll2yr]

I Think everebody cried

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

i cried until the credits when i noticed the screen didn't shrink, i was like "Whoa, there's gonna be a post credits."

[@culturecanvas777]

It was a great scene but I didn't cry per se.

[@marcos-ll2yr]

@@culturecanvas777 you ae not human get out from here hahahaha

[@crosbylandau5549]

The scene with Mayfeld Mando and the Imperial Officer talking might be one of my favorite scenes in all of Star Wars. All three actors were giving it their very best, Bill Burr looked like he was in real pain listening to him and even Mando being so uncomfortable and not used to showing his face was beautiful.

[@natetravis8679]

Yeah gotta agree. I thought the imperial officer nailed his performance too. Got so much depth from literally 1 scene

[@jdraven0890]

I like how they understood that Mando could not do much more than sit there and try to keep it together; he might be a hell of a fighter but he's no spy.

[@jacobscott7137]

And then the major Tarantino vibes was really cool too!

[@fufu5068]

That moment changed my view towards Mayfeld.

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

He also mentions "Operation Cinder", which makes the story from Star Wars Battlefront II with Iden Versio cannon.

[@grogudjarin7894]

“I have a hallway massacre scene, like my father before me.”

[@Mikey-em8hs]

So be it, Jedi

[@anubis8181]

Man imagine them meeting in the middle.

[@ReallyGoodandKind]

It’s like poetry. It rhymes

[@depressedbreakfast2614]

They took notes from Daredevil

[@Nexaes]

Same comment every where with good likes... Not from me though. I'm just empatizing the first guy who wrote this and then had to watch every low quality "like whores" claming his/her writing without changing a single word out of decency...

[@mr.lightzplease9366]

God the choreography of Luke taking down the dark troopers was FUCKING EPIC and fully showed he was at his prime as a Jedi. I also loved how scared Gideon looked knowing who was tearing down his dark troopers and was the one who brought the chosen one back to the light side and defeat the empire

[@Howlingburd19]

He’s too good and heroic to be such a complete shit character in the sequels...

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Yes, no jumping and balleting around, just almost strolling calmly and inexorably. Amazingly epic!

[@BrayOfTheDonkey]

Aye that last 10 mins of the episode was cinematic with emotion!

[@cchen-wq2nm]

That scene gave me goosebumps

[@Peer165]

Nobody really knows Vader turned back to Anakin. Hell, I even bet the empire would call that rebel-propaganda if the word did come out.

[@swiminator1231]

Bill Burr is a great actor. That scene with the imperial officer, with Pascal's face acting and Burr's emotions. Wow. Chills

[@CasperTheTryHard]

a great fuckinn ACCCTAH

[@swiminator1231]

@@CasperTheTryHard Hahaha!!! Nice

[@Icanonlycountto4]

It’s such a cool thing to see an actor ACT. Especially one that has mostly comedy background

[@dogsbreakfast4952]

Let’s not get carried away here lol

[@dustingdustin]

Burr surprised the hell out of me in that scene. Dude REALLY brought it.

[@shane7350]

Mando getting his face smashed in brought back some Game of Thrones flashbacks when he was also fighting with a spear....gald it worked out for him this time lol.

[@SvenDHooghe]

That's the real reason he's keeping the helmet on, gotta protect the eyes.

[@samstocker6450]

He learnt from his mistakes.

[@LuisRosa72]

He listened to Tyrion's advice this time!

[@RicketyRocketyRoo]

"i always drink before a fight."

[@anthonykellum9501]

Hated that episode. Waste of an awesome character

[@theMitchBau5]

I really thought Bill Burr killed it in that scene at the dinner table.

[@theMitchBau5]

@Im ForeverMarked didn't see it then but I sure do now

[@FlushNorris]

@Im ForeverMarked Haha ye, me2.. was waiting for Bill to yell "three blueshakes, danke"...... WRONG fingers mate! *pew pew blast bzzzt*!

[@theMitchBau5]

@@FlushNorris 🤣🤣

[@kramermariav]

Figuratively and then literally

[@TheRexkwando]

@@FlushNorris 0yoohon Jio.

[@HK-47E]

Ming Na, a 57 year old actor who looks 30 and can perform Martial Arts moves like a 20 year old; impressive, most impressive

[@prot07ype87]

The youth is strong with that one.

[@JamesGilbert_]

And is a talented voice actress.

[@anthonyplanzo1082]

She's 57?!?!

[@pilummurialis6490]

The actor doesn't do any of the stunt work, plus they would have a stunt guy in the outfit for most of those scenes

[@PVilla27]

Exactly! My gods, she’s awesome

[@DFTNSHEXGRM]

Fan Service is going back to Tatooine again, going to the same cantina, sitting in Han's booth.. that's annoying fan service. It's not fan service if it naturally serves the story. Makes perfect sense for Luke to show up to take Grogu away for training. That's just great story telling.

[@brucesnow7125]

Exactly, there was a build up to it. Besides, it never took away from Grogu and Din's story. Notice how main focus of that scene is their point of view. Din seeing that this guy is powerful enough to take care of the kid and train him. Grogu seeing the potential of what he can be. That's what great fan service does.

[@Fi_Sci_]

@@brucesnow7125 when Grogu started opening his eyes wide... I was getting goosebumps. Not to mention I love Moff Gideon’s expressions, something we never see from him often, Fear.

[@bussymaster13]

I think fan service is bad when it either, does nothing for the story, or affects the story in a bad way. All of the fan service in this season was good because it was either very subtle(like the Crait Dragon) or it served a purpose in the story. Bad fan service is making Rey a Palpatine because it is a retcon and bad at the same time. Rey doesn’t even know who Palpatine is and her finding out she’s related to him means nothing

[@Megaproductions302]

@@bussymaster13 well that’s not necessarily true. Lot of people knew who Palpatine was since he was literally the emperor of the galaxy for so many years plus Rey grew up with the stories of the Jedi, the rebellion and most likely Palpatine. So she could have definitely known about him but it could have been established much better.

[@zachburkey447]

@@Fi_Sci_ They've established that Moff Gideon is ex ISB and we clearly see he's an intelligent guy who knows the ins and outs of his enemies. I have no doubt that he recognized Luke on the screen. He was legit terrified

[@razzprince2877]

It baffles me at how good of an actor Bill Burr is. When i heard he was in the first season i thought he'd just be some comedy relief but he's got a natural presence on screen that I didn't expect

[@Yes123786]

He was pretty menacing in Breaking Bad in that scene with Ted.

[@ThrghmyEyeZZ]

He played himself and it worked perfect

[@pat7917]

If you watch his standup you will notice Bill is highly expressive and relies on character impersonations to deliver his punchline. It was really cool to see that translate so well to his Star Wars role.

[@DeRussellMasina]

Don't forget his work on The Chappelle Show. That was like a SNL type of acting

[@valley_robot]

He is an awesome actor which surprised me as well

[@MashinError]

"The special effects need a special edition." Never change Chris. 😂

[@griffinj1204]

That Lucas impression was hysterical

[@bikeguy75]

The best/worst impression of George Lucas.

[@chadsmalley]

My favorite part of every Stuckmann review is whenever Chris makes himself laugh. 👊

[@jondebenedict7315]

.....I died.....hilarious, Chris, well done.

[@thereplication2567]

What was that!??? 🤣 Was that George Lucas or Jeff Goldbloom?

[@gaddaitherage8204]

Mando getting his head smashed in by dark trooper brings back traumatic memories of G.O.T.

[@kubemaster]

Hah... good one. *Game of Thrones spoiler*: The same actor literally got his head smashed by The Mountain.

[@talunable]

Neat, I didn't think about it

[@badwitchproject]

Not only that but his GoT character used a spear, I legit thought he was gonna get killed for a moment.

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

Don't forget his end in Kingsman 2.

[@nathankosanke2093]

Oh snap!

[@Pentaholic88]

I didn’t care about Luke’s face. Just seeing him again was enough for me.

[@jewsco]

me too

[@lazyboy9883]

This! I hear you bro!

[@shayposting]

To paraphrase Gideon, the CGI doesn't have power. The story does.

[@BdaB164]

@@shayposting Well said.

[@MedalionDS9]

@@shayposting but this is a visual medium that is famous for special effects... it was pretty mediocre deepfake job for such a major character. It doesn't detract from what they were trying to achieve, but at the sametime... it prevents the moment from really keeping you fully in the moment because it could be a little better

[@_dyajiv]

Grogu: "So what do I call you?" Luke: "Well my name is Luke but I guess you can call me 'Master Skywalker'." Grogu: *ptsd intensifies*

[@davidbeer5015]

Grogu: This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them

[@IkeThe9th]

LOL - that’s pretty funny!

[@blyzer7373]

Master Skywalker, what are we going to do? There are too many of them.

[@troppie7823]

@@blyzer7373 IGNITE

[@falkenvir]

@@blyzer7373 Woooosh

[@MikeyGaming]

"No way." Is how I would describe this season. I said now way after they brought back Mayfield, after I saw the Slave 1, after I saw Ahsoka, after I saw the green saber...

[@AhmadFIksan]

*Mayfeld

[@syndicalist-0]

Ugh....that moment. Even the set up and tension with the cinematography and writing...one episode, no...10 minutes of one episode did more than three movies could.

[@sodeiku]

this is the way

[@FishininFunkyTown]

I said "no fuckin way" on the the season 2 finale so many times . I think I might have broken record.😂

[@Reggie1408]

I clapped 'cause I know Star Wars!!!

[@michaelbiscay9836]

This show gave more depth to a traumatized former stormtrooper in one scene than the sequel trilogy did with Finn in 3 whole movies.

[@Space_Ache]

100%. Favreau and Filoni understand Star Wars and they understand character development.

[@jaysway9251]

Exactly. Finn was wasted, what a shame

[@scruffylives9224]

Lol Sure. You go on believing that if you need that crutch.

[@jonouellette8183]

Y’all forget the force awakens and the group of clone deserters?

[@margarethmichelina5146]

And that traumatized former stormtrooper is played by a stand up comedian

[@AustoLaVista]

The only thing I wish Mando did at the end was give Grogu the Silver Ball he loved alot before Luke took him.

[@redsands1001]

Right!

[@m.israel2209]

Yeah that would have been great to watch, but maybe he wanted to keep it to remember him by, and in a mission where all he could think of is baby yoda and rescuing him the last thing I would think of would be the silver ball.

[@Hinshu85]

Maybe he wanted a souvenir to remember Grogu.

[@igxrruaof]

i was thinking about this as well, been waiting for him to reach his pocket and take it out to give it to grogu

[@cognitivedissonance8406]

It would be nice, sure. But that was their bonding moment, and the item through which they bonded isn’t what’s important. It’s the bond itself.

[@MegaLPlover]

Ludwig's music for the dark troopers was literally dubstep lol

[@ash_durant6071]

You could say he is stepping up his music ;-)

[@MatthewVlossak]

Single handedly, The Mandalorian took everything I love about Star Wars and gifted us fans with the best possible present and said Merry Christmas. Un. Fucking. Real.

[@JumbletonPeatrice]

All I want for Christmas is for my hope for the future of Star Wars to come back. AND CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY THIS YEAR BITCHES!

[@currentparadise8821]

@@ToxicTurquoise454 Hard agree. That’s the Star Wars fandom for ya. Smh. The sequel trilogy wasn’t even as bad as they make it out

[@jpollackauthor]

@@ToxicTurquoise454 ORRRRRRRRRRRRR the fans were given six movies that are all almost universally cited as being poorly-written mediocre 2-hour toy commercials as a reward for sticking with the franchise for decades, and were understandably left jaded by it. It's been twenty years since the prequel series, and none of them have aged better with time in the way that Empire has, which too was greeted with disdain upon release, and I don't see the same happening with the new trilogy - especially since The Mandalorian mopped the floor with them in less than 5 years. Sometimes a bad movie is just a bad friggin' movie - and it's totally possible to make half a dozen of them in a row - just ask the Fast & Furious people.

[@BlueHooloovoo]

@@jpollackauthor Nah, the jaded fans just cant help being gatekeepers. While you may write off both the prequels and sequels that doesn't mean they don't have value to other people.

[@flighttrain1189]

@@currentparadise8821 it’s not but the mandalorian two seasons is the best Star Wars story we’ve probably gotten since the original trilogy for me the prequels and sequels both aren’t great both trilogies have problems but the future of Star Wars is looking good and can’t wait to see more

[@blake10705]

The ending of the last episode made me cry like a baby, this show is so fucking good

[@gl0wingice]

same, my mom called me and told me my dad and brother in law, where also crying at the end.

[@MrPegasusfeather]

After last Star wars movie fans had civil war for how they treated Luke. Let the healing begin

[@jrrailroad7631]

Yea cried like a bitch had to pause it and everything.

[@RajBauer]

Same I was crying so hard that’s why even the Luke Uncanny Valley doesn’t even bother me. That’s how good the storytelling was on this show ❤️

[@tomerohanabentzvi9866]

@Meta Man stop spamming

[@AltCTRLF8]

lol luckily Boba Fett disappeared into light speed after dropping everyone off to rescue Grogu. Would’ve been awkward if Luke saw him there.

[@jonmurphy4889]

"Hi Boba it's good to see you..." "Skywalker..." (head nod) I think that would have been perfect if it happened but of course they avoided that cuz it would have been really Fuckin awkward LOL 🤣 It would have taken away from everything else that was happening at the time...

[@lozano41182]

@@jonmurphy4889 awkward if mace windu showed up instead.. boba would flip out

[@jonmurphy4889]

@@lozano41182 Ehhh🤷‍♂️ Maybe, they kind of made up in the Clone Wars arc when he tried to assassinate Mace... Well not made up but Mace Windu told them to deal with it and he pretty accepted it.

[@agasttyadixit09]

I thought he sent Luke, ya know you can't jump back to back with hyperspeed

[@Digger-Nick]

@@agasttyadixit09 Why would he send luke? Lmao

[@justaguydoinstuff]

The soundtrack isn't getting enough attention. The theme when Luke arrives is called "A Friend" and I can't stop listening to it. Mesmerizingly beautiful....

[@daddyclaus1517]

"Open the Door" hits harder for me, the one where Luke has Grogu in his hands as they look at Din just holding back his tears. Especially the last 30 seconds or so of that theme, it just hits you right in the feels. It just gave that John Williams vibe you know? Goransson is a genius.

[@nahor88]

Black Panther, Creed, now Star Wars. This man is quickly becoming a legend.

[@SSJFutureGohan62093]

@@daddyclaus1517 YES. I have had “Open the Doors” and “Troopers” playing a lot over the past few days! The addition of “the Force theme” in “Open the Doors” hits hard every time!

[@rex198]

Ludwig Goransson is such a good composer

[@pedrokoury1352]

i'm gonna listen to it now.

[@Ryan-the-Rocketeer]

bill burr as Mayfeld got more character development in one episode than Finn got in an entire sequel trilogy.

[@donkeydarko77]

They gave Finn's entire story purpose to Jannah in TRoS.

[@XSVryu]

Didn’t find Finn interesting

[@Howlingburd19]

*The sequels aren’t canon*

[@tejshazam5552]

😂😂😂

[@stevenL4U]

+ Bill Burr is a more convincing actor. Which is crazy to say. Lol

[@ezioauditore4061]

My biggest concern going forward is will Grogu no longer be in it? To me, Mando and Grogu's bond was the absolute best part of the show. It was special. Without that bond I think the show will really have a big emotional void, but that doesn't mean it can't still be fun to watch.

[@wushuwhiskers2773]

I was thinking something similar but Grogu is way to marketable and if I remember correctly Mando Se. 3 & 4 have the greenlight.

[@BboyYoutubeHandle]

Yeah. There is a 100% chance they will reunite. If not next year, the year after that guaranteed

[@TatooVeraa]

That little puppet cost millions to make, I am sure this is not the last of Grogu.

[@nickn271]

I agree 100%! Without Grogu it just doesn’t have the heart. It just wouldn’t be the same for me.

[@shadow919assassin8]

I hope next season will be Mando helping Bo Katan and her crew help take back Mandalore whilst Grogu trains. Everything involving Mandalore is usually knocked out the park (clone wars s7)

[@Film_Ronin]

One of the praises I always gave this show was how much it DOESN’T feel like fan service. Whether it was Boba, Ashoka, or Luke, it never once felt forced or overly aggrandizing. It felt like I was witnessing a real plot logically unfold and I fucking love the show for it.

[@cutscenecinema9973]

^ This. There was no "Its BOBA FETT" *look to camera* There aren't many Mandalorians around and even less Jedi. Ahsoka pointing the way to Luke seemed entirely natural. Luke answering the call of Gogru seemed entirely natural.

[@kerricaine]

right! and at what point does it go from "fan service" to a natural part of the story? as much as each show stands on it's own, it's still building off the previous series.

[@cutscenecinema9973]

@@kerricaine I would say fan service is where a thing fans know and are aware of being placed into a story purely for said fans for no reason other than for the fans to go "Its ". There are important locations and characters which exist at this time which would be involved in major events. Luke is actively looking and training jedi at this point. It is therefore absolutely natural he would turn up after Gogru reached out into the Force. Ahsoka is one of the few active force users. It would be more disservice to canon to introduce a completely new accomplished force user for this role. Does it please fans? Of course! Its not out of place or put into the story just for the "Its Luke / Ahsoka!". Fan service would be if one of the x-wing pilots happened to be Wedge Antilles, a character only fans of the movies and EU would really know because he has less than 20 seconds screen time over 9 movies (or something like that). There is absolutely no reason why an accomplished top ace pilot general would be flying in an x-wing patrol on the Outer Rim, ergo for him to be there would have to be a major plot point. And if we were talking "fan service" from an animé perspective, Ahsoka would have to stumble and give us a upskirt panty shot :P (joke)

[@49ers1975]

exactly and that is the correct way to do it...not the lame movie

[@vincevvn]

Why is nobody talking about Rosario Dawson. She just killed that role and became one of the coolest Jedis I’ve ever seen

[@jaeshasway]

I’m ready for her spin off.

[@gunmetalgrey7103]

Because she was average. Not bad but nothing special.

[@knowonose]

@@gunmetalgrey7103 Her appearance was one of the highlights of the seasons 🤣

[@Choigoi]

It was just one episode. It was dope but if we get a full series on that level... shes gonna be up there for sure

[@knowonose]

@@Choigoi Exactly! I cant wait for all the new spinoffs and they're respective crossover episodes.

[@MrIrrationalSmith]

My takeaway from this season: we need more Bill Burr in everything. I want him on QI. I want him on a soap opera.

[@jameswalker7235]

Came for this. I loved the whole season, but damn did he steal that episode. His dramatic chops are top notch.

[@redhotchilifan98]

Bill really suprised me with his performance

[@IKIGAIofficial]

Bill Burr isnt even an actor yet he had the best character arc of both seasons!

[@nastynate434]

@@jameswalker7235 I didn't really see him as his character. Took me out of it tbh. No matter what character he plays he's still going to be Bill Burr. Distracting. That being said he did a great job with what he got.

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

watch King of Staten Island, Bill really suprised me in that movie and really holds his own. Very good movie as well.

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

The Luke reveal is the definition of Occam's Razor: The simplest explanation is generally the correct one. Most of us were theorising about the Jedi being Mace Windu, Cal Kestis, Kyle Katarn or some heretofore unseen character, but no, it's just Luke Skywalker, because of course it is. I feel kinda stupid for thinking it'd be anyone else.

[@kerricaine]

i figured it was between luke or ezra, since they seem to be pulling more from the animated series

[@JakerzGaming]

Well said. I'm happy, but also a little sad we didn't get to see Cal Kestis in live action. This was the right move though.

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

When the Dark Troopers stopped hitting the door, I thought of Ahsoka. It's a little bit strange she was only in one episode.

[@choreomaniac]

I was in denial, afraid that if I said it out loud, I would jinx it. My hopes were dashed over and over by Disney Star Wars, especially how Luke was mistreated. I was afraid that the same people who made Luke a sad sack bitter milk-drinker in the sequels would mistreat him in Mando.

[@marcusmcneal7453]

They’ve shown repeatedly in the show that the simplest theory will always be the one they roll with. That said, Luke and Cal were always the two most likely since we know they were out looking for others. Cal seemed like a good bet because they wouldn’t need CGI or anything like they would with look. For that reason, and the fact they introduced a lot of video game lore/references this season, I though Cal was a good bet. I was surprised and happy it was Luke.

[@TomatoFork]

Chris is the only person I've seen laugh so uncontrollably at their own jokes

[@OptimusDelta]

Titeyes joke was the best from chris on his verotica review.

[@metonitazene]

@@OptimusDelta y u p

[@robertfrost8264]

He's doing a character. Just like his cornball thumbnail poses. But, you can like what you like because he told me to leave it at that.

[@Arander92]

It’s ok to crack yourself sometimes

[@bcnicholas123]

His laugh was funnier than the jokes lol

[@davet9820]

Thinking that Luke Skywalker being in Star Wars is 'fanservice' is something only the darkest timeline could have brought us to.

[@ninoscholz1110]

LOL well said.

[@wren4077]

After 9 movies revolving around the skywalkers, 5-6 of which had Luke Skywalker play an important role in, I just wanted to watch a space cowboy western type show that the Mandalorian set out as. It still probably will remain that way. But regardless, seeing Skywalker show up for the bajillionth time definitely wasn't fun for me personally.

[@davet9820]

@@wren4077 I dunno what you're talking about, we've been waiting 37 years to see Luke Skywalker in Star Wars again

[@WiloPolis03]

Fanservice can be great if executed well (see Avengers: Endgame). There's tons of it in this season, and each one is executed amazingly imo, and Luke had a lot of buildup and tension which I loved

[@thirdlionproducer4392]

It is fan service lol

[@bhavyasavani6770]

Pedro removing his helmet infront of baby yoda scene undermined with luke appearance in finale. It was one of the powerfull moments in star wars and in any series.

[@Julia-tu6xl]

I agree. Din showing his face to Grogu > Luke vs. the dark troopers

[@DFTNSHEXGRM]

Imagine how much more impactful it would have been had he not removed his helmet like 2 other times before.. if THAT was the first time we see him take off his helmet, would have been even better. Still a great scene.

[@pelgervampireduck]

I couldn't care less for that guy. luke is a million times more important, he's one of the two most fundamental characters in the whole saga. (the other is anakin).

[@brucesnow7125]

@@DFTNSHEXGRM I disagree. Every scene of him taking it off set up the last one. First scene was him taking it off because he had to, either that or death. Second one was because it was a sacrifice, it showed that he cares more for Grogu than his creed. Third one was where he didn't have to do anything, unlike previous occasions, he wasn't forced into dillema. This time, he took off his helmet because he wanted to. I feel like it would be nowhere near as powerful without showing how hard it was for him to take it off in previous two occassions.

[@BboyYoutubeHandle]

I would say added to, not undermined. Two separate moments that improve eachother

[@XzaroX]

I'm pretty sure the eggs were unfertilised and she was taking them to her husband so he could actually fertilise them. Therefore Grogu eating those eggs is no worse than us eating chicken eggs.

[@jyc2201]

Science is hard...

[@popsjr]

This is true, but the audience had an emotional attachment to the eggs, since they were kinda important. Every egg eaten is one less egg that can be fertilized, meaning one less kid for their last generation. First time was kinda funny, but by the last time, it was extremely played out.

[@OohzyJohnDow]

How is it important if he LAST ever eggs in her life were fertilized or not? The cheeky "shock" comedy effect was the little innocent green baby going at them trying to eat and actually eating them while they were HER eggs.. a character we as viewers started to care about as she was on a highly respectfully and dignified mission to present her last remaining eggs in life to her husband. It absolutely is of ZERO importance if they were already fertilized or not.

[@gunargundarson1626]

@@popsjr eh, it was a play on his cuteness. But he's still a baby, a hungry baby.

[@InsideTBox]

Grogu eating the eggs was fun but also a reminder that only the strong survive in SW universe. What about all of those baby spiders they blaster killed? lest not be silly

[@GoatLuffy_97]

"After this year...I'm very happy to like something." Right there with ya mate. Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have made me love Star Wars again.

[@Calendyr]

Absolutely! Kennedy completely destroyed Star Wars with Episode VIII and IX. They had a long way to climb to get back the fans onboard and they did an amazing job at it.

[@a.f9234]

@@Calendyr this show is produced by Kathleen Kennedy too

[@craigmckenzie5466]

That was the quote of the year.

[@BrayOfTheDonkey]

@@a.f9234 exec producer she is, but on the backbench and not going to have much to do until her contract is up!

[@BrayOfTheDonkey]

@Meta Man I felt the dark trooper were a bit underwhelming considering how the Doc said they had removed the human element being the weakness. So I was thinking surely it may go for smashing the helmet for a bit but then go for the limbs/areas without beskar armour. Pretty sure a human would use that logic? lol

[@msoldate]

Anytime I see Jon Favreau’s name attached to something I think “what franchise is he going to save this time?”

[@bremex]

My favorite role of his is when he played Vince Vaughn's brother in Four Christmases xDD

[@geetadhumane5793]

Well I love him, but he ruined the Lion King

[@edgeheadsuperstar02]

@@geetadhumane5793 Even Jon cannot save Lion King. The realistic take of that movie was awful.

[@samstocker6450]

@@geetadhumane5793 the Lion King didn't need saving. It could only go down hill from there. The entire idea of making a live action film was just a bad idea.

[@ggabbay0]

Jon Favreau can do no wrong!

[@Droid98765]

Imagine if Luke And The kid come back to rescue Mando at the end of the next season like how mando came back for him. Would be a great reunion

[@superonions22]

Hype but realistically Luke wouldn’t bring the kid with him to save mando

[@Megaproductions302]

But it’s years later and we have older Luke and Grogu

[@HOTD108_]

Idk feels too soon

[@jordanreese6444]

@@superonions22 you never know

[@Droid98765]

@@superonions22 I mean realistically mando wouldn’t bring grogu on all their crazy adventures lol. Could’ve Just leave him in the ship but it’s Star Wars and let’s have fun

[@grizelda4526]

I had no problem with the CGI. It’s suspension of disbelief. The same way I know lightsabers aren’t real but I can suspend disbelief in order to enjoy the story. I enjoyed the story.

[@35shadowthehedgehog]

Yeah, this is one of those things that doesn't really break immersion for me though I know others will find it a dealbreaker. Strange considering I hated Justice League's CGI.

[@titusshaver6983]

@@35shadowthehedgehog it’s a little harder to ignore shit cgi when it’s the entire back half of the movie lmao

[@35shadowthehedgehog]

@@titusshaver6983 Lmao yeah

[@Kanoog]

The force is strong with this comment & I 100% Agree with what you said. I was thinking something like this but you nailed it Haha. Being so picky about the CGI to the level of making it a joke is a bit to far in my opinion. It didn’t look bad at all or not nearly as bad as he is making it out to be.

[@74Spyderman]

Haters gotta hate. Only making themselves unhappy. The rest of us enjoyed the ride.

[@urbex_coasters]

"If there's 8 seasons of Mandalorian and we look back on it..." Stop Chris, you're giving me PTSD to season 8 of you-know-what.

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

You mean GoT S8? That's a masterpiece compared to The Man in the High Castle S4.

[@urbex_coasters]

@@akosleoszilagyi2529 Yes it was a jab at GoT season 8. I haven’t seen The Man in the High Castle but if that’s true then I’ll avoid it, I thought episodes 4 and 5 of GoT Season 8 were as bad as it got.

[@Arander92]

I will NEVER watch GOT again. GODDAMNIT D&D 🤬😢🤬😢🤬😢🤬😭😭😭😭

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

@@Arander92 But it's amazing until the half of season 7.

[@Kier4n99]

@@akosleoszilagyi2529 yeah it's very easy to overlook the bad parts of S6 and early S7 because the first 5 seasons were increadible

[@pierluigidipietro5597]

I've seen a whole bunch of grown men literally crying when the green lighsaber shows. This is not fanservice, this is healing a deep wound.

[@joscasle19]

I was one !!!

[@M0no]

My inner child jumped out and shot me in the face. That’s the only way I can describe it. It’s weird.

[@ashleybanzxxx]

I cried

[@BlibbaBlob]

Ooooh boy was I pissy-eyed during the entire end of the finale.

[@hecknoosh]

Like a baby 😂

[@ColmK83]

Boba fett, ahsoka and Luke showing up makes sense. Boba fett would obviously want his armour back and as Chris said, the whole point of the season was to find grogu a jedi.

[@jacksauce]

Meesa wanna see Jar Jar get a Disney+ show now.

[@TheEzio1991]

That's the thing, even though I was surprised to see Luke, narratively he made the most sense since he's the only jedi that we are aware of who is actively trying to train jedi. So his appearance made more sense than just fan service.

[@leemavundla]

Jar jar Binks Hold up

[@BlueHooloovoo]

I would love to see Jar Jar get his story tied up. He deserves it considering all the hate he got over the years that sadly is rearing its ugly head again in regards to the sequels.

[@travismcclymans5487]

I hate Jar Jar. But I would still love to see this

[@queenghidorah1777]

Dude, you're like the chillest, most respectful and reasonable person around here. I thoroughly enjoy your reviews, especially when it comes to Star Wars: no posturing, no pretentiousness, just pure enjoyment and sensible criticism, and when you burst laughing and break the serene mood haha it's so funny. Frankly I would have liked it if you reviewed every episode, but I understand why you prefer not to.

[@WiloPolis03]

Especially on a freaking Star Wars review. The conversation surrounding Star Wars makes me want to bang my head against the wall repeatedly

[@Dr_Al_]

This comment sums up pretty much everything I love about Chris. Well said.

[@alonsoarana5307]

The only time I've given him shit was Rogue One

[@blipmachine]

Mayfield’s conversation with the Imperial officer is something Finn should have gotten in TRoS. Mando vs the Dark Trooper is what we should have gotten in the Terminator sequels.

[@my5head]

One of my first thoughts after that episode was "John Boyega is gonna be PISSED!"

[@alexanderforbes1452]

Crazy how that one scene with a character that's all told probably had less than an hour of screen time was more impactful and emotional than anything Finn got in three whole movies. Honestly though they basically shit the bed with his character immediately, like seconds after leaving his life as a stormtrooper behind, which he did because he saw one die, he begins blowing them up and hooting and hollering because it's just so gosh darn fun to destroy these human lives. You can't try to humanize storm troopers and then literally like two minutes later have characters blow them up and get excited about it like they're playing a video game and those were NPCs.

[@rhetiq9989]

Yep, Din’s encounter with the trooper reminded me of nothing else but the first Terminator. Killer sadistic robot vibes all over that scene

[@ryanshinermusic]

He basically got it twice in TFA and TLJ

[@MoffMuppet]

@@alexanderforbes1452 To be fair, that one stormtrooper in The Force Awakens who calls out to Finn with ”Traitor!” has as much, if not more, personality than Finn. And he’s not even in the movie for a full minute.

[@HoldenHardman]

I'd love to just catch a movie with Chris.

[@a_punch_and_10000_kicks]

Same Holden, same ;)

[@albertjackinson]

Oh hey Holden!

[@TheTriskit4]

AYEE ITS HOLDEN LETS GOO!!!

[@theamazingfilmguy3070]

HOLDEN

[@leandrocabrera8442]

Chris should do a live movie night like Zack Snyder for Man Of Steel or some kind

[@bulletdancestorm554]

The dark trooper smashing his head in was terrifying. Hes got almost zero padding under that thing and all that concussive damage is being absorbed by his head. Thats a concussion dude.

[@Grimzzlock]

Its pressurized under the helm, the times he takes it off you can hear it hiss as the air escapes

[@xuvial1391]

The whole point of the beskar armor is that it makes Mando basically invulnerable to physical damage. He was right back on his feet after getting his head smashed.

[@unhandydaddy5117]

That beskar is no joke though.... For a second, I genuinely thought the dark trooper may dent the helmet a little but no it held up its own against brutal punches by a fucking droid

[@bobbafett5175]

@@unhandydaddy5117 Considering that in Legends(old EU) Dark Troopers were made of one of the few things stronger than Beskar, it certainly made me sweat.

[@bulletdancestorm554]

@@xuvial1391 i mean he gets pretty fucked up thanks to big explosion in the end of the first season and is in bad shape despite being protected from the actual explosion. Its concussive force. Its why the best weapon against plate mail is a mace or a war hammer.

[@renatogarciasoto9893]

"After this year man, I'm happy I liked something" I can't agree more

[@Fi_Sci_]

In my opinion the second season of the Mandolorian was the only good thing to come from this miserable year.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@Fi_Sci_ Couple of good video games came out.

[@ribottostudio]

People don't want Star Wars to become the MCU all connected. But people forget Star Wars IS IN ONE GALAXY. Different generations, different planets, but one galaxy. Of course certain characters will interact.

[@jenniferchough]

uh what? you mean in the same universe? there are a million different galaxies. I don't think SW and MCU are in the same one.

[@luiginastro8831]

@@jenniferchough That's not what OP meant, come on

[@lennert8358]

Honestly, if it is in one GALAXY, I would like to see more than the same characters every single time.

[@bobalotb6760]

@Judge Dredd It appears that may not be the case anymore.. finally.. fingers crossed..

[@RyoHazuki224]

I agree. Though if they also went and explored other time periods like the Old Republic, that can be a type of show that stands on its own.

[@Deuterium52]

I thought the episode with bill burr was the best in the season. Great action, great tension, and great character development by showing mando sacrificing his code to save grogu.

[@pedrokoury1352]

good point on Mando sacrificing his code.

[@ATX-js1to]

I agree but from now on I hope he dosen’t take off his mask anymore

[@abdulazizaljefri7561]

Can we appreciate the fact that Chris watched the deep-fake George Lucas video

[@TheLuisPulido]

That Mark Reilly reference put a smile on my face

[@LoganNagol]

He probably knows the people that made the video, I know he has done stuff with collider before. But ye dope that he watched it

[@yori622]

I laughed harder than Chris when he did that. Those deep fakes were epic.

[@gabemcbride108]

The best thing Chris commented on was the "fan service" debate... I agree totally, once you care about the current characters the well deserved fan service is just icing on the cake.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Agreed. I hated it when ROS just slapped in the voices of past actors. Unearned and cheap by comparison

[@alec6856]

James Atkinson this for sure...like when Lando popped it, it was only added for fan service, nothing else

[@Veralidainai]

The last episode was a masterpiece and made me feel like a little kid, again. Edit: I am a 47 year old woman and this is just my opinion. I also feel very favourably towards this series because it made me bond more with my two sons. They love Star Wars and I never really liked anything about it until the Mandalorian. Thank you Pedro Pascal and Grogu.

[@theamazingfilmguy3070]

Meh, they set up plotlines that were never paid off, bocha tan (I probably didn't spell that right but I don't care) should also be dead

[@Mikey-em8hs]

Yeah same. It was like I was sitting down watching all mu favorite characters again.

[@landofsyn2980]

Until you realize that Luke just killed baby yoda and the first two seasons are now useless .... lol

[@the-experimental-lentil8547]

@@theamazingfilmguy3070 why should she be dead?

[@zeke1707]

A masterpiece?

[@Adam_K14]

'It felt like a western a samurai epic' Oh so like the og star wars

[@why12983476why]

Carl Weathers surprised the hell out of me with the episode he directed. Honestly probably my first or second favorite of the season. Really hope he gets another opportunity to direct next season.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Mushu Drag Bryce Dallas Howard was the biggest surprise and she did the most visually stunning and technically complex episode of the 1st season and the second or third most visually stunning episode and most technically complex episode of the second season.

[@EchoFoxtrot21]

I didn't think he did very well on the action scenes but it could have been more the editing than Weathers' direction. I need to rewatch.

[@why12983476why]

@@EchoFoxtrot21 I thought he had some of the best action of the season. That speeder bike and tie fighter chase through the canyon was amazing

[@DaveFu]

@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive You failed you highness! I am a director, like my father before me!

[@Bozogumps]

It was the weakest episode to me, but to each their own.

[@MrLense]

The Ashoka Episode was just dripping with Kurosawa, an ode to Lucas' inspiration for Star wars in the first place

[@brunoserra1531]

Absolutely ! So was the forth episode of the first season, training those villagers was Seven Samurai af.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

The S2 finale was the first time a Star Wars thing made me cry. Revenge of the Sith came close, but this was full waterworks.

[@Fi_Sci_]

Finale of Clone wars season 5 and season 7 made me cry.... but The season 2 finale for Mandalorian made me the most emotional seeing Luke arrive and risking his life too save the child, it was amazing to see Luke in his prime and I’m looking forward to what season 3 of mandalorian will bring now that Grogu is no longer part of it.

[@jasonpowell7305]

Jon Favreau said in an interview with GMA that they were going to do the book of boba fett and then do season 3 of the Mandalorian

[@Antelano]

For the amount of screen time he had Luke's face was just fine.

[@thomasb7347]

I think itd have been fine to not show hi face

[@mirkecWii]

@@thomasb7347 people would have complained even more then

[@salehali9541]

We are getting used to digital de-aging everyday, but it was still distracting here, it worked so well for younger sam jackson in captain marvel, but not this one at all

[@TheSychuinTree]

@@thomasb7347 I agree. It still would've been obvious for everyone that it was Luke (especially with R2D2 beside him), and you would, of course, still hear Hamill's voice. And if people would've complained about not seeing his face, that would only have been because they wouldn't know the incredibly fake CGI face they would have had to look at..

[@margarethmichelina5146]

If they want to make a series of Luke's journey as the Jedi after ROTJ, they should cast Sebastian Stan as him! Look how he resemblance to young Mark Hamill.

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

That Bill Burr episode was AMAZING. Did not expect to see that in Star Wars.

[@wolfgang6442]

Ong one of my fav episode of season 2 and the bo katanna one

[@gavinstephan285]

One of the worst episodes there is 😂😂 literally nothing in the entire episode made sense

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

@@gavinstephan285 literally! Lol! 😂 😂

[@gavinstephan285]

@@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll I’m confused 😂😂 didn’t you like it?

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

@@gavinstephan285 😂 😂

[@TairiqueTuray]

Seeing Luke again made us all cry no doubt. 🤧😭 Some of the best Star Wars I have ever seen.

[@HOMIEDG]

I didn’t cry, but I def scream like a kid lol

[@TurtlEfrmdaManor]

I got a lil misty eyed but my girl my daughter's and their 3 kid cousins were around so I had to be strong

[@adamwinters4504]

Dammit spoiler alert.... Fuck

[@TheDoubleFA]

@@adamwinters4504 wtf? You’re in a spoiler review?

[@thomash226]

@@TheDoubleFA 😂

[@kobi005]

The stab at Rey of "Talent is nothing without training" was the cherry on top. You know Hamill was giggling behing the mic.

[@davidbeer5015]

I honestly really hate this comparison. At least from where I stood, it’s *not* a dig at Rey, cause nowhere was it said she didn’t need training for refining. After TLJ, she does get training, and we see some results of that. Personally, all it did was confirm my thought line: that Rey would get outshone by Jedi with proper training in how to use the Force. There’s raw power, and then there’s refinement through training.

[@Comintern1919]

@@davidbeer5015 But the thing is by that point she already has shown to be way too strong. She beat Kylo at the end of the first Movie for crying out loud with no training at all. Even with the wound Kylo had that is just ridiculous. Also the training she is shown to have undergone in the last Movie is ridiculous as well. All the rocks? FLYING? Compare her training with that of Luke in the Originals. Nothing you wrote disproves what most are saying, Rey being a Mary Sue and way too strong. With and without training.

[@davidbeer5015]

@@Comintern1919 except the answer for her victory against Kylo is given reasons in the film. Snoke wanted her alive, and Kylo was both injured and unbalanced, and after she allowed herself to connect. Her strikes are still awkward though, since she’s better with the staff (JJ, you should’ve let her have a Staff or a Pike at some point in 9, not a single the whole time). When they both fight on pretty even terms in 9, we see the extent of his skill, as he has the upper hand the entire time until Leia intervenes. Lifting rocks ties into what Yoda said with the X-Wing. Size doesn’t matter, and one is mainly limited only by their mindset. What flying are you referring to? Or do you mean in the opening of TROS? In that case, The levitating was something that normally happened when Jedi meditated, at least as far as I remember it was common imagery.

[@JoniHD99]

I don't see how that line was a jab at Rey, nor do I see someone like Hamill thinking "haha this'll show them". I think Luke was talking about his own experience. He was strong in the force and had extraordinary talent, but his hastiness and lack of training was what made him lose to Vader in Episode V. Even Yoda warned him not to go.

[@ghostmedic86]

You're correct. They felt like jabs. Considering those lines both came from an actual trained Jedi, it seems to validate what many others have been saying and how Favreau feels about Rey. There's a lot of reaching being done when people say Rey actually had training or was influenced by Snoke, and that's how she beat Kylo. It was just plain poor story writing, period.

[@glenrichardson8266]

This CGI wasnt perfect but was EASY to deal with. The emotions I was feeling overrode that.

[@Julia-tu6xl]

Unpopular opinion, but Din showing Grogu his face > Luke vs. the dark troopers. That was one of the best scenes in the entire show.

[@emmasurbrook6434]

Totally agree

[@eagleotto2527]

That's what made the last episode so great. Luke's arrival was awesome, then they top even that with mando taking his helmet off, the whole episode just kept getting better and better

[@liamm8197]

Yeah for me it went screaming from excitement -> sobbing

[@dc-wf4tb]

That's what is so great about this show, imo, that it managed often to give something special to all SW fans...I don't mean to assume anything but this opinion seems to be mostly shared by newer and more casual fans, who naturally focused more on the relationship between Din and Grogu. The longtime and more hardcore fans saw in Luke's arrival and overall presence something they had hoped to see for a long time, hence that was the highlight of the episode for them. Both are incredible and absolutely earned (not fan service) and that makes them even better

[@conordoyle2579]

100% agree. The Dark Troopers never really felt like a threat to me and with the way people are comparing them, Lukes hallway scene is nowhere near Vaders for me

[@AiringAustin]

Me: Awe. Baby Yoda’s going to train with Luke. *Realizes the fate of all of Luke’s students* Me: Oh no...

[@trevorthornley8835]

What fate of his students? I don't know what story you're talking about....the mandalorian is the only thing that happened after return of the jedi.......the ONLY thing

[@utspaz849]

Yeah first thing I thought when Luke wanted to take him was “Oh he’s dead”

[@pelgervampireduck]

we don't know what happens, the six canonical movies by george lucas never showed us anything after "return of the jedi", and we all know there are no other movies or sequels.

[@BboyYoutubeHandle]

Plus there’s still a lot of time (irl and in the universe) for things to happen that change that fate

[@Erikingr]

Doesn’t count, it’s not canon.

[@coltonhubbard96]

Don’t forget Carl Weather’s best role, the single handed golf legend Chubbs lol.

[@KJ-je9pm]

lmao

[@ezio_Winchester]

It's all in the hips

[@wanghiskhan7345]

I prefer his stew-driven true to life self in Arrested Development, but Chubbs is great

[@leemcqueen500]

Just tap it in.

[@Nathan-zs2oq]

I would not call it fan service when as you said “the whole point was to find a Jedi”. You even thought it could be luke! There are practically no other Jedi

[@blahblahmanist]

"No. There is another."

[@athenajaxon2397]

Ahsoka could've easily shown up

[@treebush]

There's like 20+ other known jedis that are alive

[@elijahstark3663]

@@blahblahmanist Ezra and mace still alive

[@ramonabdiel10]

@@athenajaxon2397 She did say she couldn’t train Grogu

[@MythiPlayz]

People tend to put aside that Star Wars has over 40 years of deep, extremely rich and diverse lore. Disney chose to throw it all out, but now that the creative people are coming in and actually putting out good content, we're getting to experience this lore. It would honestly be disappointing if all that the Mandalorian brought to the SW universe was BY and some fancy guy in a metal suit. We're not getting fan service, we're getting Star Wars as it should've been from the beginning. The people working on this show are out-of-this-world talented literally and figuratively.

[@willmelucci2989]

Same thing with Clone Wars, the Mandalore arc.

[@KotorFan-zb1bo]

oh you mean that bit of essential lore where Luke falls in love with a ship? Yeah real essential and rich lore. Man I am so angry Disney threw that stuff out.

[@EmersonFlemingEmRock13]

This season was definitely fan service. Almost every episode focused on a previously introduced character telling Mando to go to another previously introduced character. This isn’t Star Wars as it should have been, it’s capitalizing on a popular show to keep people subscribed to a streaming service. I am fine with some things connecting, but this season just went a bit too far in my opinion. Plus, going forward, it will probably continue to connect everything, so that’s extra disappointing as someone who enjoyed the self-contained nature of season 1.

[@MythiPlayz]

@@EmersonFlemingEmRock13 Hey man to each their own, I don't mind what their doing, if it bothers you I hope your concerns get fixed. I am just glad we're not getting sequel level crap.

[@sipioc]

“I didn’t watch any of the CW shows...” “We aren’t so different, you and I.”

[@Zenapprentice]

Season 1 of the flash is definitely worth watching. Seriously, the twists are breaking bad levels.

[@LILCHEESE99]

@@Zenapprentice tru. And the first 2 seasons of arrow are pretty good. But apart from that, I struggle to watch them.

[@drlee2]

@@Zenapprentice The first 2 seasons of The Flash are some of the best superhero content I've ever seen, but it went to hell in a handbasket starting in Season 3.

[@drlee2]

@S S Gotham was really good for most of it's run, but not being on CW and on Fox, just never got the attention or popularity of CW superhero shows.

[@thenerdytherapist2996]

Just to repeat what everyone said, seasons 1 and 2 of both Flash and Arrow are amazing. They really put EVERYTHING into those 2 seasons. Then it seems like they didn't know what to do (Arrow being worse than Flash in that regard).

[@LeonardoDeVinci1452]

I like this cgi Luke. It was actually part of story. They didn't just shoehorned him in the show

[@nataliew.2965]

definitely agree that if they're going to bring Luke back again, they need to re-cast him lol. the CGI was fine in the still shots, but every time he spoke or moved his head, it was suuuper obvious that it was a digital job and definitely took away from the scene for me. the body double who did all the hallway scenes and stunts (Max Lloyd Jones) would be perfect tbh; he's clearly got the fighting style down, and it wouldn't be that hard to do some movie magic with his makeup to get him a little closer to young Luke's appearance, cause my guess is Sebastian Stan is quite busy with Marvel stuff for the foreseeable future lol.

[@theskinman1948]

I wish they’d recast him for the scene.

[@rebelscumcustomsweathering5584]

Whats sebastian stan really busy with ? Disney owns both franchises if they wanted em Theyd make it work

[@samlee6152]

Personally I'm not a fan of recasts, but if they do I'd still give it a shot. In an ideal world they'd improve the CGI, but it'd be cool to have Luke back regardless of how they do it.

[@ilovelimpfries]

I've seen better deepfakes than Luke cgi.

[@Ocelot4R]

I think recasting him with Sebastian Stan for future Luke Skywalker stuff will be a better choice. He looks so much like young Mark Hamill, like he was destined to play that role. Faces change as we age so they better do it quickly before he doesn't look like young Mark anymore.

[@ddeters07]

The “heir of Mandalore” storyline feels like it should be a movie.

[@Username_834]

I’m sure that’ll be either a big plot point in Season 3 or it’s own Disney+ show.

[@crayon3645]

@@Username_834 Why would they make it a separate show? That makes no sense.

[@strikerbowls791]

@@Username_834 dumb idea

[@diode_wow]

@@crayon3645 I mean, we're getting like 60 different SW shows from Disney+. They're basically making a shoe for every character out there so...why not

[@crayon3645]

@@diode_wow Because the show is already about the Mandalorian so why make another show with the same characters? You don't make a new show for every arc.

[@deevouno]

Honestly, we’re taking for granted how amazing our technology is at the moment. Are we going to watch the original movies and make fun of how bad the green screen is? No. Because the story keeps us captivated. Let’s stop judging and appreciate the fact that they were able to bring Luke back in such a cool way. Let’s save the laugh for 30 years down the road when technology is better.

[@freddesk1693]

For real

[@VincentStevenStudio]

You're goddamn right.

[@btmdth8843]

Any scene from the OT looks better than PS1 Luke. What are you even going on about

[@VincentStevenStudio]

@@btmdth8843 bullocks. The explosions look like fire crackers. The stop motion looks like claymation. The AT-ATs are clearly miniatures. I'm not complaining. Just saying its forgiven because they are a product of their time.

[@btmdth8843]

@@VincentStevenStudio "the explosions look like explosions" okay... "the stop motion looks like stop motion" ok.... "the AT-AT are clearly miniatures" and thats preferable to what, clearly being CG? The miniatures preserve their quality and detail, something that is with CG

[@furiousbane]

I never thought we would get IMAX sequences in a tv show. I guess Nolan can now make a tv show

[@greghaslam1988]

Thanks to all those responsible for making me feel like a child in a movie theatre watching SW for the first time again. Truly an incredible achievement. The fact they kept the Luke reveal secret for a year is incredible. Overall 2020 has been a rough ride, but this brought a moment of unfettered joy for me and my family. This is the way!

[@thesavageavenger4477]

Chris: “Its an episode directed by Dillion from Predator.” Me: “GET TO THE CHOPPA!!”

[@evanweaver2876]

Considering this show made me ugly cry at the end gives it a lot of praise for how this season was made. At the core this season was about the father/son bond between Mando and Grogu and to have to be separated was heartbreaking. I don’t mind the Luke CGI face since both Moff Tarkin’s and Leia’s didn’t bother me either. Also fan service is fine as long as it’s used to benefit the story

[@jb-dn5fy]

Ugly cry🤣

[@bink6778]

I’m not even a hardcore SW fan, I mostly watch because my husband is a fanatic but both of us were crying for the last 15 minutes. I can’t believe how well they pulled that off without making it cheesy

[@tan89284]

@@bink6778 girl same. Not a SW fan. I found it difficult to stay engaged through the movies, especially recent movies from the past few years. The relationship between the Mandalorian and Grogu made it worth watching for me. He had the helmet on throughout most of the two seasons, but managed to show and display emotion despite it, and when he took it off.. omg, he’s such a brilliant actor.

[@milotaquito]

The episode with Bill burr was my favorite. His Character had some epic development and I like when he says “you did what you had to do. I never saw your face.” Really cool of him

[@hoecakeceo]

He said that he didn’t want boba fett in this show but they actually made his appearance really meaningful and effective.

[@jarg8]

Who is "he"

[@hoecakeceo]

JNK117 “he” was Chris stuckmann

[@JohnMocny]

“After this year, man, I’m very happy to like something.” That’s a winning quote right there. Really hit home.

[@vsf_dave811]

This was my exact feeling. Great to close 2020 out with this episode. It’s nice for Star Wars to make me feel... hopeful? Excited? It was awesome

[@MagaldiMateus]

I was in such a fangasm when Luke appeared that I would probrably not even notice if it was someone using a paper mask of Mark Hamill, so I didn't care if it was good or bad CGI. But the biggest thing to take away from this season is the fact that the empire has baby handcuffs ! Because the empire is evil to the core and that's why we love to hate on it.

[@michelleroberts1370]

Star Wars is a major property of Disney which has a market cap of over 300 billion dollars. They could have done better CGI and then used the tech developed in their many movies.

[@TommysSketches]

The Ahsoka episode felt like a movie looking back on it. It was one hell of an experience. Definitely the highlight of this season. That fight scene of Ahsoka against the magistrate was amazinggg

[@aidey8mph605]

That surprise CGI character at the end really looked weird. All things aside I was happy to see Jedi master Luke instead of depressed old man Luke we see in the sequels.

[@Toppu]

I don't understand why they didn't go for a deepfake. The rubber face Luke really looked weird.

[@DurpyKraken]

Wdym? Luke looked great like what do you expect to get from a deep fake actor. Of course it’s not gonna look just like him!

[@madworld109]

@@Toppu that was deepfake wasn't it?

[@kingghxstgaming]

@@madworld109 nah cgi

[@sobanked-3734]

Should’ve just gotten Sebastian Stan

[@Gauntlet1212]

The show would be perfect if the imperial remnants would feel threatening. That's pretty much my only criticism. A line like "it's protected by 300 stormtroopers" has no impact if you know 3 guys will mow them all down no matter what.

[@MrMejia187]

I agree, the way they entered Gideon's ship was way too easy.

[@dc-wf4tb]

Yeah I agree, it's something that's unfortunately present in almost all SW media. I think the creators lean too much into the popular notion of how bad the Stormtroopers are...with the sequels and this they are no better than droids and those were meant to be seen as bad because they were mowed down by Jedi knights. People rarely ever took cover in this episode, there was little creativity in their attack, just walking and shooting

[@uglynerfherder]

Don't forget who the protagonists are. Bad ass mandalorians and renowned bounty hunters for their cunning and dangerously good aim.

[@dc-wf4tb]

@@uglynerfherder yeah that's true, they're also nearly invincible with their armor...I guess sometimes it looked too simple, I don't want to say lazy but almost. I like the scene from episode 3 when they where pinned down and Mando had to take all those shots, or the rover fight from episode 7-

[@P1EX]

Agreed - They really need them to get shot in the arm or leg every so often at the very least. Have it heal by next episode or whatever but the beskar just seems to make them invincible and we get it at this point

[@MrYsosad]

12:00 Oberyn finally learned his lesson and started to wear a helmet. The beskar spear is nice touch also

[@Geo77323]

To be fair, the de-aging in previous Star Wars films haven’t been 100% either, they look fine the very least, so lukes de-aging didn’t bother me too much.

[@Droid98765]

Luke Grandmaster of the new Jedi order, Hero of the Rebellion, general of the new Republic, and savior of the galaxy Skywalker. From legends has fucking arrived

[@Milktartarus]

The mandalorian is like how Ironman started the mcu the mandalorian is starting up starwars shows

[@carsontucker885]

And both were made by Jon Favreau

[@Milktartarus]

@@carsontucker885 precisely

[@noobmasterruben5167]

The Mandalorian is pretty much The Arrow of Star Wars. Its the setup for other spinoff series

[@Milktartarus]

@@noobmasterruben5167 that’s actually a much better comparison if you don’t think about how Jon favreau created both Ironman and the mandalorian

[@joedavenport934]

Jon Favreau is a God.

[@bushbasher85]

Seeing Luke didn't feel like fan service to me, because as Chris stated the whole point of the season was to get Grogu to a jedi, but seeing R2 kind of did. He didn't really do anything in that final scene other than bleep boop. Be that as it may, I still was happy to see that little blue droid. So yeah it was fan service but it worked on me.

[@vsf_dave811]

@The Weavile R2D2 also traveled in Luke’s X-wing pretty much everywhere he went in it

[@crf122]

My favorite part is when he had grogu fixing the wiring in the razor crest

[@yuledevorak8244]

People getting pissed about loved characters coming back in a way that actually makes sense and is actually fulfilling for the story and calling it "shameless fanservice" is at the same level of stupidity as people saying "I used to like X thing, but then it became mainstream, therefore now it is my duty to hate it because God forgive me if I ever like something that's popular and appealing for a lot of people".

[@dogsbreakfast4952]

Yea dude it made perfect sense , if Luke didn’t show up that would have made no sense lol

[@yuledevorak8244]

@@dogsbreakfast4952 it'd make sense that other jedi would show up, since we know there are a few (very few) survivors from the order 66, but Luke was THE option. The moment that one single X wing showed up my mind went "That's gotta be Luke Skywalker". It makes sense. It makes sense that Ashoka would be in Coruscant offering some resistance to the tirans, it is plausible that Boba Fett had survived and completely credible that he would be looking for his armour. It would be shameless fanservice to pop Obi-wan Kenobi and say he "came back to life because the force has sided with his cause" or some shit like that.

[@r-s3573]

Luke showing up made total sense and was great. The timing however was impeccable, and that’s really my only problem. Honestly I see people saying they think this season was incredible because of the fan service and I really don’t get it. The way I see it things I know doesn’t equal quality but hey that’s just me.

[@PaperMario64]

It was great and people complain because that’s the little power they have.

[@jessthestylist8694]

I had to explain who Ahsoka was to my parents the first time we saw that episode and after showing them a video of her backstory they LOVE her. This season saved 2020 for me

[@jenniferchough]

Chris - more than earning it, fan service is totally fine as long as it makes sense to the story being told. Even if they established characters we care about, throwing in fan service that doesn't fit in with the story line would be crap. But here, having those characters show up made sense with what was going on. Of course it was Luke. He was training Jedi at the time, or starting to. He was also the most powerful Jedi. Why would Ezra or even Cal come into play--they are a part of another storyline and that would have been terrible fan service. Bo Katan was fine because her storyline intersecting with Mando's makes sense and would be entertaining; so is the appearance of Boba Fett and his interaction with Bo and Mando. Ahsoka coming into the picture makes sense due to Bo Katan and then having her point to an actual Jedi (which she at that point wasn't by her own wishes). Although S2 was filled with beloved characters, they were not out of place and played into the story quite well.

[@VicenteTorresAliasVits]

Linkara? Is that you?

[@elijahcee4676]

I lost it at: George Lucas at home saying "ha ha the special effects dept needs a special edition"

[@KingofWeirdness]

Take a shot every time he says “we’ll talk about that a little bit later“

[@P0ETICsin]

That ending scene with Boba Fett looked sick! Boss moves straight up

[@israelvaldez-arredondo4978]

"This is how luke should've been in the sequels" "This version of luke is boring!" Me who likes both versions: I have no such weakness

[@applesaurusrex8075]

Me too

[@Whateveridksomething]

Finally! 😂

[@HOTD108_]

I was beginning to think I was the only one who loved both Last Jedi and Mandalorian season finale lol

[@indiecinemaster4699]

Seeing this side of Luke will make his fall from grace more tragic.

[@noahzubairi3731]

@@indiecinemaster4699 exactly

[@theoretic7856]

I am convinced. Chris is the only person who laughs at his jokes.

[@unc0mm0n2]

It’s funny because I don’t laugh at his jokes but I do laugh at him laughing at his jokes.

[@EddieMachetti]

@@unc0mm0n2 it’s funny because I laugh at people that laugh at him laughing at his jokes

[@TheAntiChrysler]

It's funny because I laugh at people that laugh at people that laugh at him laughing at his own jokes

[@marcspector1]

@@TheAntiChrysler It’s funny because i laugh at people who laugh at the people who laugh at people who laugh at him laughing at his own jokes

[@sergiomoreno6861]

It's funny because I laugh at his jokes

[@TanmanC]

Luke showing up was a fantastic moment

[@luckyDancer100]

The Mandelorian is like connective tissue between all 3 trilogies. I’m really thankful because it brings the entire universe together.

[@emtbtrailrider539]

u r exactly right

[@pelgervampireduck]

there are only two trilogies, original and prequels. there is no sequel trilogy.

[@prot07ype87]

*Like the Force.* *It binds us all together.*

[@emtbtrailrider539]

@@pelgervampireduck yes there is a sequel trilogy, just like how the clone wars and rebels fleshed out the series, so is the Mandalorian, making Star Wars that much better

[@pelgervampireduck]

@@ToxicTurquoise454 clone wars is not a replacement, it expands on the story of the prequels.

[@jonathanblaze1648]

Luke's CGI didn't bother me at all. The Rescue was the best episode of the series IMO.

[@Fi_Sci_]

Yeah they tried their best to bring back the young Luke from Mark Hamil, people complaining it looks bad shouldn’t judge it so harshly.

[@derek96720]

@@Fi_Sci_ I'm honestly curious what examples of modern deep-fake CGI WOULD please these people at this point. The most well-known examples of facial CGI were Looper, Rogue One and the New Trilogy, and Ant Man 2. Can anyone really say CGI Luke is significantly worse than any of those?

[@donkeydarko77]

The whole Luke moment was so good, that I just went with it. Didn't sour anything for me. I do wonder if they could have had him keep the hood on, and just showed the bottom half of his face. You would still 100% see it was Luke, but the CGI "uncanny-valley" of the entire face could have been avoided.

[@Fi_Sci_]

@@derek96720 considering it was on the budget of a TV show.... I’d say it was remarkably better. But if it did have a movie budget I imagine the effect would’ve been like what we had seen with Tarkin, only this time around they wouldn’t have to Resurrect the actor, and had Mark Hamil to work with in person. Loved seeing Luke, and I don’t care what people say about the uncanny valley, it worked best for the situation.

[@INKonix]

I agree the Ahsoka episode was the best and I hope that her show will be just like this