THE MANDALORIAN Season 3 Episode 8 Breakdown | Ending Explained, Star Wars Easter Eggs & Review

THE MANDALORIAN Season 3 Episode 8 Breakdown | Ending Explained, Star Wars Easter Eggs & Review. We review, recap and explain the finale of the Mandalorian Season 3 episode 8. This includes things like Bo Katan, Moff Gideon, The Shadow Council, Hux, Mandalore, The Armorer, Greef Karga, Grogu, Thrawn and more.
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Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show I'm your host Paul and the Mandalorian Season 3 finale is finally here. There's lots of easter eggs, hidden details and throughout this video we're gonna be breaking down the entire entry and talking about where it leaves things off.
I also wanna give my review for the season so stick around until the end of the video where we talk about the good, the bad and the grogu.
Please hit that thumbs up button for the final time and with that out the way, let's get into the episode.
Now last week saw The Mandalorians travelling to Mandalore in order to go into the great forge. Here they found Moff Gideons forces and discovered that he'd been mining beskar from the planet in order to create the next stage of the dark trooper. We also pointed out in our breakdown last week that the toopers in jetpacks may be Imperial Supercommandos and I believe this has now been confirmed by the creative team. He had Din escorted out for a debriefing and we ended with him unleashing his praetorian guards. Rocking Mandalore inspired masks they killed Paz Viszla leading to a big cliffhanger for this week.
Now that picks up with Bo Katan and Co racing through the underground whilst she reaches out to Axe woves. The signal breaks up and last week we talked about how it was weird that no one could get a signal out through the storms but Moff Gideon was holding 4k hologram meetings with the shadow council. Huge shoutouts to a lot of you who pointed out that the imperial base is actually likely jamming the comms which might be the case though the signal does drop out the higher Axe gets.
Anyway back on the ground we see Bo firing away at the troopers and you might notice that the blasts hit the armour but dont effect the person beneath. Ryan Arey pointed out in his breakdown last week that the only time the troopers go down is like his mom

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[@matthewk122]

Paul, how did Grogu separate with Bo

[@TimSedai]

It would've been funnier if Gideon HAD given himself powers only to get burned af becoming Snoke himself

[@Sk4M_.RangeroftheNorth]

Really did love this episode, do you reckon Gideon is really gone?? No body could mean he's still out there.

[@Sbthegod]

Pp😊😅 pp

[@DisillusionedMillennial]

I'm giving you a like ONLY for that sweet Ryan Burn at the beginning 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikiuri9893]

The way Grogu protected Din and Bo from the fire was a beautiful callback to how Kanan Jarrus protected the crew of the Ghost from an explosion. Minus the death.

[@johnathandonaldson7922]

Skill issue

[@azrieldalusong5042]

​@@johnathandonaldson7922Bro 💀

[@patrickk___]

Grogu Stronger than Kanan confirmed.

[@wetspell1640]

@@patrickk___ he’s stronger then luke

[@Akinwalesegun]

we are groot scene

[@DrKeps]

This really felt like a series finale in the way it ended, not just the end of a season.

[@heavyspoilers]

Yeah I’m wondering if this is it over

[@DrKeps]

@@heavyspoilers I mean Pedro Pascal is in everything these days, even if he's basically just a voice actor here in Mandalorian this season, but maybe they set things up to go either way from here. The Grogu/Mythosaur connection that seemed to happen could be something to explore in the future, if they decide to keep it going.

[@clintbeamquillope3123]

The ending was pretty much open ended so yeah we might see them in the future

[@Ketchup_and_Mustard373]

​@@heavyspoilers ao how does a pure beskar lightsaber get bent like butter?

[@cookudysu90]

Season 4 has been Greenlighted

[@fiveoneecho]

The Mythosaur's eye opening was in response to Grogu reaching out through the force. We see Grogu reach his hand out and concentrate before it transitioned to the Mythosaur shot. I'm pretty sure they are suggesting the that Grogu is going to be the next Tarre Vizsla.

[@Jorizzle22]

Totally!

[@matthewgrulke109]

I think many people missed that moment. It was clear the writers wanted to connect Grogu to the Mythosaur, probably to set something up down the line. There was a reason the Mythosaur didn't make an appearance of any real significance this season.

[@craigwiess1656]

With the darksaber broken, Din Grogu will rebuild it ,ride the mythasaur and become The Mandalorian.

[@gouthamb884]

Yea they will give all this suggestion , and they will side character him and make Sabine the leader 😂

[@HotWheelAXEL]

YESSSS i got that too Grogu definitely felt the presence of the mythosaur

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Well it's nice to see that there was no spies in the mandalorian, and Axe wolves is a badass with alot of fuel to fly so far.

[@jaredm8991]

Not as far as a bird though.. those things can fly to the north pole

[@ZacksRockingLifestyle]

@@jaredm8991 to be completely fair, from sea level, on Earth, space is only 62 miles up (the Von Karman Line). If Mandalore is similar to earth, then low orbit would only be like 70 miles from the ground. Perspective.

[@skywalker6648]

Yeah, that was nice because I like the characters suspected of being spies and I was surprised too as it seems like the purpose of dropping Mandalorians down within the planet's atmosphere is because it was too far to fly down into. I guess exceptions are made only in emergencies, lol.

[@travis2585]

i’m happy that there wasn’t a mandalorian spy. the whole point lately has been to show the resilience and unison between the culture that was supposed to be destroyed. to have an example among them who’s disloyal and goes against what they believe in would just discredit that united ideal. i’m glad they were all working together as hard as possible willing to risk it all for eachother.

[@MrPeterPFL]

I like how Axe was getting things done, really shows why he was elected to be leader

[@cbreeze8903]

If you closely listen while Moff is moving and fighting, and his ability to break the dark saber and punch so hard, you can tell his suit is enhanced with some sort of biomechanics similar to Vader.

[@MysterClark]

Yeah, he was more of a Beskar Man than a dark trooper.

[@Sergiblacklist]

He literally said I made it better by putting me in it. It's clearly a powered suit.

[@cykesrevenge]

Dark trooper? More ike Dark Iron (Beskar) Man

[@danforrest7765]

It’s a Dark Trooper suit with Gideon inside. He said so in the last episode

[@OneRandomVictory]

I mean, it's the same sounds the dark troopers from season 2 make.

[@MoonwalkerNow]

The moment in the battle when the Mandalorians and Troopers were flying at each other was amazing.

[@jhparki]

felt like some clone wars action, loved it!

[@oboezame]

Reminds me of Avenger Endgame tho.

[@Fei_PL]

the best was that rules in this universe changed so many times in few minutes! blasters sometimes work, sometimes don't, light saber can be stoped by armor and then in other scenes we had oldschool knife kills with fucking knifes... yea really great episode... for braindead people

[@bugdude21]

The knives and blaster shots killed when they hit unprotected areas with no armor. Brain dead? Not so much for those who know......

[@eljefe3864]

​@@bugdude21exactly, people really complain over fuckin nothing these days and with fan theories running rampant no wonder so many people get disappointed

[@Funknwanker]

The armorer was a beast in the battle. I love how her weapons are just her tools.

[@santiagoserial3670]

sure but its lorebreaking, "beskar is not for weapon its for armor" as she destroyed dins beskar spear, but she uses her beskar hammers all the time as weapons...

[@kasch3288]

@@santiagoserial3670 her station allows her to carry it as a weapon because you would need beskar tools to forge beskar.

[@santiagoserial3670]

@@kasch3288 you needing beskar tools to forge armor has nothing to do with you using them in battle if beskar is not meant to use as a weapon.

[@kasch3288]

@@santiagoserial3670 It don't matter it's a loophole built into her station as the cultural guardian.

[@ryanparker4996]

​@@santiagoserial3670 Smithing Hammers and Tongs are not weapons by their nature. The Armorer has the privellege of using them as such, because the station of Armorers permits it. And, they still werent forged specifically to be used as weapons. Theyre tools, they just happen to also be useful when you want to smash skulls.

[@raglm]

Grogu looking down at the water and sensing the Mythosaur, and the Mythosaur opening his eye in acknowledgement, couldn’t this mean that probably Grogu will end up taming it?

[@seasidescott]

It means that Bo-Katan seeing they Mythosaur was no accident: Grogu brought her there and made sure the that she saw it. Each time it was just the eye opening but that was enough. And why was Din Djarin there? He'd taken off his helmet and was seen by... Grogu! Then he "fell" in the water and sank like a rock. Hmm, who is good at Force pushing that was around? The mythosaur hadn't yet awakened, not even an eye until... Grogu makes it do so in order for Bo to notice it.

[@HankCostaRica]

The Dark Saber being destroyed just mean Grogu can make his own saber and Disney can sell more merchandise.

[@firstlast9846]

That’s one of the things that annoys me about the show.. 75% is for merchandise. I remember in Andor seeing that Droid getting peed on - and thinking “great - he’s gonna be an excuse to sell toys” then he went and started grieving and asking people to “stay with me” and being what’s essentially a coffin bearer at the funeral - and he turned into an actual character.. I think I miss Andor and good writing.

[@kuhanblock9380]

It would've been cool if Grogu got the crystal to use in his own lightsaber

[@PiperAtTheGatesOfYourMom]

Grogu’s existence in this show is 100% the result of merchandise and it’s so jarring. You can tell he had no place in this season’s story until last minute mandates from the higher ups lol. It absolutely destroyed Season 2’s entire journey and finale

[@PsychoMike21000]

Yay! Money! Disney like!

[@donny6033]

@@PiperAtTheGatesOfYourMom the right thing to do was leave him out for a couple of years

[@stoneysims6475]

Moff giddeon going out with a boom, just like Gus Fring had me laughing

[@kuhanblock9380]

But he was wearing his armour though. Is he really gone?

[@jacobpickens2283]

Hahaha oh my God you're right

[@randyx3976]

Damn it didn't really came to my mind until u point it out

[@stoneysims6475]

@@kuhanblock9380 no body = no death in star wars soo🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PsychoMike21000]

How many named characters have died in all of Disney Star Wars, 6 maybe?

[@R3AP3R_117]

The dark saber being destroyed also means Grogu has a crystal to make his own saber. Gideon pretty much sets up the sequels by saying he figured out force sensitive cloning.

[@jonfreeman9682]

It shows the dark saber isn't that powerful at all.

[@MrKakbuhn]

Yeah, agree. Grogu will craft the next "dark saber" and usher in a new age of the mandalorians. Also Elia Kane will probably take over the cloning program, she has already been set up to be a main character. But then again, with the ending, this felt like closure to a story, so I dont know if we are gonna see any more of the mandalorian.

[@Clay_N]

Yes this episode was all about Grogu being the Mandalorian in the title. He also reached out to the Mythosaur and will create a Darksaber

[@bakedstreetyt]

@@jonfreeman9682 wasnt it almost always just a symbol?

[@jeffreycarman2185]

23:08 I think it’s way more awesome to have IG-11 be the marshal than anyone else. IG-11 already had a special place in the hearts and history of the town.

[@duck-ew5zs]

This episode felt like it can be the finale of the entire series Edit: Also, I do agree that destroying the Dark Saber is a good thing so the Mandalorians have one less thing to fight each other for, but I'm just kinda bummed not seeing Din Djarin wield it properly. His chrome armor looks sick with the saber, shame we probably won't see him proficiently kicking ass with it.

[@alexp601]

But they mentioned a few times how Mando will now be going on journeys with his son, so that sets up more series. I'm not sure how it felt like an ending when there was so much being set up for later. To me it was clear they were setting up the next season.

[@ZhaloSupercell1]

My problem was that the dark saber is pure beskar and that Gideon destroyed it with his hand

[@Theunfriendlyneighborhoodman]

​@@ZhaloSupercell1 aren't his suit was an enhanced version of dark trooper

[@Huntbeck33]

@@ZhaloSupercell1 if u recall from last episode Gideon said he has stage 3 dark trooper armor witch is strong enough that lightsabers can’t penetrate it. So if it’s that strong it surly can crush beskar

[@thisbridgehascables]

I think next Season will be a split between Mandalore and Team Din in the outer rim.. which should lead to a double take when Din Team meets Team Ashoka .. which leads into the Movie.. The episode cleans up for Thrawn. They needed to finish the arcs of the last few Seasons to setup the larger arc.

[@spottypongo7591]

It may be temporary but seeing them happy and peaceful at the end is so nice dude. I'm a big fan of berserk, GoW, the last of us etc so it's nice to see the stoic father figure and child duo get a bit of a warm and cozy place in time.

[@skywalker6648]

Agree. Nothing tragic or tearful. Just chilling out at the end.

[@LABdk]

Can’t express how much I love your content! Depth of knowledge, “Theory time”, “Ryan” jokes, sarcasm, accent, dedication… keep it up!

[@johannesgaarder9958]

The air battle was some of the best action i have seen in star wars period

[@skywalker6648]

Yes, that was cool and I didn't that coming!

[@cheekster777]

Kinda disappointed the runtime of the finale wasn’t longer. Thanks Paul.

[@madhuramukherjee09]

Yes I thought it would be longer

[@weaver1507]

Felt rushed for sure. Also can anyone explain how moff Gideon was able to make beskar armor and weapons? I thought only a mandalorian armorer was able to do that. Also the dark saber is made from beskar right? Just because Gideon has a power armor suit he can crush beskar? Someone explain this please because maybe I missed something.

[@davesouthword1298]

@@weaver1507 - non-Mandalorians were shown in Season 1 as being able to form beskar as The Client paid Din with Imperial beskar ingots. It is merely metal after all which can be cast and forged. And it turns out Gideon’s powered beskar suit could destroy the Dark Sabre, because we saw it. Doesn’t explain the minutiae of precisely how, but that’s not something that bothers me. A Mudhorn f-ed up Din’s armour pretty good in Season 1 after all.

[@weaver1507]

@@davesouthword1298 understood however the armor din was wearing during the mudhorn fight was not beskar if I recall correctly.

[@davesouthword1298]

@@weaver1507 - it was, but it lost it’s integrity so he had to start again, which he did with the beskar from The Client.

[@hoyasfan459]

Moff Gideon saying "No. I'll take care of him myself" is a callback to Darth Vader saying "No. I'll take care of them myself" It was such a great nod to the old movies.

[@uriustosh]

Great nod? Seems like lazy repetitive writing to me which masquerades as homage.

[@Rachel_Martin90]

I had high expectations due to season 2. I was expecting a Jedi or maybe even a glimpse of Thrawn.

[@Pit.Badger]

Pershing being tortured makes more sense to me now for the sequel trilogy. He had the technology of splicing to get a clone body to hold the force without decaying like the Gideon clones. With him off the table and Hux being disappointed they lost him to the Republic it shows why Palpatine’s body couldn’t properly stay together with the force essentially nailed on him because the guy that established that tech got mind flayered and the info was withheld from the other Imperial Remnants by Gideon. It’s all connected

[@gemmobian454]

I mean there is the other scientist from the bad batch plus there's also Nala Se.

[@wingthomaux]

No matter how much they try to safe them, the sequels still suck

[@ajfanotreally2523]

Yea cope harder man. No matter what bullshit they put in tv shows the sequel trilogy can’t be fixed. And cloning palpatine will never seem realistic

[@ICU1337]

@@gemmobian454 theres a long time between then and now... We dont know if those 2 are even alive.

[@T4ilorm4de]

@@ajfanotreally2523cope about what bro y’all won’t ever let the trilogy go seem like you coping to be real 😂

[@pyromd69]

I hope Din Grogu uses the kyber crystal from the DarkSaber to create his own during his future adventure

[@paradoxworkshop4659]

Same effect, but with an emerald green glow...

[@Osono2diWorld]

Gideon already figured out how to add the force to clones using the Dr’s work. He killed the Dr so that he was the only one who create force sensitive clones. The destruction of Gideon’s facility and the death of the Dr. explains why Snoke was disfigured because they could create a force clone properly since that knowledge was lost

[@patrickk___]

RIP Dark Saber, such a weird season. I felt like we should’ve gotten more, at least more of Gideon. Like how he escaped who helped him and how long was he on mandalore cloning himself. I wish we got more of Gideon killing troops out of anger and terrorizing planets and people. Didn’t see to much of this big bad Gideon. Would’ve loved for Din to have held onto the Dark Saber, maybe than it wouldn’t have gotten destroyed. The Mythosaur basically stayed a myth and not centric part of the season. Glad that Din Djarin survived though with his own place watching Grogu. More likely get Din again in the Movie and that’s about it. Seems like Din and Grogus story may be done for now. Unless they plan on going back to bounty seasons like the first season. Would love to see another Villain Bounty Hunter coming after Din if they decide to go the bounty route. Still feel like it was very lackluster. The Mandalorian felt like it could’ve gone on for 5-7 seasons. Such lackluster writers and such a letdown for Din should’ve been. Felt very Jon Snow too me.

[@danschmidt6206]

I'm fine with not seeing how Gideon escaped. It's clear he's had this secret base on Mandalore probably since the purge, so along with the beskar alloy wearing troopers and the beskar alloy found in his prison transport shuttle it was his troops coming to rescue him from a prison transport. His secret beskar base also explains in more detail where all the beskar came from to pay Mando.

[@Omega31716]

Agreed the dark saber arc was pointless

[@skywalker6648]

I thought the season had some odd moments too. Mainly the failed episode 6. But I don't think the showrunners ever meant for Din to have the Dark Saber and only used it as way to unite the Mandalorians as evident in the way the laser got destroyed in the end. I also think there should have included Gideon in at least one more episode such as his breakout. Instead, the focus was on things like a foundling being grabbed by a gigantic bird, lol.

[@garyphillips3406]

Come on! Luke's lighsaber hilt was fixed after being literally torn in half - the Darksaber hilt getting slightly squeezed will, most likely, be easily repairable.

[@DiegoreSCL]

do mandalorians know how to repair a lightsaber?

[@0Willis]

​@Diego Díaz Orellana not like they don't have connections... lol

[@She_namedme_DJ]

Grogu will repair it via the force, and the Darksaber will be his. He'd be the first force welding "Mandalorian" in ages.

[@FUBARGunpla]

@@She_namedme_DJ i could see this being the case as that ending kinda inferred that when grogu was looking into the water and the mythosaur woke up, was grogu doing his force thing on another animal like he was so many times before, meaning if he does get it, then we also grogu taming a mythosaur

[@Sergiblacklist]

The lightsaber robot is in Ashoka so he will do it I reckon

[@royalgreenlantern]

For me I love that they expanded beyond just Din and Grogu as I love the Mando stories and to bring Bo and go back to Mandalore for me was the perfect thing to open up Mandalorian stories

[@Daveluvutube]

I agree however, it’s taken away from the mando to create this whole expended tv series with book of boba and Ashoka. I liked when mando was just mando

[@johnphotography1265]

@@Daveluvutube It was never just Mando and we always knew that. Since season 1 you could tell they were plotting the seeds to fix 7--9. Star Wars is all connected.

[@TheAOTSdude]

I always had a feeling that Grogu is THE MANDALORIAN

[@TyDieMusic]

This episode really made me like/Respect Grogu as a character. Probably the first time he didn't just feel like a prop to sell toys.

[@skywalker6648]

Yep, he was team player. He stuck around, found his dad, and helped both Din and Bo.

[@lovinlorne]

I enjoyed the season overall. I had no problem with them fleshing out the Mandalorian lore, and thought that was the most interesting thing. I also have no issues with the way Din and Grogu were utilized, especially knowing that Pedro was tied up for basically a year in Montana/Canada filming “The Last of Us”, making it virtually impossible to actually have him on set this season. I can see where some were confused with Grogu already being back with Din in the first episode, but I also think S2 made it pretty clear they were setting up the Mandoverse, and you’re going to need to watch everything if you want to keep up.

[@skywalker6648]

There would be no confusion if they watched The Book Of Boba Fett. It explained how Grogu got back to Din Djarin.

[@thetruebatman4632]

The finale was a bit underwhelming. My favorite moment this season is hands down the reveal that Ahmad Best’s jedi was the one that saved Grogu, his performance as the character, and just how incredible of an idea it was to call up the guy that literally was hurt by his association with this epic franchise that every other actor has gotten to enjoy and be proud of, and offer him this role that ANYone would die for. That was actually magical.

[@nickm8874]

Says something about the series that your favourite bit was some real life charity to make up for something from 20 years ago

[@p-forest]

@@nickm8874 Or maybe about the person with that opinion, or a little of both? And just making a general statement, since everyone has different opinions, it can't ALWAYS be about the subject of the opinion.

[@nickm8874]

@@p-forest the OP wasn’t a general statement it was a very specific one, that it was his favourite part. Hence my reply. Not entirely sure why you felt the need to point out people have different opinions … I’m fairly aware of that

[@jacobsdsd5802]

@@nickm8874 so why are you acting like a gremlin when someone expresses their opinion if you know people have different ones? Absolute troglodyte of a bloke 😂

[@bigslydoc]

I’ve really enjoyed this season and this series as a whole. I do really like that it basically focussed on Din initially before expanding it to include other Mandos later like Bo Katan in season 2 before becoming much more focussed on the Mandalorians in general this season. I think it would be fair to say that Katee Sackhoff’s Bo Katan was the real stand out this season, for me at least, and in many ways she was the joint lead. I’ve been a big fan Katee since Battlestar and of her portrayal of Bo Katan since her start in Clone Wars. I only wish there had been some discussion of her sister Satine. Looking forward to Bo and Ahsoka interacting again, whenever that might be.

[@jaybain4337]

You’ve got my first recap/breakdown view! Thanks for working hard and turning this around so quickly!

[@tombrand236]

Really enjoyed this episode - not quite as good as the one where Luke showed up and took down all the dark troopers, but a good conclusion and felt like strong story progression by the end.

[@skywalker6648]

Idk, the air battle was pretty cool and the finale's can't all be the same.

[@platinuming]

I feel like that the clone moff jump scare is going to be a way for moff to return in the next season as a little side boss

[@alexp601]

Nah it was just an obvious and over-used jump scare

[@marcelmarcelian4435]

It was obvious

[@markdesimone9801]

I think they may have set up a more "Season 1 vibe" with that bar scene at the end where Mando is like "Hey Bro Im gonna need work". which he and Grogu will be doing together, and also they can still have a few other "adventures" along the way...I think in Asoka we might be seeing a little cross over stuff to help push that..

[@skywalker6648]

It definitely felt like a sort of reset button pushed for the season ahead and funny to think Din really had planned on taking that plot of land that Greef offered him, after all.

[@frankprebble431]

Love the Episode! Appreciate the symbiotic relationship Grogu & Mando have, which now translates to their fighting style. Can't get enough of the story arc & love the story. Looking forward to season 4!!

[@MB-cz4cb]

I Honestly think that the Kyber Crystal in the dark saber will be used for a saber for Grogu in the future

[@pikachuisdagood9165]

i thought the finale was alright, not as good as season 1 or 2 but i still found it enjoyable, hopefully the show steps up in season 4

[@joshlyon1315]

Jon Favaro said season 4 will begin shooting later this year and that season 4 isn't even halfway.

[@MarcusWB]

The motif when Grogu was saving Mando and Bo-Katan from the fire was the exact same theme used in Dreamwork's Prince of Egypt when God used Moses to split the Red Sea.

[@carlmorring6108]

Idk why but i really like the fact that Mando and Grogu ended up making their home on Navarro instead of resettling with the rest of the Mandos back on Mandalor. Especially since IG-11is back and the town constable.

[@somerandomboiyt1587]

Loved the episode. It just felt like it moved too fast though. I wonder what this season could have been like if it only focused on retaking Mandalore

[@driss5418]

But realistically Mandalore was an empire asset, retaking it without knowing the stakes may have felt hollow, now it's connected to a bigger whole which makes the retaking more impactful.

[@jorgemiranda9921]

I’m surprised you didn’t make the connection to Episode one during the part where the “Dins” were making their way through the shields. Every time R5 took down a shield, it reminded me of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon trying to get to Maul.

[@lasagnasoda]

thats the most obvious call back its not worth the time cause this season was dog shit

[@airfixx_8952]

Eh? It was mentioned right there in this video.

[@jorgemiranda9921]

@@airfixx_8952 you’re absolutely right, I totally missed it somehow. I guess it was such a quick reference that I missed it. My bad.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Great review as always paul the Ryan's screencrush roasts was hilarious 😂👍🏽.

[@seymourtheghost3020]

Appreciate your reviews, m8

[@Roadwarrior721]

Not bad, with a shorter run time there was a lot left on the table. I’m also bothered by the fact that they ran out of jet pack fuel chasing a bird but Ax can just make it to space no biggie

[@TheFierywaters]

He is Sunil Bakshi, after all. He used his Hydra training to generate space flying technology and incorporated it into his jetpack 😜

[@betaich]

He didin't make it t space just upper atmosphere, they specifically said that the fleet staid in the upper atmosphere.

[@Sergiblacklist]

We don't know how far they chased that bird. The upper atmosphere on earth is only a few miles they could have chased that bird way further.

[@Explain5AI]

​@@Sergiblacklist tbf that's a reasonable fact - was actually a fucking bad ass scene aswell so fuck it ay

[@faceofmilkshake7799]

I think the Armorer pretty much stated the reason in episode 20 when crafting Bo Katan's new shoulder piece. Nite Owl armor had far more modern refurbishments than that of the Children of the Watch, so I can totally see Axe's jetpack having a larger tank than Din & Paz

[@TheEpicSpire]

Gidieon was always planning to clone himself. the shadow council wanted to clone palps. they pretty much spelled it out in ep7

[@alansimpson7319]

Very fair comments. Completely agree.

[@Sunstar808]

This was an amazing action packed season finale. Din Djarin is such an incredible and precision fighter and it was cool to see him perform. Din Grogu held his own with the force and became a real asset. The ending makes me think the writers created an opportunity to continue Din’s journey next season or move on to another Mandalorian lead.

[@joelolsiii1511]

Nice ending but left me wanting more. .. Season 2 definitely was its peak as it dropped some bigger moments. Would love some to see a small cameo of thrawn or another jedi. Hopefully, there will be a time gap next season and see grogu grown up to weild some weapons or mando armour.

[@jacobsdsd5802]

So you didn’t like the “mandalorian” because it didn’t have enough Jedi 😂 why even watch the show

[@joelolsiii1511]

@JacobSDSD Im not sure why you think i didnt like the mandolorian, i said the finale was nice! It just aint to par with mando season 2. Just being honest some episodes could have been focus more on plot development.

[@skywalker6648]

That's good you want more as you certainly don't want to feel the opposite. I hope they grow him, too and not make us wait extra season for that to occur.

[@TullysGoneFishing]

Love these videos!!

[@Assyrianmikey]

No one was a spy!! That surprised me cuz I thought Ax was going to turn on them, and then they didn't show the Armourer for awhile thinking she did something else.

[@emyles1267]

The spies were Kane and Gideon, I believe it was overlooked that it was " spies " not " traitors"

[@PresidentJabooty]

No thrawn. No Ahsoka. No spy. No Grogu's first words.... Colossal sigh

[@ZhaloSupercell1]

Grogu said his first words a couple episodes ago

[@bugdude21]

God forbid they leave something for other series.... this is the way.

[@Sergiblacklist]

I'm glad no-one else showed up and solved it for the mandos. They solved it themselves like mandalorians wanted too

[@randyx3976]

Nobody promised u anything, u got ur hopes up for no reason and then complain when they don't come true .. sigh

[@PresidentJabooty]

@@ZhaloSupercell1 were those words? I thought he farted out of his mouth

[@kmw4359]

Question for the crowd: I admit that I haven’t kept up with all the books and maybe it was explained in prior stories. What is the order of Mandalorian first names and last names? Based on Bo-Katan Krise (House = Krise), I thought Din Djarin’s first name is Din and his family name is Djarin. But then Grogu picks up the name Din Grogu not Grogu Djarin. Why?

[@ethanhackett3428]

good point, and like you im not super well versed in all the books and family law of the mandalorians... but i believe it has something to do with royalty and if you are a blood mandalorian. Din Djarrin isnt a blood mando he was found and brought up as a foundling so i believe that changes things and also Bo has regency title so i also believe that plays a part in it.

[@trevinormandy14520]

I would be happy to see Din and Grogu go on adventures in the galaxy on bounty hunting jobs and mixing Mandalorian fighting style and Jedi techniques. It was a great breakdown. Thank you Paul greetings from Normandy France.

[@maryevens4261]

Bo did say that Din had to take Grogu out into the universe for his apprenticeship. And the deal that Din set up with Captain Teva will give their travels a purpose, as well as generating a little income to keep The Kid fed.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Sad we didn't get Fenn Rau perhaps next season.

[@cousinmerl]

Anyone got guardians of the galaxy vibes when grogu pushes away the explosion. Even had the same tune!

[@Akinwalesegun]

we are groot!

[@cousinmerl]

@@Akinwalesegun we are grogu

[@NoelleAllen13]

I thought more of the season 1 finale when Grogu protected Din Djarin and Cara Dune from the incinerator trooper and his flame tool.

[@atharvmaske7500]

Felt something was off in this ep But all action scenes were litt!!

[@TheJaker5]

1 things for sure, the effects in this season were amazing! Some of the best I’ve ever seen on a show.

[@HHF2023]

During the fight and after the Darksaber was destroyed, I thought Bo was about to sacrifice herself to kill Gideon when she was doing that run up to him, that would've been crazzzy

[@JKUTWatcher]

Sitting through the foreign credits to see if there was any hope of an after credit scene. Where is Grand Admiral Thrawn?

[@jeremymnemonic5226]

Ahsoka has entered the chat…

[@Strytax]

in the Ahsoka show lol

[@betaich]

Not in this show

[@stevieh771]

Season 3 review in a nutshell: They’ve lost the way!

[@IsiahBradley]

Paul, THANKS for your work this season!!!!!

[@kellychristian7684]

I have hope for next season with the way the episode ended with the idea of it getting back to the two of them helping the new republic in the outer rim. I really enjoyed the week to week adventures that we saw in season one.

[@sneakdza]

Can’t help but hate thinking that Kathleen interfered behind the scenes & really messed up the plans for this season smh could’ve been so much better

[@februaryschild0216]

I agree. I didn't mind the season, it wasn't as good as previous. I wish she and Disney would stay out of it and leave it to Lucas Film, Dave and Jon.

[@kieronimo1]

I loved it. All Star Wars shows tie in to the larger galaxy. It's what they do. Like poetry etc. Din and Grogu didn't take a back seat. They just needed to develop Bo's character for the noobs. Anyway, They've got Disney+, right? If they invest some time into watching some awesome animation, they'll know what's up. There are enough of us that have to support the show's direction. If you're a fan, be a fan. Nerd out a bit. You might like it etc.

[@Carver94]

Great wrap up video Paul, I totally agree with your assessment

[@White_5tar]

I liked it personally. You do make a good point about the Din family taking back seat, and it felt like this was the end of the series as a whole; with them set to return in the movies.

[@cousinmerl]

Things the series built up and forgotten about - grogus extra body armour, was it ever used? - the mytharus, didnt do much - was snoke ever generated? - who was origianlly hunting grogu with IG 11 - what happened to Kelleran Beq - what became of Dr Penn pershing? is he brain dead? - What became of Elia kane? - the fact that jack blacks episisode that was based on a tenecious D tune (city hall) this needs a sequel where kyle betrays him with poison!

[@JuicyKnowsGMS]

I'm telling you Snoak is a deformed Gideon clone

[@betaich]

They did set up cloning, not Snoke cloning specifically, so nothing missed there. The mythosaur doesn't have to do much, he at the moment is just the symbol of mandalorian unity. Maybe he will come back later maybe not. Kelleran Beq can be explored whenever, that show is called Mandalorian not Grogu.

[@murphybegood]

Guess they'll cover that in Chapters 26 to 34 :)

[@kuhanblock9380]

Grogu is wearing the armour. You can see it in the Book Of Boba

[@cousinmerl]

and Another thing! grogu is like the same age as DinDjarin. How can you take the name when your the same age? maybe its more of a marriage?.... ok went into some weird territory there.

[@dsevans3767]

Great episode and, other than ep6, it was a great season. Quick question - why do you have your footage flipped?

[@heavyspoilers]

Copyright reasons mainly. Had a video blocked so just do this as a precaution.

[@Bakenbaker69]

HAHAHAHAHA THE SCREEN CRUSH DIG AT THE BEGINNING 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@randdmoore1]

I completely agree with your assessment

[@captironsight]

It feels like this was a soft reset for the show after executive meddling. Mando is now set to return to what he's best at. Also pretty sure that one of the voiced Gideon troopers was voiced by Commander Sheperds voice actor from Mass Effect. Lastly, I think that Gideons 4k holograms could use quantum entaglement, like in Mass Effect 3.

[@David-lx9zs]

I think Grogu was communicating to the mythasaur

[@WACKYWALLY666]

Thanks for the video. People are way to precious about Star Wars.

[@Scorpia__]

Thank you Paul

[@jeffjohnson1966]

It would probably be for the best that Din destroyed Gideon's clones. The one that awoke and looked at Grogu is definitely highly Force sensitive. I doubt that Moff Gideon had figured out that he needed Ysalamiri when cloning Force sensitives, so there's a good chance that those clones would have been completely insane with the Force and probably would have just killed Gideon and took his place and unleashed all sorts of hell on the Galaxy

[@RealAndySkibba]

It was a lot of fun. Mouse Droid falling off was hilarious.

[@peebs00]

Good review overall, Paul.

[@jacklane3679]

Dude.... Grogu making that connection with the Mythosaur 😍😍😍 It's happening! Mandalore the small! 😂

23:59 Whilst having Thrawn tie it all together over time (probably already counting in years), Disney'll check if there are enough fans to make a 4th trilogy (transition from Empire Remnants to First Order being well in place) about what happened before the 3rd that finished it all with... Rey. Doesn't sound so far fetched knowing that is exactly what George Lucas did, starting by the end.

[@Starwarslegorob]

I was thinking he was cloning himself, the armorer being a spy didn’t really make sense ! Great review 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Lifechanging99999]

@violette2596answers we will never get.

[@wdred]

​@violette259 A good question, for another time.

[@eddiediaz5518]

@violette259 there was no spy, it was just Caine

[@Starwarslegorob]

There was no spy

[@AirborneGod310]

Super awesome perspective on leadership! Best breakdowns period 🤙🏽

[@janeduardodesouzadickmann3639]

finaly, THANKS for not showing spoilers on the thumbnails. Gonna subscribe again

[@jimmyolsenblues]

i am surprised how quick this season went, with very little actual overall plot. you could have given the dark saber and new mandalor in one movie.

[@HardTea]

Grogu now has a free kyber crystal to create the yodasaber 🤔

[@tommyyoung9413]

Lmaooo at that pic of Ryan

[@TheEpicSpire]

the ONLY issue i had with ep8 was that in ep7 when Bo cuts the door, we see grogu in IG12 leave with the other Mandalorians, but "some how Grogu returned" and got through the complex to rescue Din. how did he get there? I want to see that.

[@maryevens4261]

That would have spoiled his big save moment. Just say that once the Mandos started running, Grogu hung back and used the Force to find his dad, and the way to get to him.

[@TheEpicSpire]

@@maryevens4261 yep, but it actually showed him leaving the complex. all they had to do was not show him leaving. i get not showing him staying. like just standing there, cause that would have spoiled it.. but to actually show him leaving is a bit plot holey

[@CornyBum]

Yeah, it reminds me of that awful moment in _Kenobi_ with Reva in the tunnel. I hated Grogu coming outta nowhere to save Din Djarin. The lack of good writing to properly set something like that up (and I appreciate you noting how the episode failed to provide that) is in fact what *spoils his big save moment* for someone like me.

[@gavrazefanda1438]

I have a feeling that we will see Gideon again. Overall, it's Star Wars. Even Palpatine can somehow return. Perhaps there's still Gideon clone we haven't seen yet? I just think that this season finale should also see Elijah Kane or the Shadow council. And for real, No hint for Thrawn or post credit? :)

[@dr.stephenstrange8471]

That’s what I’m thinking, there surely is other Gideon clones somewhere else presides Mand.

[@christopherkringle-sn9jz]

Moff Gideon is done, or should be or risk being cringe like.. "Somehow Moff Gideon has returned. "

[@gavrazefanda1438]

@@dr.stephenstrange8471 Perhaps Eliah Kane is taking care of this another clone? Idk man, I just don't think it is the end. It's there still so much to tell about.

[@lowedesilva2596]

Yup maybe it's a clone Gideon they took out

[@DrKeps]

One of Gideon's clones ends up being Snoke? 😁

[@fairytaleprincss]

Here’s something for your next Theory Time regarding how Din Djarin’s name is last/first. After a couple of days to think it through, I believe the reason Din Djarin has the original alliteration of his culture’s use of name placement (last name/first name) is that while he was a foundling of the Children of the Watch and probably had a guardian; he was never formally adopted into a house so he never took a Mandalorian surname, and this also explains why he did not have a clan affiliation until he and Grogu became the Mudhorn Clan. Ragnar is a foundling but was adopted by Paz therefore he bears the Vizla House name and belongs to that clan, wears the house/clan colors and insignia. Din had no such house name, clan nor insignia. This is also why he is easily singled out by Axe as not being a true Mandalorian even though the Creed honors foundlings. He became an apprentice when he was able to speak the Creed and was assigned a teacher (notice the Armorer specifically says teacher not his adoptive father or mother - she may have even been his teacher or his teacher was someone she highly respected due to the reverence which she says his teacher). So giving Grogu his family name is big. Love to hear your thoughts

[@layabitman2616]

I agree with a lot of your opinions. I do think that most people will return for next season because there is enough to keep people interested. If they can now give more conflict to Mando and Grogu that would be great. As long as they don't back away next season from adding conflict to the beginning. Then they can also introduce the bo katan Mando relationship as well. At least a start. As we know if they actually go through with that it will end the series so it has to be drawn out. The best thing to focus on next season is Grogu's arc on dealing with his PTSD and Mando dealing with some backstory as well. This could be tricky but if handled well it will be a big win.

[@josefvancura7988]

As a former Capoeira practicioner and a fan of Lateef Crowder i was happy seeing Din Djarrin doing meia lua kick and other typical moves of this brazilian martial art. It was nicely recognisable when Lateef was playng the part in the hallway fight with the supercomandos :)

[@slaps1455]

If Moff Gideon comes back again, he’s officially the Team Rocket of this show

[@ADWrites24]

THANKS PAUL 😀

[@u64770]

Grogu being the Mandalorian as opposed to Din Djarin would make sense. 1) Grogu could live, and live as a Mandalorian, longer than any one person or generation of Mandalorians; 2) Din Djarin may be a Boba Fett concept-I still think he is the Boba Fett we as fans imagined, where as Boba Fett is a character being that has a story distinct from anyone's imaginary legend; 3) Grogu can tame the Mythosaur through the force, and other Mandalorians can tame the species through trial and error study, showing a willingness to do this by raising the founding monster bird chicks this season; 4) even though Grogu has been a tag along character, almost everything in this show, across all the seasons, focuses on what he is and can do. Now we have a means of seeing that Dr. Pershing's studies may be key to all matters relating to cloning-that came from studies of Grogu. The culture and lessons of the Mandalorians will likely live through the long expected years of Grogu. Mandorians can be creatures who learn battle techniques of humanoids but who operate mechanical bodies, like Grogu. 5) Grogu has learned from Din Djarin- the most dogmatic of the Mandalorians, Luke- the last master of the historical enemies of the Mandorlians, Bo Katan-the modern and most pragmatic of the Mandalorians, and the Armorer-the historical and spritual leader of the Mandorians. He has learned from strong men and strong women in these teachers. He has learned from the pain in life, and been inspired by life's marvels. And he has traveled throughout and within so many elements of societies and planets throughout the galaxy. I foresee the last episode of the Mandalorian sega being Grogu, finally able to speak but using some form of a voice synthesizer to sound closer to Dinn Djarin than his unaltered voice, in a mech suit that resembles a cross between Moff Gideon's armor and Dinn Djarin''s, being shown to be an X factor in the victories of the Rebels/New Republic for years to come.

[@kaz4184]

If there ever will be a sequel series, Mando and Grogu are for sure being a part in it

[@kevz2474]

I am betting Paz's son will be a rival to grogu in the future...or he may end up being force sensitive.

[@christophersimms9785]

I can see that happening and eventually they team up if they have Grogu in future movies and Paz’s son as a replacement for Mando considering the timeline

[@Cartoonmovielover98]

This video was so heartwarming, it touched my soul.

[@shanefanon]

This was different. Enjoyed the show. Thanks.

[@murphybegood]

Really enjoyed the video and the coverage of season 3, thanks for that mate! I do find from watching breakdown videos on KZbin the levels of disappointment are not from what we got but more from the fact people theorised all these different scenarios out and when they did't come to pass there was a level of disappointment which I honestly find unfair on the show. I really really enjoyed the season and from reading a lot of comments over lots of KZbin videos covering season 3 the majority of fans enjoyed it as well. Which is why I find this narrative of season 3 being disappoint confusing lol Anyway roll on Ashoka and season 4 of Mando

[@ChocolateThaiE]

They did and still do the same with the Marvel shoes and movies. Like stop creating your own head cannon and expecting that to play out in someone else’s mind/vision. If you want to see a certain thing, make it yourself. Saying “things thing didn’t live up to my weird ass expectations so therefore this thing is mid, trash, etc,,,” is WIIIIIIILD to me

[@Odrikah]

I don't feel like the Gideon clone reveal undermines the whole Snoke thing. They literally showed in the last episode that Gideon started what he was doing under Project Necromancer, then used Mando rescuing Grogu as an excuse to lie and say all his research was destroyed--so he could use it for himself without the other council members knowing. If anything it makes more sense, and it's what I've been theorizing since last week.