The Mandalorian The Mandalorian 3.08 - Chapter 24 (SEASON FINALE!!!!) - Discussion Thread (Spoilers Allowed)

Some Concept art observations

The Tie Interceptors in the concept art have a different paint scheme than the final episode. They're black and white like the super commandoes themselves.

The TIE Bombers in the art are actually TIE Boarding Craft. You can tell from the design of the second pod with the clamps and such. But I think they are meant to represent bombers, because it looks like they're loading bombs.

The TIE Interceptor Cockpit seems to be inspired by Star Wars Squadrons.

 

The limited scale in Mando s3 also makes it less convincing. Feels like way too few people for the retaking of a planet. It almost feel like theatre where we’re just watching an abstraction of the real event where of course there would be more people around. Same goes for that episode Greef Karga leading the thirty people of Navaro.

So even on a basic mythic storytelling level I don’t think it’s really accomplishing much.

 

Was that ‘Too big to fail’ or ‘'God Herself Could Not Sink This Ship'?

I was sure you’d say it was too fast paced.

 

I think Gideon is done. And I don't think any of his clone experiments survive. I think he mentioned that he wasn't quite there yet. But someone else will take the technology and use it to their benefit.

 

#strongertogether
#groguhive
#mandogang

 

I have to say that I found the season finale, and this season generally, very underwhelming. It certainly wasn't bad, but it wasn't great (certainly not as great a season 1 and 2 IMO). I feel something odd has been happening since the right hand turn to have Grogu go back to Mando in TBOBF. Whereas season 1 and 2 felt very personal to Din Djarin and Grogu, this season (apart from perhaps episode 1 and 2) felt like it was more about setting up the Mandoverse film. 6/10 for both this episode and the season.

 

Wrapped up in a Bo this episode is.

 

I spoke of areas where I am most disappointed but one where I’m not is that the silly Mythosaur rising up and rampaging and being ridden didn’t end up happening. I’m happy that it didn’t because that all sounded unnecessary to me and also a bit too similar to the Rancor stuff in BOBF.

 

Sorry to quote myself but I was pleased to see that my "gut feeling" was right. Now and because the Darksaber is destroyed I will say even more. It may take centuries (or decades back here on Earth) but Grogu is being set up to be a new Tar Vizsla, both Mand'alor, and Jedi, he will build his own saber, and it will be different from regular Jedi sabers, even if also different from Tar's saber.

And he will rise even above Tar Vizsla, because he will also ride the Mythosaur.

 

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I have to say that I thought the apparent death of Gideon (hopefully he and his clones are dead) was setting-up the perfect very brief post-credits scene to tease the return of Thrawn but, alas, it didn't happen. I was quite surprised that we didn't see that, but I guess that will come in Ahsoka and, possibly, also season four of The Mandalorian. Looking forward, there's also the climactic Filoni film that will wrap-up the story threads of Mando, Ahsoka, Rebels etc.

 

so - the Dark sabre turned out to be pretty useless.

 

That coulda been fine if that was the point, but it wasn’t given a story beat with Bo and the people afterwards.

 

It still goes back to Palpatine. We already know there were at least two cloning experiments going on with the imperial remnant leaders.

It would be much more suspicious if Mando found a hall of Palpatine clones. Gideon clones doesn’t directly cause more questions.

It’s likely if any of Gideon’s experiments were documented that information was getting to Exegol.

 

The question is

Spoiler

how Grogu knew where Din was on the begin of episode?

 

Guys I hate to break this to you but they are almost surely setting it up for the mythosaur to emerge in full glory sooner or later, there is little doubt about it.

 

Agree about the Mythosaur as well. It needs to be more of a known but rarely seen thing tied to Mando culture. If you do see it it should be a momentous occasion...either for the culture as a whole or even just a more personal thing.

 

And I can’t wait!

 

Along with the cabin on Sorgan parallel, there's also another parallel between these:


The top one is from Shattered Empire #4 and the bottom is from an end credit scene at the end of the finale.

Well, at least there's a parallel. I was hoping that Din- sorry, Djarin and Grogu would visit Yavin 4 for real, since that Force tree was from the Jedi Temple where Grogu grew up, but that seems impossible now. Oh well. Hopefully, Clan Din won't meet the same tragic ending as the Damerons did- Shara died, Poe and Kes had a tumultuous relationship after that, Poe ran away from home and almost ruined his own life and any chance he had at happiness and living up to his parents' legacy, and damaging his relationship with his father even more.

Damn you, JJ Abrams.

 

Indeed. In the season 2 finale Gideon was all, "we'll you've gone and done it now Din! Now that you have the darksaber you've just fallen ass backwards into a conflict with Bo-Katan! This is going to be good! Let me get some popcorn!" And then...nothing. Nothing of real dramatic substance come of that.

EDIT: The show makes a point of showing Din grab a jet pack from one of Gideons troopers but do we see him use it?

 

Kind of disappointed we didn’t get to see three or five Gideon clones having a conversation together

 

This season is a fascinating study in set ups that lead no where.

• Din and Bo are practically bound at the hip all season, he pledges loyalty to her, then dips the first chance he gets, with nary a word of why.
• Gideon is teased all season. When he returns, aside from showboating scenery chewing, there's nothing explored. No explanations for his personal obsession with Din, or why he disappeared and let two measly troopers guard a known superior threat. The final battle is flashy but lacks substance.
• The dark saber is referenced and given so much weight throughout S2, TBOBF, and this season, only to be put down by Din and then destroyed by Gideon. There's no resolution or explanation as to the tribes' reaction to this information, or why they're okay with it, or why they still follow Bo after Gideon defeated her and took it and destroyed it.
• Gideon is gone, okay, but the shadow council all agreed with him and supported his goal to wipe out the tribes. This was the first battle but it's treated like the end of a war (again, Din can hardly wait to disappear without even confirming all is well and Bo's "song" is written).

All in all, a very uneven and just plain goofy season and major downgrade from seasons 1 & 2. The longest episode being about Kane deleting Pershing's mind while the finale rushes past so many resolutions and lingering questions just rubs salt in the wound and typifies the first draft feeling of this season.