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

So like the prequels and the somewhat oblivious Jedi and Republic, except even dumber because it's the second time it's happening.

 

My favorite scene was when that mouse-droid went away and came back with a bunch of his mates. that was pretty funny.

 

And what about the taxes!? When will Star Wars finally give me an episode of their detailed tax process!?

Given that the cost up front so far was scrap materials I won’t be surprised if payments end up being more like materials that have been confiscated before they’ve been documented.

 

Yup! And the dumber the NR looks the less I enjoy stories that involve the NR. It feels like future stories involving the NR are always going to be a bit disappointing because they're going to show the NR as a bunch of incompetent clowns at best. A story about the NR eventually being overrun with corruption and spies could possibly be an interesting story but also making them out to be a bunch of bumbling fools is NOT interesting or enjoyable to watch.

On a related note they never explained how Gideon escaped. It seems like the show writers want us to think that Kane was somehow involved with his breakout but that doesn't account for why the NR didn't know about Gideon's whereabouts. This led to fans theorizing that the NR were so embarrassed about this blunder that they swept it under the rug. While that's a possibility it's just a theory. The show never does anything to give us evidence that there was an NR coverup. I guess we're supposed to think that Kane is the answer for everything. Somehow Kane covered everything up? Gideon not showing up to the tribunal should've been HUGE news, but since it wasn't we're supposed to think that Kane made that story go away? And part of how she made it go away so easily I guess is because the NR are a bunch of dipsticks who can't get their act together? If that's the story they want to tell they should embrace it and actually tell it on screen instead of leaving us, the viewer to make up excuses and theories.

 

It was nice to see Din Grogu teaching his foundling frog the ways of the Force. And some day, when foundling Teemor is adopted, Din Grogu and Din Teemor will stew over the heavy topics of the galaxy.

 

I need to go back and watch first 3 seasons again but can anyone remember if the Herzog character at the start was representing Gideon or not? The reason I ask is that it would be pretty amazing if Gideon sought to hire the same bounty hunter who later ended up destroying his whole plan.

 

that was actually really funny., esp since it was shot low angle. Looked like a little calvary/gang lol.

 

Herzog was working with DR Pershing? No? Soooo yeah they hired a bounty hunter who later brought it all down.

 

Love it. Just couldn’t remember if Gideon co-opted something from that Herzog character or what.

 

Bounty hunters always play both sides

 

Why did Gideon kill Herzog? Seems Gideon was using the lower level Imperial Warlod aka ‘the Client’ as his proxy / public face. Gideon wanted his involvement unknown also to keep his operations an Navarro secret.

Did the client become an unnecessary lose end once Gideon revealed his involvement?

 

This is why I’m curious how it will be to go back and watch them all again. Including the BOBF Mando specials. I watched some of the episodes in S1 and 2 multiple times but not recently. Years ago when they first aired. I’m sure there are little details now that will play better on re-watch.

 

This episode, (and the entire season come to think of it) felt very cartoony. It was riddled with convenient happenings and improbable situations. Obviously it’s not a cartoon, but the story, dialogue and execution felt like the Clone Wars instead of a live action show. With animation, I think you can usually get away with this sort of thing, but not with live action.

Where did Grogu come from when he rescued Din? Why did Din decide to go after Moff Gideon without the other Mandalorians? Where did all the other troopers come from? How was it that this imperial base was located conveniently underground right where this giant beast smashed their ship? (Previous episode). Why did Axe crash the Star destroyer DIRECTLY into the hole where everyone was? How did the heat of the fire not burn Din/Grogu/Bo? I could go on. I get that you could come up with reasons for all of these things and justify it all somehow, I just found it all awkward. And that last shot with the circle around Grogu… The entire thing was written like a cartoon.

 

Wherever it wanted to.

NR Rangers slush fund, obviously.

 

we still don't know much about Grogu and what happened after he was rescued from the jedi purge.

 

MODified: Decidedly not Family Friendly

 

Interesting how that giant surface monster clearly exists in a very visible way... but a giant mythosaur is clearly just a myth?

You'd think Mandalorians would be more open to giant beasts actually existing since their world is full of them.

 

At least you made it to S3, I tuned out in BOBF Mando S2.5 when I realized I liked watching Boba, but as soon as Djarin came on screen the show went down hill. The truth is Mando needs a Firefly style setting, a crew, like Ghost Crew in Rebels, and Mando is the leader. Him alone and Grogu cannot keep a story going due to the need for dialogue and interaction.

 

Yeah how about that flashback? If we didn't get that we never would've known that Grogu survived Order 66!

 

This season really was "So stuff is just kind of happening, huh".

 

In BOBF there is a flashback Grogu has of Order 66.

 

Oh sorry, I was being sarcastic. Doesn't always come through on the internet. I was joking that the season three flashback didn't tell us anything of substance that we didn't already know.

 

Oh lol well I just figured because BOBF didn’t get rave reviews, some Mando fans may have skipped it. I personally loved BOBF.