Not quite the same fun quotient as Episode 2 but indeed great and that set piece resolution towards the end was definitely a moment xps
― groovypanda, Friday, 22 November 2019 23:32 (four years ago) link
So far my fave new The Star War stuff since Rebels and "Rouge" One. Literally feels like Favreau wants to write in as much "this is the kind of cool stuff 9 y.o. me imagined happening" material into each episode as possible and I'm down with it in a true "Okay Gen X-er" way. Having been 8 y.o. myself in '77.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 23 November 2019 01:54 (four years ago) link
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/76676823_10158543737539672_6833772952006164480_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_ohc=jSk3uInOIggAQl1RNGjvpJ_5XaEnPNkXbm_rJmWlHQDEavr4dO3PYt0QA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=c38637996a3604bb04e37d64ba2e187d&oe=5E4DE28A
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Saturday, 23 November 2019 02:37 (four years ago) link
seeing a whole-ass Mando squad in action like that is something a lot of fans have been waiting for for like 30 years
― I don't get wet because I am tall and thin and I am afraid of people (Eliza D.), Saturday, 23 November 2019 03:19 (four years ago) link
The final moment/fan-service gag was maybe a bit much... but NBD. It was of the best episodes of TV I’ve seen in a while (notwithstanding some shaky acting from a few folks).
― FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Saturday, 23 November 2019 03:53 (four years ago) link
I know this has been a joke since 1977, but — does Stormtrooper armor provide protection against a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g??
― FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Saturday, 23 November 2019 04:03 (four years ago) link
It protect’s the empire’s budget
― mh, Saturday, 23 November 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link
Wick-homage fob action?
― mick signals, Saturday, 23 November 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
I swear my autocorrect is on the fritz and I'm not just randomly putting apostrophes in things these days
― mh, Saturday, 23 November 2019 19:39 (four years ago) link
forgot to mention my deep appreciation to whoever on staff said, "Oh, we need a prop here? I have just the thing!" and went full fanservice. at least we know now why Willrow Hood was hauling ass to vacate Cloud City. https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/b/bb/Willrow-hood.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20080518233740
― I don't get wet because I am tall and thin and I am afraid of people (Eliza D.), Sunday, 24 November 2019 05:35 (four years ago) link
wait, I didn't catch that. what was it?
― akm, Sunday, 24 November 2019 15:38 (four years ago) link
anyway this episode was awesome
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― I don't get wet because I am tall and thin and I am afraid of people (Eliza D.), Sunday, 24 November 2019 15:42 (four years ago) link
Some more prop nerdservice with the Companion Cubes from portal (sans heart stencils) sitting around everywhere
― Dan I., Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:14 (four years ago) link
Oh oops I got it backwards, apparently companion cubes were designed after storage crates that have been in Star Wars since a new hope
― Dan I., Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
I hope they finally got to have a big ice cream party
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:22 (four years ago) link
So at 14 minutes right before the Mandalorian comes in to talk to Carl Weathers, Carl weathers dresses down some Alien and calls him a 'dust breather' and tells him to go away, and that alien says, quite clearly, "fuck you". I watched it 20 times. Tell me I'm not the only person who heard that.
― akm, Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:39 (four years ago) link
also carl weathers is fucking terrible in this.
― akm, Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:40 (four years ago) link
^agreed
― FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Sunday, 24 November 2019 16:46 (four years ago) link
I mean I would not call Carl weathers a Great Actor to begin with
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 24 November 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link
Baby, you’ve got a stew going
― FODMAP of the reef (morrisp), Sunday, 24 November 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
Not feeling this show.
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 24 November 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
Carl Weathers saying “Mando!” is a highlight and you’re all crazy
― mh, Sunday, 24 November 2019 23:59 (four years ago) link
What he said.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 November 2019 03:49 (four years ago) link
Extensive interview with Göransson on the music:
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-mandalorians-ludwig-goransson-on-scoring-what-felt-1840006928
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 21:38 (four years ago) link
This is fun!
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 26 November 2019 22:26 (four years ago) link
Enjoying this a bit more because I am still watching it for some reason, but the acting remains surprisingly bad. Significantly worse than Solo bad.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 00:35 (four years ago) link
watching this with my kids and now glad to have "I Have Spoken" as a reasonably good-humoured way of shutting down backchat
― umsworth (emsworth), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
bad acting and cheesy fx are what MAKE this a star wars show; i hope you don't go to Arby's for the ambiencethird ep holding up
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 05:26 (four years ago) link
Yeah let’s not forget why we liked Star Wars in the first place - because it’s fun and silly and looks cool. Amazing that a single piece of costume design has spun out into an entire TV series! This is ALL because a dude’s helmet looks cool!
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 06:51 (four years ago) link
don't forget the aborted action figure accessory.http://www.jedinews.co.uk/collecting/articles/myths-rocket-firing-fett/
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 07:23 (four years ago) link
boba straight-up packing a big red dildo on his backhttp://www.jedinews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20cback.jpg
― A victim managed to capture evidence of the gimp (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 08:41 (four years ago) link
Guess it’s fitting that the dude fell into a belching vagina dentata.
― Soy Bean False Chicken (morrisp), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
Let us not forget the Holiday Special and its animated feature, which this show borrows from heavily (!)
― mh, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 15:28 (four years ago) link
So Disney's got the first batch of baby Yoda merch (or "The Child" as they're calling it)... incredibly lazy. Like slap a screenshot on mugs and Cafe Press t-shirts lazy.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/pkYAwhq_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium
― Soy Bean False Chicken (morrisp), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 16:09 (four years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/7wxFBOo.png
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 29 November 2019 00:10 (four years ago) link
well it's big universe out there and i guess they had to end up on a Stargate SG-1 type planet eventually
― umsworth (emsworth), Friday, 29 November 2019 22:06 (four years ago) link
I was thinking more Seven Samurai meets ST: TNG first season, but hey. Still great though.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 November 2019 22:26 (four years ago) link
yeah it was still fun. and watching with the younger ones i'm very conscious that this isn't the 78th time they've seen that plot rehashed, and that it still works.
― umsworth (emsworth), Friday, 29 November 2019 22:31 (four years ago) link
eyeball-on-a-stick security robot popping out of the front door at herzog's house was so deeply enjoyable; one of those tiny crumbs of nostalgia i had no idea remained to be mined
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 29 November 2019 22:35 (four years ago) link
I like the idea it's the Nest of Star Wars. Or whatever those security setups are called.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 November 2019 22:36 (four years ago) link
of course it has a wiki page, why would i think it wouldn't have a wiki page
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 29 November 2019 22:40 (four years ago) link
Anyone else remember when the Wookiepedia was available as a massive downloadable Access database file?
― nate woolls, Friday, 29 November 2019 23:36 (four years ago) link
apparently still is? am i doing this right?https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Database_downloadhttps://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Statistics
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 29 November 2019 23:44 (four years ago) link
So now Ron Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard have both directed a Star War. I'm sure the episode directors are on a fairly short leash but nonetheless this one was well done considering it had a lot more personal interaction. I always love to see Gina Carano. The action stuff was well-handled too. Treating the AT-ST as practically a living monster was a good choice.
― I don't get wet because I am tall and thin and I am afraid of people (Eliza D.), Friday, 29 November 2019 23:50 (four years ago) link
There's definitely a weird effect going on now where I'm certainly looking forward to Rise of Skywalker but more heavily anticipate new Mandalorian episodes. I keep feeling like how this is this weird time for the franchise where it's almost like we're saying farewell to the movies (for three years at least) and more shifting to this approach, and the movies themselves almost become advertisements for the streaming service. (See also Marvel of course.)
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 30 November 2019 02:36 (four years ago) link
My No-Prize attempt: that baby is a lazy asshole, and could totally be walking around and training like Yoda was at his age; it just likes being shuttled around.
I nailed it! LOL
well it's big universe out there and i guess they had to end up on a Stargate SG-1 type planet eventually― umsworth (emsworth), Friday, November 29, 2019 2:06 PM I was thinking more Seven Samurai meets ST: TNG first season, but hey. Still great though.― Ned Raggett, Friday, November 29, 2019 2:26 PM
― umsworth (emsworth), Friday, November 29, 2019 2:06 PM
― Ned Raggett, Friday, November 29, 2019 2:26 PM
That’s funny, I got a strong Hercules / Xena vibe... whatever flavor you choose, this ep. totally had the look & feel of a syndicated ’90s action-fantasy show. Wish the production values were juuuuust a bit higher; but still enjoying it.
It cracks me up how they keep calling B-Yodes “the kid” (and when the “beautiful widow” says something like, “Won’t you stay here with your boy?”) — as if he’s Mando’s actual, human child.
Nice to see Pillboi from The Good Place see some action, too...
― Soy Bean False Chicken (morrisp), Saturday, 30 November 2019 06:13 (four years ago) link
That’s funny, I got a strong Hercules / Xena vibe...
bingo
I hated this episode
― Number None, Saturday, 30 November 2019 08:51 (four years ago) link
Loved the baby in this one - how could you not ? - but totally felt like a '90s WB Television series with just a taaaad too much cutesy stuff. Waitress/restaurant owner was also a little too -- I dunno -- New Yawk and took me right out of that scene. Really weird jarring tonal stuff in the acting and dialogue these first few eps.And some of the kid actors were "stop lookin' at the camera!" bad lol.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 30 November 2019 13:36 (four years ago) link