Star Wars: The Mandalorian

i think three days of spoiler tags is appropriate; how's the thread feel about that?

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses),

I kind think if you don't want spoilers don't open the thread till you've watched the episode, but maybe that's a bit harsh.

Not an egg, though:

https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-season-2-krayt-dragon-pearl-lightsabers-explained/

I mean sure an EASTER egg haha wait please don't kill me

I guess there are so many levels of in-universe references, callbacks, etc., that it's miserly of me to complain about the low-hanging ones that I do "get." That's just what the show is, for better or worse (but I hope the Obi-Wan series doesn't do the same thing!).

I feel like the Krayt Pearl is a good example of an easter egg done right - a definite nod to the hardcore fans but doesn't distract at all from the storytelling and doesn't change the viewing experience one iota if you don't get it.

that's an unfortunate typo

jesus, wow. sorry folks.

put in a mod request to hopefully fix that.

I don't think any of the easter eggs have been too glaring in this - even if you didn't twig who that was at the end episode one, a mysterious scary looking bloke tracking Mando is still a decent enough cliffhanger.

It’s Rex y’all

I kind think if you don't want spoilers don't open the thread till you've watched the episode, but maybe that's a bit harsh.

we've only had spoiler tags for about 3 weeks, it's cool to use 'em for things that are a bit ambigious imo

on another distant hilltop a second shadowy figure is observing the first shadowy figure observing the mandalorian

he turns to the camera

it is Jeremy Bulloch

never mind the Bulloch

...here’s the Sand People

Very good.

Had to google Jeremy Bulloch, but I get the joke now. 😆

Baby Yoda's obsession with eating pickled eggs is the best thing ever, obviously.

You’d think he’d learn the consequences of his actions, but he really is an infant

I loved this episode except for the saved at the last minute from out of nowhere resolution to the spider problem.

I like the concept art with the nightmare eyes on the octispiders

I liked how they used both the droid and the X-wings as callbacks to the prison ship episode, each in a completely different way.

Opening three-minute scene of this one was so exactly what I want from this show I almost cried

Lovely episode. Peyton Reed directed, the guy really does make it all work whatever he does.

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loved the episode <3

sidebar this is very stupid but it made me lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBlBhpxW2P0

It was kind of a weird episode, but I enjoyed it. (Felt maybe a little more sci-fi than Star Wars.)

And yeah, the opening bit was great.

Is repairing a ship in a Star Wars RPG the kind of action that routinely succeeds without even a need for a dice roll?

I had similar thoughts. Can you just get from one moon to the other on scrap plus a couple of engines? Really?

mr veg remarked that mando is a pretty shit pilot, he crashes a ship almost every episode

it’s charming how spaceships in SW are like old beater cars... but even when one is hella wrecked, a brief shower of sparks seems to restore the structural integrity to blast into & through space.

Counter: Mando js a phenomenal pilot, he keeps all his passengers alive despite being forced to crash his vessel repeatedly

lol fair

What a weird ep. Frog lady seemed to come from a completely different show

I did think it was a tiny bit odd that the main joke in this episode was “my baby eats your babies, ha ha!”

Did you know? The Spiders in #Mandalorian are called Krykna and first appeared as concept art from Ralph McQuarrie for ESB, and we used in Star Wars Rebels. #ThisIsTheWay pic.twitter.com/DXOAgbyUTq

— StarWarsSteveo (@SteveoWars) November 6, 2020

Yeesh too much Amy Sedaris (again) but good episode

Dr. Mandible

actually GREAT episode what am I sayin’?

spiders creeped me the hell out
fun and breezy episode. love the Henson-esque Frog Lady and i'm still endlessly amused by the alien-speak conversations

yeah this episode was a lot of fun. also liked the muppety aspects to it.

cthulhu snow-spiders from space were creepy af

Spiders were maybe a bit much for children. Ah, well, I guess they need something to talk about on nostalgia shows in 20 years.

New episode was cracking. Very Starwarsian and some callbacks to the Clone Wars that have me looking forward to forthcoming episodes

Also the Child had some nice egg related character development

Another A+ pre-title intro

Great ep. BDH did a dope job

didn't love the spidey ep, but thought s2e3 with the roots mandos and calamari ppl was really fun.

Awesome episode!