Star Wars: The Mandalorian

It's pretty clear that's what's underpinning things!

I actually really liked this episode and how off course it went! Though I definitely not expect to see an episode about how The New Republic's very communist dystopia is only slightly better, but mostly the same, as the Empire's peak era in Andor.

It kinda fits in with that comment in the first episode from Carl Weathers about not wanting to be under New Republic control either. (Add in the long term stuff about how Leia has to kinda fund the Resistance on her own or whatever she ended up doing -- basically, 'winning' is messy and uneven even at the best of times.)

Caught that Bad Batch resonance too.

Funny watching this latest episode at the same time as episode 3 of Last of Us, where they both start with the main characters, shift to a verrrry long unrelated story, then go back to the main characters at the end. The difference being that Last of Us connected the middle story back to the main characters and in Mando I have no clue why it was included yet. (Possibly just payback for Mando hijacking two episodes of Boba Fett.)

On top of the obvious connection of Pedro Pascal accompanying a child on dangerous adventures

I think we’re being primed for the reappearance of the chicken man

everybody knows TIEs don't just appear out of nowhere - they have no hyperdrives. where was the imperial ship? worst. episode. ever.

Coupled with the "Mandalore was poisoned was a lie to keep us away" bit, I guess the implication could be there's an Empire base somewhere on the planet?

That's an interesting idea. Maybe just in the Mandalore System and not necessarily Mandalore itself.

I think we’re being primed for the reappearance of the chicken man

― mh, Sunday, March 19, 2023 10:37 AM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink

He got blown up in Mos Eisley last night IIRC

The Chicken Man? Didn't he stay behind of the floating Lizard island?

well guess that kid that got swallowed by the big bird has got ptsd to rival grogu's now

"no jetpacks! ok, now that we've climbed up to the top, let's use our jetpacks"

cool to see Ahmed Best tho

Fun stuff this season - fx stuff has been excellent - but the lack of a villain makes these episodes feel like a whole lot of “ world building ” (yuck) and not much else.

Whereas I love a bit of world building and hadn’t even registered there wasn’t a villain

Just a bit is fine but not all of it!

I heard they blew up his droids too, Eliza

feel like the more that is revealed about mandalore mythology, the stupider it gets. it was better when we didn't know anything in season 1 except that it's cool to say 'this is the way' if you're a mandalorian.

I’m in the “ Mystery is good. “ camp but I’m old.

mythology spun out from an outfit people liked

seems everything is leading to Bo-Katan or Din Djarin riding a mythosaur this season, perhaps to defeat a rising group of Empire holdouts. The mythosaur stuff is maybe too GoT-like.

right now my theory is that bo-katan's name comes from boca raton, maybe because disney took the writers room there for a booze cruise or something

they're gonna ride the mythosaur but also the 3 dinosaur babies

looking forward to character "Mons Venus" showing up in later weeks

I for one am excite to eat all these designer treats that have been introduced in this show next time i am forced to go to disneyland

Why wait when you can make them at home?

https://www.starwars.com/news/yellow-travel-biscuit-recipe

But i want to pay 20 bux for a cookie

Mons Venus vs Mons Pubis using The Force

rose water in the travel biscuits no wonder

This show is all over the place with its runtimes, huh? about half the length of last week's

cool to see Ahmed Best tho

That's who that was! Cool indeed to see him

this was so dope. Baby Yoda bonking around for like 10 minutes plus a short Rodan movie. i love this show.

the flying rescue sequence near the end looked great for what must have been almost entirely CGI

"Hey wait you're not the guy from Rebels"

"Well I'm a guy from Rebels..."

Mandalorian Action Playset (by Kenner)

well there's our possible second reason the tie fighters were around. We loved this one. It tied into the earlier detours and raised some more questions.

This season of Bad Batch >>>> this season of Mandalorian

Are you sure it is 4 greater thans better and not just 3?

I really hesitated but yeah went with four

I’m relieved they killed off (he better be actually dead) talking seaweed man and his flying animal farm.
We deserve a better villain than that.

Yeah, I kept getting Pirates of the Caribbean vibes every time he was on screen

Disney gonna Disney

Mandoboringan

One thing about this show is that, in earlier seasons you have one brooding, masked guy playing off of other characters, and it's mysterious and cool. But now there are is a whole team of equally masked people we're spending time with, and last night I was like, "Fuck, this is Power Rangers, isn't it?"

this is what you kids get for liking that boba fett helmet

It was very “i have 6 boba fett action figures”

One thing about this show is that, in earlier seasons you have one brooding, masked guy playing off of other characters, and it's mysterious and cool. But now there are is a whole team of equally masked people we're spending time with, and last night I was like, "Fuck, this is Power Rangers, isn't it?"

― peace, man, Thursday, March 30, 2023 bookmarkflaglink

I had this exact thought last week when they were all flying around fighting that dragon. Major Power Rangers vibes.

Mandos whisper amongst themselves

The costumes and production design excellence of Andor have made The Mandalorian seem a lot cheesier this season.

This season of Bad Batch >>>> this season of Mandalorian

I’m only fifteen minutes in, but: lol

Axe Wolves