{"id":216,"date":"2023-04-19T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tdi_46_ad7"},"modified":"2023-05-02T11:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T11:12:20","slug":"the-mandalorian-s3-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krakenmae.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/the-mandalorian-s3-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Manda-Lore, Din Wick, and Adorabu Grogu Makes S3 LIT"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mandalorian <\/span><\/i>Season 3 brings us more space fantasy beatdowns, adorabubu Grogu kicking butt, and crazy thicc armored warriors. (This is the Way!)<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re down with world building, then this season gives us both the \u201cManda-lore\u201d backstory and catches us up with supporting characters from the series. This season also serves as a reminder that I must finally finish marathoning <\/span>The Clone Wars<\/span><\/i> animated series and <\/span>Star Wars Rebels<\/span><\/i>. (Soon!)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Disney\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My favorite episode served Space Fantasy Police Procedural<\/b><\/p>\n

In <\/span>Chapter 22<\/span><\/i>, Din (Pedro Pascal), Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff), and Grogu take a break from the <\/span>agawan-ng-lupa <\/span><\/i>drama (translation: fighting over the land\/planet telenovela trope) for a fun side quest. This episode had everything: buddy cop banter, technicolor fever dream elite aesthetic, Blade Runneresque seedy underbelly, droids at a bar, Jack Black, Lizzo, and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd)! I am obsessed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The sixth episode really committed to the police procedural theme with street chases, interrogations, and even a scene where somebody asks to \u201cenhance\u201d the footage. We are also reminded that Din isn’t cool with droids, especially CIS Battle Droids (See: Mando\u2019s backstory in the first season). He\u2019s kinda like that one grizzled cop with an initial prejudice that eventually gets subverted except Mando still dislikes droids with a few exceptions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Without spoiling anything, I didn\u2019t expect to hear Separatist talk again\u2014it\u00a0 sounded way too similar to certain folk in ~real life~ who would miss the \u201cgood ol\u2019 days\u201d that disregard human rights. ICYDK, the Separatist movement was a whole thing with Count Dooku from the Prequel Trilogy and <\/span>The Clone Wars<\/span><\/i> series.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sixth episode was my personal fave but I can see how it can be divisive if you\u2019re used to the usual flow of the <\/span>Mando <\/span><\/i>series. Plus, Grogu is now officially a knight. (That\u2019s SIR Grogu to you!) And of course kween Bryce Dallas Howard directed this episode. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Disney\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The action-packed scene from the season finale was giving \u201cDin Wick\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

The show has tons of well-executed battle choreography but the last episode was definitely the highlight of the season. The whole sequence where Din went \u201cHan Solo\u201d mode, throwing hands and blasting at the Troopers as he runs\/slides from one deactivated shield to another until he takes everyone down. It was giving John Wick and video game action realness!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Disney\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

TL;DR THOUGHTS: I’M FEELING IT!<\/b><\/p>\n

The third season started slow but picked up pace midway once all the key players finally joined the battle to retake Mandalore. They spent way too much time down those caves but hey, at least we got Bo-Katan\u2019s throne of depression out of it. While the main plot focused on Mandalore, we also got a glimpse of how different characters coped (detachment, delusion, and general trauma) following the events of the OG Trilogy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The finale was satisfying enough that it could be a fitting end to the series as a whole.\u00a0<\/span>But it\u2019s probably not the last time we\u2019ll see Din and Grogu\u2014you never know where they will pop up next. So while we\u2019re waiting for the next season, it\u2019s a good time to marathon <\/span>The Clone Wars<\/span><\/i> series to get more context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can watch all seasons of <\/span>The Mandalorian<\/span><\/i> and other <\/span>Star Wars<\/span><\/i>-related<\/span> content on <\/span>Disney Plus<\/b><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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