Alright, enough is enough. If none of you are going to say it, I will be the one to do it. What the hell is going on with the Mandalorian? This season has been TERRIBLE. The best thing to happen to Star Wars since Rogue One, feels like it’s starting to fizzle out. If you have liked the start of this season so far you are lying to yourself. The story feels like its jumping all over the place, with not as much Mando as we should have. It feels like we’re taking forever to get to the points of the episodes, and then when we get there, we’re unsatisfied. Making us wait almost 3 YEARS between the second and third season, for it to start off this way feels insulting. I don’t know how many episodes we have left, but if old Johnny Favreau doesn’t turn this around soon, our golden boy in silver Beskar armor could be in big, big trouble.
THERE WILL BE SPOILERS BELOW, IF YOU ARE NOT UP TO DATE ON SEASON 3 DO NOT READ THE BLOG YET.
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RECAPPING THE SEASON SO FAR
Episode 1 might, *might* (I put the asterisk to show I’m whispering there) be the best episode of the season so far, and even that was kind of a letdown. After 3 years of waiting, you only give us 30 minutes? That’s bullshit. But we get Mando doing what he does best, saving the day. The other Mandalorian’s are struggling with a mighty beast and here comes our guy coming in to save everyone’s ass once again! I LOVE THAT SHIT! If I was a Mandalorian he would be my king! He’s getting ready for his quest to be redeemed, that’s cool that’s cool.
I was hyped to see Apollo Creed/Chubbs again, I love his character. But what’s the deal with those pirates? (Mando killing them all was awesome. When he out runs them in Space is fucking awesome too.) Kind of leaves some questions since we haven’t seen the Pirate King or pirates at all since episode one, but that’s what only 30 minutes in 3 years will get you!
By the way, this was the best part of episode one. Why Bo Katan sitting in that position for? Bouta make a Mandalorian’s head poke out his helmet if you know what I mean.
EPISODE 2
A FUCKING SNOOZE FEST. The entire episode I was like “okay the cool shit will start happening soon, the cool shit will start happening soon.” The cool shit didn’t happen. There were so many questions left unanswered too. Who was that robot thing that captured Din Djarin? (The Mandalorian.) We have no idea why it did that, and we won’t be getting any answers on it since Bo Katan killed it. (Not to mention it took up almost the entire fucking episode anyway.) Grogu’s powers have improved which is awesome and he is adorable as ever. That’s awesome. But if I’m spending the entire episode waiting for Mando to take a bath, I think this one could’ve been 30 minutes!
Now, I know what you’re all going to say. There is a Mythosoar (the animal that the Mandalorian’s follow) that is alive and in the Living Waters. That is very cool, and I am excited to get some clarification on it in future episodes (hopefully.) However, that does not weigh out the fact that the episode was long and boring. It was not a good episode, hopefully it leads to something cool in the future.
EPISODE 3
Here’s a quick recap:
Okay now for the real deal… THE WORST EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF THE SHOW! I may go as far to say this is the worst thing in the entire Star Wars universe. Another 50-minute episode of NOTHING! If there is anyone that actually liked this episode, I’m judging you. I’m judging you so hard. I’ll go as far to say as you have bad taste in television. If you liked this episode…
Alright, now that we cleared that up, let’s get back to the disaster. Let me just point this out here, the show is called THE MANDALORIAN. THE EPISODES SHOULD FOCUS ON THE MANDALORIAN. I don’t need a “where are they now” montage like this is Last Chance U. You want to kill an evil doctor off? KILL HIM OFF! I don’t care if he liked Lemon Pop Tarts. It was unnecessary, it was a waste, of an entire episode, and it was POINTLESS. If you’re going to show me people from Moff Gideon’s old crew, do you know who I want to see? MOFF GIDEON. That would have been cool. And maybe in having that woman fry the doctor’s brain, it’s foreshadowing Moff Gideon is back????? But I genuinely don’t even know if that’s the case at all.
I feel like I could continue going on and on about how much this episode sucks, and I’m also tired of talking about it. It was a bad episode, a type of bad we have not seen from this amazing show until now. Troubling? Maybe. But the episode was garbage. If you haven’t watched it yet don’t even bother, save yourself an hour.
EPISODE 4
While this episode was good, it was not anything to rave over. The main reason people are hyping this episode up so much, doesn’t even have to do with this overall show! It doesn’t make sense at all. Now, was this more action packed, focusing more on our main characters Grogu and Mando? Yes, it was. Did I enjoy the Mandalorian’s fighting the dragon, and the Grogu flashback? Yes, I did, as I’m sure you all did too. But it’s tough to get excited about an episode when you go to put it on and see its only 30 minutes again. It’s a major buzzkill, and it goes by too fast! (Fellas 3 minutes is a long time though don’t worry.)
Now, to get to the reason everyone loves the episode. It is very cool that Ahmed Best returned as a Jedi. Why is it cool? He played Jar Jar Binks in the prequels and then went through a tough time in his life afterwards. I am glad he is receiving his flowers. HOWEVER, it does not make this the best episode we’ve ever seen. It may not even be the best episode of the season as I said earlier. Things like this are cool, and I will give him credit because his scenes were probably the coolest of the episode by far, but were his scenes the best because the episodes haven’t been that good?
CAN MANDO TURN IT AROUND?
I think the season can still be saved, and do you know why? Because that’s what our fucking guy Mando does, he saves the day. I want to see more of him saving the day. I want to see more of the Dark Saber for the love of God. This guy has an all-powerful weapon and we hardly get to see him use it? Let him get control of that bad boy and wield it into battle. Let him kill some pirates. Let him rule over Mandalore! Bring some Jedi’s back for Grogu because clearly, he is conflicted. Will Grogu be the first Mandalorian Jedi? I don’t know! But that’s the stuff that would be awesome and season saving. Not to mention at least answering the questions we have about pirates and the Mythosoar.
This is what needs to happen to save the season and you all know it. Also, if you do not agree with what I have said about the season so far, I’m not sorry to tell you that you are wrong. This is the way.
