On Coruscant, former Imperials find amnesty in the New Republic.On Coruscant, former Imperials find amnesty in the New Republic.On Coruscant, former Imperials find amnesty in the New Republic.
Katy O'Brian
- Elia Kane
- (as Katy M. O'Brian)
Dylan Firshein
- Taxi Droid
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe keyboard on Dr Pershing's desk is a modified Commodore C64 (or possibly a VIC20) home computer, first released in 1982.
- Quotes
The Mandalorian: Bring me to my ship and I'll be on my way. You will forever have my gratitude.
Bo-Katan Kryze: I would invite you in for a feast, but I'm guessing that helmet isn't coming off again.
Featured review
Okay, I'm game!
I was ready for the new season of The Mandalorian to be another dull journey betwixt fanservice moments, fetch quests, and inconsequential shootouts but something decidedly strange happened here. Possibly trying to copy off of another Disney+ Star Wars series, namely Andor (almost as if someone from the Favreau-Filoni side of things snatched someone from the Andor writing staff and said "Okay, please show us what we're doing wrong"), the season actually has interludes of real storytelling with, like, themes and character motivations. Imagine!
Just as I was getting exceptionally tired of all the Mando stuff -- all this self-serious talk of Mandalorian creed/lore that's now more heavily focused on than his supposedly heartfelt relationship with Grogu (which was clearly meant to end in Season 2 before a tangentially related show decided "Nah, we gotta get that marketably cute little slugger back to him") -- there was an odd change of pace:
Suddenly, in the third episode of the season, we ventured into that side of the Star Wars universe we see so rarely, and got to focus on some of its less fantastical inhabitants, as a former Imperial scientist strikes up a bond with a reformed Imperial officer and we see how they react to the rise of the New Republic; how it impacts their lives; how their past within this universe's equivalent of The Third Reich affects them. This is straight out of the Andor playbook (along with its satirical, Brazil-esque dive into the workplace side of Star Wars, its greater focus on clever subterfuge than video game action, and inordinately fascinating additions to the world-building -- e.g a rock in the middle of a Coruscant street that turns out to be the peak of a mountain, the last remaining part of the planet's natural surface that's still visible) and honestly, I was vibing hard with it.
I don't think it's strictly a failure of the show to switch focus like this. It hints at the kind of varied Star Wars show I truly want to see; I don't want all Jedi stuff, all Mando stuff, all Tatooine stuff, and so on. Just give me Star Wars: The Series!
So yeah, just as The Book of Boba Fett was at its best when it focused on Mando instead of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian Season 3 is at its best when it focuses on reformed Imperial officers and scientists instead of Mando. Pretty hilarious state we're in. The episode isn't nearly as good or clever as what it's aping and the lightsaber popsicles were dumb as hell, but I'll take it.
Just as I was getting exceptionally tired of all the Mando stuff -- all this self-serious talk of Mandalorian creed/lore that's now more heavily focused on than his supposedly heartfelt relationship with Grogu (which was clearly meant to end in Season 2 before a tangentially related show decided "Nah, we gotta get that marketably cute little slugger back to him") -- there was an odd change of pace:
Suddenly, in the third episode of the season, we ventured into that side of the Star Wars universe we see so rarely, and got to focus on some of its less fantastical inhabitants, as a former Imperial scientist strikes up a bond with a reformed Imperial officer and we see how they react to the rise of the New Republic; how it impacts their lives; how their past within this universe's equivalent of The Third Reich affects them. This is straight out of the Andor playbook (along with its satirical, Brazil-esque dive into the workplace side of Star Wars, its greater focus on clever subterfuge than video game action, and inordinately fascinating additions to the world-building -- e.g a rock in the middle of a Coruscant street that turns out to be the peak of a mountain, the last remaining part of the planet's natural surface that's still visible) and honestly, I was vibing hard with it.
I don't think it's strictly a failure of the show to switch focus like this. It hints at the kind of varied Star Wars show I truly want to see; I don't want all Jedi stuff, all Mando stuff, all Tatooine stuff, and so on. Just give me Star Wars: The Series!
So yeah, just as The Book of Boba Fett was at its best when it focused on Mando instead of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian Season 3 is at its best when it focuses on reformed Imperial officers and scientists instead of Mando. Pretty hilarious state we're in. The episode isn't nearly as good or clever as what it's aping and the lightsaber popsicles were dumb as hell, but I'll take it.
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- TheVictoriousV
- Mar 16, 2023
Details
- Runtime56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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