Star Wars - The Mandalorian

[FourWheelDrift]

Kes Arevo said:

I quite enjoyed that episode. The actor playing x-wing fella was pretty wooden though.

Accurate pilot.

[ukbabz]

Another good episode, I quite like the splitting of styles of action with underlying politics of the new republic being a bureaucratic mess. Which to be honest feels quite realistic as it's got a huge problem of transitioning from an oppressive empire model to a democracy. I also like that it raise the question what to do with the huge number of empire soldiers/officers/staff who were just following orders. The battle scene with the corsair was well done, there'd be limited air support and without it a big ship like that is going to be vulnerable to fighter / bombers. The corsair looked really good (well done CGI). It's pretty lucky the town didn't have any surface to air defences though!

It was cool seeing Zeb in live action

The show will never please everyone, and there are bits that are a bit lame. The overall episode structures are very formulaic with a bigger picture underneath.

[Fabric]

Is anyone else beginning to get a bad feeling about the Armorer? Feels like she's intentionally setting up to pit Bo against Mando. The beskar fragments in MG's prison transport can't be a good sign either...

[SlimJim16v]

Fabric said:

Is anyone else beginning to get a bad feeling about the Armorer? Feels like she's intentionally setting up to pit Bo against Mando.

No

Great episode, going to watch it again.

[Kes Arevo]

Fabric said:

Is anyone else beginning to get a bad feeling about the Armorer? Feels like she's intentionally setting up to pit Bo against Mando. The beskar fragments in MG's prison transport can't be a good sign either...

No shenanigans with her at all. Curious where they go with the beskar. I wonder if Bobby Fett had anything to do with it?

[DanL]

Kes Arevo said:

Fabric said:

Is anyone else beginning to get a bad feeling about the Armorer? Feels like she's intentionally setting up to pit Bo against Mando. The beskar fragments in MG's prison transport can't be a good sign either...

No shenanigans with her at all. Curious where they go with the beskar. I wonder if Bobby Fett had anything to do with it?

Different factions I think, who will need to be brought together. Some who’ve strayed from “the way”, perhaps?

[ukbabz]

DanL said:

Different factions I think, who will need to be brought together. Some who’ve strayed from “the way”, perhaps?

In Rebels there are some Mandalorians who work for the empire

[SlimJim16v]

The first time we saw Bo, she said they were working as mercenaries.

[Lucas Ayde]

ukbabz said:

In Rebels there are some Mandalorians who work for the empire

.. well, we know from the OT that Boba Fett certainly was.

[Xcore]

Lucas Ayde said:

ukbabz said:

In Rebels there are some Mandalorians who work for the empire

.. well, we know from the OT that Boba Fett certainly was.

Boba fett isn’t a mandalorian

[FourWheelDrift]

Mandalorians have no need to help Moff Gideon even by contract.

Remember one non-Mandolorian had a beskar weapon (the spear) that may have been given to her by her boss a certain Grand Admiral Thrawn, they could have more and would be one person who'd want Gideon back.

[SlimJim16v]

Xcore said:

Boba fett isn’t a mandalorian

But he showed Din his family tree when he got his armour back.

[Flip Martian]

Still wondering why a planet "on the outer ring", which is apparently a fairly lawless and chaotic part of the galaxy...has no defences. And only about 40 inhabitants apparently.

And the evidence on the wall of the abandoned transport ship is really iffy - history has shown others can get hold of it so it will just be a flimsy framing plot.

Still enjoying it but this season DOES feel like they're jumping all over the place a bit, rather than a saga being told and gradually unfolding.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

I found out today that Mando (in suit) is played by two actors. One of whom is John Wayne's son.

[SlimJim16v]

They're setting up a lot more than I think can be dealt with in the remaining episodes. I wonder if anything will tie up with the Ahsoka series due later this year?

[Kes Arevo]

Xcore said:

Boba fett isn’t a mandalorian

But he does have beskar.

[Carl_Manchester]

really good episode.

SWMBO is not a star wars fan but says this series is much better than the first two.

[ajprice]

I still haven't seen Clone Wars or Rebels yet, but the big purple guy was a character from Rebels https://www.looper.com/1243092/the-mandalorian-cha...

[Lucas Ayde]

Xcore said:

Boba fett isn’t a mandalorian

He was recognised by Dinn as one due to Jango his 'father' being a foundling adopted into the Mandalorians.

[BigRuts]

ajprice said:

I still haven't seen Clone Wars or Rebels yet, but the big purple guy was a character from Rebels https://www.looper.com/1243092/the-mandalorian-cha...

A character based on the original concept art for chewbaca too.