The Mandalorian (Star Wars live action show)

[Longhorn Fever 267]

1 hour ago, Anton Chigurh said:

OK, I liked the Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 throwbacks, though.

I felt like there were a couple of nods to Logan’s Run thrown in, as well.

[huge 3788]

I liked the Law and Order comparison

Whatever. I laughed pretty good a couple of times too.

Fun enough

I liked the Law and Order comparison

Whatever. I laughed pretty good a couple of times too.

Fun enough

[trza-hawk 269]

Okay, I took the engagement bait tweet from the australian youtube guy and clicked through to watch his reaction video and the guy is sitting in a room filled decorated with star wars and other toys. If you want to get engagement from an angry fanboy tweet then the original is a work of art, he has just the right combination of hashtags and twitter handles to get results and views and Ryno Raging can enjoy his day for being the most viewed middle aged guy who is acting really angry about a Disney Star Wars episode.

 

 

[Longhorn Fever 267]

42 minutes ago, huge said:

I liked the Law and Order comparison

Whatever. I laughed pretty good a couple of times too.

Fun enough

I liked the Law and Order comparison

Whatever. I laughed pretty good a couple of times too.

Fun enough

You can say that again.

[mdmost 42865]

It was pretty cheesy. Textbook Filoni though. It wasn't as bad as the Martez sisters episodes of Clone Wars. Those are two characters that need an Order 66 put on them really quick. I agree with the other poster who said Lizzo and Jack Black are too Lizzo and Jack Black to the point that it's too distracting. Some unknowns would've been better. I liked the droid bar and the ending. Anyone else get a Boston Dynamics kicking the robot vibe when Din was trying to find the bad battle droid?

[bolverk 29401]

1 minute ago, mdmost said:

It was pretty cheesy. Textbook Filoni though. It wasn't as bad as the Martez sisters episodes of Clone Wars. Those are two characters that need an Order 66 put on them really quick. I agree with the other poster who said Lizzo and Jack Black are too Lizzo and Jack Black to the point that it's too distracting. Some unknowns would've been better. I liked the droid bar and the ending. Anyone else get a Boston Dynamics kicking the robot vibe when Din was trying to find the bad battle droid?

Emphatically. First thing that popped into my head.

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

I liked the juxtaposition of robots worried that humans will replace them. 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Pato del Muerto

[aggie08 21434]

I'm not out, but it's definitely a never-look-up-while-I'm-scrolling-through-my-phone show now.

It was always cheesy and stilted...but maybe not quite so dumb.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

It definitely feels like The Mandalorian Wars this season. It seems like after the finale of last season they really didn't have a direction to go other than integrating it into all the other Star Wars properties. I don't know that we can blame The Book of Boba Fett getting the best material for the general direction of the show. It just doesn't have any of that space western feel anymore.

Edited April 6, 2023 by NotActuallyALonghorn

[The Dog 43807]

OMG this was peak Filoni and I loved it. 

Yeah the droid shit was cheesy but the payoff in the end was worth it. 

[Pig Bellmont 8692]

1 hour ago, huge said:

I liked the Law and Order comparison

Whatever. I laughed pretty good a couple of times too.

Fun enough

I liked the Law and Order comparison

Whatever. I laughed pretty good a couple of times too.

Fun enough

I’m gonna go get the papers. Get the papers 

[Hank_Hill 18493]

Last scenes almost saved it. The K drama my wife watched afterwards had less cheese than that burger. 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Hank_Hill

[Ted Lange 16052]

2 episodes left.  What are we expecting?

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

I was hoping for Ezra or Thrawn as a lead in to the Ashoka series, but not sure how they get there with the way they are going.

[Guadaloopy 10926]

31 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

I was hoping for Ezra or Thrawn as a lead in to the Ashoka series, but not sure how they get there with the way they are going.

100% we're getting one of these in the finale.

[Ted Lange 16052]

So do we know who blew up Bo Katan's house a few episodes ago?

[mdmost 42865]

Probably Thrawn or someone in his fleet. 

[Ted Lange 16052]

Thanks, so I didnt miss it, at this point we don't know for sure.

Edited April 6, 2023 by Ted Lange

[oSuJeff97 3435]

Just now, mdmost said:

Probably Thrawn or someone in his fleet. 

This was my guess after that episode aired.

And yeah with two episodes left, my guess is that both will be solidly focused on setting up the Ashoka show. 

I think it's very possible we get an Ashoka and Sabine appearance and probably a Thrawn reveal in the last episode. I would bet they save the Ezra reveal for the Ashoka show.

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

1 hour ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

I was hoping for Ezra or Thrawn as a lead in to the Ashoka series, but not sure how they get there with the way they are going.

Unfamiliar with thrawn outside of rebels. 
 

But we do have mandelorian mercenaries contracted to defend an independent planet, we have mandelorians given a large land stake in another independent planet, and we have mandelore itself out there. 
 

and then we have the off-screen escape/breakout of moff Rodney terry and the seed planted by the x wing pilot exposition of a new empire building. 
 

 

[mdmost 42865]

No but Din said the Remnant Imperials don't like Bo for stealing their warship. It was parked on the lawn in the background of the final scene. So it could be elements of Gideon's group but most likely it's Thrawn. 

Edited April 6, 2023 by mdmost

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

Yeah, it's gotta be imperials of some sort. The Mandalorians still had their Mandalorian ships and no reason to hide their identity. Plus the imperials would have reason to go after Mandalorians for reasons other than them having a star destroyer. Moff Gideon wouldn't be a crazy reveal as we know he escaped, but if we find out it was Thrawn that orchestrated his escape that would be a pretty big reveal.

[Js1 85110]

39 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

moff Rodney terry

Ha

[Murfdogg21 4412]

It’s starting to feel like they planned all along for “The Mandalorian” to refer to Bo Katan, until we get to a final season and realize it referred to Grogu all along. 
 

Beskar was in the prisoner ship, so Moff Gideon probably has some sect of loyalists from the time he held the dark saber. Hell, someone (Thrawn or that “rehabilitated” boy haircut lady) might have paid the Nite Owls to liberate him. It could’ve been Gideon or Thrawn that ordered the tie fighter attack on Bo Katan’s family vacation home, but I don’t get the motive at this point. Both of those dudes are hyper-strategic.

Edited April 6, 2023 by Murfdogg21

[Viper 12030]

15 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

It’s starting to feel like they planned all along for “The Mandalorian” to refer to Bo Katan, until we get to a final season and realize it referred to Grogu all along. 

So the real Mandalorian was the kid we had along the way? 

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

11 minutes ago, Viper said:

So the real Mandalorian was the kid we had along the way? 

He will unite the mandorians and the Jedi- and somehow be gone by the time snoke and solo jr take over 

[MissingInAction 24824]

If I hadn't gotten into Clome WARS and rebels during the pandemic I wouldn't give a rats nutsack about this show.

But here I am. 

[oSuJeff97 3435]

6 hours ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

Yeah, it's gotta be imperials of some sort. The Mandalorians still had their Mandalorian ships and no reason to hide their identity. Plus the imperials would have reason to go after Mandalorians for reasons other than them having a star destroyer. Moff Gideon wouldn't be a crazy reveal as we know he escaped, but if we find out it was Thrawn that orchestrated his escape that would be a pretty big reveal.

Seems like the Mando mercenaries almost certainly are who busted Moff Gideon out...(there was the line about "we do whatever if the price is right")... and the episode was titled "Hired Guns.".... 

So my guess is that the Mando mercenaries were hired by Thrawn to bust out Gideon and were given the light Imperial cruiser as payment.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

That would actually be good setup for tensions between the Mandalorians and the Republic. 

[Captainant 27464]

7 hours ago, Murfdogg21 said:

It’s starting to feel like they planned all along for “The Mandalorian” to refer to Bo Katan, until we get to a final season and realize it referred to Grogu all along. 
 

Beskar was in the prisoner ship, so Moff Gideon probably has some sect of loyalists from the time he held the dark saber. Hell, someone (Thrawn or that “rehabilitated” boy haircut lady) might have paid the Nite Owls to liberate him. It could’ve been Gideon or Thrawn that ordered the tie fighter attack on Bo Katan’s family vacation home, but I don’t get the motive at this point. Both of those dudes are hyper-strategic.

 

1 hour ago, oSuJeff97 said:

Seems like the Mando mercenaries almost certainly are who busted Moff Gideon out...(there was the line about "we do whatever if the price is right")... and the episode was titled "Hired Guns.".... 

So my guess is that the Mando mercenaries were hired by Thrawn to bust out Gideon and were given the light Imperial cruiser as payment.

I wonder if it's that mando's broke Gideon out, or if he's got more dark troopers available on the bench

[Nivek 16860]

54 minutes ago, Captainant said:

 

I wonder if it's that mando's broke Gideon out, or if he's got more dark troopers available on the bench

possible, but in the Clone Wars there were factions of the Mandos that aligned with the Imperials.  

[billfromlaketravis 11362]

I’m hesitant to watch the new episode. I saw spoilers about Lloyd, Black and Lizzo and it deeply pissed me off. I don’t want to feel rage this week.

Talk me off the ledge.

[YChang 3431]

5 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I’m hesitant to watch the new episode. I saw spoilers about Lloyd, Black and Lizzo and it deeply pissed me off. I don’t want to feel rage this week.

Talk me off the ledge.

Ignore the cameos, treat the first 90% of the show as a fun Mando 5-0/CSI… and enjoy the payoff

[billfromlaketravis 11362]

1 hour ago, YChang said:

Ignore the cameos, treat the first 90% of the show as a fun Mando 5-0/CSI… and enjoy the payoff

Did we watch the same episode? 90% of the episode is cameos. This episode sucked. Worst of the series. 
 

I’d rather watch ice sliders than fucking Lizzo and Jack Black. Jon Favreau please change your phone number and email. You obviously can’t tell people no. 

[YChang 3431]

3 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Did we watch the same episode? 90% of the episode is cameos. This episode sucked. Worst of the series. 
 

I’d rather watch ice sliders than fucking Lizzo and Jack Black. Jon Favreau please change your phone number and email. You obviously can’t tell people no. 

Ummm… I guess I don’t let silly things like that outrage me. And you know instead chose to treat the episode as a cheesy homage to cop/detective genre. Not saying it was some brilliant episode or anything. 

[billfromlaketravis 11362]

3 minutes ago, YChang said:

Ummm… I guess I don’t let silly things like that outrage me. And you know instead chose to treat the episode as a cheesy homage to cop/detective genre. Not saying it was some brilliant episode or anything. 

Dude come on. Lizzo. Can. Not. Act. Jack Black and Lloyd are washed. and they were given starring roles in an episode. 
 

Does it matter in an 80 episode arc? Probably not. But not people will remember this as the worst Mandalorian episode. 

[YChang 3431]

Just now, billfromlaketravis said:

Dude come on. Lizzo. Can. Not. Act. Jack Black and Lloyd are washed. and they were given starring roles in an episode. 
 

Does it matter in an 80 episode arc? Probably not. But not people will remember this as the worst Mandalorian episode. 

Oh absolutely! Was just trying to frame it in the most positive way possible. 😀

[Buzzrock 14871]

*Ahsoka

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

Ashoka*

I've apparently been spelling it wrong all this time. Fml.

Edited April 7, 2023 by NotActuallyALonghorn

[mdmost 42865]

With Rosario Dawson playing her it's more like Assoka, amirite?

[Levi 2576]

I don’t mind jack black, he’s a cool dude and nerd at heart. But adding lizzo and Loyd seemed over board with cameos and at times it took me out of it. All in all the episode was fine tho. I’m glad Bo finally got the dark saber and we can end the “but muh rules!” with her. I bet the last remaining episodes pick up steam and end the season on a high note. 

[Hank_Hill 18493]

I was no joke expecting Lizzo to bust out a crystal flute solo at some point.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13414]

Everyone in Hollywood wants to be in Star Wars so no surprise when guest stars are known actors. The only downside to me is that I’m left guessing which one will turn out to be the bad guy. You knew that Christopher Lloyd wasn’t only there for a 1-minute scene.

I assume that Favreau is always going to bring his Hollywood friends to guest star.

[Ted Lange 16052]

Probably needs its own thread 

 

[Murfdogg21 4412]

9 hours ago, YChang said:

Ummm… I guess I don’t let silly things like that outrage me. And you know instead chose to treat the episode as a cheesy homage to cop/detective genre. Not saying it was some brilliant episode or anything. 

We only get 8 episodes every 2 years. Wasting any of them on filler or poorly acted celebrity guest roles is rage worthy. 

[Surly Bevo 24696]

What I learned in this episode is Grogu likes em thicc.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

31 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

We only get 8 episodes every 2 years. Wasting any of them on filler or poorly acted celebrity guest roles is rage worthy. 

Well, we actually get like 11 of them this time.

[Ted Lange 16052]

 

[hornian 5205]

2 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

Probably needs its own thread 

 

[MissingInAction 24824]

2 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

Probably needs its own thread 

 

Looks like a lot of estrogen and Ray Stephenson. 

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