The Mandalorian [SPOILERS]

I watched the latest episode, all good except the duration! These guys are playing games, a 35 min episode, no man!
 
FiestaST said:
35Mins, great watch. Just finished it. Atmosphere is a delight.
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Guess I'll have to be the first contrarian and say I thought it was "Meh".
I heard the second episode is better, so I hope this proves true.
 
Kieppie said:
Guess I'll have to be the first contrarian and say I thought it was "Meh".
I heard the second episode is better, so I hope this proves true.
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I think you might be the 1st yes. I’ll “back up“ my view why I think it was great:

- It links up well from the S2 finale
- Grogu is a delight in many ways & was missed (the hugging scene in particular brought glee)
- We see Greef Karga in action
- The ending looks to setup the core narrative of S3

The short runtime didn’t bother me as the pacing & structure was very much on point.
 
FiestaST said:
I think you might be the 1st yes. I’ll “back up“ my view why I think it was great:

- It links up well from the S2 finale
- Grogu is a delight in many ways & was missed (the hugging scene in particular brought glee)
- We see Greef Karga in action
- The ending looks to setup the core narrative of S3

The short runtime didn’t bother me as the pacing & structure was very much on point.
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I'm not a fan of Grogu. It's too much of a show crutch, although he is adored by many so the attempts to remove him backfired and hence he's back. Pairing an infant with a protagonist of few words wasn't the best decision IMO.

The people in the show just come across as incompetent, I mean that scene with the crocodile...
For example the show makes Mandolorians appear to be the most idiotic group of losers out there. No foundational principles or good moral systems and they don't seem to be good at combat, unless the plot requires otherwise.

The show also lacked any meaningful conversations and we as an audience don't really learn. They also rehashed much of what was said in Bobafett, but I guess they couldn't bank on people watching both shows?
Could do much more to delve into their adherence to traditions or to move past it etc.

Why should Mando want to become a proper Mandalorian again after becoming an apostate? He can keep all his stuff regardless, even the sword that allows him to command all the Mandalorians..
Take a special bath at a special place and everything is A-OK :rolleyes:

In short the lore in Mandalorian is retarded :ROFL:
 
Kieppie said:
The people in the show just come across as incompetent, I mean that scene with the crocodile...
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That scene was stupid. They previously paint Mandalorians as such competent warriors but then they're almost decimated by a creature they surely know exists in those waters. Floundering around trying to get their balance and fend off the big reptile. Meh.
Kieppie said:
Why should Mando want to become a proper Mandalorian again after becoming an apostate?
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This feels like the writers needed something more than Mando needed something. His motivations are weak, but this series is very much structured like:

Mando has a mission
He goes to get help for the mission.
He gets a side quest...

That said, I don't really mind. Season 1 and 2 had its flimsy moments but it also had some damn entertaining tv so these moments don't bother me as much as in something like Obi Wan where for me there was very little to redeem the weaker moments.
 
saor said:
That scene was stupid. They previously paint Mandalorians as such competent warriors but then they're almost decimated by a creature they surely know exists in those waters. Floundering around trying to get their balance and fend off the big reptile. Meh.

This feels like the writers needed something more than Mando needed something. His motivations are weak, but this series is very much structured like:

Mando has a mission
He goes to get help for the mission.
He gets a side quest...

That said, I don't really mind. Season 1 and 2 had its flimsy moments but it also had some damn entertaining tv so these moments don't bother me as much as in something like Obi Wan where for me there was very little to redeem the weaker moments.
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Basically it is bugger when your story is 5 episodes long and you need to fill it out to fill 8 episodes ...
 
Kieppie said:
Why should Mando want to become a proper Mandalorian again after becoming an apostate? He can keep all his stuff regardless, even the sword that allows him to command all the Mandalorians..
Take a special bath at a special place and everything is A-OK :rolleyes:
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It just seems like a plot device to give him a reason to visit Mandalore, a place he would otherwise have no motivation to go there. Am guessing he will take the bath but will come to realize that his "cult" is not true for all Mandalorians and go his own way...
 
Cray said:
I Am guessing he will take the bath but will come to realize that his "cult" is not true for all Mandalorians and go his own way...
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I feel like those gears started turning in him when he took off his mask for a greater good last season. This journey to the mines feels like he's been reset; forgotten the lessons of the past and instead just mindlessly heading toward something for plot sake. I hope the season introduces a bit more purpose for him in the coming episodes.
 
saor said:
That scene was stupid. They previously paint Mandalorians as such competent warriors but then they're almost decimated by a creature they surely know exists in those waters. Floundering around trying to get their balance and fend off the big reptile. Meh.

This feels like the writers needed something more than Mando needed something. His motivations are weak, but this series is very much structured like:

Mando has a mission
He goes to get help for the mission.
He gets a side quest...

That said, I don't really mind. Season 1 and 2 had its flimsy moments but it also had some damn entertaining tv so these moments don't bother me as much as in something like Obi Wan where for me there was very little to redeem the weaker moments.
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Yeah basically the series feels like your typical video game. Go here to get the thing, then go there, but oh wait first do this.
First season started with a good premise, some likened it to a Clint Eastwood in space, but they haven't really capitalised on it. Not enough focus on the character motivations or growth imo.

As mentioned in other posts it kinda feels like a reset so they can start over, but still relying on Groku for the "ooohs" and "aaahs" or occasional laugh is a mistake.
Merchandising ftw I guess. This also explains why Mando nonsensically decided to go reuse that droid.
 
Kieppie said:
Yeah basically the series feels like your typical video game. Go here to get the thing, then go there, but oh wait first do this.
First season started with a good premise, some likened it to a Clint Eastwood in space, but they haven't really capitalised on it. Not enough focus on the character motivations or growth imo.

As mentioned in other posts it kinda feels like a reset so they can start over, but still relying on Groku for the "ooohs" and "aaahs" or occasional laugh is a mistake.
Merchandising ftw I guess. This also explains why Mando nonsensically decided to go reuse that droid.
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He can trust that droid, apparently. For what reason, noone knows.....but that's just the way
 
So after the - Terminator inspired robot is now farked beyond repair episode - he still wants to run around the galaxy looking for parts.

This cheapens the sacrifice robot made. Means bog now.


And let's have an initiation ceremony where theres a moerse groot krokodil lurking. You'd expect something like this in the Eastern Cape. Not here.
 
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