Lord Varys Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Must say I so care not for their take on Thrawn and all that. They have a great story right there, and while Ahsoka and the Rebels gang will be good to see ... it is complete silliness to do this whole thing without the Skywalker-Solo clan. It is like continuing TOS, having Khan show up ... and then have some red shirts and, perhaps, Chapel and Rand save the day. Doesn't have to be bad, but wouldn't be the thing you signed up for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lord Varys said: it is complete silliness to do this whole thing without the Skywalker-Solo clan. Yeah. Still, wouldn't be surprised if they have Luke show up Deus Ex Machina style again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Especially since by the rules they set up Luke Skywalker is the rightful holder of the darksaber. (Maul beat vizla, ahsoka beat maul but didn't kill him, obi-wan beat and killed maul, Vader beat obi-wan, Luke beat vader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, DMC said: Yeah. Still, wouldn't be surprised if they have Luke show up Deus Ex Machina style again. Nah, it will be Ahsoka this time to tie it with her show. Or they could throw a curve ball and have it be Ezra, so they resolve Ezra's long disappearance right away like how they resolved Grogu's separation from Din in TBoBF, instead of allowing that plot some time to breathe and maybe develop into something worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 I’m looking forward to the show. I think it will be fun in the way teenage me would have enjoyed Star Wars. But man… with Ezra Bridger, Ashoka Tanno, Cal Kestis, Grogu, and who knows who else running around out there; it’s going to be very difficult to find a way to shoehorn this Filoniverse into setting up the save state of the galaxy just prior to the Sequel series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 30 minutes ago, Corvinus85 said: Nah, it will be Ahsoka this time to tie it with her show. Oh, yeah, to be clear I wasn't talking about the third season finale on Wednesday morning. I was talking about the ultimate resolution which presumably will be the movie Filoni is directing. As for Wednesday, right, I expect either Ahsoka, Sabine, or maybe Ezra to show up for some reason in order to hype the former's show. Corvinus85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Well… that was incredibly underwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifth Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 It's kind of strange how a lot of what happened in the final reminded me of stuff I've seen elsewhere. For example one scene reminded me of the "We Are Groot" scene in GotG, right down to the lighting and music. Heck the ending felt very similar to The Witcher 3 Blood and Wines ending; though not to the same extent as the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Okay finale, but nowhere near as grand as I think most people hoped for. If they wanted to end it here, they could. Din and Grogu continue adventuring on their own. (and cameo in other shows) This show is far more simplistic than most theories about it, and often too unpredictable to really attempt a good theory. Spoiler 'Member in that episode where Visla's kid gets taken by the flying monster and they chase it only for all them to remain out of fuel. Well, I guess fuel was no longer a problem here. So much for all the Armorer theories. Like I said, this show is simplistic. I always had a problem with the Mandalorian aerial combat style. Those jetpacks were always too OP in the animated shows, and here we get a guy flying all the way to space, and then apparently still has enough fuel to escape the ship after. But I liked the aerial combat because it was in a more confined space. Funny how the show remembered in the finale who the protagonists were, giving Din Djarin and Grogu the best action scenes, while Bo can't beat Gideon on her own and loses the Darksaber for good. (the episode's only shocking moment) And Din returning to bounty hunting means that he considers his vow to Bo-Katan fulfilled after declaring himself her servant just one episode before. If there is a next season, I hope there is more focus on Grogu's development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlyaP Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Wait, so that's the last episode of Season 3? I can finally watch it all in one go? Corvinus85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 hour ago, IlyaP said: Wait, so that's the last episode of Season 3? I can finally watch it all in one go? There will probably be a one off episode in Ashoka devoted to Din and Egg Grogu to fill in all the character development missing from season 3, so wait for season 3.5! IlyaP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I'm trying to figure out what would make us cry. The loss of the darksaber? I get how Filoni would be sad about that, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frey family reunion Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Corvinus85 said: Okay finale, but nowhere near as grand as I think most people hoped for. If they wanted to end it here, they could. Din and Grogu continue adventuring on their own. (and cameo in other shows) This show is far more simplistic than most theories about it, and often too unpredictable to really attempt a good theory. Reveal hidden contents 'Member in that episode where Visla's kid gets taken by the flying monster and they chase it only for all them to remain out of fuel. Well, I guess fuel was no longer a problem here. So much for all the Armorer theories. Like I said, this show is simplistic. I always had a problem with the Mandalorian aerial combat style. Those jetpacks were always too OP in the animated shows, and here we get a guy flying all the way to space, and then apparently still has enough fuel to escape the ship after. But I liked the aerial combat because it was in a more confined space. Funny how the show remembered in the finale who the protagonists were, giving Din Djarin and Grogu the best action scenes, while Bo can't beat Gideon on her own and loses the Darksaber for good. (the episode's only shocking moment) And Din returning to bounty hunting means that he considers his vow to Bo-Katan fulfilled after declaring himself her servant just one episode before. If there is a next season, I hope there is more focus on Grogu's development. I really, really enjoyed watching the episode, and then when it was over, my reaction was, “huh, that’s it?”. Spoiler Pros: The action scenes were dynamic, some of the best action sequences I’ve ever seen in a Star Wars show or movie. It got back to the heart of the series, which is the dynamic between Din and Grogu. That seemed to be missing for most of this series. The only other episode of this season that really captured it for me was the second episode. They didn’t do anything stupid like kill off Din. Which I was starting to get a little apprehensive that they might be considering. Cons: They really had Gideon go out with sputter not a bang. His whole plan this entire time was to create a clone army of himself, and the whole plan got foiled by Din touching a single button? Meh. Their battle with Gideon at the end was fairly well done but ultimately pointless since he was about to be killed by an Imperial Cruiser regardless of what happened in the battle. Nothing that was teased paid off. A spy in the Mandalorian ranks? Uh, I guess not. Grogu’s special armor saving him at a crucial time? Nope. And basically IG-11 err 12 was basically about as useful as a pair of stilts. Generally no interesting twists, like you said this show is fairly simplistic so maybe we just have to stop guessing about possible plot twists. I’m not sure if this is a pro or a con, but I was expecting some sort of surprise cameo which we didn’t get. Probably more of a pro than a con. If you keep reaching into the hat for that trick it gets old. Edited April 19, 2023 by Frey family reunion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Frey family reunion said: I really, really enjoyed watching the episode, and then when it was over, my reaction was, “huh, that’s it?”. Hide contents Pros: The action scenes were dynamic, some of the best action sequences I’ve ever seen in a Star Wars show or movie. It got back to the heart of the series, which is the dynamic between Din and Grogu. That seemed to be missing for most of this series. The only other episode of this season that really captured it for me was the second episode. They didn’t do anything stupid like kill off Din. Which I was starting to get a little apprehensive that they might be considering. Cons: They really had Gideon go out with sputter not a bang. His whole plan this entire time was to create a clone army of himself, and the whole plan got foiled by Din touching a single button? Meh. Their battle with Gideon at the end was fairly well done but ultimately pointless since he was about to be killed by an Imperial Cruiser regardless of what happened in the battle. Nothing that was teased paid off. A spy in the Mandalorian ranks? Uh, I guess not. Grogu’s special armor saving him at a crucial time? Nope. And basically IG-11 err 12 was basically about as useful as a pair of stilts. Generally no interesting twists, like you said this show is fairly simplistic so maybe we just have to stop guessing about possible plot twists. I’m not sure if this is a pro or a con, but I was expecting some sort of surprise cameo which we didn’t get. Probably more of a pro than a con. If you keep reaching into the hat for that trick it gets old. Also teased and not paid off Spoiler Grogu speaking with his own voice More on the rushed/lazy writing of this episode Spoiler Gideon has been able to communicate with the outside from his base, despite the planet's magnetic interference. Many had speculated that the interference was maybe manufactured or that Gideon had a special comm system. None of this is addressed. If this show had been more like Andor, this is the only way Bo-Katan would have been able to warn her fleet instead of a guy flying with a jet pack all the way into space. So the Mandalorians in space boarded the Gauntlets and came down, leaving the main cruiser as decoy for the TIE squadron. But every shot of the fleet included at least a couple of Gozanti cruisers. We even had an episode in season 2 that involved stealing such a cruiser and adding it to Bo's forces. Where did they go? Edited April 19, 2023 by Corvinus85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I'm also very concerned about what happened to all those interceptors and bombers. They didn't all get destroyed, right? Are they just flying CAP over Mandalore and going to shoot down anything? Poor guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frey family reunion Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 It is amazing how many flaws a well paced episode can hide. Some of the other more ackwardly paced episodes made me also take notice of the bad writing. This episode kept me grinning my way through it to the end, and only then did I start to pick the show apart and realize how flimsy and poorly written it was. I guess credit has to go out to the director and editor, they outpaced the bad writing and plot holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) I'm sorry but the gradually increasing in difficulty level laser bridge security mechanism thingy. What in the actual fuck was all that about? What a load of strangely enjoyable bollocks. Edited April 19, 2023 by Spockydog hauberk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Didn't like the episode, didn't like the season. I admit the idea of Mando going back to his bounty hunter roots does have appeal though. I can imagine him sitting outside his cabin fishing between bounty hunting missions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifth Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I almost feel like the show has devolved into simply a means to sell toys. Chilipep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauberk Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, sifth said: I almost feel like the show has devolved into simply a means to sell toys. So, basically part of the Star Wars franchise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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