Bo-Katan And The Mythosaur Are CARRYING A Hollow Star Wars Story
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- Опубліковано 19 кві 2024
- After the pilot episode for Season 3 I was hoping the Mandalorian would get to the heart of its purpose much faster, and it did..... for about an episode. Chapter's 18 and 19 had some good moments in them but left me cautiously worried about where this show is headed and how it's being used in a variety of ways. If you liked any parts of these two episodes, let me know your thoughts on what you think is coming next.
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In Jon Favreau's own words:
"And though we’ll have resolution over time with these characters… it’s not like there’s a finale that we’re building to that I have in mind..."
"...I love for these stories to go on and on. And so these characters potentially could be with us for a while."
I.e. I am not a good storyteller and care more about money, and gorging in my own fan service...
It has been widely reported that Jon Favreau became frustrated with Kathleen Kennedy's interference and virtually checked-out of The Mandalorian. It seems he had only a minimal participation in the Season 3 writing.
@@deadmeat8754 Did MIKE ZEROH tell you that, buddy?
@@_Wakaz_ all of your gorging has affected your comprehension. Read it again "It has been widely reported....". Still having problems? There's always night school for remedial learning.
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Jon Favreau is the Showrunner of the Mandalorian season 3.
"A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production"
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Jon Favreau is in absolute control of the Mandalorian season 3 !
My thoughts exactly. It’s been all over the place. The first episode was the be of the dullest I’ve ever seen from mandolorian and left me wondering if this show would succeed to hold my interest one more. Then the second ep came out and I was back on board with Bo katan and the mythosour. Then the first minutes of the third ep were pretty cool but then it switched to somewhat intriguing but mostly irrelevant side plot. Seems mando was paying his price for stealing some of boba’s episodes and having the same done to him. Really hope it picks up soon.
So far none of the episodes feel like they are even in the same series.
They aren't. Din Djarin and Grogu were subordinated to Kathleen Kennedy's need to de-platform the legacy Lucas-era patriarchy that was inherent in The Mandalorian and set up a revised slate of Mary Sue spin-offs going forward. I'm not even sure calling Season 3 "The Book Of Bo" could have made up for the poor scripting and plot contrivances. Ratings and subscriptions are down for Season 3, so, your experience has been shared by a large number of people.
The spider-crab thing reminded me of the Robot from the newest Lost in Space show on Netflix
The jarring shift to Coruscant was made worse by the fact that the Dr and the Kane girl had zero chemistry, and the writing and dialogue was tedious.
This statement still rings true after today's episode
also agree with you that they built up to going back to mandalore for a whole season then sum all that up in 2/3 episodes. I honestly thought the finale of this season would be them making it back to mandalore and now I really don’t know what’s next…
that's exactly where I'm at
Bro i wish i found your channel sooner!!! Love your videos ❤
S3 has made me start to regret getting my tattoo I got at the end of S1 of Din's helmet in a mythosaur skull
Can't agree more with the title alone
Another Spaceman video, it's a great day!
I think you brought up some interesting points, especially with the Darksaber ownership coming to a head again due to Bo Katan saving Din. Sadly, I think it won't end up being a point of contention because so far the season seems to be rather direct and I guess 'surface-level' in terms of plot - whatever your first guess or prediction of what will happen next is correct (in terms of the main plot, anyway).
I also think partially describing the current situation of the Mandalorian as a platform for other threads, stories, or as a way to do patchwork for the sequel trilogy is pretty accurate unfortunately. I think a large part of that is because of cancelled shows like Rangers of the New Republic - they clearly had some ideas that needed to be told, so they found their way to the Mandalorian.
Also, you say that since the main plot point of the season (Din's redemption) has been resolved already, there's not much to look forward to or anticipate. But for me, this actually makes me more interested in what the rest of the season will do since we're going in more-or-less blind. The mythosaur upped the stakes immensely, to the point where some big reveal of Din as the next Manda'lor might even be in the cards for this season, or the next. It would have been much more underwhelming if they took 8 episodes just for Din to take a swim in that cave, but this way we have a lot more possibilities to explore, in my opinion.
I feel like the season, has taken a page of out the clone wars textbook. This season doesn't have a direct impact like previous seasons, and our main characters have seemed to take a back seat at being the center of attention for a purpose. That purpose being, setting up the narrative for whats to come/kick off with the ahsoka series (picture it in a way, as phase 1,2,3 from marvel, with us entering phase 2).
Without spoiling much, I believe the end of this season will link us to the direct conflict and main players that will be carrying the franchise forward a bit as in Ahsoka, Sabine, and other main characters from the rebel franchise (everyone favorite blue skin character). So at a quick glance this season may seem slow/boring/uneventful, but i think its just laying some foundation work for the upcoming story events, which will expand multiple series/characters.
An if you are asking why Mandalorian season 3 is taking this role, its b/c of Mandalorians. They play an integral role in the Rebels series and the jedi (two groups of ppl destroyed through arrogance and ignorance ). An i highly recommend watching it before the Ahsoka series comes out, b/c based on the leaks there wont be a lot of hand holding. They will seamlessly integrate the characters, and leave it up to the audience to find out more about them (i.e. watch rebels). An if the delivery done properly the Ahsoka series is what the movies should have been.
But back to my point. i think Mando S3 looked at directly seems weak, but once you take a step back/give time, ppl will recognize this season is just setting up for the main story arc, which will expand from a small scale, to a larger one.
You were right about winning the sabre 👀👀
everybody has been hating so hard on episode one but I loved it… I think I was just excited to see mando again idk
I do love me some Mando absolutely, just wish the opening did a little bit more!
Watched this late, but wondered if your opinion of S3 has changed since ep4 and mainly ep5, I see a strong direction now for the rest of the season considering what happened in E5, im very interested in whats going to happen with the remaining 3 episodes now
looky here we have thawn lol
Same thoughts bro
Thanks for watching!
Honestly, I feel the same way.
Probably very unpopular, but I think this whole brand of star war is just awful.
Don’t get me wrong, Mando is probably the least awful, but after watching the absolute masterpiece of Andor, it just feels like I’m watching a kids show.
That’s why I’ve decided that I’m here for Andor style tv only, no more Kenobi’s, no more Book of Boba’s and no more Mando.
Any Star Wars is good Star Wars, cant wait for Andor S2
Andor (from the eponymous TV series) is the most selfish character ever featured in a star wars production that wasn't an imperial, or sith. The hero of Andor was actually the old hippie anarco-marxist that adopted Andor and raised him to be an murderer and criminal, but through her revolutionary sacrifice gives him purpose beyond his own selfish motivations.
@@deadmeat8754 Exactly. I love it!
IT'S DIRTY DAN.
Appreciate the recognition of the positive points of these episodes first,and what your concerned about but that video title really seems like your negatively prejudging this season, which obviously your not but it seems so just reading the title, I also hope they dont try too much in making sense of the mess the sequel lore makes up. Great vid🙌
Great point, I'll switch up the title! Thanks for letting me know!
@@SpacemanSR🙌🙌🙌
Agreed the title change is better now imo
The first two episode were fun, the third one had me a little confused, and I think the latest two were the weakest episodes so far this season.
A while back a friend of mine asked me if the show was any good, I told him that if I'd watched it as a 10 year old, I'd be loving the heck out of this show.
Unfortunately I'm no longer 10, so now I just turn parts of my brain off so I can enjoy it, as I get older I seem to have to do that with more and more things :\
Exactly, Spaceman!! I could not care less about whatever is going on with Dr. splice-em-up or that evil little imp setting him up. Take up somebody else's time with it. I watch to see what's going on with big Din and little Din, period. Having another story line take up the lions share of that bonus, long ep we got for the week felt like a major rip. And if we get the same kinda deal with this short ep tomorrow . . .another week down the tubes. Whoever is doing this, stop it. Stop it now.
Loving the season so far. U just have to get used to the Star wars TV series now linking up with each other like the Marvel movies. Book of Boba linked up to Mando rejoining Grogu in the finale, so will Mando mid-season start the backdrop for the next TV series, Ashoka. I don't even find the Doc Pershing part a "filler", it was good content, acting and storyline. The casting was great. I understand you wanting for things to focus on Mandalore and on the Children of the watch. But imo if the story was on them all the way and moves, it will get boring pretty fast.
Even if I disagree, I 100% understand your perspective and appreciate you sharing it with this community!
@@SpacemanSR Thanks for your comment. Which part do u disagree with? Linking up on the different series in the same universe, on the Doc Pershing section, or the focus on Mandalore + Children of the watch? :)
@@freelancer1499 I think the part I'm not seeing entirely eye-to-eye on is kind of the whole idea behind Star Wars linking itself in ways akin to what Marvel does. I do agree with you, they are absolutely doing that, but I just personally feel it's both not done well enough AND it feels unnecessary (just for me). The other thing is it felt like this season was marketed, teased, and hyped up to be this great journey for Mando and Mandalore playing a big role in that, and while we're only 3 episodes in, this season is very short and we've already wrapped up Din's journey to Mandalore pretty quickly. It feels like there's a missing weight to this season and I think that's a result of both poor story structure, and trying to use Mandalorian to tie other characters and plot events (like the sequels) into it, which is turning me off :/.
@@SpacemanSR ok I get u now :D
I disagree with the linking up part. I feel like if new Star Wars projects are just going to build up or center around another project, they lose a lot of their own value. Shows or movies that fully focuses on themselves, have much more space for creative freedom and original storylines. Andor was a great example of this, as was Mando season 1. While I feel like Book of Boba Fett and this season of Mando lacks originality and purpose. If this season of Mando focused around a certain plot point, like rescuing Grogu in season 1, I feel like the potential for an interesting and original story line would be much higher
We saw a Djanoga in The Bad Batch.
I do need to make a video on Bad Batch dont I?
Hopefully Ahsoka series is good
I must be dumb or something because I think it’s all been great 🤷🏻♂️
Not dumb at all, in fact, thats a good thing! I want people to enjoy star wars in any and all forms. This just didnt work for me, and this whole video is subjective; my lone opinion. I hope you continue to enjoy this season!
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I think the issue is that you are looking at this as a movie setup where there is some great finale that ends the movie vs a long-term tv series that doesn't always have that giant finale. Successful TV series usually have many character building episodes (Like the shows Friends or MASH) and sometimes meander and wander a bit as the characters are developed. That way people watch the shows for the characters as opposed to some big event happening. These are generally about 30 min episodes for so far about 10 hours of story telling with yet many more to go. It appears that many of the episodes are meant to be almost self-contained stories that can be watched out of order or without having seen the previous 9 hours in order to enjoy it. That way new viewers can easily start watching and still enjoy the episode. Unlike a movie, where if you miss the first 1 1/2 hour, the last 1/2 hour doesn't make any sense.
I think this is a good perspective to have, and I do agree with it. I just wish some of the promises of more.. maybe... extensive storytelling or deeper connections with Mando and Mandalore were being covered as the priority of the season, where it feels like instead the show is focused on other things at the moment with how quickly THAT specific storyline has gone away.
How does Bo grabbing the Darksaber from the ground and using it better than Din translates to her having beaten him in combat? Of course she knows how to use it much better than him since she used to own it and unlike him, doesn't fight it's purpose, but I don't see how using it to kill a thing that caught Din in a trap and never actually fought him makes the Darksaber hers.
She didn't beat Din in combat: Din was fighting that crab droid and lost the Dark Saber mid-combat after he was captured by it. Bo Katan then finds him and takes the Dark Saber off the ground to fight the droid, killing the droid with it. She "technically" found it in combat and killed the thing who removed it from Din's possession, which is something they need to address
@@SpacemanSR I don't think it was ever stated you could get ownership from the Darksaber indirectly like that, it was always explicitly said that for the whole "Ruler of Mandalore" thing to take effect, you needed to beat whoever possessed it in fair, one on one combat, like we saw with Din vs Paz Vizsla, otherwise the whole point would be kinda moot.
@@infamousplayer8772 Absolutely, and I believe that rule to still be correct: but because of the nature of the fight itself and how it went down, I still think the show should address it even in a passing conversation between Bo and Din, even with your understanding of the rule as well as mine. The normal SW viewer may not have this answer as readily as we do, and just a simple acknowledgement of it in the show itself could help clear the air.
@Spaceman Din didn't fight the crab Droid though, it caught him in a trap and then took it off him. He didn't see it coming because it popped out of the ground and trapped him. There was nothing to "fight".
@@13tturner he lost it "in battle" "in combat" semantics matter but this situation is vague at best. It wasnt an established duel, correct. But It happened "in battle". That matters
So just stick to rewatching the first two seasons?
Maybe wait and give the other episodes a chance before you decide the show has no point!?
If you watch the video, youll hear how I talk about giving the show a chance
Even season 2 was pretty meh tbh. Everything was a one off and nothing felt like it had any stakes. A season of filler
Season 3 isn't even about Din Djarin, or Grogu. They've become supporting characters in their own series so Katheen Kennedy could force feed another Mary Sue story on the community. The convenient contrivances to quickly and sloppily restore Bo Katan to unchallenged leadership of the Mandalorians has been glaringly bad. But, hey, this is Disney star wars and we've seen this kind of disjointed and lazy storytelling many times since George cashed his check and Star Wars got mickey moused.
Wait until the season is done to properly critique it in an essay. You're losing serious points after your brilliant take on Andor.
Didn’t say the season was bad after 3 episodes: I said it doesn’t seem to be heading in a direction that helps Din’s character. Think a lot of people would agree with that
I think it’s important to offer these early-mid season critiques, after all, most viewers don’t watch the whole season all in one go, we watch it one episode a week. This means that we need to analyse and critique each stage of the series.
We can always take back what we say once the whole season is out. What I’m saying is there is nothing wrong with criticising a show halfway through.
@@thelegend_doggo1062 I think this comment is really important and the crux of my video. I will always do my best to highlight good moments which these episodes had no doubt! But wanted to offer some opinions on this season so far
@@SpacemanSR Thanks so much for taking the time to say that, a lot of content creators wouldn't do that sort of thing. You've gained a subscriber in me :D
dude this is unacceptable.
Yea? Name 10 Star Wars then