15:52 I’m a lawyer for the Walt Disney Corporation and you’re recreation of the Star Wars Soundtrack is incredible. Our Legal Team will stop by shortly to break your legs.
Part of what makes this analysis so amazing, is it hasn't even touched on the implications set by the season 2 finale (something you, B-Mask, will learn to appreciate when you've watched Clone Wars). Din Djarin is set to become the next Mandalore, he won the dark saber through combat, a rite of passage that he wasn't aware of before he took on the responsibility. Bo Katan was *given* the saber by Sabine, an act that all other Mandalorians detest and see as weakness; and more than likely the reason why she lost it, and was left with a handful of loyalists under her command, but was forgotten by her people after the events of Rebels. The finale implies an upcoming struggle between the two characters, that despite Din forgoing tradition and even trying to express his defeat just so Bo would take it off his hands, he still has been shoved into a role that he will have to choose to accept or abandon. If Din chooses to become Mandalore and save his people, he would most definitely be taking on a challenge he has never considered: leading. And the conflict that would inevitably arise between him and Bo Katan would be a momentous hurdle to conquer for the exiled veteran trying to reclaim what she believes is a birthright. If he abandons the duty he has gained from acquiring the Dark Saber, he will be abandoning Mandalore, its people, and the traditions that have survived for millennia. Though he has been straying from the Path and the Way, to completely abandon his people would destroy Din Djarin at his core. This would leave the Mandalorians to fade away into the quiet dark, forgotten, extinct; and centuries of victories, traditions, and honor, would be lost forever.
@@sleepykhajiit1875 I agree with the reasoning, but I think the op is talking more about the choice he would have to make that would continue the dilemma of who Din really is rather than who he's expected to be. Be the king to save a creed he cared about... or give it all up to see the child again. We'd hope for the latter. He might HAVE to take the former. Great drama if it's the case.
@@BMask .._ or seeing him using his mandalore fortune, to get baby yoda a tiny grogu helmet. Don't forget,they r a clan of two. If he comes back, the lil' one could indeed become a mandalorian as well ;)
"Bo Katan was given the saber by Sabine, an act that all other Mandalorians detest and see as weakness;" Yeah, I just don't buy this. At the end of Rebels, we see that Bo-Katan is given the Darksaber by Sabine in full view of all the clan leaders, and they still pledged support to her regardless. At that point, they didn't really care if Bo-Katan wielded the Darksaber or how she came to wield it. They cared that she took up the role of leading them in driving out the Empire and restoring Mandalore's sovereignty.
First 2 minutes reminded me why I like those original films. Thank you it's been a while since I remembered when this series was magical and special, not because of them being in space or lightsabers or the force, but because of it's storytelling.
Another well written, balanced, thoughtful and earnestly positive analysis. It would have been so easy for you to point at some other Star Wars movies and say, “it’s good because it’s not that”, but instead you took the time to explain how and why The Mandalorian resonates the same way as the original trilogy, by being a melting pot of influences, and through creative use of the shorthand associated with Star Wars. A really well made (and delivered) video essay. Shot man!
Bro, I love you, man. As mush as we may disagree a bit on Ratchet & Clank and the Star Wars prequels, you manage to make me love the media I already love even more when I watch your videos. You have a gift for recognizing why things work well. But also, you give the more niche stuff we both happen to like its due credit at every opportunity. Sly 2? Iron Man 2? (And yeah, screw it. Iron Man 2 is one of the MCU's best.)
The genuine analysis of Boba Fett caught me off guard because that's a part of the conversation I feel like is lost to most people I talk to. I think it hasn't dawned on most people that Boba entered the franchise as a villain, and I love that you caught on to the feeling of "uh-oh" his return subtly brings. Just like you said, Din *isn't* Boba. Boba is ruthless, coldly efficient, and lacks whatever ever good qualities the Mando traditions prescribe onto their followers. He shows up and while it's good to see him in action, we're only seeing him on the positive end of the spectrum. We cheer him on because when we catch up with Boba, he's on our side. The Mandalorian gives fans what they've been cheering for, the bad-ass, unstoppable anti-hero Boba smiting our enemies and looking away from explosions without breaking a sweat. Good: It gave fans the power-fantasy. And now it's up to the next set of writers to show us why that fantasy should have never been realized when one of the scariest people in the Galaxy ends up targeting some of the other characters we love for whatever reason. It's wonderful, and I truly hope Boba Fett gets to live up to the hype. I want to be able to hate him as much as his enemies fear him. Great revival of the character.
Realizing that Mando and Baby Yo are inside your typical B.P. logo on the thumbnail, and now I'm cursing you for having me think hard for what that's supposed to mean with the rest of the video, if not also just because it's just pretty frickin' sweet as shit. Good to see you 'round these parts again, amigo.
I think this is a great analysis and a great video, easy thumbs up, this is one of my favorite UA-cam channels. HOWEVER I have a pretty bad time watching this show and I think it's worth saying that I feel its biggest flaw is Disney trying to double dip on the concept - is it its own thing? Sure but every episode usually contains at least one major wink/nod reference that's supposed to make you clap. Is it a classic old west serial in space? Sure but it's also event TV with a bloated budget and a disgusting load of marketing. So it's an epic adventure that you wanna watch every week? No because it has such a wafer thin running narrative that it could be summed up in on sentence. I really feel like Disney is throwing away something that could be cool by making it as much for everyone as possible in an effort to keep you hooked onto Disney Plus. Will I keep watching it? Sure but I watch a lot of stuff that I love and hate, I think I just wish the show did one thing exceptionally instead of a lot of things ok.
aye that's me at 10:46 holding the rifle with underslung grenade launcher on the right side of the screen, in green, red, gold and black. Photo's from 2015 Star Wars Celebration 7 in Anaheim California
Returning to the UA-cam scene to prattle on about a movie about space wizards intended for children, I see. I expected as much! Jokes aside, welcome back B. We missed you. 💙
Thanks so much! I do wanna throw some words about it briefly at some point, haven’t loved all of what followed but still think these two seasons hold up so would be good to revisit.
I never understood the big whoop about Boba Fett. To me he was just a guy. The prequels certainty didn't help. But The Mandalorian actually made be care and be excited about him... Right up until they announced his spin-off show... 😕 An older Star Wars fan explained that back in the day, while waiting for the release of Empire, fans didn't have much to go on (unlike today) and Fett featured heavily in the promotional material and toys, which created the hype.
i just found you from the fantastic four retrospective video and this channel is absolutely amazing and so underrated btw, 219 comments? what? gonna watch your every video see you later
I’m surprised that you didn’t feel the legacy characters were lore fan service nonsense as I found them entirely unrelated to the story at hand (and finding out later they served as backdoor pilots didn’t help). Especially the finale undermining the scene of the final goodbye.
I mean the video kinda directly talks about it, they weren't unrelated at all, their inclusions work with the show's intentions if you actually pay attention to the story being told. Even the finale, sure it's a big moment fans would clap for but the fact it's so big is also a sign of how big the Mandalorian's impact on this world has become when he decided to forge his own path. That's literally the point the video was making that you seemed to ignore.
@@finalninjazero5140 My comment is in direct response that part of his video. I’m not here to argue, I’m just saying I didn’t have the same response and was voicing my surprise at how his viewing experience differed from mine. Mando S2 for me was the continuation of a trend starting with TROS where a well told, mostly original story is bogged down with legacy callbacks. In both cases it personally took quite a bit of its appeal away from the original narrative it was trying to tell to the point major story moments are treated as footnotes to “remember this thing?”
@@foodplsOld Gonna have to disagree with this. Its not just memberberries if what Filoni and Favreau are trying to do is make a "Mando-Verse" of connected stories and characters. Before Season 2 was released, they mentioned taking inspiration from Game of Thrones.
The fact that they gave Boba Fett a hot asian sidekick and made him badass like some kind of fanfic and making it work is proof enough that they made something great here. Also funny how I just now saw this and you talking about salvaging something that didn't work and making it good/putting new context to it after I saw Spider-Man: No Way Home. Also great to learn more about the people behind it and what inspired Star Wars and this series.
I could not agree more b-mask! The rise of skywalker is the worst live-action Star Wars. It really an absolute joke and it still shocks me that some people think it’s better than the last Jedi. I mean both movies aren’t great by any means. I thoroughly enjoyed the last Jedi but at least it tried to surprised unlike the rise of skywalker, which was a predictable boring mess with too many unnecessary plot holes and butchering characters too. Finn anyone?
All of this is so wonderful (especially your thoughts on The Last Jedi and your appreciation for Peyton Reed)...can't believe the funny mask man made me cry.
Honestly, this softened my stance on Season 2 when I bemoaned it before from relying more on the Jedi Force melodrama than the world of Smugglers and Bounty Hunters I was here for.
god i always love seeing what videos you put out. i'm glad you took your time for yourself, and its wonderful to see you back. now its time to do my annual rewatch of the sly series and cry a little.
Star Wars tales of the bounty hunter: tales where bobba fett was saved by one of his bounty hunters friends and was then invited to be the best man at said friends wedding 😏
You've got to watch Clone Wars ASAP! Just be wary, the first season or two are a slow burn, give it a chance and you'll learn to love it I swear. It's not like Rebels, lol.
I had to pause the video and think about the comparison between The Last Jedi and Sly Cooper 2 for a minute. Really gonna fuck with my day to realize you're right.
My favourate star wars film is a new hope, unlike all the other star wars films, the first 3rd of a new hope is slow and not much happens, Its primarily 2 droids wondering the desert while we learn of the world and lore through their dialogue, the war, the rebels and the plans the death star, and then they meet Luke and Lukes meets obiwan, it has such a beautiful simpilcity that made it work, and to me mandalorian season 1 ep 1-3 really capture that, this show isnt perfect but its creators really understand the roots of what made star wars work, its inspirations of old tv cereals and westerns, its simple story telling on the small screen, and its no wonder why we see George on set on the mandalorian, cause he loves what they are doing, unlike the sequels which were bloated generic modern scifi films that looked like star wars but werent star wars at the heart of the story
yes, very much agree on how anyone can watch and understand. I convinced my sister in law to watch Clone Wars and Rebels because of the lore of Mandalorian connecting and not everyone in my family will watch because of that but they can still understand. got some funny looks when I freaked out when Ahsoka said, where is Grand Admiral Thrawn?
I think the prequels do a lot more than stretched out lore dumps especially given its expanded content. I think they tell meaningful stories. However I do also see the point you're making. Enjoying the video a lot
Didn't have the chance to say this on twitter but I've been keeping up ever since you've started posting. I'm glad you're feeling good enough to post again and so sorry that you had to go through all that. It feels great to have you back B-Mask, the way you present your work is truly one of a kind and excellent. Long live the king.
Very unrelated but do you remember what music you used/made in the herbie bit of FF ua-cam.com/video/h1OwoZZyhSo/v-deo.html Its been appearing in my head and won't get out. I can't find it in the soundtrack playlist. Help please.
The one thing I love about your video essays is that all the time spent making the video, all the scripting, editing and points that are trying to be made or explained come through as this, to me, really polished and enjoyable piece of art. Even if I may or may not agree with certain points, I can appreciate how well thought out and researched and well explained your view points are. I will always be willing to wait for one of your videos, they are an absolute joy to watch and re-watch.
I mean, this is all well and good, but the fact that the Jawas are not in brown robes contravenes accepted Star Wars Lore Article CXXVIII, Subsection XI (Jawas, Super Jawas, Bumblies and other related creatures) means The Mandalorian not canon and therefore bad. Nice try.
I'm a huge fan of SW as playground, as much or more a place than a collection of stories a mass of lore and interconnections. It's just how I came to love it. A whole grab bag of fun RPG components for an RPG I'll probably never play or run.
Wait are you saying nothing can be objectively bad because people can invent reasons for it to work or are you saying nothing can be bad because in it's a matter of execution? In the latter's case which seems to be what you're saying, nothing can ever be bad so long as the person comes in with the right mindset. With art being a craft i think that celebrates mediocrity and undermines the entire purpose of critique. Perhaps I'm reading a bit far into it but you seem to recognize that it's a contradiction to your work with that joke and your criticism could be hand-waved with good, well excuses. I don't think that's a tenable position, and don't get me wrong I'm not advocating for "Indiana Jones is bad because the boulder trap couldn't happen and was impractical"
Man, this analysis really made me love Star Wars again, for a short time at least. That final part of the video still gives me chills, lol. Thanks for the video.
Hay half a year late but thought I’d warn ya if you don’t already know In regards to clone wars Season 1 is rough Season 2 is better Season 3 is where the show gets really good
I can't think of a better thing Disney could have done to sell me on Disney Plus even if they tried. Here's a fantastic show so good it leaves me itching for more star wars, and it's on a streaming service where about 1/5 of the appeal is the massive catalog of Star Wars movies and shows. I think part of the reason is that Star Wars was going through a dry spell of something catching on, compare that with the other lore heavy nerd franchise of Disney +, Marvel who just had the big finale of their massive cinematic universe and how people were starting to get fatigued of the franchise. I like wandavision and to a lesser extent the other marvel Disney + shows, but it's all getting tiring.
I am scared that so many people are into the frog lady. Like damn bros, chill out a little bit and just let it go. I think we need to really strive to move away with that. Or just erase this episode and all the memories of that episode from peoples lives. Just take the good part of that episode like testicle spider and shoehorn it into a different episode. That makes sense for it ofc!
15:52 I’m a lawyer for the Walt Disney Corporation and you’re recreation of the Star Wars Soundtrack is incredible. Our Legal Team will stop by shortly to break your legs.
OH you meant the humming ow my legs
If you were nintendo he’d already be in a dumpster somewhere
🤣❤️
B-mask normally: has a non monotone voice that fluctuates a lot
B-mask when humming: can literally only hit 2 notes
Part of what makes this analysis so amazing, is it hasn't even touched on the implications set by the season 2 finale (something you, B-Mask, will learn to appreciate when you've watched Clone Wars). Din Djarin is set to become the next Mandalore, he won the dark saber through combat, a rite of passage that he wasn't aware of before he took on the responsibility. Bo Katan was *given* the saber by Sabine, an act that all other Mandalorians detest and see as weakness; and more than likely the reason why she lost it, and was left with a handful of loyalists under her command, but was forgotten by her people after the events of Rebels.
The finale implies an upcoming struggle between the two characters, that despite Din forgoing tradition and even trying to express his defeat just so Bo would take it off his hands, he still has been shoved into a role that he will have to choose to accept or abandon.
If Din chooses to become Mandalore and save his people, he would most definitely be taking on a challenge he has never considered: leading. And the conflict that would inevitably arise between him and Bo Katan would be a momentous hurdle to conquer for the exiled veteran trying to reclaim what she believes is a birthright.
If he abandons the duty he has gained from acquiring the Dark Saber, he will be abandoning Mandalore, its people, and the traditions that have survived for millennia. Though he has been straying from the Path and the Way, to completely abandon his people would destroy Din Djarin at his core. This would leave the Mandalorians to fade away into the quiet dark, forgotten, extinct; and centuries of victories, traditions, and honor, would be lost forever.
YOOOOOOOOO
@@sleepykhajiit1875 I agree with the reasoning, but I think the op is talking more about the choice he would have to make that would continue the dilemma of who Din really is rather than who he's expected to be. Be the king to save a creed he cared about... or give it all up to see the child again.
We'd hope for the latter. He might HAVE to take the former. Great drama if it's the case.
@@BMask .._ or seeing him using his mandalore fortune, to get baby yoda a tiny grogu helmet. Don't forget,they r a clan of two. If he comes back, the lil' one could indeed become a mandalorian as well ;)
It is heartbreaking to return to this comment after season 3....
"Bo Katan was given the saber by Sabine, an act that all other Mandalorians detest and see as weakness;"
Yeah, I just don't buy this. At the end of Rebels, we see that Bo-Katan is given the Darksaber by Sabine in full view of all the clan leaders, and they still pledged support to her regardless. At that point, they didn't really care if Bo-Katan wielded the Darksaber or how she came to wield it. They cared that she took up the role of leading them in driving out the Empire and restoring Mandalore's sovereignty.
I missed you, but even more than that, I missed fish people!
The fish people missed you too.
ok I probably should’ve watch the show before I saw this. Still, great job with this!
Probably but... you know internet. You would learn everything with enough time.
He’s back! Great to have you back man, hope things are healing well!
Thanks so much! The healing's good, not bumping into walls anymore
@@BMask well that’s certainly a sign in the right direction. Great video as always, welcome back!
Glad to see you’re still capable of slipping gems into our pockets while you craft something bigger.
Eyy this man gets it!
@@BMask I legit didn’t mean it that way 😅
First 2 minutes reminded me why I like those original films. Thank you it's been a while since I remembered when this series was magical and special, not because of them being in space or lightsabers or the force, but because of it's storytelling.
The Thunderbolts video looks like it went in a really wild direction.
Another well written, balanced, thoughtful and earnestly positive analysis. It would have been so easy for you to point at some other Star Wars movies and say, “it’s good because it’s not that”, but instead you took the time to explain how and why The Mandalorian resonates the same way as the original trilogy, by being a melting pot of influences, and through creative use of the shorthand associated with Star Wars.
A really well made (and delivered) video essay. Shot man!
Incredibly nice to hear this- thanks so much for the kind words. You have no idea how worried I was about how this video would come across haha
@@BMask You’re very welcome. Please keep making awesome stuff!
Bro, I love you, man. As mush as we may disagree a bit on Ratchet & Clank and the Star Wars prequels, you manage to make me love the media I already love even more when I watch your videos. You have a gift for recognizing why things work well.
But also, you give the more niche stuff we both happen to like its due credit at every opportunity. Sly 2? Iron Man 2? (And yeah, screw it. Iron Man 2 is one of the MCU's best.)
The genuine analysis of Boba Fett caught me off guard because that's a part of the conversation I feel like is lost to most people I talk to. I think it hasn't dawned on most people that Boba entered the franchise as a villain, and I love that you caught on to the feeling of "uh-oh" his return subtly brings.
Just like you said, Din *isn't* Boba. Boba is ruthless, coldly efficient, and lacks whatever ever good qualities the Mando traditions prescribe onto their followers. He shows up and while it's good to see him in action, we're only seeing him on the positive end of the spectrum. We cheer him on because when we catch up with Boba, he's on our side. The Mandalorian gives fans what they've been cheering for, the bad-ass, unstoppable anti-hero Boba smiting our enemies and looking away from explosions without breaking a sweat. Good: It gave fans the power-fantasy. And now it's up to the next set of writers to show us why that fantasy should have never been realized when one of the scariest people in the Galaxy ends up targeting some of the other characters we love for whatever reason.
It's wonderful, and I truly hope Boba Fett gets to live up to the hype. I want to be able to hate him as much as his enemies fear him. Great revival of the character.
That ending line gave me goose bumps. Well done as always B-mask.
this video just came out bro, like 5 mins ago.
Patrons got it a few hours early!
Deeply appreciate the comment either way.
Oh wow. Cool that Jon made communication a huge theme in Mando. Seems like he's really into that concept. Especially after Chef.
I appreciated the inclusion of music from kotor around 29:00
Been marathoning your old videos lately on a whim. I'll retroactively call this a manifesting a new video
Realizing that Mando and Baby Yo are inside your typical B.P. logo on the thumbnail, and now I'm cursing you for having me think hard for what that's supposed to mean with the rest of the video, if not also just because it's just pretty frickin' sweet as shit.
Good to see you 'round these parts again, amigo.
I think this is a great analysis and a great video, easy thumbs up, this is one of my favorite UA-cam channels. HOWEVER I have a pretty bad time watching this show and I think it's worth saying that I feel its biggest flaw is Disney trying to double dip on the concept - is it its own thing? Sure but every episode usually contains at least one major wink/nod reference that's supposed to make you clap. Is it a classic old west serial in space? Sure but it's also event TV with a bloated budget and a disgusting load of marketing. So it's an epic adventure that you wanna watch every week? No because it has such a wafer thin running narrative that it could be summed up in on sentence. I really feel like Disney is throwing away something that could be cool by making it as much for everyone as possible in an effort to keep you hooked onto Disney Plus. Will I keep watching it? Sure but I watch a lot of stuff that I love and hate, I think I just wish the show did one thing exceptionally instead of a lot of things ok.
Makes very brief bad vocal cover of Star Wars music.
UA-cam: Close enough. DEMONETISED!
Was thinking of you recently, probably my favorite content creator. Glad you're back with the Tomarlorian
Disney: "How many books?
Too many. Too many books."
Can't believe it's been 10 months since the last video, very excited to watch this one
aye that's me at 10:46 holding the rifle with underslung grenade launcher on the right side of the screen, in green, red, gold and black. Photo's from 2015 Star Wars Celebration 7 in Anaheim California
This takes me back to the good old days before season 3 dropped.
Returning to the UA-cam scene to prattle on about a movie about space wizards intended for children, I see. I expected as much!
Jokes aside, welcome back B. We missed you. 💙
Missed you fam
yo bro please make a video on book of boba fett and/or mandalorian season 3 you have such a fascinating perspective on this series
Thanks so much! I do wanna throw some words about it briefly at some point, haven’t loved all of what followed but still think these two seasons hold up so would be good to revisit.
I Really like what you did with the title
I never understood the big whoop about Boba Fett. To me he was just a guy. The prequels certainty didn't help. But The Mandalorian actually made be care and be excited about him... Right up until they announced his spin-off show... 😕
An older Star Wars fan explained that back in the day, while waiting for the release of Empire, fans didn't have much to go on (unlike today) and Fett featured heavily in the promotional material and toys, which created the hype.
Blake 7 doesnt show your age, but ur address
i just found you from the fantastic four retrospective video and this channel is absolutely amazing
and so underrated btw, 219 comments? what?
gonna watch your every video see you later
I’m surprised that you didn’t feel the legacy characters were lore fan service nonsense as I found them entirely unrelated to the story at hand (and finding out later they served as backdoor pilots didn’t help). Especially the finale undermining the scene of the final goodbye.
I mean the video kinda directly talks about it, they weren't unrelated at all, their inclusions work with the show's intentions if you actually pay attention to the story being told. Even the finale, sure it's a big moment fans would clap for but the fact it's so big is also a sign of how big the Mandalorian's impact on this world has become when he decided to forge his own path. That's literally the point the video was making that you seemed to ignore.
@@finalninjazero5140 My comment is in direct response that part of his video. I’m not here to argue, I’m just saying I didn’t have the same response and was voicing my surprise at how his viewing experience differed from mine.
Mando S2 for me was the continuation of a trend starting with TROS where a well told, mostly original story is bogged down with legacy callbacks. In both cases it personally took quite a bit of its appeal away from the original narrative it was trying to tell to the point major story moments are treated as footnotes to “remember this thing?”
@@foodplsOld Gonna have to disagree with this. Its not just memberberries if what Filoni and Favreau are trying to do is make a "Mando-Verse" of connected stories and characters. Before Season 2 was released, they mentioned taking inspiration from Game of Thrones.
You should totally watch Clone Wars tho.
The fact that they gave Boba Fett a hot asian sidekick and made him badass like some kind of fanfic and making it work is proof enough that they made something great here. Also funny how I just now saw this and you talking about salvaging something that didn't work and making it good/putting new context to it after I saw Spider-Man: No Way Home. Also great to learn more about the people behind it and what inspired Star Wars and this series.
I could not agree more b-mask! The rise of skywalker is the worst live-action Star Wars. It really an absolute joke and it still shocks me that some people think it’s better than the last Jedi. I mean both movies aren’t great by any means. I thoroughly enjoyed the last Jedi but at least it tried to surprised unlike the rise of skywalker, which was a predictable boring mess with too many unnecessary plot holes and butchering characters too. Finn anyone?
All of this is so wonderful (especially your thoughts on The Last Jedi and your appreciation for Peyton Reed)...can't believe the funny mask man made me cry.
Honestly, this softened my stance on Season 2 when I bemoaned it before from relying more on the Jedi Force melodrama than the world of Smugglers and Bounty Hunters I was here for.
Thank you B-Mask because now whenever I read a comic with those creatures in it I can say "Aw yeah it's the Lumpy Doofoos."
I see this posted a lot on a tonne of channels, but it still is true here. I do not understand how this channel still has
How could you use monkey eyed Darth Sidious rather than the upgraded hood of malice ? I am so shooketh
Excellent video. The best analysis i on modern Star Wars that I have ever seen
god i always love seeing what videos you put out. i'm glad you took your time for yourself, and its wonderful to see you back. now its time to do my annual rewatch of the sly series and cry a little.
Star Wars tales of the bounty hunter: tales where bobba fett was saved by one of his bounty hunters friends and was then invited to be the best man at said friends wedding 😏
Thank goodness, I'm so glad you're back and ok! Welcome back man
I kinda want to see you do videos about primal and samurai jack tbh
I wanna hear B's a capella rendition of the Hoth Battle music.
WTF this didn’t show on my subscription feed
You've got to watch Clone Wars ASAP! Just be wary, the first season or two are a slow burn, give it a chance and you'll learn to love it I swear. It's not like Rebels, lol.
agreed, starts off slow but later seasons are so much better than mando.
This is exactly what I need today buddy
I had to pause the video and think about the comparison between The Last Jedi and Sly Cooper 2 for a minute. Really gonna fuck with my day to realize you're right.
'Thank goodness for Dimitri!'
@@BMask we must all say our daily prayer in thanks for Dimitri.
Side note, glad you're back and I hope your healing continues smoothly
My favourate star wars film is a new hope, unlike all the other star wars films, the first 3rd of a new hope is slow and not much happens, Its primarily 2 droids wondering the desert while we learn of the world and lore through their dialogue, the war, the rebels and the plans the death star, and then they meet Luke and Lukes meets obiwan, it has such a beautiful simpilcity that made it work, and to me mandalorian season 1 ep 1-3 really capture that, this show isnt perfect but its creators really understand the roots of what made star wars work, its inspirations of old tv cereals and westerns, its simple story telling on the small screen, and its no wonder why we see George on set on the mandalorian, cause he loves what they are doing, unlike the sequels which were bloated generic modern scifi films that looked like star wars but werent star wars at the heart of the story
yes, very much agree on how anyone can watch and understand. I convinced my sister in law to watch Clone Wars and Rebels because of the lore of Mandalorian connecting and not everyone in my family will watch because of that but they can still understand. got some funny looks when I freaked out when Ahsoka said, where is Grand Admiral Thrawn?
*"Babe, wake up. B-Mask uploaded a new video."*
I think the prequels do a lot more than stretched out lore dumps especially given its expanded content. I think they tell meaningful stories. However I do also see the point you're making. Enjoying the video a lot
i heckin love star wars (nice bideo)
19:00 Ha, YES! Glad you dropped that in there lol.
I enjoy hearing your thoughts on Mando and echo lots of them myself. Good video. I approve.
Didn't have the chance to say this on twitter but I've been keeping up ever since you've started posting. I'm glad you're feeling good enough to post again and so sorry that you had to go through all that. It feels great to have you back B-Mask, the way you present your work is truly one of a kind and excellent. Long live the king.
IT BROKE NEW GROUND!
I CLAPPED
I CLAPPED WHEN I SAW IT
“Wake up, babe. New B-Mask.”
You're a fantastic content creator man great job
Fucking finally, a base opinion on The Last Jedi. I’ve been waiting a long ass time for this day to arrive.
*sucked into the space snatch*
Very unrelated but do you remember what music you used/made in the herbie bit of FF ua-cam.com/video/h1OwoZZyhSo/v-deo.html
Its been appearing in my head and won't get out. I can't find it in the soundtrack playlist. Help please.
It's a theme from an old british cartoon called Bertha. I used an instrumental which may or may not be available online still...
Thank you so much. This brings me so much joy.
I've missed you, King. Welcome back. 👍
The one thing I love about your video essays is that all the time spent making the video, all the scripting, editing and points that are trying to be made or explained come through as this, to me, really polished and enjoyable piece of art. Even if I may or may not agree with certain points, I can appreciate how well thought out and researched and well explained your view points are. I will always be willing to wait for one of your videos, they are an absolute joy to watch and re-watch.
Haven't seen the show but I will still watch this anyways.
I mean, this is all well and good, but the fact that the Jawas are not in brown robes contravenes accepted Star Wars Lore Article CXXVIII, Subsection XI (Jawas, Super Jawas, Bumblies and other related creatures) means The Mandalorian not canon and therefore bad. Nice try.
I'm a huge fan of SW as playground, as much or more a place than a collection of stories a mass of lore and interconnections. It's just how I came to love it. A whole grab bag of fun RPG components for an RPG I'll probably never play or run.
Wait are you saying nothing can be objectively bad because people can invent reasons for it to work or are you saying nothing can be bad because in it's a matter of execution?
In the latter's case which seems to be what you're saying, nothing can ever be bad so long as the person comes in with the right mindset. With art being a craft i think that celebrates mediocrity and undermines the entire purpose of critique. Perhaps I'm reading a bit far into it but you seem to recognize that it's a contradiction to your work with that joke and your criticism could be hand-waved with good, well excuses.
I don't think that's a tenable position, and don't get me wrong I'm not advocating for "Indiana Jones is bad because the boulder trap couldn't happen and was impractical"
The return of the king!
Man, this analysis really made me love Star Wars again, for a short time at least.
That final part of the video still gives me chills, lol.
Thanks for the video.
Welcome back
That Dave Filoni bit on Anakin-father-sacrifice-hope.
I love Filoni.
Hay half a year late but thought I’d warn ya if you don’t already know
In regards to clone wars
Season 1 is rough
Season 2 is better
Season 3 is where the show gets really good
I can't think of a better thing Disney could have done to sell me on Disney Plus even if they tried. Here's a fantastic show so good it leaves me itching for more star wars, and it's on a streaming service where about 1/5 of the appeal is the massive catalog of Star Wars movies and shows. I think part of the reason is that Star Wars was going through a dry spell of something catching on, compare that with the other lore heavy nerd franchise of Disney +, Marvel who just had the big finale of their massive cinematic universe and how people were starting to get fatigued of the franchise. I like wandavision and to a lesser extent the other marvel Disney + shows, but it's all getting tiring.
Btw if you want to see the all snake thing better, play sly Cooper. LOL
B mask
3:26 I'm not jewish but isn't that more Kvetching? Or are those different levels of the same thing?
THE RETURN!
Glad you're doing well!
Really love the video. Now I wonder how you felt about Visions and what that had to say about Star Wars.
God your vidoes are just so good, I would sacrifice my first born child just for your videos to get even a third of the views they deserve.
@10:35 B, where is that sound bite from? I've been quoting it for months but I can't find the origin!
I am scared that so many people are into the frog lady. Like damn bros, chill out a little bit and just let it go. I think we need to really strive to move away with that. Or just erase this episode and all the memories of that episode from peoples lives. Just take the good part of that episode like testicle spider and shoehorn it into a different episode. That makes sense for it ofc!
Just started rewatching this show yesterday. dang universe simulation pandering to me
0:55 there was the back of his toy packaging and some magazine articles!
15:05 What the f-
🚫👨🦰+🐸=💚❤🚫 Don't do it!!
I always love when B sneaks in in-jokes for his friends
Beautiful singing B-Mask, you link the tracks!
Yo i wouldn't mind going to lumpy doofu world. Seems pretty nice
Hey b-mask I was wondering what your thoughts were on rdr2?
mmmm 33:19 the mandalorian crew watched Shinobi No Mono XD.
I wonder what B-Mask's thoughts on the Book of Boba Fett are...
you forgot a 30 minute discussion of the clone wars tv series
but of course they had to bring ashoka and luke and jedis and ughhhhhhhhhhhhh
I have had absolutely no interest in watching this show at all. But I am 15:34 in and now all I want to do is go home and binge it.
oh my God. A B mask vid. Is this a birthday present?
To quote some of my favourite idiots
entertaining _and_ informative
Where have you been babe? I have missed you
I think Dave Filoni should run the movies by now
Great vid, man! Really enjoyed it!
Man B-Mask I love your videos please don't stop