@hectorisfunny why didn't you tell us about your surprise role in this ep. as Dr. Penn Pershing lol I loved this ep. I love #themandalorian theme by #ludwiggoransson When is hear it, I wanna run thru a wall #thisistheway
Everyone thinks Grogu was trying to say "This is the way" and maybe he was, but when they got attacked right after I thought maybe he sensed it coming and was trying to warn them
All those Tie Interceptors, and "that's alot for an imperial warlord" made me go "oh dang, that means Thrawn"... can't wait for the rest of the season!
I think this might have been our first look at Thrawn. Bo-Katan said that it seemed like a lot of ships sent after them for an Imperial Warlord, and Ahsoka was looking for Thrawn last season, which suggests that he's already been back but has been acting covertly for some reason.
One thing i appreciate with the new Star wars stuff, is seeing the space ships flying around "in world" , hovering over water, around cliffs and valleys, seeing them among the clouds, and not just in space
Just think of how that Mon Cal doctor is going to feel when he comes back to the patient that he just assured would NOT be mind-wiped and finds his brains leaking out his ears.
I think the music you laughed at in Monument Plaza was a stylized orchestration of the Rebellion theme that was introduced in Ep.7. We first heard it when Rebellion X-Wings arrived at Maz Kanata’s palace being played by a full orchestra. We hear it being played in Monument Plaze by a selection of instruments that would typically comprise a carnival band. Orchestration involves selecting which instrument is to play which line in the sheet music. Arrangement involves writing the details of the individual musical lines for each of the instruments. Writing a song involves creating the overall basic themes of a musical piece. Orchestrating and arranging involves getting down into the weeds and working out the final details.
Wild that Hector was reacting to himself acting in the show! Great job Hector lmao. But for real - I get people who were like 'I needed more Mandalorian in this episode.' But for me, I loved to see just how lazy & arrogant & foolish the New Republic was (We're out here giving amnesty to fascists - yep, that will work) Great episode.
I think we're going to see Favreou & Filoni twist a tale over the next few years that leads us to episode 7 in a way that changes all our minds about the sequel trilogy. If they can pull it off, it will blow my mind 🤯
Or there is the theory that they’ll throw a different Filoni twist into the mix and everything we’re seeing doesn’t lead to episode 7, those films occurred in the timeline before Ezra saved Ahsoka.
Great reaction as always. Loved the episode and I agree - in time we’ll know why. And can I just say that Katie’s eyes as she fried his brain and munched on the biscuit was 🤯😱😳. Such good acting. I liked how Din called Bo-Katan just Bo. Absolutely awesome dogfighting! This is getting super interesting, Boyz! I agree - it’s tying in and not a coincidence. The musical cues this episode were on point as well.
I feel like Bo is going to take a Tarre Viszla approach, learning from both modern Mandalorian culture and the Children of the Watch and use that knowledge to better unify all mandalorians to take the planet back, especially since she's been the only mandalorian actively around for her people since Death Watch.
@@Haegemon well yes and no. taking it back as in taking back her control and returning it to glory. It seems like Bo might have left the mythosaur so that she can prove herself and be "the" mandalore in front of the gang, especially since she still doesnt have the dark saber.
I want to know Bo-Katan's intentions. She does seem somewhat in admiration and reverence for Din and the children of the watch (for taking the creed seriously) and yet, I feel as if she's possibly using that to her advantage. Why wouldn't she mention the Mythosaur?
@@dr.rockso2703 In terms of the Mythosaur, I’m mainly frustrated that she didn’t tell Din. He would have 100% believed her. What you say is kinda true for the rest of the watch members but Din and Bo already proved to be honest about bathing in the waters. So if she mentioned it perhaps they would’ve taken her srsly. Especially becoz their creed specifically are deep believers of those so called myths and tales.
@@Wico90YT This is what I mean when I say I wish to know/see her intentions come to fruition. Part of me knows that she wants to rule but I feel like she has a genuine respect for Din. A respect that she wouldn't simply disregard. Idk but I guess we'll see.
Saw you guys on the Fans React videos and just came on to look at reviews of the last episode and there you are, on your own channel. What I like is that you fill in the gaps for us and give reminders of back stories that we may have missed. So, subbed.👍👍😉
I’m totally with you, I mean I know it’s not the case….but honestly that would be the most epic of epic reveals….with a sudden switch to the Kiwi accent.
Saw another reaction where they joked about him being mindwiped a bunch of times and they keep redoing the scenario. Just noticed that they all keep saying stuff like they’ve been there before. Then he kept messing with his ear while thinking like he was trying to remember. I think he’s in a type of Groundhog Day.
While Omid Abtahi, did an amazing job is his portrayal of Pershing, make him a character you want to empathize with. The dude was a eugenicist, even in his TED talk he slipped straight from I wanted to clone organs to here’s how we make genetically superior beings, as if it was the obvious next step. Through out the series we have seen how willing he is to side with anyone that lets him keep working, in this episode it took two days and a box of biscuits to get him to flip. If Kane did just fry his brains, she did the galaxy a favour, that boy was running around full of bad ideas coated in supposedly good intentions.
The only claim bigger to the throne of mandalore than the dark saber is definitely figuring out a way to ride a mythosaur. Bo Katan I think is trying to figure out a way to claim the mythosaur before anyone knows about it too finally solidify her claim to the throne.
Dang, they messed Pershing up, He got it, she grabbed it, and probably passed it onto the Empire, and the police helped her, they trusted her just like he did. The people got soft, and made mistakes, and the First Order will arise stronger
She didn’t pass it to anyone other than the New Republic Security forces she was working with on the sting operation, it was evidence. The whole “now they know what he needed”…it was some basic mobile lab equipment. There is actually a chance that she was legit, but that she thinks that the New Republic is being too soft. It took all of like two days and box of biscuits to get Pershing to flip, that boy needed to be put down.
This episode makes me especially sad that Rangers of the New Republic was cancelled. I feel like the Dr. Pershing content would’ve been a whole storyline there-in fact, I wonder if it was integrated in The Mandalorian *because* RotNR was scrapped. 🤔😭
The visual of both Crosshair and Pershing being held in medical locations and experimented on seemed like a thematic tie in to me, whether intentional or not. The is a lot of room for details to be sprinkled throughout the different shows. More fun for rewatch hunting! 😁
Waiting for Empire MRE Yellow (and Red?) travel biscuits and those stacked drinks to be available at Galaxy's Edge this next year. The starfighter battle was AMAZING, the mid plot was akin to Andor feels, and the "Trap" scene was a nice homage to the Admiral.
That Tie Interceptor scene was awesome,I feel really bad for Pershing :( Seems like New Republic is not so different from Empire :( I hope the Mandalorians will go back to rebuild Mandalore :)
I love that you guys are speculating that they are working from Palpatines orders… cuz that’s the origin and meaning behind the FIRST ORDER. They are Palpatines ultimate contingency.
I honestly thought that episode was the first Mando dud. The entire Pershing section was just so out of place for the series as a whole. It wasn't at the same quality of Andor while trying to be more Andor like, it was dull. I was left dissatisfied at the end, despite the Mandalorian bookends. I'd rather that they just focus on their own stories rather than try to rescue the poor storylines of the sequal trilogy.
Droid juggling: It's impressive because it is actually an Ewok on stilts, dressed as a droid. 😉 "Don't talk to me about traps!" - Thank you Hector, my face hurts from laughing so much. 😁😂🤣
I have a theory that after all the series get going and collide in an Endgame situation they will end up post sequels. Keeping all the popular characters post Sequels without having to age or stuff.
Did anyone else notice that not only was the music, during the scene when Pershing was getting ready to go out for the mobile lab with Cane, was very similar to the Opera scene between Anakin and Palpatine in Revenge of Sith, but also, the building where Pershing was giving his "lecture" at the beginning was the same Opera where Anakin and Palpatine had their conversation. Feels very intentional.
I’m bummed people aren’t liking this episode. I thought it was very interesting and I’m intrigued how this episode will tie into the overall story. Calling it now, this will be the best season of Mando thus far!
Surprisingly, this episode didn't do it for me, but that's okay. Honestly, the stuff with Pershing and Kane gave me that Andor feeling that everyone else saw from that show, even though I still haven't seen Andor yet (I possibly will get on that before Season 2 and Ahsoka hits). Shoot, I was kinda getting bored watching that portion of the episode, even though I was paying attention to everything. So far, Season 3 has gotten off to a slow start to me. But, I think it's intentional, because we have 5 episodes left. So, I hope in Episode 4 or 5, things pick up. The stuff with Bo and Mando was nice to look at. Intrigued as to what is Bo's endgame here. Also, nice to see Katy O'Brian from Quantumania here (haven't watched that yet). I'm pretty sure, during the recap in the beginning, they showed her from Andor. I could be wrong about that. To make a long story short (too late!), I'm not a fan of this episode, and I hope things pick up soon.
I think she’s following order from Gideon or Thrawn…. I also think the mandalorian going to have Sabine Wren and Asoka are going to show up at some point
Fantastic episode, IMO. I’ve seen a lot of negative comments about this episode that I really don’t understand. If this story is going to expand and evolve beyond just Mando and Grogu, we’ve got to have some screen time for the setup of these new directions. The opening battle with the Tie Interceptors was A++! Whose ship(s) were they coming from? Perhaps Thrawn’s?! 😃 Loved seeing Coruscant again (the Opera House!). COULD the Pershing-Kane intro narrative been trimmed up, time wise? Probably, but this may well prove to be an important story link to set up the coming of what will be the First Order. I don’t know why people are complaining about having more time in the galaxy to take in the world-building? There are storytelling comparisons in the Coruscant sequence with the style of ANDOR, and that’s no complaint, either. I also liked the ending with the covert very much. But I was a little surprised at how quickly the Armorer accepted Bo-Katan into the covert. Though I’m not convinced at all that Bo is going to be content to stay with them for long…she’s got a family, at least for now, and possibly future allies. But she’s also playing the long game in regards to her knowledge of the Mythosaur’s presence on Mandalore. Patience, young Padewans! ❤
Without going through the comments I’m sure this is the 244th comment about Hector and Dr Pershing. But Damm thats all I was thinking about watching this episode.
Theory: Thrawn is hiding somewhere near the Mandalorian systems (hence the numerous fighters), and is working actively to wipe out the Republic's access to cloning tech. Why? The Grand Admiral needs that tech to rebuild the Imperial army.
Has anyone forgotten from ‘The Rescue’ when they shot every Imperial on the Bridge? How did Elia Kane escape from being shot? It reminds me of how Reva survived Vader stabbing her in her chest with his lightsaber. Also how did she get to occupy such a position of trust with the New Republic considering she’s ex Imperial and how does New Republic consider itself competent by sentencing him to this treatment without a trial so that he can defend himself? Finally, why would they reduce a person seeking amnesty by imposing a code like L51?
Has anyone forgotten from ‘The Rescue’ when they shot every Imperial on the Bridge? How did Elia Kane escape from being shot? It reminds me of how Reva survived Vader stabbing her in her chest with his lightsaber. -> she wasnt on the bridge/ship - at least not shown, so she maybe wasnt there Also how did she get to occupy such a position of trust with the New Republic considering she’s ex Imperial and how does New Republic consider itself competent by sentencing him to this treatment without a trial so that he can defend himself? -> the episode is a reference to OP Paperclip in which high ranking Nazi burocrats and scientists were recruited and re-integrated with a new identiy by the US - here imperials who lose their identiy and get re-integrated into the republic. Why he doesnt get a trial or chance to defend himself? because Elia already filed the report and snitched on him - its in theory claim vs claim with 2 people - and 1 was the entire time to some extent working with the republican authorities. also its to highlight that the new centralized burocracy has its own flaws, destroys usefull technology because of ideology/being careful and keeps dangerous devices because of naivity. Finally, why would they reduce a person seeking amnesty by imposing a code like L51? -> either they want the imperials to stay anonymous in order to avoid that they remember each other like the Doc did with the Comm Officer or its a metaphor to show again the New Republic is also just a big centralized dystopian burocracy which makes the same mistakes again, with the number hinting at the loyal clones who just followed orders which set the stage for the empire.
I was late watching, guys. I had to wait until I could watch together with the hubby. I love listening to you guys throughout, but afterwards, always an amazing discussion. I loved the shift this episode, despite the lack of Mando, Grogu and Bo. I enjoyed Dr. Pershing. 🤞
I don't think she's working for Palps. More likely Thrawn. Which I think we're getting allusions to with the questions about where all those TIEs came from.
This episode was great it was nice seeing Coruscant after the War hopefully we get too see more familiar planets too as well as new ones...there definitely furthering the mythology in this episode alone for me & of course ❤️'d the Mando stuff but it was definitely a nice change of space (no pun intended*) loved this episode 🔥🔥🔥
I think Kane was just cutting loose ends. Now that Pershing is in new Republic custody Gideon doesn’t want him squealing to them about the stuff he was doing for him.
Could this be the big Shoshana moment from Inglorious Basterds?? Could that be Omega and she finally killed the last person involved in cloning research!! She does a big Arya level reveal like in Game of Thrones!!
So I had to go back to the first season to look up if Jon Favreau is credited as Paz Vizsla in s1, even back then the character was credited to Tait Fletcher who is the man under the armor, while Jon does the voice uncredited apparently. He also voiced Pre Vizsla, leader of Death Watch in Clone Wars, so given this cult, the children of the watch is an offshoot of that, I wonder if Paz will play a larger part in the resurrection of Mandalorian society?
As always great reaction and comments. It seems that is the guy who is going to fully develop the cloning tech used to cloned Snoke (i.e., Palpatine's avatar).
I skimmed the comments and I didn't see any mention of the Dark Horse miniseries Dark Empire, which came out around the same time as Heir to the Empire, and had a plot about Palpatine cloning himself. Not to pick the scabs again, but if the writers of the sequels had done their homework, the story ideas were were already there from the 90's.
count me with those who think Grogu was trying to say this is the way. The timing after Din and Bo said it just fits. I liked the Din Bo and Grogu parts best. The andorish middle part just didn't fit this show to me. Let Andor be Andor and keep Mandalorian the show that everyone has loved. It feels like the show runners have lost sight of what made this show a hit.
I did not like this episode but I enjoyed hearing you opinions. I assume all the other stuff we saw will have some pay back later but personally I just did not care for it, it just made me uncomfortable 😂
i'll be honest, all of the things you guys talked about -- expanding the universe, preparing for the next however many projects -- are my least favourite things about star wars in the last few years. it seems like the writers truly do not care about the show they're making, and are instead desperately trying to cover their asses because everyone on the internet flamed them for "somehow, palpatine returned". din's redemption and homecoming is reduced to the less important part of a b-plot. this is the third season of the mandalorian, and we heard no mando'a, have no context for why exactly the covert insists on helmets other than "it's tradition", have no insight into what din's life looked like growing up and how he feels about any of it. favreau said he has no ending planned for this show, and i'd be fine with it if i felt like it had any kind of consistent emotional core we could follow, instead of having the show become just spackle they use to fill in their plot holes. i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt until the end of the season, but if it's used as nothing more as an advertisement for all the other stuff they have coming out, i'm done. it's not television anymore, it's just content
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@hectorisfunny why didn't you tell us about your surprise role in this ep. as Dr. Penn Pershing lol I loved this ep. I love #themandalorian theme by #ludwiggoransson When is hear it, I wanna run thru a wall #thisistheway
John Favreau still voices Paz Vizla though he is uncredited
Hector your really good as the Doctor
Bo: I saw the Mythosaur down there
Armorer: You must be Mythaken
Is Mike Tyson in this episode? 😆
It's so great to see Hector cast in Mando lol. No seriously, that should be your cosplay/Halloween costume.
Yo for a moment i thought it was him
I was thinking the exact same thing watching this episode. The glasses make the outfit 😆
I had to Google it to be sure!
even sounds like him
Yoooo!😂 Same thing I said😂😂😂
I just wanted to swing by and say that Hector is doing an excellent job as Dr. Pershing.
Haha 😅
I had the exact same thought when I watched the episode! 😄
😂😂😂 All I could see was Hector when he was on screen
Same here 😂
@@Tizjiz omg I didn’t notice and now I can’t unseen it 🤣🤣🤣
Everyone thinks Grogu was trying to say "This is the way" and maybe he was, but when they got attacked right after I thought maybe he sensed it coming and was trying to warn them
I think this is supported by grogu opening his dome as soon as the last tie interceptor in the immediate vicinity was destroyed.
This episode is WAY more Andor than it is Mandalorian. And I like it.
mANDORlorian
Agreed.
“The ANDOR-Lorian.”
Except 'Andor' had much better writing ;)
If Hector doesn't dress up like Pershing for Halloween imma be pished
All he need is round glasses.
All those Tie Interceptors, and "that's alot for an imperial warlord" made me go "oh dang, that means Thrawn"... can't wait for the rest of the season!
I think this might have been our first look at Thrawn. Bo-Katan said that it seemed like a lot of ships sent after them for an Imperial Warlord, and Ahsoka was looking for Thrawn last season, which suggests that he's already been back but has been acting covertly for some reason.
My thoughts exactly.
Not to mention the purgils first episode and the fact that bombing someone’s ancestral home is 100% something he’d do
@@IrrelevantPerson
After he collected priceless artifacts for his art collection.
One thing i appreciate with the new Star wars stuff, is seeing the space ships flying around "in world" , hovering over water, around cliffs and valleys, seeing them among the clouds, and not just in space
Just think of how that Mon Cal doctor is going to feel when he comes back to the patient that he just assured would NOT be mind-wiped and finds his brains leaking out his ears.
"It's a trap!"
@@joshjames582 The real trap was the minds we flayed along the way.
I’m surprised no one mentioned how much Hector looks like the Doctor
Waiting for that lmao
Your comment, 2 hrs ago, other comment already pointing this out above yours, 3 hrs ago.
I want more long episodes like that one
Agreed, please disney 🙏
The carnival version of the Resistance theme was something I didn’t know I needed
I thought it was just me.
Fair enough when I heard it I knew I didn’t need it 😂😭
I think the music you laughed at in Monument Plaza was a stylized orchestration of the Rebellion theme that was introduced in Ep.7.
We first heard it when Rebellion X-Wings arrived at Maz Kanata’s palace being played by a full orchestra.
We hear it being played in Monument Plaze by a selection of instruments that would typically comprise a carnival band.
Orchestration involves selecting which instrument is to play which line in the sheet music. Arrangement involves writing the details of the individual musical lines for each of the instruments.
Writing a song involves creating the overall basic themes of a musical piece. Orchestrating and arranging involves getting down into the weeds and working out the final details.
Wild that Hector was reacting to himself acting in the show! Great job Hector lmao. But for real - I get people who were like 'I needed more Mandalorian in this episode.' But for me, I loved to see just how lazy & arrogant & foolish the New Republic was (We're out here giving amnesty to fascists - yep, that will work) Great episode.
"mattress section of the junk yard" ....LOL 😄 You guys are the best!
I really like Bo-Katan’s depiction in this show. I hope she’s now a regular throughout the season rather than just sticking around for a few episodes.
Am I the only one who noticed she has star billing in the credits? Probably safe to say it means she's been promoted to co-lead of the series.
@@lombax316 I'm usually too busy looking at the concept artwork that shows during the end credits to notice the actual credits 😁
The funding they freed up from using lower budget directors and sacking Gina Carano means Bo could be allocated a lead role
I think we're going to see Favreou & Filoni twist a tale over the next few years that leads us to episode 7 in a way that changes all our minds about the sequel trilogy. If they can pull it off, it will blow my mind 🤯
Or there is the theory that they’ll throw a different Filoni twist into the mix and everything we’re seeing doesn’t lead to episode 7, those films occurred in the timeline before Ezra saved Ahsoka.
@@richardbrown3055 nah
9:20 Hector's right with this one. The music is familiar. The esplanade music is actually the March of the Resistance from The Force Awakens.
Great reaction as always. Loved the episode and I agree - in time we’ll know why. And can I just say that Katie’s eyes as she fried his brain and munched on the biscuit was 🤯😱😳. Such good acting. I liked how Din called Bo-Katan just Bo. Absolutely awesome dogfighting! This is getting super interesting, Boyz! I agree - it’s tying in and not a coincidence. The musical cues this episode were on point as well.
18:22 That impression was SPOT ON! Literally thought it was an actual dialogue for sec🤣🤣🤣🤣
Elia is definitely an Imperial Mole working for Gideon.
I feel like Bo is going to take a Tarre Viszla approach, learning from both modern Mandalorian culture and the Children of the Watch and use that knowledge to better unify all mandalorians to take the planet back, especially since she's been the only mandalorian actively around for her people since Death Watch.
The planet do not needs to be taken, it's abandoned.
@@Haegemon well yes and no. taking it back as in taking back her control and returning it to glory. It seems like Bo might have left the mythosaur so that she can prove herself and be "the" mandalore in front of the gang, especially since she still doesnt have the dark saber.
100% my greatest wish for this show is to end with bokatan ruling mandalore with din as her consort/weilder of the dark saber.
Din totally did a Batwing maneuver when he got on his ship.
Everybody is assuming she wiped Pershing out. I'm betting she just wanted him to think the NR tortured him so Gideon can recruit him back.
There is no war in Ba Sing Se...
😂
I want to know Bo-Katan's intentions. She does seem somewhat in admiration and reverence for Din and the children of the watch (for taking the creed seriously) and yet, I feel as if she's possibly using that to her advantage. Why wouldn't she mention the Mythosaur?
I mean who would believe her since shes the only one to have seen it.
@@dr.rockso2703 In terms of the Mythosaur, I’m mainly frustrated that she didn’t tell Din. He would have 100% believed her. What you say is kinda true for the rest of the watch members but Din and Bo already proved to be honest about bathing in the waters. So if she mentioned it perhaps they would’ve taken her srsly. Especially becoz their creed specifically are deep believers of those so called myths and tales.
She wants to be queen. She doesn't have her own troops but getting the darksaber and the covert helps.
@@Wico90YT This is what I mean when I say I wish to know/see her intentions come to fruition. Part of me knows that she wants to rule but I feel like she has a genuine respect for Din. A respect that she wouldn't simply disregard. Idk but I guess we'll see.
Saw you guys on the Fans React videos and just came on to look at reviews of the last episode and there you are, on your own channel. What I like is that you fill in the gaps for us and give reminders of back stories that we may have missed. So, subbed.👍👍😉
Awesome! Thank you!
So... the Empire had girl scouts working for them the whole time? Baking cookies for the fleet? Who knew? lol
If I’d known that, I would have switched sides.
I knew I never trust those little evil extortionist!
As addictive as the cookies are we should of known they were shady.
Hector, why didn’t I hear Coruscant forever and goodbye?! 😂 Love this show and your reaction!
I really, really like the Omega theory...
Also fascinated by the specific reference to splicing together the DNA from TWO donors.
I’m totally with you, I mean I know it’s not the case….but honestly that would be the most epic of epic reveals….with a sudden switch to the Kiwi accent.
I think this episode was perfect to add a little cleansing pallet taste for future episodes and more serious events that will happen.
Saw another reaction where they joked about him being mindwiped a bunch of times and they keep redoing the scenario. Just noticed that they all keep saying stuff like they’ve been there before. Then he kept messing with his ear while thinking like he was trying to remember. I think he’s in a type of Groundhog Day.
His ear was shot through by Cara Dune in season 2. It's a painful reminder of things.
The Sith music sounded like the music in the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis scene in Revenge.
While Omid Abtahi, did an amazing job is his portrayal of Pershing, make him a character you want to empathize with. The dude was a eugenicist, even in his TED talk he slipped straight from I wanted to clone organs to here’s how we make genetically superior beings, as if it was the obvious next step. Through out the series we have seen how willing he is to side with anyone that lets him keep working, in this episode it took two days and a box of biscuits to get him to flip. If Kane did just fry his brains, she did the galaxy a favour, that boy was running around full of bad ideas coated in supposedly good intentions.
The only claim bigger to the throne of mandalore than the dark saber is definitely figuring out a way to ride a mythosaur. Bo Katan I think is trying to figure out a way to claim the mythosaur before anyone knows about it too finally solidify her claim to the throne.
Dang, they messed Pershing up, He got it, she grabbed it, and probably passed it onto the Empire, and the police helped her, they trusted her just like he did. The people got soft, and made mistakes, and the First Order will arise stronger
This actually had nothing to do with the first order.
@@CCFONESOL Not right now, but it might eventually benefit them.
She didn’t pass it to anyone other than the New Republic Security forces she was working with on the sting operation, it was evidence. The whole “now they know what he needed”…it was some basic mobile lab equipment. There is actually a chance that she was legit, but that she thinks that the New Republic is being too soft. It took all of like two days and box of biscuits to get Pershing to flip, that boy needed to be put down.
Looks like we'll be getting another Clan Vizsla/Clan Kryze fight.
Guys, Grand Admiral Thrawn is the phantom menace, pun intended. Gideon is done. Ella Kane is working for Grand Admiral Thrawn.
This episode makes me especially sad that Rangers of the New Republic was cancelled. I feel like the Dr. Pershing content would’ve been a whole storyline there-in fact, I wonder if it was integrated in The Mandalorian *because* RotNR was scrapped. 🤔😭
I felt seen by Adam with the damn flashlights lol
Thrawn>Giddeon
The visual of both Crosshair and Pershing being held in medical locations and experimented on seemed like a thematic tie in to me, whether intentional or not. The is a lot of room for details to be sprinkled throughout the different shows. More fun for rewatch hunting! 😁
Waiting for Empire MRE Yellow (and Red?) travel biscuits and those stacked drinks to be available at Galaxy's Edge this next year.
The starfighter battle was AMAZING, the mid plot was akin to Andor feels, and the "Trap" scene was a nice homage to the Admiral.
That Tie Interceptor scene was awesome,I feel really bad for Pershing :( Seems like New Republic is not so different from Empire :( I hope the Mandalorians will go back to rebuild Mandalore :)
I love that you guys are speculating that they are working from Palpatines orders… cuz that’s the origin and meaning behind the FIRST ORDER. They are Palpatines ultimate contingency.
POKEMON THEME MUSIC 😭 HECTOR PLEASE
So cool seeing the N-1 against the TIE Interceptors. We haven't gotten to see that match-up yet and it's so sick to finally see it in live action.
I feel so bad for Dr Pen Pusher, he really has the worst luck.
'That is a lot of fighters for a warlord'.
Not for a Grand Admiral. The question is, where IS Thrawn? Do we want to know?
I honestly thought that episode was the first Mando dud. The entire Pershing section was just so out of place for the series as a whole. It wasn't at the same quality of Andor while trying to be more Andor like, it was dull. I was left dissatisfied at the end, despite the Mandalorian bookends. I'd rather that they just focus on their own stories rather than try to rescue the poor storylines of the sequal trilogy.
"That's a lot of ships for an Imperial Warlord." But not for Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Hector you did a great job in this episode i dint know how good your acting is. bummer your character got killed off.
*NOT "THE MATTRESS DISTRICT" THO* 🤣
Droid juggling: It's impressive because it is actually an Ewok on stilts, dressed as a droid. 😉
"Don't talk to me about traps!" - Thank you Hector, my face hurts from laughing so much. 😁😂🤣
It's so strange watching you guys constantly making predictions that don't happen, and then they don't get acknowledged.
Grogu was trying to say "I have a bad feeling about this"
I really liked this episode. Honestly I think this was my favorite. Wish all episodes were 1 hour.
That Imperial scientist kind of resembles Hector.
I realised halfway through the episode that Elia and Jentorra (buff rebel lady) from Quantumania are portrayed by the same actress-Katy O'Brian.
Grogu trying to say “This is the way” was the best thing in this episode:)
This season is so damn good. I love eps like this, they always have juicy nuggets that later will have huge implications.
I have a theory that after all the series get going and collide in an Endgame situation they will end up post sequels. Keeping all the popular characters post Sequels without having to age or stuff.
everybodies spidey sense went off except dr. pershing"s
Did anyone else notice that not only was the music, during the scene when Pershing was getting ready to go out for the mobile lab with Cane, was very similar to the Opera scene between Anakin and Palpatine in Revenge of Sith, but also, the building where Pershing was giving his "lecture" at the beginning was the same Opera where Anakin and Palpatine had their conversation. Feels very intentional.
I’m bummed people aren’t liking this episode. I thought it was very interesting and I’m intrigued how this episode will tie into the overall story. Calling it now, this will be the best season of Mando thus far!
Thanks, Adam! Thanks, Hector! Thanks, Agustin! 🌆 #HeroesReforged #StarWars #TheMandalorian
Surprisingly, this episode didn't do it for me, but that's okay.
Honestly, the stuff with Pershing and Kane gave me that Andor feeling that everyone else saw from that show, even though I still haven't seen Andor yet (I possibly will get on that before Season 2 and Ahsoka hits). Shoot, I was kinda getting bored watching that portion of the episode, even though I was paying attention to everything.
So far, Season 3 has gotten off to a slow start to me. But, I think it's intentional, because we have 5 episodes left. So, I hope in Episode 4 or 5, things pick up.
The stuff with Bo and Mando was nice to look at. Intrigued as to what is Bo's endgame here. Also, nice to see Katy O'Brian from Quantumania here (haven't watched that yet). I'm pretty sure, during the recap in the beginning, they showed her from Andor. I could be wrong about that.
To make a long story short (too late!), I'm not a fan of this episode, and I hope things pick up soon.
At this point the only really enjoyable part of this season for me is watching these reactions because the season itself is subpar at best...
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It's only been 3 episodes.
It'll probably pick up next week.
I think she’s following order from Gideon or Thrawn…. I also think the mandalorian going to have Sabine Wren and Asoka are going to show up at some point
Fantastic episode, IMO. I’ve seen a lot of negative comments about this episode that I really don’t understand. If this story is going to expand and evolve beyond just Mando and Grogu, we’ve got to have some screen time for the setup of these new directions. The opening battle with the Tie Interceptors was A++! Whose ship(s) were they coming from? Perhaps Thrawn’s?! 😃
Loved seeing Coruscant again (the Opera House!). COULD the Pershing-Kane intro narrative been trimmed up, time wise? Probably, but this may well prove to be an important story link to set up the coming of what will be the First Order. I don’t know why people are complaining about having more time in the galaxy to take in the world-building? There are storytelling comparisons in the Coruscant sequence with the style of ANDOR, and that’s no complaint, either.
I also liked the ending with the covert very much. But I was a little surprised at how quickly the Armorer accepted Bo-Katan into the covert. Though I’m not convinced at all that Bo is going to be content to stay with them for long…she’s got a family, at least for now, and possibly future allies. But she’s also playing the long game in regards to her knowledge of the Mythosaur’s presence on Mandalore.
Patience, young Padewans! ❤
Andor set the bar a lil high for what we got in my opinion.
I have a feeling those Tie Interceptors at the beginning was hinting Thrawn.
I think Bo is having a crisis of faith
Hector saying "This guy is full of caca.."
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I got the reference because of David Rocco
Without going through the comments I’m sure this is the 244th comment about Hector and Dr Pershing. But Damm thats all I was thinking about watching this episode.
It is funny how watching The Last of Us informs how we watch shows now.....we don't trust ANYTHING.....lol
Saying "the New Republic is the Empire" is like saying Mon Mothma is Emperor Palpatine... Oh right she did learn some stuff from Palpatine 🤔
Theory: Thrawn is hiding somewhere near the Mandalorian systems (hence the numerous fighters), and is working actively to wipe out the Republic's access to cloning tech. Why? The Grand Admiral needs that tech to rebuild the Imperial army.
Has anyone forgotten from ‘The Rescue’ when they shot every Imperial on the Bridge? How did Elia Kane escape from being shot? It reminds me of how Reva survived Vader stabbing her in her chest with his lightsaber.
Also how did she get to occupy such a position of trust with the New Republic considering she’s ex Imperial and how does New Republic consider itself competent by sentencing him to this treatment without a trial so that he can defend himself?
Finally, why would they reduce a person seeking amnesty by imposing a code like L51?
Has anyone forgotten from ‘The Rescue’ when they shot every Imperial on the Bridge? How did Elia Kane escape from being shot? It reminds me of how Reva survived Vader stabbing her in her chest with his lightsaber.
-> she wasnt on the bridge/ship - at least not shown, so she maybe wasnt there
Also how did she get to occupy such a position of trust with the New Republic considering she’s ex Imperial and how does New Republic consider itself competent by sentencing him to this treatment without a trial so that he can defend himself?
-> the episode is a reference to OP Paperclip in which high ranking Nazi burocrats and scientists were recruited and re-integrated with a new identiy by the US - here imperials who lose their identiy and get re-integrated into the republic. Why he doesnt get a trial or chance to defend himself? because Elia already filed the report and snitched on him - its in theory claim vs claim with 2 people - and 1 was the entire time to some extent working with the republican authorities. also its to highlight that the new centralized burocracy has its own flaws, destroys usefull technology because of ideology/being careful and keeps dangerous devices because of naivity.
Finally, why would they reduce a person seeking amnesty by imposing a code like L51?
-> either they want the imperials to stay anonymous in order to avoid that they remember each other like the Doc did with the Comm Officer or its a metaphor to show again the New Republic is also just a big centralized dystopian burocracy which makes the same mistakes again, with the number hinting at the loyal clones who just followed orders which set the stage for the empire.
I was late watching, guys. I had to wait until I could watch together with the hubby. I love listening to you guys throughout, but afterwards, always an amazing discussion. I loved the shift this episode, despite the lack of Mando, Grogu and Bo. I enjoyed Dr. Pershing. 🤞
I don't think she's working for Palps. More likely Thrawn. Which I think we're getting allusions to with the questions about where all those TIEs came from.
Did you guys actually get what happened in the episode? John Favreau just killed the sequels, since the doctor got mind flayed. He's done. No cloning.
Operation Paper Clip
Yo, why does their mind flaying device even got ABOVE the "approved" voltage.
Probably my least favorite episode of the show, all 3 seasons. But idc, it was still cool:) I like world-building with Pershing, but bruh 39 minutes?
This episode was great it was nice seeing Coruscant after the War hopefully we get too see more familiar planets too as well as new ones...there definitely furthering the mythology in this episode alone for me & of course ❤️'d the Mando stuff but it was definitely a nice change of space (no pun intended*) loved this episode 🔥🔥🔥
I think Kane was just cutting loose ends. Now that Pershing is in new Republic custody Gideon doesn’t want him squealing to them about the stuff he was doing for him.
Could this be the big Shoshana moment from Inglorious Basterds?? Could that be Omega and she finally killed the last person involved in cloning research!! She does a big Arya level reveal like in Game of Thrones!!
So I had to go back to the first season to look up if Jon Favreau is credited as Paz Vizsla in s1, even back then the character was credited to Tait Fletcher who is the man under the armor, while Jon does the voice uncredited apparently. He also voiced Pre Vizsla, leader of Death Watch in Clone Wars, so given this cult, the children of the watch is an offshoot of that, I wonder if Paz will play a larger part in the resurrection of Mandalorian society?
As always great reaction and comments. It seems that is the guy who is going to fully develop the cloning tech used to cloned Snoke (i.e., Palpatine's avatar).
I feel kinda icky about TNP using the re-education camps and mind flayed. So much of Today’s Star Wars is so murky and immoral. No real heroes at all.
Prediction: Din will use his shiny N1 to battle a clone of Luke in a TIE Defender. That fleet of Defenders is part of Thrawn's fleet.
I skimmed the comments and I didn't see any mention of the Dark Horse miniseries Dark Empire, which came out around the same time as Heir to the Empire, and had a plot about Palpatine cloning himself. Not to pick the scabs again, but if the writers of the sequels had done their homework, the story ideas were were already there from the 90's.
Laughed out loud at this, my feelings exactly: th-cam.com/video/--tco_HNsiw/w-d-xo.html
count me with those who think Grogu was trying to say this is the way. The timing after Din and Bo said it just fits. I liked the Din Bo and Grogu parts best. The andorish middle part just didn't fit this show to me. Let Andor be Andor and keep Mandalorian the show that everyone has loved. It feels like the show runners have lost sight of what made this show a hit.
I did not like this episode but I enjoyed hearing you opinions. I assume all the other stuff we saw will have some pay back later but personally I just did not care for it, it just made me uncomfortable 😂
i'll be honest, all of the things you guys talked about -- expanding the universe, preparing for the next however many projects -- are my least favourite things about star wars in the last few years. it seems like the writers truly do not care about the show they're making, and are instead desperately trying to cover their asses because everyone on the internet flamed them for "somehow, palpatine returned". din's redemption and homecoming is reduced to the less important part of a b-plot. this is the third season of the mandalorian, and we heard no mando'a, have no context for why exactly the covert insists on helmets other than "it's tradition", have no insight into what din's life looked like growing up and how he feels about any of it. favreau said he has no ending planned for this show, and i'd be fine with it if i felt like it had any kind of consistent emotional core we could follow, instead of having the show become just spackle they use to fill in their plot holes. i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt until the end of the season, but if it's used as nothing more as an advertisement for all the other stuff they have coming out, i'm done. it's not television anymore, it's just content
Did you guys think the Mon Calamari running the device sounded like Jim Gaffigan? I need to know if it was him!
All the mandos going from “she doesn’t even go here” to “you can eat at the fire cuz you’re kool” is fricken precious
Soooooo many people are clueless on this episode.
Not a Pershing thing. A Thrawn thing.
All these shows are interconnected.