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There's a story in the Bible with Moses and him having 12 "spies" and being more like scouts for the promised land. So with mandalore being the promised land and taking it back, the scouring party had 12 that came with bo. So it could be that interpretation of spies as to why there was no traitor reveals.
I heard this a lot.
Koska's slide to knee darts was the coolest thing we've seen in live action change my mind
anakin vs obi wan
shut up
It was slick as hell.
I didn’t know that was koska but yeah that was pretty cool.
Koska Reeves, worthy of Keanu Reeves.
Sir Din Grogu doesn't fall asleep anymore after using the Force, so he's getting a lot stronger. Glad to see Grogu becoming a true Mandalorian, saved Mando a few times this episode and finally fought side by side with his official father and they crushed it. Marshall IG-11 will be protecting the great people of Navarro. Bo-Katan is the leader of the Mandalorian people, even without the Dark Saber.
And din got a nice home
I feel like everyone getting wrapped up in theories (as fun as they are) sets expectations that are most likely not gonna happen. Not a spoiler but when the writing is perfect for a show like Better Call Saul season 6, I remember there being theories and every single one was wrong but nobody was disappointed
Tell me about it
Like Luke thrawn or ahsoka showing up
@@jacktheflash8478 Which would just been forced and would take away/overshadow Mando, Bo etc. which would be especially stupid given so many complained Mando & Grogu weren't front and center every ep.
So it turns out that the title "the spies" from last episode was some biblical reference (I don't remember the details) and it was refering to Bo-Katan scouting group
Moses sends spies (scouts really) into Canaan, and they come back and denounce the plan to settle in Israel, because it was too dangerous. In the end the ones who spoke out got punished, and the ones who stood with Moses were rewarded
Not religious, but I grew up with it lol
Unlikely. That was just some website's guesswork and everyone has picked up on it. The reference is likely to the remaining Imperial factions as a whole....spies don't act alone, they work for spy organisations who are mostly government run and since the Imperials were once the governing body of the Empire and Moff is still clearly working for the Empire and Elia Kane is already established as being one of the spies of that episode it would naturally lead to Moff being the other. You don't have to be running around all spy-like to be a spy, you can lead other spies who do the running around and still be a spy yourself. So people are just reaching for answers that aren't there when it's pretty obvious what the reference is towards.
Also, all the other episodes had very obvious references in their titles so why would this one have some vague biblical reference? It's not like they put too much thought into the entire season as it is, they essentially winged it thinking that we would lap up anything they put out so, again, why would they suddenly decide to think deeply about a simple episode title???
@@inefekt Why can't both be right. The Mandalorian's are the "spies" but so are the Imperial Remnant. I also wonder if "spies" might have been included in those sent as reinforcements for Gideon by Pellaeon, Hux, ect.
FINALLY, A HAPPY ENDING IN STAR WARS. ITS BEEN 40 YEARS!
rebels kinda had a happy ending (for lothal at least)
It’s not over yet
@@TheeWandaStan really no tho
It was really anticlimactic in my opinion. It wouldn’t of been if they named the last two episodes accordingly. “the spies” indicated there was more than one spy rather than just the imperial girl which is what it turned out to be… the “the return” was loosely based on the return to mandalore rather than the return of someone like everyone expected. Overall it was a great episode but the titles of the last two had me waiting for further things that never came. That’s my only complaint with the episode
this season was very straight forward. there wasn’t any crazy cameos accept for Zeb and a few celebrities. “the spies” is a biblical reference and “the return” was only ever a reference to retaking mandalore. thrawn and ahsoka were never going to show up this season, you’ll have to wait until august for that.
Season 4 has been announced to begin filming in October 🎉
This is the way 😌
wha... with this finale? ...why?
@FM I mean, season 4 could be just Djarin taking Grogru to his apprentice journey. It would be nice to see Grogu becoming more mandalorian like and getting more armor
God help us.. they should just end it now.. We will see if it ever gets released .. The ratings are pretty bad
Im sure it will, John and Dave done take no shit
The pov shots this episode were insane!
The Choreography was amazing in this episode! The heartwarming ending was a nice touch in the star wars universe. Only thing I wish we were introduced to Gideons clones earlier :) can't wait for season 4 and Ahoska!
So don't have enough fuel to chase the giant bird, but they do have enough fuel to fly from the surface of mandalore all the way to space?!
Mando said the darksaber hilt was made of beskar in book of boba Fett episode 5.
But moff Gideon crushed it like it was nothing.
Let's not forget how Gideon let Mando mess around in the clone room.
He was tracking Mando the whole time. He knew where Mando was.
The director for the last 2 episodes said the finale would have a resolution to the mandalorian and book of boba Fett but I honestly don't see how.
Well Mando's group was living in a cave so they may not have had as great of access to resources like fuel, so its entirely possible they did not have a full tank. Mandalore may also have a smaller atmosphere, not every planet, even habitable ones, will have exactly the same characteristics as Earth. Also, although they appear to be in space, we saw in Episode 7 that the fleet was hovering in the upper atmosphere and not actually in space, which is further confirmed by the fact that Axe is able to breath as he approaches the light cruiser.
@@reaIixx except it wasn’t the first time the raptor had taken a member of the Covert, so one would think they’d have at least one full spare tank. you know, just in case
the writing was maddeningly inconsistent this season, even though it was fun overall. it’s okay to acknowledge that
@@gwp4eva the fuel jet pack can be argued with the points the other guy made with cave fuel being finite but as for Moff letting mando mess with his clones I am baffled as to why he let it happen
I knew you’d pick up on the fact that Bo Katan’s hand was crushed when The Dark Saber was destroyed. What a champ, pushing through that pain!
Tales of the Jedi Season 2 has been announced and will be released next year in 2024.
The term "spy" has been misinterpreted. Spy can mean scout. Which was what the Mandalorians who said, "I will go" were spies. All those theories about who "the spy" was that were being uploaded to TH-cam had me laughing because it seems like in our modern culture, most people don't realize the other ways the word spy can be used and I felt like I was one of the rare few who understood that.
But why would the creators try to showcase their knowledge of alternate meanings of words by giving a misleading title of an episode of a show made mostly for children? Just seems like a really odd flex lol.
It was a reference to the 12 spies Moses used to scout the promised land. Filoni is Jewish and likes the religious references.
@@aaronboone8097 well it does fit since a couple of the titles this season were religious in nature (The Apostate, The Convert, etc…). also the titles tend to have double meanings so it’s likely that was the case for this episode too. our Mandalorians spied the remnants of Mandalore and Elia Kane and Moff Gideon were spies infiltrating the New Republic. not that complicated.
So The Spies was a biblical reference? The 12 Moses sent. It refers to scouts. Double check this cause it was in comments sections elsewhere. Makes sense in context to me. Great video as always! MTFBWY! Can’t wait for Ahsoka!
No, people are reaching and trying to sound intellectual when all they are doing is referencing some website who guessed what the reference might be. It's pretty clearly Elia Kane and Moff working together to infiltrate and take down the New Republic from within. The entire season had ep titles which were very obvious, why would this be any different? And it's not like they put a lot of thought into the writing this series, thinking we would just love it because it's Star Wars, so why would they put a lot of thought into a simple episode title?
I was so upset seeing the darksaber being destroyed. I do hope it gets repaired and returned. And yes, the darksaber has a Kyber crystal, and it wasn’t destroyed on screen. Let’s hope it gets brought back
Thanks, Primate! I think one of the alternate meanings of spy (like, maybe, scout) was applicable in Chapter 23, as opposed to its current connotation. 🚀 Pedro warning us that the finale might be "too painful" was a fake-out. This was triumphant! Never saw sooooo many *rising* *phoenixes* at one time in one place! #ItsAPrimate #StarWars #TheMandalorian #DinGrogu
Glad you enjoyed it!
The kid in me is giddy and ready for AHSOKA! 🤓
Pretty sure the creators got sloppy just like GOT season 8 creators and forgot that they names the episode the spies lol
I feel the episode before this was titled oddly. "The Spies" was simply referring to the Imperial spy that we saw in the first 5 minutes of the episode. Thats it. They could have called it like "The Retaking" or something more accurate. It got us thinking that there was someone among the Mandalorians that was gonna turn out to be a spy, and thats clearly not the case. And i'm sure Gideon is finally dead, I'm sure Bo Katan and Din checked after that big ass explosion. They would have made sure of it haha.
Still gotta hand it to Season 3 man, they really upped the budget for a lot of these episodes and the sets and environments and action looks SO damn good!! Gotta applaud everybody involved in making this show as good as it was! Hats off for sure!
Glad you liked this, Primate! Definitely one of the better shows on all of Disney+ haha. Cant wait for Ashoka though! Need some Jedi action, we didn't get any this season!
I did not understand in the last weeks, from where all the rumors about the Armourer being a traitor came to be honest. Can somebody explain to me who started that weird idea and why?
Some people wanted Din to take off his helmet and walk away from his tribe, and what better way to have than making his tribe be the bad guys all along.
@@JiReyAnimation I mean, his tribe are religious people, so they are bad people by default, like all religious fanatics are. But that does not make the Armourer a traitor. The rumor came out after the Armourer told Bo Katan to unite the clans. She was wise enough to see that the groups must overcome their differences to have a chance to survive and that this would be more important than ancient beliefs. Telling Bo Katan to take her helmet off out of the blue was the first sign that the Armourer had spent some thought on that for some time. She is the exact opposite of a traitor, thats why i did not understand the theories.
@@schnubbel76 the theory didn't make sense for me either. But some people just want everything to have a twist. Nothing can be straightforward, there's always have to be some dark shit going on behind the scenes. The Armorer wants to unite all tribes? She's secretly trying to destroy Bo Katan and her people.
@@JiReyAnimation Yes, a twist..... hmmm.. maybe Grogu did not "escape" the order 66 but has been taken by that jedi played by ahmed best, who was sent by Palpatine, still alive at that time and then taken to another secret and hidden dark lord who trained Grogu in the dark side of the force. The plan was that Grogu came close to Din Djarin and then kill him because the emperor has foreseen that he would play a bigger role in the uprising of "New Mandalore", wich would be a threat to the empire. But Grogu fell on his head and lost his memory, so the plan did not work. Or did it? Now Grogu is alone with Din Djarin at his place, acting cute and naive. Waiting for his chance to kill Din Djarin, betray Bo Katan and Mandalore and rebuild the remains of the empire into the first order....
I think "The Spies" was just referring to the fact that The Empire was hiding on Mandalore. They knew exactly where to set up a base, because Moff Gideon knew the Mandalorians would return. It's not exactly *spying,* but it's a very manipulative tactic. I think that some fans were reading too deeply into the title this past week. If one of the Mandalorians was a spy last episode, they would've shown it IN that episode, you know?
Yea it was overall just sloppy of the creators to make the episode that and then not explain it at all.
I love how everyone was theorizing about who the traitor was...when it turns out that none of them were. 🤣
Yea the creators got super sloppy with giving the title of an entire episode “the spies” and then literally giving no explanation for it.
@@aaronboone8097 Some people would argue that letting the fans work it out for themselves, instead of being hand-fed every piece of info, is much better. It's not universal that having something go unexplained means it was sloppy, bad writing, or what-have-you - I mean, look at 2001: A Space Odyssey, where virtually nothing about the Monolith and related stuff was explained, and that's precisely why it made a great impact with people. Hell, the creator outright said that if you knew what it all meant, he'd failed with his vision
So hard disagree. They had to know a lot of people would react this way, and did it anyway just to mess with our expectations; on that much, I say "well played" :P
I felt the Moff Gideon cloning plot was really wasted. We learn it, and it's instantly gone after pressing some buttons.
Oh you can bet we'll see it again in season four....
my dude's out here trying to play 4d chess, but it's just a game of checkers. The spy was just the spy
Really enjoyed season 3... Mandalorians are back to their home planet, and Din is happy with his son!
U can tell there saving so much for the faloni movie, like riding the Mythosaurs is definitely something there saving.
Yeah. If I remember correctly, The Mandalorian was originally supposed to be only 3 seasons. Then, after the success of the first two seasons, they greenlit a season 4 AND a movie. I feel like they had to postpone a lot of things in a hurry and make quick changes to the storyline.
I think the spie is meant to be the Gideon’s spy on coruscant and the shadow council but idk tbh
Some of the best action sequences I’ve seen in Star Wars for sure. Not a bad season but not on par with the last 2
I feel like this season wrapped up the whole arc that started in season 1 of Din’s character development, finding out who he is and who he wants to be as a Mandalorian and now as a father to Grogu(Din Grogu). also bringing full circle the Mandalorians’ struggle to take back Mandalore and succeeding. plus we finally took down Moff Gideon! this season has been a blast for me and I’m so satisfied with how it went and how it ended. ❤
Saddest death this show has had. RIP the Darksaber.
The point of that is the strength of the Mandalorians is working together. Bo lead with her skills and didn't need a sword.
@@marshsundeen The Darksaber and culture associated with it has held the Mandalorians back in a lot of ways; destroying it and moving the Mandalorians forward to be led by merit and honor may be the best thing that has happened to them for a long time. I'm guessing it won't be an easy transition though.
I don’t think they’ll rebuild the darksabre. Whole season was a crisis of faith for Bo Katan. She thought she needed that symbol to lead the Mandalorians & when she didn’t have it didn’t think she was enough to lead them without it.
She rediscovered the way, she found herself. Like Din told her, it’s courage and honour and character that they follow. No Katan has that and the Mandalorians will follow her even without the Sabre
That was Action Packed! And the simultaneous battles in the air and on the ground episode 6 style. What a finale
Moff Gideon died like Gus Fring lmao
“Last chance to look at me Grogu”
NO, NO, NO, NO (It's the Bell)
For a short time, Grogu connected with the Mythosaur 🤩!
Despite the previous episode being titled “The Spies” there’s apparently only one spy. This being the girl (idk her name) that gives Moff Gideon information about the Mandalorians and The New Republic.
Gideon's army would've been the sickest, but also probably the deadliest army in Star Wars. Last episode he mentioned how every culture has something to offer. The cloners, the Jedi, and the Mandalorians. He also mentioned how his upgraded Dark Trooper Armor was better because it had him in it. So he was going to not only have an army of force sensitive clones of himself, but they were all going to be wearing that new armor that he has, thus incorporating parts of all three cultures he spoke of, clones of himself, imbued with the Force, wearing dark trooper suits made of beskar.
Also, the spy thing is more Biblical than literal. When Moses was leading the Israelites into the promised land, he sent twelve people to scout it out first, and they were called the Twelve Spies. Last episode, twelve Mandalorians went down to the surface of the planet to scout it out before bringing the rest of the people down
No reactors are mentioning that Grogu is a green dot in the tracking. That is hilarious.
“I’m sorry I thought you were a traitor!!” Bruh I said the same thing while watching 😂 😅 🤣
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This season essentially suffered from the lack of Dave Filoni's presence, who was likely too busy with the Ahsoka series. The only two episodes he wrote was the one with the Grogu flashback (that bit was obviously written by Dave) and was one of the highlights of the series, and episode 7 which was the best and highest rated episode of the series. I think Favreau really needs Filoni's guidance on Star Wars lore and basically just knowing what fans want to see.
A Theory put forward by another youtuber (or from their comments?) was that
"The Spies" was not a reference to, Double agents, but a reference to the 12 Spies sent by Moses to find out if Caanan was habitable. a biblical reference. Same with how 12 Mandalorians went down to check if Mandalore was habitable
Nice reaction! Keep up the great work on content and keep the hype for season 4! 👍
15:56 Nah, I have a strong feeling Gideon is still alive. That was probably his clone and the real one is hidden somewhere
please no. Let's move onto Thrawn. Neither are in the sequels so they have to run their course and be done.
The last 2 episodes were so good , the mandalorian season 3 was worth the wait
Action wise, the writing and pacing is horrible
I'll never understand how 2 episodes somehow make up for several meh ones to some people.
@@Seeber420 the entire season was very chill and straightforward. i’m glad they didn’t try to top S2’s finale and just focused on wrapping up the retaking of mandalore and the cloning storyline
Enjoyed your reaction. Made me laugh a couple of times. You too, like me, fell for "The Spies" title hahah There were so many theories out there that I got really into and ended up being slightly disappointed but that's on me. Speculation can always lead to disappointment.
I think overall the finale was good, could have been better and tighter if they gave more thought to the writing of the story itself throughout the season, like putting more emphasis on the emotional journey of characters and giving all of them more depth would make me enjoy it a lot more, also would be cool if didn't rely so much on exposition through dialogue... Please, show don't tell! It's also kinda apparent that they didn't plan what the show would be leading and are kinda making it up as they go along. Not every show can be Andor but I do wish they took more influences from it hahah
My favorite episodes this season have been the ones that had co-writers, so I have to conclude that having some more writers in the room could only benefit them going forward (like for S4, if it really gets green lit and also the Mandoverse movie? I hope they plan that better than this season). Action scenes were really awesome, definitely the highlight! I also loved the Grogu moments we got in these last 2 episodes.
I'm happy it ended on a positive note and not PAIN like I usually expect from SW! I really think this is a good place to end the series.
The spies was the scouting party led by Bo Katan to see what they were facing
Remember the Mandalorians have been in combat forever, and jet pack is probably used a lot, so the Troopers were out classed in the air that’s why the Mandalorians wanted in the air.
Gideon is definitely dead. If Gideon disappeared after the fire they would know that he's still alive and they would mention it. The fact that they didn't means there's a body.
the spy must have been the girl that works for Gideon cause there were absolutely no spies in this episode 🤣🤣
all the other title references were very obvious, why would that one be different?
@@inefekt from what I've been reading, Spies also meant scouts in the olden days
so if they meant the scouts the tittle makes much more sense
@@davidnobre5660 Sure, of course. I guess we'll only find out if Favreau clarifies its meaning...
I feel like episode 7 should have been titled “Return to Mandalore” and episode 8 should have been titled “Battle for Mandalore” and there would have been no confusion on the spies thing.
SKINNY PETE IS A MANDALORIAN!!!😁
The Spies refers to the scout party of the mando strike team , spies = explorers
I’ve really been enjoying your reactions. Love your enthusiasm and just plain geeking out over Star Wars. Happy you’re enjoying! ♥️😊
Thanks!
Regarding Bo Katan and the Madolorians, it really helps to have seen the Clone Wars show and even Rebels.
And if you havent watched the Book of Boba you might be confused why Grogu is suddenly back, to begin with.
Ngl I feel hella goofy. The entire fanbase including me has said with absolute certainty Gideon was working on clones for Sidious but then 3 years later, it's revealed Gideon was trying to clone himself not Palpatine. Why does this work? Well now that I think of it, Sidious' return was not a First order op and was secret to 99.999% of the first order, only spies like Pryde knew. So Gideon knowing and his entire remnant knowing wouldn't make sense. Fantastic episode
Spies refers to the twelve who went to scout Mandalore.
literally let out a primal scream when bo lit that saber and led all them mandalorians. this season has had its ups and downs but that was definitely one of the coolest parts.
What we’re they supposed to call the last episode, “The Spy”? It was generic for all of the captured Empire loyalists who are in the New Republic network. btw - Gideon is dead and there is no body to see! How long of a fire burn did they have to hold to prove he’s dead?
I agree about Gideon. Two reasons, one how could he fly away. My thinking is the flames would prevent it. Plus how would he guide his way out? The second reason is the suit I'm sure has limits, to the point that it would have cooked him. I'm sure that he could fly blind and all but he's also narcissistic. He would believe up to the point when he died that he could not die.
10:55 the 1s!!! Ran fade for the fate of Mandalore 😂
Gideon was only able to crush the Darksaber because he was wearing a suit of mechanized Beskar armor 😥😓. Maybe the Darksaber can be remade 🤔🤯🤩!
And instead of being for the ruler of Mandalore, maybe it could be for Mandalore's champion and chief protector 🤔😉!
For Mandalore!
Great finale! Probably won’t be as beloved as Season 2’s but then again it’s hard to top that. Me though I really enjoyed it, particularly the aerial fight sequence between the Mandalorians and Gideon’s forces and how our main trio collectively took on Gideon (I really loved how active Grogu was this episode in comparison to how passive he was in the other finales). It’s nice that Gideon seems to have been dealt with (leaves more space for Thrawn) and Mandalore is reclaimed, unified and has a hopeful future.
I will say this is the second time The Mandalorian has wrapped up a season a little too neatly and it begs the question of where subsequent seasons will go. Sure there’s some unresolved plot threads (the Imperial spy on Coruscant, what Grogu’s story was in the decades after Order 66) but I’m not sure if that’s enough to fill a season(s) now that some of the show’s biggest conflicts are apparently done. But who knows, I’m sure at least season 4 will set up Filoni’s grand finale movie.
In the meantime I eagerly await Ahsoka’s show 🙂 #thisistheway #ihavespoken
What if that was a clone of Gideon that died?🤔
They would've shown Grogu sense his force as a tease if that where to happen
Who knew, Mando shops at Costco?!
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Just did my reaction! ahhhh best finale ! love a good saber duel
Loved this season, yeah there were some less important episodes but we got to see some great new places and faces in the star wars universe. The finale hit all the right spots for me, I would have preferred someone running gideon through with the dark saber but hey thats why I am on my couch and those people are in the writers room.
Cannot wait for Ahsoka, hyped for Andor reactions, and still patiently waiting on The Expanse lol
Also: I am reading the Thrawn books rn and he is just such a genius even back in his younger days. Cannot wait for his return, along with Ezra
Another great reaction as always Primate. I loved this finale, but something about Bo and The Armorer relighting the great forge with all the Mandalorians chanting in unity just gave me chills. Also I love the callback to the season 1 finale and Kanan’s sacrifice in Rebels when Grogu saved Din and Bo from the explosion
Thanks!
Gideon got that Gus treatment.
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YES! YES! YES! 4:30
I just found your channel this week looking at Rebels reactions and so glad I did in time for today’s finale!
:)
Wasn't the worst episode wasn't the best episode .. My honest opinion the Mandalorian kind of has run its course they should just end it now.. Save the rest for the movie that's supposed to link up .. And I'd be fine with it ...actually I'm pretty disappointed with this episode and most of the season actually would've been nice to see more Space fighting with those Tie interceptors and Tie bombers.
People are too keen to end something as soon as the level drops from previous highs....there is nothing to say that it can't reach those levels again. Sure, this season was pretty average, while that Jack Black episode was just an abomination but I think it's clear that Favreau missed Dave Filoni's input, who was likely too busy with the Ahsoka series to give much guidance to him on this season. The episodes Dave did help out with ended up having some of the best content of the series and the second ep he co-wrote ended up being the highest rated. Now that he's finished with Ahsoka he will probably have more time for season four. I wouldn't give up on it yet...
So the legend of the Mythosaur is of a Mandalorian taming one, right? Well, foundling Din Grogu just said "Whats up". Personally loved the whole season.
Just like making *Grogu* 50+ yrs old but with zero communication skills,¹ When it comes to last episode's title, _"The Spies,"_ I'm guessing they didn't think it through. We had the spy on _Coruscant,_ and perhaps they simply meant, _"The Spies"_ as in, _"We're now going to show you what the spies generally do in Star Wars."_ It's clearly a seriously nuanced approach. . .assuming it was on purpose. 😏
Now, as I note above, there actually is a way to present a title like _"The Spies"_ and NOT necessarily have more than one - _particularly when it _*_is_*_ a title._ It's just clear the makers of the show didn't think about how the internet initially tends to look at things rather two-dimensionally overall, and then run with it.
Another [ *EDIT: **_more likely_* ] possibility is, along with _what's-her-face_ on _Coruscant,_ perhaps the showrunners were talking about the group that *Gideon* was talking to. I wouldn't label them _spies,_ but maybe that's in fact what they were referring to. 🤷🏼♂️
Ultimately, I still feel the writing is subpar with this show. I mean we are in the age of truly phenomenal TV, and this just seems more like it's the writng of a Saturday morning cartoon by comparison.
That said, I must admit, the Mandalorians v Troopers air battle was indeed rather _sa-weet!_ As was *Din's* hand to hand with the troopers. It was just the premise that made so little sense.
The guards just standing in alcoves while there are enemies forces attacking the base. And they are held by force fields for reason that escape me. I guess we're not supposed to think about anything except _the moment_ with the __ etc., and not before. And hey, they generally do the __ rather well.
And what's with killing *Paz* but capturing *Din?* That made absolutely ZERO sense. Again, Saturday morning TV writing.
9:33 *Gideon:* _"No, I'll take care of him myself."_ ⁉️ Dude, *you just had him.* 🤦🏼♂️
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¹ ─ Clearly that was not thought through. Alien spiecies or no, 50+ yrs old and *Grogu* still has the language skills of a human under 12 months old (babies start to developer speech between 12 and 18 months). And all this while *understanding* virtually everything being said to him. 🤦🏼♂️
*ADDENDUM:* I guess what bugs me most about the *Grogu* situation is that it seems completely unnecessary. They gave him that age arbitrarily. After all, there wasn't a precedent set before him. 🙄
My understanding is that Grogu is a Vergence in the Force - a by-product of Anakin's unnatural conception. Grogu & Anakin are the same age.
I gave the episode a 7.5/10 it was very enjoyable I thought the air battle and the fight scenes with Din were awesome but honestly the whole season was very underwhelming.
So many build ups with cloning and all of that, also with Moff Gideon, but ultimately it led to really nothing in the end.
I don’t like they build up and give us really big expectations and it’s just kind of the same ending as season two so it felt a little “over done” in a way with us just seeing them fight Gideon again and that’s it.
Anyways, was cool seeing them take over mandalore and I look forward to great adventures and stuff with Din and Din Grogu!😝
Yeah it was pretty underwhelming overall, no plot twists, no real buildup and it kinda let to nothing, I usually enjoy what most don’t like but this was kinda bad ngl, some nice moments though
THIS IS THE WAY
#Dopest air battle scene…in Star Wars history! You gotta watch it at least 3 times…it was moving! #starwars4life
So Favreau and/or Filoni tried to get too clever with the Spies title and threw off too many fans. It must have been the Moses & 12 spies/scouts biblical reference people have mentioned, scouting out ahead to see if it was safe, just like 12 Mandalorians who went with Bo to scout out Mandalore. I've seen people try to claim there's no way it'd be a biblical reference, but the Ep1 was the Apostate (one who forsakes their religion) in which Mando needs to redeem himself for taking off his helm and brings back a shard from Mandalore. An easter egg is that the shard das a passage from Exodus 10:5-6 from the Bible about Jewish enslavement by Egyptians which eventually led to Moses leading them away, so they were planning those themes from the beginning. No credit to me, I just found this out by other people's posts.
Can’t wait for andor now
Never clicked so fuckin fast
I'm not gonna lie, Primate, I loved this season. If nothing else, we saw a metric shit-ton of character development. Bo Katan redeeming herself, the Armourer realizing that "The Way" comes in different flavors depending on how you're raised (or "indoctrinated into".... if you want to compare it to our society), but that's okay for different clans to have different beliefs. Things like that. I thought the whole "there's a spy within the Mandalorians" always came off as a red herring for me. I wasn't buying it (especially not the Armourer).
But this episode was quite the payoff. I felt Grogu was going to help Din out, but I didn't expect it to be as much of a "team up" as we got.
I'm honestly confused as to how some people don't see the character development. Maybe if you haven't seen Clone Wars and Rebels, to see how Mandalorians, Bo etc. used to be, although they did try to add in comments along the way to show it, like commenting on how their infighting has held them back and such. I guess most viewers won't know about how relying on 'whoever has the Darksaber is the ruler' led to Darth Maul ruling them for a while and how much of a disaster that was, how much Bo has matured and grown since her early years, etc. But still, she's shown growth betwene S2 and the end of S3.
Din Grogu. Effin' eh.
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This was awesome
That was them killing all the clones (well I hope hehe)
Kinda underwhelming that there was no spy after all. But guess it's for the best. Great finale but super straightforward.
I wish i could say this finale was satisfying to me, but I felt like there were just far too many weird plotlines and unfinished ones as well.
Like you said, there are never any Mandalorian “spies,” making the title of the last episode very confusing. This mixed with the fact that the Mandalorians suffered zero losses in this episode makes the entire battle to reclaim Mandalore feel like it was a walk in the park, as opposed to last season where the main characters would’ve been doomed if not for Luke Skywalker. Hell, Mando being captured didn’t even lead to anything interesting, he escaped with ease in the first five minutes of the episode.
Moff Gideon’s plan of making clones of himself with Force powers (which is the entire reason he’s wanted Grogu since season 1) is honestly pretty goofy when you think about it, and on top of that it comes out of nowhere, gets explained really quickly, and Din kills all the clones literally seconds after they first get revealed.
Although I do think destroying the Darksaber was the right way to go for Bo-Katan’s character, The Darksaber’s destruction felt so casual and meaningless, and literally not a single character talks about it afterwards, which feels like a big disservice to an item that was extremely important in Clone Wars, Rebels, and even this show.
The rest of my main gripes are just more plotlines that didn’t really go anywhere. The Coruscant episode with Doctor Pershing and Gideon’s spy didn’t lead to anything outside of Gideon’s return, the Mythosaur didn’t do anything at all, and the show never once mentioned Duchess Satine, Maul, or Sabine, despite how important they are to the lore of Mandalore.
Despite all my grips and disappointments, I’m hopeful for the future of this show now that it’ll just be about the adventures of Mando and Grogu. I also think that Bo-Katan and Mandalore will get their own spin-off show, and hopefully we’ll get some follow-up on the many unfinished storylines from this season.
Sorry for typing so damn much lol, but I feel like your comment section has a pretty good variety of opinions so I like to share mine and see everyone elses. I’m excited to watch the Ahsoka show and see your reactions soon, and if you’ve just started watching Andor be ready for a Top 3 Star Wars show, next to Clone Wars and Mando Season 1.
The spies title is apparently a biblical reference and it was talking about the 12 scouts that went down first
Agreed on everything.
Spies was from Bible from Moses
I feel like a show was a bit rushed and a lot of things were left unfinished and unanswered
This episode was a outstanding and peaceful ending for this season 😌 it might had some bumps but it was a great experience to watch of “Father and son” journey.
Also is it funny to say that the actor Gustavo died by explosions as he gotten exploded in BB and now this show. 😅
**SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN ALL OF THE EPISODES**
Personally, I think a large part of why people had problems with this season was because of the non-linear story telling. Season 2 and the Book of Bobba Fett both had much more linear story telling. To me, though, this was much more "realistic". It started with Din having to go to the Living Waters and that led to Bo Katan joining his covert. It was the Armorer who pushed Bo Katan to go out and collect other Mandalorians and bring them "home" and then for them to retake Mandalore.
The Pershing episode was my least favorite of the season, but it gave us valuable information, like the presence and positioning of the spy and the way former Imperials were being handled. That helped explain why the Duchess and her husband needed Din and Bo Katan's help to deal with the rogue droids. And that quest set up allies who could sponsor Mandalore as a sovereign planet once again. All of it was connected and setting up things needed for the Mandalorians to actually free their planet, but also setting things up for beyond the end of the season, for the planet's, and the galaxy's, future. Yes, some of it was boring or less interesting, but that's life, and politics.
This was not people dealing with the leaders of the galactic forces and their plans, but dealing with lower level bosses or high level peons. This is dealing with two planets and their peoples in the Outer Rim. Their stories are worth telling, but they are far less impactful than the stories of the last living royal of Alderaan and her twin brother, children of the right hand man of the ruler of the entire galaxy. The actions of Din and his allies only really affect the fate of two planets in a galaxy that had more than 1.5 million recognized member planets in the old Empire. I'm sure that the death of Moff Gideon will affect the larger picture in the long run, but we already knew that he wasn't a major player in the future of the whole galaxy and I don't think that there were any Mandalorians in the last three Star Wars movies. It's a very different story, with a very different focus than the movies. I think people sometimes loose track of that.
Gideon or a clone of him will be back.
that was nice simple ending for season 3. also Gideon IS DEAD HE GOT disintegrated
First Cad Bane, now Moff Gideon. These shows have no idea how to deal with their villains. And I'm not a hater in any respect, I'm just getting tired of cool villains being taken out like chumps. If they wanted Gideon to be enveloped by the explosion, fine, but you gotta do a few things to make it impactful. First, have *him* do something major like kill one of the supporting characters. Second, in the shot where he dies, shoot it like it's a big deal, have the helmet come off and have a close up of his face, either have him accept death like Ra's al Ghul (Batman Begins) or Beckett (At World's End), or have him yell in fury as the explosion envelops him. Instead of an awkward wide shot.
Those guards were so pointless, here guard this hallway next to these bottomless pits and be divided between 3 ray shields....like wtf writing is that?
Bro listen to Gideons voice...He lisps....also is without his mustache so i guess we saw the first clone of him
look at all my anger in season 3
1. THEY DESTROYED THE DAM DARKSABER
2. GIDION DEAD HE WAS A GOOD VILLAN NOW HE GONE :(
3. PAZ VIZLA YOU WERE A JURK BUT ARE JURK
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Pretty disappointed we got even less of a tiny tease of the mythosaur than we did in episode two. That's not how you build things up. You have to deliver slightly more or at least just different shots until the audience can't take it anymore. This isn't a long running cartoon. With only eight episodes, each cinematic decision needs to have meaning and impact.
Weird season, but great ending. Season 4 is left kinda open though. Like… is the series over?
Glad people were happy with the episode, but I’m disappointed that I’m so disappointed. It seems like tons of people really enjoyed the finale but this whole season has been nothing but boring to me. The acting has been stiff surprisingly often, the writing has been full of even more holes than Star Wars typically has, lots of the effects are pretty wonky, the main story was all over the place, Din Djarin didn’t feel like the focus of the show, Gideon and his clones were a huge anticlimax, the Darksaber was built up for nothing… There are so many flaws I can’t even suspend my disbelief while I’m watching, which is a problem I’ve never had before.
I’m hoping for better in the future, but it seems like most people just eat up whatever Disney slaps together if they call it “Star Wars” or “Marvel”. I don’t think the problems I have are gonna be fixed anytime soon and I’ve pretty much hit my limit. I love Star Wars (and Marvel) but I don’t think I’ll be following them as closely anymore, it’s draining to get my hopes up just to be frustrated at what they give us.
6/10
I am disappointed.
The Praetorian Guard easily killed Paz in the previous episode - in this episode the elite let themselves be distracted by the stupid "No" button, additionally they couldn't kill either Din or Grogu, they were trained to fight the Jedi so it shouldn't be a challenge for them. 1 Praetorian should be able to handle it and there were 3 of them.
Din's way of escaping is also just stupid.
Gideon's death didn't make me emotional or somethink I didn't care, I laughed at the absurdity of the Praetorians.
The only moments that really interested me were: Destruction of the Darksaber, Clones and Dave Filoni in the bar.
The Mandalorian combat in the air was pretty cool.
Whole season is 5/10 for me.
Bro, I think I was way more disappointed in this season than you did. Episode 2 was by far the best this season, and then it was downhill from there. Everything that was built up had a very unfulfilling conclusion. Crucial story elements were rushed and it all came across as scattered storytelling. There were some excellent action sequences, but the things that ultimately drive satisfaction for most people - character development, dramatic tension, high stakes, and satisfying and fun outcomes - were delivered at a mediocre level. It was the worst of the 3 seasons by far IMO. Looking forward to Ahsoka and Andor Season 2.