Tbh one Praetorian guard would have done the job, cause he was already tired and a bit hurt from fighting those Beskar Stormtroopers, 3 was really overkill but it looked cooler
Now they better not make Din, Bo and Grogu take out those Praetorians easily. Season 2 did a great job of showing the power gap between a skilled Mandalorian and a Jedi Master (Din almost died fighting one Dark Trooper, Luke casually took them all out). Sure in the sequels the Praetorian guard gets destroyed by Rey and Kylo Ren but they're force users and proficient with lightsabers, it stands to reason a Mandalorian would struggle like hell to kill a single Praetorian
The toddler phase of Grogu in IG-12 is pure brilliance. The constant use of two words, running around, rebellion and chaos? It's great to see. In Grogu. 😅
I don't know anything about Thrawn like a lot of people watching so having him take out Moff gideon in the last episode would establish him as the next big bad and suitably scary.
"Rivals"... ehhhh. More like annoying inconviences lol. I feel like Moff Gideon is gonna be an ant compared to Thrawn's plans lol. And I feel like the show is making it that way. It seems that Moff Gideon is just obsessed with the Mandalorians, and that's truly where he's gonna become more of a liability for the future "Empire" than an actual advantage. I feel like Gideon can't last now that Thrawn is coming and I don't think they'll take Gideon on to Ahsoka. So I guess it'll all depend on whether or not S4 of The Mandalorian is set to air before the big Filoni movie.
@@catherinesanchez1185 you should definitely watch rebels if you want to see more about Thrawn. Plus the Ahsoka series definitely seems to serve as a sequel to rebels lol
Just to reinforce what you said, it's not just the amount of training, because of their history and culture (internal strife) the Mandalorians also know how to fight others in beskar armor. You give a stormtrooper armor and a jetpack, yeah, he is going to be tougher and more maneuverable, but he won't suddenly have a 1000+ year tradition of heavy armored combat to call upon.
@@michaeljeacock oh agreed they are clones that he was trying to make force sensitive. But being a clone doesn't make you have the memories of your donor. This isn't dune with the whole genetic memory stuff. Until I see a real Mando on the empire side to have trained them I am going to assume they are something like the strand casts from the sequel trilogy and their way of quickly making what is basically the new version of super commandos.
Something everyone keeps missing is when he says about the new Dark Trooper armor "The best thing about It, It contains me" he means him as in clones of him I believe thats what was in the vats clones of Gideon.
That’s a great point! I also think it is significantly he says alloy of Bescar🤨 is there a connection to the Mandalorian armour being forged with the living waters? Making it different…
I love how there are whole shots dedicated to silent nervousness to make the audience think they're going to show up only to realize that Moff Gideon used The Purge of Mandalore to hide his plans to create a comms dead zone that can't be scanned from orbit in order to mine Beskar and use it for his own ends. The man won this fight decades ago.
Between Mando and Grogu getting separated, Paz going out like that, and the fleet in jeopardy… I cried like a baby in this episode. They better not leave this season on a cliffhanger!!! My heart can’t handle it
It's simply really, din didnt have it, he knows about paz's lineage and knows he would have been using it the whole time if he had it, so that leaves Bo.
Idk why he thought she had it when she clearly wanted to get through the blast doors to Mando, but didn't use the thing that would get you through blast doors until they wanted to run away :/
What an insane episode. It was so sad to see Paz going out like that by the hands of The Praetorian Guards, totally unfair. And it was so cool to see the young General Brendol Hux (Armitage Hux' Father from the First Order) in the Shadow Council. See? When Dave and Jon are working together this beautiful episode happens.😄
Paz died a death worthy of a Mandalorian and at least House Viszla didnt end with him. Not only he sacrificed himself and gave the others time to escape, he took out basically a platoon of those troopers, it took 3 Praetorian Guards to take him down. he is one damn tank. His son, Ragnar, would be very proud and I hope we get to see Ragnar Viszla in the future as a formidable warrior just like his dad and those before him esp Pre Viszla. I could see him fighting alongside Grogu when they're old enough
@@primecoconut4204 Yeah, he was so badass. And as you mentioned I'm pretty sure they introduced his son to us for a reason, surely he'll play a much bigger role, probably in next season. But as someone who did put so much trust and faith in the Armorer, his death would be way more tragic if it turns out that she was a Spy all along and she was actually working for Moff Gideon. Btw I really liked Paz, probably even much more this season.
Din rescued Grogu from Giddeons capture, with the help of Bo Katan, at the end of season 2. Now Grogu rescues Din from Giddeons Capture, with the help of Bo Katan, it comes around full circle 🤣
Favorite moments: 1) Din having to give Grogu some autonomy. 2) Din pledging himself to the Princess. Last episode reinforced how she was respected. The three from the ship reinforce her importance in the culture. He is Lancelot. He must be honorable and pledge himself till the end. 4) The subtle nuanced moments of Din instructing Grogu to stay back or run. No way to train a youngling about battle but in battle. Also, when Din is capture, they framed Bo’s reaction. Intensely emotional. They didn’t show Grogu’s emotional response, but her. They have connected beyond a leader and a fellow traveler. He is her champion. You see when he asks her for direction as the two knuckleheads fight. 5) Din admits - second time - that he didn’t show Grogu to play mediator or in force peace rather than take it too far. He is secure enough with who he is to admit Grogu’s character is not tied to him. 6) Paz’s death was extremely emotional. Immediately you think of his son. They are solitary people, but they are also a community. Now the covert must raise his son. He inherits the family responsibility. Powerful. I I am not a watcher of any of the other stories - the animated stories are not easy for me to connect to no matter how badly I wish. I am only familiar with the films and the Disney stories. Never had an opinion that is negative about any of them I only ask, what are they trying to accomplish and how will they connect it later. This is because as a theatre person - director and educator - I value creativity more than my ego. I enjoy and celebrate the details and understand that they have a long game I know nothing about. You asked what we thought. I agree that we should hang in and not expect redundancy with structure, character development, plot advancement or even connectivity. That just defies what Lucas wanted - fun. We were supposed to be kids watching these stories unfold. Abandon ourselves to cheer or hiss at the turns - Gideon had the best moment - “me” all over the scenes. That narcissism will be his down flaw! Great writing, great direction, great acting, and smart producing. Loved it all. This had many moments building
The Spie's is a biblical term. Moses sent a team of scouts ahead to the promise land to make sure it is safe to go. The Scout team are known as "Spies" That is what the 3-7 episode was.
LoL! The pain in your guys faces at the end of the episode is epic! Talk about sharing the emotion with milions of Star Wars fans at that exact moment. Love watching you guys!
I loved that scene and I think it was much more important than Grogu just being sweet. It shows he learned from his time with Luke and it shows he has been paying very close attention to Bo when she says that Mandalorians are stronger together and need to stop in fighting. That is why he gave that little nod at the end of the scene. I know some people are a bit frustrated he hasnt had as much screen time this season or character growth but I have been watching him, and he is observing everything intently, taking it all in, learning lessons from those around him. He has the potential to be an amazing leader, he has had great role models in Din, Bo and Luke - and maybe more to come from Ashoka, Sabine, Hera and Ezra, who knows
I love that Brendol Hux was played by Domhnall Gleeson’s younger brother. Also, Brian Gleeson’s first name is pronounced in its Irish tongue as Breen, since we’ll undoubtedly be talking about him more.
Great video, you guys are the best reactions to watch. I noticed that on other channels a lot of little momments go unnoticed an people just focus on the obvious stuff but this series is more subtle than that. Like that connection to the beskar fragment on the last episode, the episode doesnt say "thats why there was a fragment there" but if you are paying attention the connections are clearer.
The opening scene up to intro was shown at the Lucas film panel at celebration, we were then invited back later that night to watch the full episode at the celebration stage
I have been waiting all day, since I watched the episode, for this reaction from you guys!! I watch atleast 4-5 reaction channels for SW & Marvel related things, and y'all are hands down my favorites!
Fun fact: Brendol Hux (General Hux's Father) who appears at the shadow council meeting, is actually played played by Brian Gleeson who is the brother of Domhnall Gleeson (who plays General Hux in the sequel trilogy).
How cute was Grogu in the Mec?! I think he felt tall in it! Who are “the spies”? There must be someone within the Mandalorians who told of what there plans were - there were two people missing when the ambush happened, (did Moff Gideon make a “deal” with one of them?) The Armor and Axe that went to get help. Paz death messed me up (yelling at the TV saying “No, don’t do it, there too many!” I already knew he was gonna go down but he did it with honor! So do you think we’re gonna have a cliffhanger? I think we are I don’t think it’s going to end the way we all think it might………
Amazing episode and reaction. It's just mindblowing how everything is so connected. I was so stoked to realize that one of the imperial officers at the beginning was Gilad Pellaeon, one of my all-time favorite Star Wars characters. Hopefully we'll see him again in Ashoka and more.
I’m so excited that Brendol Hux was introduced he’s a character from the Aftermath Series by Chuck Wendig, it’s such a good trilogy book series. A key member that is missing from the shadow council is Grand Admiral Rae Sloane she formed the First Order and became their first leader so I am hoping she is introduced soon.
Watching this episode I couldn’t help but think that someone asked Taika what he wanted them to do with his character this season and this was his honest answer. 😂 Insert NZ accent: “Make them put a little seat in his chest with joysticks, for Baby Yoda to pilot around like a skinny Arnim Zola”
Ok, first off, I see you Hector! You betta sang!🎵 Secondly, am I the only one who got nervous when Din dedicated himself to Bo's services? I'm so leery of her. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE the character. That's the point. I feel like they're trying to make us like her too much. And she still hasn't told anyone but the Armorer ANYTHING!
The mech was adorable. Yes yes yes yes yes. Like any little kid. But then I got nervous remembering how much flying they did the first trip. Mech needs a jet pack…
You guys should watch Nerdy Nightly's reaction to last week's episode. They say some really interesting stuff addressing the complaints. TL:DR is that this season is kind of a King Arthur story but told from Lancelot's perspective. (Din is Lancelot and Bo-Katan is Arthur)
Remember, Agustin - Dave was George's apprentice, so it's all one story. And Hector - reading Legends in high school, a few years after release (I live in Australia, things could take a while) is what ended up scoring me my best friend and housemate. So it's kind of bittersweet seeing Thrawn - they brought Zahn in to rejig him for the Disney timeline, which makes it easier, but there are (inevitable) changes that just sit funny. Purely personal reaction, of course, and still super grateful Filoni has brought back as much Legends material as he has.
One of my best friends loved the Heir to the Empire books. The last Star Wars movies really turned him off the franchise. When he heard Thrawn's name get dropped back in S2, he perked his ears up. He is now being drawn back in, because he loved how they did Thrawn in the books. He's currently watching Clone Wars and Rebels to get ready for it. This is what this show should be doing.
I think the armorer is working with Moff Gideon.. She wanted Bo to "unite" all the Mandalorians, to get them all together in one place and "take back Mandalore"... I think she knew Moff was there and it was just a big set up for the Mandos
Damn, I didn't even think about that... On the one hand, I would be completely disappointed with her, for liking the character so much... But on the other hand, it would make a cool plot, it would be interesting.
Anyone else notice how the moment the Super Commandos showed up, Axe was like ‘ya. I’ll totally go for help.’ Even though they made it clear that no transmissions can make it off planet. Ya. I think Axe was the one who broke Gideon out and he’s working for him and left so it didn’t get revealed.
Now this was an engaging episode! Cheeky Grogu oprating IG12 made my day🤣 Many people think The armorer is the spy, I'm not so sure about that, though I think that would be interesting. I personally think it's the Mandalorian survivors because they led them to it and were supposedly living on the planet all this time and didn't know about Moff Gideon operating from there...?🤔 Also they say they're survivors but they very well could be Gideons people that put on beskar suits that was still on the planet to deceive them. Otherwise Axe Wolves is also very sus... RIP Paz Vizla💫
Loved this episode! Loved y'all Reaction. And while its not my take, I can see why some viewers may be sad at the lack of Din. S1&2 i would hear a lot of casual SW fans state how easy it was to watch and get into. S3 has been a real change and very much catered to invested SW fans. And while it is titled 'The Mandalorian' it was obviously focused on Din prior. To fully enjoy S3 in its entirety you have to have watched the other SW tv shows, to me without that background you miss alot of nuance and also fun.
Thanks, Adam! Thanks, Hector! Thanks, Agustin! 🚀 Thrilling!!! ❧ How adorable was 'Grogu' piloting 'IG-12'?! And he handled a meiloorun fruit! REBELS fans will love that. And how wild to see 'Brendol Hux' in the Shadow Council? Surely, many will surmise he's the father of 'Armitage Hux' from the sequels. That they're both portrayed by real-life brothers is the cherry on the sundae. So many delicious details! #HeroesReforged #StarWars #TheMandalorian
Yup. It could go from The Mandalorian to The Mandalorians much like Falcon and The Winter Soldier changed to Captain America and The Winter Soldier at the end.
That show should have been called Captain and Bucky at the end. It takes away from the whole character arc Bucky went through to change Falcons name in the bed but not Bucky’s.
After the Ahsoka panel the other day I loaded up Rebels for a full rewatch and cracked open Heir to the Empire as I was getting ready for bed for like the 10th time since first reading it in the early 90s. What a wild and exciting time for Star Wars to see so much stuff fulfilled that at one point felt so off the table.
Thrawn doesnt share power, theres no way Thrawn and Gideon will build the First Order. Also, as crazy as this season has been idea wise; Mecha-Grogu, Ahsoka, Kal Kestis, and Luke will save Din lol
Everyone is so busy speculating about who the spies are , they seemed to have missed that Din is going to be interrogated and tortured in the next episode. They're going to strip his helmet/armor off of him. Din might know info they want, but Moff may also assume that Grogu will come to rescue him. Grogu is the one they want.
I thinks the next episode is going to reveal that moff gideon is a mandalorian who was a darth maul follower and when maul was defeated Gideon joined the empire. The reason I say this is 1. His helmet has horns 2. His chest peace has the same imprint as the other mandalorians have
2 things im most curious about - what does M Gideon still want Din alive for? Also why the armorer was willing to miss the trip to the Great Forge when she could just ask some else to transport the sick people?
Din has been traveling with a force baby who has developed his powers...gideon may be covering his bases just in case Din knows where some of the remaining Jedi are hiding. If his spies have been reporting everything to him .,.he could easily suspect this. Din would also know where the remaining mandos are hiding and possibly New Republic info too . When he said "debriefing room" I interpreted that as "interrogation /torture room" . They're going to strip Din of his armor and helmet for humiliation and stress him out, making it easier to get info from him. ALSO, it just occurred to me that Gideon knows Grogu will come for Din , so he'd make great bait. Grogu is the one they really want .
I think Gideon’s going to remove Din’s helmet in public. He fights DIRTY. We have no idea if Bo-Katan ever saw his face at the end of S2. Star Wars is going very very deep with the personal stakes with this character. Din Djarin’s a chosen knight to the Princess of Mandalore. He’s her champion. Sound familiar? This is a King Arthur/Gueneviere (Bo), Lancelot (Din), and Mordred (Gideon) triangle. 💫
Great episode and great reaction you're some of the few Star Wars Fans who actually get how Favrouni are crafting the ST Universe carefully weaving everything into a cohesive story that's is bound to elevate Star Wars to Tolkien's LOTR level of myth and world building.
I liked it and understand why Favreau would want to write himself out of this as he has become a busy guy... However, it was odd that Bo Katan could use the dark saber to cut through one door super fast, but could not cut through, or she never thought cutting the door to reach, Din or Paz.
Could be just a writing thing but to me it made sense. My interpretation of that was: A) If she cuts a way to save Din it would create a even worse trap for them, a small entrance where only one of them can go at a time and the enemies can focus their fire. She saw three mandalorians get taken down and Din be captured so its not going to be an easy fight and she doesnt know the ammount of enemies, better to get out of there. B) If she had gone against Paz's wishes and tried to help him she would be putting the rest of the squad at risk since he was sacrificing himself to buy them time to escape. Again, Din was defeated, and now the other great mandalorian fighter just say that there are too many of them. As the leader of the squad her goal was to protect them and use the time he got for them to escape. Anyway, these are my two cents.
Dudes, the Armorer isn’t captured by Gideon. She’s working with/for Gideon. The horns on her helmet, mirrored btw by Gideon’s new helmet, are a callback to what I presume is her time in the Death Watch under the control of Darth Maul. She’s been a “bad guy” since the beginning.
I’ve joked in the past about the Armorer being a droid. She has buttons and lights on her chest, have you noticed? The “helmet rule” was never a part of Death Watch., AFAIK. She could also be a cyborg, more machine than woman.
Armorer sus recently. 1. She flew away with the injured away from the fight coming 2. She convinced BoKatan to unite more mandos and to come to ONE place that Moff is also at. 3. All the new beskar armor for the empire? SHE MAKES IT
Everybody saying these are “the midway between stormtroopers and first order troopers.” They aren’t. These are Imperial Super Commandos. The remnants of Clan Saxon. They’re Imperial Mandalorians.
You know the Armorer will deck out IG-12 for Grogu, making him the next Mandalorian Heavy. **IG-12 reloads chain-gun, starts shooting Imperials** IG-12: Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
One thing I love is all the people that spent their hard earned money and countless hours crafting the perfect Din Djarin Mando cosplay……. Only for Moff Gideon to show up in the most bad ass Mandalorian armor I have ever seen.
The name of the episode was spies - plural. Did you guys feel it was interesting that the two left the group? I’m sure it was strategic to make us suspicious about the armorer and the British actor. Probably not.
I could see a Thrawn appearance just for a minute because he wants Gideon's attention and disagrees that a rebuilding Mandalore is a threat to his plans.
So, this is just me. The imperial commandos looked more like an amalgamation between clone troopers, storm troopers and mandalorians. Also, the guard looked like a combination of of different star wars eras: Royal guard with mandalorian armor and st glow weapons. Taking pieces of different times but making them their own at the same time.
This episode was called “The Spies”, we only saw one spy for sure talking to Gideon in the intro. Who is the other spy? I think they are playing that it could be the Armorer, because she went to the planet then left and the way they played her approaching the fleet seemed off? But it might be the Mando, what’s his name Axe Wolf or something similar. He fled the battle when he had the chance, how could he fly thru that storm and that far in his suit? In fact I’m 90% sure it’s him and I have a theory.
Could also be Elia. She's a spy in the New Republic, and told Gideon what the Mandalorian's plan was, which was all he needed to set up that trap at the end
@@Omegafire17 oh we know for sure Elia is a spy for Gideon - OP was hypothesizing the other possible spy within the Mandalorian ranks since the title implied there are more unknown agents at play in addition to the lady on Coruscant
It's Beskar alloy, not pure Beskar, so it stands to reason that it'd be easier to work with, meaning Imperial armorers could have made it. That or the Armorer is a rat. Or both, which is my bet.
Best episode of Season 3!!! Holy hell, this episode was incredible! The return of Moff Gideon is such a welcome piece. Giancarlo Esposito is an incredible actor. The tease of the Thrawn return is really setting up the Ahsoka series. The sacrifice of Pas Vizsla is really emotional. I damn near cried. This show almost got me like with the sacrifice of IG-11 in the Season 1 Finale. Godspeed, Pas. *This is the Way.* But, also, all of these Mandalorians are badass. I also liked the reveal of why Gideon had the Darksaber before. Also, Din Djarin is a loyal you-know-what. Him pledging allegiance to Bo-Katan was beautiful. Grogu in the IG-12 is a certified toy to be sold (hella cute though). As for who was the inside person in the rank, my money is on The Armorer, Axe Wolves, Koska Reeves or those 3 Mandalorians who were on that pirate ship. Those are my guesses. Unlike others, I'm not cynical towards Season 3. I do acknowledge that it could have been better written and structured. However, despite questionable writing and developments, I've enjoyed the 3rd season. Can't wait for the finale on Wednesday!
I don’t wanna say it but the episode is called “The Spies” and it can’t be just bout Katy O’Brians character at the start. However, The Armorer was a bit suspicious to me, she dipped and looked very suspicious when going up to the fleet and leaving the others right before they got attacked 👀. I want to believe they are good but this episode didn’t give a payoff to the title. Also!!! Axe is also very suspicious and is a spy forsure, the second those Beskar Troopers showed up my man dipped with the dumbest excuse.
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Karga is the rich grandpa that brings all the most annoying, loud gifts to the birthday parties.
literally my uncle buying me noisy star wars toys.
It's a great life to be his grandchild
"Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes."
@@rhaspodel yes
My boys grandpa🤬A Fire engine when my oldest was 3 years old, that was over 40 years ago and I can to this day hear the damn annoying sound😳😖😂
The fact that it took 3 Praetorian guards to take down Paz is a testament to how much of a bad ass he was! Incredible episode.
Those three Praetorian Guards are none other than Mike, Victor and Tyrus.
Tbh one Praetorian guard would have done the job, cause he was already tired and a bit hurt from fighting those Beskar Stormtroopers, 3 was really overkill but it looked cooler
one Praetorian would've done the job, but him taking down all those troopers was cool though
That fight gave me horrible episode 8 flashbacks.
Death by praetorian guards seems pretty humiliating
Now they better not make Din, Bo and Grogu take out those Praetorians easily. Season 2 did a great job of showing the power gap between a skilled Mandalorian and a Jedi Master (Din almost died fighting one Dark Trooper, Luke casually took them all out). Sure in the sequels the Praetorian guard gets destroyed by Rey and Kylo Ren but they're force users and proficient with lightsabers, it stands to reason a Mandalorian would struggle like hell to kill a single Praetorian
The toddler phase of Grogu in IG-12 is pure brilliance. The constant use of two words, running around, rebellion and chaos? It's great to see. In Grogu. 😅
Moff Gideon is going to find out how Grand Admiral Thrawn handles rivals.
That would would be so bad ass
I don't know anything about Thrawn like a lot of people watching so having him take out Moff gideon in the last episode would establish him as the next big bad and suitably scary.
"Rivals"... ehhhh. More like annoying inconviences lol. I feel like Moff Gideon is gonna be an ant compared to Thrawn's plans lol.
And I feel like the show is making it that way. It seems that Moff Gideon is just obsessed with the Mandalorians, and that's truly where he's gonna become more of a liability for the future "Empire" than an actual advantage. I feel like Gideon can't last now that Thrawn is coming and I don't think they'll take Gideon on to Ahsoka. So I guess it'll all depend on whether or not S4 of The Mandalorian is set to air before the big Filoni movie.
Gideon about to experience the very downfall if you go against Thrawn: arrogance and hubris
@@catherinesanchez1185 you should definitely watch rebels if you want to see more about Thrawn. Plus the Ahsoka series definitely seems to serve as a sequel to rebels lol
Just to reinforce what you said, it's not just the amount of training, because of their history and culture (internal strife) the Mandalorians also know how to fight others in beskar armor. You give a stormtrooper armor and a jetpack, yeah, he is going to be tougher and more maneuverable, but he won't suddenly have a 1000+ year tradition of heavy armored combat to call upon.
the comment on combining the power of his enemies and the vats in his base pretty much confirms the mando dark troopers are clones.
@@michaeljeacock oh agreed they are clones that he was trying to make force sensitive. But being a clone doesn't make you have the memories of your donor. This isn't dune with the whole genetic memory stuff. Until I see a real Mando on the empire side to have trained them I am going to assume they are something like the strand casts from the sequel trilogy and their way of quickly making what is basically the new version of super commandos.
Something everyone keeps missing is when he says about the new Dark Trooper armor "The best thing about It, It contains me" he means him as in clones of him I believe thats what was in the vats clones of Gideon.
That’s a great point! I also think it is significantly he says alloy of Bescar🤨 is there a connection to the Mandalorian armour being forged with the living waters? Making it different…
I thought the same thing.
I love how there are whole shots dedicated to silent nervousness to make the audience think they're going to show up only to realize that Moff Gideon used The Purge of Mandalore to hide his plans to create a comms dead zone that can't be scanned from orbit in order to mine Beskar and use it for his own ends. The man won this fight decades ago.
"I did it thirty-five years ago."
"I did it....mah....way🎵
...35 years ago"
Between Mando and Grogu getting separated, Paz going out like that, and the fleet in jeopardy… I cried like a baby in this episode. They better not leave this season on a cliffhanger!!! My heart can’t handle it
Gideon: Bo gimme the dark saber
Bo: never... wait a minute, how'd you know I have it... I smell a rat...
Gideon: no no no, no spies 😅
I thought that because of the title but she carries it on her belt and doesnt wear a cloak so its not that much of a secret.
It's simply really, din didnt have it, he knows about paz's lineage and knows he would have been using it the whole time if he had it, so that leaves Bo.
also no armorer or that wove guy
Idk why he thought she had it when she clearly wanted to get through the blast doors to Mando, but didn't use the thing that would get you through blast doors until they wanted to run away :/
“Who me? Did my helmet tip your off!?”-The Armeror
What an insane episode. It was so sad to see Paz going out like that by the hands of The Praetorian Guards, totally unfair. And it was so cool to see the young General Brendol Hux (Armitage Hux' Father from the First Order) in the Shadow Council. See? When Dave and Jon are working together this beautiful episode happens.😄
Paz died a death worthy of a Mandalorian and at least House Viszla didnt end with him. Not only he sacrificed himself and gave the others time to escape, he took out basically a platoon of those troopers, it took 3 Praetorian Guards to take him down. he is one damn tank.
His son, Ragnar, would be very proud and I hope we get to see Ragnar Viszla in the future as a formidable warrior just like his dad and those before him esp Pre Viszla. I could see him fighting alongside Grogu when they're old enough
@@primecoconut4204 Yeah, he was so badass. And as you mentioned I'm pretty sure they introduced his son to us for a reason, surely he'll play a much bigger role, probably in next season. But as someone who did put so much trust and faith in the Armorer, his death would be way more tragic if it turns out that she was a Spy all along and she was actually working for Moff Gideon. Btw I really liked Paz, probably even much more this season.
And Brendol was being played by Domhnall Gleeson’s brother, Brian.
@@TyrannosavageRekt Yeah! I didn't clock that while I was watching the episode. Later saw his name on the end credit.
I refuse to believe Paz is gone 😢 Poor Ragnar
He's just passed out and he'll be the one rescuing Din. That's what I hope...
No, he’s dead.
@@kazukinishimura526 lmao bruh he took a blade to his back and his gut. Hes dead 2 times over
The true Mandalore will be Ragnar who after battle will be known as Ragnar the Red.
Adams reaction at the end of the episode was priceless!! Even though hes gone, Paz went out like a boss!! Tait Fletcher, we salute you🤜🤛
I keep repeating "Bad baby. No squeexie." just because it makes me laugh.
Paz: "I will go."
Everyone before the episode: "YES!!!!"
Everyone after: "NOOOOOOOO!"
Cosplayers are gonna make that glowing heavy gun for sure. With the damage and smoke effects too. I can already see it.
Dude...he literally melted the barrel for sure 🔥🔥🔥
He melted the whole gun
He melted the whole gun
A big shout out to Hector, Adam and Augustin from the intelligent SW fans. I love their positivity on what is a forward thinking series/franchise
Din rescued Grogu from Giddeons capture, with the help of Bo Katan, at the end of season 2. Now Grogu rescues Din from Giddeons Capture, with the help of Bo Katan, it comes around full circle 🤣
oooh nice
Like father, like son
Long live Paz
👀
This Is The Way
This is the way
He died tho 😢
This is the way
Favorite moments: 1) Din having to give Grogu some autonomy. 2) Din pledging himself to the Princess. Last episode reinforced how she was respected. The three from the ship reinforce her importance in the culture. He is Lancelot. He must be honorable and pledge himself till the end. 4) The subtle nuanced moments of Din instructing Grogu to stay back or run. No way to train a youngling about battle but in battle. Also, when Din is capture, they framed Bo’s reaction. Intensely emotional. They didn’t show Grogu’s emotional response, but her. They have connected beyond a leader and a fellow traveler. He is her champion. You see when he asks her for direction as the two knuckleheads fight. 5) Din admits - second time - that he didn’t show Grogu to play mediator or in force peace rather than take it too far. He is secure enough with who he is to admit Grogu’s character is not tied to him. 6) Paz’s death was extremely emotional. Immediately you think of his son. They are solitary people, but they are also a community. Now the covert must raise his son. He inherits the family responsibility. Powerful. I
I am not a watcher of any of the other stories - the animated stories are not easy for me to connect to no matter how badly I wish.
I am only familiar with the films and the Disney stories. Never had an opinion that is negative about any of them I only ask, what are they trying to accomplish and how will they connect it later. This is because as a theatre person - director and educator - I value creativity more than my ego. I enjoy and celebrate the details and understand that they have a long game I know nothing about.
You asked what we thought. I agree that we should hang in and not expect redundancy with structure, character development, plot advancement or even connectivity. That just defies what Lucas wanted - fun. We were supposed to be kids watching these stories unfold. Abandon ourselves to cheer or hiss at the turns - Gideon had the best moment - “me” all over the scenes. That narcissism will be his down flaw! Great writing, great direction, great acting, and smart producing. Loved it all.
This had many moments building
The Spie's is a biblical term. Moses sent a team of scouts ahead to the promise land to make sure it is safe to go. The Scout team are known as "Spies" That is what the 3-7 episode was.
LoL! The pain in your guys faces at the end of the episode is epic! Talk about sharing the emotion with milions of Star Wars fans at that exact moment. Love watching you guys!
Felt an instant dopamine hit seeing all 3 of the boys together for this reaction 🥲 That episode absolutely flew by!
After breaking up their fight I really wanted Paz and Axe to dejectedly say "sorry, Grogu" 😂 what an episode, so excited/nervous for the finale!
To be fair the first thing they did together was save Grogu from the ship smashing.
I loved that scene and I think it was much more important than Grogu just being sweet. It shows he learned from his time with Luke and it shows he has been paying very close attention to Bo when she says that Mandalorians are stronger together and need to stop in fighting. That is why he gave that little nod at the end of the scene. I know some people are a bit frustrated he hasnt had as much screen time this season or character growth but I have been watching him, and he is observing everything intently, taking it all in, learning lessons from those around him. He has the potential to be an amazing leader, he has had great role models in Din, Bo and Luke - and maybe more to come from Ashoka, Sabine, Hera and Ezra, who knows
I love that Brendol Hux was played by Domhnall Gleeson’s younger brother. Also, Brian Gleeson’s first name is pronounced in its Irish tongue as Breen, since we’ll undoubtedly be talking about him more.
Domhnall Gleeson said his name is pronounced as though it rhymes with "tonal"
Give me a time jump with Ragnar and Grogu being best Mandalorian friends
Great video, you guys are the best reactions to watch.
I noticed that on other channels a lot of little momments go unnoticed an people just focus on the obvious stuff but this series is more subtle than that.
Like that connection to the beskar fragment on the last episode, the episode doesnt say "thats why there was a fragment there" but if you are paying attention the connections are clearer.
It also doesn't have Din or Bo saying, "Oh, this is where all those TIEs came from."
When Dave and Jon unite to write an episode, such magic and badassery happens! 🔥
Jon and Dave are truly a blessing to star wars
The opening scene up to intro was shown at the Lucas film panel at celebration, we were then invited back later that night to watch the full episode at the celebration stage
I have been waiting all day, since I watched the episode, for this reaction from you guys!! I watch atleast 4-5 reaction channels for SW & Marvel related things, and y'all are hands down my favorites!
Ya, they are definitely my favourite as well!
Same ❤
No doubt HR are T H E B E S T ..... I watch others mostly to 🙄 ....
Fun fact: Brendol Hux (General Hux's Father) who appears at the shadow council meeting, is actually played played by Brian Gleeson who is the brother of Domhnall Gleeson (who plays General Hux in the sequel trilogy).
The mined Beskar of Gideon goes way back to the episodes with The Client in the first season 😲
This episode was just yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes for me, can't wait for next week!
How cute was Grogu in the Mec?! I think he felt tall in it! Who are “the spies”? There must be someone within the Mandalorians who told of what there plans were - there were two people missing when the ambush happened, (did Moff Gideon make a “deal” with one of them?) The Armor and Axe that went to get help. Paz death messed me up (yelling at the TV saying “No, don’t do it, there too many!” I already knew he was gonna go down but he did it with honor! So do you think we’re gonna have a cliffhanger? I think we are I don’t think it’s going to end the way we all think it might………
Tearing up when Paz closes the blast door behind him and says "this is the way". Great episode!!!
Amazing episode and reaction. It's just mindblowing how everything is so connected. I was so stoked to realize that one of the imperial officers at the beginning was Gilad Pellaeon, one of my all-time favorite Star Wars characters. Hopefully we'll see him again in Ashoka and more.
Same! I went nuts when he appeared. Really love his character development in the Spectre of the Past duology.
Seeing this episode last week at Celebration in a room full of Star Wars fans was something really special! So many cheers, fist bumps and gasps!!!
Cmon guys, Yoda acted just like that at 900 😂 They're gremlins I tell ya lol
I’m so excited that Brendol Hux was introduced he’s a character from the Aftermath Series by Chuck Wendig, it’s such a good trilogy book series. A key member that is missing from the shadow council is Grand Admiral Rae Sloane she formed the First Order and became their first leader so I am hoping she is introduced soon.
Jack Black saying "I hope you like secretions. Come, have a little sip-sip" lives rent-free in my mind.
Watching this episode I couldn’t help but think that someone asked Taika what he wanted them to do with his character this season and this was his honest answer. 😂
Insert NZ accent: “Make them put a little seat in his chest with joysticks, for Baby Yoda to pilot around like a skinny Arnim Zola”
Wanted to give Adam the biggest hug after Paz died. 😢🫂
Ok, first off, I see you Hector! You betta sang!🎵
Secondly, am I the only one who got nervous when Din dedicated himself to Bo's services? I'm so leery of her. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE the character. That's the point. I feel like they're trying to make us like her too much. And she still hasn't told anyone but the Armorer ANYTHING!
Ready for a rather insane but I think necessary event?
Bo is going for the Mythosaur and will roar into the base riding it.
the Moff will need to change his suit breeches yet again
[Hector had me cracking up with that Armorer bit: "take off your helmet, you are beautiful"]
I can imagine one of the Imperial commandos taking a selfie of himself and his pals after capturing Din Djarin.
Glad to see the fellas are back together.. Waited for this reaction all since I watched it earler today.
The mech was adorable. Yes yes yes yes yes. Like any little kid.
But then I got nervous remembering how much flying they did the first trip. Mech needs a jet pack…
The Armorer isn't in love with Bo, she wants to destroy her because she's really Rook Kast.
You guys should watch Nerdy Nightly's reaction to last week's episode. They say some really interesting stuff addressing the complaints. TL:DR is that this season is kind of a King Arthur story but told from Lancelot's perspective. (Din is Lancelot and Bo-Katan is Arthur)
Omg …. I need to give Adam a hug 😩 seeing your reaction was so heart wrenching 27:06
Remember, Agustin - Dave was George's apprentice, so it's all one story.
And Hector - reading Legends in high school, a few years after release (I live in Australia, things could take a while) is what ended up scoring me my best friend and housemate. So it's kind of bittersweet seeing Thrawn - they brought Zahn in to rejig him for the Disney timeline, which makes it easier, but there are (inevitable) changes that just sit funny. Purely personal reaction, of course, and still super grateful Filoni has brought back as much Legends material as he has.
One of my best friends loved the Heir to the Empire books. The last Star Wars movies really turned him off the franchise. When he heard Thrawn's name get dropped back in S2, he perked his ears up. He is now being drawn back in, because he loved how they did Thrawn in the books. He's currently watching Clone Wars and Rebels to get ready for it. This is what this show should be doing.
I think the armorer is working with Moff Gideon.. She wanted Bo to "unite" all the Mandalorians, to get them all together in one place and "take back Mandalore"... I think she knew Moff was there and it was just a big set up for the Mandos
Damn, I didn't even think about that... On the one hand, I would be completely disappointed with her, for liking the character so much... But on the other hand, it would make a cool plot, it would be interesting.
Anyone else notice how the moment the Super Commandos showed up, Axe was like ‘ya. I’ll totally go for help.’ Even though they made it clear that no transmissions can make it off planet. Ya. I think Axe was the one who broke Gideon out and he’s working for him and left so it didn’t get revealed.
some think she's Rook Kast, some think she's Ursa Wren.. only time will tell, but she's always been a mystery
@@novabell24 yeah, he didnt even have a ship either
@@bookem5537 EXACTLY! Like, the moment they showed up he was all like ‘Oh, all according to the plan. Fuck this shit I’m out!’
I enjoyed the episode with Jack. It also showed the plight of the Droids...
Now this was an engaging episode! Cheeky Grogu oprating IG12 made my day🤣 Many people think The armorer is the spy, I'm not so sure about that, though I think that would be interesting. I personally think it's the Mandalorian survivors because they led them to it and were supposedly living on the planet all this time and didn't know about Moff Gideon operating from there...?🤔 Also they say they're survivors but they very well could be Gideons people that put on beskar suits that was still on the planet to deceive them. Otherwise Axe Wolves is also very sus...
RIP Paz Vizla💫
Loved this episode! Loved y'all Reaction. And while its not my take, I can see why some viewers may be sad at the lack of Din. S1&2 i would hear a lot of casual SW fans state how easy it was to watch and get into. S3 has been a real change and very much catered to invested SW fans. And while it is titled 'The Mandalorian' it was obviously focused on Din prior. To fully enjoy S3 in its entirety you have to have watched the other SW tv shows, to me without that background you miss alot of nuance and also fun.
Thanks, Adam! Thanks, Hector! Thanks, Agustin! 🚀 Thrilling!!! ❧ How adorable was 'Grogu' piloting 'IG-12'?! And he handled a meiloorun fruit! REBELS fans will love that. And how wild to see 'Brendol Hux' in the Shadow Council? Surely, many will surmise he's the father of 'Armitage Hux' from the sequels. That they're both portrayed by real-life brothers is the cherry on the sundae. So many delicious details! #HeroesReforged #StarWars #TheMandalorian
Yup. It could go from The Mandalorian to The Mandalorians much like Falcon and The Winter Soldier changed to Captain America and The Winter Soldier at the end.
I think Mandalorian could be both singular and plural honestly. Wouldn't need to change a thing.
That show should have been called Captain and Bucky at the end. It takes away from the whole character arc Bucky went through to change Falcons name in the bed but not Bucky’s.
@@wesatrk True
After the Ahsoka panel the other day I loaded up Rebels for a full rewatch and cracked open Heir to the Empire as I was getting ready for bed for like the 10th time since first reading it in the early 90s. What a wild and exciting time for Star Wars to see so much stuff fulfilled that at one point felt so off the table.
Thrawn doesnt share power, theres no way Thrawn and Gideon will build the First Order.
Also, as crazy as this season has been idea wise; Mecha-Grogu, Ahsoka, Kal Kestis, and Luke will save Din lol
my heart skipped a beat when y’all said my name at the end 🤣🤣 then i realized you meant the director
Everyone is so busy speculating about who the spies are , they seemed to have missed that Din is going to be interrogated and tortured in the next episode. They're going to strip his helmet/armor off of him. Din might know info they want, but Moff may also assume that Grogu will come to rescue him. Grogu is the one they want.
his convert will never abandon him and neither Bo-katan.
the armorer having a thing for bo katan would explain so much in such a simple way
The analysis of this show by you guys is spot on and I appreciate you guys for doing this
No joke: if it was just Paz and one Praetorian Guard, he probably would've killed said guard right on the spot with a neck snap just as he was dying.
Expecting the mythosaur and Ashoka to help Din in the next episode.
SW is genius for using the entire Timeline to start over.
That way they can monitor which properties HIT and focus on it for the future after
Adam are you Ok?? Man... That ending...
This episode was... I don't know how to describe it ... I'm speechless
I thinks the next episode is going to reveal that moff gideon is a mandalorian who was a darth maul follower and when maul was defeated Gideon joined the empire. The reason I say this is
1. His helmet has horns
2. His chest peace has the same imprint as the other mandalorians have
2 things im most curious about - what does M Gideon still want Din alive for? Also why the armorer was willing to miss the trip to the Great Forge when she could just ask some else to transport the sick people?
Probably to bait Bo-Katan to take the darksaber from her and to bait Grogu as well to maybe kidnap him and continue doing experiments on him.
Din has been traveling with a force baby who has developed his powers...gideon may be covering his bases just in case Din knows where some of the remaining Jedi are hiding. If his spies have been reporting everything to him .,.he could easily suspect this. Din would also know where the remaining mandos are hiding and possibly New Republic info too . When he said "debriefing room" I interpreted that as "interrogation /torture room" . They're going to strip Din of his armor and helmet for humiliation and stress him out, making it easier to get info from him. ALSO, it just occurred to me that Gideon knows Grogu will come for Din , so he'd make great bait. Grogu is the one they really want .
I think Gideon’s going to remove Din’s helmet in public. He fights DIRTY.
We have no idea if Bo-Katan ever saw his face at the end of S2. Star Wars is going very very deep with the personal stakes with this character.
Din Djarin’s a chosen knight to the Princess of Mandalore. He’s her champion.
Sound familiar? This is a King Arthur/Gueneviere (Bo), Lancelot (Din), and Mordred (Gideon) triangle. 💫
She is the spy and they want grogu for the cloning for the emperor
Great episode and great reaction you're some of the few Star Wars Fans who actually get how Favrouni are crafting the ST Universe carefully weaving everything into a cohesive story that's is bound to elevate Star Wars to Tolkien's LOTR level of myth and world building.
I liked it and understand why Favreau would want to write himself out of this as he has become a busy guy... However, it was odd that Bo Katan could use the dark saber to cut through one door super fast, but could not cut through, or she never thought cutting the door to reach, Din or Paz.
Could be just a writing thing but to me it made sense. My interpretation of that was:
A) If she cuts a way to save Din it would create a even worse trap for them, a small entrance where only one of them can go at a time and the enemies can focus their fire.
She saw three mandalorians get taken down and Din be captured so its not going to be an easy fight and she doesnt know the ammount of enemies, better to get out of there.
B) If she had gone against Paz's wishes and tried to help him she would be putting the rest of the squad at risk since he was sacrificing himself to buy them time to escape.
Again, Din was defeated, and now the other great mandalorian fighter just say that there are too many of them. As the leader of the squad her goal was to protect them and use the time he got for them to escape.
Anyway, these are my two cents.
When they were fighting, one could say Paz had an Ax to grind
Dudes, the Armorer isn’t captured by Gideon. She’s working with/for Gideon. The horns on her helmet, mirrored btw by Gideon’s new helmet, are a callback to what I presume is her time in the Death Watch under the control of Darth Maul.
She’s been a “bad guy” since the beginning.
Hector the other actor you recognized was Skinny Pete from Breaking Bad!
What a fantastic episode. MechGrogu is the best part about it. LOL
That was hysterical, had to watch it 3 times, so funny
@Adam Miller My husband and I were cracking up when we were watching it this morning. Grogu is like, "sorry Dad, but I'm keeping it."
I’ve joked in the past about the Armorer being a droid. She has buttons and lights on her chest, have you noticed?
The “helmet rule” was never a part of Death Watch., AFAIK. She could also be a cyborg, more machine than woman.
10:58 its 100% because the armorer is rook kast. And thats why she sounds so "ironic" when she speaks.
Armorer sus recently.
1. She flew away with the injured away from the fight coming
2. She convinced BoKatan to unite more mandos and to come to ONE place that Moff is also at.
3. All the new beskar armor for the empire? SHE MAKES IT
Everybody saying these are “the midway between stormtroopers and first order troopers.” They aren’t. These are Imperial Super Commandos. The remnants of Clan Saxon. They’re Imperial Mandalorians.
You know Bo is avenging Paz, great episode.
You know the Armorer will deck out IG-12 for Grogu, making him the next Mandalorian Heavy.
**IG-12 reloads chain-gun, starts shooting Imperials**
IG-12: Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
One thing I love is all the people that spent their hard earned money and countless hours crafting the perfect Din Djarin Mando cosplay……. Only for Moff Gideon to show up in the most bad ass Mandalorian armor I have ever seen.
I believe Moff Gideon was being quite literal when he said the best thing about the armor was that it had "him" in it. His clones, that is.
The name of the episode was spies - plural. Did you guys feel it was interesting that the two left the group? I’m sure it was strategic to make us suspicious about the armorer and the British actor. Probably not.
Skinny Pete from Breaking Bad being a Mandalorian🔥 also those troopers are from Rebels, Mandalorians that joined the empire
I could see a Thrawn appearance just for a minute because he wants Gideon's attention and disagrees that a rebuilding Mandalore is a threat to his plans.
The day that Grogu became a Krang.
Yes!
26:06 Jon Favreau hasn't played Pas since Book of Boba Fett. He's was played by Tait Fletcher, who is 6'3".
So, this is just me. The imperial commandos looked more like an amalgamation between clone troopers, storm troopers and mandalorians. Also, the guard looked like a combination of of different star wars eras: Royal guard with mandalorian armor and st glow weapons. Taking pieces of different times but making them their own at the same time.
This episode was called “The Spies”, we only saw one spy for sure talking to Gideon in the intro. Who is the other spy? I think they are playing that it could be the Armorer, because she went to the planet then left and the way they played her approaching the fleet seemed off? But it might be the Mando, what’s his name Axe Wolf or something similar. He fled the battle when he had the chance, how could he fly thru that storm and that far in his suit? In fact I’m 90% sure it’s him and I have a theory.
Could also be Elia. She's a spy in the New Republic, and told Gideon what the Mandalorian's plan was, which was all he needed to set up that trap at the end
His name is Ace Woves. If he's a spy working for Gideon, it would explain why he was missing from the season 2 finale.
@@Omegafire17 oh we know for sure Elia is a spy for Gideon - OP was hypothesizing the other possible spy within the Mandalorian ranks since the title implied there are more unknown agents at play in addition to the lady on Coruscant
Anyone else wondering how Gideon was able to get the Beskar shaped into armor?
It's Beskar alloy, not pure Beskar, so it stands to reason that it'd be easier to work with, meaning Imperial armorers could have made it.
That or the Armorer is a rat. Or both, which is my bet.
Well his base is like right next to where the great forge is so I'd imagine he forged it
Can you imagine what the armorer can do with IG12? A force sensitive in a Beskar mech with Mandalorian weapons? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
and that's why it will be written for sure many songs about JAZ... my respect... the Armorer, she is the spy...
After this episode im excited for whats about to happen next Wednesday!
Best episode of Season 3!!! Holy hell, this episode was incredible!
The return of Moff Gideon is such a welcome piece. Giancarlo Esposito is an incredible actor. The tease of the Thrawn return is really setting up the Ahsoka series.
The sacrifice of Pas Vizsla is really emotional. I damn near cried. This show almost got me like with the sacrifice of IG-11 in the Season 1 Finale. Godspeed, Pas. *This is the Way.*
But, also, all of these Mandalorians are badass. I also liked the reveal of why Gideon had the Darksaber before. Also, Din Djarin is a loyal you-know-what. Him pledging allegiance to Bo-Katan was beautiful. Grogu in the IG-12 is a certified toy to be sold (hella cute though).
As for who was the inside person in the rank, my money is on The Armorer, Axe Wolves, Koska Reeves or those 3 Mandalorians who were on that pirate ship. Those are my guesses.
Unlike others, I'm not cynical towards Season 3. I do acknowledge that it could have been better written and structured. However, despite questionable writing and developments, I've enjoyed the 3rd season.
Can't wait for the finale on Wednesday!
I don’t wanna say it but the episode is called “The Spies” and it can’t be just bout Katy O’Brians character at the start. However, The Armorer was a bit suspicious to me, she dipped and looked very suspicious when going up to the fleet and leaving the others right before they got attacked 👀. I want to believe they are good but this episode didn’t give a payoff to the title. Also!!! Axe is also very suspicious and is a spy forsure, the second those Beskar Troopers showed up my man dipped with the dumbest excuse.
Been waiting for your reaction all day. Great episode!!!
Nice to see that the scouting party follows the Trek-rules: include everybody in command plus a few redshirts!