The ending of this episode honestly surprised me in a way that I never thought it could. From day one, I thought Paz only wanted to reclaim the glory of his house, that he had no real honor; then to go on and to see him change into a true warrior and follow Din purely out of honor and duty. His sacrifice to save everybody else hit me in the feels. I honestly didn’t realize that I liked that character until he died.
Given Ahoka is next in line, the season is going to end with either Thrawn's flagship/fleet jumping in most likely above Mandalore or Nevarro (if the Manadlorian fleet manages to flee to safety) or someone reporting news that it's on the way & the finale ends with a hyperspace shot of the ships. Perhaps even a distinct possibility he comes back in style & heads straight for Coruscant.
@@USxEGames I agree. but this is very early into the total amount of seasons as Theory reiterated as something that Jon Favreau stated. But given the track record of disney’s work when it comes to star wars. I do agree. We’ll just have to wait and see.
@@DutchTheHooligan For sure, I just felt let down by how little they had me invested in the early portion of the season, now I'm super hyped that Gideon is back, felt Paz's sacrifice, but we only have one episode left. I've always said what this season needed wasnt a massive climactic event to happen each episode, but enough of a bread crumb trail there to keep you invested(outside of tuning in just cause we're star wars fans) Also that HvV comparison is too spot on lol
I thought it was suspicious that The Armorer would take the "survivors" to the fleet. If anyone were to go to the Great Forge, The Armorer would be the top of the list. Then seeing Gideon having horns on his helmet made me think even more that she was working with him. But if she was a spy for Gideon, he shouldn't have needed to hear from the imperial that Din and Bo were working together
Or the survivors are actually working for Moff as spies. That would make more sense since they have lived on the planet and there is no way they wouldn't know Gideon was on the planet.
I think if the pirates were working for giddion and the armorer was the spy then she just Trojan horsed the flag ship of the mandalorian fleet with all those “injured” warriors. Can’t wait for next week
@@stormtempest7555 yeh it does sound like the spies may be working for moff cause they only just showed up not to mention they wasnt there when din first stepped foots on mandalore funny how they show up now
It did say The Spies plural and not every pawn could be in play or be feeding information they may be waiting for something and they could be also saboteurs and doing a wing guard flank jump 😂
@@l750z_6 He's dead, it was perfect example of heroic death. He owned everyone in the room so epicly before the praetorians shown up. They felt like worthy opponents. He's dead for sure.
@@l750z_6 nope, wishful thinking... I just watched the scene like 5 times, you can hear his last breath when he falls on his face, but not in the last shot anymore. The whole scene would make no sense if it wasn't moment of heroic death of beloved character.
Paz is the type who'd rather die in battle with honor than run away. I give this EP a 9/10 there's some "coulda shoulda woulda" situations but , it's all for the show. Can't wait for Thrawn!
@@wasdwazd The big guy always understands that he is physically stronger than most of his friends and or allies. It's the old uncle ben saying. "With great power comes great responsibility." Paz is a true Mandalorian
@@wasdwazd it’s so stupid. He had an entire son that djin saved earlier in the season. That alone allowed for the big guy to befriend mando yet he didn’t think for one second about his son when sacrificing himself against the troops.
The Armorer definitely has some Maul/Gideon connections and I think that’s one of the most interesting points in this whole series. It especially makes sense why she would - on a dime - say, “Hey, Bo, it’s totally chill for you to remove your helmet now, go get everyone else”… and then lead them all to Gideon.
Beskar armor can only been forged by few as its a closely guarded secret on how to make it, who else can forge all that armor the imperials were wearing just a thought
@@jackykwan3241 its just a guess not you bit alot of people will bomb my notifications if i say wrong i think she was expecting casualties not forpaz ro stay behind prob didnt expect that and din probaly a deal for his dna but not death if shes a traitor but she is deathwatch or was so ?
@@l750z_6 Gideon requested them, they are trained guards and successors of the Royal Guards from the original trilogy. They are also present in the new trilogy guarding Snoke. They are not excactly specific people more like a special unit of the empire where they train in melee based combat
I just noticed something. The lights around the Shadow Council divide the two Imperial Remnants. One one side is the Imperial Remnants that are true Imperial, and on the other are the ones building the First Order.
@@cptsteele91 I didn't really see First Order (though it makes sense since they came from Hux the 1st), I more saw a fusion of Mandalorian and Stormtrooper. I say that since I believe they wanted to show that while they may look "Mandalorian", they're really only Stormtroopers with better armor.
Yes hux maybe more for the new empire or first order , Gideon is more interested in clone troopers and maybe force sensitive ones and Thrawn is the old loyal empire.
@Jedileader 01 I see what you're saying for sure, for me they brought FO troops to mind because of how they're generally bulkier than regular stormtroopers armour, as well as the smoother aesthetic and shape of the eyes, I think they're a really cool design regardless.
@@jedileader0174 Really felt like they drove that home with the way the mandalorians take them down EASY. You could really see the way that the mandalorians were life-long warriors fighting mere pretenders who were wearing their armor.
I also like how the joysticks on IG-12 are little metal balls that look just like the ball that Grogu would play with from Din’s ship. Just something cool that I noticed in this great episode!
well hes been captured so someone has to save him i'd say hes been sidelined hard and they will probably torture him and take his helmet off for fun since he don't like it he'll probably be tortured so much he never puts helmit on again or the other way round never takes it off for life
It's no longer his show. In the first season Grogu barely knows Din and saves him from the mudhorn. In this episode he's does nothing, just meh, I got Bo now.
I actually had a slight smile when I saw the praetorian guards. They look so much more cooler than the sequels and actually are good fighters, contra how they were in the sequels. Good episode!
Greef is the informant. He’s relaying information to the girl on Coruscant, hence why she knows the pirates failed and that both tribes worked together. Him giving him the bottle from Coruscant is foreshadowing
I'll give my 3 cents here: The armorer (Rook Kast probably) will be revealed as the spy within the mandalorians, which will make all the Children of the Watch take their helmets off and forget their extemism. This will not only reveal her identity but will also allow Pascal to keep his role as Din Djarin, as he will finally become a normal mandalorian that takes off his helmet at it should be.
Gideon wearing Mandalorian style armour is very symbolic. He is essentially making a statement that he is the successor of Mandalore. Such a great villain.
@@117MasterSpartaneven if Grogu stepped in, There was still more reinforcements coming in and it’s literally an entire base containing an army. He’s not luke Skywalker by any means. I would actually be more mad at the fact that Bo couldn’t cut through the door with the dark saber somehow…
@@SolidPain6624 that’s the point he didn’t even try to save his father. In season 1 he choked cara dune just because she was arm wrestling with din djarin.
I just hope that we see a scene where thrawn reveals that he always knew that gideon will fall due to the mandalorians. That would at least suit his character in my opinion. I guess we will see
@@kf8113 i guess the mando’s history of being one of the most successful warriors could be a possible line of reasoning, as well as their 🪄art🪄. Possibly adding gideon’s obsession with creating the best possible being out of himself, which leads to a certain arrogance and dismissiveness into the mix. Would be a nice touch to see that thrawn was the mastermind who lead to gideon being blindsided by his own failures
You know, when this episode said "Spies," it doesn't necessarily mean the spies are FOR Moff Gideon. Now that I think about it, it would be PERFECTLY within Thrawn's character for him to have spies working under Gideon and elsewhere. Perhaps the spy/spies are actually THRAWN'S.
Everyone assumes the title spies meant they spy for Gideon but it might not be the case as you said. it might also be spies in both sides as we all know. I dont think the episode made it clear to whom the title refer to as it should. J.
I really found the meeting of the Imperial Warlords very interesting. I also found it rather telling that only Hux and Pellaeon wore proper imperial Uniforms.
An absolutely incredible episode for all of the show. Really love how they're starting to piece together the pieces of the OT lore going into the sequels while making this in between time so badass.
It took me a bit to realize, these Pretorian guards are the ones that fought Ezra on Thrawn's Star Destroyer during the finally of Rebels. Its the reason Paleon had to okay their use because the were assigned directly to Thrawn by Palpatine. Most likely they will only follow Thrawn''s orders.
This was the best episode in the season, but we really should have been at this point a solid 2-3 episodes earlier. I do love the idea of the next generation of Dark Troopers equipped with Beskar armor. Grogu breaking up the fight between Paz and Axe was a nice moment, shows that Grogu is maturing and cares for the people that have taken him in. Paz Vizsla's sacrifice was emotional, but a bit unneeded, he could have hit the button and rolled under the door before it closed. But if there was anyway for Paz to go out, this was it. Fighting to his last breath, taking as many enemies with him as possible. Would have liked to see him kill 1 of the Praetorian Guards though.
I agree with your other points here, but I don't view Paz Vizsla's sacrifice as unnecessary. If he had closed the door and rolled under it, there's nothing to stop the imperials from simply hitting the button and opening the door again since the controls are on their side. You could argue he could've shot the controls to seal the door before rolling under, but I don't think he would've had enough time for that considering he's a pretty big guy and not very nimble with all his heavy gear.
@@XeriousIV I disagree. The entire situation was not that dire and considering literally everyone else was able to make it through just fine, Vizsla could've done the same. It was most definitely a useless death and I'm pretty annoyed with it honestly
@@XeriousIV good point, if he wouldve hit the button then rolled under they wouldve just opened it again in like 5 seconds, i loved his character but it was a respectable sacrifice in my opinion.
I feel like it makes sense he didn't kill any guards and I kinda like how it was a pretty one-sided fight. He's been worn down from a bunch of shots from the beskar troopers, plus his gattling gun overheated. And while they're no Royal Guards, the Prartorians are very strong and well-versed. Plus it's not like Paz went entirely out without a fight, he got some blocks in ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You mean to tell me you're oblivious to the fact that Bo and Din have clearly grown attached to one another. That relationship is building between them and the fact that Grogu has started to see Bo as a mother figure. As the same way he views Din as his father. Bo also has shown concern when it comes to grogus saftey and talks to him like a mother would. The pep talk in episode 3, the little moment she had on the ship with grogu in episode 6 and now in episode 7 Grogu sitting in her lap.
To Me it shows Bo embracing the Old ways of Protecting and Guiding the Foundlings ... this is their culture to be a Parent Figure for a Foundling and to Show them the way of Mandalore .... \ It doesn't mean that they are Going to be together romantically ... that said It isn't out of the question ... .there could be something Forming there .. plenty of signs of that ... however we shouldn't confuse her Relationship with Grogu as direct line to their relationship ... her embrace of the old ways is largely impart to seeing Din's Passion for it ... She Highly Respects Din and Grogu definitely senses a chemistry between them ... maybe even knows that Bo is Low key Crushing on Din .....
imagine if Grogu stayed with Luke. and we finally see him reunite with Din in Daves movie. what a moment after a few years of build that would have been.
Disagree because you typically need a pay off for the audience in the show the audience is watching, not everyone is a hard core SW fan that is going to watch The Mandalorian + a movie to get their final pay-off.
Season 1 was the same way. I remember everyone saying how the story was going nowhere and then BAM the last two episodes hit and gave us the main story.
Definitely the best episode this season by far just a shame it's nearly the end of the season. Well the saying goes good things come to those who wait this episode definitely delivered 😀
I honestly think the Armorer has horns because of some tradition but Moff Gideon has them because he thought they looked menacing. As wrong as the Armorer has been at times, even she realized that the Mandalorian factions need to come together and finally defeat their common enemy. Axe Woves, and the three Mandalorians they meet on the surface are the most suspect. Why would the writers have Paz beat the crap out of Axe for no reason and then give him such a heroic end? Also why did Axe leave right before they were ambushed? Questions that will hopefully be answered in 40 minutes somehow.
Yeah I bet someone from the Owls will be the suspect or one of the survivors. I see people on here saying the Armorer is the spy but it would make literally zero sense for her to betray the creed of which she has followed since birth
@@therisenwizard8594 I dont think it was ever mentioned that she followed it since birth. That would probably not actually work because she would have been born during death watch days. Them being on Concordia makes me think that her faction split off probably after Bo and the Nite owls, but before the Empire fully rolled in. She could even be one of the mauldalorians from clone wars season 7
@@Darth_K_K The Armoror definitely adopted older Mandalorian traditions and history after Death Watch disbanded, or while she was part of it, she definitely helped in the creation of the more traditional group. The Children of the Watch are actually pretty similar to the True Mandalorians from legends because they both came from savage groups but aligned themselves with old honorable traditions. The main difference is the True Mandalorians were far less superstitious and they were allowed to remove their helmets and armor. (Just backing you up on a few points)
While I get why a lot of people think the armorer is the spy, I have 3 strong reasons why it doesn’t really make sense that it would be her. 1. Would the other mandalorians, especially Bokatan, not be extremely suspicious of her because of her horned helmet. 2. Moth Gideon was surprised when Elia Kane told him that the mandalorians were reuniting to retake mandalor. If the armorer was a spy, then Moth Gideon would already know this and not be surprised. 3. Why would Gideon want the mandalorians reunited to completely annihilate them, when it would be a lot easier for them to kill the tribes separately, or to just let them die off naturally? As Bokatan said, “our own division makes us weak”, so why would the armorer want mandalorians to be United if she was working for Moth Gideon? Thoughts on this?
I'd honestly be shocked if we didn't get a glimpse of Thrawn next week. It fits into the story and it's the perfect tease for his return in only 4 months. This was an incredible episode, and I think my only low-key disappointment was not having Rae Sloane finally make her on-screen debut in the Shadow Council.
I think they're actually from the Nevarro covert, my theory is that when the imperials came and had them on the ropes, those that could get away did but the ones who stayed behind were given the same choice Bo was (hence her telling that story it fills us in on what happened but also shows us how Gideon operates) and the Armorer accepted to give the ones who escaped a chance to survive, hell it may even have been the terms of their surrender, so Gideon inserted the Nevarro survivors with the Mandalore survivors and left the Armorer in the wild to pretty much group up the Mandos. The Armorer could know through Gideon that Din removed his helmet so sent him to Mandalore to confirm what Gideon no doubt told her about the planet still being inhabitable, with that knowledge and Bo having arrived as an ally the Armorer then sent Bo to unite the clans, but of course despite spying for Gideon she isn't loyal to him, so didn't inform him of that part. If her and the Mandos she took to the fleet do try to overtake it then they'll likely try and fight Gideon straight away or she'll be aware of the imminent attack and have them escape trapping Bo and crew on Mandalore, but may still return with reinforcements.
@Christopher Thomson I know he told her, but I suspect she may have asked him because she already knew in that instance or at least suspected, I could well be totally wrong on that one of course.
This is the Mandalorian that I have been waiting for all season! This episode was fan-freaking-tastic!! I loved the plot twist of Moff Gideon’s base being located beneath the surface of mandalore and that whole end sequence was just great! This is Star Wars, I can’t wait for the finale!
@@lumilight4242 dude, back again for more insults! Just because I like the prequels and don’t think that Star Wars is a patriarchal universe, my view is “f*****”?! Your messed up man… Glad we can finally agree on something at least…
One thing I noticed is that it seemed that Palleon and Hux gave eachother looks and seemed to be understanding of eachother. They seem to be leaders amongst the council and don’t seem to be short sighted fools. The others we saw were prideful, greedy, and worthful. But these two seemed to see the bigger picture, they’re looking long term.
I’ve recently been reading the Heir to the Empire series, and it’s amazing! It was so cool to have the connectivity in this episode of the Mandalorian! It was really cool to see Moff Gideon and the shadow council discussing Thrawn, as well as to see Captain Pilleon!! While this season has been slow, this episode really hit home! I can’t wait for the finale!
those are the best Star wars books ever written i read my copies so much that they are being held together with hope and duct tape lol glad to see that Thrawn is making a come back as he's such a cool villian and is up there with Darth Vader as one of my favorite Star wars villains
Im currently on Timothy zhans vissions of the future book 1 and 2 have pilleon alot and when I saw him I was like omg is that him and it was u couldn't believe it good to see someone else had a moment like that
More as a self appointed king and over ruler of mandalore and mandorians more as a show of dominance kinda thing and symbolic value rather than a link to maul and that I think
I think Gideon was trying to make clone body parts spliced with grogu's midichlorians in order to give himself organ transplants with the new force sensitive organs so that he can use the force. Since ol' doctor guy said he specializes in organ cloning
Yes, I agree. It’s quite a jump from the bizarre fever dream of an episode we got last week 💀. They could have wrote better episodes for inbetween the closing climax of the season. Not just NPC Filler quests. Just like the Obi-Wan series
@@eddierivas4651 “you fans?” That’s a bit vague 🤔. You’re a fan too, am I correct? This is simply an opinion. Glad you enjoyed that episode, by the looks it, and I sincerely apologise if you were triggered by a TH-cam comment about someone else’s thoughts on one specific episode. I didn’t intend for this to offend you on a personal level. Those who do complain end up hating the entire season, yet this episode was very entertaining. Which is the whole point of what is being discussed here
By far the best episode yet! I am so excited to see where things are going to go by season 5! Thank you again for the detailed and always entertaining content you do for us!
I think that the armorer is definitely suspicious because of how many times the camera panned to her heading to the ship. It gave me a very eerie feeling like I knew something was gonna happen. Maybe she’s gonna try to take over the ship with the other pirate “sick” Mandalorians and Axe will arrive to ask for help. That’s when she’ll turn one tribe against the next.
I def wondered how the destitute pirate Mandos couldn’t have bumped into the base before, especially when they said they’d take them to the forge. I also was waiting for Grogu to go run off and tame that beast to ride in and save the day…or something …other than be adorable (still) and hilarious (more than ever!)
Just finished the unabridged audio books of the Thrawn Trilogy, sooo good! And as soon as I saw that old Imperial on the holo, I was hoping it would be Captain Pellaeon! Was stoked when he was addressed as such, didn't realize he was in Rebels.
Here's my biggest problem with the season: Mando (Din Djarin) has no story. He has no arc. After he was redeemed, he started following Bo around and supporting her cause. That's it. In fact, there was no reason for Moff Gideon to capture him in this episode. He should have just killed him.
Honestly thought Moth Gideon was definitely going to execute him in front of everyone to set an an example the whole situation played out just like that..instead he captures him but Din seems like just a side character this season..and lord knows what they are going to do to him if he’s not rescued in time
I think he is taking Mando prisoner as either some sort of prisoner trophy cause he was such a thorn, or because he’s been such a thorn Gideon is taking him to be a cloning base for the Mandalorian side of his thing. I do agree though, but I’m still enjoying the story.
@@weed3728 That's exactly what Gideon would have done in that situation: he would have removed Din's helmet and shot him in the head in front of Grogu and Bo to send a message. If the story were written logically. But he was captured for no other reason than him being "the main character". It's poor writing.
So so glad this episode was so good. After last week of was getting concerned 😅really enjoyed it. Fast moving and lots of potential for the rest of the season
very legends and ancient Mandalorian vibes it even made me kind of like the idea of the empire converting to the first order, which is something I always hated but after seeing the pretorian guards I'm hooked on them.
Yeah, it’s too bad the Armorer says they’re not allowed to make Beskar weapons. Legends had some awesome ones. The Beskad and Bes’bev were my favorite. Beskad is a short sword meant to counter lightsabers. The Bes’bev was a flute with a shiv at the end because “Mandalorians don’t take well to critics.” It was insidious too since the hollowed core would allow for excessive bleeding even if the weapon was left in the wound.
Yes, this was the best episode of Season 3! When you said in the video that the Mandalorians are one of the toughest species in the galaxy, I thought - Space Spartans :) I have a theory about Armorer's helmet, may be it has horns, in similarity to mandalorians' forge, which has nozzles pointing up. Have a great one, can't wait for the final episode!
I think that grogu stopping the fight could be foreshadowing a leadership position within the mandalorians. I would love if the series ended with grogu having been THE mandalorian and subduing the mithosaur through his force beast control ability. I also think that his force sensitivity and jedi training would make him a perfect darksaber weilder. His long life would mean he could guide the mandalorians for centuries to come, while keeping the peace and stopping the infighting.
Damn this episode was good, episode 2 has finally been topped. It also gave us some answers to things we’d been wondering for the whole show. Seeing so many Mandalorians was awesome and finally Giancarlo Esposito again. Mando and Bo are great characters.
The praetorian guards had mixed armor. Their chest piece was also from first order stormtroopers. And the wrist guards normal stormtrooper gauntlets. It’s really cool to see the evolution of the different armors
Was pretty dope till the sequel stuff starting popping up. I’ve been praying that it wouldn’t and somehow they’d retcon it with the world between worlds or something.
@@thechominator43 God I hope so lol. I lost all hope after the sequels, now that they’ve been doing well with these shows I’d just hate to see everything they’re doing lead up to that.
@@admiralfishface8750 You guys need to get over yourselves. They’re not gonna retcon the sequels. Everything in the “MandoVerse” is going to bridge the OT to the ST. I know you guys don’t **want** it to happen, but of course it’s **going** to happen. They’re gonna try to use these shows to give the ST the “Clone Wars” treatment-filling in the gaps and basically making things more cohesive. I don’t like the sequels, just like nearly everyone here. But I am sooo tired of everyone constantly saying they should be discarded. They exist. Unfortunately. But as Theory himself said recently, they gave us what they gave us. It is what it is. All we can hope for now is that they can add in enough lore and story and world-building to make them at least marginally better.
@@Wertys There is literally no saving those films. They aren't like the Prequels, the Prequels have redeeming qualities. The Sequels? Practically none. All the characters suck. All the action sucks. All the world building sucks. All the writing completely, and utterly, sucks. The Sequels and Prequels aren't comparable at all. The Prequels gave us so many great pieces of SW media like TCW. The Sequels have given us nothing good. The Prequels aren't perfect by any means and have very poor writing, but they have definitive strong points and excel at certain things. Sequels don't do any of that.
I wonder if grogu was even supposed to be in this season when they wrote it, and if he was still supposed to be with Luke right now but Disney wanted him in it. Like you said he just kinda seems to be there and doesn't do anything besides in ep 2 this season. Would explain why they brought him back in boba so they would for sure get his views in Mando
he wasn’t supposed to. the mandalorian was supposed to be a movie, instead they used the idea for season 1. he was supposed to go with luke that’s why the rest is a different vibe
No, he wasn't, he's supposed to be with Luke. I read there was meddling behind the scenes to reunite them for marketing and merch which is why it was shoehorned into Boba Fett. Din and Grogu were going to reunite later but it would be a much wider arc later and this season was to be focused on Mandalore.
I wondering if Eli Vanto from the Thrawn comics and the Chiss ascendency will show up. For those who don’t know who Eli Vanto is, he was Thrawns translator, assistant and protege during the early days of the empire.
Wes Chatham is rummored to be playing "Thrawn's right hand" in the ahsoka series, and I hope that it's Eli, I love that man (just look up "wes chatham star wars" on google :) )
Awesome Video!!! OMG THIS EPISODE WAS INCREDIBLE!!!!!! I LOVED IT SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! Moff Gideon coming back was Awesome, And it was so Great to see All the Mandalorians Working Together! And Grogu Piloting IG-12 Is the Best Thing I've ever seen!!! R.I.P. Paz Viszla. Also, Thrawn was name dropped!!! Which Makes Me hope We will see Him Soon!!! This Was Definitely The Best Episode of The Season and One of The Best Episodes of The Entire Show!!! I'M SOOOOO EXCITED FOR THE FINALE!!!!!!
Dude I was freaking out during this episode, especially seeing Moff Gideon's return, and his armor, specifically the helmet looking exactly like the Maul Mandalorian helmet. And honestly I wouldn't be surprised if Thrawn is the final boss for Mando
When they all dropped out the ship and first touched down on mandalore I got mad halo reach vibes. Paz went out like George did too, giving up himself for the greater good. Anyways this episode was 🔥🔥
The Armorer working with Gideon makes sense after this episode. I wondered why she wouldn’t have gone with the group that located the Great Forge when that’s what she cares about most. Well, if she knew it was an ambush, that would explain it.
Given how uneven and inessential last week’s chapter felt, we needed this episode. And fortunately, it was terrific! Certainly the best of Season 3 thus far, and among the best of the series as a whole. I don’t know what designs Gideon has on subverting Thrawn’s authority, but it’s not going to go well for him. And woe upon poor Din Djarin, captured and in need of rescue for the 3rd time this season, if you count his deep dive into the Living Waters. I haven’t wanted to believe that the Armorer could be one of Gideon’s spies. But the signs are pointing to her more and more. NOW, I’m psyched for the season finale once again. Let’s hope they stick the landing after this episode.
Kinda wierd how the Armorer always maintained that Mandalore was poisoned, I have a hunch to believe that Captain Phasma is her child and that she built the armor for Moff Gideon
This was certainly a step up from the tedious episode from last week. Lots of good action, some good humor, seeing Pelleon again was really awesome as I thought he perished in Rebels. It's a really good episode, and I hope the finale next week will bring this season to a good close.
So many great elements in this! First- REALLY hoping Thrawn becomes a part of mando and he isn’t just being mentioned to tee up Ashoka (but naturally, that’s probably the case). Beyond that, I finally feel like Bo might cool her jets for a bit and realize it’s a team effort, I feel like we’re going to see some maul element emerge, and I absolutely shit my pants to see them run around the corner and see the walls slowly turn more and more imperial. SUCH a good way to reveal all of that.
I have a theory or speculation that Din and Gideon will have their Round 2 for the Dark Saber. While Grogu will be the one to locate and tame the Mythosaur since I guess him taming the rancor from BoBF is a foreshadow
Explains how / why the Tie Bombers and Interceptors were at Mandalore and chased Din & Bo in the previous episode. I have a feeling Boba will make an appearance in final episode to help Din. Alira and Axe are the spies, maybe even the armourer seeing as similar helmets but she waited until Bo got a much bigger tribe of Mandos together to be wiped out
I think Gideon's new Beskar armored troopers might be Imperial Supercommandos, their armor has very similar design elements. If so, that would be interesting. The Imperial Supercommandos were Mandalorians serving the empire, so it would be interesting to see the conflict there.
When you survive Breaking Bad, you live long enough to become a Mandalorian! Love that Charles Baker was a Mandalorian Survivor that stayed on Mandalore! I hope we see more of him in future episodes. I loved that there was Survivors all along scavenging the lands, I hope they aren't spies or betrayers! There could possibly be other Mandalorian Surviving Clans elsewhere on the planet, vying for Leadership once they find out Bo has taken over completely. This season has felt very Game Of Thrones the North, the way the Mandalorians are secluded to others but are very loyal as a whole and are starting to build back up. Could get like GOT with Clans siding with different Clans for certain leadership, once they get rid of Gideon. I feel like the Armorer use to be a Mauldalorian but went back to the way of True Mandalorian, I feel like the Mandalorians are starting to come together, and Paz was very loyal to the Armorer I would be shocked if she allowed him to go on the scout mission just to die knowing what was coming. Loved Paz and his death hit hard for me cause he was my favorite Mandalorian, but his son Ragnar is actually a Teenage Mando hence why Paz told him to "take the kids" away from the Mandalorian Confrontation. Hope we see Ragnar grow throughout the rest of the series and fights against Thrawn in the war, for his Family name the Vizsla Clan. Still hoping Din and Bo share Mandalore Leadership. Still holding out hope for Tristan Wren, Opal Jexx, Fenn Rau, Moss Mero, Korkie Kryze and more prominent Mandalorians now that Paz is dead.
Episode was called “the spies” and as far as we know we only see one spy in the episode. What if this entire time the armorer has been working for thrawn. Pushing din to travel to Mandalore and bathe in the living waters knowing that he’d discover the planet isn’t poisoned. Changing her ideology(on thrawns orders) to allow Bo to unite multiple tribes and return to Mandalore. Conveniently leaving before Gideon jumps the landing party and alerting thrawn that the battle has begun. When both sides are locked in fighting and casualty’s are piling up, thrawn will fly in with his fleet to clean up the mess. Defeating 2 threats at once with minimal casualties on his side
You're right about Grogu. He hasn't done much at all this season, which makes me believe that he wasn't supposed to be in this season at all, and Disney forced Jon to include him for the sake of $. Hopefully he does some badass stuff in the finale.
He helps save din in ep2 and we got his order 66 flashback now he has dialogue. He never really did THAT much in the first 2 seasons. Expect be funny and use the force here and there
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Kreef giving Grogu the mech was like the fun uncle that gives outrageous gifts to his nephew, then leaves before the fallout.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You nailed it with that comment!
So what all good uncle's do
Lol, yep
YES my friends hate me when it their kids birthdays XD
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I had a good laugh at that IG-12 piloted by Grogu just spamming Yes as Din was sighing like every dad would at his child. XD
That was probably one of the funniest scenes in the series so far.
Lmaoffffff…. It was HILARIOUS!! 🤣🤣🤣
I laughed so much at that scene
Same lol, me and my sister loved the spamming move Grogu did to annoy Din.
It was funny at first, but then it got annoying for me
The ending of this episode honestly surprised me in a way that I never thought it could. From day one, I thought Paz only wanted to reclaim the glory of his house, that he had no real honor; then to go on and to see him change into a true warrior and follow Din purely out of honor and duty. His sacrifice to save everybody else hit me in the feels. I honestly didn’t realize that I liked that character until he died.
My little sister cried when he sacrificed himself, but he died an honorable death and I doubt he would have it any other way.
f.that guy, close the door behind you next time
He was always honorable. He was also a zealot and completely devoted to "the way". I wasn't ready to lose him. He was one of my favorite characters.
@@Hal-kc5bk completely agree
But why didn't he use the jetpack instead of fight three guys with a knife
I love how Paz Vizsla saved Grogu from the giant monster, just like how Mando saved Visla’s son a few episodes back.
Both din and paz carried him out i believe. It was a nice short scene im glad they added
@@bronxx4817 I think it was the other guy that Paz was fighting earlier over that game.
@@bronxx4817 I just rewatched that part, it was actually Paz and Axe Woves, which makes it even better since Grogu broke up their fight.
@@GalakStari ohh ok its cause it happened too fast and i just assumed it was din
@@bronxx4817 Oh believe me I know, I didn’t even see the other guy at first lol.
I believe Thrawn will show up at the very end right as Gideon fails just to show how he was always one step ahead
That would be awesome
Completely agree. Probably leading into Ahsoka
@@ftth79 100% most likely
Given Ahoka is next in line, the season is going to end with either Thrawn's flagship/fleet jumping in most likely above Mandalore or Nevarro (if the Manadlorian fleet manages to flee to safety) or someone reporting news that it's on the way & the finale ends with a hyperspace shot of the ships. Perhaps even a distinct possibility he comes back in style & heads straight for Coruscant.
@@ftth79 oh probably I mean they’re basically setting it up
Gideon: We must act now!
Pelleaon: We must wait for Thrawn's return!
Brentaal Hux: We must wait for Palpatine's return!
Ahh exactly!!! Power Vacuum😅
Thrawn: We must wait for Darth Jar Jar the Wise's return!
@@darthjarjarthewise8051 JarJar did save Grogu from the temple... In disguise, but he can't fool a real fan
@Homer ability to speak does not make you intelligent
Brendol
If this episode has taught us one thing: Patience. Let it come together, and just be glad we’re watchin Star Wars in the meantime.
I'd argue the rest of the season could've been of equal quality to this episode
@@USxEGames I agree. but this is very early into the total amount of seasons as Theory reiterated as something that Jon Favreau stated. But given the track record of disney’s work when it comes to star wars. I do agree. We’ll just have to wait and see.
@@USxEGames I’d want that too, trust me, but damn that’s a tall order! I’m just glad that it’s all becoming cohesive.
Also, the Paz scene is exactly what it feels like to 1v3 Kylo Grievous and Vader in HvV…
@@DutchTheHooligan For sure, I just felt let down by how little they had me invested in the early portion of the season, now I'm super hyped that Gideon is back, felt Paz's sacrifice, but we only have one episode left. I've always said what this season needed wasnt a massive climactic event to happen each episode, but enough of a bread crumb trail there to keep you invested(outside of tuning in just cause we're star wars fans)
Also that HvV comparison is too spot on lol
I thought it was suspicious that The Armorer would take the "survivors" to the fleet. If anyone were to go to the Great Forge, The Armorer would be the top of the list. Then seeing Gideon having horns on his helmet made me think even more that she was working with him. But if she was a spy for Gideon, he shouldn't have needed to hear from the imperial that Din and Bo were working together
Or the survivors are actually working for Moff as spies. That would make more sense since they have lived on the planet and there is no way they wouldn't know Gideon was on the planet.
Yeah very suspicious that she was the one to take the injured back to the fleet, no doubt she knew what was going to happen to Bo and Din
I think if the pirates were working for giddion and the armorer was the spy then she just Trojan horsed the flag ship of the mandalorian fleet with all those “injured” warriors. Can’t wait for next week
@@stormtempest7555 yeh it does sound like the spies may be working for moff cause they only just showed up not to mention they wasnt there when din first stepped foots on mandalore funny how they show up now
It did say The Spies plural and not every pawn could be in play or be feeding information they may be waiting for something and they could be also saboteurs and doing a wing guard flank jump 😂
RIP Paz Vizsla, a true Mandalorian like his ancestors before him
I don’t think he’s dead. He’ll come back soon.
@@l750z_6 He's dead, it was perfect example of heroic death. He owned everyone in the room so epicly before the praetorians shown up. They felt like worthy opponents. He's dead for sure.
@@jimmylaser5587 he was still breathing in that last shot, you can hear it
@@l750z_6 nope, wishful thinking... I just watched the scene like 5 times, you can hear his last breath when he falls on his face, but not in the last shot anymore. The whole scene would make no sense if it wasn't moment of heroic death of beloved character.
I would be very surprised if he is still alive. It will be interesting to see what happens to his son now.
This episode truly was the Empire Strikes Back of The Mandalorian. I’m surprised Moff Gideon didn’t reveal himself to be Din’s Father!
The droids didn’t kill your father Din. I did.
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Moff Gideon: "I am your father"
Grogu: "No No No No No No..."
@@CommanderTexas Honestly I wouda died if that happened lmaooooo
@@CommanderTexas wait wait wait wait wait
Paz is the type who'd rather die in battle with honor than run away. I give this EP a 9/10 there's some "coulda shoulda woulda" situations but , it's all for the show. Can't wait for Thrawn!
Why does the big guy always have to sacrifice himself
Exactly my thoughts. Not going to nit pick. Great freaking ep.
only part that pissed me off is when din was getting captured bo katan should have used the darksaber then to save him not after hes already captured
@@wasdwazd The big guy always understands that he is physically stronger than most of his friends and or allies. It's the old uncle ben saying. "With great power comes great responsibility." Paz is a true Mandalorian
@@wasdwazd it’s so stupid. He had an entire son that djin saved earlier in the season. That alone allowed for the big guy to befriend mando yet he didn’t think for one second about his son when sacrificing himself against the troops.
The Armorer definitely has some Maul/Gideon connections and I think that’s one of the most interesting points in this whole series. It especially makes sense why she would - on a dime - say, “Hey, Bo, it’s totally chill for you to remove your helmet now, go get everyone else”… and then lead them all to Gideon.
Beskar armor can only been forged by few as its a closely guarded secret on how to make it, who else can forge all that armor the imperials were wearing just a thought
I think shes trying to get rid of bo and her people so her cult can take mandalore 0:36
@@davidlong990 even Din and Paz?
@@jackykwan3241 its just a guess not you bit alot of people will bomb my notifications if i say wrong i think she was expecting casualties not forpaz ro stay behind prob didnt expect that and din probaly a deal for his dna but not death if shes a traitor but she is deathwatch or was so ?
Y'all are goofy. The spy is Axe Woves. How is that not obvious?
The Praetorian guards gave me a real “Nazgul” feel. Lethal, merciless, brutal etc
Had the same feeling🔥 I loved how each of them had a different weapon too
But why are they there? Who are they? Where are they from?
Straight for the kill.
@@l750z_6 Gideon requested them, they are trained guards and successors of the Royal Guards from the original trilogy. They are also present in the new trilogy guarding Snoke. They are not excactly specific people more like a special unit of the empire where they train in melee based combat
@@l750z_6 Did you not watch the show?
I just noticed something. The lights around the Shadow Council divide the two Imperial Remnants. One one side is the Imperial Remnants that are true Imperial, and on the other are the ones building the First Order.
Yeah, did you notice that the new supercommando armour looked very similar to first order troopers too?
@@cptsteele91 I didn't really see First Order (though it makes sense since they came from Hux the 1st), I more saw a fusion of Mandalorian and Stormtrooper. I say that since I believe they wanted to show that while they may look "Mandalorian", they're really only Stormtroopers with better armor.
Yes hux maybe more for the new empire or first order , Gideon is more interested in clone troopers and maybe force sensitive ones and Thrawn is the old loyal empire.
@Jedileader 01 I see what you're saying for sure, for me they brought FO troops to mind because of how they're generally bulkier than regular stormtroopers armour, as well as the smoother aesthetic and shape of the eyes, I think they're a really cool design regardless.
@@jedileader0174 Really felt like they drove that home with the way the mandalorians take them down EASY. You could really see the way that the mandalorians were life-long warriors fighting mere pretenders who were wearing their armor.
I also like how the joysticks on IG-12 are little metal balls that look just like the ball that Grogu would play with from Din’s ship. Just something cool that I noticed in this great episode!
Aren’t joysticks literally balls on sticks
It’s really funny part of the episode when grogu keeps saying yes many times and no when he stops two mandalorian from fighting each other
The mythosoar is definitely gonna have an epic moment in the finale possibly tamed like a bantha.
"Like a bantha!"
yes
I'm betting that Grogu will be the one to tame it.
All makes sense now , although mando gave the dark saber to bo in the end he will tame the mythosoar
Something tells me that Moff Gideon will be eaten by the Mythosaur. An ending similar to that of Lord Farquaad in Shrek, remember?
I do feel mando being sidelined hard in this
well hes been captured so someone has to save him i'd say hes been sidelined hard and they will probably torture him and take his helmet off for fun since he don't like it he'll probably be tortured so much he never puts helmit on again or the other way round never takes it off for life
Definitely, the Mandolorian is not about the Mandolorian. Same with Boba Fett. Wish KK would stop messing up these characters.
@@theduke4507 You do know that it is Filoni and Favreau leading this show right?
It's no longer his show. In the first season Grogu barely knows Din and saves him from the mudhorn. In this episode he's does nothing, just meh, I got Bo now.
I think it's just so Bo can shine and get proper screen time, im sure he will be in the front of things in the next seasons.
Paz Vizla's sacrifice reminded me a lot of commander Thorn's. Ngl little tears fell during that scene
Also reminded me of Hevy's sacrifice
Yep I thought of hevy and thorns last stands
My respect for Paz Vizla just went up astronomically. Homie went out fighting. Legend!
I actually had a slight smile when I saw the praetorian guards. They look so much more cooler than the sequels and actually are good fighters, contra how they were in the sequels. Good episode!
True
Yeah I wish that the First Order was just an army of Dark Troopers and Pretorians
Are they called praetorians, or we just assuming just because the armor looks similar?
@@Red-zh7vq they were referred to praetorians
@@oXRaptorzXo then why are people celebrating here? This shit is just gonna lead to TLJ.
Probably one of the best episodes in the entire series, and moff gideon always coming in with that drip, I mean DAMN!!
Everyone this season getting drip. First Greef, then Grogu (with that new plate), now Gideon.
@Alin Alexandru if your name starts with a G then you get cool new drip
Greef is the informant. He’s relaying information to the girl on Coruscant, hence why she knows the pirates failed and that both tribes worked together. Him giving him the bottle from Coruscant is foreshadowing
I'll give my 3 cents here: The armorer (Rook Kast probably) will be revealed as the spy within the mandalorians, which will make all the Children of the Watch take their helmets off and forget their extemism. This will not only reveal her identity but will also allow Pascal to keep his role as Din Djarin, as he will finally become a normal mandalorian that takes off his helmet at it should be.
Gotta admit, it's gonna take some getting used to, seeing Pedro Pascals face regularly after 3 seasons of only seeing glimpses.
Yeah there has to be a reason nobody knows anything about her, she hides a dark past and is a traitor to all Mandalorians
@@tokyodeathghoul2313 it’s a great build-up nonetheless. Makes the reveal worthwhile
I started doubting the armorer , theres something sketchy about getting tf outta there right before they get ambushed by Moff Gideon's men
And mandalorians should be the onlyones who can make beskar armors, so i think armorer is behind of that too
Gideon wearing Mandalorian style armour is very symbolic. He is essentially making a statement that he is the successor of Mandalore. Such a great villain.
I read Grogu for a second and then thought IG11 was Mando style armor 😂
Same it was one of the last episodes before he made an appearance.
He’s a shit villain. Boring old man that’s just another empire officer. Boring.
I'm starting to really like the actor for Gideon. He was an amazing choice to be in starwars. I'm excited to watch breaking bad just for that actor!
@@theworldslament Giancarlo is a great actor in most everything he’s done. Enjoy Breaking Bad.
My favourite episode since Boba Fetts introduction. I just wish Grogu would bust out a double-bladed lightsaber and go all Yoda vs Dooku on somebody.
I do love how Grogu is displaying both Jedi and Mandalorian training.
I also wonder if he isn't speaking due to psychological trauma.
Bruh …. He did nothing in this episode as he watched din get absolutely beat up
@@117MasterSpartaneven if Grogu stepped in, There was still more reinforcements coming in and it’s literally an entire base containing an army. He’s not luke Skywalker by any means. I would actually be more mad at the fact that Bo couldn’t cut through the door with the dark saber somehow…
@@SolidPain6624 ... Paz literally killed them all on his own ... There wasn't an army, just the units Gideon asked for
@@SolidPain6624 that’s the point he didn’t even try to save his father. In season 1 he choked cara dune just because she was arm wrestling with din djarin.
thats what i was thinking Selective mutism is a thing in the real world so why would it be the same in the Star wars world
Gotta say was surprised not to see a small fleet of Imperial vessels when the armourer cleared the atmosphere..
Makes me think is she a traitor??
@@Knight2007_ I was about to say that it’s a clue!!
I was also expecting to see the Mandalorian fleet under fire from a much larger imperial fleet.
@@KodunskiOfficial especially when they said communication wont work because of the magnetic force disruppted or something like that
There was something really off about the armorer who wanted to get to the forge so bad but she was eager to get out of there
I just hope that we see a scene where thrawn reveals that he always knew that gideon will fall due to the mandalorians. That would at least suit his character in my opinion. I guess we will see
That would be so sick if Thrawn does away with Gideon
the important part to making that work would have to be the tightness of thrawn's reasoning for why he believes that
Do you think they kill all the Mandalorians?
@@webbedshadow2601holy shit I didn't think of that I mean that is a very thrawn thing to do....
@@kf8113 i guess the mando’s history of being one of the most successful warriors could be a possible line of reasoning, as well as their 🪄art🪄. Possibly adding gideon’s obsession with creating the best possible being out of himself, which leads to a certain arrogance and dismissiveness into the mix. Would be a nice touch to see that thrawn was the mastermind who lead to gideon being blindsided by his own failures
You know, when this episode said "Spies," it doesn't necessarily mean the spies are FOR Moff Gideon. Now that I think about it, it would be PERFECTLY within Thrawn's character for him to have spies working under Gideon and elsewhere. Perhaps the spy/spies are actually THRAWN'S.
Now that would be an epic twist.
Everyone assumes the title spies meant they spy for Gideon but it might not be the case as you said. it might also be spies in both sides as we all know. I dont think the episode made it clear to whom the title refer to as it should. J.
Why?
@@JohanMsWorld Of course it wouldn't make it clearer. That's not a titles job.
@@obi-wankenobi8446 Hello There
I really found the meeting of the Imperial Warlords very interesting. I also found it rather telling that only Hux and Pellaeon wore proper imperial Uniforms.
The clones are of Gideon himself, he says that the best thing about his new beskar dark troopers is that he himself is in them.
I agree but it would be bonkers if there was a face reveal and it was Din under there.
Good point. I bet they’re all clones of him. Would be awesome if one of the Mandalorians that’s taken the creed removes his helmet and it was Thrawn.
If the troopers armor is made out of beskar how the hell were the Mandalorians able to k1ll a lot of them before Din gets trapped
I don’t think that’s what he was saying…
@@michaelsteveharristonquisp6466 they are beskar. look at the sleeves and under the helmet no beskar
An absolutely incredible episode for all of the show. Really love how they're starting to piece together the pieces of the OT lore going into the sequels while making this in between time so badass.
@The Second Son’s so there was nothing redeeming that made it at least an average episode? Anything they put out can only be bad?
@@everythinglakers1713 it was OK. but the whole season has been bad and this episode doesn't change that
A bit bogged down by some stupid stuff but finally a solid episode
It took me a bit to realize, these Pretorian guards are the ones that fought Ezra on Thrawn's Star Destroyer during the finally of Rebels. Its the reason Paleon had to okay their use because the were assigned directly to Thrawn by Palpatine. Most likely they will only follow Thrawn''s orders.
This was the best episode in the season, but we really should have been at this point a solid 2-3 episodes earlier. I do love the idea of the next generation of Dark Troopers equipped with Beskar armor. Grogu breaking up the fight between Paz and Axe was a nice moment, shows that Grogu is maturing and cares for the people that have taken him in. Paz Vizsla's sacrifice was emotional, but a bit unneeded, he could have hit the button and rolled under the door before it closed. But if there was anyway for Paz to go out, this was it. Fighting to his last breath, taking as many enemies with him as possible. Would have liked to see him kill 1 of the Praetorian Guards though.
I agree with your other points here, but I don't view Paz Vizsla's sacrifice as unnecessary. If he had closed the door and rolled under it, there's nothing to stop the imperials from simply hitting the button and opening the door again since the controls are on their side. You could argue he could've shot the controls to seal the door before rolling under, but I don't think he would've had enough time for that considering he's a pretty big guy and not very nimble with all his heavy gear.
@@XeriousIV I disagree. The entire situation was not that dire and considering literally everyone else was able to make it through just fine, Vizsla could've done the same. It was most definitely a useless death and I'm pretty annoyed with it honestly
@@XeriousIV good point, if he wouldve hit the button then rolled under they wouldve just opened it again in like 5 seconds, i loved his character but it was a respectable sacrifice in my opinion.
I agree. Great episode. Should of just been earlier on
I feel like it makes sense he didn't kill any guards and I kinda like how it was a pretty one-sided fight. He's been worn down from a bunch of shots from the beskar troopers, plus his gattling gun overheated. And while they're no Royal Guards, the Prartorians are very strong and well-versed. Plus it's not like Paz went entirely out without a fight, he got some blocks in ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You mean to tell me you're oblivious to the fact that Bo and Din have clearly grown attached to one another. That relationship is building between them and the fact that Grogu has started to see Bo as a mother figure. As the same way he views Din as his father. Bo also has shown concern when it comes to grogus saftey and talks to him like a mother would. The pep talk in episode 3, the little moment she had on the ship with grogu in episode 6 and now in episode 7 Grogu sitting in her lap.
To Me it shows Bo embracing the Old ways of Protecting and Guiding the Foundlings ... this is their culture to be a Parent Figure for a Foundling and to Show them the way of Mandalore .... \
It doesn't mean that they are Going to be together romantically ... that said It isn't out of the question ... .there could be something Forming there .. plenty of signs of that ... however we shouldn't confuse her Relationship with Grogu as direct line to their relationship ... her embrace of the old ways is largely impart to seeing Din's Passion for it ... She Highly Respects Din and Grogu definitely senses a chemistry between them ... maybe even knows that Bo is Low key Crushing on Din .....
I think it also will eventually set up to din eventually becoming the one lead eventually. I think something is going to happen 😅
Din needs to get laid
@@Andalaeknir86 eventually
I honesty like their relationship as it is.
They dont need to become a couple, thats such a Hollywood cliché.
THIS EPISODE WAS THE BEST SO FAR!!!!!! I teared up when Grogu broke up that Mando fight hahahaha!!!
imagine if Grogu stayed with Luke. and we finally see him reunite with Din in Daves movie. what a moment after a few years of build that would have been.
Disagree because you typically need a pay off for the audience in the show the audience is watching, not everyone is a hard core SW fan that is going to watch The Mandalorian + a movie to get their final pay-off.
Grogu "No" moment was deep, a great episode, its a shame that we only get this spicy this late in the season
Season 1 was the same way. I remember everyone saying how the story was going nowhere and then BAM the last two episodes hit and gave us the main story.
This episode was really needed hope they finish strong.
Visla going out like a boss.
Definitely the best episode this season by far just a shame it's nearly the end of the season.
Well the saying goes good things come to those who wait this episode definitely delivered 😀
I honestly think the Armorer has horns because of some tradition but Moff Gideon has them because he thought they looked menacing. As wrong as the Armorer has been at times, even she realized that the Mandalorian factions need to come together and finally defeat their common enemy. Axe Woves, and the three Mandalorians they meet on the surface are the most suspect. Why would the writers have Paz beat the crap out of Axe for no reason and then give him such a heroic end? Also why did Axe leave right before they were ambushed? Questions that will hopefully be answered in 40 minutes somehow.
Yeah I bet someone from the Owls will be the suspect or one of the survivors. I see people on here saying the Armorer is the spy but it would make literally zero sense for her to betray the creed of which she has followed since birth
axe left while paz covered him from the original attack
They were ambushed and vas had covered to to escape but good theory
@@therisenwizard8594 I dont think it was ever mentioned that she followed it since birth. That would probably not actually work because she would have been born during death watch days. Them being on Concordia makes me think that her faction split off probably after Bo and the Nite owls, but before the Empire fully rolled in. She could even be one of the mauldalorians from clone wars season 7
@@Darth_K_K The Armoror definitely adopted older Mandalorian traditions and history after Death Watch disbanded, or while she was part of it, she definitely helped in the creation of the more traditional group. The Children of the Watch are actually pretty similar to the True Mandalorians from legends because they both came from savage groups but aligned themselves with old honorable traditions. The main difference is the True Mandalorians were far less superstitious and they were allowed to remove their helmets and armor. (Just backing you up on a few points)
One thing I noticed is Paz immediately grabbed Grogu/IG12 when the monster arrived. Without hesitation, definitely a nod to Mando saving his son first
While I get why a lot of people think the armorer is the spy, I have 3 strong reasons why it doesn’t really make sense that it would be her.
1. Would the other mandalorians, especially Bokatan, not be extremely suspicious of her because of her horned helmet.
2. Moth Gideon was surprised when Elia Kane told him that the mandalorians were reuniting to retake mandalor. If the armorer was a spy, then Moth Gideon would already know this and not be surprised.
3. Why would Gideon want the mandalorians reunited to completely annihilate them, when it would be a lot easier for them to kill the tribes separately, or to just let them die off naturally? As Bokatan said, “our own division makes us weak”, so why would the armorer want mandalorians to be United if she was working for Moth Gideon?
Thoughts on this?
Gideon has some sick armor
I really appreciated Bo being vulnerable about what happened
Grogu gets his suit made from the remnants of a droid, as does Mof Gideon - an interesting parallel between good and evil I noticed in this ep.
What an episode. I was at the edge of my seat the whole way through. Can't wait to see the finale
I like the fact that not once has Bo or anyone else mentioned Satine. It's probably Bo's greatest regret.
I’m pissed that Satine is not mentioned at all! As if she doesn’t exist in the Mando universe
I know its quite literally impossible but what if the armorer is Satine 😅
@@Darth_K_K she dies by light saber stab to the stomach from maul in the clone wars so no
@@Darth_K_K did you not watch the clone wars or not remember?
@@skysim93 Oh I absolutely remember but we've seen people survive worse. Reva apparently survived the same injury when she was 10 😆
I'd honestly be shocked if we didn't get a glimpse of Thrawn next week. It fits into the story and it's the perfect tease for his return in only 4 months. This was an incredible episode, and I think my only low-key disappointment was not having Rae Sloane finally make her on-screen debut in the Shadow Council.
I suspect that those "injured" men that the Armorer takes to the fleet will actually try to overtake it
I think they're actually from the Nevarro covert, my theory is that when the imperials came and had them on the ropes, those that could get away did but the ones who stayed behind were given the same choice Bo was (hence her telling that story it fills us in on what happened but also shows us how Gideon operates) and the Armorer accepted to give the ones who escaped a chance to survive, hell it may even have been the terms of their surrender, so Gideon inserted the Nevarro survivors with the Mandalore survivors and left the Armorer in the wild to pretty much group up the Mandos. The Armorer could know through Gideon that Din removed his helmet so sent him to Mandalore to confirm what Gideon no doubt told her about the planet still being inhabitable, with that knowledge and Bo having arrived as an ally the Armorer then sent Bo to unite the clans, but of course despite spying for Gideon she isn't loyal to him, so didn't inform him of that part.
If her and the Mandos she took to the fleet do try to overtake it then they'll likely try and fight Gideon straight away or she'll be aware of the imminent attack and have them escape trapping Bo and crew on Mandalore, but may still return with reinforcements.
@@cptsteele91 The Armorer didn't need to hear from anyone else that Din removed his helmet. Din told her himself.
And the armorer is working with them and Moff G
@Christopher Thomson I know he told her, but I suspect she may have asked him because she already knew in that instance or at least suspected, I could well be totally wrong on that one of course.
@@cjtrules1 yeah I was gonna say the same thing
This is the Mandalorian that I have been waiting for all season! This episode was fan-freaking-tastic!! I loved the plot twist of Moff Gideon’s base being located beneath the surface of mandalore and that whole end sequence was just great! This is Star Wars, I can’t wait for the finale!
While your idea of 'Star Wars' is kinda fucked, for once, I agree with you.
@@lumilight4242 dude, back again for more insults! Just because I like the prequels and don’t think that Star Wars is a patriarchal universe, my view is “f*****”?! Your messed up man…
Glad we can finally agree on something at least…
Can’t believe it’s almost over 😩 can’t wait for the next episode
One thing I noticed is that it seemed that Palleon and Hux gave eachother looks and seemed to be understanding of eachother. They seem to be leaders amongst the council and don’t seem to be short sighted fools. The others we saw were prideful, greedy, and worthful. But these two seemed to see the bigger picture, they’re looking long term.
“You are mandalorian! Your ancestors rode the great mythosaur. Surely you can ride this young foal.”- Kuiil
That’s why mando is the one to ride the mythosaur.
@@DamianDillard10 I think he will
Loved seeing Hux, Gideon, mentions of Thrawn, the mandolorians on Mandalore and finally the Praetorian guards!!!!
I’ve recently been reading the Heir to the Empire series, and it’s amazing! It was so cool to have the connectivity in this episode of the Mandalorian! It was really cool to see Moff Gideon and the shadow council discussing Thrawn, as well as to see Captain Pilleon!! While this season has been slow, this episode really hit home! I can’t wait for the finale!
Ya, I was actually shocked captain Pilleon was bright in, shocked but happy
those are the best Star wars books ever written i read my copies so much that they are being held together with hope and duct tape lol glad to see that Thrawn is making a come back as he's such a cool villian and is up there with Darth Vader as one of my favorite Star wars villains
Im currently on Timothy zhans vissions of the future book 1 and 2 have pilleon alot and when I saw him I was like omg is that him and it was u couldn't believe it good to see someone else had a moment like that
The horns on Gideon's helmet look more like a crown. Think they're on there for different reasons. Can't wait to find out!
More as a self appointed king and over ruler of mandalore and mandorians more as a show of dominance kinda thing and symbolic value rather than a link to maul and that I think
I just think the horns/possibly crown for the intimidating air it adds to the suit.
I think Gideon was trying to make clone body parts spliced with grogu's midichlorians in order to give himself organ transplants with the new force sensitive organs so that he can use the force. Since ol' doctor guy said he specializes in organ cloning
FINALLY! Now THIS felt like an episode of The Mandalorian, shame its the second to last episode
Yes, I agree. It’s quite a jump from the bizarre fever dream of an episode we got last week 💀. They could have wrote better episodes for inbetween the closing climax of the season. Not just NPC Filler quests. Just like the Obi-Wan series
@@MrMangoEdits you fans always complaining
@@eddierivas4651 “you fans?” That’s a bit vague 🤔. You’re a fan too, am I correct? This is simply an opinion.
Glad you enjoyed that episode, by the looks it, and I sincerely apologise if you were triggered by a TH-cam comment about someone else’s thoughts on one specific episode. I didn’t intend for this to offend you on a personal level.
Those who do complain end up hating the entire season, yet this episode was very entertaining. Which is the whole point of what is being discussed here
By far the best episode yet! I am so excited to see where things are going to go by season 5! Thank you again for the detailed and always entertaining content you do for us!
I think that the armorer is definitely suspicious because of how many times the camera panned to her heading to the ship. It gave me a very eerie feeling like I knew something was gonna happen. Maybe she’s gonna try to take over the ship with the other pirate “sick” Mandalorians and Axe will arrive to ask for help. That’s when she’ll turn one tribe against the next.
I def wondered how the destitute pirate Mandos couldn’t have bumped into the base before, especially when they said they’d take them to the forge.
I also was waiting for Grogu to go run off and tame that beast to ride in and save the day…or something …other than be adorable (still) and hilarious (more than ever!)
Man, what an episode. I love this show so much.
Just finished the unabridged audio books of the Thrawn Trilogy, sooo good! And as soon as I saw that old Imperial on the holo, I was hoping it would be Captain Pellaeon! Was stoked when he was addressed as such, didn't realize he was in Rebels.
Here's my biggest problem with the season: Mando (Din Djarin) has no story. He has no arc. After he was redeemed, he started following Bo around and supporting her cause. That's it. In fact, there was no reason for Moff Gideon to capture him in this episode. He should have just killed him.
Honestly thought Moth Gideon was definitely going to execute him in front of everyone to set an an example the whole situation played out just like that..instead he captures him but Din seems like just a side character this season..and lord knows what they are going to do to him if he’s not rescued in time
Mando at this point is just Grogu caretaker.
I think he is taking Mando prisoner as either some sort of prisoner trophy cause he was such a thorn, or because he’s been such a thorn Gideon is taking him to be a cloning base for the Mandalorian side of his thing.
I do agree though, but I’m still enjoying the story.
@@weed3728 That's exactly what Gideon would have done in that situation: he would have removed Din's helmet and shot him in the head in front of Grogu and Bo to send a message. If the story were written logically. But he was captured for no other reason than him being "the main character". It's poor writing.
his story is done after the 2 seasons not much else to tell about him.
Moffs Gideon dark suit is sick, imagine how maul’s armour should’ve been
So so glad this episode was so good. After last week of was getting concerned 😅really enjoyed it. Fast moving and lots of potential for the rest of the season
very legends and ancient Mandalorian vibes it even made me kind of like the idea of the empire converting to the first order, which is something I always hated but after seeing the pretorian guards I'm hooked on them.
I wish they would show more unique Mandalorian weapons instead of just blasters
@StarWarsTheory_48fake
Yeah, I missed the beskar spear
Din had many
But lost along with his razor crest
His beskar spear is now grogu's armour
Yeah, it’s too bad the Armorer says they’re not allowed to make Beskar weapons. Legends had some awesome ones. The Beskad and Bes’bev were my favorite. Beskad is a short sword meant to counter lightsabers. The Bes’bev was a flute with a shiv at the end because “Mandalorians don’t take well to critics.” It was insidious too since the hollowed core would allow for excessive bleeding even if the weapon was left in the wound.
@@CJ-442 Which is contradicting cause she literally made whistling birds for Din
Yes, this was the best episode of Season 3! When you said in the video that the Mandalorians are one of the toughest species in the galaxy, I thought - Space Spartans :) I have a theory about Armorer's helmet, may be it has horns, in similarity to mandalorians' forge, which has nozzles pointing up. Have a great one, can't wait for the final episode!
Wow what an episode! This is the show we know and love. They are setting up so much, and I can’t wait!! RIP Paz 🫡
I think that grogu stopping the fight could be foreshadowing a leadership position within the mandalorians. I would love if the series ended with grogu having been THE mandalorian and subduing the mithosaur through his force beast control ability. I also think that his force sensitivity and jedi training would make him a perfect darksaber weilder. His long life would mean he could guide the mandalorians for centuries to come, while keeping the peace and stopping the infighting.
Exactly my thoughts aswell
Damn this episode was good, episode 2 has finally been topped. It also gave us some answers to things we’d been wondering for the whole show. Seeing so many Mandalorians was awesome and finally Giancarlo Esposito again. Mando and Bo are great characters.
The praetorian guards had mixed armor. Their chest piece was also from first order stormtroopers. And the wrist guards normal stormtrooper gauntlets. It’s really cool to see the evolution of the different armors
Was pretty dope till the sequel stuff starting popping up. I’ve been praying that it wouldn’t and somehow they’d retcon it with the world between worlds or something.
@@admiralfishface8750the guards always existed, have faith my friend they’ll do stuff right
@@thechominator43 God I hope so lol. I lost all hope after the sequels, now that they’ve been doing well with these shows I’d just hate to see everything they’re doing lead up to that.
@@admiralfishface8750 You guys need to get over yourselves. They’re not gonna retcon the sequels. Everything in the “MandoVerse” is going to bridge the OT to the ST. I know you guys don’t **want** it to happen, but of course it’s **going** to happen. They’re gonna try to use these shows to give the ST the “Clone Wars” treatment-filling in the gaps and basically making things more cohesive.
I don’t like the sequels, just like nearly everyone here. But I am sooo tired of everyone constantly saying they should be discarded. They exist. Unfortunately. But as Theory himself said recently, they gave us what they gave us. It is what it is. All we can hope for now is that they can add in enough lore and story and world-building to make them at least marginally better.
@@Wertys There is literally no saving those films. They aren't like the Prequels, the Prequels have redeeming qualities. The Sequels? Practically none. All the characters suck. All the action sucks. All the world building sucks. All the writing completely, and utterly, sucks.
The Sequels and Prequels aren't comparable at all. The Prequels gave us so many great pieces of SW media like TCW. The Sequels have given us nothing good.
The Prequels aren't perfect by any means and have very poor writing, but they have definitive strong points and excel at certain things. Sequels don't do any of that.
Anyone else notice when gideon mentioned jedi, they frame changes to show Grogu? Maybe that’s hinting something in the future
yeah i noticed it too, somehow he’s gonna get more training i guarantee it
@@Hellaframes most likely by Luke or ahsoka and might become the second mando-Jedi
I mean it's pretty symbolic that Grogu had to be the one to break up the fight between Axe Woves and Paz Vizla, Jedi are known to be peacekeepers.
@@axzyrr2818 I mean Ahsoka already said no, and Luke tried and said no as well so I doubt that. So maybe Ezra after they bring him back in Ahsoka?
@@santiagovela6364 oh yeah, I can see that.
Good episode. Loved the shadow Council scene, the praetorian guards showing up being badass was awesome. Can't wait for the final next week ❤
I wonder if grogu was even supposed to be in this season when they wrote it, and if he was still supposed to be with Luke right now but Disney wanted him in it. Like you said he just kinda seems to be there and doesn't do anything besides in ep 2 this season. Would explain why they brought him back in boba so they would for sure get his views in Mando
he wasn’t supposed to. the mandalorian was supposed to be a movie, instead they used the idea for season 1. he was supposed to go with luke that’s why the rest is a different vibe
Who cares. Just be glad we’re getting Mando stuff and not dumb babysitting episodes.
@@crashout740 not complaining, just analyzing. Or theorizing
No, he wasn't, he's supposed to be with Luke. I read there was meddling behind the scenes to reunite them for marketing and merch which is why it was shoehorned into Boba Fett. Din and Grogu were going to reunite later but it would be a much wider arc later and this season was to be focused on Mandalore.
Is this show called grogu or mandalorian?
I wondering if Eli Vanto from the Thrawn comics and the Chiss ascendency will show up.
For those who don’t know who Eli Vanto is, he was Thrawns translator, assistant and protege during the early days of the empire.
not only that, he was the only human that Thrawn considered as an actual friend to the point he entrusted him to go with The Ascendancy
i dont give a shit
Wes Chatham is rummored to be playing "Thrawn's right hand" in the ahsoka series, and I hope that it's Eli, I love that man (just look up "wes chatham star wars" on google :) )
i remember watching a video of voiceover comic for thrawn and immediately liking Eli vantos character
@@primecoconut4204 i think my favorite part with Eli was when they pretended to be weapons dealers to the rebels
Awesome Video!!! OMG THIS EPISODE WAS INCREDIBLE!!!!!!
I LOVED IT SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! Moff Gideon coming back was Awesome, And it was so Great to see All the Mandalorians Working Together! And Grogu Piloting IG-12 Is the Best Thing I've ever seen!!! R.I.P. Paz Viszla. Also, Thrawn was name dropped!!! Which Makes Me hope We will see Him Soon!!! This Was Definitely The Best Episode of The Season and One of The Best Episodes of The Entire Show!!! I'M SOOOOO EXCITED FOR THE FINALE!!!!!!
Dude I was freaking out during this episode, especially seeing Moff Gideon's return, and his armor, specifically the helmet looking exactly like the Maul Mandalorian helmet. And honestly I wouldn't be surprised if Thrawn is the final boss for Mando
They would lose vs Thrawn, and he's absolutely going to be the final boss. This show ties directly in with Ahsoka.
When they all dropped out the ship and first touched down on mandalore I got mad halo reach vibes. Paz went out like George did too, giving up himself for the greater good.
Anyways this episode was 🔥🔥
Reach was by far the best halo ;))
The Armorer working with Gideon makes sense after this episode. I wondered why she wouldn’t have gone with the group that located the Great Forge when that’s what she cares about most. Well, if she knew it was an ambush, that would explain it.
Given how uneven and inessential last week’s chapter felt, we needed this episode. And fortunately, it was terrific! Certainly the best of Season 3 thus far, and among the best of the series as a whole. I don’t know what designs Gideon has on subverting Thrawn’s authority, but it’s not going to go well for him. And woe upon poor Din Djarin, captured and in need of rescue for the 3rd time this season, if you count his deep dive into the Living Waters. I haven’t wanted to believe that the Armorer could be one of Gideon’s spies. But the signs are pointing to her more and more. NOW, I’m psyched for the season finale once again. Let’s hope they stick the landing after this episode.
I wonder what happened to Clan Wren, did they all get wiped out too? Or will we find out from Sabine in Ahsoka?
Kinda wierd how the Armorer always maintained that Mandalore was poisoned, I have a hunch to believe that Captain Phasma is her child and that she built the armor for Moff Gideon
This was certainly a step up from the tedious episode from last week. Lots of good action, some good humor, seeing Pelleon again was really awesome as I thought he perished in Rebels. It's a really good episode, and I hope the finale next week will bring this season to a good close.
So many great elements in this! First- REALLY hoping Thrawn becomes a part of mando and he isn’t just being mentioned to tee up Ashoka (but naturally, that’s probably the case). Beyond that, I finally feel like Bo might cool her jets for a bit and realize it’s a team effort, I feel like we’re going to see some maul element emerge, and I absolutely shit my pants to see them run around the corner and see the walls slowly turn more and more imperial. SUCH a good way to reveal all of that.
Paz Vizla had that dog in him and went out like a complete boss. This is the way!
Got bitched 🥱
Star Wars is trying to dig itself out of the massive hole it made with the sequels. I can only hope it works.
I have a theory or speculation that Din and Gideon will have their Round 2 for the Dark Saber. While Grogu will be the one to locate and tame the Mythosaur since I guess him taming the rancor from BoBF is a foreshadow
Explains how / why the Tie Bombers and Interceptors were at Mandalore and chased Din & Bo in the previous episode. I have a feeling Boba will make an appearance in final episode to help Din. Alira and Axe are the spies, maybe even the armourer seeing as similar helmets but she waited until Bo got a much bigger tribe of Mandos together to be wiped out
would be awesome to see Boba show up
Kinda feels like the whole season built up to the last two episodes. But it's absolutely awesome
I think it's very possible that Thrawn will appear in the next episode.
This episode weaves so many of the previous episodes together. I love how Filoni brings things together. 🎉
It was trash.
@@l750z_6 No u
I think Gideon's new Beskar armored troopers might be Imperial Supercommandos, their armor has very similar design elements. If so, that would be interesting. The Imperial Supercommandos were Mandalorians serving the empire, so it would be interesting to see the conflict there.
When you survive Breaking Bad, you live long enough to become a Mandalorian! Love that Charles Baker was a Mandalorian Survivor that stayed on Mandalore! I hope we see more of him in future episodes. I loved that there was Survivors all along scavenging the lands, I hope they aren't spies or betrayers! There could possibly be other Mandalorian Surviving Clans elsewhere on the planet, vying for Leadership once they find out Bo has taken over completely. This season has felt very Game Of Thrones the North, the way the Mandalorians are secluded to others but are very loyal as a whole and are starting to build back up. Could get like GOT with Clans siding with different Clans for certain leadership, once they get rid of Gideon. I feel like the Armorer use to be a Mauldalorian but went back to the way of True Mandalorian, I feel like the Mandalorians are starting to come together, and Paz was very loyal to the Armorer I would be shocked if she allowed him to go on the scout mission just to die knowing what was coming. Loved Paz and his death hit hard for me cause he was my favorite Mandalorian, but his son Ragnar is actually a Teenage Mando hence why Paz told him to "take the kids" away from the Mandalorian Confrontation. Hope we see Ragnar grow throughout the rest of the series and fights against Thrawn in the war, for his Family name the Vizsla Clan. Still hoping Din and Bo share Mandalore Leadership. Still holding out hope for Tristan Wren, Opal Jexx, Fenn Rau, Moss Mero, Korkie Kryze and more prominent Mandalorians now that Paz is dead.
Thats two actors from breaking bad now. Let's get the whole cast involved for the rest of the series
LMFAO
I'm still hoping for Sabine
@@batalorian7997 There's also Bill Burr and if you count BOBF there is Danny Trejo
@@RoxDZoro I wonder what happened to Clan Wren?
Episode was called “the spies” and as far as we know we only see one spy in the episode.
What if this entire time the armorer has been working for thrawn. Pushing din to travel to Mandalore and bathe in the living waters knowing that he’d discover the planet isn’t poisoned. Changing her ideology(on thrawns orders) to allow Bo to unite multiple tribes and return to Mandalore. Conveniently leaving before Gideon jumps the landing party and alerting thrawn that the battle has begun. When both sides are locked in fighting and casualty’s are piling up, thrawn will fly in with his fleet to clean up the mess. Defeating 2 threats at once with minimal casualties on his side
You're right about Grogu. He hasn't done much at all this season, which makes me believe that he wasn't supposed to be in this season at all, and Disney forced Jon to include him for the sake of $. Hopefully he does some badass stuff in the finale.
He helps save din in ep2 and we got his order 66 flashback now he has dialogue. He never really did THAT much in the first 2 seasons. Expect be funny and use the force here and there