The Mandalorian season 3 review: “Mandalorians are stronger together”

The Mandalorian season 3 review: “Mandalorians are stronger together”

The third season of The Mandalorian recently wrapped up, so now we can consider the whole season overall. I've already written a few pieces about this. For example, I've written about how the story took a legendary artifact like the darksaber and honored the mythos behind it, while also allowing the characters to grow through [...]

What’s next for the story of The Mandalorian after season three?

What’s next for the story of The Mandalorian after season three?

The Mandalorian season three finale felt, in many ways, like a series finale. Yet we know that Jon Favreau has already written season four, so while another season hasn't been officially announced, it's all but certain. There are other spin-off shows happening, like Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew, and we're also working toward a newly-announced movie [...]

The Mandalorian is a whole lot of fun. It also seems to be afraid of any lasting stakes.

The Mandalorian is a whole lot of fun. It also seems to be afraid of any lasting stakes.

The Mandalorian season three has wrapped up, and I really enjoyed it. I found the individual episodes of the season to be fun and entertaining, and I found the overall storyline of the efforts to reclaim Mandalore, alongside the exploration of the fledgling New Republic and the emerging threat of the Empire, to be fantastic. [...]

Why the darksaber is so important, and how The Mandalorian honors the mythos while growing beyond it

Why the darksaber is so important, and how The Mandalorian honors the mythos while growing beyond it

The darksaber plays a major theme in the mythos of The Mandalorian, culminating in the season three finale, "Chapter 24: The Return", which sees Bo-Katan Kryze wield the legendary blade in combat as she leads united Mandalorian forces. Yet the outcome of that, particularly as it pertains to this weapon, is shocking. It's a daring [...]

Explaining the massive connections to Thrawn, the First Order, and other Star Wars material in The Mandalorian: Chapter 23!

Explaining the massive connections to Thrawn, the First Order, and other Star Wars material in The Mandalorian: Chapter 23!

The latest episode of The Mandalorian, "Chapter 23: The Spies", included some incredibly strong threads and connective ties to other material, including both Legends and canon, as it drew on plot lines from the books and the sequel trilogy. It's all setting up for the return of Thrawn, in the more immediate view, and the [...]

Why Carson Teva’s concern with the New Republic foreshadows the eventual rise of the First Order

Why Carson Teva’s concern with the New Republic foreshadows the eventual rise of the First Order

The Mandalorian season three has been exploring the New Republic more in-depth than anything we've seen on-screen in Star Wars before, and it's been extremely interesting to see. A big theme that has emerged with the New Republic is that, for all their good intentions, they are nonetheless inadvertently repeating some of the same mistakes [...]