Tag Archives: The Mandalorian (Disney+ Series)

Many viewers of The Mandalorian have observed that season 3 seems to be shifting focus, away from Din Djarin and Grogu, over to Bo-Katan played by Katee Sackhoff. Season 3 is virtually all about Bo-Katan. How she reunites the Mandalorian clans, how she gets the darksaber back, how she gets her fleet back, how she will become yet again the leader of Mandalore. With Din Djarin mostly being along for the ride and Grogu more or less being relegated to cute pet status. So is that just something happening in season 3 or is this a sign that the series is slowly shifting away from Din Djarin as the only main character?
Well, IGN conducted an interview with The Mandalorian executive producer and director Rick Famuyiwa that sheds an interesting light on recent developments! Click through to learn what he has to say about The Mandalorian!

Bo-Katan, at the center of things

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As usual Star Wars Celebration also revealed several things not meant for the vast number of fans out there who could not afford a ticket or the trip to London! But as usual very kind people do post the spoiler material on Reddit and other places! So let’s talk about the Acolyte trailer that was screened at Celebration and the first few minutes of The Mandalorian Chapter 23 screened at one of the panels that heralds the return of a very important character and name drops someone very important. A first glimpse at Skeleton Crew was also provided! And we also got a short Andor season 2 teaser! Only read this article if you like spoilers! You will be absolutely spoiled if you click! So only proceed if you want to know more!

Updated with some additional info, Skeleton Crew trailer also added!

Carrie Ann Moss in The Acolyte in true potato cam leaker guild style

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It’s time for yet another look at the Nielsen streaming charts, episode 2 of The Mandalorian season 3 was added. How are the ratings? The Mandalorian is #6 on the general charts and in 4th place on the original series charts. According to Nielsen the series accumulated 889 million viewing minutes. How does that compare to season 2 and other Star Wars series on Disney+? Well, episode 2 of season 3 is shedding viewers! Click through for all the details!

In chapter 17 we visit Mandalore after a short detour to Tatooine

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Our Credit Collection Visual Guide updates continue with the addition of Moff Gideon (Credit Collection). Click below for our full Visual Guide. Stop by and check out our review of this figure too.

Imagine someone made a fan movie mash-up of 1970s SciFi classic Logan’s Run, Alice in Wonderland, Romeo & Juliet and Wall-E and then decided to act it all out with Star Wars action figures. I am not sure what to think of the latest The Mandalorian chapter Guns for Hire. It had some really nice visuals, but also some atrocious acting and guest stars that should never ever be in Star Wars – ever. And the plot was just… something else.

So there are many, many things to talk about! Let’s read my spoiler review for Guns for Hire and debate the latest The Mandalorian chapter by clicking here or on the banner!

Today’s Visual Guide update is another The Black Series Credit Collection Release. Click below to check out the Tusken Raider. Make sure to also check out our full review of this figure right here.

We are continuing our Visual Guide updates from The Black Series Credit Collection. Up next is The Mandalorian [Beskar].  Click below for our full Visual Guide, and click here for our full review.

Check out the latest character poster from The Mandalorian Chapter 21 – The Pirate: Carson Teva. 

Our next Visual Guide update from The Black Series commemorative releases is The Armorer (Credit Collection). Click below for our full Visual Guide. Click here to check out our full review.

Today we are starting a run of Visual Guide updates featuring some of The Black Series commemorative releases. We’ll start things off with Greef Karga (Credit Collection). Click below for our full Visual Guide. Click here to also check out a full review of this figure.

Lladró’s catalog of high-end porcelain Star Wars statues gets bigger with the release of their handcrafted porcelain Grogu. Click through for the complete press release.

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With their usual 4 week delay Nielsen have finally added the first season 3 episode of The Mandalorian to their weekly streaming charts! And the series enters the charts in 5th place on the general charts and in 3rd place on the original series streaming charts with 823 million minutes.

How does that compare to previous Star Wars series and The Mandalorian seasons? Contrary to other reports out there The Mandalorian season 3 actually added viewers compared to the season 2 premiere!  Click through for the details!

Are Din and Grogu still popular? Spoiler: yes.

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As we enter the second half of season three of The Mandalorian it’s now obvious what the season endgame is. The plot moves forward a little bit and Bo-Katan finally gets a new mission, Din Djarin meanwhile is only along for the ride, rumors have it he has regular self help meetings with Boba Fett twice a week about playing the second fiddle on your own own show. But no, “The Pirate” was mostly fun, but it also once more underlines an essential issue that plagues all of Disney Lucasfilm Star Wars. The bad joke that is the New Republic. I think we need to talk about that.

Meanwhile The Bad Batch released its season (series?) finale. The final episodes didn’t turn out at all like you may have expected them to. Instead, everything ends on a bleak cliffhanger and we witness one major death (maybe, it’s Star Wars after all). Now we can only hope The Bad Batch will not end up on Bob Iger’s $3 billion chopping block, despite what must be high production costs and very low ratings. Anyway, the final three episodes (last week’s episode included) are well worth watching. I plan on reviewing all three final episodes later this week.

But for now let’s talk about the latest adventure of Bo-Katan in The Mandalorian. Read my spoiler review and let’s have a chat about what I think is the biggest sin in Disney Star Wars.

The Mandalorian Chapter 20 – The Foundling Character posters are out. Click below to check out Jedi Kelleran Beq and Paz Vizsla.

“This is the way!” is the catchphrase on The Mandalorian. But as it turns out the series may have actually lost its way. The latest episode “The Foundling”, was definitely not a highlight, despite a momentous fan service moment. In fact, The Bad Batch entirely blew The Mandalorian out of the water this week with its latest episode that not only saw the return of Echo, but also featured Crosshair, Senator Chuchi and had a Grand Moff Tarkin cameo, as things ramp up for the season 2 endgame. So the new Bad Batch episode is definitely worth your time!
The Mandalorian on the other hand seems to be wandering aimlessly in the desert, with no clear direction, no clear goal and plots that more often than not make little sense. This week is all about a space dragon monster thing that kind of eats Paz Vizla’s son Ragnar, the very Unlucky. So the Mandos go after the monster to rescue the kid. Andor this is not. Maybe Andor is more of a curse than a blessing, because now everything will be compared to it, when it comes to acting and plot. And as much as I hate to say it, The Mandalorian season 3 falls short in almost every category so far.

Why exactly? Read my spoiler review for “The Foundling” and let’s discuss the latest adventure of Din Djarin and Grogu!

Poster collectors can pick up the Season 3 The Mandalorian poster today at 12 PM Eastern on Disney Movie Insiders for 400 points as part of this week’s Wednesday Wins campaign. Don’t forget, if you need points you can pick some up on eBay! 

Here are the latest character posters from The Mandalorian Chapter 19 – The Convert: Elia Kane (Amnesty Officer G68) & Dr. Penn Pershing (Amnesty Scientist L52). Click below to check them out!

The latest The Mandalorian episode takes quite a left turn and is not at all what you’d expect it to be. To put it bluntly, The Mandalorian pulls off a The Book of Boba Fett and becomes an entirely different show with “The Misadventures of Dr. Pershing” for one episode. It’s also 56 minutes long, but Din Djarin is only featured in the first and last 5 minutes or so of the episode. So there’s lots to talk about. Click here to read my spoiler review and let’s discuss the latest episode of The Mandalorian!

Also, today’s The Bad Batch episode is an easy skip. Don’t bother with it unless you are a diehard fan of the series. A short review for that episode will follow eventually.

The next character poster from The Mandalorian Season 3 features Peli Motto. 

After a somewhat shaky start last week The Mandalorian returns to form with its second season 3 episode “The Mines of Mandalore”. Din travels to Mandalore to bathe in the “Living Waters”, so he can redeem himself. And what we get is a fun adventure with some comedy, great action, haunting scenery and mysterious creatures. Grogu gets his first proper solo mission as well! And Bo-Katan proves once again that she is a formidable fighter, but also has a more softer, kinder side to her. “The Mines of Mandalore” is well worth your time and I bet that most fans will have lots of fun watching the episode! This is The Mandalorian fans have been waiting for.

Read my spoiler review by clicking here or on the banner and let’s discuess the latest adventures of Din Djarin and Grogu!

Check out the latest character posters from The Mandalorian Chapter 17 – The Apostate, featuring The Armorer and the Anzellan Droidsmiths.

Denuo Novo has opened up pre-orders for their 1:1 Bo-Katan Kryze helmet. Details and pre-order info after the jump!

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Today marks the return of The Mandalorian! That means The Bad Batch which also dropped a new episode today will follow later, maybe next weekend. But the focus will now be on The Mandalorian, the single most successful Disney+ series. Can the returning Din Djarin and Grogu reignite the magic after being absent for close to 15 months? Not counting their odd inclusion in The Book of (not) Boba Fett.
Would it shock you when I say I kind of liked the current The Bad Batch episode (Metamorphosis) somewhat better than The Mandalorian season 3 opener? Now why is that? Well, read my spoiler review and let’s discuss the return of Din Djarin by clicking here or on the banner!

An awkward reunion for Din Djarin and the Armorer

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Funko just posted their eBay exclusive Funko The Mandalorian on Speeder (with Grogu). Click here for the product page!

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Pre-orders are now open for the Hot Toys sixth scale Paz Vizsla (TMS097) figure. Click here for the product page.