LachiusTZ
Rogue Deathwalker Box
- 14,472
- 27,162
The Mandalorian
- Thread starter pharmakos
- Start date
Loser Araysar
Chief Russia Correspondent / Stock Pals CEO
- 75,399
- 149,522
just watched the GIna Carano episode. a masterpiece by Star Wars standards. A solid meh by normal live action TV standards. I'd put the level of choreography and acting somewhere just below Renegade and the special effects somewhere right around Star Trek DS9.
- 3
- 1
- 1
Frenzied Wombat
Potato del Grande
- 14,730
- 31,802
3rd episode was decent but you could tell it was directed by a chick. Cliche’d story of cowboy meets local town m’lady and is compelled to help her and the townsfolk. If the Mandalorian had gotten his ass kicked at the start it could have been Unforgiven in space, minus the blood and grit.
- 2
Mudcrush Durtfeet
Hungry Ogre
- 2,428
- -758
If it was Babylon 5, baby Yoda would have died 3 episodes ago.
- 2
- 1
Mudcrush Durtfeet
Hungry Ogre
- 2,428
- -758
I wondered about that myself, but maybe he didn't want to travel for a day before dealing with the raiders. Other than that, I got nothin'.
- 3
Loser Araysar
Chief Russia Correspondent / Stock Pals CEO
- 75,399
- 149,522
spronk
FPS noob
- 22,607
- 25,659
he landed closer to the trading post. that farmers saw it fly overhead and went to the ship which was a day away. Dunno why he didn't fly them all to the village but maybe he didn't want to alert the raiders there was a ship around. Mando is pretty fucking dumb, jawas raided his ship last episode and he does not seem to have any sort of lowjack system at all.
i do think people here need to remember this is in the vein of Pixar movies, a kids show that adults can enjoy. 12 year old me would have been jizzing all over the screen if The Mandalorian followed ROTJ in 1984. Its actually quite remarkable how enjoyable it is for adults. This is not Game of Thrones or The Boys, this is squarely aimed at families sitting down and watching together and over the holidays every single kid who has watched it with us has loved it and asked for Star Wars toys for xmas, its remarkable how a show is revitalizing Star Wars.
Too bad the baby yoda merch sucks absolute dick right now, its all garbage.
- 3
- 1
Cybsled
Avatar of War Slayer
- 16,461
- 12,102
3rd episode was the one where all the mandos show up, 4th was the village.
You liked an episode directed by a woman since ep 3 was. You must feel dirty now lol
- 1
- 6,302
- 16,947
Man, I feel like I'm struggling through this show. The writing is horrific and I swear, if I didnt know better, that it is supposed to be some kind of comedy. Lord knows baby yoda merch gonna be selling like crazy this holiday which is probably the entire point of the show.
- 2
- 1
Chukzombi
Millie's Staff Member
- 71,700
- 213,017
the only arguments i had with friends over the OT when they came out, was who was stronger in the force. i always went with Vader because he was the coolest. none of us ever talked about the movies being shitty other than "wtf ewoks?" later when Lucas put out his special editions, thats when nerds really got riled up.
- 1
- 1
Jive Turkey
Karen
- 6,632
- 8,794
probably the same reason he had to ride the lizard beast instead of just flying to find baby yoda
- 1
Harshaw
Throbbing Member
- 21,516
- 102,692
Jive Turkey
Karen
- 6,632
- 8,794
Apparently this was the first episode Favreau wrote after the initial 3 episode pitch he originally sent to Disney, which were meant to almost be self contained. I wonder if that's a partial explanation for why it felt off; he needed to restart the plot to some extent, but needed something more action packed than the the first three that were mostly a slower pace. So instead of a soft restart in episode 4, he plops this one down, then restarts rebuilding the story in episode 5. Or maybe he just doesn't really have any ideas. I guess we'll find out this week
- 1
- 6,338
- 7,144
It was a totally fine episode. It just didn't progress the plot at all, and in a show with 10 episodes per season that sucks dick.
Totally agree. I had the same thought process. Towards the end of R1 I realized that I didn't know any of the characters and that they must not make it to the next movie (SW4). And then they all started dying. I felt a lot of the movie was weak, and I had trouble loving really any of the characters, but when I realized it was all an insane suicide mission and that they *all* fell, it really made the movie for me and let me appreciate an otherwise ok, but somewhat weak, movie. And then they gave us the most amazing Darth Vader scene, which, honestly, is the best 90 seconds in all of the Star Wars movies. Fucking Vader showing up in the dark, hearing his breathing, the light saber lights, then he just lays waste to rooms full of knuckleheads. They are fucking terrified. I love re-watching that scene over and over.
Everyone says that scene is fan service... it is, but, we have all heard that Darth Vader is the biggest badass that ever existed since 1977, but have never seen it. The original trilogy fight scenes are horrible. This shows us just a glimpse of how fucking badass he is. It's amazing. He just straight up fucking murders like two dozen little faggots.
- 4
- 4
- 6,338
- 7,144
Exactly. I think the reason we don't like this episode as much is because it's self contained, and didn't progress the overall plot at all. You can't do that shit in a 10 episode show. That's some bullshit!!!