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When this was in the trailer, you certainly didn’t think it would trigger what it did.Image: LucasfilmOn The Mandalorian, the goal is clear. In order to be redeemed, the main character must travel to the mines of Mandalore and bathe in the living waters. Only then can he rejoin his people and be forgiven for taking off his helmet. It seemed like a goal that would take some time to reach, but nope: episode two of The Mandalorian season three got right to the point and, in the end, changed everything.Well, not everything;…

Image: LucasfilmHarrison Ford once famously told George Lucas of his Star Wars script, “You can type this shit, but you sure can’t say it!” Suffice to say, the franchise has wrangled with lovably, and not so lovably, weird dialogue since its earliest days. But The Mandalorian’s spartan approach to conversation makes its peculiarity all the more jarring.The series has from the very beginning been light on talking—its protagonist is a taciturn loner, and its deuteragonist is a non-verbalizing green baby. But as the series…

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The boys are back, Mando and Grogu.Image: LucasfilmSeason three of The Mandalorian is here and in its first episode, it’s basically the same old show. Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Depends on what you’re expecting to get from it. If you’re expecting fun action sequences, interesting Star Wars Easter eggs, and Grogu being incredibly adorable, the show’s return won’t disappoint. If you’re hoping for something new narratively and not just “Mando needs to complete this mission so he can complete another mission that…

Screenshot: LucasfilmThe thing is, Din didn’t realize the weapon’s specific importance. So his new-ish ally Bo-Katan Kryze—the sister of Clone Wars’ Duchess Satine, the former ruler of Mandalore, and herself the brief leader of the Mandalorian resistance before the Empire ravaged the planet—is furious that he has it, because the only way she can now honorably acquire it herself is to defeat him in ritual combat, which Din does not want to happen. So her own plans to return to Mandalore and rule her people have been…

Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni talking The Mandalorian.Photo: Jesse Grant (Getty Images)Though 2022 was filled with many fantastic Star Wars memories, very few of those centered on the Mandalorian and Grogu. That changes this week with the season three premiere of The Mandalorian, which picks up both from the end of itssecond season, which was over two years ago, as well as The Book of Boba Fett, in which both characters appeared in significant roles.The show’s return also marks the return of Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau.…

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Screenshot: Disney+/LucasfilmAfter shots of the N1 flying through a storm, we see Mando visiting the Armorer. He tells her, “I’m going to Mandalore so that I may be forgiven for my transgressions” and we get the above reveal, the destroyed cityscape of a Mandalorian city—potentially Sundari, the planet’s capital city. Mandalore was ravaged in an event known as the Purge, as the Empire violently fought back against Mandalorian resistance—whose initial victory against the Empire was shown in Star Wars Rebels’ final…

Image: LucasfilmThe last season of The Mandalorian ended with Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) sending his son Grogu away to learn the ways of the Force by Luke Skywalker. But after being reunited in Book of Boba Fett, the duo are back to doing what they do best: making money in the galaxy, and occasionally getting pulled into situations that they can’t entirely escape from.For season three and the new trailer shown at D23, that means Din will get caught up in more Mandalore business, since he wields the Darksaber that Bo-Katan…