Chapter 21: The Pirate

Honestly you have people basically calling it another filler and others calling it a copy of Pirates of the Caribbean. I mean What?! It wasn't a bad episode in the slightest, not a 10/10 but not how people are making it out. Don't believe the critics. This episode had progression on the Mandalorians and story, not a filler.

When i started watching this episode i could tell it was going to be great already due to the build up of music and the flowing cinematography. Wasn't too sure on certain subplot characters returning but the rest of the episode justified it well. Going against my review from the previous episode, the Mandalorians actually seemed badass again. Even Din Djarin himself had flawless screen time. It's just a pity it's taken this long to get an episode like this because this is why i started watching The Mandalorian.

The last scene has so many questions it makes me actually intrigued for the series again.

9.1/10.

This Chapter is definitely a step up from the other ones in Season 3, but something stills feels off with the quality and the writing compared to Seasons 1 and 2. Din's whole storyline the past 1-2 years was to go to Mandalore to "purify" himself after taking off his helmet, but now it's perfectly fine for Bo Katan to right after? The Mandalorians so far still feel more like Disneyfied Power Rangers who don't know how to use their gear. Apparently, there's only like 30-40 civilians living at Nevarro with Greef Karga? Had this same issue with Mos Espa in The Book of Boba Fett. Hire more extras! Make these places feel bigger! Din has officially received the Boba Fett treatment, and is being sidelined. I'm not sure if it was from the incredible HBO quality from Andor, but this season has felt pretty cheap and low budget at times. Just like The Book of Boba Fett and Kenobi. I am happy that the pacing is picking up and that we're going to see Gideon soon. Also loved the Rebels cameo. He looks incredible in live-action, and it really has me hyped for the upcoming Ahsoka series. Also really enjoyed the nice little tribute to the late Mr. Jeremy Bulloch aka the OG trilogy Boba Fett. "Bulloch Canyon" Overall, it is a step up from the past few Chapters, but something still feels off. I have been a huge fan of Bryce Dallas Howard's episodes, so I am very optimistic for next week's Chapter.

I still like the mandalorian. But the magics is disappearing. The "villians" are fake as f. They look like a blend between the first season of star Trek aliens and the muppets. The other mandolorians act and move more and more like the power rangers. I get the feeling they got some cossplayers to fill the gaps in actors and costumes.

The action scenes are badass. The story is from time to time intriguing.

The culture of the mandalorians is fascinating.

I hope the story keeps evolving. I'm glad that the pirates are gone now.

It raises the question were are the mandalorians in the last movies?

This week we received an overall great episode that got the ball rolling on the future for Bo Karan and the rest of the Mandalorians. I'm glad to see that the events of episode 3 are also coming back to actually play a significant role in the story. My sole complaint, as evidenced by the title, is that this season's cinematography has been subpar at best. Greig Fraser, the cinematographer for the first two seasons was also responsible for projects like Rogue One, Dune, and The Batman, all of which were incredibly visually stunning works. With his absence, season 3 feels more like a cartoon than anything else. Seeing Mandalorians fight in the broad daylight with no particle effects outside of blaster sparks just takes me completely out of the story. It makes it obvious that this is shot on a set and takes me out of the immersion of what is otherwise a good story. The shots inside of the pirate ship are front lit, which eliminates any feeling that we're bunkered down with the pirates. It's definitely a nitpick, but I feel the difference in quality is extremely noticeable and should not be glossed over just for the fact that we're getting good Star Wars content.

This whole season has just been odd, there really hasn't been an episode yet that's been able to capture the charm of the first two seasons nor the quality. This has been a season full of inconsistency, confusion, messiness, and contrivances. The dialogue and acting is bad, the visuals are inconsistent, the writing is all over the place and everything has just sort of gone downhill. The poor execution of the various plots and is making this season very underwhelming. It's crazy because season's 1 & 2 (Season 1 especially) were so cool and had this gritty western feel to them giving the show it's charm, now it's been lost with all of this messy Marvel slapstick humor style writing. I don't know man I just feel like things are rapidly going downhill...