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'The Mandalorian' is experiencing an identity crisis in more ways than one | CNN
Editor's note: The following contains spoilers about the third season of "The Mandalorian," including the third episode, "The Convert."
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I don't get all the bad reviews. I'm enjoying it.
avecigrec
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'The Mandalorian' is experiencing an identity crisis in more ways than one | CNN
Editor's note: The following contains spoilers about the third season of "The Mandalorian," including the third episode, "The Convert."
I don't get all the bad reviews. I'm enjoying it.
I mean, this reviewer calls Clone Wars Star Wars and implies that Pedro Pascal is just a voice actor so take that for what it's worth.
And also, yes, the bad reviews are ridiculous - I think it's been fantastic so far.
I mean, this reviewer calls Clone Wars Star Wars and implies that Pedro Pascal is just a voice actor so take that for what it's worth.
And also, yes, the bad reviews are ridiculous - I think it's been fantastic so far.
It’s been brooding. I don’t think it’s fully got going yet. I was bored silly by the whole off story bit in the last episode…
dbarila
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I didn't mind the off story on the last episode. It kind of gave me Andor vibes in a good way. The biggest problem with it is that is dragged on waaay too long. It definitely wasn't worth of being one of the longer episodes of the series.
avecigrec
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Yeah, I thought the off-story bit was great too. And also feel the Andor vibes goodness. I had no issue with the length either. I thought it was going to end on the off-story, so coming back to the main bit felt like a sweet bonus. For me it's been a great build-up - each episode has been more enjoyable than the las.
Perhaps but then I suppose I wasn’t quite as gaga about Andor as the norm. It was good and all but I wasn’t as keen on the bits with the weirdo failed policeman living with his mum and his mate dodgy Trevor from Eastenders.
mrjoshuamccormack
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I do enjoy thinking about who the titular "Convert" is referring to: Dr. Pershing, Bo-Katan, or possibly Elia? Maybe all three?
Gavaxeman
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Glad it’s not just me ..I didn’t think Andor was quite the beast it was cracked up to be..slowed paced and too long imo ..and we didn’t even get to the jumping off point for Rogue one....much preferred Kenobi, Mando and Boba Fett tbh ...
This latest episode of Mando was a bit clumsily done...the old shit sandwich approach ..fast dogfighting space ships and shoot out ..then hit the breaks and ..slow back story of Dr Clone and hints at underground empire activity ...then a Mando Coda .....
Overall though it’s intriguing..where did those fighters come from, and whose bumping off people and why ....
Yeah I don’t know if I’m quite with you either. Andor is probably the best thing they’ve done since the Rogue One film, which is probably the best thing since the original trilogy. I just don’t think it was quite the masterpiece it got hyped to me. More a small oasis in a desert.
Book of Fett was awful. The Mandelorian has always been a bit up and down throughout its 3 seasons. I did really enjoy Kenobi but with the caveat that it ends there. It was nice to fill in the back story and Ewan is great as the character but the lack of jeopardy was an issue and it’s difficult to know where they could go next.
Honestly, a nice 4K remaster of the original theatrical cut of the OT (there are very good fan projects out there) is kinda all that’s really essential to me.
Boba Fett ( minus the parts that continued the Mandalorian story) is in the absolute bottom of star wars for me. That show was pretty terrible
That´s why i´m a little worried that the Mandalorian story might be trying to bridge triologies and dabble into the clonig of the emperor things from ros
What still baffles me the most is that they did not have an overlaying plan for the sequel trilogy (except cash in on peoples star wars nostalgia) and switched writers, directors, tonality, direction etc. after each film so movies 2 and 3 would go out of the way to trash some parts of the film before
I liked the Last Jedi and didn’t think it trashed The Force Awakens. It just took that base to do its own thing. It didn’t get everything right and the casino sequence whilst a good idea felt overlong and a bit too preachy. I just don’t get anything about Rise of Skywalker, it acts like last Jedi never existed whilst also not making any sense either in that context or even just in isolation.
I am with you on the last Jedi but i had the feeling that it took some thinks (like the skywalker sword they made a big deal about in force awakens that Luke throws away immediately) from force awakens and just let them run as loose ends. And a lot of the things they did felt very refreshing. If they continued the way of the last Jedi with the last one that might have been a good sequel trilogy. But overall i felt it was very clear that they were making these movies along one by one without any story arc they agreed on before.
dbarila
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The Force Awakens was fun to watch in theaters because it was the first new Star Wars film in so long. I didn't enjoy The Last Jedi in theaters but after several re-watches I've come around to it. I'd say the opposite of Rise of Skywalker. I thought it was OK when I watched it in theaters but I find it very boring and very long when I re-watch it.
I’ve still never rewatched Rise of Skywalker since the cinema. It actually made me sad to watch even on the big screen. It’s the only Star Wars film that I haven’t bought on blu ray or dvd either, can’t see that I ever will.
dbarila
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Most of my re-watches have been catching bits and pieces of it on TV. I probably only sat down to re-watch it once.
trickyseven
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I'm in the same boat. I liked The Force Awakens, loved The Last Jedi, but the Rise of Skywalker really put a sour taste in my mouth. So much so I haven't even brought myself to keep up on the Disney+ shows, although the buzz on Andor is gonna change that. JJ Abrams is great at starting stories, not so much at ending them.
All that said, I'm prepping to do a sequel trilogy rewatch soon, so we'll see how I feel about it after a second watch through.