Posted on Mar 3, 2023
'Table setting' backstory burdens 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 debut
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The Mandalorian now faces what may be the biggest challenge in its relatively short existence.
I'm not talking about Din Djarin, the helmet-wearing, magnetically terse super heroic bounty hunter played by Pedro Pascal, who gives the series its perfectly direct name. I mean the series itself, which provided an electrifying debut for Disney+ back in 2019 – along with an inspiring blueprint for how to re-invent the then-floundering Star Wars TV/movie universe.
As its third season starts, this show faces the real prospect of being eclipsed by a newer, fresher series, amid spreading fan fatigue.
The Mandalorian now faces what may be the biggest challenge in its relatively short existence.
I'm not talking about Din Djarin, the helmet-wearing, magnetically terse super heroic bounty hunter played by Pedro Pascal, who gives the series its perfectly direct name. I mean the series itself, which provided an electrifying debut for Disney+ back in 2019 – along with an inspiring blueprint for how to re-invent the then-floundering Star Wars TV/movie universe.
As its third season starts, this show faces the real prospect of being eclipsed by a newer, fresher series, amid spreading fan fatigue.
'Table setting' backstory burdens 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 debut
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."As a kind of prequel to the film Rogue One, Andor is centered on the story of how the rebel alliance rose to oppose the brutally authoritarian Empire, telling a Star Wars story rooted in the history of Diego Luna’s scrappy fighter Cassian Andor. And it avoided many of the pitfalls derailing other Star Wars offshoots by grounding its story in surprising ways.
No Jedi Knights. No lightsabers. No mysticism. Nobody uses The Force to get out of a jam. Just hardscrabble, average people willing to risk everything to push back against a punishingly bureaucratic regime.
So far, this season of The Mandalorian, packed tight with stories of kingdoms past and challenges to come — setting up a quest which feels decidedly less important than the show’s original motivating mission – seems off to a less than compelling start, in comparison.
But this Star Wars fan remains hopeful. Because it’s often a mistake to judge a video game on the first five minutes of play."
..."As a kind of prequel to the film Rogue One, Andor is centered on the story of how the rebel alliance rose to oppose the brutally authoritarian Empire, telling a Star Wars story rooted in the history of Diego Luna’s scrappy fighter Cassian Andor. And it avoided many of the pitfalls derailing other Star Wars offshoots by grounding its story in surprising ways.
No Jedi Knights. No lightsabers. No mysticism. Nobody uses The Force to get out of a jam. Just hardscrabble, average people willing to risk everything to push back against a punishingly bureaucratic regime.
So far, this season of The Mandalorian, packed tight with stories of kingdoms past and challenges to come — setting up a quest which feels decidedly less important than the show’s original motivating mission – seems off to a less than compelling start, in comparison.
But this Star Wars fan remains hopeful. Because it’s often a mistake to judge a video game on the first five minutes of play."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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