US: The Mandalorian

Gerard · 28 Dec 2019 at 12:41

Liquid_Entity said:
you know baby Yoda was using the force to mess up their aim. That's why it was a great scene

Doubt it, that's not even hinted at in the scene. It's just a long running joke that their aim is terrible.

Liquid_Entity · 28 Dec 2019 at 12:42

Gerard said:
Doubt it, that's not even hinted at in the scene. It's just a long running joke that their aim is terrible.

Haha that is also true.

I thought I was reading more in to it.

Gerard · 28 Dec 2019 at 12:44

Liquid_Entity said:
Haha that is also true.

I thought I was reading more in to it.

They would have given a shot of the baby if he was up to something in that regard, probably would have made their aim better if he had been doing something.

Ayahuasca · 28 Dec 2019 at 13:54

Such a good episode that, now the long wait for more Star Wars goodness

steve5424 · 28 Dec 2019 at 16:32

Colonel_Klinck said:
The scene with the two storm troopers was brilliant! Didn't realise it was Taika Waititi directing but after finding out the humour makes sense. Hope he directs a few episodes in the second series as well.

He also did the voice for IG-11.

Greboth · 28 Dec 2019 at 17:32

Minusorange said:
Why couldn't the last trilogy be as good as this series, felt more emotion towards the IG droid for its 15 minute screen time than I did for any of the plastic characters in the last 3 films

Came here to post exactly this. Even seeing all the Mandalorian armour on the floor was more emotional then the recent trilogy.

Intrigued to see the dark saber at the end, curious to see if it’s an easter egg reveal or if we see Mando (or another Mandalorian) wield it and unite what clans are left.

It also raised the question of where the saber has been since we saw it in Rebels. Could we get some back story? maybe a live action Sabine Wren?

Damnit so many questions, hurry up season 2.

Somnambulist · 28 Dec 2019 at 18:01

Probably not as she handed it over in Rebels.

Captain · 28 Dec 2019 at 19:28

Well episode 8 was just outstanding, the whole series has been excellent.

I hope series 2 has the same quality.

Efour · 29 Dec 2019 at 08:59

Brilliant.
The speederbike scene was unexpectedly brilliant.
It's really cheesy and corney but it's soooo good. Looks like new characters for season 2!

Cannot wait.

Oh when we finally saw him without his helmet, he looked like such a doofus

mrk · 29 Dec 2019 at 09:02

Got my sisters watching it this weekend as everyone is round for the new year etc. Now they're not star wars fans but can you guess the main reasons they're now hooked aside from the excellent character development?

Disney are gonna rake in £££ from baby Yoda plushies.

Watching it a 2nd time round was just as enjoyable too lol

LiE · 29 Dec 2019 at 09:04

Efour said:
Oh when we finally saw him without his helmet, he looked like such a doofus

Oberyn Martell doesn’t look too bad after loosing a fight with the mountain

ivrytwr3 · 29 Dec 2019 at 10:08

Efour said:
Oh when we finally saw him without his helmet, he looked like such a doofus

I thought it was Corey Feldman when they took off the helmet!

Somnambulist said:
Probably not as she handed it over in Rebels.

Ta for this, i did not understand the reference of the Dark Sabre.

Great season finale - but no need to punch the baby FFS!

Uncle Petey · 29 Dec 2019 at 11:04

ivrytwr3 said:
Great season finale - but no need to punch the baby FFS!

Yeah, but I reckon that was done so we'd really enjoy watching them get their **** snapped by the droid

Greboth · 29 Dec 2019 at 12:50

Somnambulist said:
Probably not as she handed it over in Rebels.

The back story is pretty simple then, I guess there wouldn't be much point showing that off. Though with Sabine, I wasn't thinking of her appearing in the back story. She was fighting with the rebels so potentially wasn't on Mandor during the cull so could still be alive. Plus she also has a history with the Dark Saber, so if Mando works with any other Mandalorians in S2, then Sabine could be one of them. Pure specualation on my part obviously but it would be good to see some live action characters from the animated series turn up - even if only for small bit parts.

Somnambulist · 29 Dec 2019 at 16:32

-ignore-

Fan-art not an official pic

Smokey Deza · 29 Dec 2019 at 17:36

The opening scene was a bit daft, as was the siege on the alien bar.

Good season though. The droid was cool.

SPG · 29 Dec 2019 at 20:20

5/10 average dirge, but the cinematography is very good.

Kelt · 30 Dec 2019 at 00:16

I've started to watch the Star Wars films in numerical order, and this series just highlights how much gash I-III are, particularly Phantom Menace.

Just how Lucas got these so wrong after he got so much right with IV-VI is beyond me.

Episode 8 was just a masterpiece, the inner Star Wars fan in me was just delighted.

MikeB · 30 Dec 2019 at 11:28

Being over 50 and remember watching Star Wars IV through the eyes of a kid, the last episode was brilliant

hominid · 30 Dec 2019 at 16:25

I must say that I was wrong, this is the first Star Wars film/tv show that I really enjoyed. I liked the, almost, low budget feel that reminded me of the original trilogy - no spoilers but anyone that liked TOT should love this!

Now don't spoil S2..