Summary
- The Mandalorian & Grogu movie has the opportunity to address and resolve some of the issues and storylines left open in The Mandalorian season 3.
- The movie can benefit from having a more focused narrative compared to the eight-episode TV show season.
- The movie can also delve deeper into the differences and similarities between the Mandalorian groups, providing a more tangible source of unity.
Despite the success of its first two seasons, The Mandalorian season 3 was ultimately met with mixed reviews, but the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu movie has the chance to redeem it. Season 3 was always going to be difficult for the first live-action Star Wars TV show, not only because of the strong lenience it had on its spin-off The Book of Boba Fett, but also because it was the first part of the story to be developed after its massively well-received debut. There was a high bar to reach, and The Mandalorian season 3 struggled to do so.
There were, of course, plenty of incredible moments, but there were almost just as many that were either confusing or a bit disappointing. The latter has been summarized well by Star Wars Centralized, who crafted an excellent video essay about the current problems The Mandalorian now has post-season 3 – mostly regarding Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal)’s character arc and Mandalorian culture as a whole. Here are five of the biggest mistakes pointed out in the video, as well as the five ways The Mandalorian & Grogu movie can fix these mistakes.
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10 The Scope Of The Show Got Too Expansive
The Ambition To Go Bigger Swallowed Up The Characters
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The most repeated phrase throughout the press run for The Mandalorian season 3 was that it was going to be much bigger than its previous seasons, and it certainly was. There were plenty of other Mandalorians seen on-screen, and the reclamation of Mandalore made for a huge final battle that every Mandalorian lover had only ever dreamed of. Unfortunately, however, this expansiveness did little to serve those who first established the story in season 1.
Those who had originally tuned into the show for this pair were left disappointed, confused, and dazed by how little the relationship between these two seemed to factor into the overall story.
Din Djarin and Grogu have long since been the heart of The Mandalorian, and the show’s scope expanded far beyond them in season 3. This worked for some viewers, but it most certainly didn’t for others. Those who had originally tuned into the show for this pair were left disappointed, confused, and dazed by how little the relationship between these two seemed to factor into the overall story. While it made for a jaw-dropping Star Wars spectacle, this expansive reach ultimately hurt the very heart of The Mandalorian itself.
9 The Movie Can Narrow Its Focus Back Down
The Characters Can Be The Heart Once Again
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The Mandalorian & Grogu movie will have to find a way to toe the line between big spectacles and intimate character moments. Din Djarin and Grogu still got to have a few meaningful moments to themselves in The Mandalorian season 3, but the overall story was a far cry from how central their relationship really was to seasons 1 and 2. The movie can reignite this spirit by creating a narrative that has high stakes for Din and Grogu’s relationship amidst the other action and threats they will have to face.
This will allow The Mandalorian & Grogu to feel like a Star Wars movie without losing sight of its titular characters. Now that The Mandalorian season 3 has established much of the world-building needed for Mandalore, the movie is free to take Din and Grogu on their own independent adventures once again. While they will be doing so on behalf of the New Republic, Mando has already made it quite clear that he’s only a contractor who will, no doubt, have a strong say in what he does and doesn’t do.
8 Season 3 Tried To Tell Too Many Different Stories
The Season Was Fractured Into Three Parts
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Part of season 3’s ambition was that it tried to cover too many different major storylines in a single eight-episode run. While on the surface, it may seem like the reclamation of Mandalore was meant to be that central storyline, this was truly only tackled in the last two episodes of the season. First came Din Djarin’s redemption in the Living Waters, and second came Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff)’s redemption in the eyes of the Children of the Watch. There was no desire to reclaim Mandalore until the end of episode 5.
This is vastly different from seasons 1 and 2, which both had a clear goal while sending Din and Grogu on their episodic adventures. Season 1 focused on Mando protecting and ultimately rescuing Grogu from the Empire and their bounty hunters, and season 2 detailed the quest Din was sent on to reunite Grogu with the Jedi. Season 3 lacked this kind of unity in the narrative; instead, each week was unpredictable in terms of what the characters would actually be seeking or tackling.
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7 The Movie Will Have To Settle On One Narrative
Movies Cannot Afford To Take Their Time Like TV Shows
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What The Mandalorian & Grogu already has going for it in this sense is that it’s limited to a much smaller runtime than an eight-episode TV show season. This will somewhat force the narrative to become more focused, because it has such little time to tell the story. There won’t be room for exploring multiple overarching narratives in the scope of one story, and this focus will only benefit Din Djarin, Grogu, and the story they intend on telling.
Still, this doesn’t mean that exploring multiple stories is necessarily a bad thing, even in a movie. This is what made Din and Grogu’s story so beloved in the first place, the fact that each episode was able to tackle something new and exciting. What The Mandalorian & Grogu has to do, however, is allow those smaller stories to build up to the overarching narrative that begins its development from the very start.
6 The Religious Nuance Between Mandalorians Was Glazed Over
The Children Of The Watch Were Quick To Forgive, & Vice Versa
The biggest theme of The Mandalorian season 3 was unity, which is finally seen in the finale with Bo-Katan’s Mandalorians and the Children of the Watch standing side-by-side as the Armorer quite literally passes the torch to the planet’s new leader. Getting to this point, however, feels somewhat rushed. Audiences go from watching Axe Woves dismiss Din Djarin for not having “a drop of Mandalorian blood” in his veins to working alongside the Children of the Watch in the very next episode, albeit reluctantly.
It would have been interesting to watch these two groups talk more outright about their differences and find a more tangible source of unity.
While it wasn’t necessarily wrong for this transformation to happen, as it highlights every Mandalorian’s sense of honor, it does feel very much like a missed opportunity. There was a visceral way in which Bo-Katan initially dismissed Din’s covert as “a cult of religious zealots” in The Mandalorian season 2, and season 3 makes it clear her people still uphold that view. It would have been interesting to watch these two groups talk more outright about their differences and find a more tangible source of unity.
5 The Movie Can See Mandalore Struggle A Bit More With This
The Newly Re-established Planet Can Have Its Stumbles
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Depending on how much The Mandalorian & Grogu plans on featuring the newly re-established Mandalore, this continuing struggle to settle differences between the two groups can be a point of exploration. Din Djarin himself would be a suitable agent for this, seeing as he’s been in the bad graces of both groups before. Bo-Katan could call on him to return to the Mandalorian homeworld and assist with the effort to find common ground.
It could even remain a personal thing for Din, who has struggled to find a balance between his Mandalorian Creed and his sense of honor and devotion before. Especially now that he’s seen the Armorer herself accept Bo-Katan both with and without her helmet, Din has a lot left to ponder. His faith in his beliefs has never wavered, even when he did break his Creed on two occasions, but everything could culminate in a way where he’s forced to reckon with it all – and provide some insight into this nuance.
4 Din Djarin Didn’t Seem To Have Much Development
His Character Felt Quite Static During Season 3
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Speaking of Din Djarin, he unfortunately did not feel as dynamic in The Mandalorian season 3 as he did in seasons 1 and 2, and even in The Book of Boba Fett. His journey in season 1 saw him go from a lone gunfighter to a protective caretaker, and season 2 took this to another level with him even going against his Creed to provide the care and protection Grogu needed. It was clear by the season 2 finale that Din very much saw himself as a father to Grogu, and that he had accepted this role.
After the two were reunited in The Book of Boba Fett, however, there was no big movement for Din’s character. He only had to function on his own without Grogu in front of the audience for two and a half episodes, which was hardly enough time to see Din struggle with the vacuum Grogu had left in his life. While his redemption in the eyes of the Armorer was supposed to be another character journey for him, it was completed by season 3, episode 3, which left him with nowhere new to go.
Din Djarin
Din Djarin was once a lone bounty who has since tasked himself with raising his adopted son and Mandalorian apprentice, Grogu. Born on Aq Vetina and raised on Concordia by the Mandalorian faction the Children of the Watch, Din is an orphan and Mandalorian foundling who has risked both his life and his Mandalorian Creed to protect Grogu. Djarin has become an important part of the galaxy’s fight against the Imperial Remnant that lingers in the wake of the Empire’s fall, as he is now working under-the-table for the fledgling New Republic’s rangers.
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3 The Movie Can Present Din With A New Challenge
His Next Character Journey Can Make Up For It
With season 3 keeping Din Djarin somewhat static to prove how much he’s changed over the course of the series, The Mandalorian & Grogu can provide a new opportunity for his character to grow and develop. Ironically enough, this has already been set up by The Mandalorian season 3, which has placed Din in a brand-new role. He’s now an active mentor for Grogu, who will learn how to be a Mandalorian under his father’s teachings and guidance.
This already has the potential to challenge Din in a brand-new way. While Din was only responsible for protecting Grogu in the past, he’s now acknowledged and willingly chosen to be both a guide and a role model, something he has already acknowledged by seeking out work with the New Republic rather than resorting to his usual bounty hunting career. This could lead Din to constantly question his actions in a way he hasn’t had to do before, as exemplified by his offhanded “He’s seen worse” comment when Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant) brought this up in season 2.
2 Din Djarin Went Back To The Helmet Rule
No Longer Was He Questioning The Creed
Above all else, the biggest gripe audiences had with The Mandalorian season 3 is that it completely regressed Din Djarin’s helmet arc. The helmet rule has been an infamous part of The Mandalorian and Din’s character ever since the beginning, but over the course of seasons 1 and 2, it seemed as if he was slowly preparing to leave that rule behind. This culminated in season 2, episode 7, appropriately titled “Chapter 15: The Believer,” which saw Migs Mayfeld (Bill Burr) outright challenging Din’s beliefs in a way that ultimately led to him breaking his Creed to save Grogu.
Rather than maintaining this course with season 3, Din Djarin embarked on a dangeours request to earn his redemption in the eyes of his covert. This was unsatisfying after The Book of Boba Fett made it clear that Din and Grogu had both sacrificed the good graces of the groups they grew up with in order to choose one another. What made it even more frustrating was the fact that Bo-Katan was later accepted by the Armorer and the covert even without her helmet, as she could “walk both worlds” – but for some reason, Din couldn’t.
1 The Movie Can Give Mando A New Helmet Conflict
This Doesn’t Have To Be The End Of Din’s Questioning
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As final as this feels, there’s still an opportunity for The Mandalorian & Grogu to let Din Djarin fully grapple with his helmet rule. Din and Grogu are now officially father and son, and with that comes a new type of intimacy between them. Din could find that it’s difficult to reach Grogu the way he wants to with the beskar barrier between them, or perhaps even Grogu himself will yet again seek the sight of his father’s face, just as he did in season 2. Either way, there are ways to bring this questioning back.
Realisitically, however, what viewers are seeking is another glimpse of Din Djarin’s face, which hasn’t been seen since The Mandalorian season 2 finale. There could be a loophole explained in The Mandalorian & Grogu about families being able to see each other’s faces that would allow this, given how little is actually established about the Children of the Watch and the bounds of their helmet rule. Still, however, it would be much more compelling for Din to outright question this helmet rule the way he seemed to in The Mandalorian seasons 1 and 2, and it could still happen.
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The Mandalorian is set after the Empire’s fall and before the First Order’s emergence in the ever-growing Star Wars universe. The series follows the travails of a lone gunfighter named Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic. Acting as the first live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian has become incredibly popular on Disney+, partly due to Mando’s relationship with Grogu, which the internet dubbed “Baby Yoda” upon his introduction in season 1.
Cast Werner Herzog , Emily Swallow , Pedro Pascal , Nick Nolte , Omid Abtahi , Gina Carano , Carl Weathers , Giancarlo Esposito Release Date November 12, 2019 Seasons 3 Streaming Service(s) Disney+ Franchise(s) Star Wars Writers Jon Favreau Directors Jon Favreau , Taika Waititi , Bryce Dallas Howard Showrunner Jon Favreau Expand
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