Throughout its third season, The Mandalorian has set many narrative pieces in motion. Now the last two chapters have the difficult task of making them flow to the same pointoy solve all mysteries and conflicts satisfactorily. Its seventh and penultimate episode carries this heavy burden and shows us a very ambitious mix of action, comedy and intrigue. The combination is interesting, but it keeps working sometimes.
ghosts of the past
The seventh episode of The Mandalorian covers many different plots and themes, but the juncture of everything it shows us is the past.. For one thing, the Mandalorians return to their planet, seeking to reclaim glory for their people. In turn, Moff Gideon and his fellow Imperials attempt to unify the loyal followers of the Empire to overthrow the New Republic and regain power. Despite these ties, there are other moments that They have little to do with the main factions and make diving difficult.
- First, I’ll tell you about the main band of The Mandalorian.
- As many fans have pointed out, it’s now Bo-Katan who gained greater prominence in the series.
- This is something that has upset many, but it seems like a logical transition to me.
- That being said, it is true that Din is pretty wasted during the last chapters we saw.
Another aspect that doesn’t quite go together is the return of Moff Gideon. While the Imperial was a mighty force, after being defeated by Din with relative ease, it’s not that threatening. In my opinion, this problem plagues the Star Wars saga, at least in its new productions, which end up depending too much on established adversaries. I believe that a new threat would be more interesting than this upgraded version of Moff Gideon.
Finally, the aspects that clash a lot with the rest of the chapter have to do with the comedy of the series. Throughout the seventh episode we see that Din’s battle droid has been modified to be piloted by Grogu. This subplot is fun, but it doesn’t match the tone of the rest of the plot. Many fans didn’t like the sixth episode due to its emphasis on comedy, but at least the funny moments made sense in its narrative.
And the dark saber?
- One of the most disappointing elements of the season it was the dark saber.
- This lightsaber is one of the most interesting in the entire franchise.
- Despite this, The Mandalorian decided ignore it and has become little more than a symbol of Mandalore’s rule.
- This app isn’t bad, but there are situations where what we know about how it works could have been expanded upon.
- Additionally, there are several occasions in Episode 7 where it would have been useful and Bo-Katan seems to forget he has it.
an intense conclusion
Despite all the issues I’ve highlighted above, I found the chapter’s conclusion powerful. First of all we see the new generation of imperial troops, reinforced with beskar. Next up is Moff Gideon’s new skin, wearing shiny black armor with red accents. Finally, they also make an appearance some praetorians of the empire, entirely dressed in red.
In addition to the above, the action sequences aren’t bad at all and Paz Viszla’s last game is great. This raw Mandalorian takes on much of Gideon’s forces and ends up “tanking” blaster shots like nothing. In the end, his sacrifice wasn’t very emotional, but I think it’s quite effective.
The Mandalorian is trying to do too many things at once
In the seventh episode we see a series of frames that match, but don’t work together. I mean, I think the biggest problem with The Mandalorian today is that loses the ability to concentrate. This way, none of the multiple storylines we follow develop enough to come to a satisfying conclusion without boring the audience with long, convoluted subplots. Sometimes less is more.