Friday, April 21, 2023
What's Next? for The Mandalorian: NYSQ TheoryPalooza
The Mandalorian "Chapter 24: The Return" Discussion and Breakdown
Season 3 of the Mandalorian is over, did the season finale live up to your expectations?
The Mandalorian is an American space Western television series created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+. It is the first live-action series in the Star Wars franchise, beginning five years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983), and stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a lone bounty hunter who goes on the run to protect the Force-sensitive child Grogu.
Star Wars creator George Lucas had begun developing a live-action Star Wars television series by 2009, but this project was deemed too expensive to produce. He sold Lucasfilm to Disney in October 2012. Subsequently, work on a new Star Wars series began for Disney+. Favreau signed on in March 2018, serving as writer and showrunner. He executive produces alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. The series' title was announced in October 2018, with filming starting at Manhattan Beach Studios in California. Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic developed the StageCraft technology for the series, using virtual sets and a 360-degree video wall to create the series' environments. This has since been adopted by other film and television productions.
The Mandalorian premiered with the launch of Disney+ on November 12, 2019. The eight-episode first season was met with positive reviews, was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, and won seven Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. A second season premiered on October 30, 2020, to positive reviews, and a third season is scheduled to premiere on March 1, 2023. A fourth season is in development. Interconnected spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew expand on The Mandalorian's timeframe.
Friday, April 14, 2023
The Mandalorian Chapter 23 "The Spies" Discussion and Breakdown
Saturday, April 8, 2023
The Mandalorian Chapter 22 "Guns for Hire" Discussion and Breakdown
Saturday, April 1, 2023
The Mandalorian Chapter 21 "The Pirate" Discussion and Breakdown
Saturday, March 25, 2023
The Mandalorian Chapter 20 "The Foundling" Discussion and Breakdown
Star Wars creator George Lucas had begun developing a live-action Star Wars television series by 2009, but this project was deemed too expensive to produce. He sold Lucasfilm to Disney in October 2012. Subsequently, work on a new Star Wars series began for Disney+. Favreau signed on in March 2018, serving as writer and showrunner. He executive produces alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. The series' title was announced in October 2018, with filming starting at Manhattan Beach Studios in California. Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic developed the StageCraft technology for the series, using virtual sets and a 360-degree video wall to create the series' environments. This has since been adopted by other film and television productions.
The Mandalorian premiered with the launch of Disney+ on November 12, 2019. The eight-episode first season was met with positive reviews, was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, and won seven Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. A second season premiered on October 30, 2020, to positive reviews, and a third season is scheduled to premiere on March 1, 2023. A fourth season is in development. Interconnected spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew expand on The Mandalorian's timeframe.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
The Mandalorian Chapter 19: "The Convert" Discussion and Breakdown
Saturday, March 11, 2023
The Mandalorian Chapter 18 "The Mines of Mandalore" Discussion and Breakdown
Friday, January 20, 2023
The Mandalorian Season 3 Trailer Breakdown and Review
Monday, December 21, 2020
The Mandalorian Chapter 16 The Rescue Review and Breakdown [Full Spoilers]
The Mandalorian Season 2 Chapter Titles:
- The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
- The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
- The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
- The Siege directed by Carl Weathers
- The Jedi directed by Dave Filoni
- The Tragedy directed by Robert Rodriguez
- The Believer directed by Rick Famuyiwa
- The Rescue directed by Peyton Reed
Chapter 16: The Rescue
Bo-Katan and her fellow Mandalorian Koska Reeves agree to help rescue Grogu in exchange for Bo-Katan getting the Darksaber from Gideon and the Mandalorian considering her offer to help them liberate Mandalore. The group kidnaps Dr. Pershing and use his shuttle to get close enough to crash land on Gideon's cruiser, with Fett pretending to attack them in Slave I before attacking the Imperials. Bo-Katan, Koska, Fennec, and Dune fight through stormtroopers to the cruiser's bridge. Meanwhile, the Mandalorian finds the Dark Troopers, defeats one of them with the Beskar spear, and ejects the rest into space. He fights Gideon with the spear and overpowers the Moff, making him the new rightful owner of the Darksaber. The Dark Troopers return, but they are all destroyed by Luke Skywalker, a Jedi that Grogu had contacted on Tython. The Mandalorian gives Grogu permission to go with Skywalker to complete his training. Later, Fett and Fennec travel to Jabba's Palace on Tatooine where Fett kills Bib Fortuna and claims Jabba's throne.
The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.
The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.
The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
The Mandalorian Chapter 16 Theory-Palooza
The season finale of the second season of the Mandalorian is upon us and we have taken all the information from season 1 and season 2 and any clues that we spotted to come up with our Theory-Palooza on what is going to happen in Chapter 16 of the Mandalorian!
The Mandalorian Season 2 Chapter Titles:
- The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
- The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
- The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
- The Siege directed by Carl Weathers
- The Jedi directed by Dave Filoni
- The Tragedy directed by Robert Rodriguez
- The Believer directed by Rick Famuyiwa
The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.
The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.
The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.
Monday, December 14, 2020
The Mandalorian Chapter 15 The Believer Breakdown and Review [Full Spoilers]
The Mandalorian Season 2 Chapter Titles:
- The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
- The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
- The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
- The Siege directed by Carl Weathers
- The Jedi directed by Dave Filoni
- The Tragedy directed by Robert Rodriguez
- The Believer directed by Rick Famuyiwa
Chapter 15: The Believer
Dune uses her new credentials as a Marshal of the New Republic to have Mayfeld transferred from prison to her custody. As an ex-Imperial he agrees to help locate Moff Gideon's cruiser, but needs access to an internal terminal to do this. He suggest a secret Imperial mining hub on Morak. At the planet, Mayfeld and the Mandalorian hijack a transport carrying the explosive mineral rhydonium, and they manage to reach the mining facility despite attacks from local pirates. They get Gideon's coordinates from the terminal, but the Mandalorian is forced to remove his helmet for the first time since he took his Mandalorian oath. They are confronted by Mayfeld's old Imperial commanding officer who gloats about atrocities that the Empire will commit using the rhydonium. Mayfeld kills him, and the pair escape the facility with the help of Fennec, Dune, and Fett. Dune decides to let Mayfeld go. The Mandalorian sends Gideon a transmission warning that he is coming for Grogu, paraphrasing a similar speech that Gideon had previously given to him.
The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.
The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.
The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
The Mandalorian Chapter 14 the Tragedy Breakdown and Review
Chapter Titles:
- The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
- The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
- The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
- The Siege directed by Carl Weathers
- The Jedi directed by Dave Filoni
- The Tragedy directed by Robert Rodriguez
Chapter 14: The Tragedy
The Mandalorian takes Grogu to the ancient temple on Tython, and places him on the seeing stone at its center. Grogu starts meditating, and is surrounded by a protective energy field. Boba Fett soon arrives with the mercenary Fennec Shand, who the Mandalorian had previously left for dead on Tatooine. Fett explains that the armor worn by Cobb Vanth belongs to him, as his father Jango was a Mandalorian foundling. The Mandalorian agrees to return the armor in exchange for the safety of Grogu, just as Moff Gideon arrives and deploys stormtroopers to attack the group. Fett, Fennec, and the Mandalorian are able to repel the stormtroopers, but Gideon destroys the Razor Crest from orbit before sending his droid Dark Troopers to capture Grogu. They take him just as he finishes meditating and the energy field disappears. To honor their deal, Fett and Fennec promise to help the Mandalorian get Grogu back. They travel in Fett's ship Slave I to Navarro, and ask for Dune's help in breaking criminal Migs Mayfeld out of New Republic prison as the latter might be able to locate Moff Gideon's ship.
The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.
The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.
The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.
Monday, November 30, 2020
The Mandalorian Chapter 12 and 13 Breakdown and Review
Chapter Titles:
- The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
- The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
- The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
- The Siege directed by Carl Weathers
- The Jedi directed by Dave Filoni
Chapter 12: The Siege
The Razor Crest requires further repairs before it can reach Corvus, so the Mandalorian and the child take a detour to Nevarro where they are re-united with their allies Cara Dune and Greef Karga. While the Razor Crest is being repaired, the Mandalorian is shown how much things have improved on Nevarro since he was last there, under the stewardship of Karga as magistrate and Dune as marshal. The last challenge that they are facing is a remaining Imperial base on the planet, and the Mandalorian agrees to help them destroy it. Inside the base they discover that it has been used for so-far unsuccessful experimentation on the child's blood, which has a high M-count. They destroy the base and escape pursued by stormtroopers on speeder bikes and TIE fighters. Dune and Karga manage to stop the speeder bikes while the Mandalorian destroys the TIE fighters with the repaired Razor Crest. The Mandalorian and the child leave for Corvus, unaware that an Imperial spy has planted a tracker on the Razor Crest for Moff Gideon.
Chapter 13: The Jedi
The Mandalorian and the child arrive at the city of Calodan on the planet Corvus to find the population living in fear of the city's magistrate, Morgan Elsbeth, and her guards, including a hired mercenary named Lang. Elsbeth offers to give the Mandalorian a spear of Beskar steel in exchange for killing Ahsoka. The Mandalorian finds Ahsoka outside the town and presents the child to her. Using The Force, Ahsoka determines that the child's name is Grogu, and that he had begun training as a Jedi before the rise of the Empire. She agrees to continue his training if the Mandalorian helps defeat Elsbeth. They overpower the guards, free the citizens, and the Mandalorian kills Lang. Ahsoka confronts Elsbeth, and demands to know the whereabouts of her master, Grand Admiral Thrawn. Afterwards, Ahsoka refuses to train Grogu due to his close attachment to the Mandalorian. Instead, she directs them to an ancient temple on the planet Tython where Grogu can use the Force to decide his own fate. She also gives the spear to the Mandalorian.
The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.
The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.
The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The Mandalorian Chapter 11 The Heiress Review and Breakdown
Chapter Titles:
- The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
- The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
- The Heiress directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
Chapter 11: The Heiress
Once at Trask, the Frog Lady reunites with her husband and the Mandalorian boards a fishing ship following a clue he had on other Mandalorians, which reveals itself as an ambush. They are rescued by three other Mandalorians whose leader, Bo-Katan Kryze, enlists his help in seizing weapons from an Imperial freighter in exchange for information on the Jedi. After boarding the ship, Bo-Katan reveals that their main objective is to capture the ship along with the weapons for their war effort to reconquer Mandalore, and realizing that, Gideon instructs the captain to crash the ship. His efforts are stopped by Bo-Katan, who inquires him about the whereabouts of the Darksaber, but the captain commits suicide. Bo-Katan offers the Mandalorian a place in her ranks, but he refuses and she instructs him to meet the Jedi Ahsoka Tano in the city of Calodan on the forest planet of Corvus. With the Razor Crest partially repaired, the Mandalorian and the child depart from Trask to continue their journey.
The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.
The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.
The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The Mandalorian Chapter 10 The Passenger Review and Breakdown [Full Spoilers]
Chapter Titles:
- The Marshal directed by Jon Favreau
- The Passenger directed by Peyton Reed
Chapter 10: The Passenger
The Mandalorian agrees to take a frog-like creature and her eggs from Tatooine to the estuary moon Trask, where her husband will fertilize the eggs, in exchange for information on other Mandalorians. Due to the eggs' fragility, they must travel at slow "sub-light" speeds. On their journey, they are confronted by X-wing fighters who force the Mandalorian to a nearby icy planet because he is wanted by the New Republic for his role in a prison break; he crash-lands on the planet. While the Mandalorian fixes the ship, the child stumbles upon numerous eggs inside an ice cave which hatch to reveal a swarm of spider-like creatures. The Mandalorian, child, and passenger are trapped in the Razor Crest, the Mandalorian's ship, until the X-wing pilots find them and kill the creatures. They explain that because the Mandalorian helped apprehend his accomplices from the prison break, they will drop the arrest warrant and leave him with a warning. After the Mandalorian finishes the repairs, the tattered Razor Crest takes off and resumes its journey to Trask.
The Mandalorian is a television series that premiered on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series takes place five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter beyond the reaches of the New Republic.
The second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a bounty hunter trying to return "The Child" to its home. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. The season was produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner.
The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on October 30, 2020. A third season was confirmed in April 2020.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
History of the Mandalorians
This Is the Way
…but why?
From the Show
The first time we hear the iconic phrase is in Season 1 Episode 3: The Sin. This occurs when Din Djarin meets with The Armorer and other members of their tribe. This is also where the so called creed is first mentioned. Din’s tribe lives and dies by the Creed, which at the time we meet them included the prohibition against removing their helmet in front of any living person, the obligation to win fights honorably, the need to stay hidden, and the prioritization of children. Actions derived from following the Creed are punctuated by the declaration, "This is the Way."
The History of the Mandalorians (Canon)
True Canon Mandalorian history is hard to figure out. It’s unknown what elements from previous novels, comics, and games will be folded into their history and background.
"Mandalorian isn't a race. It's a Creed." ―Cara Dune & Din Djarin
This is true today but the first Mandalorians did in fact originate from the planet Mandalore, an outer rim planet. The leader of the Mandalorians was known as the Mand'alor, translating to "Sole Ruler". Years of war left the planet inhospitable, forcing the Mandalorians to live within domed cities. In their past, the Mandalorians quickly expanded to take over their sector, and even tried to penetrate the galaxy's inner rim only stopping once the Jedi pushed back.
"When one chooses to walk The Way of the Mandalore, you are both hunter and prey. How can one be a coward if one chooses this way of life?" ―The Armorer
Wearing distinctive armor, they were feared throughout the galaxy, and had political influence over two thousand other star systems.
Due to civil war, Mandalore was split between those who sought a peaceful society and those who held on to their violent roots.
"We are the Death Watch, descendants of the true warrior faith all Mandalorians once knew. Now my people are living in exile because we will not abandon our heritage. Our people were warriors. Strong. Feared! Now they're ruled by the New Mandalorians who think that being a pacifist is a good thing. They've given away our honor and tradition for peace. Duchess Satine and her corrupt leadership are crushing our souls, destroying our identity. That is our struggle." ―Pre Vizsla
During most of the Clone Wars, Mandalore was led by Duchess Satine Kryze. Near the end of the war, she was overthrown and killed by Maul and his Shadow Collective which established former Prime Minister Almec as the face of Maul's rule. After the Siege of Mandalore and the Imperial occupation that followed the end of the Clone Wars, Gar Saxon led the planet as Viceroy for the Empire until his death. His brother Tiber Saxon succeeded him as Governor until his death.
The History of the Mandalorians (LEGEND)
This info is currently categorized as “Legends” and therefore non-canon. However a few items of note are worth mentioning as elements of them have been referenced in The Mandalorian.
According to legends, The first Mandalorians were decended from the Taung, an ancient species of Humanoid simians indigenous to the galactic Core World of Coruscant. The Taungs were warriors from youth, and viewed battle as a source of honor both for the individual and their gods.
Taung society was nomadic and clan-based. Veterans of successful campaigns were honored, and looked upon with reverence. These battle-tested elders became chieftains, de facto leaders of their clan and community; higher authority came only from the Mand'alor, a title that meant "Sole Ruler" in the Taung language, and a role that embodied a single leader of all the warrior clans.
Eventually, after hundereds or years of war, The Taung were driven from Coruscant and fled to the outer rim of the galaxy. Their leader, Mandalore the First, found another planet in the Outer Rim—a world of multiple ecosystems, uninhabited by intelligent life, and dominated only by a race of non-sentient creatures of colossal size known as mythosaurs—and claimed this new planet as their own.