The Mandalorian
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Sterling
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It's pretty good/solid. I mean it's not The Wire or Arrested Development, but better than any of the movies since the 80s.
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Quineloe
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Aamry
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Harvest his midichlorians obviously. Make a super-sith
They showed kids running around with helmets on. I don't know about you, but my kid needs a new bike helmet like every two years, and it doesn't cover his entire head.
fris
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For about 2 days, I had the Wilhelm Scream as my text message sound. My (now X) wife was never more adamant than when she told me to remove that. I should put that back just for her texts now...
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Chukzombi
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Weathers is a bureaucrat, same as in Predator, he is also a former soldier same as predator. if he was a straight up white collar guy, he would need an employer. the empire is gone. he likely formed the guild himself using his leads he developed as his time as a bounty hunter. how am i sure Weathers was a solider? a suit wouldnt have the juice to lead a band of bounty hunters against Mando, he wouldnt be able to get the drop on him either. dude is a former badass.
spronk
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its a really good western with a star wars skin. in a sea of Housewives of WhoGivesAFuck and The Oppression Olympics that is the landscape of television of 2019, it is a breath of fresh air
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Vandyn
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Show is pretty good. I get the criticism about the score, Star Wars without John Williams is jarring. One thing I noted was all the bounty hunters in the bar were given a tracking device yet it I'm guessing none of them even got to the planet because that contradicts what Mando is told by the dude that helps him (no one has survived who's attempted).
As far as timeline, this is supposed to take place 25 years prior to the First Order but I could of sworn I heard a First Order reference in that last episode. I'm not a hardcore SW lore nerd so perhaps I'm missing something.
As far as timeline, this is supposed to take place 25 years prior to the First Order but I could of sworn I heard a First Order reference in that last episode. I'm not a hardcore SW lore nerd so perhaps I'm missing something.
wamphyr
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I particularly like the little details on this show, like how they presented the current stage of the imperial forces with just few frames of the stormtroopers neglected and dirty armor, or how they made this droid that was unimpressive and downright hilarious in the prequels look cool and menacing:
Dashel
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I think it's definitely solid! And yes it's graded on a bit of a curve compared to the last few shitty SW movies.
The main character has an arc, he is very capable but not perfect and has to be saved multiple times. They set up the motivations well with helping foundlings. The Mandalorian culture/religion is interesting. So far so good.
The main character has an arc, he is very capable but not perfect and has to be saved multiple times. They set up the motivations well with helping foundlings. The Mandalorian culture/religion is interesting. So far so good.
Izo
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Chukzombi
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But thats how simple Star Wars actually is. Its not all space dog fights and laser sword showdowns. Luke was just a simple farm boy who wanted to leave home to do more with his boring life.
Loser Araysar
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im not even talking about the death stars and the light sabers
im just talking about how flat the plot and the characters are.
almost halfway through the season and the protagonist and the plot are flatter than Tatooine desert. Imagine this is a brand new sci-fi IP and these are its first 3 episodes. Are you still watching it?
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Chukzombi
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Yeah, sure, i'm a 70s and 80s kid, lots of boring scif to go around back then. Its completely fine to me, though i am a bit sad we only got to see mando do his actual job twice before he tossed it all out the window.
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You must not have watched a lot of Western s. Reskinned to a random mysterious sci-fi setting would actually amplify the appeal and mystery and imagination.
Once upon a Time in the West as an example this has parallels with.
The ability to be lost in your imagination is what made star wars so fresh and fun. The first movie is about as a to b 3 act heroes journey as you can get yet we all fell in love.
Once upon a Time in the West as an example this has parallels with.
The ability to be lost in your imagination is what made star wars so fresh and fun. The first movie is about as a to b 3 act heroes journey as you can get yet we all fell in love.
Loser Araysar
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They should have made this a serial "bounty of the week" type of show with a Mandalorian mytharc running through the series like X-Files or Supernatural. Could have easily churned out 200+ one-hour long episodes of that shit in a SW universe instead of this piddly shit
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Maul
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Rush hour was amazing, those two deserve an oscar.Oh please, as if you could tell these two apart
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