The Mandalorian - Season 2 (SPOILERS possible)

[Rob]

Awesome episode all around.  This show is killing up it, and I love just about every minute of it.

Small nitpick... I’m a little hung up on the idea that Boba Fett couldn’t just get his armor back from Cobb Vanth.

Also, agreeing with Jeff.  It would be too easy and too much for me if Mando just ends up with Slave I.  I’m hoping eventually Boba Fett and him part ways and Slave I just stays Fett’s.

[Nicklab]

Also, agreeing with Jeff.  It would be too easy and too much for me if Mando just ends up with Slave I.  I’m hoping eventually Boba Fett and him part ways and Slave I just stays Fett’s.

I feel the same way.  Having Din Djarin taking Slave I for his own just doesn't sit well.  And I see the potential for a series to follow Boba Fett off on some other adventures down the line.  But could Boba Fett come into contact with more Mandalorians down the line?  He doesn't seem inclined to follow the Mandalorian Creed, but maybe that could change...

It seems clear that Din Djarin is headed towards a direct conflict with Moff Gideon.  Between Gideon's part in the Great Purge and his abduction of Grogu, Mando has plenty of reason to go after him.  I don't think it was a coincidence that Din Djarin wound up with the Beskar spear, or that we learned that it can deflect a lightsaber.  Will he face off against Gideon using the Beskar spear?  And could he potentially walk away with the Darksaber? 

I also keep coming back to Din Djarin continuing to make contact with other Mandalorians - the Armorer, the Tribe, Bo Katan and the Nite Owls, even Boba Fett.  Is he destined for something greater?  Could he be instrumental in bringing the Mandalorians together?

I definitely see the potential for someone REALLY owing something to Mando, and him getting a ship out of the deal!

[Dave]

One thing that isn't clear to me is the rarity of beskar on other Mandalorians armor.  Does Boba Fett, Bo-Katan, and others have beskar armor, or is it something different?  Boba Fett and Bo-Katan seem to have their armor colored/painted, but I'm not sure if that means they don't have beskar.

[Nicklab]

I don't think it's that.  It looks like Din Djarin's original armor was pieced together at the beginning of the series.  The one pauldron looked like it came from a Shoretrooper's armor.  And it looked like it almost got destroyed after what he went though on Arvala 7.  He got the payment from the Client of all of the beskar ingots and went right to the armorer who fashioned new armor for him.  I think he just hasn't taken the time to paint it and left almost all of the plating looking metallic, like his helmet.

I think that Boba Fett and Bo-Katan have just had more time to personalize their own armor over the years.  Boba said that his armor had been Jango's before it was his.  And Bo-Katan said that her armor had been with her family for three generations.  And during the firefight on Tython I'm pretty sure I saw some blaster fire deflect off of Boba Fett's armor.  I don't think Beskar makes a Mandalorian invulnerable, because it looked like Djarin was in serious trouble on the Imperial cruiser when he ran down that corridor and tossed the explosives, all while taking intense blaster fire.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

It took 40 years, but Boba Fett is FINALLY not a chump.

This episode was excellent.

[Jedi Idej]

i have all sorts of speculation how Fett got out of the sarlaac pit and wound up with Tusken robes and weapons, but i hope they fill in the details.

[Dave]

We got an Incinerator Stormtrooper from last season's episodes in both 3.75 and 6" flavors.  Now I want a mortar Stormtrooper from last week's episode.

[JediJman]

We got an Incinerator Stormtrooper from last season's episodes in both 3.75 and 6" flavors.  Now I want a mortar Stormtrooper from last week's episode.

Yes! And obviously an Old Man Boba Fett...

[Dave]

One thing that isn't clear to me is the rarity of beskar on other Mandalorians armor.  Does Boba Fett, Bo-Katan, and others have beskar armor, or is it something different?  Boba Fett and Bo-Katan seem to have their armor colored/painted, but I'm not sure if that means they don't have beskar.

I re-watched the episode and he specifically calls Boba Fett's armor "beskar" when saying it has to be returned to Mandalorians.  I'm guessing if its some other kind of alloy The Mandalorian wouldn't care as much.

One other thing I noticed is that they never show The Mandalorian retrieving his jet pack.  At the end when he is meeting with Cara Dune he isn't wearing it either.  I hope he still has possession of it and it wasn't left behind or destroyed by the Stormtroopers.

[JediJman]

If I'm picky, I'd have thought Mando would run for his jetpack first when the imps showed up.  Faster way to get back up to where Grogu is and more fighting options.  Where was he going to go once he grabbed him anyway?  And the Darktroopers looked cool, but all they did was fly down, surround a sleeping child, then fly back up.  So jet troopers could have honestly done that.  I'm sure we'll get more action out of them and I loved the rest of the episode.

[Mister Skeezler]

I've seen so many stories in my newsfeed about fans being "outraged" that the Razor Crest was destroyed after they backed the toy. Fans ******* suck (well, some of them).

[GrandMoffNick]

I can't read those articles because I already loathe a portion of us "fans" as it is. How did buying a toy put into place a contract that meant the razor crest was invincible?

[Nicklab]

The outrage over the Razor Crest is just ridiculous to me.  I agree, some fans just suck.  And there’s this undercurrent flowing through fandom that exists across the internet, and it feeds on anger and grievances.  I just can’t get that worked up about this, especially given what we’ve all been living through the past 9 months. 

[Matt_Fury]

The only ones I've seen are joke posts (like mine), a few randos on twitter and youtubers who don't like the Haslab model and they're being their usual dickish selves about it.

[Jesse James]

Same people in a week “I want a Death Star playset!!!!!”