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TV-9D9 / Re: The Mandalorian - Season 3 (SPOILERS possible)
« on: April 10, 2023, 06:09 PM »
I get where you're coming from with this. And I think that it ultimately comes down to this - IS THERE A BIG PICTURE PLAN FOR STAR WARS OVER THE NEXT DECADE+?
I think one of the most apt comparisons is how Kevin Feige has led the effort for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have a cohesive big picture approach. But then when you bring that comparison into the conversation, one thing that has distinguised the MCU is that not every project is cut from the same cloth. Styles can vary. And the tone of stories can vary as well.
I feel like this is the case for the "Mandoverse" if we're going to call it that. I do not expect the plot of every episode to neatly dovetail together with every other episode. The galaxy far, far away is very big. And I think it's worth exploring both the serious bits, and yes, the pulpy bits too. And with the promotion of Dave Filoni to a creative executive within Lucasfilm, I think we have someone who is going to be in a position to think from a big picture standpoint. Will he be Kathleen Kennedy's eventual successor? I don't think he's quite there, but he worked hand in hand with George Lucas for years. He knows the world of Star Wars intimately. I'm excited to see where things go. And I suspect that the big dramatic turn of the season is coming up quickly.
From what I read over the weekend, the analysis from people who follow all the behind-the-scenes stuff points to the storyline that Favreau had planned out relied heavily on the plotline for Cara Dune / Rangers of the New Republic, and once she was kicked out of the franchise against his wishes, Favreau basically threw up his hands and put in as little effort as possible to correct course. So I guess that goes a long way to explain why everything seems to be a jumbled mess as far as the season's overarching storyline.
With Favreau running the show and writing the lion's share of the episodes himself, I do expect storylines to mesh and have some kind of consistency of quality...but I guess that's not going to be the case so much if he was forced to excise a main character after the fact and didn't want to play ball, I can understand how things got sloppy.