The Mandalorian - Season 3 (SPOILERS possible)

[Jeff]

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

I can see that.  That is probably where the "Dr. Pershing Rehabilitation" and the "Carson Teva investigates" stuff came from - it was probably planned for the New Republic show and is now kind of just shoe-horned into Mando S3 to get some key story bits in (Moff Gideon related I guess) despite the clunky structure.

Favreau said in February 2023 that he's already done writing Mando Season 4, so I hope re really does know what he's doing and where this is all going.

[Nicklab]

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.

I'm not sure how much stock I put in that rumor.  Because it sounds like something that would come out of certain circles of "fandom" that use the term "Disney Star Wars" as a pejorative. 

[Matt_Fury]

I don't know how much of that is true.  I could see Favreau doing something like that as a strong arm tactic to get Gina Carano back (he wrote the Cara Dune character specifically for her), but I think Rangers would work better with Carson Teva taking the lead.  Even if he did something like that, I doubt he would let the overall product suffer...why give the Fandom Menace something to grift on purpose?

I think the louder online voices are a bit fickle at times.  John Favreau is one of the people that helped bring the MCU to life....have a little faith that he knows what he's doing.  I'm not saying anyone has to like what I like, or that I even know anything more than anyone else (probably less since I avoid spoilers like the plague!)  I'll reserve judgement on this season until I see were it ends up.  A lot of the things I've seen this season that people are complaining about (besides the cameos which I admit bring me out of the episodes a little bit) seem like set-up to me so I'll wait and see what the payoff is.

[Mister Skeezler]

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.

I'm not sure how much stock I put in that rumor.  Because it sounds like something that would come out of certain circles of "fandom" that use the term "Disney Star Wars" as a pejorative.

Agreed.

[P-Siddy]

Wow!  That was an episode straight from the beginning.  Lots of potential figure material in this episode (whether Hasbro makes them is another thing).  Lots of connections being made.

[Matt_Fury]

Wow.

[Rob]

Just watched it.  Finally, an episode with some actual movement to it.  Loved this one.

That Gilad Paelleon made the jump from Legacy to Canon is awesome. 

[Dave]

Agreed.  A very solid episode from beginning to end.

[Jeff]

Deluxe IG-12 with Anzellan droidsmith(s) just jumped to the top of my most wanted list.

[P-Siddy]

Deluxe IG-12 with Anzellan droidsmith(s) just jumped to the top of my most wanted list.

Yes, but you'll get IG-12 with Grogu instead.

[Dave]

Deluxe IG-12 with Anzellan droidsmith(s) just jumped to the top of my most wanted list.

Yes, but you'll get IG-12 with Grogu instead.

I'm sure we'll get both versions, probably not removeable driver though.

[P-Siddy]

Deluxe IG-12 with Anzellan droidsmith(s) just jumped to the top of my most wanted list.

Yes, but you'll get IG-12 with Grogu instead.

I'm sure we'll get both versions, probably not removeable driver though.

And they'll be deluxe now (even though we got IG-11 single carded and it's just a tweaked upper torso).

[Jeff]

Whatever it takes to get a 3.75" Anzellan figure/accessory.  I think they can get IG-12, Anzellan Droidsmith, and Grogu all into a $28 deluxe pack.

Get it done, Hasbro.  You can then turn around and double-dip a repaint of the Anzellan as Babu Frik in a $28 C-3PO w/Sith Dagger, and Babu-Frik deluxe set. 

#badbaby #nosqueezie

[P-Siddy]

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

I had flashbacks to when my children were infants playing with their electronic toys (I presume that was their intention).

[McMetal]

So based on the context and Hux Sr’s involvement, I feel like Project Necromancer has to be Snoke.

That whole Zoom meeting was fascinating. No idea who Pellaeon is but was the woman supposed to be Rae Sloane?

Moff Gideon is not drinking the Thrawn Kool Aid lol. And based on the fact the dude is never mentioned in the ST it seems like a safe bet he really is never actually coming back. Maybe he will just hang out on the Chiss homeworld and wait for the Vong to show up? 

So they were going to rebuild their homeworld with like 30 people? There have to be way more Mandalorians out there somewhere, right? At least Boba and Sabine for starters.

I guess that wasn’t the Mythosaur that erupted out of the ground but I sure thought it was going to be.

Funny to see the Praetorian Guards not getting their asses handed to them for a change. Also odd that they would have predated Snoke, but I guess they must be guarding someone else.