#i agree that we must take whatever potential rep comes to us :'D since theres so little of it (Fs in the chat)

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ahh exactly!!! iirc removing the helmet/mask is only permitted in front of direct family like parents/siblings/spouses/children (((👀👀👀))) so it wouldnt make sense to open up that way for a fling etc (i might be remembering that wrong tho so dont quote me there; my star wars lore is rusty and mostly retconned LOL). plus, the weight of opening up to someone would be a BIG moment (the s1 finale was great bc it was a sort of step but also a compromise so it wouldnt lessen the impact of a purposeful reveal) which, considering the show is focused on din&grogu, would make the most sense thematically for the moment to go to them.

i think that having a romantic interest would alter din’s arc of opening up to the idea of love/a family because he would be trying to connect to two people at once; even if they fully completed this arc of accepting grogu as his child, then the emotional impact (for the audience) of him opening up/removing his helmet a second time for a love interest would be lessened, despite it being the same scenario. plus, would they even want to have the same theme for an arc?? lol

(i realized after answering this that ACTUALLY there is ONE romantic subplot in the show, which is frog family -- and that is the ONLY exception that i will allow. they were so cute and i hope they come back even tho they probably wont, rip ;A;)

but yes! considering that the other star wars movies (particularly the more recent ones -- prequels and sequels) had a big focus on romantic love and how that can influence the force’s sides respectively, i think it was a great choice to return back to the focus of familial love (which is probably the MAIN reason that the original trilogy is my favorite -- there was han/leia romance, but a larger focus was the sibs and their dad. A+ material). it also is a cool tie in since ik the show wanted to have a more “original trilogy” vibe to it with less cgi, more practical effects, etc. it has definitely delivered so far, and i think the harkening back to what made the original trilogy so great has really come through with the show :D

Ok I just saw your tags on that ask and YES. I legit didn't see Din as being interested in that woman, or like anyone else for that matter. I feel like even if he has dated people in the past and they make that canon... it won't negate my headcanon. I dated someone too just cause I thought I should, but I'm hella aroace and IDK man, it's just so nice to see an action protagonist whos driving force is a foundling and not romance?? Like you said it's so validating!!

I completely agree!! I’ve seen people argue that he can’t be aro/ace because of his implied past relationship with Xi’an, but like... aroace people can have prior relationships...? Like you said, it might be because an assumption that the person is supposed to, or (considering how Xi’an acts lol) their ‘relationship’ may have been exaggerated :’D

But i definitely agree!! I’m glad there’s been little to no romance at all (within... any of the characters, tbh?)!! :D Considering how Mandalorian creed is traditionally very based in family (yet another reason to clash w Jedi lol), I’m honestly thrilled that they decided to have that be the focus, rather than the usual action/romance that we see.

(Actually, come to think of it, I guess that would make sense since Jedi are taken from their families, and the risk of going Dark Side (or just leaving the Order) would come from a potential love interest (ie Anakin/Padme, Obi-Wan/Satine) -- so essentially, the focus or drama would be most rooted in that. For a series to be focused on a Mandalorian, it really does make sense that the more meaningful thing to them would be familial love rather than necessarily romantic love. Not saying there can’t be any interest, but there would be more of a story in terms of family, if that makes sense. I didn’t mean to ramble out a self-realization but anyway there we are :’D)

I know a lot of people are desperate for some love interest, but I hope they don’t go into any of that (or at least not for a long time), since I feel like the focus of the show (Din and Grogu) could risk getting overshadowed etc. Plus we love the potential aroace rep :D