#the mandalorian season 3 spoilers

[darth-memes]

[ravenalla]

The Mandalorian fandom: “Din bathing in the Living Waters is going to be so hot I hope we get to see him take his shirt off 🥵”

Din: literally fucking almost drowns fully clothed

[is-that-sand-in-my-waffles]

The Mandalorian version of a talking stick is a hammer cause if someone interrupts you, you can bonk them on the helmet with it

[manofbeskar]

lesbian bo-katan strikes again

[doodlingfoolishness]

Clan Mudhorn shares a quiet evening on Nevarro <3

[astralisbelle]

"One does not speak unless one knows" oh is that why din doesn't say shit because goddamn that boy knows NOTHIN

[lesbianwyllravengard]

I’ve been convinced of a new ship

[firstofficerwiggles]

As a language nerd, I've been trying to learn about Mando'a since I first heard about it. To mark possession, you put someone's name in front of the other noun that they possess. So even though "Din Grogu" sounds silly at first, it means "Din's Grogu". Although like many of you, he will forever be Grogu Djarin to me 😉

[galaxyedging]

I need to see the inside of Din's little house!

[131-vr]

Give this man a break...

[rise-my-angel]

Its not as simple as Din should or should not be Mandalore. It's that there has been absoutely no consistency. Nothing previously set up has been paid off, plot lines are skipped over entierly, the tone of this season is drastically different episode to episode. And characterization is all over the place.

Nothing was explored in a meaningful manner especially things set up in season 2. Season 2 basically didnt happen according to the plot of season 3 beacuse none of what mattered there had consequences here.

Its not we wanted Din to rule blindly.

Its that the journey to get to this point has been extremely poor storytelling and lacks any kind of consistent characterization or thematic focus.

Din doesn't have to rule, but we have had absolutely no exploration of how he feels about that beyond the very end of season 2 and this episode.

If you enjoy the choices made, fine. But I and others are perfectly valid in our disappointment. I don't need a story to do exactly what I want to like it.

But I sure as hell need it to be consistent.

And this is a scattered inconsistent season.

[darth-memes]

[ravenalla]

Listen I hate Bo-Katan as much as the next guy but the fact that this episode confirmed she now sits all day depressed on what’s basically her bed and was ready to beat a man’s ass for bothering her too many times is goddamn hilarious she’s just like me fr

[duchess-of-mandalore]

I cannot tell you how over-the-two-moons-of-Mandalore I am about the Bo-Katan we got in “The Mines of Mandalore.” While I was hoping they’d treat her character with nuance and not make her a villain, I did expect that they’d immediately set her up as an antagonist to Din’s story. I also expected that we’d pick up in Season 3 with a Bo who was angry, frustrated, despondent, rude, and impulsive and I was ready to defend every one of those emotions.

I never expected the Bo we got in this episode.

She’s fierce and tough, depressed and hurting, but then we also get these sad smiles and longing looks and these beautiful moments where her gentler side comes through.

She’s wields the Darksaber with skill and precision and the expertise that comes with both practice and willingness to connect with the saber the way Kanan taught Sabine to do. That’s her sword.

But she’s honorable. She could have killed Din (or at least let him die) several times over. She could have taken the Darksaber. She could be bitter about the fact that he has it. 

Instead, we see her wield the Darksaber as an expert, and then place it back on the ground with the rest of Din’s weapons. 

I was scared we’d get a Bo that disregarded her character development in Rebels, but she’s proven that she’s still committed to fighting honorably for her people, just as she told Sabine to do.

And she’s just so ... beautifully soft.

We saw Bo be soft so rarely in TCW and Rebels, but Katee is leaning into giving Bo that gentle side.

Her immediate concern when Grogu shows up alone and willingness to go find his dad even though at first she’d been like “It’s Din Djarin. Let’s get rid of him once and for all.”

Each and every time she talks to Grogu, she’s so tender and calm. She encourages him when he’s scared and pushes his pram out of the way when she senses danger. She talks to him and knows he understands and tells him at least generally about the connection she’s had to Jedi in her life.

(In short, Bo loves babies!)

The way Grogu looks at her tells me he already likes and trusts her.

Plus she’s saved his dad several times now.

To be clear, I’m sure there’s going to be tension going forward, and I don’t expect Bo to always act as calmly and nobly as she did in this episode. She can be catty and rude and violent and I love that those are all parts of her character, too. 

But I also think it’s already clear that in terms of her desires for her people, this former terrorist is done fighting over petty differences. She doesn’t dismiss Din even though he’s a part of a group she considers a cult (and she would know) because he’s still her people. And she’s still has no higher desire than the reunification of her scattered people and for them to be able to live in peace in spite of their long history of (and her own participation in) civil wars. 

“I am not my sister.” 

No, but Bo-Katan is currently more like her than she ever has been.

[tarabyte3]

Watched the BTS of The Mandalorian season 3 so have some Paz gifs 🫠😵‍💫

From — Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian, "Making of Season 3"

Side note: They don't talk about Paz, his heavy blaster in the weapons bit, his fight with the Dark Troopers/Praetorian Guards, OR his sacrifice *at all*. In fact, most of these clips are barely a second and a half. I had to slow a few of them down so the gifs were visually appealing. The continued disrespect. 😒😠

[crosshairslongasslegs]

grogu: yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

din djarin under the helmet: