The PROBLEM With THE MANDALORIAN Season 3

In this video we take a look at some of the biggest criticisms surrounding The Mandalorian season 3 from its slow pace, cameos, and character problems. Are they well founded or a bunch of hot air?

0:00 Intro
0:39 Slow & Unfocused Story
2:44 Where The Villains At?
3:41 The Weaklorian?
4:44 No Character Arc
5:46 The Cameos
6:54 Was The Dark Saber Meaningless?

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[ThinkStory]

What are some of your biggest criticisms of season 3?

[sdkingz]

You completely nailed it. Me as am audience still doesn't know Dinn's backstory or what pushes him. I would have loved to see his life in flashbacks and know why he strived so much as being adopted in the Mandalorian. That could've been the first and second season. Even when Grogu was left with Luke Dinn, he should've continued with his own trials.

The second season of him removing and going into the third season would've been him reclaiming his honor by adding more flashbacks to maybe the person that raised Dinn and taught him the way.

Season 3 should've introduced Grogu coming back to Dinn trained and helping out the Mandalorians and training Dinn on using the Darksaber to defeat Moff Gideon. I would've left Bo Katan alone and have her appear as a support character instead.

[LowerDragon]

I feel the problem with season three is that it completely reset Din and Grogu's story. Grogu reunited with Din in BOBF, and Din bathes in in living waters and returns to the watch. The impact of the season 1 finale is now undermined as it now meant nothing in the long run anyway. I think that they could have solved their filler problem and their Grogu milking problem by just making two parallel stories, Din on a quest to reunite the Mandalorians and take back their home world, and Grogu training with Luke. If they really wanted to, they could have had Grogu reunite with Din at the end of this season instead of the BOBF. But sadly Disney lacks the ability of skill and creativity and hired people who would rather take the path of least resistance instead of making an effort. That said I did actually enjoy the last two episodes, but as the rest of their works, it had the potential to be better.

[philgonz]

It doesn't help that the S2 finale had such an epic ending. I was really hoping for a surprise that put the story together somehow.

[dancingvalkyrie]

The Mandalorian season 3 suffers from an unfocused plot, halfassed story arcs, and underdeveloped characters. Many people thought Din was going to become a leader and others theorized that Gideon was a former Mando who led a faction of Imperial factions but instead of all that, Bo takes up the role as the protagonist and Gideon appears in the last two episodes with a barebones evil plan that gets destroyed before it even gets revealed in a hilarious monologue. Whether people wanna admit it or not, The Mandalorian has always been mediocre, but season 3 badly exacerbates its worst aspects.

[SuperRamos]

It's clear that the character arc on this season was put squarely on Bo Katan. However Din Djarin was the impetuous for that change in her. I'd argue that Din's unchanging nature because of his beliefs is what pushed Bo Katan from her depression. Din's actions were always at the heart of Bo Katan's character arc. She always viewed the Creed as just lip service to an ancient tradition, and through Din, she found value in the Old Ways and herself as a Mandalorian.

Season 1 and 2 were about Din's quest to help Grogu find his people, the Jedi. Season 3 was about Din helping Bo Katan fulfill her desire to retake Mandalor and unite her people. Season 4 and the coming movie looks like it's going to be about Din helping the New Republic deal with Imperial threat. My Man Din Djarin is just on a 2 man crusade to save the Galaxy, one helpfull act after another.

[lookalivebrett]

This season felt like a checklist. Operating in canonical gray space is limiting and this makes it obvious. BOBF stole Djarin's arc from this season and its absence is really felt.

This was a good deep dive, I think. It's always nice when you look at things closely. I remember your breakdowns of Love, Death, and Robots getting me to appreciate the anthology more. I even watched that awful Raised By Wolves just to see what you had to say.

[deathking]

my only complaint is too many star wars youtubers feeling like their theories about what should happen in the show didn’t happen so they cry and review bomb it…

people complain grogu came back but at the same time loved when they saw luke again in boba fett

[BenjaminDavis]

I think my biggest problem with the season was the Dr. Pershing episode. For a season that felt rushed, removing this mostly inconsequential storyline could have really solved that problem

[ScottWaa]

This whole season was directionless. They use the phrase, "This is the way" to trick the people into watching this season.

[operatorlink]

totally agree with the dark saber, they should acknowledge the destruction of dark saber in the end and Bo could give a speech on moving on from some traditions

[Howlox]

1:12 You said if Din doesn't bathe himself in the waters his life will just return to how it's always been. Are you crazy? His whole life he has been a true Mandalorian. He just got exiled from his religion. If he doesn't bathe in those waters, his life will literally never be the same.

[riley-dveu]

6:25
I actually quite enjoyed it, it reintroduces both b1 and b2 battle droids after the empire showing that they are still used after all these years, introduces Cristopher Lloyd im SW, shows that dooku is still a looming presence after his demise and had some pf the best fight scenes

[jeffgreenwaldJLG]

The whole season was about Mandalorian Reunification embodied by Bo Katan’s catch phrase “Mandalorians are stronger together.”

Din Djaran is the catalyst (as an outsider foundling who embodies all the best Mando Creed)to bring the two tribes together and later more under Bo. A unified Mandalorian society will help the New Republic fight against Thrawn in later seasons and the movies.

[BoyKagome]

Gideon: My clones are everything to me.
- stands in the next room while they are killed.-
Gideon: NOOOO! How could you have killed them!

It's like, Dude! Fight beside the 10 Dark Troopers in your laser grid instead of in the shuttle bay!

[mo_]

I see and understand your criticisms. Mainly because you took the bias out of it, ie the Lizzo cameo. I still enjoyed this season; it expanded the Mandalorian story.

[S-N]

The part when the tie bombers and interceptors attack the light cruiser and disappeared and not engaging the rest of the fleet reminds me of D&D's dany forgetting about the Iron Fleet.

[wtfman]

One problem I have always had with Mandalorian is that Din always seems kindof weak, like he can get by but thats about it, no progression in skill or strive to be better, if they had him go and strive to lead Mandalorians back to glore the arc would be something better to watch. other 2 problems. the helmet rule doesnt make sense and has no explanation why (unless i missed something) lastly, the darksaber feels like a cop out, Mandalorians dont need to be jedi, I would have been fine with just skill and blasters. Star Wars doesn't always need to have Jedi in it.

[gregorypachis]

Dr persing episode is my favorite of this season. I get it that it has nothing to do with the main plot( lets be fair, half the season doesnt) but to me it was an amazing story on how the ex empirials played a role on the new republic failure to create a stable system to "control" the galaxy

[nigelsalvador]

A very balanced review/analysis. Thanks!