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[GreyHorace]

Didn't see anyone post these yet, but here are the latest retro comic covers from artist dvglzv:

This is the same guy who made comic covers for season 1. Very talented.

The Mandalorian: These Fan-Made Comic Covers Are a Work of Art

Star Wars: The Mandalorian just concluded its first season on Disney+ recently offering fans not [...]

comicbook.com

 

[desertdroog]

Knee Rockets.

Boba Fett is a bonafide BAD ASS!

 

[Lanrutcon]

Didn't see anyone post these yet, but here are the latest retro comic covers from artist dvglzv:

The Mandalorian: These Fan-Made Comic Covers Are a Work of Art

Star Wars: The Mandalorian just concluded its first season on Disney+ recently offering fans not [...]

comicbook.com

Those are incredible.

Edit: Just got caught up with the show. Man, I could just gush over this season. So good. So so good.

 

[Sub_Level]

Fun episode like usual. Foreshadowing the First Order & a nice Attack of the Clones callback.

 

[dan76]

Yeah, enjoyable episode, plus I'm a big Bill Burr fan. Seemed a bit light compared to the last 2 but there's was a lot of cool stuff in there. Good set up for next weeks season finale. Not sure about Mandos strategy though.

 

[BaneIsPain]

I think Mayfield will be in the Ahsoka series.

 

[GreyHorace]

CHAPTER 15 THE BELIEVER

Another solid hour of great Star Wars action with some surprising development of a returning character, plus an exploration of one's beliefs, hence the episode title.

This is what Star Wars should be. Intriguing characters and good storytelling.

Spoiler: STUFF HAPPENING

Bill Burr - For a comedian, Burr is a pretty good actor. The whole time we expected Migs Mayfield to betray our heroes and return back to the Empire's fold. Turns out though, Mayfield has his own reasons for not returning and has his own scores to settle. All of this conveyed through dialogue and Burr's subtle performance, painting Mayfield as more than the bad guy we saw in the first season.

You know, it occurred to me that Mayfield is the character Finn should have been in the Sequel Trilogy. It makes me laugh that Favreau and company managed to make a former Imperial a compelling character in just one 30 minute episode, whereas in three movies JJ Abrams and others couldn't even manage it.

Questioning beliefs - What the episode really about. At one point in the episode Mayfield points out to Mando that all people have personal rules they have to break when they're desperate. For Mando/Din, it's breaking his vow of not showing his face in order to save Grogu. For Mayfield, it's overcoming his sense of self preservation when confronted with the reason as to why he left the Empire, in this case the Imperial officer who caused the deaths of his comrades on the Battle of Burnin Konn. And for Cara, it's bending the rules she has to follow as newly appointed Marshal of the New Republic and her hatred of ever former Imperials like Mayfield. In the end she and Mando choose to fake his death and let him go free after he helped them.

These are all nice moments of character development and paint our protagonists with shades of grey in the otherwise Black and White Star Wars universe.

Action - Rick Famuyiwa returns to direct an episode full of great action setpieces. The chase scene being a particular highlight of the episode. Great stuff.

A solid hour of The Mandalorian that helps set up the season finale. I hope it delivers as all of these episodes this season have been good to great.

 

[desertdroog]

The new episode packs all sorts of heist action in the short time it runs. I appreciate the Mandalorian writers paying attention to the mechanics and details of Slave I. The Gyroscope internal crew platform keeping them upright in gravity and that

Spoiler

fresh paint on Boba Fett's armor

is showing there are people who give a damn about this specific series.

I am really enjoying the hodge-podge loose knit group of characters that Mando has in each episode. It reminds me of David Carridine's Kung Fu series.

Spoiler

Bill Burr's character redemption was worth it. Loved the sniper overwatch as they ran out of the facility. And the salutes they got from the storm troopers as they escaped the pirates.

Esprit de Corps all around!

 

[kraspkibble]

great episode. loved boba droppin the seismic charge and the ending with mando on the holo was badass.

 

[DragoonKain]

Ok, so after this episode what’s everyone’s updated official rankings on the Star Wars power index?

now I have

Burr
Vader
Yoda
Luke
Sidious

 

[Cocksman]

I marked out for the seismic charges .

 

[newtypepilot]

Anyone who's watched Breaking Bad should not be surprised by Burr's acting abilities

 

[EviLore]

Solid ep, much better than last week’s.

 

[DragoonKain]

Did anyone get the Office Space reference?

 

[JeTmAn81]

Another Episode II reference geekgasm for me this week with those seismic charges. Overall this episode was solid but felt like anime filler. Basically nothing happened.

 

[MrMephistoX]

Another Episode II reference geekgasm for me this week with those seismic charges. Overall this episode was solid but felt like anime filler. Basically nothing happened.

It was just a damn good episode all around not advancing the plot but solid character development with everyone and incredibly cool set pieces. This show has turned me into a JJ hater he’s outclassed.

 

[Pumpkin Seeds]

That... was actually good acting from Bill Burr. The train top fight scene was good, too. But Burr's turn caught me a bit off guard.

 

[daveonezero]

It was just a damn good episode all around not advancing the plot but solid character development with everyone and incredibly cool set pieces. This show has turned me into a JJ hater he’s outclassed.

yeah exactly. This is a setup to the next episode. I don't mind this at all. It had good action. We got a return from Mayfield. Plus we get to find out a bit more about the characters and the world they are building.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Why did they have baby handcuffs srsly

Lots of different species of different sizes there in that universe.
I guess there are some Jawa sized people they want to jail from time to time, for instance.

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

Great episode. My second favorite ever (after the spider one earlier this season).
I liked Burr, I liked the action/combat scenes, I like when Boba is on screen (yes its shallow, but he just looks so cool) and of course the seismic charge at the end was a real bit of fan service too.

 

[HoodWinked]

ya really good episode, they delved into the relative morality of what they believe and actually a decent pay off with it for Mando's scene. Though its pretty convoluted to have face scan security so that it takes any face as long as its not one in the system.

also Bill Burr shooting the imperial officer is the most Bill Burr move ever.

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

Any of the ladies from the hot red head thread as Mara Jade.

 

[Starfield]

ya really good episode, they delved into the relative morality of what they believe and actually a decent pay off with it for Mando's scene. Though its pretty convoluted to have face scan security so that it takes any face as long as its not one in the system.

also Bill Burr shooting the imperial officer is the most Bill Burr move ever.

that Imperial officer gave a REALLY good and unsettling performance though. Shoutout to the actor who played him

 

[GreyHorace]

that Imperial officer gave a REALLY good and unsettling performance though. Shoutout to the actor who played him

Richard Brake, who played Joe Chill in Batman Begins and the Night King in Game of Thrones.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Whenever Rick Fawhatever directs, it seems like Mando and the action become much, much more awesome.

Example from Season 1:

The fight on the truck was pure Indiana Jones/classic Lucas and wonderful. I’d like to see everyone else on the crew up their game to match those episodes, because it’s here when I actually buy Mando being some badass.

Anyway, great episode. That whole driving sequence was fantastic. The Imperial officer was so good he reminded me a bit of Christoph Waltz in Inglorious. And it’s really cool how when Mando takes his helmet off, it seems like that’s the fake version, and the armored one is really him. Just something I noticed that matches the plot well.

 

[BattleMonkey]

The direction and visuals of this episode were amazing, compared to last weeks episode, it's like two completely different shows. This looked almost Rogue One quality while last week I kept thinking I was watching a Star Wars fan film on youtube

 

[Batiman]

Whenever Rick Fawhatever directs, it seems like Mando and the action become much, much more awesome.

Example from Season 1:

The fight on the truck was pure Indiana Jones/classic Lucas and wonderful. I’d like to see everyone else on the crew up their game to match those episodes, because it’s here when I actually buy Mando being some badass.

Anyway, great episode. That whole driving sequence was fantastic. The Imperial officer was so good he reminded me a bit of Christoph Waltz in Inglorious. And it’s really cool how when Mando takes his helmet off, it seems like that’s the fake version, and the armored one is really him. Just something I noticed that matches the plot well.

This is my almost exact opinion on this. That scene was pure Indiana action. I feel like we don’t get that too often anymore

 

[GreyHorace]

This is my almost exact opinion on this. That seem was pure Indiana action. I feel like we don’t get that too often anymore

The show this season has really upped the ante in terms of action set pieces. I thought some of it was better directed than most movies.

 

[Batiman]

I love the series and all it’s SW cheesiness, but that last threat from Mando at the end was so damn underwhelming. Great episode but that part was brutal

 

[ManaByte]

I love the series and all it’s SW cheesiness, but that last threat from Mando at the end was so damn underwhelming. Great episode but that part was brutal

It's what Moff Gideon said to him in Season 1.

 

[Starfield]

Richard Brake, who played Joe Chill in Batman Begins and the Night King in Game of Thrones.

i knew i recognized his face from somewhere, nice 69

 

[Batiman]

It's what Moff Gideon said to him in Season 1.

Shit didn’t notice that

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Just watched it.

Amazing episode. I love this show and how it often feels like some TT RPG adventure so much.
And yeah, everything -Arcadia- said.

 

[-Minsc-]

Are the rumours true that The Mandalorian is a good modern take on old school Star Wars? Not subscribing to Disney+ but it may be a show to put on my watch list down the road.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Are the rumours true that The Mandalorian is a good modern take on old school Star Wars? Not subscribing to Disney+ but it may be a show to put on my watch list down the road.

Be patient with half of Season 1, and yes. The latter half of Season 1 was fun, and Season 2 has been a really enjoyable adventure every week kind of feel.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Are the rumours true that The Mandalorian is a good modern take on old school Star Wars? Not subscribing to Disney+ but it may be a show to put on my watch list down the road.

Watch it.

I hate almost everything they did after RotJ (which I watched in the cinema back then), and Mandalorian is the real thing.

 

[Stouffers]

ya really good episode, they delved into the relative morality of what they believe and actually a decent pay off with it for Mando's scene. Though its pretty convoluted to have face scan security so that it takes any face as long as its not one in the system.

also Bill Burr shooting the imperial officer is the most Bill Burr move ever.

Can’t wait until they revise the scene with the officer shooting first

 

[-Minsc-]

Be patient with half of Season 1, and yes. The latter half of Season 1 was fun, and Season 2 has been a really enjoyable adventure every week kind of feel.

Watch it.

I hate almost everything they did after RotJ (which I watched in the cinema back then), and Mandalorian is the real thing.

Sounds cool. Might watch it a decade from now.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Sounds cool. Might watch it a decade from now.

Take your time, mate...

 

[Stouffers]

Take your time, mate...

A decade from now, they’ll edit out all the cancelled actors. I expect only Grogu to survive the 2030 remaster

 

[-Arcadia-]

A decade from now, they’ll edit out all the cancelled actors. I expect only Grogu to survive the 2030 remaster

Already cancelled for genocide

 

[cormack12]

A decade from now, they’ll edit out all the cancelled actors. I expect only Grogu to survive the 2030 remaster

Problematic pagan powers

 

[ManaByte]

 

[ManaByte]

 

[GreyHorace]

You know, I'd be up for a Tango and Cash buddy cop movie set in the Star Wars universe.

Just not with Mandos. Maybe a pair of stormtroopers.

 

[ManaByte]

You know, I'd be up for a Tango and Cash buddy cop movie set in the Star Wars universe.

Just not with Mandos. Maybe a pair of stormtroopers.

So basically Tag and Bink?

Star Wars: Tag & Bink

The Tag and Bink series of comics comprises four issues and one short comic in Star Wars Tales. The first three comic books cover a single movie in the original trilogy and the fourth covers the entire prequel trilogy. The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition issue was the "special edition" of...

starwars.fandom.com

They were in Solo, but cut:

 

[Kenpachii]

Didn't like he put of his helmet, felt forced.

However the acting was on spot and nice. Almost want burr to become a permanent figure in the show.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[GreyHorace]

So basically Tag and Bink?

Star Wars: Tag & Bink

The Tag and Bink series of comics comprises four issues and one short comic in Star Wars Tales. The first three comic books cover a single movie in the original trilogy and the fourth covers the entire prequel trilogy. The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition issue was the "special edition" of...

starwars.fandom.com

They were in Solo, but cut:

Tag and Bink aren't badasses though, like Stallone and Russell were. They're more like Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.

But I wouldn't mind seeing Tag and Bink in the NuDisney canon. Kevin Rubio's writing is pretty funny and would be great to see in any off the new Disney Star Wars media.

Just so long as they don't reference their encounters with Boba Fett. Fett's pretty hot right now after his return and I don't think fans would appreciate Boba being a made a fool of like Tag and Bink did to him on a regular basis.

 

[Insane Metal]

This show

is

FUCKING AMAZING HOLY FUCKING SHIT

And I'm not even a SW crazie. But this show is just too good.