The Mandalorian Season 3 is just 2 days away…it seems like years since the Mandalorian season
2 was at this point.
Oh wait…it’s been almost 2 and a half years.
The Mandalorian culture is my favorite in all of Star Wars.
While I enjoy the stories of Jedi and Sith, the Mandalorians are something different.
They aren’t super powered beings who can save a galaxy or destroy it with the help
of a mystical Force.
They are normal people highly trained.
With faults and attributes.
They are both heroes and villains all in the same character.
Characters like Boba Fett, Din Djarin, Bo-Katan Kryze, and Pre Vizsla have proven they all
seem to have their own version of what’s best for Mandalore and its people.
In fact, these individual ideas often times result in war and a chipping away of the Mandalorian
culture and society.
War is all they know.
Boba Fett knows it’s better for him to just stay away from other Mandalorians.
Din Djarin is just learning what it means to be a part of the larger culture, outside
of his own covert, the Children of the Watch.
“Wait, Gerald!
Isn’t he 40 something years old?
How is he just learning about the greater Mandalorian culture?
Well, Belinda, I think we will find out soon enough.
Can I get back to it now?
“Yeah, go ahead.
Just hurry it up.
I have a pizza.”
Food…yeah okay…whatever.
Anyways…the other Mandalorians seek their own power, but still use the premise of keeping
the Mandalorians’ warrior culture intact.
We all know all this stuff…whether you’re a die-hard Star Wars fan or you just like
the cute stuff that Grogu does.
You can’t help but learn a little about Mandalorian lore and culture.
I know I’m rambling a bit…sorry!
I’m just excited for the Mandalorian season 3.
So, today I want to talk about some things that the Mandalorian’s latest season could
bring to the table.
As far as lore, history, possible appearances, who shouldn’t be in the Mandalorian season
3, and even a question of what we think may happen to the Bad Bach season 2, when the
Mandalorian airs.
Before I go on with the Mandalorian Season 3, appearances, and the affect it could have
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With the launch of the Disney+ streaming service came their initial flagship show…the Mandalorian.
It was released during a time when the Star Wars fandom was not at its best.
Solo: A Star Wars Story had tanked in the box office, the Last Jedi had disappointed
many fans, and the Rise of Skywalker was about a month away from release.
It seemed like it was a dark time.
Like anything branded as Star Wars was doomed to get the same treatment as the films that
had been released under Disney ownership…but it didn’t.
Fans loved The Mandalorian!
And that in itself was a breath of fresh air.
It isn’t a surprise, when you think back on it.
These were all new characters with a new story, that if done carefully, it could add to current
Star Wars lore…and not take away from it.
And add to the lore it did.
“Gerald…Belinda said to get on with it!
Why are you stalling?”
Great!
now you’re ganging up on me, Craig?
I’m not stalling.
I’m giving newer viewers an idea as to why I’m so excited for the Mandalorian season
3.
“Okay, whatever, just get it going.
Belinda promised me a slice of her pizza.”
Moving on…since the first season of the Mandalorian, we have had another season and
a season of the Boba Fett centric series, aptly named the Book of Boba Fett.
The latter being less enjoyable to some fans than the former.
A lot of people didn’t like the Book of Boba Fett.
But the Book of Boba Fett did have some highlights that should be carried over into the Mandalorian
season 3 and beyond.
For one…and this is a tongue in cheek suggestion, I know it won’t happen, but give Boba Fett
two episodes of the Mandalorian.
It’s only right.
And maybe make his character more in line with what he was in the Expanded Universe
and the recent comics.
As it’s probably a given that Boba Fett will show up in the Mandalorian season 3 in
some capacity, let’s see him closer to what he was in the Mandalorian season 2.
But with the re re introduction of Boba Fett should come Fennec Shand.
Now I know a lot of people don’t like her.
But she IS Boba Fett’s most trusted advisor, and it would only make sense to have a Fennec
Shand cameo.
Then there is another aspect of the Book of Boba Fett that I really enjoyed…Black Krrsantan…or
just Krrsantan as he’s being called now.
I know it seems difficult to add this character into the Mandalorian.
But I’m not talking about having him rip the arms off a Trandoshan.
Just have him appear in the show, so we don’t think he’s being forgotten about and there
may be another series that shows Krrsantan in a larger capacity.
Hint…the Book of Boba Fett Season 2.
Hint hint.
But Krrsantan had some great moments in the Star Wars comic series…just about all the
newer series, really.
And I think he'd fit well as a fixture in the Mandalorian universe, beyond a hired gun
for Boba Fett.
And that brings me to the final character I think should be a shoe in for the Mandalorian
season 3, from the Book of Boba Fett and the Mandalorian Season 2, that is.
And that’s Cobb Vanth.
We know we are returning to Tatooine.
We’ve seen Peli Motto in the trailers.
Cobb Vanth is also on Tatooine.
Presumably running at least Freetown still.
Maybe even Mos Espa…if Boba handed it over to him.
And for goodness sake…get the man some armor.
He did well with running off the Red Key mining company and enjoyed many years of not getting
hurt.
The moment they took his armor away…BAM!
Shot by Cad Bane and nearly killed.
It wouldn’t have been as bad if he had Mandalorian armor…just saying.
Let Cobb Vanth take the creed and wear the armor.
Going back to Tatooine…yet again…also opens up the possibility to bring back the
other characters I had mentioned.
Speaking of Peli Motto, do you think she will be enjoying life in her hangar with her droids
and a new beau?
Namely…Mayor Mok Shaiz’s major domo.
Just a thought.
Let me know what you think.
Okay…moving away from the Book of Boba Fett characters, and into a character I would like
to see return in the Mandalorian, and that is Miggs Mayfeld.
He proved to be a real asset to Din Djarin and even had knowledge of the inner workings
of the Empire.
He’s presumably wandering the galaxy and trying to play dead.
I realize that there are only 8 episodes of the Mandalorian season 3 and it will feel
forced to get all these characters in.
Especially if they are only 30–40-minute episodes.
But it can be done.
And there are other characters I think should be brought in to the Mandalorian season 3…Ahsoka
Tano with a warning of a greater threat than anything the Imperial remnant has to offer.
And that threat being the Grysk.
Sabine Wren…she’s a Mandalorian, and was the one who gave Bo-Katan the darksaber, only
for Bo-Katan to lose it to Moff Gideon.
Okay, I’ve named a slew of characters that should show up in the Mandalorian Season 3.
Now for some that shouldn’t show up.
Okay…just one…Luke Skywalker.
His story with Din Djarin and Grogu finished.
It’s time to let him go off and start his Jedi Academy, which has nothing to do with
Mandalorians for the time being.
I think Mandalorians can handle the trouble that they are facing with inner faction wars
or whatever.
But there may be a time to bring him back in the Ahsoka Tano series, when the Grysk
wars may be in full swing…may be.
But for now, let’s give Skywalkers a rest.
Let’s see something not connected to them.
It’s a big galaxy.
Before I move on to what the Mandalorian airing in the middle of the Bad Batch Season 2 may
mean for the Bad Batch, let’s discuss something.
Something that some fans are quick to defend when I ask them about it.
HOW THE HELL IS DIN DJARIN IN HIS 40’S AND SEEMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MANDALORIAN LORE,
CULTURE, OR HISTORY?
In the new trailer he talks about what it means to be a Mandalorian.
And that it isn’t just about learning to fight.
It’s also about navigating the galaxy.
Meaning, he knows how to navigate the galaxy!
How has he never run into other Mandalorians and learned more about his creed and the history
of the people he so desperately wants to appease?
He knows nothing of the darksaber.
He knows nothing of who the actual leaders of Mandalore were/are.
He knew nothing of the purge of Mandalore.
Didn’t he ever question why they were in hiding?
I’m not saying it’s bad writing.
I just think he’s too well-traveled to not hear something about any of these things.
I mean, how many of you are going to join a cult without knowing the history of it?
Even if you were taken in when you were young…wouldn’t you have questions?
Maybe it’s just me.
Sorry for getting riled up with that.
I just hope it gets answered.
Moving on.
With the Bad Batch Season 2 more than halfway over, for a lot of Star Wars fans it’s been
mediocre at best.
I’m still enjoying it.
But are a lot of people going to abandon it, when the Mandalorian season 3 airs on the
same day as the Bad Batch?
For me, I get up at 3 am to watch the Bad Batch.
Then I try to get a video done reviewing the episode before I have to head out for work.
Watching two shows in that time span is going to be nearly impossible.
So…with the Mandalorian culture being my favorite, guess which show will have to wait
until after work.
Then a review for the next morning…maybe.
It really depends on how much more interesting the Mandalorian will be than the Bad Batch.
With the time constraints I have, is it going to be the same for other Star Wars fans?
Are they going to watch the Mandalorian as soon as it airs, then watch the Bad Batch
whenever they get a chance?
I’m not suggesting that anyone should do this.
It’s just a question.
Let me know in the comments what your plans are for watching both shows.
I’m still going to watch and enjoy the Bad Batch.
It just won’t be at 3AM.
Unless the Mandalorian Season 3 absolutely sucks!
Which I don’t see being the case, at all.
Are there characters I missed, who should return to the Mandalorian?
I omitted Bo-Katan, Paz Vizsla, and the armorer for a reason…we know they will be there.
They’re in the trailers.
But who would you like to see?
Let me know in the comments.
Do you think the Grysk are going to be a threat, if not in season 3 then eventually?
I’ll see you all Wednesday.
I really can’t wait!
And I hope you’re all as excited as I am.
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Wishing you all great health, happiness, and peace.
thank you all for watching, and remember, this is the way…and positivity in the Star
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Seriously…Craig…Belinda…you guys really shouldn’t interrupt me.
It’s just rude.
“Well, we wanted pizza.”
I get that, but…wait…where did you get pizza?
I didn’t buy any.
“Delivery.”
Craig!
You don’t have any money!
“We used your card.”
What?!...