Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show I'm your host Paul and this video we're breaking down
The Mandalorian. Season 3 episode 1 is now here and throughout this video we're
gonnagoing through the brand new entry and all the star wars easter eggs in it.
This season is building off the back of the book of Boba Fett and
as I know a lot of you missed that I wanna give a quick recap incase
you're scratching your head over why Grogu and Mando are back together.
In the final handful of episodes we watched Mando finding the armorer which is where he
practiced his skills with the darksaber. Because he was at odds with himself he couldn't properly
yeild it and he was told that he needed to regain his honor after removing his helmet.
He must return to the living waters beneath Mandalore which
will sort of provide a baptism for the character.
This has left him as an apostate which means someone who has abandoned a religious
or political principle. Mandos cult were told not to remove their helmets no matter
what and on the opposite side of this we've seen Bo Katans group are happy to do this.
This could potentially lead into a civil war and judging by the trailer that's the
way that things could be going. We've had the death watch battling the pacifist leaders of
Mandalore and Civil Wars throughout the saga so it's definitely on brand. Each
side always tend to seek the Darksaber which is gonna become a big weapon in this season.
After gaining a new ship he went to visit Luke and Grogu in order to find peace but after some advice
from Ahsoka he decided not to interfere with his training. However, Ellie...sorry Grogu decided to
go back to his dad and we watched as the pair were reunited towards the end of the season.
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Now we begin with the Armorer starting up their smelting pot. Think it's called that
and this forge is something that has of course popped up throughout every season
so far. It's where Mando has had both his weapons and armor made and it very much
represents a place in which transformation happens. Symbolically the fires we see here
could also represent the restoration of the mandalorians sparking up again and we see
these flames shot so that they're below the mythosaur symbol that the Mandalorians wear.
Mythosaurs were ancient beasts that were hunted by Mandalorians and though extinct
they very much represent the challenges that they used to face. Fighting one was very much
seen as a right of passage and we see something similar here in this introduction with the a
child being presented with a helmet before a giant beast attacks. I view the ointment
being poured into the bowl at the start as a sort of baptism or christening and
it's similar to how they are carried out. Rather than dunking the childs head though
a helmet is dunked and this very much becomes the face that the Armorers clan have. So this
being dipped makes sesne as it's what the child will wear for the rest of their life.
During the new republic era The Armorer was the leader of the children of the
watch and thus there's this idea of kids laced throughout their clan.
Outside we get further religious imagery with a child standing in a vast body of
water similar to how baptisms used to be carried out. There's also of course the saying a baptism
of fire and thus we have this represented in the flames and also what comes next. This child
is potentially a foundling and Din Jarin may have gone through a similar thing when he was younger.
Several of the Mandalorians have gathered here and this is similar to how communities
come together for religious ceremonies like this.
At this point we see Paz Viszla as well. He's been a re-occuring character that's
popped up throughout the show and he's voiced by none other than Jon Favreau. It is possible
that Favs might actually end up cameoing in the series and there was a figure released
recently that showed Paz with his helmet off carrying his likeness. Potentially we might
see something where this clan agree to finally remove their helmets to unite Mandalore and he'll
take his off to reveal his face. I think that would be such a cool way to bring one of the
guys behind it into the series and fingers crossed that's what happens down the line.
The helmet is put on and a bowl is dipped into the water and the kid promises to
never remove their helmet, hope their head doesnt grow but obviously they can
remove it they just need to do it in private like what we saw in Season 1.
Anyway the giant crocodile attacks looking like it was ripped right out
of lake placid and the creed all mount up to take it on. This is
similar to a mythosaur hunt and how the group would all team up.
When all hope seems lost the N1 Starfighter flies in with Mando killing the creature with ease.
Now Mandos N-1 Naboo starfighter of course pulls from the Phantom Menace and this new repurposed
one fits more of the idea for the direction that this season will be heading. Whereas in
the past he was collecting bountys this clearly doesnt have the space for many as it just sits
one person...and a kid I guess. So Mando has moved away from that life and he's now more
focused on restoring Mandalore to it's former glory. We also know that the astro droid he'll
be getting is R5-D4. The character actually popped up in a new hope and he was the droid
that got bust up and meant that R2-D2 could go with Luke instead. We've seen this broken
exhaust port before and in previous seasons you can see oil leaking out of the back of it.
There's actually a non canon comic that talks about R5 called Skippy The Jedi Droid that
talks about how he was force sensitive and he actually broke himself so that r2
d2 could go with Luke. It's ridiculous but...in my hear its the trut origin
story and he is now the most important character in Star Wars. This is the way.
Now though Mando has showed up to save the day, he's not given the warmest of welcomes
and the Armorer very much repeats the things that she said during the book of Boba Fett.
Kinda viewed this as being a catch up for those that missed that show
as it's almost word for word what was said there.
She sees him as being irrideemable due to the living waters no longer existing but
Mando has brought a rare gem with beskar and an inscription on it. The armorer says
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Sabine Wren revealed that when she was in the Imperial Academy that she designed a
device which could burn besar armor. This was called the Duchess and it allowed a
targeted laser to superheat beskar armor in order to disintegrate it.
This could explain how we see the beskar destroyed here and also how
the imperials actually managed to destroy the dome on Mandalore.
It's a good sign though that shows that Mandalore might not be lost
and this very much sets up the stakes that the Mandalorians can return to the planet.
Mando then jumps through hyper space and ey, look at the lights mate. I
think Grogu in this episode very much just represents being a kid and I remember being
that age and seeing hyperspace for the first time and thinking that as well. Amongst the
lights Grogu notices some Purrgil and these space whales have made numerous appearances
in the canon. First mentioned in the The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City they made
a big impact in Rebels which this season will likely be taking lots of things from as well.
Living in deep space they developed the natural ability to travel at hyper drive
speed and they were used for navigation and exploration. Grogu is blown away by
them but we see Mando is catching some Zs because light speed has probably lost its
allure due to how much they did it at the start of rise of skywalker.
Mandor arrives on Nevarro which is absolutely thriving now as a trade centre in the galaxy.
As he walks through the streets we see an Ebony Protocol droid which were extremely
expensive and this shows the transformation on the planet. We can alsocatch an EV droid
but he's not torturing, he's just doing some useful stuff and being a really nice guy.
There's also R5 and this being here could be
how Mando gets the droid for his star fighter later on.
In there streets there's also a COO Chef Droid which appeared in Attack Of The Clones and Book
Of Boba Fett. We also see some Calamari and a little bat on someones shoulder like a parrot.
Now at this point in the tree we see some Koakian Monkey Lizards just hanging around.
You'll probably recognise these as being the same as Salacious B Crumb who used to be the
brains behind Jabbas organisation. Always thought the name Salacious B Crumb sounded
very upper class and that gave the game away that he was the real one running the show.
Theory time, theory time, theory time.
No this shows a major change in the culture of the planet. Everytime we've
revisited it it's got better and better and since the first season there's been
major improvements. The Koakian monkey lizards were also being roasted in that
like Lukes Aunt and Uncle but here we see that they are free to roam.
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Now we once more see the statue of IG-11 who sacrificed himself at the
end of season one. He very much represents the heroes that have
reformed the planet and how he's an inspiration to those on it.
Everything has changed and as the band jams away we can feel the atmosphere is completely
different. Also this is the first time that I noticed that the stones IG-11 is standing on
look like Stormtrooper helmets. Though we got a look at the statue last season this
gives us a much better one and the character now represents triump over the fallen empire.
Now at this point greef walks towards mando
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I love how beside him you can also catch little droids carrying his cloak and we
discover that he's now the High Magistrate of the planet. Mando has encountered one
before and during the Ahsoka episode the pair faced off against one that wasnt so friendly.
We see how leaving the Empire has allowed business and the people to flourish. We of
course know what Nevarro looked like and this planet represents the change that has likely
happened across the entire galaxy. All except for Mandalore which we'll talk about more later on.
Now next we get a moment that was released online last week.
I love the way that Grogu just spins away in the chair using the force to keep himself going. He
also grabs some skittles...all red for royalty and is basically a 50 year old man living his
best kid life. Apollo Creef Karga offers Mando a parcel and he seems confused that
Mando completed his job of delivering Grogu to the Jedi but he's still with him. As he says
it's complicated
And Pedro Pascal is maintaining his role of being the galaxies best surrogate dad.
Grogu of course returned to Mando after making the choice to leave him and the
Jedi. This scene actually also offers Mando a similar choice and Greef says that though he's
an apostate amongst his people he could be one of the Gentry on Nevarro. He's very much
choosing to go to what he thinks is right which was of course reflected in Grogu leaving the Jedi.
I love this scene and as many of you know we just moved house. Had to go in to discuss
mortgages and stuff and we took the kids with us. They were pretty much just doing exactly
what Grogu is whilst we were trying to discuss the serious, serious business of whether the
new place would have a big enough mancave or not and I thought this scene hit really well.
Everything seems really good because the Empire are out however we see
the negatives of their absense and the law and order they brought is no more.
Some Pirates have arrived and amonst them are Aqualish and Weequay.
Now the weequay are a species that are often portrayed as villains in the star
wars universe. Though the one in Cids bar in the bad batch is not a bad bitch the rest
tend to be. Typically they're gangster and pirates who want to gain control
through intimidation and violence which heavily plays into the entry.
They are harassing the teacher at the school and this is a location that we
saw Grogu visiting in season 2. Turns out it used to be a bar and we get a
classic western stand off against Greef and the Gangs leader. I dont think its
any conicidence that most of the aliens here were gangster at the start of book of
boba fett but it's showing how Greef reguses to work with theem whereas Boba wanted to.
Now we get mention of Cara Dune who they've basically poochie'd since dropping Gina Carano.
Marshall Dune was apparently recruited by special forces and I'm guessing that this
was what the plot of her spin off series was going to centre around. I'm not 100% on the
production of this and whether the script for it had to be done before everything happened or
if this was made after. If you know then drop it in the comments but I can't quite remember
how things lined up. I'm actually surprised that they brought her up and yeah I guess
we'll see what the internet reaction is to it. Clearly they felt like they had to acknowledge
it and we also discover that Gideon has been sent off to a New Republic War Tribunal. This
is similar to the Nuremberg trials but I'm guessing that he'll be broken out.
Anyway Mando wants IG-11 fixed up so that he can beat the s**t
out of Taika Waitit for Thor Love and Thunder.
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Nah he needs a droid he can trust so that he can navigate Mandalore. One of
the big arcs he had in Season 1 was that he didn't trust droids but he came to respect
IG-11 after what they went through. This came in the wake of the clone wars and
a lot of the hate for droids was because of how they were used by the separatists.
IG-11 is brought back online but he goes full terminator mode and
goes through his old programming to kill Grogu.
This was his first mission in episode one but the bust of Greef is used to crush his head. He
headbutts him and this bust could also be a reference to another Carl
Weathers franchise. Rocky got given a statue but Creed never did so ey,
maybe I'm reaching but maybe my man Carl is finally getting his bronze statue.
Even though he's out though we know he can be brought back online
and here Greef takes them to the Anzellans. He asks if they speak
hutteese and this is what he also said to the frog lady in episode 3 of Season 2.
Now little is known about Anzellans as they're a new addition to the franchise but they have
popped up from time to time. In the new canon an Anzellan popped up in the high republic book Light
of the Jedi and Babu Frik of course stole the show in Rise of Skywalker. The Halcyon star cruiser was
designed by one as well and I'm pretty sure that this is where you stay if you go to Galaxy's edge.
Though I can't afford it so...if you could join the channel as a member or something.
Do it
Huge shoutouts to Hector Nevarro...no relation to the planet for basically going over why they're so
embedded in the tec side of the world and due to them being little they're able to get up closer
to machines and use their little eyes to see smaller details at a much larger scale.
They're very much like mechanics when you take your car into the shop and though they're
not pets, they are pretty cute...for like...mini fat men with moustaches.
Anyway Mando promises to get a part for IG-11 and they head out into space
which is when the pirate Vane returns with reinforcements. It leads to a space battle
through an asteroid belt that reminded me a lot of the chase in attack of the
clones. Unlike the razor crest the N1 is a skilled star fighter and with Mando at
the helm hes able to out manouever the other vessels. I'm not 100% on the model
of these but they look like R-41 Starchasers which are also a new addition to the saga.
Mando moves through the asteroids like he's batman,
striking from the shadows and making bit hits.
They also pass through what looks like a mining operation on one of
the bigger ones and it's such a cool action scene.
Honestly I feel like this episode had it all with us getting cool action scenes on land and
in space. It looks like it's all good but Dank Ferrik we come across Gorian Shards
ship. Guy is your stereotypical pirate with a peg legg and a long beard. He also has a
pirates coat and yeah, I can't wait to see this guy pop up again in the season. This
rivalry is such a fun one and he promises to spare mandos ship if he hands over his ship.
Mando gives his final lesson for this bit and he says never trust a pirate.
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Now from here they travel to Calamara which is a planet based within the mandalore system. They
arrive at a castle and we discover that this is where Bo Katan has been stationed out at. A far
cry from the glory that royalty should have we find this desolate except for a sole droid who
is there to greet him. The great alls are barren and Bo sits on a throne with no court or allies.
She states there is nothing left to join and that not having the dark saber means that those she
had as allies have abandoned her side. Up on a mural on the wall we see a great battle depicted
and this represents the bloody past that the mandalorians have. All that is left is this shell
now though and with no glory or person to follow her group have gone back to being mercenaries.
She's a broken women who has gained nothing from battle and views it as a lost cause.
Mandalore is of course all but destroyed and even if they were to take it back it
wouldnt have anything on it worth having. The curse of Mandalore is something that Bo now
sees as the reality and though she gives him the directions to Mandalore she sees it as a waste.
She's basically Luke in Last Jedi but I can see her getting back
on the cause once she learns that Mandalore can be saved.
Anyway that ends the episode and I really enjoyed this trip back with em. Lots of locations and
things going on here and yeah I thought it was a really solid way to start the season.
Anyway that wraps up the episode and huge apologies to everyone for missing the bad
batch the last couple of weeks. One of our editors had a power cut for about 6 hours
so we couldnt do it then. Then the week after I had to sort lots of stuff to get ready for the
move so we had content still coming out and then this week we had the move and I just haven't had
time to cover the show unfortunately. I'm gonna try and get my s**t together for next week and
at the very least I'll do an ending explained for the series. Thank you for rocking with me
and I hope thi hasn't been too disappointing as I have been enjoying the show. I know it
seems like we haven't really taken a day off in the last 5 years and thats mainly cos we
tend to keep stuff going out consistently but sometimes life just gets in the way.
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