Its time to RETAKE MANDALORE!!!
That moment when you watch an episode and feel like there is nothing that can make your day better, what episode of season 3 has not been great, each episode is better than the one before, I'm bias, but still this is one of this series that gives you action on every episode.
In terms of story there isn't much talking without action, few meetings between characters but for the most part its all about traveling, fighting and shooting. On this episode we don't see Grogu involve, this is the time Mandalorians have a reset and bend the rules of the Creed.
On Chapter 20 Bo Kathan ask the Armorer about the Mythosaur a legendary beast that Mandalorians have ridden in the past but has been many many years without seen them. I notice the Armorer was very vague on her answer as she tells Bo-Katan it was probably and illusion when she went deep into the mines waters, Bo-Katan didn't argue respecting the Armorer as their Creed leader but she knows what she saw. Now on Chapter 21 rules are bend since the Armorer tells Bo-Katan its time to retake Mandalore their home planet and ask her to take off her helmet, the Armorer wants to unite all Mandalorians, she knows that the Creed is not an easy path and there must be a lot of them who are not walking the way, so she ask Bo-Katan to take her helmet off because she will be the one who leads them as she walks both ways, the Armorer also admits she never thought the dark saber exist, one to guide them all yet it does and Bo-Katan wield it, for the Armorer is clear that the one that should lead their people is Bo-Katan Kryze member of a royal family.
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Pirates have arrive to Nevarro, they are back to take revenge for their fallen ones, recently Din and Greef took down a couple pirates at Nevarro who were causing problems at the local town and then decided to shoot them but were taken down except for one that escape and now brought their main ship back. Nevarro has no army or defenses, their population is small and its an independent planet out of the New Republic, at this point is looking very like The Empire just with a new name.
Greef message arrive to Captain Carson Teva, member of the Starfighters for the New Republic, since Nevarro is an independent planet there was not much motive from Starfighter pilots to answer the call at once, Carson is a good man and believes in the New Republic. Captain Carson makes the request for approval, get enough ships to go and help Nevarro, he make his case as a Pirate base in Nevarro could be bad for trading ships and also Starfighters who patrol the area but its in vain, the request gets denied, then he starts to think out of the box, if he is not authorize to help them then will look for someone who can.
Captain Carson locates Din, lucky for him and Nevarro Din was with his now group of Mandalorians, Carson explains him whats happening at Nevarro but Mandalorians and Greef were not in best terms the last time they saw him, they had to fight to rescue Grogu and Din, some of them die but on Chapter 17 when Din visits Nevarro, he talk to Greef and he asks Din to stay, Greef would give land to Din, he can stay and protect the planet. Back then Din plans were different and decline the offer but now would be a good time to claim those lands and safe Nevarro.
Mandalorians have a meeting at their cave, Din expose the case, he knows how they must feel after what happen last time but he validates Greef have change and Nevarro could a home for them, Paz was there too and remind them some of them die in Nevarro but Din did safe his son and when no body else could follow the creature Bo-Katan took her ship and follow Ragnar, they are for each other so Paz agree to go with Din to safe Nevarro.
With the Armorer approval as all in favor to safe Nevarro here we see Bo-Kathan taking the position of their leader, she is not an outsider anymore and she is walking the way, with only two ships and Bo-Kathan's been a transport ship, slow, she come up with a plan to take the pirates out on land and the air.
Mandalorias arrive Nevarro by surprise, the fight on land is fierce but with the help of Paz heavy fire power and the Armorer they were able to clear the land, pushing pirates to the entrance of the city were the local population ambush them.
With Din fighter speed and Bo-Kathan strategy they took down the pirate ship saving Nevarro. The fighting scenes were more extended what I describe but this type of scenes I prefer viewers to watch it rather than describe it, the experience is what counts on this scenes. Din and Bo-Kathan combination was incredible, same as they did in the past but this time they had the element of surprise on their favor plus the pirates were divided on land and air, they were not ready for the Mandalorians attack.
The people of Nevarro has been rescue from the Pirates attack, Mandalorias are welcome as heroes, Greef stand by his word giving them vast land for them to populate and make their home, the past has been forgotten and any fights or differences are in the past.
The Armorer talks to the other Mandalorians and explains them how and why Bo-Kathan will be aloud to take her helmet and unite all Mandalorians to retake and rebuild Mandalore.
Nevarro is safe, Mandalorians now have a home, all this happen thanks to Captain Carson Teva a man of honor who went beyond duty, he was patrolling and found a ship that looks like it was raid, on this ship he found evidence of Mandalore metal, will he now to Din for answers or will The New Republic go after Mandalorians??
Finally Bo-Kathan will lead the Mandalorians to retake Mandalore, I had my doubts if it would be Din but he was not able to manage properly the dark saber as Bo-Kathan did easily, the Armorer knew this since season 2 and it was a matter of time for Bo-Kathan gain purpose and reclaim her royal family status.
I have never been a Star Wars fan, only saw one or two of the movies, I don't know how much the way of explaining the story have been from the movies to the tv series, probably with modern tech and better writers Star Wars TV Series like Book of Boba Fett, Andor and The Mandalorian are this damn good. The more I see this TV Series the more I like Star Wars to the point and now interested on watching all the movies and understand the relation between the movies and the TV Series, its an amazing world.
Chapter 21 is no exception to how great season 3 has been in terms of action and story, probably all we need now is a good conspiracy that I think is already in the making with Elia Kane, I love they don't push the entire season at once since I think that's a dumb format of releasing a TV show.
