I have now watch the episode twice and also have to mention that none on the characters were left behind, every single important character to the battle saw some action today, I thought Grogu would talk and there were a few scenes were it look like he was about to but never did. After this episode I feel another season is not necessary and lets move to the Ahsoka TV Series.
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The episode starts exactly where it was left, Din Djarin was taken as a prisoner by Moff Gideon Troopers, I was not sure if he had escape during the scramble of the fight but he didnt, Axe Woves was flying back to their main ship to tell everyone the TIE fighters are coming so everyone got into the drop ships to support Bo-Katan on the ground.
Din Djarin tries to escape from the troopers but they were well trained and well equipped as any other Mandalorian and then all I heard was NO NO NO NO Grogu to the rescue, Grogu shows up with IG-12 and help Din Djarin escape, when I say everyone saw action even R5 show up to the fight and was key asset.
I remember that on chapter 20 when they were after the creature that took Paz son, Mandalorians were flying after it and at some point had to stop since they ran out of fuel on their jet packs but on this chapter Axe Woves flies all the way from the ground to their main ship in space so he could stay with it and use it as a decoy while the rest of the troops aboard the drop ships to help the ground army, between the Mandalorians on the drop ships there was the Armorer and she help during the battle so the theory that she is the mole doesn't fit that very well anymore.
Here one of Moff Gideon open his eyes while Grogu look at it directly, him and Din Djarin were about to enter Moff Gideo command room thanks to R5 who gave them the location and started to disable force shields for them to enter, Din Djarin make all the chambers to explode killing all Moff Gideon clones, this were suppose to be the perfect soldier with Moff ability to fight, Kebar armor from Mandolirans and thanks to Grogu dna this clones would be able to wield the force.
Din Djarin and Grogu get to Moff Gideon but he is not match to him, Gideon with his new armor and it looks like he is probably wearing and exoskeleton that gives him mechanical strength like an android is too much for Din Djarin, Grogu is still not a fighter so he couldnt help that much on this battle, Gideon as the leader he is let the praetorian guard take care of Din Djarin while he was waiting to give him the final blow
Right when Gideon was going to take care of Din Djarin, Bo-Katan came and safe him, allowing him to go after Grogu and the praetorian guards he was now fighting, surprise that they couldn't get Grogu and now they both fighting together, IG-12 was cut in pieces by the guards but Grogu started using the force pushing the guards and taking their weapons when necessary, Din Djarin is not as good fighter as Bo-Katan and I think that is settle on this chapter but with the help of Grogu they made an excellent team.
On the other side of the room was Bo-Katan fighting Moff Gideon but she was not match for him neither, he took her by the hand and crush the dark saber while she was holding it, Mandalorians are stronger together,
To kill, incinerate Moff Gideon and Im not sure if he is dead because he was wearing a very high tech Mandalorian armor, it took the help of Din Djarin, Bo-Katan, Grogu and the explosion of their main ship, he was not going down easy. I thought the space fight was going to be more spectacular for example when Bo-Katan and Din Djarin fought the pirates but I guess on this episode there were just to many fights to look at and they had to make the space fight a bit short besides it was just Axe Woves piloting their main ship against the TIE fighters and bombers.
Grogu is still very young, behaves like a kid but has a lot of power, when he and Din Djarin were fighting the praetorian guard he was jumping around like playing hide and seek with the guards until one of them put him down but when the Mandalorian ship explodes destroying the Imperial base and incinerating Moff Gideon, Grogu use the force to create a shield that protects Din, Bo and him from the explosion if not they would die too.
Mandalorians have return to their home planet Mandalore to rebuild it, the dark saber doesnt exist anymore but Bo-Katan seems to remain as their leader, Mandalorians are stronger than before and their planet is not poison as they originally thought, those who remain in the planet after it was bomb by the Imperial Ships have shown the rest that there still life, farms that they build inside caves and that's how they were able to survive, it will take time but not much before they rebuild it.
The Armorer is still their leader when it comes to the Creed, Din Djarin tries to turn Grogu into his apprentice but he still cant speak and this was another scene when I thought we would start speaking but may be we will never see that, as a friend once told me Disney needs to keep selling Baby Yoda toys, the Armorer cant recognize Grogu as an apprentice then Din Djarin mention if his parents gave him permission it would be possible but again they are too far and no body knows is they are alive that was the Armorer answer so he decides to adopt Grogu making him his son and apprentice.
Now that Mandalorians reclaim Mandalore, Moff Gideon is dead, Grogu and Din Djarin have no immediate enemies, no body is after them and they were send by the Armorer to explore the universe as Din Djarin teacher did with him when he was an apprentice, who knows if we will ever see Grogu with a helmet, remember Din is now walking the way so he might get Grogu on the same path.
Din Djarin decided to go back to Nevarro where they have land and Greef Karga got him a cabin for him and Grogu to spend time and go back to after all their adventures to come.
Besides all the action and fighting scenes the thing I enjoy the most of this episode was its closure, a proper ending for the series with Moff Gideon death now there is no one after Din and Grogu for now, there still the Imperial conspiracy but I think that will develop more in the TV Series of Ahsoka when admiral Thrawn comes back, I think in a few months I might re watch the entire Mandalorian series after watching Ahsoka first season and finish Clone Wars.
Season 3 Posts:
Cahpter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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