Hmm, another episode of Mandalorian 2.5 in a show about Boba Fett. At least Boba was in his own show for a few seconds, although he didn’t have any dialog. But it did slightly advance the Boba Fett plot line, even though it was much more about the Mandalorian plot line. Fan service and cameos were heavy in this episode.

BTW, you’d think Boba’s Palace would have better security after Black Krrsantan got in and somehow managed to not rip anyones arm off, but I guess not. You can apparently just fly an unknown fighter into the garage, tell the Gammoran Guard who waddles over that they are there at the request of Fennec Shand, and that’s good enough for free access.

Just one more episode left.

Damn good episode! I guess the blue cowboy guy was from the animated series. My son (11 years old) told me he was a bounty hunter.

At this point, I'm just happy to have a good episode.

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Damn good episode! I guess the blue cowboy guy was from the animated series. My son (11 years old) told me he was a bounty hunter.

At this point, I'm just happy to have a good episode.

Bane is a good addition.

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Originally posted by benny6:
Damn good episode! I guess the blue cowboy guy was from the animated series. My son (11 years old) told me he was a bounty hunter.

At this point, I'm just happy to have a good episode.

Cad Bane.
He pretty much constructed himself-up to defeat Jedi's. The air hoses connected to his head, is due to a pipe he inserted so his esophagus so it can't be crushed by a Force user. The dent in Boba Fett's helmet is courtesy of Cad Bane.

Thankfully, another episode NOT directed by Robert Rodriguez, and elevated by Dave Filoni himself. Unfortunately, Rodriquez gets the nod for the season ending episode, prepare for a cringe-fest

Cad Bane is awesome! That scene alone made the episode for me. And the flying sequences with Mando's ship were awesome. Loved the pops of dust as he landed across the mixed surface This was a great episode.


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Seeing his stride out of the desert was awesome.

His hat needs to be a bit bigger though. Since he trained Fett when he was a boy, could be an interesting fight.

E5 was a waste, total waste. Could have been just the last five minutes (in fact, wife and I watched the whole thing because we didn't remember it and both agreed, only the last five minutes was needed and that lady was REALLY over acting her character).

E6 was very good but, what the point of showing Grogu other than to give Mark Hamil some more money/royalties?

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Cad Bane.
He pretty much constructed himself-up to defeat Jedi's. The air hoses connected to his head, is due to a pipe he inserted so his esophagus so it can't be crushed by a Force user.

And I laughed out loud when I saw those air hoses because they are straight-up ResMed CPAP hoses. I guess the prop department liked their look:

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Originally posted by corsair:

Cad Bane.
He pretty much constructed himself-up to defeat Jedi's. The air hoses connected to his head, is due to a pipe he inserted so his esophagus so it can't be crushed by a Force user.

And I laughed out loud when I saw those air hoses because they are straight-up ResMed CPAP hoses. I guess the prop department liked their look

The best part is if you ever meet and chat with any of those props-guys, they'll gladly tell you the background and how they came about fashioning their creations.

one of the robots in the kitchen scene looked like they literally just took the top off a kitchen aid mixer.


Also, I guess the new 'protocol' droid is the torture droid from Return of the Jedi?

Both of those droids are droids from Return of The Jedi.

That one is EV-9D9. And yes, it’s a Kitchenaid mixer.

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That episode was better. Luke's dialog and CG acting are pretty lame.

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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:
Seeing his stride out of the desert was awesome.

His hat needs to be a bit bigger though. Since he trained Fett when he was a boy, could be an interesting fight.

At first I was like who the heck is that, then I was I think it’s Cad Bane, after which I was Oh Shit!, it’s Cad Bane!

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Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
Luke's dialog and CG acting are pretty lame.

I was actually glad to see how improved it was compared with his initial appearance in the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian.

Ep 6:

Luke: "Choose Grogu, between your cool-as-shit loving dad or this fancy green lightsaber"!

Grogu: "My dad cares enough to give me magic mithril-bestar Mandalorian chainmail just like Frodo the Hobbit used to wear, while you won't even let me eat a damn frog. My dad even has a way cooler black lightsaber than that cheap-ass piece-of-shit old green flashlight you're trying to bribe me with.

Luke: "But I will also train you in the ways of the Jedi where you don't get to care or love anyone, have sex, have kids, or even live in a home nicer than a shit pile of rocks."

Grogu: Eat shit Luke, I already have this force thing going on. You're just jealous because it's natural to me, unlike you're lame ass attempt at racial and genetic appropriation. So what if it's not quite as good as yours yet, it'll get better as I grow and at least I'll get laid one day; unlike you stupid Jedi's! Plus I get to wear the cool new mithril bestar hobbit chainmail your piece of shit blue flashlight can't even cut through. And guess what, when I get older, I'll get the full magic Mandalorian armor setup with an awesome micro-nuke missile on the back like my Uncle Boba's suit has. Ain't going to deflect that kind of firepower with your gay-ass blue flashlight are you!"

Luke: "Training with me will bring you balance!"

Grogu: "Uh-huh.. really? WTF I care about balance? I'm still a kid! I just want to hang with my awesome dad and eat some frogs and shit. Why would I want to be one of the last couple Jedi, who nobody knows or gives as shit about anymore? Look at you? Your supposed to be the ultimate Jedi, yet you live in the forest, got no money, and think you're cool because you got a little of the force and can run around doing half-ass Tik Tok level parkour moves while waving around a stupid blue flashlight.. Well fuck off! I already got the force without your pathetic help thanks to my superior racial genetics, and at least my dad cares about me and didn't try to screw me over like yours did."

Luke: ... But, but, Jedi. And, and, force balance.

Grogu: "Dude.. Look at what's become of your life.. Your were once the hero of the galaxy and now you're a fucking joke nobody. Hell your own own nephew hates you because of your shitty ass Jedi training.. I ain't wasting my time with a dumb shit like you. Losersaywhat!?"

Luke: "What?"

Grogu: "Just give me my awesome Hobbit chainmail, and get the hell out of my face! You can keep your shitty rainbow bright gay-colored flashlights! And tell my dad to pick me up in his cool chick-magnet ride! Jedi this, dumb ass!"

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Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
Luke's dialog and CG acting are pretty lame.

I was actually glad to see how improved it was compared with his initial appearance in the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian.

The CGI face when he isn’t talking is better, but there still seems to be issues during actual speech. I wonder if the dialog has to be delivered in a certain way due to limitations of the CGI.

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Originally posted by Orguss:

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Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
Luke's dialog and CG acting are pretty lame.

I was actually glad to see how improved it was compared with his initial appearance in the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian.

The CGI face when he isn’t talking is better, but there still seems to be issues during actual speech. I wonder if the dialog has to be delivered in a certain way due to limitations of the CGI.

It looks better than the end of the last season of the Mandalorian.

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[Amusing hypothetical conversation]

I firmly believe that Grogu will turn down Luke's offer to teach him the ways of the Jedi. Actually, I'm wondering when Luke is supposed to start training Ben...He's only about five years old, at the point in time when The Mando-Fett-Book occurs. And we all know how that's gonna end.

I'm still puzzled by a species that can't be self sufficient after 50 years. Yoda was what? 900 years old when he died? How long does it take for them to learn how to walk, talk, eat, be self sufficient, etc? I can't imagine one day he's going to snap out of it and start talking fluently. Is it going to take another 50-100 years before he's developed enough to speak and think like an adolescent? It makes no sense to me yet everyone just accepts it like it's perfectly normal for a sentient being to live 50 years and it's still as helpless as a baby.

Well, perhaps we should be thinking of him as a feral child. Maybe he's been without parents and hasn't had a proper education. What he knows to do, he's figuring out on his own.