The early days of the Mandalorian were such an amazing time. Getting hyped with and loving every moment of the Mandalorian’s first season along with the awesome sequel trilogy. All really nostalgic, happy times.

I love, that they actually had an idea which aliens to recycle for the show. They used species like Mimbanese, Hassks, Kyuzo, Rodians, Twi'leks, Weeqays, Gamorreans, Niktos, Ugnaughts, Zabraks, Kubaz, Onodones, Quarren, Silvasu Fis species, Trandoshans, Mon Calamari, Jawas, Tusken-Raiders, Devaronians and I could go on for ages. It's just species, that are common in the galaxy. Even such small details are well planned out. Truly a blessing for Disney+.

The opening to the first episode still gives me chills!

The Mandalorian and Andor are some of the best Star Wars stuff we have gotten so far.

I have a feeling that Mollie may have been involved in writing the script with how often Grogu is mentioned and fangirled.

Really, really loved this! What a fun walk down “memory lane,” and recalling all of the wonderful things about this season.

I really love all the moments where Din takes off his helmet, both in season 1 and 2. Season 1's moment shows that he trusts IG-11 to some degree, mainly because it's his only way out, yes, but at the same time, it is a baby step. Season 2 on the other hand flips everything on its head, I think it was a bit predictable looking back that Din would take off his helmet at some point, it's more when that's surprising. Instead of it being a beautiful moment between him and grogu, the first people he has to take his helmet off around are his enemies and a person who he mistrusts. You can really see how shaken he is, and to give credit to Mayfield, the guy realizes how terrified he must be, and covers by saying he didn't see anything. It's probably my favorite moment in the entire show because of how scary and unceremonious it is.

Episode 1 and 2 are some of the best Star Wars. great introductions. great pulp. great visuals. The fact that theres so little talking in ep 2 but such amazing visual storytelling gave me so much hope for the series.

I love this show so much. This, Andor, and the Bad Batch

The first season was SUCH a fun time, there was so much hype going around back then. Just thinking back about it gives me goosebumps. I love a lot about Season 1. It feels so much like Star Wars and what it should be and was the perfect introduction to live action television for the franchise. It had great action, great characters and visuals, lots of cool designs, and a killer story to boot! First off, I love the dynamic with Din and Grogu, a mercenary thrown into a paternal role that he is so out of his depth taking on. Watching them bond throughout the season, in the big and small moments, was a highlight of the season and seeing Din begrudgingly find a place in his heart for this child he rescued. I also just love the intrigue around Grogu and seeing a member of Yoda's species. His cute little antics never get old, it's hard not to focus on how funny and mischievous he is. The moment where he holds back the flames with the Force is freaking awesome and one of my favourite scenes from this whole series. Kuiil was one of my favourite characters in this season. I have spoken. I really enjoyed Nick Nolte's voice acting combined with Misty Rosas's physical performance, it felt so perfect. I was so bummed when he died but I'm glad that what he taught Din has continued to guide him in later episodes. IG-11 was also just fantastic. The way he moves and shoots is awesome and it was so cool to see everything with him and Din change thanks to Kuiil's repairs and reprogramming. Getting to see him take on all the Stormtroopers with Grogu in a pouch was a highlight of the season as well. I love Carl Weathers as Greef Karga, he's a perfect fit in the universe and I get so stoked whenever he makes an appearance. I've also loved how passionate Carl gets about the character and Star Wars in general and how much he's been getting into it online, it's just a joy to see. Same goes for Ming-Na Wen and her passion for Fennec Shand. I'm so glad she got to return in Season 2 and The Book of Boba Fett. She's another amazing character the series has brought to Star Wars. The Client was an great character for me as well. Just something about the way Werner Herzog delivered his lines was so interesting and weird and felt so right within Star Wars. He made a great Imperial character and I was kinda bummed he got killed off in the penultimate episode although Moff Gideon has since won me over. I was just expecting the Client to be the main villain for the whole series so I had to make some mental adjustments. Gideon is also a great character and villain for the show and Giancarlo Espositio has been crushing it. I also like how much he's into his character as well. The Darksaber reveal made my jaw drop. Never in a million years did I think something like the Darksaber would ever appear in a liveaction series, it just seemed like it was never going to happen. It raised so many questions but as a fan of TCW and Rebels, I felt so vindicated in that final scene when it was revealed. I enjoyed everything this season had to offer. If I had to pick, my favourite episodes of this season would have to be the first, second, fourth, third, seventh and eighth. I'll shout out the fourth episode specifically for Bryce Dallas Howard's excellent directing and the Jurassic Park callout with the AT-ST, which was very fitting. I love videos like this looking back on stuff we've gotten and just enjoying the fun and wonder of the Star Wars galaxy!

I was late to the party viewing the Mandalorian but fortunately, the reveals had not been spoiled for me. I didn’t even know who Pedro Pascal was. But that opening scene totally sold me on the show. My favorite episodes were the ones directed by Rick Famuyiwa. All the trials Mando went through just for the bounty in epi. 2 showed his tenacity, skill, ruthlessness, and the beginnings of teaming with others. Using a puppet for the child is perfect. One of my favorite scenes is Cara beating the snot out of Mando. I’m missing her character already but consequences! Honestly most of my favorite scenes are when Din opens up a can of woo pass on the trandoshans, the bounty hunters, storm troopers, Moff Gideon etc.

I just rewatched season 1 in preparation for season 3! Perfect timing!

It’s funny you should say that because my new boss says “I have spoken.”

The first time I saw this season was an amazing time. All fresh, interesting, and using familiar creatures and classic star wars vehicles and weapons in an old western was amazing. Aside from the original trilogy, the first season is for me, the best Star Wars. THIS IS THE WAY!

This is well timed; I'm up to The Passenger in my own rewatch. It's been great to revisit everything (even as I'm now watching Andor for the first time). I enjoy the middle portion of the season more than I did previously. I think those episodes work pretty well together in showing Din on the run and unsure of where he's going. I still got emotional at multiple points in Redemption: the flashback, IG-11's sacrifice, and a little bit when Grogu stops the fire. To highlight a moment that's just cool, the way Din takes down Gideon's TIE is almost the same thing Bo-Katan does in Rebels.

I started re-watching season 1 with my parents a few months ago and my mom pointed out that the Razor Crest looks like Grus ship in Dispicable Me and now I can't unsee it lol 😂

Every day i wish i had seen the first ep without the knowledge of grogu😭 I didn't become a huge fan until 2021 (and to be fair d+ wasn't available in my country until 2020) before i was just a casual fan of the movies, but now din and grogu are my absolute favorites and i tune in to every show

"I'm out of ideas." Will forever be up there with other great lines that are sure to get me to chuckle like, "Boring conversation anyways." and, "I once had some good friends that were Jedi; at least I think we were friends." Haha. Love Carl Weathers in Star Wars!

I loved that the Razor Crest looks somewhat reminiscent of Jasters Legacy in Star Wars Bounty Hunter

First seasons of long runners often get flack for various reasons so it's nice that Mando Season 1 is still great years later.

With every live-action Star Wars show I loved Pelli Motto and her droids more and more. At this point I think she is my favorite comedic relief character in Star Wars

The timing of this video couldn't be better, I just wrapped up rewatching season 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian.

To everything you said: Heck Yeah!!!

love looking back at this. I remember watching the very first 2 episodes the night Disney plus premiered. I knew instantly this was the way and can't believe season 3 is a couple week away. good vibes :)

Great video

The Mandalorian saved Disney Star Wars. Andor also has me hopeful also. More, Disney. MOOOOOAAARRRR!!!

I’m pretty sure the little telescope is just the scope from his rifle

We all know Mollie wrote like half of this script and I love it lol

I thought this was a CinemaWins upload until i saw who uploaded it. lol

I should go and rewatch it

11:09 I maybe should've realised this sooner, but I didn't realise that that was a droid until this scene. I'd always assumed it was some kind of doorbell camera, with someone stood on the other side.

those 2 scout troopers remind me of those 2 imperial officers from lego star wars

15:40 that was Matt lanter, the voice of anakin skywalker in the clone wars? sick!

I know, there's a lot of complaint about the series online, but I just couldn't care less about it. I love it, this show is Star Wars at it's height.

The Mandolorian S1 & S2!along with Andor was indeed the best we had from StarWars since the Original. Not to mention the animations Clone Wars and Rebels are up there, In My humble objective opinion, from the love of the graphic novels and old school Star Wars tales, this came the closest… Now season 3 is another case. There of course is an audience that doesn’t even like the first season, but after so many failures, it’s not surprising many people have lost hope and are very jaded. Good call on the details in all the Easter eggs for the hard core fans and traditionalist. We can have 100 super Star Wars traditionalists break down all these details over and over again and all come to the same conclusion that Madalorian season 1-2 serviced the fandom truly.

The scene where IG has to remove Pedro Mando’s helmet just makes me do a Markiplier moment of “I may have recorded this Conversation with my eyes”.

Recently rewatched season 1, its great. Cant wait for season 3.

I also rewatched episodes. I thought uour video was SPOT ON!! THANK YOU for the video!

this is the way. i have spoken.

I miss the Razor Crest.

This Is the way!! 😎✊👊🍁♈🍁

I has arguments with people about him being in a cult. It was so obvious and even over the top the way they all repeated in unison This is the Way. Not to mention their weird rules that went against all the Mandalorian lore we had prior. Had to wait a year for vindication.

FINE, I'll rewatch it 😂 such a good series, this was a make-or-break moment for SW after the sequels, and I'm so glad it went well. Moment of silence for the parallel universe where it went badly 😢

I wasn't paying attention and while i love alex nd his takes I thought i clicked on a cinema wins video

Don't suppose anyone knows where he got that t-shirt?

Carbon Freezing people was used in The Clone Wars

Cool video.

I thought the fobs scan for lifeforms matching the data in the chaincode

This is great! Love this look back. And man, I deeply miss the Razor Crest. The N-1 is a major downgrade and just doesn't make sense for a bounty hunter.

I was wondering if you (or anyone) could tell me where that shirt is from? My sibling loves it and I’d love to get them one for their birthday!!

Seeing the XWings show up with the directors should be the template for a rework of the Rangers of the New Republic.

FINALLY someone agrees with me that the original mismatched brown armor looks way better!

While on paper I like every episode of season 2 more. Overall, I like season 1 a whole lot better. Season 2 just delved way too much into fan service for me while season 1 was really fresh and new.

I'm re-watching Andor and the criticism that there are few aliens doesn't hold water. Watch again the first episode. The brothel has many. The Ferix streets have many. The rest of the of the season didn't have as many, but it didn't make it less "Star Wars".

to begin win i was not a fan of grogu but now

Did people stop saying, "I have spoken"?? I haven't. 😅

I figure Din getting rescued by a cult is still better than dying on the battlefield.

Great video, but you pronounced Werner Herzogs name terribly wrong.

Bring back the Razor Crest and the Pulse Rifle!!!

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dude, seriously, maybe you hadn't noticed but it's physically impossible for them to never remove their helmets; they have to eat sometime, right?

I'm not sure I actually agree with your saying it was totally fine for Andor to be "more grounded". It's still Star Wars. The tone can vary by a *lot*, but it can't be snobby. It can't treat the universe it's in with disdain, and hide the aliens like they're gross childish toys for the other directors to play with. It can be grounded, but it has to be grounded in the world of Star Wars, not ours. Like with the MCU, they had the decency to acknowledge the less popular movies in Endgame, too. And I don't think Star Wars should be different. Canon seems to have very deliberately avoided mentioning Midichlorians again, and honestly, I despise that.