‪Isn’t it crazy that we got an entire hour long episode dedicated to developing the imperial spy on coruscant for her only role in the entire plot to be telling Holo-Gideon that Mandalorians killed some pirates

“Mandalorians are weak without their trinkets” says Moff Gideon while wearing a literal Beskar power armour suit swinging a purple laser stick around

Moff Gideon went from "give me the Darksaber" to "f%$^ the Darksaber" in like 2 seconds.

You could just watch this final episode and not have missed anything from this entire season

Why is Moff so mad when Din kills his clones? He literally was tracking him throughout his base and then just didn’t do anything to stop him from destroying the clones and just sat in his boss room.

It was ok... 2 questions : 1 - What happened to all tie interceptors and bombers? All were shoot down by the burning and falling capital ship? 2 - what was Moff Gideon doing after he said "I will take care of him myself" ? Was he taking a power nap while Mando was murdering his troops and destroying his clones?

They injected the Force into clones. To quote Han from episode 7, "That's not how the Force works".

Could you imagine your job being to just stand on a narrow platform between two laser walls and with a deep pit on either side of you? That part had me laughing at how moronic that security setup was 😂

When the Mandalorian flew into space all I could hear in my head was, "How did you solve the icing problem?"- Iron Man

Call me crazy but I'm pretty sure I remember limited jetpack fuel being a plot point earlier in the season. Now they can just fly around all over the planet all day? And they can fly from the planet's surface INTO SPACE?!? Damn.

Alright but if the saveneger mandos were gardening and growing food, why did they need food from Bo-Katan when she arrived?

you guys are forgiving af 3/10 This season is well done in a technical level but completely falls flat on it's face when trying to tell a story.

Episode could've been named "don't think, just consume" and people still would've loved it.

The ending had a very, "And everyone lived happily ever after" vibe.

Imagine if the season opened with these last two episodes, and the entire season was a prolonged battle of Mandalore, with the talent of the Andor writers and no KK breathing down their necks.

Alex rated the episode higher than the Joes? What kind of Bizarro World have I been transported to!?

I am pretty disappointed that Moff Gideon crushed the dark saber (a baskar hilt) like he just finished a bud light. Seems like it should have been a lot more durable than that.

If Gideon was able to crush the saber while it was IN her hand... shouldn't her hand be applesauce?

I was amazed how the entire time during endless jetpack flights, none of them lost fuel. Also, the entire season has been a series of unfired chekhov's guns.

I just laughed out when Gideon was tracking Din and Grogu step by step, and next scene the Mandalorian ships just pass the bombers without those seeing them on any sensors. It's still a mystery to me how Gideon lost everything last season, got his whole unit under New Republic supervision, and still managed in 2 episodes to build a base right under the nose of the remaining Mandalorians, refine a beskar alloy, create an entirely new unit, make a special dark trooper exo-suit, fund and research how to give force powers to clone, and actually make clones of himself with said new technology while there's an entire secret division who's supposedly doing that for the Emperor under wraps (I mean neither Kylo or Hux knew of the Emperor, and Hux's father was in the project). I just find it so damn funny, and sad at the same time, that the dumbest parts of this season, or generally the parts I hated the most, all related back to those 3 fucking movies I want to forget even existed. We wasted an entire fucking season on pointless fillers to then rush events that ultimately tie to "the Emperor somehow returned" line we all `enjoyed` so much ... Show's been loosing a lot of focus. Way too much for my liking. There were some individual cool parts, but that's not an excuse for the whole package.

My biggest fear came true that this show would drag its knuckles all season then at the end make it seem epic to trick you into thinking the season was great all while dangling a carrot in front you to the next season

Honestly, I don't even care enough to watch this season. I can't get over the fact they basically undid the finale, and essentially the entire emotional journey of the first two seasons, by bringig Grogu back immediately, and without letting him grow up at all. And I can't get over the fact Bo-Katan is a terrorist whose actions led to the overthrow of a peaceful, legal government and then years of violence for Mandalore, but here in this show we're supposed to be on her side. I just can't get behind any of that. For me, The Mandalorian ended with season 2.

This just did... nothing with me. Andor had me on the edge of my seat at every arc finale, but I doubt I'll even remember most of what happened in The Mandalorian Season 3 a month from now.

Gideon’s death was unintentionally hilarious

I agree with Alex. I feel like they're being pushed away like something behind the scene is causing them to back off. I don't know if it's other branches of Disney unhappy that they are the only ones being successful or if they're just being caught up in so much red tape They feel like they can't make anything Play out the way they want. Something just feels off.

I watched Andor season finale today immediately after Mando. The way that finale gave me chills during the funeral scene compared to the head scratching from this finale was such a drastic difference in pacing and quality. I can’t believe people still haven’t seen Andor but people clamor for this shit

Mad respect to OJ for standing his ground.

Missed opportunity... The saber should've stayed with Mando the whole time.. breaks in his possession and then have Bo reforge it with the armorer to signify the unity of two tribes... In that way, they didn't have to conveniently write Mando passing it to Bo... She could've shown a better perspective that she can rule without it.. for me at least that's better character development overall (even for all of them) as the Mandalorians have always relied on that saber..

Writing has really suffered this season. Lots of lazy narrative here and plot devices that just felt awkward, unrealistic, and unnecessary. I think the most bummed I am is they really didn’t do anything cool with the Armorer. I think her backstory could have been an amazing redemption arc, where we get new Darth Maul scenes with her as Rook Kast. And how the part she played in the fall of Mandalore led her to become the Armorer. Okay with her not being the spy or villian. Just something interesting that is sooo Star Wars with Maul. Just another lost opportunity. Instead we got soooo many filler episodes that were at times very poorly written and added to plot and narrative like 0%. I love Dave Filoni and Jon F. But man so many weird episodes that went no where and seemed directionless with plot holes and believability issues. Etc. Makes me wonder if this was Kathleen Kennedy interference issue or because she wasn’t involved. Ugh. Well Ashoka looks amazing…let’s hope it is. Doh

Are we going to ignore that Teva still thinks that the Mandalorians are the ones who freed Gidian?

I don’t have an issue with Gideon dying, I expected him too anyway, I just wish they had done more with him before he went. The fact that the underlying plot for the last two seasons was explained away in one line and then ignored bothers me, especially since it has so much potential. Wouldn’t it have been so awesome and creepy if Gideon released his clones but they were all fucked up and unfinished.

How the hell did Moff easily crush the damn Dark Saber like that? Isn't it made out of beskar? Bro crushed it like a coke can. And speaking of beskar, Moff should have survived that fire, maybe be dinged up from the blast but he should have survived. Also I'm sorry but I can't take Grogu seriously, especially when he starts flipping around, kiddo looks like Muppet on a sting 😂😂

Why is no one talking about how moff gedeon had Din and Grogu tracked with tracking tech. Then didn't know where they where?

My advice would have been to finish writing Season 3 before you start writing Season 4

Do capital ships no longer have shields? The pirate capital ship from EP. 5 didn't seem to have any either.

There’s no way Jon had full control of this season

the fact they used gideon only for 2 episodes shows how badly the pacing was

It's weird that no one mentioned Paz or his sacrifice this episode. Not even his son at the end 😂

The last episode is very close to obi-wan level writing nonsense. Also they definitely rushed hard on last episode, in the credits art section, you can see space battle that wasn't here. Where all the space ships vanished? Yeah, you can argue Axe destroyed them with the ship, but it was unclear. Also unclear if Gideon people have beskar or not. In one segment you can clearly see Bo pierces through armor of one of the enemies, which is kinda strange, since in almost every moment they show that this armor is very strong and it's cannot be pierced like if it's beskar, same goes for darksaber destroying. As far as i know, SW Legends never stated that hilt was made from beskar, but in "canon" it is. And properties of the material were very unclear lately, like if they did retcon some stuff. And i can keep going for eternity, how easily Din killed the clones with one click, even though Moff should have stopped him(well, he walked away somewhere to face him.. but... never did? wtf even was this scene), also they showed Din got captured in previous episode to be very easily resqued in this one. Apparently there is a problem with Pedro Pascal contract stuff, inner politics, should he remove his helmet or not. And already was fired from Skeleton Crew. This is ridiculous, and definitely can be the reason why this scene happened as it is. Overall i like this episode/and a season a lot(as a huge fan of clone wars and whole mandalorian arc that was pretty much one of the central theme for the show). But damn it's sucks very hard, that this episode could have been MUCH MUCH better. And why i must compare it to obi-wan level logic writing is very dissapointing.

I strongly disagree with Joe saying the average watcher doesn’t notice these issues anymore. The all time low ratings for Mando, uproar over the season, etc it’s very clear that the average viewer is noticing and doesn’t like it. I forced myself to watch Season3 hoping it would improve after not even knowing it started. I won’t be watching season 4 unless it’s glowing positive reviews.

It was actually really pleasing and for some reason nostalgic to see Mando being not so incompetent during fight scenes. Seeing him dispatch enemies the way he did this episode was sorely missed this season in favor for Lizzo cameos and our new main character Bo. I’m really happy Din destroyed those Gideon clones. I thought that was going to be how they explain his return for every season to come and that would have felt so stupid and boring and repetitive. I saw someone in the mando instagram comments section say this season was better than all of Andor. It quite literally broke my brain when I read that. Once again I believe it says more about the show when you look more forward to a review than the actual episode itself 😅

Surprised they didn’t talk about how grogu appeared out of nowhere to save Din? Last we saw him he was with Bo and the crew?

I dont get how you can rate an episode "on its own". Its not a movie, its part of a show. Its like buying a burger, and rating only the ketchup, it has no point alone.

My thoughts during the episode: 1. At the 3 min mark, a guard runs out and doesn't respond to gunshots until he is shot a couple times (he seems completely unfazed). 2. Just after that, there is a fight with Mando and a couple guards and the armor differences between them is ridiculous. He headbutts the guy and that hurts him? Mando gets set on fire and is unfazed but the other guard is in pain... What? 3. Is Grogu trying to put out an invisible fire? 4. Getting the Mandalorians to safety sure was easy. 5. Taking on the hero alone is a rookie villain mistake 6. The droid floats gently downwards, lands on a ledge safely, then proceeds to get close to the edge to... scare itself? 7. How does Axe have that much fuel that he can practically fly to space, but earlier in this same season the Mandalorians didn't have enough fuel to chase down that giant beast that had the child? 8. So their masks allow them to breath in space? I could have sworn that when Mando was pulled down into the water in a previous episode he was basically drowning and had to be saved. 9. Why do bad guys always shoot directly at shields? 10. I find it funny that Grogu's robot must have a "silent mode" they snuck in because it was noisy afterwards. 11. Why are they punching the armor so much? 12. Sounds like Grogu is laughing while fleeing for his life. 13. Why does it sound like Moff is a robot with the sounds he is making? 14. Thank god Axe didn't feel the need to go down with the ship! 15. Grogu's firebending skills are very impressive. 16. If that was truly the end of Moff... that was lame. 17. Glad there was so much time spent on that black blade...not. 18. What a corny as hell, "happy" ending.

So Gideon just lets Din destroy his clone project while waiting outside doing nothing? Ok then…

I have mixed feelings about this finale. There were some good moments, but there were also parts that didn’t work so well. My biggest issue with the episode was that there was really good set up in the last episode for future seasons of the show, but then they decided to resolve a lot of it here. It felt rushed, and there wasn’t as good of a payoff as there could have been.

After undoing the previous episode with capture of Din with the help of (out of nowhere) Grogu I could not stop myself from noticing flaw after next flaw.

Where did Grogu even come from?? He just "showed up" to save Din. Also... WOULD HAVE BEEN A PERFECT OPPERTUNITY TO GIVE GROGU A HELMET!

Well, that was a very "SAFE" season finale, almost as if it was written by the marketing dept and not Jon Favreau. 🤔 So much potential and we got absolutely nothing. No big save by Luke, Ahsoka, Hera & Sabine, no heroic death (Mando?), no mythosaur (sp) & no f-ing spy? Wtf! Also, wouldn't be surprised if Favreau is off to WB with the "That's all folks" fade out at the end.

The pacing felt so awkward and I'm normally not picky enough to point that out. It's like they had to tie in so many things to take care of loose ends that half the events of this episode just have to be accepted without much reason or logic. "Somehow the Mandalorian escaped."

Crazy how this video is twice as long as a Season Finale 😢

I'm genuinely just wondering if there were cut storylines, or something, such as with the clones.. There is a lot of speculation on reddit about corporate messing with The Grogu/Luke story, and issues with Pedro affecting things, but I've learned to take anything said there with a huge grain of salt.

So their jetpacks have unlimited fuel now

How does Gideon get super strength all of a sudden? 5 minutes ago, the dark troopers were huge and bulky. Now, the can fit the tech to massively augment his strength, into a suit no bigger than what the Mandalorians wear? Yet the base is still patrolled by little wheeled things that deal with security threats by gently nudging them

Joe : This episode is SOLID Other Joe: It was Rushed Joe: Yes I strongly agree with that. Okay so it wasn’t solid Joe lol , put your emotions aside and think logically lol

To Alex's point, I think they are abandoning Din. And part of that is someone else having more primary control over Bo, who will be the focus in later seasons.

Wtf happened after Moff saying "I'll take care of him myself." ?? I thought he would ambush him?😂

When you have 8 episodes for entire season, we ain't got time for the fillers. This is the way.

A 9??? With all the issues pacing, things in the episode that don't make sense and don't go anywhere? How do y'all even call yourselves critiques. A 7 is even too generous for this garbage. 5/10.

10/10 -1 for jetpack fuel -1 for R5 appearing out of nowhere -1 for no sheilds on a freighter -1 disappearing Tie fighters -1 for hidden eden on mandalor (weren't those dudes asking for food?) -1 for praetorian guards giving up on killing Din -1 for flushing clones down the shitter -1 for bringing back ig-11-12-88 back again! - 1 for Din finally relaxing and keeping his helmet on. + 1 for some dope ass special effects Verdict: 1/10 Play it again D'an!

Cheesy Disney ending, idk what Joe is smoking to think that was a "strong" ending

The thing that hurts me the most is the lack of an emotional element to the conclusion like season 2 finale did. that finale had me almost crying while this finale felt like Disney just wanted to get this over with.

I’m seriously shocked AJ and Alex gave this episode such a high score. When I finished the episode I told my gf I could already see them ripping the episode apart. There were definitely good scenes but I’m with OJ at a 7/10. Too rushed and lots of goofy stuff that just didn’t do it for me. Definitely the weakest season by far. They’re really messing up by not have 10+ episodes and all of them being 1hr minimum. Ps yes the AAA flavor is amazing but my number 1 flavor is the Miami nights one! Also the Crash Bandicoot Wumpa fruit is delicious. Golden apple pear was definitely one of the best flavors tho!

its crazy that the last two episodes are the only ones to have any connecting story it feels like and thats sad

9?!?!?!? No. It’s a 4 tops

The only bad thing about the finale that bo-katan bare ass wasn't in the finale.

Sorry but if they’re ranking anything from this season over 5 or 6 they cannot call themselves critics and call other people normies

Joe huffing that Mando copium hard Just a horrific episode with some action

This was Jon Favreau smashing his action figures together making pew pew sounds. Mythosaur? Irrelevant. Wasting that whole episode on the Imperial Doctor? Dead end Gideon's clones and why he wants the force? SIR NOT APPEARING IN THIS PICTURE. I guess it's too much to ask for Star Wars to be written by people who aren't going to do whatever Mickey Mouse tells them to do cause now I'm dreading Ashoka will be another bait and switch and it won't actually be about Ashoka nor Heir to the Empire

Never saw Alex give a score higher than Joe and Other Joe. Go figure.

AJ seems so uncomfortable and uneasy everytime Alex speaks its effing hilarious 😂

This ep honestly felt like an hour+ long ep that had a good half of it just cut out randomly which is why it feels so jagged and rushed or things being glossed over and missed by the end. The writing for this and by extension the whole season is just completely whack. I get it's there to setup the Bo Show that must be coming, but that honestly felt like full stop happily ever after ending there at the Frog Shack (like they have no intention of doing more Mando?).

Darksaber was pointless, and not having a traitor was such a missed opportunity

felt rushed not gonna lie. also felt a feeling like something was missing but that i cant figure out what

You have to remember this was shortened because of the book of boba fett if you remember that season took away about two full episodes, so maybe the couple of episodes that were a bit offish they were also hastily shot replacements...

I cried when Skinny Pete told Bo Katan “Yo, this is the way and shit.” before sacrificing himself. Another great scene was when he showed the mandalorians the underground gardens and said “This is church yo.” But by far the best scene was when Gus said “Last chance to look at me Grogu.” before getting engulfed by the flames, truly one of the moments in Star Wars. Bravo Vince.

The Darksaber is made of Beskar. I was surprised his augmented suit could crush beskar that easily.

The only major casualty is the Darksaber. Given that Gideon was wearing full body beskar armor, I can't even trust the idea that he's dead. And between Luke Skywalker and the Armorer, I'm sure they can fix the Darksaber or make a new one.

I love how beskar can't be penetrated in the hands of the protagonist but whenever an antagonist wears it (the stormtroopers) they get one-shotted anyway

My biggest problem with the episode was how easily Gideon crushed the Darksaber. The hilt as far as I remember is make out of beskar which I would think would take a massive amount of force before it could be even dented let alone crushed, and Bo's hand would have been crushed into nothingness well before the hilt would give way.

Gunna have to roll with OJ on this one

Can Joe at least try to look like he listens to OJ and Alex

Here’s the thing about the side quest/filler episodes: they were also present in the first two seasons, but the dynamic has shifted and the show’s formatting has not. In the first season the filler episodes were good because they allow us to get to know our main cast, and also are taking place in a season where there wasn’t really a main plot line per say (the plot for episodes 4-8 is basically just keep Grogu away from baddies, which side missions can support). In season two, the side quests became slightly more annoying but all still progressed the main plotline of “find a Jedi to train Grogu”, albeit slowly. We spend the first few episodes trying to find other Mandalorians to help our quest, resulting in a useful tip that leads to a Jedi, which leads to the capture of Grogu and our season resolution. The issue with season three is our side quests BARELY relate to the main plotline at all, which incidentally happens to be the biggest, most ambitious, more clearly defined season plotline yet: retake Mandalore. I mean, can you even remember how fighting the pirates progressed this plot? How about meeting Lizzie and Jack Black? Sure, they’re connected because the writers force them to be, but the progression is glacial at this point and you feel it. Things happen on the screen but nothing happens in the story for 5 episodes this season. Still enjoyed the season, but they need to focus on making sure the individual episodes match the tune of the season.

damn joe you ain’t have to slam other joe like that

They were dealing with Pedro Pascal filming The Last of Us in HBO, and had to fill in a couple episodes where Pedro Pascal either had few scenes, or didn't appear at all. I wondered if Pedro Pascal was even inside the armor most of the time, or was it Lateef Crowder (capoeira artist, and famous stuntman - who plays Mando in all the action scenes)?

Definitely with OJ on this one

With 20 mins left to go in the season, they have a conversation about FREAKING plants

if the imperials are wearing beskar armor...then how is Bo cutting/stabbing through them with the darksaber?

So, a big question - where did the Skippy R5 come from? Din and Grogu went down on Bo's ship. Was it there when they were on the barge drivign into a giant beast? Did it take the fighter down and when? If it didn't, wouldn't the fighter be on the ship that crashed into the planet? Heck, if they wanted to evacuate, they could've just jump the capital ship into hyperspace. What happened to those TIE Interceptors after the fight anyway? Who reprogrammed this IG-11, since its previous circuits were fried and it was gone? Besides, that place doesn't need a marshall, it needs a hecking fleet as we've found out...

Wasn't Din's ship on the mandelorean captured cruiser? The one that rammed into the empire base? Where did it appear from ? 😅

The Darksaber getting destroyed by Moff Gideon was dumb AF. The hilt, guard, and emitter of the Darksaber are all made from beskar. There's no way Moff Gideon could have crush it with his hand, even with "power armor".

Would’ve been more impactful if Gideon actually killed Bo Katan Bonus points if he did it with the darksaber like her sister, Duchess Satine Kryze, died

There is rumors abound that seem to indicate that this season was mashed because the studio interfered, pushing Grogu back into the season. The rumor is that the season was supposed to be Mando getting Grogu back, but that was squeezed into Boba instead. So they had to rewrite the entire season in a short amount of time. Don't know if that is true, but it would explain the quality drop. Still, judging this show against OTHER Disney shows, this is still a top tier show. First two seasons and Andor shine a light on the lack of highest quality here, but overall the season is still fantastic compared to the world it lives in. As always, appreciate your critical analysis.

What happened to the weird robotic organism from the first visit to Mandalore, cause it survived and it seemed to recognise Bo. I thought it would return and amount to more, no?

I was also expecting a second “spy” from last episodes title. Thought it might be Axe when he took control of the ship, and that he would turn the guns on the smaller Mando ships. Then thought it might be the Armorer when she hadn’t appeared for most of the episode. Wonder if we overthought it or if it is a plot point for the future.

My favorite part of this season was the theme song in the ending credits

What a sh*t season overall, its gotten worse each season honestly

Gideon is absolutely NOT dead. No way in HELL can his armor stand up to the fight he went through get overcome by fire. Squash him with roof debris, and I might buy that (although his armor would withstand that too), but not this cheesy fire 'death'. I have a question: WTF is R5 doing on the surface? Last we see him, he's in Bo's Gauntlet that the Armorer takes back up to orbit. The Pratorean fight against Grogu was ridiculously silly. After trying to establish them as badasses, then can't corral a fucking CHILD? Fuck right off with that.

@11:20 The episode is around 33 minutes long, not including the recap, intro and end-credits. Shorter than you realize.

Joe desperately wants to believe that Dave and Jon isn't focused on Mando like they used to. Also, is it just me, or does it look like he distracts himself while Alex gives his opinion?