How did Moff Gideon crush the Darksaber? It's made of beskar... Also, it's hard for me to understand why Bo-Katan wouldn't come flying into Moff Gideon with the Darksaber... She should've done him exactly like she did the trooper right before that moment. That was a wasted opportunity... Could've taken his block clean off and called it a day.
I have to be honest, your channel is one of the few Star Wars reaction channels I watch. I used to consume all and any Star Wars reaction videos. But the amount of complaining and lack of knowledge of Star Wars has me only watching a handful of channels about Star Wars. I can’t wait for your reactions of Ahsoka.
This and Blind Wave are my favorites when it comes to Star Wars. And I find it cool that Blind Wave has an entire channel dedicated to Star Wars now called Star Wars Wave Squadron
@@repusprimus2872 I guess if a tiny naboo starfigther has enough fuel to go across the galaxy, I can easily see jetpacks capable of running for a while.
@@repusprimus2872 In the episode with the Flying MOnster they literaly chased it for a whole day and only then ran out and that was usiing full throttle all the time. We see in the battle multiple times that they switch them on and off
@@Tar-Numendil Atmosphere yes, but i did not write atmosphere. i deliberately measured the whole scene by "cloud coverage" as this is the "visible" measurement we have.
At the same time, I like how, before their complete victory together, when Bo's squad goes down into the garden cave, the helmeted Children are still together in the back, like they're working together, but not like everybody's just all happy together quite yet and emphasizing that they do still have different temperaments. Well done, extras, well done.
I saw a theory about last weeks episode "The Spies" and it's not actually intending for anyone to be a "Spy" so to speak, sure Elia Kane is *the* spy but "The Spies" refers to 12 Judaic spies that investigated a town for Moses to see if it were safe for them to take over or live in or whatever, 2 of the 12 spies were confident they could conquer the town the others were exaggurating that it would be impossible. The episode is and the season as a whole is essentially this re-told!
Remember, Hux was overseeing the force sensitive clone project and took Gideon to task for keeping Pershing for himself. Gideon was self-serving and saw himself as the Remnant's head.
Those Praetorian Guards these last two episodes; "Should we ominously walk out from behind these crates yet?" "No, wait for a cooler line... ok Now!" *Music plays*
One thing that annoyed be though was that he 'only' helped by shoving them, or moving their weapons, while he literally almost force choked Cara Dune in S1. Would have been satisfying if he just offed one of the guards that way, lol.
@@San4311 I think that will discredit short period with Luke and his teachings and definitely push Grogu more to dark side. In S1 it was before all of that and Grogu is stronger, not falling to sleep anymore after using the force, yeeey.
So glad you guys enjoyed it…much of the criticism of this finale is because people went in to it expecting some earth shattering “Luke Skywalker” moment. There were so many extraordinary moments in this finale.. my personal highlight was the aerial combat between the mando’s & imperials…just epic, and something I’ve never seen before on that scale!
They need to not over do Luke, same as Vader. Absolutely the most legendary characters in SW, but let’s create other ones. It’s also like a dead giveaway of what will happen. Luke shows up, absolutely no shot he loses any battle no matter the odds.
@@chazo1367 they are imperial super commandos, it says even in the subtitles commando. In SW rebels imperial commandos were mandalorians. these guys here look just like those same mandalorians and fight like they did in rebels using their equipment. after the empire beat Bo katan I'm sure those guys stayed with the empire even after.
@@chazo1367 also who else would show Gideon to use beskar since it wasn't any of our Mando's? it would have to be other mandalorians as in rebels they were building weapons for the empire then too.
21:46 Man, the first thing I thought when I saw that was: Sabine would be so proud and happy to see this. I think based on that one interaction with Ezra in Rebels that a big dream of her was always to see nature alive and well again on her homeworld and here it is, the beginnings of nature returning after so many years (even before the empire there was already no nature because of the Wars between Mandalorian Factions) My personal theory for the Mythosaur right now is: I personally had the theory since I watched Rebels that many planets have creatures that are a manifestation of the Cosmic Force and help to keep their world in the balance as best as possible. The most obvious one being "The Bendu" but another "one" being Loth-Wolfes (in this case they are multiple and not a single creature though the white one seems to be the primary one). And, well, I think the Mythosaur could very well be that creature for Mandalore.
Especially after earlier she flew in, crashed into Gideon and was like, 'I've got this. Go save your kid.' Five minutes later, does the same thing with the kid, but the kid's like, 'My turn.'
There is something that everybody seems to keep forgetting..... NOT EVERY MANDO WEARS "FULL BESKAR" ! If you Remember from season one our boy started out with regular Durasteel Mando styled armor. His first piece (besides his helmet) was just a shoulder Pauldron. Only after his big payday did he have enough materials to upgrade to a full suit. Most do not get full Beskar, and might have pieces and parts. The imperials don't know the secrets of forging pure Beskar, and usually have Alloys, especially from mass production.
I think that scene with the Mythosaur was showing a potential connection already forming between the first forceful Mandalorian in ages. Perhaps that's how you ride a Mythosaur, by being force sensitive and devoting yourself to the way. Who knows, it could be the same creature that lives longer than even Grogu or Yoda, and sometimes decides a force user is worthy. All we really KNOW is that it doesn't seem interested in eating anyone, either when it watched Din and Bo go for a swim or now that people are taking baths in his pool.
Its really cool that some people just have fun with the episodes, notice refrences and explain some elements to the audiance aswell. Some people say this finale was kind of a let down, but i really dont understand where they are coming from, because i think this finale was a proper one and it was amazing! Loved the ending.
I think I would have liked a few nonMandos getting involved. Previous seasons have been about rounding up a crew for the final heist. Sure we got the various Mandos, but honestly Mandos not recognizing they are part of a greater galaxy has been why they have been on the ropes so a few showing up to help because of Din would have helped cement that idea.
The clones were ready, hence the eyes opening in Grogu's jump scare. I believe they killed a clone and Gideon was long gone. Someone pointed out the clones are clean shaven while Gideon had a mustache. While Gideon may have shaved, those little details often matter.
I love the detail that Gideon broke Bo's hand when he crushed the darksaber. She's doesn't use her right hand the rest of the episode. She lights the forge with her left hand.
I love that with the black and red armour, the horns and the double-ended staff, Moff Gideon resembled Maul during the fight with Bo-Katan. It's like Bo was fighting for Mandalore against the previous usurper of Mandalore who killed her sister.. It's like poetry. It rhymes.
Can I just say how great it was that Woves escaped the Arcataz cruiser during the crash? I was thinking that they were going to kill him off as a counterpart to Paz, but once he descended into atmosphere, I wanted him to escape but thought they would just kill him off, but then he does the logical thing and escapes with his jet pack like a badass.
Love that they gave the pair of 'em, Paz and Axe, send-offs that perfectly suited them and their respective groups -- Paz getting the stubborn but honorable warrior's death, doin' his part to ensure as much as possible that everyone else could get out without chase, and Axe taking out the base with Gideon's own ship but gettin' outta there like the more pragmatic and practical contemporary Mandos he's a part of. They can work well together and complement each other without abandoning their respective mindsets.
Gideon feared force sensitives before he saw Luke. Notice in the early seasons, Gideon was confident until he saw Luke and you can see the fear for the first time. Gideon was driven by fear of the Jedi and Sith because he did not have the force. This fear made him surround himself with Pretorian guards and beskar wearing storm troopers. That fear lead him to wrap himself in beskar dark trooper armor with hydraulic augmentation for super strength. He trusts no one but himself and thought a clone army of force sensitive Gideons were the only way to protect himself from other force sensitives. My point is that all of Moff Gideon's actions were driven by fear.
I've seen someone say that the armorer's "horns" could be referencing the fires of the forge, and I love that. It would explain why no one bats an eye to them. Maybe armorers liked to adorn their helmets in such ways, who knows.
Few things I noticed that may or may not come up: the creed spoken at the end didn’t include not removing your helmet, I think that now that they have rebounded Mandalore it may not be required anymore. The scene at the forge, Ragnar was standing beside Ax. Since he and Paz seemed to have a bit of a rivalry, I think it is super touching if he takes Ragnar as his own apprentice. I would be so excited if that became a show of its own. With two planets already aligning with Mandalorians, I think there is real potential that Mandalore takes a place as a galactic contender again, with its own sphere of influence outside of the republic and imperial successors. Post sequel storylines might very well have a Mandalore contending with the others. The Mythosaur awakening, as Mandalore awakens. And the Armorer was totally leading Din to adopt grogu, I love her so much.
My take on the spies (an unpopular one) is that it was referring to the Dark Council and the spy on the "ground" floor on Corruscant for Gideon. Through their connections they were granted resources (probably more men) and the 3 praetorian guards. I think they named episode 7 "The Spies" so that we the audience would cast doubt. After all, the Mandalorians are known to have conflicts with different clans and groups. However, I think it was to confuse us, the viewer. They did show us the Spies of the Empire if you count the Dark Council members. After all, that was an intelligence meeting. We forget that these Mandalorians are the survivors of the single greatest tragedy to befall the Mandalorian race, The Purge. Even worse than the results of the Mando/Jedi(Sith) war that happened before the KOTOR franchise (I know it's not considered canon anymore, but still). So seeing them unite as Mandalorians first and foremost to counter the Imperial Remnants beskar wearing Commandos was a beautiful sight to behold. They truly took back their home and beskar.
I liked seeing all the different types of Mandalorians. There was a woman in the front row who looked liked she could have been a librarian or my 3rd grade teacher. It's as if, all types of people can be Mandalorians regardless of their trades or education or social status. To take and live by the Greed and be willing to fight for what you believe in is to be a mandalorian.
Re: the surface Mandos not knowing about the base next to the Forge: the Forge hasn't moved in centuries, the base is reasonably new. It's not impossible that they knew how to get to it, but haven't visited it in quite some while. After all there's really not much there for them.
Thanks for another great season of reactions. The fact that you obviously love SW, and know so much of the lore makes your channel a real joy to watch.
An intersting detail during the baptism scene of Ragnar Vizla: During the first attempt the Armorer was about to finish with making him swear to never remove his helmet, something she didn't do here. That would mean that the children have accepted that wearing the helmet is a choice, not a duty, wouldn't it?
I will admit, I was so suspicious about the Armorer and Axe. I thought for sure one of them would turn but I apologize to both of them. Especially Axe who was a total badass this episode.
Everybody was hell bent on identifying a spy because the previous episode was named “The Spies”. But very few paused to think about how ridiculous it would have been to name an episode after something that was not revealed in said episode. The best explanation for the title that I’ve seen is that it refers to the whole scout team of Mandalorians who “spied” out the conditions of the planet, much like Moses and Joshua sent spies to check out the promised land.
It's a little thing, but I appreciate the fact that for Gideon to have broken the saber WHILE it was in Bo's hand means he had to have broken her hand, too. To that end, Katee doesn't use her right hand again for the rest of the episode, even when lighting the forge.
tragedy and twists make for better stories, but it was so damn refreshing to get a happy ending for once. [we have the looming threat of thrawn of course, but so nice to enjoy this for now] so much of the best star wars is dark (revenge of the sith, empire strikes back, end of clone wars, recent bad batch, etc)…. it’s cool to finally have an ending with badass action where things work out for the heroes this time. there may have been a few questionable choices this season but overall it was epic imo.
This episode was amazing! Now we see what he wanted Grogu for. I think this ties a lot of things together, and it allows Din and Grogu to go on more adventures like in the first season. I think even if Gideon isn't gone, I think Thrawn could do away with him, it seems he's the one that's going to be the big fish now. I don't think Din will miss Mandalore because he didn't grow up there. I also think that this leads to a great possibility for Din to visit Mandalore and Boba, or even give Bo, Axe, and the Armorer for their own story, I woudln't mind that.
Episode was weird. Gideon saw Mando on the map and is then shook about the killed clones?!?!? Beskhar made darksaber gets destroyed?!?!! Imperial Super Commandos don't hit any shot?!?!
@@k_u_e_r_i_s_u_e Gideon went to find them but they likely went another way and he didn’t have the map with him, that was in the command centre, he also didn’t know that Din had R5 who could locate the command centre. His armor is beskar power armor or beskar iron man suit, it has hydraulics so it was able to damage the dark saber. Imperial super commando or not, plot armor has always been superior in Star Wars over everything.
Why is nobody talking about when they were redoing the baptism of the young Visla. The Armourer left out the part of vowing not to remove his helmet!!!
I remember watching Rebels so many years ago and always thinking, My God, how great would these Mando battles be in live action. Jetpacks flying everywhere. Alas, I know we'll never get it. Well here we fucking are, and it's more gorgeous than I ever dreamed. Incredible
Man, in a world filled with the worst nit picky and negativity towards the franchise, its always nice to find positivity and people who just enjoy stuff and if they didn't they just move on but appreciate what's good. I hate how reactionary and click baity 90% of Star Wars RUclipsrs are. Kudos to you guys for being chill and true to yourselves.
Did this episode seem to anyone else like a video game? Like him opening the shields in order to fight the guards in sequence definitely could be a level. Idk, it was entertaining, but the Bad Batch felt like the mature show with strong emotional moments and stakes and the Mandalorian was the lighthearted reprieve this season.
Watching Din flood the clone room made me so happy, because something similar to that is how Luke and Mara destroyed Thrawn’s clones in the Hand of Thrawn books. I loved seeing the parallels between Legends and current canon.
I absolutely agree with you. I'm already binge-watching season 3 again. This is what I love about this show is that all three seasons you can just binge watch repeatedly and never get bored. To include season 2.5 in Boba Fett😁
The Mando survivors explicitly say anyone that tried to go down to the forge never came back. Probably BECAUSE of the imps. They knew where it was but couldn't get to it.
Great reactions fellas 🍻, I loved this episode, also thought it was cool the Armourer didn’t say the “ do not remove your mask “ this time in the kids ceremony 👍🏻 that’s some growth baby.
I mean, people that got cut in half and return were sithlords. This mofo is cooked well-done. Maybe his memory lives on as you mention, or he had clones or DNA stored - who knows, but the original Gideon is definitely dead af lol
36:14 I wouldn't write Gideon off just yet. He has an agent on Coruscant and she had Dr. Purshing gather necessary equipment to beginning cloning in ones room and she's in control of that now. Elia Kane is his eyes and ears and very loyal. This wasn't Gideon's only base remember? He had a cloning base on Nevarro too, so I think it's safe to assume he has clones elsewhere too. I wouldn't be surprised if he came back in season four or a spin off. Thrawn might have got named dropped in this series, but I don't think we'll see him in it, at least not anytime soon. Gideon IS Mandalore's nemesis, and while they seemingly got revenge on the guy who orchestrated its fall, Gideon still has plans in actions happening elsewhere and you've got to know that Mandalore's armor is out there keeping the Empire safe. Mandalore will not rest until they get back everything the Empire stole from them and right everyone wrong done to others with their image and armor. Over all, I liked the finale. This team gets better with each series. The areal combat was awesome! I want them to get a new fight choreographer, though. The people in armor can't see well and it's clear that they can't--I was getting The Last Jedi flashback's watching their melee =/ Since there all covered from head to toe, can't they get skilled fighters who can memorize the choreography and go at it? Faster passed fight sequence would help things in a huge way. If they can fix this by next season I'll be a happy camper. Like everyone else, I'd like to see longer finale's too, but I've got to admit they had enough time to wrap up this story. I just want to see them break the mold, even if only once a season. Why can't we get an hour episode? Why does every story have to come in under an hour? Yeah, I know they're expensive to make, but you're telling me that they can't make even one story longer than the norm?
Here is my theory with the name either, Din is his family name, as in my culture, you always address with the family name first, then the given name. Since the Mandalorians are a warrior type culture that are nomadic in Star Wars (at that point at least), I think it is a nod towards Mongolian name giving. When you are born, you get a family name, which is the given name of the father and since The Hu is canon in Star Wars with Jedi Fallen Order, I wouldn't be surprised if that is just some cultural inspiration from it.
I'm not sure how I reconcile Din Grogu with Ursula and Sabine Wren and Boba Fett, son of Jango Fett. And now we get to see more of The Mandalorian hunting Imperial Remnants which convenient places him in position to help support Ahsoka in her search for Thrawn. Finally, I hope we see more of the scattered Mandalorians returning home to rebuild. Give me Fenn Rau damnit.
Mythosaur is just a symbol that the planet has reawakened and can be brought back to life, just like the plants. Book of Boba Fett already had a Kaiju fight, no need to repeat that so soon.
"What if a trooper in the middle has to pee?" Asking the real questions. So now we need a deleted scene/short about how the TIE Interceptors 'park' by backing up and floating up to the hanging mechanism. Obviously accompanied by 'beep...beep...beep...'
The only thing this episode lacked was post-credits scene where somebody reports to Thrawn (as holo) that Gideon is dead and Thrawn makes a remark that no body = not dead, which could lead to Gideon's return (although "scarred and deformed").
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How did Moff Gideon crush the Darksaber? It's made of beskar...
Also, it's hard for me to understand why Bo-Katan wouldn't come flying into Moff Gideon with the Darksaber... She should've done him exactly like she did the trooper right before that moment. That was a wasted opportunity... Could've taken his block clean off and called it a day.
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I have to be honest, your channel is one of the few Star Wars reaction channels I watch. I used to consume all and any Star Wars reaction videos. But the amount of complaining and lack of knowledge of Star Wars has me only watching a handful of channels about Star Wars. I can’t wait for your reactions of Ahsoka.
This and Blind Wave are my favorites when it comes to Star Wars. And I find it cool that Blind Wave has an entire channel dedicated to Star Wars now called Star Wars Wave Squadron
Omn1media is pretty good as well
I fully agree. This channel, Star Wars Meg, Star Wars Explained, Blind Wave & HelloGreedo are some of the most chill and positive ones.
Preview’d are good
Yes! This! 🙌🏼❤️
Of all the people to kill Gideon, I did not expect it to be Axe Woves with a light cruiser smash.
I can just see grogu at the hut like 600 years from now sitting by a now massive tree and fondly remembering his dad. 🥲
in this episode, they had one of the best Jetpack battles I've ever seen. It's nice to know nobody ran out of fuel.
I was thinking that when axe went orbit. Infinite fuel
@@repusprimus2872 I guess if a tiny naboo starfigther has enough fuel to go across the galaxy, I can easily see jetpacks capable of running for a while.
@@repusprimus2872 In the episode with the Flying MOnster they literaly chased it for a whole day and only then ran out and that was usiing full throttle all the time. We see in the battle multiple times that they switch them on and off
@@bastik.3011 Is that so? I thought the were chasing the creature a while and suddenly ran out of fuel
@@Tar-Numendil Atmosphere yes, but i did not write atmosphere. i deliberately measured the whole scene by "cloud coverage" as this is the "visible" measurement we have.
I love how blended the crowd of Mandalorians was at the relighting of the Forge. Stronger together.
Ragnar standing next to Ax Woves was also a true cool moment
@@kennethjackson4716 Good story for future, Ax didn't get along with Paz but he respected him enough to look after his son.
@@kennethjackson4716 Haha. Ragnar next to an axe (and 'wo[l]ves'). Seems appropriate.
At the same time, I like how, before their complete victory together, when Bo's squad goes down into the garden cave, the helmeted Children are still together in the back, like they're working together, but not like everybody's just all happy together quite yet and emphasizing that they do still have different temperaments. Well done, extras, well done.
I saw a theory about last weeks episode "The Spies" and it's not actually intending for anyone to be a "Spy" so to speak, sure Elia Kane is *the* spy but "The Spies" refers to 12 Judaic spies that investigated a town for Moses to see if it were safe for them to take over or live in or whatever, 2 of the 12 spies were confident they could conquer the town the others were exaggurating that it would be impossible. The episode is and the season as a whole is essentially this re-told!
Finally, someone got it right you’re absolutely correct
This is the right answer.
Remember, Hux was overseeing the force sensitive clone project and took Gideon to task for keeping Pershing for himself. Gideon was self-serving and saw himself as the Remnant's head.
Yeah what a hypocrite
I liked that this episode showed that the Mandalorian are actually people of honor and integrity.
That Axe was able to jet from the surface all the way up to the cruiser was impressive. Such a visually stunning episode
Those Praetorian Guards these last two episodes;
"Should we ominously walk out from behind these crates yet?"
"No, wait for a cooler line... ok Now!" *Music plays*
Grogu using the force to save Din and Bo was a throwback to Rebels for sure❤❤
Or S1 Finale of Mando
@@Sully2001 or both!! Hahaha
That callback from the S1 finale is great.
One thing that annoyed be though was that he 'only' helped by shoving them, or moving their weapons, while he literally almost force choked Cara Dune in S1.
Would have been satisfying if he just offed one of the guards that way, lol.
@@San4311 I think that will discredit short period with Luke and his teachings and definitely push Grogu more to dark side. In S1 it was before all of that and Grogu is stronger, not falling to sleep anymore after using the force, yeeey.
So glad you guys enjoyed it…much of the criticism of this finale is because people went in to it expecting some earth shattering “Luke Skywalker” moment. There were so many extraordinary moments in this finale.. my personal highlight was the aerial combat between the mando’s & imperials…just epic, and something I’ve never seen before on that scale!
They need to not over do Luke, same as Vader. Absolutely the most legendary characters in SW, but let’s create other ones. It’s also like a dead giveaway of what will happen. Luke shows up, absolutely no shot he loses any battle no matter the odds.
@@CommanderOfRussia1 People, especially in the Star Wars fandom loves to make their speculation into expectation then into disappointment.
I was so happy there were no Mandalorians betraying Mandalorians!!!
well i mean if you ignore all the guys in the white being mandalorians than yeah 😃 lol
@@DIRTYDONUT35X they aren’t, they are imperial remnants wearing beskar alloy armor, they aren’t Mandalorians, just a bunch of imperial loyalists.
@@chazo1367 they are imperial super commandos, it says even in the subtitles commando. In SW rebels imperial commandos were mandalorians. these guys here look just like those same mandalorians and fight like they did in rebels using their equipment. after the empire beat Bo katan I'm sure those guys stayed with the empire even after.
@@chazo1367 also who else would show Gideon to use beskar since it wasn't any of our Mando's? it would have to be other mandalorians as in rebels they were building weapons for the empire then too.
If memory serves me right, they also didn’t mention keeping the helmet on in the creed for this episode. A changing of times.
21:46 Man, the first thing I thought when I saw that was: Sabine would be so proud and happy to see this. I think based on that one interaction with Ezra in Rebels that a big dream of her was always to see nature alive and well again on her homeworld and here it is, the beginnings of nature returning after so many years (even before the empire there was already no nature because of the Wars between Mandalorian Factions)
My personal theory for the Mythosaur right now is:
I personally had the theory since I watched Rebels that many planets have creatures that are a manifestation of the Cosmic Force and help to keep their world in the balance as best as possible. The most obvious one being "The Bendu" but another "one" being Loth-Wolfes (in this case they are multiple and not a single creature though the white one seems to be the primary one). And, well, I think the Mythosaur could very well be that creature for Mandalore.
No one gonna talk about how Bo tried to protect grogu with her little shield? But then grogu was like, "It's okay, I got both of you."
Especially after earlier she flew in, crashed into Gideon and was like, 'I've got this. Go save your kid.' Five minutes later, does the same thing with the kid, but the kid's like, 'My turn.'
There is something that everybody seems to keep forgetting.....
NOT EVERY MANDO WEARS "FULL BESKAR" !
If you Remember from season one our boy started out with regular Durasteel Mando styled armor. His first piece (besides his helmet) was just a shoulder Pauldron. Only after his big payday did he have enough materials to upgrade to a full suit.
Most do not get full Beskar, and might have pieces and parts.
The imperials don't know the secrets of forging pure Beskar, and usually have Alloys, especially from mass production.
I think that scene with the Mythosaur was showing a potential connection already forming between the first forceful Mandalorian in ages. Perhaps that's how you ride a Mythosaur, by being force sensitive and devoting yourself to the way. Who knows, it could be the same creature that lives longer than even Grogu or Yoda, and sometimes decides a force user is worthy. All we really KNOW is that it doesn't seem interested in eating anyone, either when it watched Din and Bo go for a swim or now that people are taking baths in his pool.
Its really cool that some people just have fun with the episodes, notice refrences and explain some elements to the audiance aswell. Some people say this finale was kind of a let down, but i really dont understand where they are coming from, because i think this finale was a proper one and it was amazing! Loved the ending.
👍👍👍👍👍 yep
only letdown for me is i was expecting a space battle
@@tase245 instead we go a midair jetpack fight, seems fair. Although a space battle is unmatched
I think I would have liked a few nonMandos getting involved. Previous seasons have been about rounding up a crew for the final heist. Sure we got the various Mandos, but honestly Mandos not recognizing they are part of a greater galaxy has been why they have been on the ropes so a few showing up to help because of Din would have helped cement that idea.
And everyone in Star Wars LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER and NOTHING BAD HAPPENED TO ANYONE EVER AGAIN.
Beskar plated bitch is the best description of Gideon I have ever heard 🤣
You were right about the fight being an only Mandalorian battle. I did like that Grogu sensed the Mythosaur.
And it sensed him - that’s coming back into the play in the future I am sure
@@ZillahMoore we were teased he has the power with the Rancor in BOBF
The clones were ready, hence the eyes opening in Grogu's jump scare. I believe they killed a clone and Gideon was long gone. Someone pointed out the clones are clean shaven while Gideon had a mustache. While Gideon may have shaved, those little details often matter.
I love the detail that Gideon broke Bo's hand when he crushed the darksaber. She's doesn't use her right hand the rest of the episode. She lights the forge with her left hand.
I love that with the black and red armour, the horns and the double-ended staff, Moff Gideon resembled Maul during the fight with Bo-Katan. It's like Bo was fighting for Mandalore against the previous usurper of Mandalore who killed her sister..
It's like poetry. It rhymes.
Moff: "By adding the one thing I never had"
Banduu: "A dyck"?
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Thought the same thing, Gideon was such an arrogant fool. Looking forward to Thrawn, one of the few imperials who is a worthy opponent.
Can I just say how great it was that Woves escaped the Arcataz cruiser during the crash? I was thinking that they were going to kill him off as a counterpart to Paz, but once he descended into atmosphere, I wanted him to escape but thought they would just kill him off, but then he does the logical thing and escapes with his jet pack like a badass.
Wasn’t it also Gideons own cruiser that fell upon him?
@@sackthebastard Yep, that was the Cruiser Mando & crew took over in the S2 Finale when they rescued Grogu (& got rescued by Skywalker)...
@@sackthebastard gotta give Axe credit, he returned it to its original owner, little crispier than before but still good.
Love that they gave the pair of 'em, Paz and Axe, send-offs that perfectly suited them and their respective groups -- Paz getting the stubborn but honorable warrior's death, doin' his part to ensure as much as possible that everyone else could get out without chase, and Axe taking out the base with Gideon's own ship but gettin' outta there like the more pragmatic and practical contemporary Mandos he's a part of. They can work well together and complement each other without abandoning their respective mindsets.
When Gideon was infusing the Force in his clones, this wasn't just revenge against the Mandalorians. It was also revenge against Luke.
Gideon feared force sensitives before he saw Luke. Notice in the early seasons, Gideon was confident until he saw Luke and you can see the fear for the first time. Gideon was driven by fear of the Jedi and Sith because he did not have the force. This fear made him surround himself with Pretorian guards and beskar wearing storm troopers. That fear lead him to wrap himself in beskar dark trooper armor with hydraulic augmentation for super strength. He trusts no one but himself and thought a clone army of force sensitive Gideons were the only way to protect himself from other force sensitives. My point is that all of Moff Gideon's actions were driven by fear.
@@surfntrucks And with his Force-sensitive clones, Gideon would've tried to destroy the Jedi.
it's unfortunate Paz's big gun overheated before he died, that was the reason his jetpack was sparking malfunctioning
I'm impressed that the mandos have since grown, not to require ragnar to say that he will never remove his helmet. for mandalore!!
For MANDALORE
I've seen someone say that the armorer's "horns" could be referencing the fires of the forge, and I love that. It would explain why no one bats an eye to them. Maybe armorers liked to adorn their helmets in such ways, who knows.
Few things I noticed that may or may not come up: the creed spoken at the end didn’t include not removing your helmet, I think that now that they have rebounded Mandalore it may not be required anymore.
The scene at the forge, Ragnar was standing beside Ax. Since he and Paz seemed to have a bit of a rivalry, I think it is super touching if he takes Ragnar as his own apprentice. I would be so excited if that became a show of its own.
With two planets already aligning with Mandalorians, I think there is real potential that Mandalore takes a place as a galactic contender again, with its own sphere of influence outside of the republic and imperial successors. Post sequel storylines might very well have a Mandalore contending with the others. The Mythosaur awakening, as Mandalore awakens.
And the Armorer was totally leading Din to adopt grogu, I love her so much.
We really got Live Action Bo Katan leading a huge jetpack fight with the Darksaber...this was straight up clone wars final season stuff!
Hands down why I watch you're channel is you guys know all the lore and details and easter eggs of SWG/SWEU. Keep doing what you're doing. Cheers!
My take on the spies (an unpopular one) is that it was referring to the Dark Council and the spy on the "ground" floor on Corruscant for Gideon. Through their connections they were granted resources (probably more men) and the 3 praetorian guards.
I think they named episode 7 "The Spies" so that we the audience would cast doubt. After all, the Mandalorians are known to have conflicts with different clans and groups. However, I think it was to confuse us, the viewer. They did show us the Spies of the Empire if you count the Dark Council members. After all, that was an intelligence meeting. We forget that these Mandalorians are the survivors of the single greatest tragedy to befall the Mandalorian race, The Purge. Even worse than the results of the Mando/Jedi(Sith) war that happened before the KOTOR franchise (I know it's not considered canon anymore, but still). So seeing them unite as Mandalorians first and foremost to counter the Imperial Remnants beskar wearing Commandos was a beautiful sight to behold. They truly took back their home and beskar.
I liked seeing all the different types of Mandalorians. There was a woman in the front row who looked liked she could have been a librarian or my 3rd grade teacher. It's as if, all types of people can be Mandalorians regardless of their trades or education or social status. To take and live by the Greed and be willing to fight for what you believe in is to be a mandalorian.
Re: the surface Mandos not knowing about the base next to the Forge: the Forge hasn't moved in centuries, the base is reasonably new. It's not impossible that they knew how to get to it, but haven't visited it in quite some while. After all there's really not much there for them.
Thanks for another great season of reactions. The fact that you obviously love SW, and know so much of the lore makes your channel a real joy to watch.
Out of all the reactors you always come across as the most knowledgeable and I appreciate that, subscribed
"They're commandolorians."
Okay, that was smooth....😎👌
Never forget The mouse droid squadron.. truly loyal imperial heroes find a bridge to name after them
An intersting detail during the baptism scene of Ragnar Vizla: During the first attempt the Armorer was about to finish with making him swear to never remove his helmet, something she didn't do here. That would mean that the children have accepted that wearing the helmet is a choice, not a duty, wouldn't it?
Dins instructions to R5 is a call back to Cylons, his look and Katie Sackhoff. "By your command".
Would have been nice to see a scene where Bo Katan thanks Din and asks him to stay at the end. Overall cool episode!
I will admit, I was so suspicious about the Armorer and Axe. I thought for sure one of them would turn but I apologize to both of them. Especially Axe who was a total badass this episode.
“Commando Mandos”
“Commandolorians”
“This Beskar plated bitch”
I cannot with you two!!! 😂😂
LETS GO FAM!
Hope you all enjoyed the finale fam.
Thanks so much for the reaction.
LESSGOOOO
@@ben_diedrich LESSS GOOOO
LETS GO
Imagine they put those pits in the hallway just so the guards in the middle could turn around, piss, then go back to business.
Everybody was hell bent on identifying a spy because the previous episode was named “The Spies”. But very few paused to think about how ridiculous it would have been to name an episode after something that was not revealed in said episode. The best explanation for the title that I’ve seen is that it refers to the whole scout team of Mandalorians who “spied” out the conditions of the planet, much like Moses and Joshua sent spies to check out the promised land.
It's a little thing, but I appreciate the fact that for Gideon to have broken the saber WHILE it was in Bo's hand means he had to have broken her hand, too. To that end, Katee doesn't use her right hand again for the rest of the episode, even when lighting the forge.
New name for Grogu “Padawandalorian”
tragedy and twists make for better stories, but it was so damn refreshing to get a happy ending for once. [we have the looming threat of thrawn of course, but so nice to enjoy this for now]
so much of the best star wars is dark (revenge of the sith, empire strikes back, end of clone wars, recent bad batch, etc)…. it’s cool to finally have an ending with badass action where things work out for the heroes this time. there may have been a few questionable choices this season but overall it was epic imo.
The flying scenes were so awesome that I have no words. And I'm pretty sure Darth Gideon is still alive
Darth?
@@gbozzi05_ probably because he wants to be the next darth Vader. The suit and all that stuff, especially wanting the force.
This episode was amazing! Now we see what he wanted Grogu for. I think this ties a lot of things together, and it allows Din and Grogu to go on more adventures like in the first season. I think even if Gideon isn't gone, I think Thrawn could do away with him, it seems he's the one that's going to be the big fish now. I don't think Din will miss Mandalore because he didn't grow up there.
I also think that this leads to a great possibility for Din to visit Mandalore and Boba, or even give Bo, Axe, and the Armorer for their own story, I woudln't mind that.
Episode was weird. Gideon saw Mando on the map and is then shook about the killed clones?!?!?
Beskhar made darksaber gets destroyed?!?!!
Imperial Super Commandos don't hit any shot?!?!
@@k_u_e_r_i_s_u_e Gideon went to find them but they likely went another way and he didn’t have the map with him, that was in the command centre, he also didn’t know that Din had R5 who could locate the command centre. His armor is beskar power armor or beskar iron man suit, it has hydraulics so it was able to damage the dark saber. Imperial super commando or not, plot armor has always been superior in Star Wars over everything.
"Everyone go!"
"Everyone go? That's sus."
(Ends up being a literal badass by nosediving the ship and destroying the Imperial base)
Calling it now, Grogu is going to tame the Mythosaur!!
Why is nobody talking about when they were redoing the baptism of the young Visla. The Armourer left out the part of vowing not to remove his helmet!!!
Bendu, love your remark when Gideon says "the one thing I never had".
Because that's what I was thinking. 😁
The Beskar troopers never had a chance, the Mandalorians had the high ground.
I remember watching Rebels so many years ago and always thinking, My God, how great would these Mando battles be in live action. Jetpacks flying everywhere. Alas, I know we'll never get it. Well here we fucking are, and it's more gorgeous than I ever dreamed. Incredible
Axe IS the G of this episode. I was so wrong thinking he had ulterior motives.
"Maybe he's just a f'kn G right now!" - what Axe Woves hopes will be on his tombstone some glorious day.
This was awesome. Cinema quality. The end felt like a series finale: and they lived happily ever after.
Man, in a world filled with the worst nit picky and negativity towards the franchise, its always nice to find positivity and people who just enjoy stuff and if they didn't they just move on but appreciate what's good. I hate how reactionary and click baity 90% of Star Wars RUclipsrs are. Kudos to you guys for being chill and true to yourselves.
I enjoyed this Finale! My heart needed that after the Bad Batch left it pieces
You two are great together!
Din taking out those beskar troopers by yeeting them off the walkway was so satisfying, that was my playstyle in Jedi Fallen Order.
Cool visuals,great aerial fights,Din and Grogu fighting Pretorian Guards was a highlight for me :)
Did this episode seem to anyone else like a video game? Like him opening the shields in order to fight the guards in sequence definitely could be a level. Idk, it was entertaining, but the Bad Batch felt like the mature show with strong emotional moments and stakes and the Mandalorian was the lighthearted reprieve this season.
23:23 LOL "The Plot Armorer"
Watching Din flood the clone room made me so happy, because something similar to that is how Luke and Mara destroyed Thrawn’s clones in the Hand of Thrawn books. I loved seeing the parallels between Legends and current canon.
The guy under the helmet needs more credit. Big up that man!
"the green dot" "mouse droids are all snitches; hall monitor" hahaha
31:26 Din Grogu totally connected with the mythosaur through The Force.
Everyone is misunderstanding the whole spy thing, its spies like scouts who scouted out the planet last episode like moses and his spies
The word "spies" Is most likely a reference to the 12 spies that Moses sent out to scout the land of Canaan
@@2apocalypsex yeah thats whats it said
A KORKIE reference....thats all I wanted 😂
I absolutely agree with you. I'm already binge-watching season 3 again. This is what I love about this show is that all three seasons you can just binge watch repeatedly and never get bored. To include season 2.5 in Boba Fett😁
The Mando survivors explicitly say anyone that tried to go down to the forge never came back. Probably BECAUSE of the imps. They knew where it was but couldn't get to it.
No one talks , that Din Grougu has not eat the frog in the end , and he is just let it live into the pod !
The second spy was R5 D4. It was mentioned.
Great reactions fellas 🍻, I loved this episode, also thought it was cool the Armourer didn’t say the “ do not remove your mask “ this time in the kids ceremony 👍🏻 that’s some growth baby.
I knew there was something missing ! That’s cool . He’ll probably still adopt the “ orthodox” way out of respect for his father
We saw two spies at the start of the episode - Kane and the imperial SPY droid.
Straight up droid prejudice - droids are people too
I mean, people that got cut in half and return were sithlords. This mofo is cooked well-done. Maybe his memory lives on as you mention, or he had clones or DNA stored - who knows, but the original Gideon is definitely dead af lol
Those troopers that din took out between the Ray Shields either had certain shifts or the trippers were equipped with Catheters
Its funny people just assumed 'Spies' meant more than one. Not that it was just saying there are Imperial Spies in the New Republic.
36:14 I wouldn't write Gideon off just yet. He has an agent on Coruscant and she had Dr. Purshing gather necessary equipment to beginning cloning in ones room and she's in control of that now. Elia Kane is his eyes and ears and very loyal. This wasn't Gideon's only base remember? He had a cloning base on Nevarro too, so I think it's safe to assume he has clones elsewhere too. I wouldn't be surprised if he came back in season four or a spin off. Thrawn might have got named dropped in this series, but I don't think we'll see him in it, at least not anytime soon. Gideon IS Mandalore's nemesis, and while they seemingly got revenge on the guy who orchestrated its fall, Gideon still has plans in actions happening elsewhere and you've got to know that Mandalore's armor is out there keeping the Empire safe. Mandalore will not rest until they get back everything the Empire stole from them and right everyone wrong done to others with their image and armor.
Over all, I liked the finale. This team gets better with each series. The areal combat was awesome! I want them to get a new fight choreographer, though. The people in armor can't see well and it's clear that they can't--I was getting The Last Jedi flashback's watching their melee =/ Since there all covered from head to toe, can't they get skilled fighters who can memorize the choreography and go at it? Faster passed fight sequence would help things in a huge way. If they can fix this by next season I'll be a happy camper.
Like everyone else, I'd like to see longer finale's too, but I've got to admit they had enough time to wrap up this story. I just want to see them break the mold, even if only once a season. Why can't we get an hour episode? Why does every story have to come in under an hour? Yeah, I know they're expensive to make, but you're telling me that they can't make even one story longer than the norm?
Here is my theory with the name either, Din is his family name, as in my culture, you always address with the family name first, then the given name. Since the Mandalorians are a warrior type culture that are nomadic in Star Wars (at that point at least), I think it is a nod towards Mongolian name giving. When you are born, you get a family name, which is the given name of the father and since The Hu is canon in Star Wars with Jedi Fallen Order, I wouldn't be surprised if that is just some cultural inspiration from it.
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I'm not sure how I reconcile Din Grogu with Ursula and Sabine Wren and Boba Fett, son of Jango Fett.
And now we get to see more of The Mandalorian hunting Imperial Remnants which convenient places him in position to help support Ahsoka in her search for Thrawn.
Finally, I hope we see more of the scattered Mandalorians returning home to rebuild. Give me Fenn Rau damnit.
Mythosaur is just a symbol that the planet has reawakened and can be brought back to life, just like the plants. Book of Boba Fett already had a Kaiju fight, no need to repeat that so soon.
My guess is the guards don't stand between the shields all day. It's just because they are under attack.
that first hit from the armorer is F$#%ing MEATY i love it!!
Last week's episode title was a reference to the Book of Numbers, when Moses sends out 12 spies to scout out the Holy Land.
I'd bet anything Gideon had some back up clones at another facility and we're getting a force-sensitive Gideon next season.
Despite its missed opportunities and flaws, I still enjoyed this season finale.
"What if a trooper in the middle has to pee?" Asking the real questions. So now we need a deleted scene/short about how the TIE Interceptors 'park' by backing up and floating up to the hanging mechanism. Obviously accompanied by 'beep...beep...beep...'
The only thing this episode lacked was post-credits scene where somebody reports to Thrawn (as holo) that Gideon is dead and Thrawn makes a remark that no body = not dead, which could lead to Gideon's return (although "scarred and deformed").
29:38 my man just needed a gaffi stick 🥹❤️
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