The Mandalorian season 3 shows that a good Star Wars story can’t just subsist on lore and vibes.
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Four episodes in,The Mandalorianseason 3 lacks the focus and energy of past adventures.
Fortunately, that spinoff also set up a new quest for Din and Grogu.
Imagine our surprise when season 3 resolvedthatstoryline within two episodes.
What is it about?
Where is it heading?
Its possibly set up the eventual return of Gideon, the shows main villain, but when exactly?
We opened with the exciting prospect of Dins pilgrimage to Mandalore.
But whats followed are a lot of Mandalorian darts shot at a board at random.
But so far, theyve all felt like false starts.
DoesThe Mandalorianseason 3 have a path forward?
Bo-Katans trip to Mandalore set up a very interesting possibility for the shows future.
Or will she join Dins faith and move his tribe towards her goal from the inside?
She even recites This is the Way.
Frustratingly,The Foundlingsomehow makes it all feel like yet another road to nowhere.
But this approach feels less charming in 2023.
At least for the moment, Bo-Katans stunning revelation is another dead end.
To be clear, the problem of The Foundling isnt that the Armorer pays no mind to Bo-Katan.
We already knew that even she didnt believe in the prophecy.
The songs of eons past foretold of the mythosaur rising up to herald a new age of Mandalore.
Sadly, it only exists in legends, the Armorer tells Din inThe Book of Boba Fett.
Instead, season 3 has spent much of its runtime fleshing out backstories and world building.
If you loveStar Warslore first and foremost, theres been no better time to watch this show.
We now knowwho saved Grogufrom the Jedi Temple on Coruscant during Order 66.
We know what motivated Dr. Pershing to join the Empire.
We have a sense of what life isreallylike under the New Republic.
The Mandalorianseason 3 streams Wednesdays on Disney+.
