The Mandalorian

The premiere falls victim to the Star Wars shared universe and 'Book of Boba Fett,' while still obscuring Pedro Pascal's wonderfully expressive face.

Favreau seems to be signaling that he values the cool visual of the helmet more than he does the value of letting one of [the most expressive actors](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/the-last-of-us-episode-6-recap-pedro-pascal-powerhouse-joel-ellie-threat-rutina-wesley-1234678616/) working in television today use his greatest weapon. (*) In “The Return of the Mandalorian,” the Watch was basically down to the Armorer and Paz Vizsla. Perhaps the arc of this season will be Din recognizing that some of the Watch’s rules are bad, in the same way that Ahsoka eventually recognized the dangers of the Jedi rules against emotional attachments. “The Return of the Mandalorian” and everything that’s happened since has walked all of that back. [Breaking Bad-ish scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMdzJFcyro)) where the malfunctioning, legless IG-11 crawls around the floor with his one remaining arm to try to kill Grogu. Meanwhile, hilariously, the one Book of Boba element that does get re-explained is the part about Mando’s banishment and path to atonement, which is already in the opening montage. First he needs to get IG-11 fixed, because he needs a droid to help him go to Mandalore, and this is somehow the only one he trusts, even as we saw in both Season Two and especially in “The Return of the Mandalorian” that he has largely gotten over his fear of droids. [The Mandalorian](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/mandalorian-season-2-finale-rescue-recap-1105641/) Season Three. So he has to travel the galaxy to find a replacement memory circuit, and only then can he go back to Mandalore to see if it’s even safe to visit. And I imagine any Mandalorian-only viewers were baffled by a lot of “The Apostate.” Mando and Grogu are reunited and Mando has a sleek new ship, neither of which are explained. So we are reminded of IG-11’s sacrifice [in the Season One finale](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/mandalorian-season-finale-recap-redemption-931455/), Greef Karga discussing the gentrification of Nevarro, and the purge of Mandalore. We do not see a single frame of footage featuring Luke Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, or Grogu, even though Mandalorian Season Two ended with Mando and the little guy saying goodbye, seemingly forever, and even though

Mando and Baby Yoda are back in this thrillingly weird western where the gifts just keep on coming, from the wild beasts to the Taika Waititi cameos.

In the past, it’s even made use of the classic shot of a man in black approaching the saloon in a dusty one-horse town, filmed through the legs of the sheriff standing his ground out front. After that’s over, Din Djarin and Grogu set out for Mandalore on a quest for redemption, and if that’s barely got started yet, it’s still a thrill and a pleasure to see them back on their way. Karga informs his visitor that their ally Cara Dune has got a new job and is no longer around, thus solving the mystery of how the actor who played Dune, ” montage at the start of the new Mandalorian episode, so for some viewers it’s a double surprise when Mando arrives in a sleek retro set of wings, with Grogu peeping out of a glass dome behind him as his tiny co-pilot, like R2-D2 back in the day. Our man acquired a reconditioned Naboo starfighter, fought to retain his frighteningly powerful new weapon the darksaber, and was reunited with his regular travelling companion Grogu (to devotees of the show, “Baby Yoda”) when the adorable little furball sacked off his Jedi training with Luke Skywalker and chose to ride shotgun with Mando instead. [The Mandalorian](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/the-mandalorian) has had since it started Disney+’s pivot into Star Wars TV shows back in 2019.

The episode opens with The Armorer (Emily Swallow) methodically forging a new helmet, a process that, from all appearances, seems to be unchanged since time ...

Is Bo-Katan right about the Children of the Watch contributing to the decline and fall of Mandalore? Even if “The Apostate” is mostly about what’s to come (with some summing up of what happened between seasons), it still offers plenty of reasons to keep following Din and Grogu’s journey. Din outmaneuvers his opponents using some nearby asteroids for cover only to wind up in the guns of the hulking vessel of Pirate King Gorian Shard (Nonso Anozie), an intimidating (if mossy-looking) villain who really does not like Din (and likes Din even less after he escapes his clutches). “Your cult gave up on Mandalore long before the Purge,” she tells Din, and the planet is “ravaged, plundered, and poisoned beyond repair.” But Din isn’t prepared to despair. The streets are filled with merchants (and a vegetable-chopping droid), musicians, and creatures of all races, including a Mon Calamari and some Kowakian cousins of Salacious Crumb. Nevarro, he wants them to know, is “no longer friendly to pirates.” When the other pirates don’t get the message, Karga and Din take them out. The Armorer takes a moment before replying, “This is the way.” And with that, the premise of The Mandalorian’s third season has been established. With the gator (and the opening titles) out of the way, Din catches up with the Armorer, who’s not mad, but she is disappointed. To Karga, it’s nonsense Din can ignore and live the good life with Grogu by his side. In the meantime, we got [The Book of Boba Fett](https://www.vulture.com/tv/the-book-of-boba-fett/), a series that was only tangentially related to The Mandalorian apart from a stretch of episodes that were absolutely crucial to the story of The Mandalorian. Could this be the end of the Children of the Watch? Helmet forged, she emerges from a cave to join the others on a lakeside beach in the middle of an otherwise desolate landscape, where she prepares, with great pomp and ceremony complete with drums and banners, to bestow the helmet on a somber-looking dark-haired kid.

Television: The first episode is perfectly adequate but a five-star property has become a three-star one.

Meanwhile, back in his home system his former ally Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) has seen her supporters melt away after it turns out that she didn’t have the heavily symbolic Darksaber (Mando is holding on to it). The problem is that these two compelling characters are trapped in a saga that doesn’t know what to do with them. It’s all very meandering – and you do hope The Mandalorian gets back on course in the weeks ahead. Plus, there’s a new streaming sheriff in town in the form of Andor, the prestige-level Star Wars drama against which all other entries in the franchise will now be judged. And as technically accomplished as you would expect of showrunner Jon Favreau (who has directed many blockbusters, yet is clearly at heart a Star Wars geek). The previous season – let’s forget misfiring 2021 quasi-sequel The Book of Boba Fett – warmed our intergalactic cockles with a cameo from a de-aged Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.

Pascal stars in the new HBO zombie-thriller, The Last of Us, and is due to reprise his role as the eponymous helmeted hero in season three of Disney's Star ...

“It’s not just explosions and tent-pole happenings that get your attention… and the love that goes in is reflected back through its fans. “There is a lot of work that goes into making these shows, a lot of that work is not on my shoulders,” he told the PA news agency.

After all, The Mandalorian season 2 ended with the apparent end of Mando's quest, turning over Grogu to none other than Luke Skywalker for Jedi training. But ...

Jon Favreau has said he wants the adventures of Mando and Grogu to essentially continue on indefinitely and he has no set end goal for them in mind. Now we are talking about redemption, the throne of Mandalore, Grogu’s people, a lot of stuff. The Mando episodes were naturally the best part of it. Mando and Grogu help Boba Fett after the mess he’s gotten himself on Tatooine. But they are more or less essential viewing, or at least essential knowledge, for this new season. While the show may do a “previously on” segment (that many skip) or a brief overview, it comes down to the fact that they essentially made The Book of Boba Fett essential viewing for The Mandalorian because they devoted two full episodes to just continuing Mando and Grogu’s story as a really, absurdly important interlude between seasons 2 and 3 here.

We get under the helmets with the Mando Season 3 cast. Read more at Empire.

You'll never miss an issue, be able to read every issue in full either on the website or in the app, PLUS you'll get access to member-only content and rewards. [read the full article here](https://members.empireonline.com/read/april-2023/real-steel?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bau_emp&utm_content=mando_bws_snippet). Pascal affectionately calls them “NASA”, because they have the artistry and technical know-how to launch the actors into hyperspace and realise the expansive vision of the show. The next, you’re walking through the bustling capital of the volcanic planet Nevarro, thanks to the groundbreaking visual-effects technology of the Volume. [Pedro Pascal](https://www.empireonline.com/people/pedro-pascal/) climbs into his Beskar armour, dons his helmet and strides into darkness. [read this article in full](https://members.empireonline.com/read/april-2023/real-steel?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bau_emp&utm_content=mando_bws_snippet), [become an Empire member](https://members.empireonline.com/membership?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bau_emp&utm_content=mando_bws_snippet).

A man in armor and a cape walks down a marble hallway as a small creature. Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu, a.k.a., Baby Yoda, have rejoined since “The ...

But to leave the planet, Din and Grogu have to evade a band of pirates. So, at the end of this chapter, this is where we leave the Mandalorian: standing before someone who has been both an ally and an enemy, and asking for help. But to help him survive the potentially hostile planet, he needs the help of the assassin droid IG-11, which sacrificed itself to save him and his cohorts back in Season 1. When those pirates show up and start making demands, Din lends his gun to a Wild West-style shootout in the streets. Our heroes’ final stop this week is on Kalevala, a planet near Mandalore, where they find a near-empty castle and an embittered acquaintance: Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff), the fallen Mandalorian political leader. Favreau and the director Rick Famuyiwa begin this new season with a scene in which a Mandalorian boy receives his first helmet from the Armorer (Emily Swallow), and is asked to make his pledge never to remove it. This has been a point in this show’s favor from the beginning. Din tells the Armorer that he believes enough of Mandalore still stands for him to perform the necessary rituals and cleanse himself. If, on the other hand, you also watched the spinoff series “ [The Book of Boba Fett](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/arts/television/the-mandalorian-boba-fett-temuera-morrison.html),” you know that in its last few episodes, Din and Grogu reunited to help their pals on Tatooine take down a vicious criminal gang. That is when our heroes come speeding in from outer space in their N-1, to save the day. Given that it has been a while since the last real “Mandalorian” episode, Favreau shows an impressive amount of restraint in keeping this premiere relatively short. Most of Mandalore has been rendered uninhabitable by years of civil war and the death throes of the Empire.

There's a reason the premiere is called “The Apostate,” a word that refers to Din Djarin having been basically exiled from his faith. How deeply the writers ...

And yet it has seemed like the lead-up to the third season of “The Mandalorian” has been muted for such a major show. Peli Motto ( [Amy Sedaris](/cast-and-crew/amy-sedaris)) also returns in episode two, a chapter that follows the standard “Mandalorian” structure of problem-action-resolution cliffhanger in a way that’s satisfying enough without being groundbreaking. He has other plans, revealing that he will travel to the Mines of Mandalore to find the waters that will allow his redemption. [Katee Sackhoff](/cast-and-crew/katee-sackhoff)’s Bo-Katan Kryze will be a major part of the season, which is a good thing. You’ve had your time with the legacy characters like Obi-Wan and Boba Fett, and you’ve even had a critical darling in “Andor,” but “The Mandalorian” is about adventure. “You ready for an adventure?” This line from the second episode of the third season of Disney+’s massive hit “The Mandalorian” sums up the current purpose of this landmark show.

Pascal also teases when filming might begin for 'The Last of Us' Season 2 and discusses the physically demanding task of recording “efforts.” pedro-pascal- ...

There's a kind of approach to the way the story is told that is sort of unexpected, and I love that. Without giving anything away, I would say that the surprises are not necessarily what you would expect from our experience with surprises previous to this season. PASCAL: Oh it's a very extended process in post, and [there are] so many different ways to dip back in and finesse, look at the episode again, change some of the writing, [there are] no lips that we’re matching. They always happen, very, very generously, towards the end of a recording session so that none of the really important stuff is compromised by an exhausted voice or body. PASCAL: The efforts are very important and pretty hilarious. I'm not trying to be...I've seen all of The Last of Us, including the finale. I'm curious how the recording process works because you have eight episodes this season. For more on The Mandalorian Season 3, check out the interview in the video above, or you can read our full conversation below. You have a thing about violence and reporters. Having reunited with Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) in The Book of Boba Fett, after his adopted child chose to leave his Jedi training, and equipped with the Darksaber and a brand-new N-1 starfighter, The Mandalorian’s next adventure is for redemption. He talks about the physically demanding task of recording efforts and teases the surprises fans can expect from Season 3. One of those aforementioned surprises will be when Season 3 welcomes the beloved

Pedro Pascal wore a Gucci outfit to 'The Mandalorian' premiere that had everyone talking—and it included a piece from the brand's Harry Styles collab.

[fun and flashy menswear](https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/news/james-marsden-sag-awards-blue-suit-1234812555/) fits on the red carpet, and we’re glad that this playful energy seems like it’s here to stay. [Acetate Glasses](https://www.eurooptica.com/products/andy-wolf-4590-eyeglasses?variant=43105527070963), which retail for $419 but are currently out of stock. Stylist [Julia Ragolia ](https://www.instagram.com/julieragolia/?hl=en)dressed Pascal in beige Gucci wide leg trousers, Gucci’s light yellow HA HA HA silk shirt, from the brand’s collaboration with Harry Styles, and Gucci’s knit cashmere sweater in orange tied around his neck. [fashion](https://robbreport.com/tag/fashion/) choices prove he’s making the most of it. [@styleofpascal](https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQMwuZpcgX/?hl=en), which tracks The Mandalorian star’s outfits and has a rapidly growing follower count, was quick to identify the pieces Pascal wore out to the Los Angeles premiere. Last night’s special launch event in Los Angeles saw Pascal joined by co-stars Katee Sackhoff, Carl Weathers and Amy Sedaris as well as showrunner Jon Favreau at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

The Mandalorian season 3 premiere saw Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu return to the planet of Nevarro, now a bustling trade hub, to pay a visit to Greef Karga ( ...

- The “We’d never written any scripts or anything,” she said. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.” Carano was also dropped by United Talent Agency. But it was the marshal conversation that revealed how the show decided to write off Gina Carano’s character, Cara Dune. After Greef unsuccessfully tried to convince Mando to become the planet’s new marshal, Mando revealed that he had come in hopes of repairing his old pal IG-11 so the assassin droid could accompany him and Grogu on their journey to the Mandalorians’ home planet of Mandalore.

Chapter 17 of The Mandalorian, "The Apostate," is full of easter eggs and references to other parts of the Star Wars galaxy! Here are the callbacks we've ...

This location was first introduced in the very first episode of The Mandalorian. [she was recruited by New Republic special forces](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-wars-the-mandalorian-gina-carano-cara-dune-canon-status/). This bit of worldbuilding was first introduced in the now non-canon Legends continuity. We’ve seen all these species on The Mandalorian and Along the way, we learn that a character from [The Mandalorian](https://www.denofgeek.com/the-mandalorian/)‘s past is making a surprise return. – This season is all about Mandalore, the home world of the Mandalorians. We’re back on the volcanic planet of Nevarro this episode. It now serves as Bo-Katan’s base of power, although without the Darksaber it’s unclear how much power she still has with the Mandalorians. Unfortunately, the only way to bring back the more nurturing version of IG will be to find a part the Anzellans need to fix him properly. Despite being reprogrammed by Kuill in season 1, a revived IG-11 reverts back to its original directive: eliminate the Child. Nevarro’s gone legit and the pirates have been cut out of the spoils. [“The Apostate,”](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-wars-the-mandalorian-season-3-episode-1-review/) we reunite with Mando and Grogu for a new adventure to Mandalore.

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The Mandalorian Season 3 has arrived! Join beskar-armored hero Din Djarin and the foundling Grogu on a new adventure, streaming only on Disney+.

You can stream both series on Disney+ — and go behind the scenes with the Disney+ docuseries, Disney Gallery.This is the Way.For more on The Mandalorian, explore StarWars.com’s previous coverage:Check out the Season 3 poster and trailerBrush up on the story so far in StarWars.com’s The Mandalorian\u0026nbsp;refresher Bake some blue milk macarons inspired by the seriesFind out which Mandalorian armor suits you with StarWars.com’s quizGo inside the innovative technology powering The Mandalorian Din Djarin is a Mandalorian no more, according to the Armorer.And with the premiere of The Mandalorian Season 3 today on Disney+, we find the once proud Mandalorian warriors scattered throughout the galaxy, a fractured people.

Where did Nevarro's marshal go? The Mandalorian Season 3 premiere explains why Gina Carano's Cara Dune is gone!

[spinoff, Rangers of the New Republic](https://collider.com/gina-carano-the-mandalorian-spinoff-cancelled-reasons-why/), which would have starred Dune. But there is still [hope for the character](https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-cara-dune-controversy-recast-gina-carano-fired/). When this was announced, LucasFilm made it clear that she will no longer be in The Mandalorian, nor do they have plans to work with her in the future. While Cara Dune was effectively written out of The Mandalorian, they managed to give her character a happy ending. Later she officially joined the government and became a New Republic Marshal and a ranger of the New Republic. Now a special forces agent, Dune is busy somewhere in the galaxy and isn't likely to get a break anytime soon. A LucasFilm spokesperson called her statements "abhorrent and unacceptable" and officially said that she was no longer an employee of the studio. It wasn't particularly notable as her character had no reason to be involved in that part of the story. He offers Din a home on Nevarro and the role of marshal, which was once Dune's. [story continued in The Book of Boba Fett](https://collider.com/book-of-boba-fett-episode-5-review-mandalorian-pedro-pascal-disney-plus/), Dune wasn't mentioned. The Season 3 premiere shows that executive producer Jon Favreau and his team chose to deal with Dune's absence differently. [The Mandalorian](http://www.collider.com/tag/the-mandalorian) Season 3 is out, but not all the show's characters have returned.

Episode 1 had to bridge the gap for fans who didn't watch The Book of Boba Fett, establish a new season-long arc, and communicate that time has passed. But the ...

But at least we finally know what happened to Dune, even if the delivery was clumsy. A better approach would have been to drop the exposition into dialogue. It’s nice to know that Cara Dune is off having her own adventures with the New Republic, but maybe there was a better way to address her absence. But the biggest issue of them all wasn’t narrative, but a matter of staffing. By having this simple Q&A exchange, it’s obvious an explanation was shoehorned into the script. Episode 1 had to bridge the gap for fans who didn’t watch The Book of Boba Fett, establish a new season-long arc, and communicate that time has passed.

Season 3 features protective space dad Mando (Pedro Pascal) and adorable Grogu (Baby Yoda) on yet another journey steeped in "Star Wars" allusions.

They appear to have a connection to the Death Watch, a Mandalorian terrorist group introduced in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” Perhaps Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” will finally reveal what happened between [Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff)](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-11-27/star-wars-the-mandalorian-katee-sackhoff-bo-katan-dave-filoni) leading the Mandalorians against the Galactic Empire in “Rebels” and her [first appearance](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-11-13/mandalorian-star-wars-bo-katan-kryze) in “The Mandalorian.” Purrgils were first introduced in “Star Wars Rebels,” where a certain Jedi padawan was able to forge a connection with them using the Force. [Mandalorian and “Star Wars” lore](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-10-29/the-mandalorian-star-wars-clone-wars-rebels-history). “The Mandalorian” has proved that blaster shootouts and the antics of a hungry cute toddler remain entertaining. One of “Andor’s” strengths was in showing how ordinary people live under Imperial rule when powerful space wizards or honor-bound warriors are not around to save the day.

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So while Andor and The Mandalorian represent two very different Star Wars philosophies and tones, they're still the only two Star Wars projects that are ...

I think it’s just that Andor showed me a vision of the prestigious heights that new-era Star Wars could achieve, and while The Mandalorian is back and it’s fun, it also…isn’t that. I think the problem right now is everything that is not these two shows. It’s the same world, but feels wildly different, as in this past episode we see Mando pursued by a pirate lord with leaves and vines for hair. Andor, like Rogue One before it, feels like it’s sort of just on a different plane of existence than anything else going on in the universe. The Mandalorian, instead, is a few things. And its overall storylines are continuations of things set in motion by Dave Filoni with his animated series, and a lynchpin to a wider universe that has already expanded with other shows (Boba Fett) and will continue to expand (Ahsoka).

Din Djarin and Grogu meet a gaggle of Anzellans in the Season 3 premiere. But is that actually Babu Frik? Read more at Empire.

This is the ‘Heheyyyy!’ There, Babu Frik had a distinctive orange hood and a chunkier metal headset with one long single glass panel – different to the look this Anzellan is sporting. This particular Anzellan also gets the most dialogue in that scene, and while we only have Babu Frik himself to go on as a benchmark of how the species sounds, the particular cadence and fluctuation between alien language and mixed-up English is notably Frikian. Given that every bit of Star Wars minutiae is explained eventually, expect answers not too far down the line. Unlike Babu Frik in Rise Of Skywalker (where his species isn’t actually mentioned in dialogue), it’s the opposite case in The Mandalorian – the trio of Anzellans here go individually unnamed, and are simply referred to collectively as ‘The Anzellans’ in the credits. But, given there’s a 25-year gap between Mando and Rise, it’s easy to consider that Babu Frik might simply have upgraded his gear in the intervening years. The Rise Of Skywalker takes place at the far end of the current Star Wars timeline – just over 30 years after the end of the original trilogy. In short, unless this species is especially short-lived, the timeline checks out. While this Anzellan, to our eye, looks particularly Frik-like, he does have a different visor to the one seen in Rise. [Season 3 premiere](https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-mandalorian-season-3/) of The Mandalorian sees our heroes come into contact with members of the Anzellan species – not just one, but a whole gaggle of them, jabbering away in a tiny garage on the streets of Nevarro. But the central Anzellan in the scene doesn’t have a beard at all – just a long, handlebar-style moustache, exactly like Babu Frik. For the Grogu gang and the Frik freaks, the wait it over – that time has officially come.

Pedro Pascal appeared on "The Graham Norton Show" and accidentally said "Baby Yoda" when talking about "The Mandalorian".

"But he is Baby Yoda, right?" "That's the first time. "I can't believe I said 'Baby Yoda,'" says Pascal, pausing midway through an answer and looking sheepish.

Din Djarin reunited with many familiar faces in the first episode of The Mandalorian's third season, including Greef Karga (Carl Weathers), The Armorer (Emily ...

Given Cara’s skill set, it seems like an excellent match for the character — and should we never see her again, it’s also a fitting farewell. After a tense scuffle with a band of pirates in the premiere, Greef Karga, now High Magistrate of a flourishing Nevarro, asks Mando to serve as marshal for the town. But one of Mando’s loyal pals from the previous 16 episodes was notably absent: [Gina Carano](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/gina-carano/)’s Cara Dune. Din asks his friend why he hasn’t made the offer to Cara, and he responds, “after she brought in Moff Gideon, she was recruited by Special Forces.” Many expected the Alderaanian former shock trooper to be killed off offscreen, given the extreme unlikelihood of Lucasfilm working with Carano again. Carano also made controversial posts about the 2020 presidential election and preferred pronouns.