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THE MANDALORIAN Chapter 21: The Pirate

THE MANDALORIAN CHAPTER 10: THE PASSENGER

summary: When Obi-Wan Kenobi becomes the one to rescue Din Djarin as a child, it causes the child to cross paths with another important child.

key characters: din djarin, grogu, obi-wan kenobi

note: Much of this particular story borrows directly from my piece Foster.

warnings: descriptions of death and canon-typical violence

rating: G

word count: 4.352k

imagine that… masterlist

IMAGINE THAT… DIN DJARIN AND GROGU MET LONG AGO

Here are some similarities between the two:

initially reluctant father figures who quickly bond to a child in need and are very protective

said child is technically older than them in age, and is hunted by the Empire for their blood

fierce warriors and skilled trackers (one a bounty hunter, one literally a hunter)

“dark and broody” natures to everyone else, but soft for those they love and care about (especially the aforementioned child)

ruthless towards anyone who poses a threat to their child

natural born leaders

open and honest about their mistakes

brown eyes and nice hair is a bonus <3

I can agree with the fact that it was a season devoted more to the mandalorian people than one mandalorian (Din) in particular. But, as Bo-Katan said to Grogu: did you think your dad was the only mandalorian? And, given that, since this show aired in 2019, mandalorians have become my favourite Star Wars faction, even above the Jedi, season 3 was a gift. Yes, Din lost some of the focus (and he's my all-time favourite character and I will always love him, so I should be mad about it, but I'm not), but I got to see more of the Armorer (Force, I love her!), I got to see more of their rituals, I got to see them fight (so good), I got to see them retake their homeworld, I got to see Mandalore in live-action (even though it was destroyed, it wasn't barren), I got to see the Darksaber, a curse upon the mandalorian people, being destroyed, I got to see the mythosaur...

And, most of all, I got to see Din Djarin being the catalyst for this things to happen. Mandalorians wouldn't be in Mandalore, as I write these words, if it weren' for him. It was his faith in the Creed what led Bo-Katan to the Mines and got her to see that all those things that he believes in, are more than children stories, And I'm fine with him sticking to the helmet rule, for now. It's just his way of being a mandalorian. He knows there are more ways, and I think he's going to pull it off more often in the future, just, not right now. 70% of the time with it, 30% of the time without it, that would be a good compromise. Also, it would have been great to see him become Mand'alor, I'm not going to lie. But there's still time. And if he never becomes Mand'alor, it will be fine, by me. You don't see Lone Wolf becoming king of anything. And, I must confess, I only wanted him to be just so that Grogu could be his heir. But it's pretty clear that he can be auntie Bo-Katan's heir.

And speaking of her... This season also made me love Bo-Katan as a character when I didn't like her much, before. She's one of my favourites, now.

So, all in all. I love S3. It's different than the other two, but I'd argue that you can be allowed to try something different, to try a new formula, in a third season, so you can accomplish all you needed to be accomplished with the mandalorians as a people so you can use them as an army in the battle against Thrawn, so you can move forward with the story of Din Djarin. The end of the season tells me this. The images of the movie teaser trailer tell me this.

To end this extra-long text, I will say: Long live The Mandalorian, the best piece of Star Wars ever made alongside Episodes IV, V and VI of the Original Trilogy. I have spoken. This is the way.