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canyonwalkerOkay, so I didn't actually write about episode 2 in my blog a few days ago, The Mandalorian Season 3 Eps. 1-2. It was getting pretty long, and in writing it I was getting pissed all over again about the episode's cheesy writing that made it like fodder for an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It turns out that ep. 2 isn't as ridiculous as the season opener. It does still have enough unearned plot points to seem like it's a roleplaying game adventure written by a 12 year old.
S3E2, also called Chapter 18 as it's the 18th episode overall, lays out what seems like a plan for the rest of season 3. Like previous seasons it will be an epic story. The hero wants to achieve big goal A. But he can't just walk up and get it; he needs to find B first to make A possible. Finding B requires doing C. Along the way he incurs a debt/makes an enemy that forces him to do D before getting back to pursuing A. And so on.
In this season the overall goal, "A", is Din Djarin seeking atonement. To do that he needs to find the sacred waters of the mines of Mandalore, "B". FWIW he learned that in Boba Fett Writes a Book About a Someone More Interesting, but apparently that show doesn't count as canon, so Djarin had to learn it again in S3E1. In S3E1 he also pursued "C", trying, with limited success, to get info from Bo-Katan. In this episode he scrounges up a droid, "D", after failing in the previous episode, to help him seek the location of B. And then he runs into trouble "E" while exploring and needs help "F". Ultimately he does find the waters with Bo-Katan's help, so maybe this season is effectively done already. What's left, then? Maybe the next 6 episodes will be to tie up all the loose ends introduced in these 2 episodes.
S3E2, also called Chapter 18 as it's the 18th episode overall, lays out what seems like a plan for the rest of season 3. Like previous seasons it will be an epic story. The hero wants to achieve big goal A. But he can't just walk up and get it; he needs to find B first to make A possible. Finding B requires doing C. Along the way he incurs a debt/makes an enemy that forces him to do D before getting back to pursuing A. And so on.
In this season the overall goal, "A", is Din Djarin seeking atonement. To do that he needs to find the sacred waters of the mines of Mandalore, "B". FWIW he learned that in Boba Fett Writes a Book About a Someone More Interesting, but apparently that show doesn't count as canon, so Djarin had to learn it again in S3E1. In S3E1 he also pursued "C", trying, with limited success, to get info from Bo-Katan. In this episode he scrounges up a droid, "D", after failing in the previous episode, to help him seek the location of B. And then he runs into trouble "E" while exploring and needs help "F". Ultimately he does find the waters with Bo-Katan's help, so maybe this season is effectively done already. What's left, then? Maybe the next 6 episodes will be to tie up all the loose ends introduced in these 2 episodes.
