I love how in a universe of clone armies and Jedi and light sabers, there’s also Din who is just a confused dad trying to enroll his gifted kid in a very exclusive boarding school.
Din is that one guy in the RPG who does all the side quests and is so exhausted that by the time he gets to a major main story plot line, he just quits.
Din is that player that invests more on the side quests than on the main one. Finishing a Civil war? Saving the Mojave? Nah, I rather have to been possessed by an alien god of trolling
@TheSpiderApex In Legends, Palpatine came back in a hot young clone body and destroyed planets with just the force, and also Luke turned to the dark side for a bit. Honestly, it's not much different from what we got in the new canon. Ups and downs.
@@jackcarlson4358 Legends is a collection of lots of authors' works, it'd be perfectly reasonable to pick and choose the better stories and leave the more... anime nonsense out.
@@230mps Nah. We don't live in your fantasy land. They'll roll their eyes and let you celebrate one of the many pagan holidays integrated into your little breakoff cult of Judaism.
I've known about Star wars my whole life(20 years) but never learnt anything more or dwell deeper into it. The mandalorian was my first interaction with Star wars, after this i went through all the episodes prequel and stuff, and I'm liking it so far.
@@shahan484 same! I think it's even better because I'm just as confused as him lol. also If you haven't seen the book of boba fett, I'm pretty sure it goes between s2 & 3 of the Mandalorian, he's there as well :)
@@shahan484you should watch the clone wars TV show, it is amazing. The 1st season is good, but a couple episodes are kiddy despite having multiple cuss words in the episodes throughout the season and then by season 2 it gets more mature and really good plot and stories with bounty hunters showing cad bane for the first half of the season(and IG-88) and Boba Fett for the past half with Boba Fett having his own story arc trying to get revenge on Mace Windu for killing his dad Jango Fett. Season 2 also shows the 2nd battle of geonosis in a multi episode arc with the end of it having a "zombie/paradite" episode 2-3 episode arc that has Jedi fighting other Jedi because of the Geonosis flying bug people having a queen and hive mind thing going on. By season 3 it is a full on mature show. With stories on par with the movies and very dark stuff with a serious tone and it dives deep into star wars lore with really interesting stuff about the force and the nature of the for e, Darth maul's race and his brother and the night sisters who lead them which are a group of witches that practice the light side and dark side of the force and the sith asajj ventress is a part of them and she plots against count Dooku. Season 3 has some of the best episodes of the whole series like the whole Father, Son Daughter multi-epispde arc which are like living embodiments of the force pretty much and they try to see if Anakin is the chosen one and change the outcome of his destiny, as Anakin Skywalker Walker will always fulfill his destiny but it can be done in multiple ways. Also you get to so Ashoka Tano turn into a full on dark side sith lord pretty much and turn evil and fight Anakin and obi a wan in that story arc. There is also A LOT of Mandalore episodes show you the rise of the death watch and everything. The TV show is worth watching if you are a mandalorian fan just because of how much the Clone Wars TV show has so many Mandalore episodes and plays a big role in the story. Season 2 a few mandalore episode in a 3 episode arc, and season 3 does too going into the corruption on Mandalore and a attempted coup that worked but failed as the Jedi helped them. Then season 4 has a LOT of sith darkside of the force episodes and has a LOT of bounty hunter episodes. You see obi wan Kenobi go undercover as a bounty hunter, see more Boba Fett, more cad bane. You see lots of stuff about Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress, Savage Oppress(Darth Maul's brother), more Darth Maul, Night sisters and even Anakin Skywalker acting more dark. I season 4 is kind of "The dark side season" so if your a fan of learning and watching dark side stuff it is a must see. Then season 5 is probably considered the best season, but really the most important season with the major plot of the TV show. Season 5 is basically Mandolorian season which will explain to you Mandalorians fans why Ashoka Tano left the Jedi order and what happened to her, it explains to mandalorian fans about the different mandalorian clans and Bo Katan and what happened on Mandalore etc. It is also the Darth maul season too. Season 5 is all about Mandalore and Darth maul. It is amazing. Lots of darth maul stuff and his brother savage Oppress. One of the most entertaining and fun to watch star wars media to watch of all time. You MUST watch season 5. Season 6 focuses a lot on the force itself and the Jedi and helps explains why the Jedi were the way they were and what lead up to the fall of the republic and rise of the empire and Darth Vader. And season 7 goes more into that and is good as well.
@@shahan484yes you NEED to watch the Book of Boba Fett, it is only 6 episodes and worth it. It shows Grogu ft raining to be a Jedi with Luke Skywalker and It has 2 full episodes of just Mando and Grogu. Which is why it gets bad reviews since people wanted to see more boba fett instead of Grogu and mando, but it is still worth watching for the Mando and Grogu stuff and the boba Fett stuff is really not that bad, don't let hardcore fans scare you away from watching it, it is worth it. You also see how Mando got his new starship the Naboo fighter/speeder. And boba Fetts backstory with the Sarlac Pitt he fell into on movie 6 and his time with the Tuskan Raiders is very interesting and entertaining.
And Grogu trying to spy under Din's helmet while they're alone on the Crest and Din is eating lmao I always laugh so hard, Grogu is exactly everyone wanting to know how he looked under that helmet bc S01EP08
Thing I love about that scene was how Bo had to explain to Din, “dude, you’re in the Jehovah’s Witness of Mandalorians. You’re that weird splinter group the rest of us don’t like to talk about because you give us the creeps”
Especially in the next seasons, she talks a lot of smack for someone who goes glassy-eyed talking about “their peoples chosen destiny “ or whatever. He’s gotta be so tired of her nonsense
I think unless he actively seeks the throne of mandalore and unite the clans with the darksaber i guess he can relinquish the throne, but the darksaber still needs to be won with combat. Bo-katan will have a hell of a fight
@@Horokiwibirb Except the only reason Bo had the dark saber in the first place is because Sabine gave it to her and that was apparently fine the first time.
@@danieljensen2626 and Bo led Mandalore to a total collapse against the Empire and somehow lost the Dark Saber to Gideon. The saber being given and not won through combat is a bad omen.
@@Slender_Man_186 I would like to think some mandolore spirit has followed her journey from when she was a part of death watch up to when she got the dark Saber and it just went "who in the fuck thought It was good to make you the leader" then proceeded to curse her ass
4:34 Din Djarin, a man wearing literally an entirely blasterproof suit that has saved his life miraculously on several occasions at this point, hiding from a spooky man behind a rock
I believe he was trying to read the situation so he could come up with a plan to bail without harming Grogu. But you can see that, even the armor being blasterproof, he still feels the hits and seems that it hurts. Even wearing a bulletproof vest you still can get hurt bc of the momentum of the shot
@@mory5428 arent blaster shts energy not kinetic, so you should be able to feel that much of an impact, also in the BOBF he gets shot 3 times in the back of the helmet but doesnt show any signs of pain
@@ItsMeAgain. Lol I forgot this comment and has now 741 likes xd But yeah could be too, good idea yoda show explaining a little of the origins of Jedi’s The movie coming by 2026 of Dave Filoni is going to be 25,000 years before the present events of the shows and movies of all time
We can blame the weirdo "back to the old ways" warrior cult, The Children of the Watch, that he was a part of that even traditionalists like Bo Katan said were pretty out there. Lol
someone needs to confirm the multiverse theory, yoink the reality stone from whoever tf has it now, and use it to give mando access to every star wars trilogy and series to study. we need to educate our homie
Din: *puts Grogu on the seeing stone* **nothing happens and he turns around** **turns back and now there’s glowy blue stuff going on** Din: “I look away for ONE SECOND-“
This is why this show is perfect for Star Wars starters. Din doesn't care about anything except to keep Grogu safe, even giving away the darksaber like nothing. People new to Star Wars can relate to him very well as he doesn't have a complex backstory, and he is just a good father
This is true! I’m a Star Wars starter fan because of the show. I honestly wanted to find out where all the baby Yoda/Grogu memes were coming from. I like Pablo Pascal so it’s working out and I want to watch more.
I would say definitely this, then ANDOR, then whatever else. It shows there's more than just force people and star destroyers in the galaxy. It's humbling and nice world building.
Honestly, Din is probably the best take on living in the universe. We always are shown, Jedi, Sith, Clone Troopers, people who know who they are, what their purpose is and what goals they have. The vast majority of people probably don't know who they are, what they want or how to get it and are just trying to do as best a job of surviving and living by whatever code they believe in. Din is exactly that, he has his beliefs, his skills and is simply trying to do the best job he can with what he has, for himself and Grogu. Thats pretty much as a relateable as you can get, and probably why Mandolorian is more popular and considered "better" than Book of Boba Fett. (Not saying Boba Fett is bad or anything, just that it replies more on the lore of SW to hold it up, than it's own merits.)
Goes to show that with or without the Force people still live on with their daily lives and make they're own desicions. wierd huh So I dunno what kreia was thinking but I'm starting to think she's doing all this because she just hates the force (galaxy itself) Because she can't cope with life like the rest of the people in the galaxy.
Well I'll say Boba Fett is bad. Doesn't seem to like his helmet, gives jobs to his enemies. "No one respects you" is a direct quote from the show and the guy who shot Bib Fortuna never makes an appearance.
@@snowflake8515 lol im so glad I wasn't the only one -- I thought boba was really boring aside from the mando plot line. Dude spent half his screen time just chilling in the tub
To be fair this is post empire. Them, along with Vader and Sidious wiped out nearly all Traces of the jedi in the galaxy. Plus, from what I can tell, Djin has been in the outer rim most of his life and out there, the Jedi are nearly unheard of. To some people they're legends and others simply don't know about them. On top of that this is before Luke starts his Jedi Order, so all in all. Not that surprising. Djin's reactions are that of, basically your average person in star wars completely unconnected to the major events of the movies, shows, books, and video games.
I mean. Everyone acts surprised when they see Din walk in with his Beskar. Literally, the way Din is confused about Jedi, everyone else is confused about Mandalorians. "Wait, that's a thing? Those guys are real? Huh. I thought it was made up." Both Mandalorians and Jedi are super rare, especially after the Empire, and it seems that Din hasn't had a very intensive cultural education. He's heard some Mandalorian legends. He's done bounty hunting. Beyond that, he's actually really sheltered.
@@artemis_smith well yeah he has lived in basically a super conservative, religious, and close knit cult like sector of death watch. So it would make sense he knows very little of the Jedi.
Wow mando really hit the nail on the head when he says "All the more reason to TRAIN HIM." That literally sums up the Anakin trilogy. If qui gon had been allowed to train anakin things coulda been so much different.
John Faverou is a genius, it breaths such a breath of fresh air into the franchise to have main characters that dont know everything that has ever happened in the entire star wars universe.
I introduced my mom to the Star Wars shows starting with The Mandalorian and Din not knowing much about the galaxy really got my mom interested because she also doesn’t know! It’s a great start for star wars nerds and noobs alike!
I really liked how this series brought back that sense of wonder and mystery to the jedi and the force. We forget now and days with all the star wars media that these things were actually very mysterious in the original stories
@RoboPotato Hmmm. So. What is more likely? Him being recognised because he worked with the Empire, always in his armour but for this mission, he would not be wearing said armour so his only recognisable feature is his voice, which would not be remembered for so long, or HIS FACE
@@diablotry5154 you cant call someone a dumbass for disagreeing with you mate its just wrong especially on something there is no good evidence on to make a 100 percent correct answer
In my opinion, this is what makes mandalorian such an iconic embodiment of the casual viewer, hes so clueless, the same way new fans would be, allowing a really relatable character to explain away all of the little intricacies they may not understand in the star wars franchise
I just watched Mandalorian and it is the first star wars thing i have watched (except the time we have gone to a star wars movie and me not knowing the story had no idea of what's going on and only remember someone getting killed after a hug and fall down) and i enjoyed it a lot and now i think i will watch the movies because i am invested in it. I don't know about the right order to watch the films so it would be great if you can help me on that regard
Also i came to Mandalorian with the expectation that baby was %100 baby Yoda and he will grow upto be that character but after seeing the first jedi shown in the show say i knew someone like him i realized Yoda is someone else. But how could i know? For me Mandalorian was synonymous with baby Yoda before watching the show
Also, doesn't have all the baggage of the SW drama as well. That's the challenging issue with Boba Fett. Notice the showrunners made Boba have a spiritual awakening on his show with the Tucsans in order to reset his character to start anew.
That was the deal, I love how he wanted to keep his word Also, it was Bo-Katan's fault she didn't tell him she must earn the darksaber, and not just given. How the hell should've Din know?
Actually luke is king of mandalore. Maul who had it was defeated by palpatine. He then was killed by vader who died because of his injuries so the dark saber goes to his oldest child which is luke.
This was honestly one of my favorite things about the series. Really nice to see someone not intrinsically connected to/aware of every aspect of the universe they’re in.
I always found it so interesting that traditional Mandalorian culture is built around the terrible things the Jedi did to them during the wars but still separate the individual from the group and don’t just end every Jedi life they come across
Love how he reacts to any unhelmeted Mandalorians like they just stripped nude in front of him. I suppose that’s not an inaccurate analogy, come to think of it
Season 1: killer adopts a abused boy and decides to be a good guy and redeem himself by defeating the bad guys Season 2: father tries to find a good teacher for his adopted son and ends up getting the best one
@@dylanroemmele906 or taking down the new republic (former rebel alliance) and giving them a huge deathcount for once in Star Wars history instead of the predictable same old imperials.
To be fair, Din did spend his childhood in the clone wars and then was raised in a secluded and solitary group who barely maintains contact with the outside universe. While we have seen Jedi in every movie and episode, think about the more common people in the universe who have probably gone throughout most of their lives without seeing a person wielding a lightsaber much less using telekinesis, mind manipulation, force lightning, or telekinetic strangle-hold. It's all new to him and he was figuring things out as he goes. Not to mention the first scene they open up with he had already been hit by that rhino like creature once already, that's certain to jostle your brain anyway.
The IG unit said that he had damage on his brain bc of the explosion on S01EP08. It appeared to be more of a traumatism/concussion than something like that but yeah
It’s so funny to me that a Mandalorian with technology specifically designed to stop Jedis has no idea who they are. Half of their culture revolves around being stronger than the Jedi and he’s like “The what now?” 😂
People don't give Pedro Pascal enough credit for this. Despite his face being covered 99% of the time, you can still clearly see what emotion he's portraying. Some amazing acting
@@Team_GreenII You'd be surprised at what can use the Force in the Star Wars franchise. Wouldn't surprise me if there was a Jedi Master Butterfly somewhere in there.
This show is such a cool spin on Star Wars, Din is a a loyal father/knight in a universe where attachment is seen as the pathway to evil. And because of that, it almost feels like a Greek tragedy. I haven't seen the animated series, but this is the most invested I've been in Star Wars since I was a kid.
Gotta remember, Din didn’t know of anything major that happened for a long time, and is a mandalorian. His constant skepticism is what makes his character unique.
I mean, the space wizard could have been a Sith. Maybe even someone we knew. Someone who we knew would somehow come back. A ruler, perhaps. An Emperor, one might say. Wouldn’t that have been an interesting and infuriating twist?
He doesn’t even say that, it’s more like he thinks the Jedi are their own species “Are you Jedi?” Oh ye second time he actually does say Are you a Jedi, well at least some progress lol
@@fran5043 aye, everytime I see him being oblivious to everyone taking advantage of him but he still does so much ass-kicking, I think to myself that the Mandalorian is such a big himbo lol
I know you all like to abuse 'yourselves' with words and lower 'yourself' to trash to understand 'yourselves', but don't go on putting your dumbass infantizing thing you creeps do thinking you can get away with calling someone a doofus amongst other things. You kids talk more like you control adults around you more than appreciate their work, like you've known that you are above them and can easily lower them to your level or below your level. I can't put it into words how fucking weird you stans are; moreover, leave Pedro Pascal alone.
Armorer is definitely a motherly figure Mandalorian style. You don’t have to be warm and cuddly to be a good mom. Just show you care, support, encourage, give respect, and command respect.
She is the kind to lovingly kill someone and then blame it on the cat while smiling And then immediately regret it and find a way to being you back from the dead so that she can tell you without telling you that she loves you
Don't forget that Din's clan does not show their faces to anyone once they become full Manalorians. This is the first time probably in decades that anyone has seen his face. That scene in the imperial base with the face scanner he looks super uncomfortable. Imagine you having to strip down naked in the middle of a cafeteria to make a phone call. That's how he feels without his helmet. And it's not just him showing his face, he has broken a sacred oath he has dedicated his life to upholding.
I love how Din Djarin is basically the bridge between people who are just getting into Star Wars because of Mandalorian, and people who have watched all 7 seasons of the Clone Wars twice or more.
I started watching Mandalorion once season 2 started and yes I’ll admit, I had seen the SW movies a few times before but this show is definitely what made me love SW. Now I’ve watched every movie multiple times, CW 3 times and Mando twice
The big Irony is that Din is actually not Mandalore and does not own the Dark Sabe, but the likely owner is actually in the Room moments later. Gideon was not the owner by right of Combat. Maul would have been. And he was Beaten in Combat by Palpatine, who then got shafted by Vader. An as Vader was Lukes Father, it would be inherited by him.
@@theexchipmunk No. Palaptine didnt claim the dark saber or the throne of mandalore did he? So no. It was still owned by Maul until Sabine claimed it, and then Gar Saxon claimed it, then after his death Sabine gives it to Bo Katan. This isnt fucking harry potter.
@@Emmyschannel806 Din Also did not claim it. So by that logic he also would not be the owner of the sword. He does not want it, but still is seen as pretender. So the same would apply to Palps.
I think most people forget the scope of the star wars galaxy. Billions of worlds with trillions if not more beings. Knowing the names of a few that fought in a war on the other side of the galaxy when the war never made it to where you are. It would be like roman citizens not knowing who the great generals and heroes of china are.
Except the Clone War did come to Din's world and took away his parents. I think Din would have liked to know what the war was about and who were participating in it.
The thing I love about his lack of knowledge of the force points back to episode 4 when Han and many other characters including imperial ones didn't believe in the force or knew much about the Jedi. Which actually makes sense because this is literally nearly 30 years after the Jedi Purge during Order 66. So most force users would be hiding their powers from the public and as we know with history. People stop believing in what they don't constantly see. Its also pretty obvious that the force isn't common knowledge unless you are a Jedi because they do like to keep their secrets. Think about when Anakin was still a slave. His mother knew he was different but didn't know why.
You gotta remember that Din literally grew up in a fringe cult that taught him that "fighting = good" and nudity is for dweebs. He's a little... um.... sheltered.
It's that exactly that make mando a perfect series for people to get into the expanded lore. Cause stripe away all that deep rich lore half of people barely know about and you have a man trying to do right by his adopted son. And it's very human the arc throughout the first two season for Din is very very natural.
@@volrosku.6075 OMG YESSS im literally watching smth star wars related and this is the first series im starting with. i hv no idea what everything is except maybe knowing what is a lightsaber and baby yoda. this series is a perfect bridge to get me into star wars.
@@JS-wj1cs I was once the same as you, but I didnt want The Mandalorian to spoil me so I was all the 9 main movies, Rogue One and Solo before watching Season 1 of Mando. Now I've watched all 11 movies, both seasons of Mando, all 7 seasons of Clone Wars, all 4 seasons of Rebels, season 1 of Bad Batch and currently watching season 1 of The Book of Boba Fett. It's a wild ride. The first watch is always the most fun, enjoy it while you can
I like how this really fleshed out the fall of the Jedi. In the trilogy, Han just dismissed the Force in a pretty simple way but Din really shows how weird and strange Jedi concepts sound to the average post-Clone Wars person.
Yes and no, I always got the sense that they where something of a legend even when they where around! Most people had never seen one, but had heard stories.
And how frightening it can be to witness the Force and not understand what it is. Of course the Mandalorians think of the Force as sorcery, it is basically just that to them. That's partly why the Emperor and Vader was so effective as spreading terror.
I'm assuming the prequels was only of the perspective of the elite and those close to the politics of the republic. If you were on courascant you were probably familiar with the Jedi. But imagine some dude who grew up poor in a remote planet. There's no central local government, and you only see some traders coming by with stories of weird sorcerer guys in hoods wandering around in the capital.
@@matasa7463 I can't even imagine the Force as anything BUT sorcery lol. The Jedi talked a lot of fancy stuff for sure but to me "reaching out to the energy surrounding our universe to shoot lightning and lift objects" IS what you would see in the dictionary describing sorcery.
@@ArkayeCh and of course, they have weird rituals, temples, and all dress in robes and call each other by their ranks. They’re magical warrior monks/nuns. But of course, for those who understands the deep magic of the Force, it is just simply another skill, and not something that mysterious… okay, it is still very mysterious even for the wizards in robes, but they can understand and rationalize it in ways a layperson cannot, so the average citizen of the Empire/Republic can only panic at the slight of levitation or lightning. I think that’s part of the reason why the Jedi sticks to using a standardized lightsaber so much - it forms comfort and familiarity in others. They are not seen as mysterious and dangerous mages but as brave knights of a religious order.
I like how this series portrays force wielders as rare, mysterious, and legendary figures. At this time in the galaxy, the empire has already censored most knowledge of the jedi, so it would make sense if a random bounty hunter at this time would be confused watching a little green creature telekinetically lift a space rhino into the air. Much better than suddenly giving every non-jedi main character the ability to use the force despite not showing any capability of doing so 30 minutes before.
It's less of them being censored by the empire, if you're just a civilian you know little to nothing about a jedi even if you lived on corascant you would only know what they look like. Everyone would have crazy rumors about them too I'm sure.
You are exactly right, and I love it too! Since we get to see most of the story through the jedi's eyes in the movies and the clone wars series, we kinda "forget" how special and insane their abilities are, and how mythical they are for most people in the galaxy, even for some skilled and succesful bounty hunter. It makes them become the legends they are to most people in the fictive galaxy to the fans too.
Well. Yes and no. I too like how they're portrayed as mysterious and rare, but it makes very little sense that Mando has never heard of them. Considering the Jedi have policed the galaxy for thousands of years with *magic*, they, and their disappearance would be the thing everyone is talking about. The Empire is run by two sith, the Jedi are the 'reason' the Emperor is the Emperor. There's also still Jedi running about, one of which destroyed the Death Star and later, defeated the Emperor. Never having heard of the Jedi is like never having heard of Santa Claus in our world.
@@darthshrevan1007 shes a mandalorian character and part of the main cast of Rebels, she's met Bo Katan several times and even gave her the darksaber after she found it, I haven't watched Rebels but she has a wiki page on Wookiepedia that could be worth your time
@@darthshrevan1007 sabine retrieved the dark saber and then handed it over to Bo so she could rule Mandalore, and Bo accepted. But this was before the Empire attacked Mandalore un the Purge mentioned by the Blacksmith and Bo, where Moff Gideon got the Darksaber. It's not confirmed yet but it's pretty obvious that Bo feels ashamed of losing control of Mandalore when technically the darksaber wasn't hers rightfully. That's why she didn't accepted the saber from Djin Jarrin, because she's afraid she will fail again at ruling Mandalore and breaking the tradition again.
@@mattmurphy7030 Yes I was mistaken. But I don’t think Anakin living on a desert plan in the outer rim never meeting a Jedi would get everything right about the Jedi so I was comfortable with him calling it that
