The Mandalorian - Season 3 Eps 1 Reaction 

Mando is truly a dad now, he's busting out the dad jokes.

Grogu looked so offended being called a bad baby 😂

My son saw the Purrgil before I did... and was like "Dad they were with Ezra! Is Ezra in this?" 😁

The opening swerve with the non-flashback was so brilliantly done!

Since Din has to redeem himself by bathing in the sacred waters of Mandalore, I imagine water plays a role in the ceremony of joining the Creed.

9:55 _Please_ let there be a High Magistrate Greef Karga wandering around Disneyland Galaxy's Edge with little cape droids.

I think the water ritual is more of a bravery thing. Like knowing it's there is part of it and showing you're not afraid to stand there and receive your helmet.

We all heard "pirate" and we all thought Hondo

Pretty sure it's been two years in universe as well since the last season which explains how the Armourer was able to reformed a new Mandalorian enclave along with the massive development we see with Nevarro City from Season 1 to Season 2 and finally Season 3 becoming this beautiful city over the course of three seasons. Also Purrgil finally in live action, Space Whales for life and a clear connection to what we last saw in Rebels.

On Bo, I think also she’s over the dark saber. There was a lot of bitterness in her voice when she was talking about why her force left her and the way she said they’d follow him it’s almost like she’s starting to feel their ties to those rituals impede what’s really important. This is an interesting curve in her arc. When we meet her first she’s with a group that violently believes the Mandolorians aren’t respecting tradition enough

“I trust this show to have the payoff” yeah, the finale’s of these shows are pitch perfect 👌

Greef looks like Apollo Creed walking to the ring before a fight. Totally here for it.

Anyone else getting the feeling this season will be building up Grogu becoming the second mandolorian Jedi?

11:04 Well, actually Nevarro now looks a lot like it's modelled after Galaxy's Edge and Hondo owns Batuu. He comes up on stages and gives speeches to the crowd

So glad Mando is back! Grogu wanting Bobu Frick for a pet, hilarious. My feel good show is back!

I love this episode. Nothing crazy happens, just collecting side quests before the adventure. Reminds me of season 1, but in a good way.

Adam: oohh!! this is the past! Jay: This is the past. Peaches at home: This is the past. Also, space bar mitzvah and grapes. Jay was on fire today xD

Don't worry Adam, I got the "Bust em up" pun. Well done sir.

When Jay said space doozers it all just clicked. That's an amazingly perfect description.

Jay talking about GUTS and the Agro Grag was chef kiss. Love this show.

Glad to see Disney is doing a Marvel/Star Wars crossover with Ebony Maw as a space pirate!

I was watching this with my partner just as the episode dropped and said as soon Grogu was looking out of the canopy in hyperspace, I said "It'd be cool if he sees something alive in hyperspace." When they appeared, she paused it and says "you sure you haven't seen this before?" Haha

The only bad thing about the episode is that i’m not going to be able to afford all those mandalorian action figures.

We've waited forever for season 3, and it's only 38 minutes long? What a slap in the face!

The Purrgil!!!! I’m so excited for the rebels stuff slowly starting to seep in. Cant wait for them to show up soon, hopefully we’ll get a glimpse of Sabine and maybe even Ezra in this season too!

Wow, they’ve invested hard core in the puppets! Love it 🎉

I just finished watching the epsiode and then immediately opened RU-vid to see if you guys had uploaded and you had while I was watching! Fabulous timing.

Two things: 1. I really look forward to the, "RIiiiiffffffff," part. 2. Whenever I watch these shows I'm always thinking about how y'all are gonna react, as the story is unfolding.

I watch basically all the reaction videos of these Star Wars shows and you guys take the cake, love the references throughout they crack me up and you let eachother enjoy it so well, big ups boys

Ezra was feeding Bo Katan grapes and hid behind the throne when Din Djarin arrived.

watching mando be a dad is hysterical! "baby" yoda has become "toddler" yoda!

Maybe the scene with the young kid Mandalorian was a hint that dinn never fully completed the oath like how the kid was cut off by the attack. So maybe a loop hole to get back in after he comes up empty handed on mandalore

Meet Bo-Katan, the Mandalore Fisher Queen.

Bo Katan said goodbye in a very weird tone like she knows what's waiting on Mandalore. Mando suits looking shaaaaarrrppp.

That opening was a great way to kick off Season 3

Scene with the Mandalorians fighting the monster and Grogu looking at purgils in the hyperspace were the highlights for me,great start of the new season :)

Guys, you forgot there's always end credit art. Also, great episode. And I love they used so many actual puppets and not cgi. Also, the space wales are back in these 'waters'.... soooo....

I nearly had a panic attack and was tearing up when the Purrgil appeared. If I saw Ezra riding one of them I would have lost it, also Grogu was acting as our proxy hugging them little droid smiths 🤣

It’s been just over 2 years since the last season and it was worth the wait because DIN IS BACK BABY!!! I love that we are learning more about Mandalorian society, how even though they have been around since before the Jedi they are also incredibly fragmented, and also kind of fickle. They should’ve followed Bo-Katan! She is not only of royal blood but also the best person to lead her people. But unfortunately too many Mandalorians follow different and almost outdated ways. The Children Of The Watch are far too conservative and traditional to look past removing their helmets, no matter the circumstances. For God’s sake he just saved his people from a giant space crocodile and they still shun him. Meanwhile the “regular” Mandalorians are so attached to the myth of a single legendary weapon that even though they know Bo is a worthy leader they still only follow the wielder of the Darksaber. Honestly I think Din should either expand his own clan beyond just him and Grogu or just take up Greef Karga’s offer and be the new marshal of Navarro. On a brighter note, seeing the Purgill aka hyperspace whales was amazing and Grogu hugging the little droid smith was SOOOOO CUUUUUUUUUTE!!!

Adam's face can be so animated, that you pause & laugh for no reason, THIS IS HIS WAY

The child initiation caught me off guard, I thought it was a flash back

As someone who has watched the RE play throughs more times than I’d like to admit, I immediately thought “oooh, better watch out for that gator” in Jay’s southern RE7 accent.

Adam: JAY! THE SPACE WHALES FROM REBELS!!! Jay: meh. Meanwhile in Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 6: Darth Vader: Anakin is gone...I am what remains. Jay: *bawling* Adam: *silent but comforting* I love the dichotomy between you two!

It's so great watching Jay react to Mando with dad filter activated!

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In the beginning the banner with the branch on it is the symbol of Clan Vizsla. It showed it Rebels when everyone bends the knee to Bo-Katan

That pirate captain looked like if Pizza the Hutt was a salad 🤣🤣🤣

To be honest, Boba Fett's original theme, which you hear in Empire, is on a bassoon.

The Armorer's long pause after Din said he'd be redeemed has me side-eyeing her. At some point either Bo-Katan or Din are going to try to reunite all the Mandos (maybe to reclaim Mandalore) and I don't think the Armorer has any interest in that. I like that she's still pretty morally gray to us, because so is Bo-Katan when you look at her whole life. Makes them interesting characters.

Space Dooziers...perfect!!! The ONLY thing I wished is if Boba would've given Mando a thank you gift after the events on Tatooine and we could've seen Din use a seismic charge or two in the asteroid field. Would've been a tough fit in that tiny ship, but would've been great!

I am LOVIN’ the new energy Jay, muuuuch more tolerable; keep it up boy!

Jay's comment on Greef's cap killed me. 😂I'm so happy the show is back after a long wait!

Greef Karga with the new drip, even had some drip Droids carrying his cape.

YES!! I would love to see Corran Horn in live action. My favourite character from nearly all the old fiction around Starwars. There I was thinking folks had forgotten.

"Space Doozers." I never made that connection, but that's hilarious!

What both of you are failing to understand is that Pelli Motto turned that Naboo Starfighter into a Hamster Tunnel for Grogu! LOL Oh, and someone else said it....but...your "Cape Robots" are "ROBE-OTTS". Pirate Captain Sigmund the Sea Monster

a Nickelodeon Guts reference just made my whole day. Can we get Mo explaining the Mando rules and doing the recap at the start of each episode?

Eddy Murphy, Trading Places - 'when I was young if we wanted bubbles in the tub, we'd have to fart'

Okay so my theory is at the very end of the season Din is captured. And Grogu has to find his way back to auntie Ahsoka, gets a lightsaber. Learns a bit about the force and then communicates to her the need to go get his father. And then that's where the Ahsoka show starts. I don't know. Maybe that's wild..

Totally thought the beginning was a flashback as well Adam!

I was hoping Hondo was with the pirates too. And Grogu hugging the anzelans was hilarious and so cute. He is absolutely part cat. But we knew that. I loved Din’s epic entrance and him teaching him navigation stuff. That first scene was awesome! I thought it was Din or Grogu at first too. And I feel like that Bo conversation foreshadowed Din’s arc this season.

I totally thought that was a flashback too. And I’m with Jay…team run away from the scary giant alligator maybe?

So glad this show is finally back. So many weeks of exciting storytelling and speculation to look forward to! Vahoo!

High Magistrate Karga appears. And somewhere in the galaxy, Lando Calrissian suddenly feels a bit inadequate with his silk shirt and little cape.

I also first thought that was Din's initiation at the beginning, but then I realized that that kid was waaay to white to be Din Djarin lol Also, this episode has cemented the lesson that you should NEVER get into a dogfight with a Mandalorian while you're in an asteroid field

This show is EVERYTHING Star Wars should have been since Disney took over

The gator was their tribute to Betty White.

_I like how ‘ole Greg is now a Star Wars villain_

“Um actually, it’s a bass recorder” 😎

I was SO excited to see Adam's reaction to the Purrgil!!!

her good bye to Jin sounded ominous, also it looked like she was texting something, like letting her forces know to attack him or at least where he'll be.

7:07 Truly thoutht this was going to turn into "Do do do do you have it?"

The episode was sooo short! Needed more! 😢

Imagine if Din finds the ceremonial waters beneath the mines AND becomes Mandalore. He could go ahead and take his helmet off whenever he wants to and then just bop down to the mines for a quick dip in the water to wash away his transgression. #CreedHacks

I thought the ceremony was a flashback too and thought it was going to be important that it was interupted before the kid could vow not to remove his helmet.

"This is a good maneuver!" I laughed waaaay too hard at that.

Opening scene: Guns didn't do much damage, tactics not visible. This Mandalorians are in desperate need of leadership.

So excited for the 3rd season I’ve missed seeing your guys reaction to this show!!!

The pirate king Gorian Shard is voiced by Nonso Anozie who played “Big Guy” in Sweet Tooth

3:32 That's Wesley Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel's nephew. He first played the Tusken boy that Boba saved.

what a clever, ever so subtle slip in of a Rebels reminder! It's like the ultimate little tease for those who know the Purrgil association w Star Wars! Filoni strikes again!

The the beginning of S3! You guys are great!

An idea formed when watching this episode. What if: A) it's clear that Din does not actually care about being "redeemed" for himself. He wants to raise Grogu as a Mandalorian foundling, can't do that if he's branded as an apostate. B) The scene with the kid getting his helmet is setting up Grogu getting HIS Beskar helmet at the end of the season. C) This entire season will set up a post-sequel era in which Grogu is now a force-sensitive Jedi-Mandalorian Warlord-hybrid. Also, Bo-Katan having a depressed existential crisis is sad. Mandalorians need to evolve at this point. The Darksaber cannot be the only thing that dictates rule. If they don't, they will wither and die off, unable to unite and protect what's important(foundlings) when a larger threat comes.

Live action Hondo already exists. He is the one who sends you on the smuggling run for the Millennium Falcon ride at Disneyland.

In Legends, Mandalorian ships were some of the toughest around because they often used Bes'kar alloys in their construction. Since it was such a rare metal and so hard to work with, however, their ships tended to be VERY expensive. Like the F-35 Lighting II fighter - A TRILLION Dollars for the entire development and deployment of a few dozen squadrons over a decade or two - expensive. Hence, they were very rare, or were cheaper versions made with things like Durasteel and so not quite as insanely tough.

13:49 "bust-ed him up" was the pun I immediately came up with too, it's better then the "using your head line

3:34 that's exactly what I thought. 8:05 Adam, I knew you would understand! I had the same reaction! We've gotten Live action Purrgils!! 9:05 That would probably be pretty expensive. 10:13 A little gaudy for my taste, but I get it. 11:08 Hey, we get random pirates before we get Hondo. that is the way. 13:46 so brilliant! 15:28 I'm not a car guy at all, but yeah, that baby humms! 15:46 so well timed! 17:33 Now that is a cool looking ship! 18:35 Indeed a good looking castle 19:06 I love how you can spot a fellow Critter! Will Bo Katan be a antagonist? will she be an ally? Will Mando (Din) rally the Watch to a reclamation of Mandalor? this is going to be interesting! Boy, I'm glad this show is back!

Also I think she didn’t try to take the saber because in her mind she thought it wasn’t worth it/didn’t really mean anything. Like she said if you have it people will do whatever you want. But the unspoken implication was it doesn’t mean they’re truly loyal to you. She needs Sabine to boost her confidence again. I also like your theory about Din needing to be rescued this season. The creators did say their power dynamic would start to shift. But I wonder how Grogu would take the lead? Maybe Din’s moment of trouble is public and lots of people see. Or maybe only Grogu and Bo or another ally witness it and tell other people and Grogu somehow communicates an idea for a rescue plan. Or he’s just so sad and dejected that the other Mandos take pity on him and help.

Bo is definitely playing the antagonist this season and I’m here for it! Also so exciting seeing the Purgill!

When I saw this video drop I went "This is that good good"

20:32 - “I want a throne that I can experience grandiose ennui in. I want that! Is that so much to ask for?” Dude, we _just_ gave you an axe, and you’re already angling for a throne?!

I can't wait for some guy to Cosplay Greef with his cape robots.

I was so hoping that lil helmet being made at the beginning was for Grogu. Did you all notice Grogu is wearing his chainmail shirt under his robe?!

In some of the last Legends novels, Boba Fett commissions Beskar star fighters after a huge new vein of it is found on Mandalore.

Is it just me or is Bo Katan setting Din up. SHE’S SENDING HIM TO DO THE HARD WORK FOR HER.

I think Filoni is building to a Wild West frontier of Navarro , Tattooine and Mandalor as separate but interconnected entities, away from the Republicwith the Mandalorian as Rangers.

It's Jay, and ADAM. Its....PREVIEW'D Just want to let you guys know, I sing along everytime it comes on. Lol

They had Guts, Global Guts and now we have Galactic Guts 😂

Swamp Thing? That was CLEARLY Oscar the Grouch after he'd run out of trash and decided to set out and find some more.

Thanks, Jay! Thanks, Adam! 👾 I enjoyed it very much. Plus, we got purrgils... and Anzellans!!! #pReviewd #StarWars #TheMandalorian