SSSW - The Mandalorian S3E8 “The Return”

Tower of Babble

'The Mandalorian' brought it's third season to close with a climactic battle for Mandalor, capping off a rocky eight episodes that have left some fans disappointed after what was such a stellar conclusion to season two. "The Return" ties up many of the loose ends from this season and the action set-pieces alone are worth the price of admission (more jetpack heavy battle sequences please) but taking a step back, we're left with a feeling of emptiness, as we may have a worse understanding of our lead characters psyches than we did coming into the season. With so much to do in the finale, and only 39-minutes to do it in, there just isn't any time left to hear what anyone thinks about the major events that just took place. It's plot in absence of character, and it's a real shame. It's not that the show is now bad, it's just that it certainly took a step back this season in pacing, plotting, character development and probably even musically with the absence of Ludwig. The hope being that it can learn from it's mistakes and course-correct going into season four. Julian recaps all of it, beat-by-beat, all by himself, as Rachel has had her baby (Congrats!) and as such was not able to join, for obvious and very much appropriate reasons. We'll be back with more Small Screen Star Wars very soon, but before that we'll be taking a short break. Make sure to check out the main feed for 'The Tower of Babble Podcast' in the meantime to stay up to date with all things nerdy. May the Force be with you!

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