Some random thoughts about the Mandalorian and the star wars series' announcements. I don't think anything is really spoiler but just in case I'll put it in spoiler tags anyway. More speculation than spoiler other than a reference to the end of Rebels.
Squadron - I'm glad I got to see Patty Jenkins' announcement on twitter about this. Not sure I was all that excited about it but after watching her passion and personal connection to it I am now really looking forward to it. If you haven't seen it I recommend taking the minute or two to watch. Apparently her father was a fighter pilot.
All in all I'm really excited about this and really enjoyed Mando this year.
Ahsoka - I believe the story Filoni really wants to do is her journey from Ahsoka the grey to Ahsoka the white. After the Ezra/Thrawn ending on Rebels we get the epilogue where she shows up in full Gandalf the white robes complete with white staff. He has said in interviews this was a nod to LOTR and that he specifically thinks of Ahsoka as his Gandalf character. He has also said in a recent interview that it is possible that the Mando episode with her in it is actually set before she shows up as Ahsoka the white in the Rebels epilogue. I'm taking this as pretty much confirmation at this point. We may get the search for Ezra at some point, but I really believe we'll get this story first. I'm actually excited about this, although Gandalf did have to die and get resurrected. It will be interesting to see if something similar has to happen or what it would take for her to transform. Then again, technically that may already be what happened with the daughter.
I'm also going to be disappointed if we only see her the one time this year although that is looking pretty certain. I'm not sure how they would utilize her if the main fight will be between Mando and Gideon.
Mando - I really like this season but I've been a little concerned since before the season when they revealed that Mando would be the vehicle that they introduce the other characters and spinoffs. Not because I don't want to see them, but because it could really take away from the Mando story itself. So far, so good. I just remain concerned that the further they get into the Mandoverse the harder it will be to focus on this really interesting story instead of the crossover event they teased. The first two episodes this year didn't help. I didn't mind that there was no connection to the overall star wars universe but was a little disappointed that neither served to further explain or deepen the Mando/baby connection. If you compare the krayt dragon episode this year to last years kill the big bad creature, last year we got the confirmation that the baby had force powers. More importantly, we learned that he/she didn't use it until Mando was under threat, confirming his feelings towards Mando. I don't think we got that in this season's Krayt dragon or frog lady episodes. I enjoyed them both but still have a nagging concern that they will lose the Mando story for the overall story. I hope I'm wrong. I'm going to give Filoni and Favreau the benefit of the doubt as they have earned it.
Mandoverse - It will be interesting to see how they do this. The Arrowverse has already tread this ground with standalone series that come together with a giant crossover story combining several or all of the series. The problem with that is not every series really deserved the stand alone viewership and so watching those crossovers on the different series was not always as effective. Of course they had four (five?) series and 26 episodes a year versus three series of 8 episodes a year. They also have Filoni and Favreau so I'm pretty sure everyone will watch each series individually as well as the crossover "event". The timing will be interesting though. With only 8 episodes a series, if they are really going to combine into a crossover they will probably need to have them bunched fairly closely together.
What will be more challenging is when it extends to the overall star wars universe. I'm not sure I will appreciate having to watch all of the Disney+ series and movies in order to enjoy each. I really like the standalone series/movies' with the universe. And since I'm not a gamer, I really hope the games aren't essential for enjoying the series and movies.
By the way, had anyone noticed that the Mando "thanks for showing up, please commit this mission before I help or send you on to the the next step" has more of a game feel? Or is it just me?
I'm also going to be disappointed if we only see her the one time this year although that is looking pretty certain. I'm not sure how they would utilize her if the main fight will be between Mando and Gideon.
Mando - I really like this season but I've been a little concerned since before the season when they revealed that Mando would be the vehicle that they introduce the other characters and spinoffs. Not because I don't want to see them, but because it could really take away from the Mando story itself. So far, so good. I just remain concerned that the further they get into the Mandoverse the harder it will be to focus on this really interesting story instead of the crossover event they teased. The first two episodes this year didn't help. I didn't mind that there was no connection to the overall star wars universe but was a little disappointed that neither served to further explain or deepen the Mando/baby connection. If you compare the krayt dragon episode this year to last years kill the big bad creature, last year we got the confirmation that the baby had force powers. More importantly, we learned that he/she didn't use it until Mando was under threat, confirming his feelings towards Mando. I don't think we got that in this season's Krayt dragon or frog lady episodes. I enjoyed them both but still have a nagging concern that they will lose the Mando story for the overall story. I hope I'm wrong. I'm going to give Filoni and Favreau the benefit of the doubt as they have earned it.
Mandoverse - It will be interesting to see how they do this. The Arrowverse has already tread this ground with standalone series that come together with a giant crossover story combining several or all of the series. The problem with that is not every series really deserved the stand alone viewership and so watching those crossovers on the different series was not always as effective. Of course they had four (five?) series and 26 episodes a year versus three series of 8 episodes a year. They also have Filoni and Favreau so I'm pretty sure everyone will watch each series individually as well as the crossover "event". The timing will be interesting though. With only 8 episodes a series, if they are really going to combine into a crossover they will probably need to have them bunched fairly closely together.
What will be more challenging is when it extends to the overall star wars universe. I'm not sure I will appreciate having to watch all of the Disney+ series and movies in order to enjoy each. I really like the standalone series/movies' with the universe. And since I'm not a gamer, I really hope the games aren't essential for enjoying the series and movies.
By the way, had anyone noticed that the Mando "thanks for showing up, please commit this mission before I help or send you on to the the next step" has more of a game feel? Or is it just me?
Squadron - I'm glad I got to see Patty Jenkins' announcement on twitter about this. Not sure I was all that excited about it but after watching her passion and personal connection to it I am now really looking forward to it. If you haven't seen it I recommend taking the minute or two to watch. Apparently her father was a fighter pilot.
All in all I'm really excited about this and really enjoyed Mando this year.
