***SPOILERS*** “The Pirate” opens on Navarro as Gourian Shard attacks the city to avenge his slain pirates. Greef Karga contacts Carson Teva and asks him for aid in removing the pirates. Teva requests permission and backup from the New Republic and is denied. As the people of Navarro fle...
Read More***SPOILERS*** In “The Foundling,” Din encourages Grogu to train with the other foundlings. The child Grogu challenges (and defeats) is taken by a giant bird. Din, Bo-Katan, Paz Viszla, and others follow the creature to save the boy. Many people theorized that this episode would have Gro...
Read More***SPOILERS*** “The Convert” picks up where “The Mines of Mandalore” left off, with Din waking up while Bo-Katan contemplates what she’s seen. On the way back to Kalevala, they’re attacked by Imperial Remnants, and Bo’s castle is bombed into oblivion. Meanwh...
Read MoreSamba TV and The Wrap report that The Mandalorian’s season 3 premiere pulled in disappointing numbers. The episode had twice the viewership of Andor’s premiere but trailed Loki by 35% and Obi-Wan Kenobi by 28%. The Book of Boba Fett had 2% more viewers than Mandalorian. I’m somewhat surprised,...
Read MoreHBO’s The Last of Us has thankfully come to its conclusion with episode 9, “Look for the Light.” After enough bloat to bore Hemingway, The Last of Us barrels to the end, forgetting that it has not invested enough of its overstuffed screen time in developing the relationship between Joel and El...
Read More***SPOILERS*** In “The Mines of Mandalore,” Mando returns to Tatooine to visit Pelli. She can’t get the part for IG-11 and sells him an astromech. On Mandalore, he sends the droid to take an air sample. When the droid goes missing, Mando fights off mysterious creatures. The air is ...
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