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Post #1384700

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RogueLeader
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The Mandalorian - a general discussion thread - * SPOILERS *
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Date created
7-Nov-2020, 1:13 PM

To me, The Mandalorian feels like a great Dungeons & Dragons campaign. You have this epic main quest, but during the journey, you have random encounters that lead into session-long tangents.

With Chapter 10, Mando is our player character who has an encounter with a New Republic patrol while on his main quest journey. His charisma check failed, leading to a session-long fiasco.

I’m surprised by some people’s urgency to move the main plot forward. Part of the problem with the films was that they had no time to breathe and just spend time in this sprawling universe. With The Mandalorian, the galaxy feels alive, and BIG. Getting from point A to point B doesn’t take 5 seconds, like it does in the movies. Space travel takes time, and you can run into problems. If I wast running a Star Wars tabletop game, I would have my players constantly deal with their ships mechanical problems. As soon as they earn a few credits, they have to spend that on their piece of junk that keeps falling apart. These kind of situations add immersion and depth to the story.

I saw someone say that they felt it was a wasted episode, that didn’t expand the world or develop the characters. I feel like this person didn’t actually pay attention to this episode, since we got a new planet, new aliens, more world building for the New Republic, as well as developing Mando more by exploring his sense of honor and keeping his word (with the alien that took the Child hostage, as well as Frog Lady).

I also liked how we saw our beloved Baby Yoda do something as bad as eating Frog Lady’s last batch of eggs. I jokingly said to my dad that Baby Yoda probably wants to eat those eggs, and when he actually did our jaws dropped! I’m sure he doesn’t understand the implication of what he’s doing, but I think Mando is starting to realize that he is not only responsible for protecting the Child, but the longer he has him in his custody, he is a role model for him. His behavior will rub off on the Child, whether it be for good or ill. He will have to start actively teaching him good lessons, otherwise the Child’s constant exposure to violence will be reflected in his own behavior.

Anyway, I suppose the nature of modern television turns some people off to the episodic nature of The Mandalorian, but I really enjoy it.