S07E05-08 - Martez Sisters arc - Important - Mandalorian Cut

Introduction of the lovely Anakin model, so we can’t see him from a prior episode after this one.

An important episode, this- lots of nice heavy doubt from the ‘small people’ about the Jedi, a nice personal lesson for Ahsoka, and we put the big three final pieces of this edit in place for the finale.

Its good moments are good, though it does need a fairly heavy trim for pacing - almost all of the first episode can go, most of the second, and almost all of the third. And even the fourth can be tightened quite a bit.

The Martez sisters are fun, with some trimmable frustrations, but they really only serve Ahsoka, so she should be the focus here.

The big question is, is it worth getting rid of all of this so we can save the Ahsoka reveal until the finale? I think probably not, since most people know Ahsoka’s alive later anyway, and it’s a bit of a breather before the finale.

S05E09-12 - Siege of Mandalore - Vital - Mandalorian Cut

Obviously vital for all cuts as it’s the finale, and the momentum behind the restructure.

The “It’s been a while” moment will likely hit best if we have quite a few episodes without Ahsoka, so I might pad it with a few more episodes where she doesn’t appear. That said, I don’t want her out of the show for too long, since she’s the heart.