My thoughts on Season 3 after today’s episode:
It looks like things are starting to fall more into place… we’ll see if the finale can stick the landing.
One or two good episodes is just that imo. It doesn’t improve the quality of the rest of the season. It’s for now one good episode, which only highlights the uneven quality of the Mandoverse since TBOBF to be honest. This episode needed a good setup for the pay-offs to really hit home. As it is it feels kind of divorced from the rest of the show much like the Mando episodes in TBOBF. The sudden reappearance of Gideon, who for some reason has lost all interest in Grogu and views the retaking of a wasteland of a planet by a few dozen Mandalorians as a major threat comes out of left field. The show should have spent its time building up to this moment, clearly defining the villain’s motivations, and the secret alliances that are eroding the New Republic’s influence. This episode is a good part of a badly written story in my view.