This sounds amazing! I’ve been toying with ideas to repair the weird storytelling this season, but I think you’ve got the best angle on it.
Thanks! Glad you like it!
One thing that kind of bothers me is Din adopting Grogu and making him an apprentice. Given the growth he’s had up to that point, it feels weird to double down on how committed he is to the Children of the Watch. I feel like it might be more fitting if Din and Grogu just left at the end and struck the deal with the New Republic, satisfied with taking back Mandalore but ready to go back to being a bounty hunting team.
It works either way, but that felt like a better character arc to me anyway.
I agree with that; I have an idea for the finale that I haven’t shared yet (partially because I have no clue how feasible it is yet and I want to focus on the rest of this edit first) that should give Din a very nice resolution to his development in Mandalorian culture. Part of this involves recontextualizing Din adopting Grogu as something he does not as a commitment to the Children of the Watch, but to Mandalorian lifestyle in a broader sense, having expanded his understanding of what it means to be a Mandalorian.
I know that doesn’t make a lot of sense right now, but I hope once I figure out how feasible my plan for this is I’ll share it then, so that I don’t prematurely raise hopes.
Really looking forward to this one! If you need any assistance let me know.
Will do!