Hi man, thanks for the link. This cut was more enjoyable than the actual season for sure. A few things i’d like to insert as feedback would be that it’s sad that you cut the Zeb scene in the New Republic pilot bar. It was one of the few enjoyable moments in the show on it’s own.
Cutting all the Pershingstuff was fine. I hated that sidetrack. Also Favreau says 2 years passed so how would the fact that Gideon escaped be unknown for that long. I agree that you cut that line from the pilot saying “i knew he din’t make it to trial.”
Then also i think it’s a bit strange to have the Shadowcouncil so early in the movie because there is no indication yet that mandalorians will take back their planet. Later you have the scene of the spy telling gideon about mandalorians and Gideon is all surprised about it. It doesn’t seem right to me.
Lastly i would say it would be better to cut Bo Katan saving Din’s behind the first time. Can’t cut the second time because that’s when she sees the Mythosaur offcourse and when he is redeemed to come back to the covert. And also when she is fighting the other blue mandalorian dude for taking control of her Deathwatch AGAIN, that could be cut alltogether. I don’t like Bo Katan femi-force pushing the Mando out of his own show all the time like that.
Other than that it’s much more watchable than having to go through the entire season again haha.
I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback.
The New Republic Bar scene is in the edit at 1h 1min.
I agree with your point about the Shadow Council scene being slightly at odds with the parallel Mandalorian plot. However, in a movie you don’t wait until the final act to introduce your protagonist, so I felt that the Gideon plot needed to be moved forwards. It also provides spacer scenes for Din’s plot and without them the edit would be Din moving from planet to planet via a series of wipes. As I’ve edited it, the discovery of Gideon’s Republic transport is moved into the first act, so moving the Shadow council forwards provides a link to that scene. His request for more interceptors and bombers then pays off with the destruction of Bo’s Castle. The way the TV series is ordered its unclear to the audience where those TIEs have come from, by moving the Shadow council scene before the castle destruction, its clear that Gideon is behind it.
I guess Gideon’s reference to Mandalorians in that scene can be put down to him either lying to get additional resources, or him knowing that at some point the Mandalorians will mount an attack (which is how the series plays out).
As for Bo’s first rescue scene, that really can’t be cut because its the reason she ends up on Mandalore to show Din the living waters, and her defeating Axe Waves to take control of her clan is a crucial plot point. However its edited, Bo is the co-lead in season 3.