The premiere doesn’t shed a lot of light on any of the core questions fans had entering this season, and it doesn’t introduce many new ideas or raise the series’ stakes. But the old formula that immediately made The Mandalorian the star of Star Wars also powers “The Apostate”-and it’s as sturdy and endearing as it was when it debuted in late 2019.
“A lot has changed around here,” Mando muses on the new Nevarro. And all of the action and scene-setting happens in half an hour.Įight Questions Ahead of ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 The Challenge for ‘Star Wars’ Heading Into ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3-and Beyond The effects are still strong, the score is still thrilling, and the script is still stuffed with jokes, Easter eggs, and tantalizing allusions to Star Wars lore.
Grogu, the beloved bad baby, remains incredibly cute. They do battle with a massive creature, engage in a standoff that ends in a hail of blaster bolts, and dogfight in an asteroid field. Mando and Grogu visit three planets and see a few old friends. Wednesday’s Season 3 premiere, “The Apostate”-written by series creator Jon Favreau and helmed by returning director and executive producer Rick Famuyiwa, who’ll also oversee the season’s last two installments-is a slick, if overly familiar, reminder of what makes The Mandalorian work. More than two years after the spectacular conclusion of The Mandalorian’s second season, and more than a year after Mando and Grogu stole the spinoff on The Book of Boba Fett, the face (or, at least, the helmet) of Star Wars TV has returned. As a friend of Din Djarin’s once said: Hey look, everyone, it’s Mando!
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