The latest episode of The Mandalorian Season 3 is titled “Guns For Hire” and it took Din Djarin (Peter Pascal), Bo Katan (Katee Sackoff) and Grogu on a campy side mission to the independent planet Plazir-15. This is where Bo-Katan was trying to negotiate with his former compatriots and convince them to rejoin the cause of retaking Mandalore.
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When they land, they are greeted by a pair of Imperial droids who greet them and force them onto a bullet train where they are taken to meet the members of Planetary Democracy. This is where the big cameos come into play.
Din Djarin, Bo-Katan and Grogu are introduced to Captain Bombardier, played by Black Jackand a duchess, played by Lizio. They want to hire Mandalorian warriors to protect them because of the charter that prevents ex-imperials from having an army.
He is then told how some of the reprogrammed battle droids from The Clone Wars are rising up. So, they want Din and Bo-Katan to fix this droid problem. In return, they will move to recognize Mandalore again as a sovereign system and ask the New Republic to confirm it.
The Duchess falls in love with Grogu and holds, feeds and rides him. Jack Black and Lizzo playing these characters unfortunately pulled me out of the story because they distracted me more than anything else. But, on their journey, they meet an overseer named Commissioner Helgait, played by the big one Christopher Lloyd. I was so excited when I heard that Lloyd would be in season 3 of The Mandalorian! I just wish he had played a better, more interesting character.
During their mission, Din and Bo-Katan learn that Helgait is a former Separatist and Count Dooku sympathizer who sabotages the city because he believes in the Separatists’ ideals. He was behind it all, and in the end, his evil intentions were exposed in a way you’d see at the end of an episode of Scooby-Doo.
What I liked about the episode is that it felt like it was from The Clone Wars series as it is set in an unfamiliar new world that feels unique. It’s also a standalone story full of callbacks. It was also fun to see Din and Bo-Katan on a little mystery solving adventure. There are some funny moments in their little quest.
Things go really well in the end, though! This is where the story of Bo-Katan takes a big step forward! After Commissioner Helgait is exiled to a moon for her crimes, the Duchess gives Din and Bo-Katan the key to Plazir and they grant an audience with Ax Woves, the former Nite Owl and leader of the former group of Bo-Katan.
Bo-Katan greets Woves at the Mandalorian base where he challenges him to a fight for leadership of the group, resulting in a battle between the two. Right now we can see Bo-Katan in action showing off his fighting skills. It’s not an easy fight for her, but she eventually gains the advantage and Woves gives up her position.
He tells her he will never be the true leader as he no longer holds the Darksaber. She is criticized for losing it. As Woves discounts Djarin’s Mandalorian status, Djarin steps in and explains how Bo-Katan defeated the enemy who defeated him, on Mandalore. And this is where things get awesome, as he describes a chain of succession to how she saved him, and how that would put the Darksaber back into Bo-Katan’s hands! I sure thought we’d see Bo-Katan and Din Djarin fight, but they managed to avoid it and came up with a cool and unique way to give her Darksaber back.
Bo-Katan takes the Darksaber and ignites it and the emotions hit hard! Bo-Katan’s journey in The Mandalorian Season 3 is hands down the best thing yet! What do you think of the last episode!?
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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