If there’s one thing that Disney’s Star Wars has taught us it is the bitter taste of disappointment, but when it comes to the Mandalorian, Star Wars fans can relax just a tiny bit. In Jon Favreau’s capable hands, the first two seasons have been a major success, helped of course by Grogu’s fame, but where will season three take us next?
Following on from The Book of Boba Fett (where, spoiler alert, Grogu and Mando were reunited), the trailer seems centred on the subject of Mandalore, now a burnt-out shell of a planet - far from how we saw it in Clone Wars. It seems that this new series will be focussing on Mandalorian lore and history, hopefully giving us more insight into Mando’s backstory as well as the politics of the scattered tribes of Mandalorians. Some scenes of Mando wielding the dark sabre wouldn’t go amiss either. Afterall, it wouldn't be Star Wars without some super cool fight scenes to match the political strife.
According to the trailer, it looks like the New Republic could also be taking a more prominent role, with flashes of Coruscant appearing just as it was in the prequels, as well as scenes with multiple Jedi in a possible pre-order 66 flashback. Emotionally devastating and painful? Sounds perfect. Speaking of Jedi, Grogu also seems to have powered up, throwing monsters out of caves and looking extremely cute - deep-fake Luke Skywalker is evidently a great master.
Mandalore, Coruscant, pre-Order 66 Jedi, and Pedro Pascal - what more could you want?
