The mandalorian [Spoilers]

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Setting aside how he did much of that not because he had a special caring for baby yoda, but acted like it was part of the mission and/or because of the far reaching implications...

Ah, the famous scenario:

"I'd take a bullet for my kid without question. Nothing I wouldn't do for my kid."
"Ok, not asking that, just asking why don't you spend some quality time with them once in a while? You know, play a game with them, hold them when they're sad, tell them how much you love them? How about doing literally any of that? It's super easy to say you'd do something like taking a bullet because that requires no effort or is the "macho thing" to do. Being a good parent means doing the effort every day, even for the small stuff. Especially for the small stuff. Because I guarantee that kid won't grow up thinking, "Man, my dad would take a bullet for me.", but will think "why didn't my dad want anything to do with me or love me?"

Judging how good a dad is by how much tough guy stuff he does, while ignore the empathy, compassion, and all the little day to day stuff is what breeds toxic masculinity and perpetuates those cycles. There have been studies about this, and is a huge factor as to why men have problems expressing emotion in a healthy way when they get older.

Well to be fair he's not the kid's father, he doesn't have to be father of the year.

Here you still get raised to be stoic. It's slowly changing but you still don't want to be seen as to emotional or whatever.

Will admit maybe we've carried it to far neither my brother or myself cried at mum's funeral. That might be a generational thing idk.
 

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Setting aside how he did much of that not because he had a special caring for baby yoda, but acted like it was part of the mission and/or because of the far reaching implications...

Ah, the famous scenario:

"I'd take a bullet for my kid without question. Nothing I wouldn't do for my kid."
"Ok, not asking that, just asking why don't you spend some quality time with them once in a while? You know, play a game with them, hold them when they're sad, tell them how much you love them? How about doing literally any of that? It's super easy to say you'd do something like taking a bullet because that requires no effort or is the "macho thing" to do. Being a good parent means doing the effort every day, even for the small stuff. Especially for the small stuff. Because I guarantee that kid won't grow up thinking, "Man, my dad would take a bullet for me.", but will think "why didn't my dad want anything to do with me or love me?"

Judging how good a dad is by how much tough guy stuff he does, while ignore the empathy, compassion, and all the little day to day stuff is what breeds toxic masculinity and perpetuates those cycles. There have been studies about this, and is a huge factor as to why men have problems expressing emotion in a healthy way when they get older.
I honestly hope he does get there at some point and accept that the kid is his responsibility to raise. But I also totally understand why he's not there yet.

And your example is a false equivalency. A parent in our society saying "I'd take a bullet for my kid" is potentially a cop-out, because it's not something that's likely to come up for most of us. But for the Mandalorian, putting himself on the line to keep the Child alive is pretty much a full-time job - and he doesn't say it, he simply does it, without hesitation.
 

"Don't play with your food".

A lot better episode this week. Very good even

A bit of world building and reveals. A few easter eggs for fans of the old EU and Rebels, Battle Star Galactica, the WWE and even Bosch.

Attention to detail as well with some left over questions from Clone Wars and Rebels along with explaining "this is the way".

Not as exciting as the first episode but a lot better development. Advances the overall plot.

Think I'll go with a 8.5/10 almost a 9. Screw it gonna go with a 9.
 

"Don't play with your food".

A lot better episode this week. Very good even

A bit of world building and reveals. A few easter eggs for fans of the old EU and Rebels, Battle Star Galactica, the WWE and even Bosch.
And firefly mainly when entering the planet's atmosphere.

On his exit from the planet all I could think was the this quote:

Mal: Ship like this, be with you till the day you die.
Zoe: That's 'cause it's a death trap.

Also thinking about to the Train Job.
 

And firefly mainly when entering the planet's atmosphere.

On his exit from the planet all I could think was the this quote:

Mal: Ship like this, be with you till the day you die.
Zoe: That's 'cause it's a death trap.

Also thinking about to the Train Job.

I got that vibe. Even looked like the ship in firefly and mentioned it to my wife.
 


It's nice to see the Mon Calamari and the Quarrens getting along well enough to have settled worlds together, given that they were on opposite sides during the Clone Wars. I'm pretty sure the planet isn't intended to be Mon Cal itself, since that world is a lot further than just next door to Tatooine.

The Gozanti Cruiser looks a lot more brooding and menacing in this fully detailed version.

It seems that the Darksaber is becoming a plot point this season. I'm interested to see where that goes.
 

It's nice to see the Mon Calamari and the Quarrens getting along well enough to have settled worlds together, given that they were on opposite sides during the Clone Wars. I'm pretty sure the planet isn't intended to be Mon Cal itself, since that world is a lot further than just next door to Tatooine.

The Gozanti Cruiser looks a lot more brooding and menacing in this fully detailed version.

It seems that the Darksaber is becoming a plot point this season. I'm interested to see where that goes.

Gozantis have been around for a while, they existed in Legends as well.

Same with Mon Cal/Quarrens rations. Clone Wars was 30 odd years ago in this timeframe.
 


That was really good. Best episode this by year so far. I’m assuming she was from one of the cartoons?

Bo Katan?

Yeah she from the cartoons. Badass and cool. Voiced by Katie Sackoff as well in the cartoon.

Mandalorians got big plot arcs in Clone Wars and Rebels.

Doing a Rebels rewatch now. It's still good and very binge able.

Thinking about it it's a storyline a decade in the making.


Best episode yet for world building etc.
 

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