So earlier today, at midnight actually, I watched the Season 3 finale of The Mandalorian on Disney+!
Titled Chapter 24, "The Return," this episode saw Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu (with his new name becoming Din Grogu after Djarin officially adopted him as his son after the climax) helping Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and their fellow Mandalorians finally take back their home world of Mandalore from the Empire.
Chapter 24 was action-packed, with Djarin and Bo-Katan dueling with their arch-nemesis Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) for the final time, the other Mandalorians engaged in a fierce battle with Imperial Stormtroopers equipped with jetpacks and Beskar armor, and Grogu using his Force abilities to take on a trio of Praetorian Guards who would be the precursor to Supreme Leader Snoke's elite bodyguards in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The Return ended on a happy note, with Bo-Katan reclaiming her rightful place as the leader of Mandalore, and Din Djarin and Din Grogu settling into their new shack on Nevarro...courtesy of High Magistrate Greef Karga (once again portrayed by Carl Weathers).
But the adventures of the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda aren't over yet, as we learn by the end of the finale that Din Djarin wants to return to his old ways as a bounty hunter. The difference from his previous jobs, this time around, is him focusing the hunt on rogue Imperial warlords around the galaxy!
Season 4 has already been written, according to showrunners Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, and I can't wait to see what it has in store for Djarin and Grogu! Grand Admiral Thrawn (brought to life by Lars Mikkelsen) will make his live-action debut in this August's Ahsoka—but we can all be confident that the titular Jedi (played by Rosario Dawson) and her fellow band of Star Wars Rebels won't be the only ones to have a run-in with the blue-skinned heir to the Empire...
The Mandalorian is clearly putting Din Djarin and Grogu on a collision course with the most powerful threat to the galaxy before the First Order came to be...and I look forward to the day that we watch this epic moment on Disney+ and on the big screen! Happy Hump Day.
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