The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 is out now which marks the final episode of this season. Created by Jon Favreau, the show is a part of the famous Star Wars franchise and takes place five years after the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi.
The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal as the title character aka Din Djarin along with Carl Weathers as Greef Karga, Werner Herzog as the Client, Omid Abtahi as Dr. Pershing, Nick Nolte as Kuiil, Gina Carano as Cara Dune, Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon, Emily Swallow as the Armorer, Esposito, Timothy Olyphant as Cobb Vanth, Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett, Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze.
We also have Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Amy Sedaris as Peli Motto, Mercedes Varnado as Koska Reeves, Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand and several others. The third season will see the return of Esposito, Weathers, Sackhoff, Swallow, and Abtahi.
The eighth episode of season three is directed by Rick Famuyiwa and written by Jon Favreau. The episode is titled The Return and the runtime is 30-40 minutes.
– Disney+ Hotstar’s The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 Review Does Not Contain Spoilers –
The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8: The Return
The way The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 7 turned out to be, really raised our hopes in regard to the finale and how the show can be more and grow over more seasons. In all honesty, apart from the first 2-3 episodes, it was only in the last one that we even felt that the show had really just begun, heading towards an intense finale and, we were not wrong, well not entirely at least.
The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 starts in the same heartbeat as Episode 7 ended, without wasting much time we are directly put in the intense place where Din is in captivating by Moff Gideon and Bo-Katan and Grogu are trying their levels best to get our favourite Mandalorian out as well as fighting off evil. The episode does not delay in telling us that Din is safe after he manages to defend himself and escape his captors with some help from Grogu.
Din Djarin must have had some time on his hands to make some stern decisions because all he wants to do after escaping is fight Moff Gideon and end his terror once and for all. Din strategizes, as it happens in every Star Wars piece ever and with the help of R5 hacks into the tech-bits to control the shield and get to Gideon. However, where he lands up in his search for retribution is tricky and, surely, not what any of us were expecting.
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Meanwhile, Bo-Katna and her troop are determined to take the planet back. After all, Mandalore belongs to the Mandalorians, right? Being the wielder of the Darksaber, things are never easy for Bo-Katan but, she likes challenges and she only continues to be a badass in The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8.
Additionally, it is Grogu who achieves the most in some sense in this episode- using the Force massively and finding a new place and title for himself by the end of it all.
The Mandalorian Season 3: Final Verdict
The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 had its bits and buts. It was episode 7 that left us with more satisfaction than the finale one would say and, it would not be wrong. The finale felt pushed and rushed and, although it landed well, it was a rocky one that will not fill your heart like you would expect it.
Having said that, it is important to consider how The Mandalorian Season 3 has essentially been all over the place. There have been times when we felt like this season was unnecessary but, Favreau pulled it off ultimately. This is by far the weakest season of this Star Wars series and, a lot of us are unsure if we want more of it just for the heck of it or want to end this franchise on an emotional, bittersweet note.
You can watch The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 now on Disney+ Hotstar. To read our review for the series, click here.
In case you have already watched it, let us know in the comments below what you thought of the season finale and the whole season, in general!
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