IGN spoke with The Mandalorian director and executive producer Rick Famuyiwa, who revealed something about the show and Din Djarin’s place as the story’s main protagonist. According to the EP, Mando is no longer considered the ‘main’ Mandalorian of the show. Instead, he is seen as one of many Mandalorians.
A constant complaint some fans have had with Season 3 outside of the “plot going nowhere” – more on that in a moment – is how Bo-Katan Kryze is front and centre, pushing Din to the side a bit. The show is called “The Mandalorian.” Bo is a Mandalorian. She has every right to play a role. There will be fans who will say, “it’s not The Mandalorians,” and you’d be right. It’s not called that. But “The Mandalorian” doesn’t have to allude to just Din. It can mean any person wearing Mandalorian armour or following the Mandalorian way of life.
A couple of episodes ago, it was pointed out that Din was not born a Mandalorian. While true, he was rescued by the Children of the Watch and raised by their way of thinking, hence the “no taking off the helmet” thing.
Going back to the sole Mandalorian thing, Din is still the lead character, but now that there are additional Mandalorians, it still doesn’t change the story.
The Story Is Going Somewhere – People Aren’t Patient
Earlier, we mentioned that people aren’t happy with the pacing and story going on with The Mandalorian. The director of Chapter 22: Guns for Hire, Bryce Dallas Howard been trolled by people who saw the episode, co-starring Jack Black and Lizzo, as a total waste of story. For those who don’t know what a filler episode is, it’s when the story doesn’t advance, and that’s what the Fandom Menace claims. They’re also saying that the season hasn’t moved in the plot.
The story has advanced, but the audience expects it to happen as quickly as in previous seasons. Also, just because Bryce has directed one “dud” episode doesn’t mean she ruined the show. The Fandom Menace also blasted Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni for the same thing when it is Jon’s show, and he’s written most of the episodes himself.
Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean you have the right to blast those involved. What does complaining achieve? Does it make you feel better and give you what YOU want? This is the same as the whole debacle over the prequel characterisations of Jar Jar and Anakin. People got upset, took it out on the actors while doing their jobs, and had no control over the story. It got so bad that Jake Lloyd now has mental health problems after years of bullying from fans and his then classmates—also, Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar, almost committed suicide due to the backlash.
Widely Loved
Ahmed is now widely beloved in Star Wars and returned to the franchise to be Kelleran Beq in Jedi Temple Challenge, a non-canon children’s gameshow and The Mandalorian as the rescuer of Din’s adoptive son, Grogu.
The audience needs to settle down and understand that big things are coming. They also need to get over themselves as they aren’t in charge. If they don’t like it, don’t watch it. Instead, enter a group text and complain that way. Please don’t do it on social media where everyone can see it.
