About this episode

The episode discusses the continuation of The Mandalorian and the character Grogu, highlighting its odd choices and loss of original charm.

Returning to our roots, we discussed The Mandalorian and Grogu, the big blockbuster continuation of the TV show. This movie made some odd choices, Zeb is here but not included enough, and a lot of the charm of the original is lost. Episodes We Mentioned: Our first The Mandalorian episode Our first Andor episode Our first Rebels episode Our first Aftermath episode Our first Book of Boba Fett episode Our first Republic Commando episode Our first Spartacus episode

Topics covered

• The Mandalorian
• Grogu
• TV show analysis
• blockbuster films
• fandom discussion

Keywords

• The Mandalorian
• Grogu
• TV show
• blockbuster
• fandom
• Zeb
• original charm

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Mandalorian, Grogu, Andor, Rebels, Aftermath, Book of Boba Fett, Republic Commando, Spartacus

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