Podcast The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale Discussion – The Escapist Movie Podcast This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack Packard, Darren Mooney, and guest K.C. Nwosu talk about the season 2 finale of The ... By Darren MooneyJanuary 9, 2021
Movies & TV The Mandalorian Resorts to a Deus Ex Machina to Stick the Landing in ‘The Rescue’ This review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2, episode 8, “Chapter 16: The Rescue.” I’ve made no qualms about my issues with ... By Jesse LabDecember 18, 2020
Movies & TV The Mandalorian Slams on the Brakes to Focus on Spin-offs in ‘The Believer’ This review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2, episode 7, “Chapter 15: The Believer.” In addition to Star Wars: The Bad Batch, ... By Jesse LabDecember 12, 2020
Movies & TV The Mandalorian Delivers Major Action & a Major Character in ‘The Tragedy’ This review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2, episode 6, “Chapter 14: The Tragedy.” If you title an episode in your series ... By Jesse LabDecember 5, 2020
Column With The Mandalorian, Disney Has Weaponized the Canon In its second season, The Mandalorian has gone big on brand synergy. The Mandalorian was always designed to appeal to Star Wars nostalgia, ... By Darren MooneyDecember 4, 2020
Movies & TV The Mandalorian Feels More Like a Pilot Episode for Its Starring Jedi in ‘The Jedi’ This review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2, episode 5, “Chapter 13: The Jedi.” Here it is. The one we’ve all been ... By Jesse LabNovember 28, 2020
Movies & TV The Mandalorian Offers Star Wars Comfort Food in ‘The Siege’ This review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2, episode 4, “Chapter 12: The Siege.” For a franchise that has been around for ... By Jesse LabNovember 21, 2020
Movies & TV The Mandalorian Deep Dives into Its Mando Culture & Brings Back a Fan Favorite in ‘The Heiress’ This review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2, episode 3, “Chapter 11: The Heiress.” Up until this point, The Mandalorian has been ... By Jesse LabNovember 14, 2020
Movies & TV The Mandalorian Wastes Time and Betrays Its Core Principles in ‘The Passenger’ This review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2, episode 2, “Chapter 10: The Passenger.” Since the first season, The Mandalorian has always ... By Jesse LabNovember 7, 2020
Column The Mandalorian Explores Stars Wars’ Fallen World The Mandalorian kicked off its second season on Disney+ on Friday. At its core, The Mandalorian is the story of its title character ... By Darren MooneyNovember 2, 2020
Movies & TV The Mandalorian Returns with Grand Kaiju Action and Fett Mystery in S2E1, ‘The Marshal’ This review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2, episode 1, “Chapter 9: The Marshal.” It’s hard to imagine it’s been a full ... By Jesse LabOctober 31, 2020
Podcast Digging Deep on the Manda-lore of The Mandalorian – The Escapist Movie Podcast This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Darren Mooney and Jack Packard talk about directors directing movies, then Star Wars and The Mandalorian. ... By Jack PackardOctober 31, 2020