The Mandalorian
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A theme has started to emerge inThe Mandalorians third season.
The theme returns again here with the introduction of Captain Bombardier (Jack Black).
Bombardier seems to be fully reformed, and the galaxy a better place for it.
But not everyone on Plazir likes the way things have changed.
With their plans to retake Mandalore currently shelved, theyve resumed doing what Mandalorians do: bounty hunting.
Given no other choice, the two lovers part.
For them, it might be the end of a tragic love story.
For Mandalorians, its strictly business.
Who could say no?
Not that they havethatmuch choice.
There he found love with the Duchess.
But dont, they insist, let the title fool you.
(Except the people in security and the Ugnaughts and the morgue attendants.
But its amostlyegalitarian society.)
Just as Bombardier seems like a truly reformed ex-Imperial, Plazir is a place that works.
Their droids might seem to be malfunctioning in a suspiciously coordinated fashion.
Like Bombardier, they once belonged to the Empire.
And, also like Bombardier, theyve been rehabilitated.
But maybe that rehabilitation didnt take?
But Plazir simplycannotfunction without droids, so a mass shutdown is not an option.
That first means acquiring a naughty-and-nice list from the Ugnaughts, the hardest-working species in the galaxy.
And though theyre skilled droidsmiths, they arent easy conversationalists.
Step 1: Drop the name of your dead Ugnaught friend.
Step 2: Dont suggest their work can be anything but perfect.
With the probable location of the next malfunctioning droid in hand, they head to the loading docks.
And with that, Din and Bo-Katan are off to interrogate some refreshment-seeking droids.
If theres a negative-image version of the Mos Eisley cantina, its the Resistor.
A conversation with the bartender eventually eases the fears on both sides.
They may have served the Empire but, like Bombardier, theyre gotten a second chance on Plazir.
Helgait threatens to turn all Plazirs droids against its citizens, but the threat doesnt last long.
(Bo-Katan cuts it short while dismissing his speech as politics.)
Its nice to make new friends.
And so, they fight.
She doesnt wield the Darksaber, so how can she call herself their leader?
Heres how: a loophole.
Thus, its really hers.
Thus, Bo-Katan is back in charge.
Thus, the dream of retaking Mandalore lives on.
Plazir-15 is an intriguing stop too.
From the outside, it looks like aStar Warstake on EPCOT.
Inside, it looks likeLogans Run, only less 70s and less dystopian.
Maybe that resemblance is why its easy to wait for a twist about Plazir that never arrives.
(Then again, maybe it will be revealed on a return visit.)
Nepenthe takes its name from a drug of forgetfulness found in Greek mythology.
That kind of makes the Resistor seem a bit more melancholy than it first appears, doesnt it?
