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While we're waiting for the S3 finale, I have some questions that I hope someone more Star Wars/Mandalorian knowledgable can answer. (1) Is Din Djarin our Mando's birth name, or was that the name that his rescuer gave him? (2) In S1 Din was bringing his beskar wages (that he earned from the bounties he brought in to Greef Karga) to the Armorer to have new parts of his armor made, with some being given "for the foundlings" -- were the foundlings raised as a group or were they adopted into the families/clans of their rescuers? Side note--someone earlier asked why Din's armor was shinier and made from more beskar than the others. If I recall correctly--he was paid a huge sum in pure beskar from The Client (who paid the bounty on Grogu for Dr. Pershing's research at the time). (3) I've heard mention that Bo Katan and her sister, Duchess Satine had a nephew, Korkie Kryze--and there was speculation as to whether the Armorer could be their sister (and mother of Korkie) -- but given that Korkie's surname was Kryze, wouldn't that mean the royal sisters had a brother (not a sister) who died before their father did so the royal line passed to Duchess Satine?

I hope neither the Armorer nor Axe are spies, although I, like someone else posted, I think Toska Reeves might be a bit sus, too (unless she's another red herring). I can see the planet-bound mandos as spies--how could Moff Gideon and his people create a base for his fighters and bombers near the forge without them knowing about it, and if they did know but had stayed hiding all the time, why didn't they let Bo Katan and her team know about it?

Perhaps, but didn't Axe Woves leave the group to find help right after the Armorer left? If they only had one ship on the surface, and it was already on its way back to the fleet, where was this help Axe Woves was lookiing for? Or did the group bring down more than one ship and left some of their volunteers with those ships while the rest went with the survivors's ship to find the forge?

I wonder where he thought he'd find back-up? They couldn't communicate with the rest of the fleet (or anyone else) and the Armorer took the ship filled with injured back to the fleet. I hope he's not one of the spies but it's looking more likely that he is.

As someone who saw the original SW trilogy in the theaters back in the 70's and 80's, didn't follow the prequels or sequels, nor any of the animated SW shows, I quickly fell for the Mandalorian--it was great to have a new show based in the SW universe but not reliant on the SW characters...at least in Season 1. Even bringing in a few in Season 2 wasn't that much to take and I soon learned about these characters through forum discussions here and through YouTube. But I can't help wondering if the showrunners' plan all along was to start this new show and then if it was received well, turn it into a live action continuation of the Clone Wars/Rebels series? I miss the kick-ass Mando of the first 2 seasons (and the last 2 eps of Book of Boba Fett).

Glad to have Brokenwood back! I enjoyed the episode--loved seeing Gina hanging out with Mike and Kristen at the theater (so glad she's no longer moping over Mike and unfriendly towards the rest of the team--Gina's change in attitude makes her a happier, brighter person and I love to see it, since I love the character). Kristen hating musicals was funny, especially as she teared up in the end during the guilty person's singing confession. The play was too funny, the songs were dreadful (but the singing was good, and who knew Frodo could dance?!?!)

I'm glad they're getting a 2nd chance with another season, but I also hope they cut out most, if not all, the multiple issues of home life drama.

I thought it was a clever means of getting the dark saber back to Bo without them having to actually fight over it. I recall several posters last season kept saying they'd need to "fight to the death" which seemed stupid to me becasue when Moff Gideon defeated Bo to claim the dark saber--obviously he didn't kill her. When Din won the dark saber from Moff Gideon, again--Moff Gideon wasn't killed. So Din having to admit to the other Mandalorians that he lost the dark saber to another foe, who was then defeated by Bo when she came to Din's rescue--I think--is less embarrassing/shameful than having Din and Bo have a dual with her as victor and Din having to concede defeat (or worse, having Din end up the victor and stuck as the ruler of all Mandalorians, which is a role he did not want!). I like Din and Bo together--I think they're both strong but their individual strengths are different--so the two of them working together make a formidable combination. She is more direct, an experienced military style warrior, definitely a leader in battle. Din is scrappier and more "streetwise", learning through his experiences as a bounty hunter, living the life of a loner with no one to really care about other than himself, and to a lesser extent his loyalty to his covert, until he found Grogu.

Overall, I liked the show and hope it gets another season. I liked Martha during her episodes on DiP when Humphrey was the DI, but I don't think she fits as well here. For one thing, they're still only engaged--how long has it been since Humphrey gave up his dream job on Saint Marie to follow his true love back to England? I thought they would have been married by now. Also, like someone else stated, I thought/hoped Martha would be helping Humphrey from the sidelines to talk through/solve some, if not all, of his police cases. Instead, we had all sorts of issues designed to tear apart the couple and wreak havoc on their happiness (the baby/IVF issue, Humphrey's boat purchase using their joint savings, Martha's relatives not sure if Humphrey's "the right one" for Martha, the cafe start up and partnership with ex-bf/fiance) -- too many soap opera-ish problems piled on together. I did like that they finally got back together during their separate, hurried trips to Saint Marie. I did enjoy the cases especially as these weren't the typical "murder-of-the-week" cases--we had more typical small town/village crimes that needed Humphrey's brand of sorting out and connecting clues to figure out whodunit. The small police unit was good, even the crusty civilian admin finally came around to liking/respecting Humphrey and his quirky behavior. I also liked that Humphrey was very encouraging and complimentary to Kelby (name?), the young uniformed officer.

Cherpumple said: I think I'll enjoy this one better on rewatch. I agree -- I think this entire season is building up to a bigger picture, whether in the last 2 episodes to come, or setting up Season 4's story line, I won't try to guess right now. But I think after this season ends, I'll do a rewatch where I can binge all the episodes in one day and see how they fit together for the finale (or lead up to next season). Will probably catch things on re-watch that I didn't catch during the original viewing, which is always satisfying to get that "A-HA!" moment. I wonder how much Gina Carano's firing affected the overall story line for this show. Was it always the writers' plan to bring in Bo-Katan to "partner" with Din Djarin in leading the reclamation of Mandalore? If so, that could be why they had planned another show for Gina Carano so Din wouldn't have Grogu AND 2 women as his sidekicks? I do prefer Katee Sackoff as Pedro's leading lady, although Gina was excellent as kick-ass Cara Dune. One thing I do hope we get to see (doesn't have to be an entire episode, just a quick scene) is Din adopting Grogu to make him his official son--and maybe have Bo-Katan agree to raise Grogu if something should happen to Din before Grogu is able to take of himself.

I saw part of it -- paused the play to do something in another room and when I returned, it was gone!

And I like that! To look at her, you would never know how intelligent she is and how vast her knowledge. Though I did think the bag was really big, however I carry a purse that I could fit a small child in. Like Jean, I'm at that age, too; perhaps a bit beyond as I find carrying the huge purse anymore is too hard on me so I'm scaled way back to a smallish packpack purse (too big-breasted to wear crossbody; shoulders narrorwing as I age so shoulder purse is uncomfortable), but she is indeed a regular scout--always prepared -- carrying everything but the kitchen sink in that bag!

I guess you and I are the only 2 people watching this wonderful little mystery show! I enjoy Judith and Jeremy because they are so over the top super wealthy yet they've remained "common enough" to bond with the other ex-pats in the area. We have Jean the art/antiques expert who also loves doing computer research and the ordinary working class (Dom, Sylvia, Niall and his wife), and now an American taxi driver, too. The one thing I don't like is Jean's big ol' leather crossbody satchel--that thing is UGLY! Granted, she's a mature woman with a mature figure, but that huge ugly bag does her no favors! I enjoyed the finale this season--finally got an ending to the Barbara saga (and the murder of Jean's husband from S1); now I hope there will be a S3 so we can bask in the sun and fun of Sainte Victoire with Jean in her new life with her wonderful ex-pat friends.

I'm agreeing with everyone here about the stupidity of having Humphrey buy that houseboat without consulting first with Martha. I think the writers were thinking it's a nice callback to the time in Saint Marie when Humphrey bought that run down "yacht", thus a fond memory for him of that time in his life. BUT, he and Martha have been together long enough now to work better as a team instead of doing such a dumb move. Humphrey's better in his work life--I haven't noticed that much disrespect except from the woman who's a civilian employee, not one of the coppers, but I gather she's surly with everyone most of the time. The sergeant and the uniformed officer I think are still getting used to Humphrey's quirks and aren't quite sure what to make of him, but I think they'll soon like him well enough. For one thing, he does give out "Well Done" comments and encouragement and doesn't come across as "me boss, you underling--do my bidding" so I think another week or two and the team will start working more cohesively. Jamie Bamber--yeah, I'd throw Humphrey over for that man!

Overall I liked the show. Humphrey was his same bumbling but brilliant self--the parts with him working with his new police crew were good. For me, the weak part was Martha, her mother, and grandmother (or aunt/great-aunt? I don't remember)--if Humphrey and Martha have been together for a long time now (how long ago was he supposed to have served as the DI in Saint Marie?) Martha's family doesn't seem to like him much--they tolerate him because of Martha, but they don't seem to like/care about him because he's so awkward. Also, Martha seeing a good looking guy (realtor) from her past--makes me wonder if there's going to be "trouble beyond paradise". Still, it was the first episode so hopefully things will get better.

I saw the Christmas episode and few weeks ago and didn't realize it was going to be the first of S2. Glad to see they finally dealt with Major Caron's wife. However, in the next episode (the new series started Feb 20 on Acorn), Caron was a bit distant with Jean, despite thanking her for her help clearing him of murder! Glad to see it didn't last long before he needed her antiques dealer expertise and research skills to solve the crime. I thought it was nice that Jean used the money she got from selling her ring (the one her late hubby bought for her and was murdered for by his mistress) and using that money to fund a new antiques store, partnering with that female antique dealer in S1 whose wife was creating forgeries and fraud through the shop they owned. I'm curious to see where the plot with the soon-to-be-released-from-prison wife--will she create havoc for Jean's new shop?

I think maybe they had a double stroller maybe something similar to this I wonder if they took Josiah with them or if he stayed with Amy and Chris or another relative? If he's there with them, 3 kids in a stroller built for 2 might be a tight squeeze.

I think they do 8 episodes -- then a break while they film more episodes -- then they run the back 8 episodes for 16 total for the season. Actually, this is a good week to have the Christmas-themed episode--next week is so close to Christmas that a lot of people may be too busy to tune in (having holiday parties, shopping, traveling/prepping for visitors/vacation time, etc) and the week after next is after the holiday.

Perhaps since COVID is still with us, the actors choose not to kiss--especially since this season started we're going winter with Cold, Flu, RSV, plus COVID all on the rise. I read recently that Los Angeles is considering reinstating the mask ban for a while to help deter exposure to, and spread of, these illnesses. Granted, filming was earlier this year, but still, predictions in the spring were that we would most likely have a more active Flu season on top of whatever COVID virus mutations become prevalent.

They faked the problems because they needed quick results to get the Attorney General guy to run complain to the fracking head guy. That's when they discovered that the AG was in on the whole thing and his connection to the fracking company. The AG was powerful and had too many government and legal eagles in his pocket to counteract most "proof", plus the time it would take to go through such channels would not save the town. Also, the team made sure no one was injured in the explosion--but that action plus Elliott's dad doing the lighting-water-on-fire trick in front of the press made sure this wasn't get swept away under mountains of legal rabbit holes. Lastly, team also made sure the whole audience there heard that because of all the evidence they gathered, the AG and company were going to have to pay 60 million dollars to the town! The bad guys weren't going to get out of that so easily. I was surprised to learn that Elliott was adopted by a black couple in the very conservative (Republican/red) state of Oklahoma!

I miss those who've left--Joe, Shep and Hicham (spelling?), Marcus, and of course, Bethany's exit was a shock. Glad to see Mark is still there but they need to give him more to do. Love Kenny and Aiden, of course! I believe the actor who played the first coroner passed away a year or so ago.

I haven't read any of the books but love the show and all the characters. Can you tell me if Joe is Vera's DS throughout all the books, or does Aiden (current DS) show up in the books? I wondered if the actor who played Joe left the series to pursue other projects, thus opening up a slot for a new character, or if book-Joe left for a career move and there's a book-Aiden who replaced him?

I don't recall anything about Jimmy's wife other than she was once married to Duncan (bio dad to Cassie), so I don't know how career-focused he was prior to her death. I think his grief probably helped propel him further into his job, especially since Duncan was there to help raise Cassie. I don't recall anything about the Sandy incident--what it was, how/if it was resolved, so I think there was no further follow-up (or fall-out) shown with Jimmy afterwards. I think the show either glossed over it or dropped that thread entirely.

Is that guy changing the tire the "camp host" or is he just another camper/RV'er at the same location? Who's the other guy standing to the side next to the kids? I guess I'm as much of a dumbass as Jer since I don't know how to change a tire, either.

Yes I believe the undertaker was in at least one other episode. So was the reverend's husband. I like seeing a lot of the townspeople sprinkled throughout the episodes. We see Frodo so often he should be a series regular, as well as Trudy and her brother (the pub owner who's always working various schemes to make money)--but I miss Mrs. Marlowe, and we haven't seen the pharamacist/mayor (Neil Bloom) for a little while, either. I also like the changes in Gina's character--while I think her liking Mike is sweet, after all these series it does feel like stalking rather than carrying a torch. So glad she wasn't written as a bitter, jealous shrew, but instead is moving on with grace and confidence, expanding friendships and integrating more into the community. Gina doesn't need Mike (or any man) to define her as person!