{"id":116513,"date":"2020-11-20T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-mandalorian-makes-an-eventful-action-packed-pitstop-with-the-siege\/"},"modified":"2020-11-20T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T16:00:56","slug":"the-mandalorian-makes-an-eventful-action-packed-pitstop-with-the-siege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-makes-an-eventful-action-packed-pitstop-with-the-siege\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018The Mandalorian\u2019 Makes an Eventful, Action-Packed Pitstop With \u201cThe Siege\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e49e06421\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e49e06421\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-makes-an-eventful-action-packed-pitstop-with-the-siege\/#The_Direction\" >The Direction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-makes-an-eventful-action-packed-pitstop-with-the-siege\/#Science_Facility\" >Science Facility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-makes-an-eventful-action-packed-pitstop-with-the-siege\/#What_to_look_out_for\" >What to look out for<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-makes-an-eventful-action-packed-pitstop-with-the-siege\/#Coda\" >Coda<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#\u2018The Mandalorian\u2019 Makes an Eventful, Action-Packed Pitstop With \u201cThe Siege\u201d<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-646817 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/mandalorian-seaosn2-cara-mando-greef-inbase-700x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Mandalorian Season 2\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Naturally, there are <strong>spoilers<\/strong> here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood legend Carl Weathers (who plays Greef Karga<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">takes control of the fourth episode of <strong><em>The Mandalorian<\/em><\/strong> season 2. \u201cChapter 12: The Siege\u201d sees Din Djarin pulling into Nevarro for repairs. He asks Greef Karga and the new marshal, Cara Dune (Gina Carano), to help fix his ship so he can move on to the next phase of his mission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-646799\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Naturally, in return, they ask for his help in flushing out an Imperial outpost leftover on the planet. It\u2019s the last bit of Imperial presence and they can\u2019t figure out why it hasn\u2019t been abandoned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As they infiltrate, they discover that it\u2019s not an old outpost, but a secret <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> facility. They manage to blow their way out with fragments of the secrets they seek to discover. After a lengthy chase, they\u2019re able to blow the base, free Nevarro, and send the Mandalorian on his way. Unfortunately, the repair personnel entrusted to repair the Mando\u2019s ship were loyal to Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) and h<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e\u2019s planted a homing device on the Razor Crest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This sets the stage for a major showdown in the next episode, where Din Djarin hopes to find none other than Ahsoka Tano. With the Imperials on his heels, it seems like the eventual showdown will be explosive.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Direction\"><\/span><b>The Direction<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carl Weathers is no stranger to directing in television. He\u2019s been directing off and on since the mid-\u201890s and puts together a well-constructed episode of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mandalorian.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s pretty clear that Weathers was heavily influenced by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A New Hope <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">more than any of the other <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">properties, but there\u2019s a deep affection on display for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Return of the Jedi <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in the design and even some of the aesthetic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than anything, though, this episode cycles through so many of the beats of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A New Hope <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that it could almost be compared shot-for-shot to the Death Star escape sequence. The station over the lava where the Mythrol shuts down the cooling core feels like a stand-in for Obi-Wan turning down the tractor beam on the Death Star. The four TIE Fighters chasing our heroes on their escape.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even the homing beacon leading the Empire to a place of safety comes right from this sequence of the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are other moments, too. As we find ourselves in space, cutting to Moff Gideon\u2019s ship, the slow pull back across the bottom of the ship to the engines evokes the opening scenes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A New Hope.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s something about the red and blue control screens that evoke the feeling of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Return of the Jedi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, making the choices for these pieces of equipment actually feel like they\u2019re from a different era of the Empire than others. It\u2019s a really remarkable thing for the design to have that much attention to detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Empire Strikes Back <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gets its big homage moment at the beginning, though. As Din Djarin tries to affect repairs on his own, his bickering with the child is reminiscent of the terrible job Han and Chewie made of repairs at Echo Base. The child getting electrocuted also evokes memories of Jar Jar Binks, in positive ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Science_Facility\"><\/span><b>Science Facility<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we learn that the Imperial base is actually a science facility, pieces start falling into place. The recording of Dr. Pershing (Omid Abtahi) and the cloning-like vats imply a story that ties into the larger world of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">particularly things we learned in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rise of Skywalker.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though Pershing is vague, he references needing a blood donor with a high \u201cM\u201d count, an oblique reference to midi-chlorians. Midi-chlorians are a microscopic life form that reside within all living cells and help beings hear and control the Force. (Contrary to popular belief, they are not the Force themselves, nor a replacement for it.) If Pershing requires a donor for these experiments with a high midi-chlorian count, it\u2019s conceivable that this is a continuation of the program that produced Palpatine\u2019s \u201cchildren,\u201d Snoke, and even the reborn Emperor himself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019ll need more information as the show goes on, but this is certainly a direction the show could head. It wouldn\u2019t surprise me. Many felt that Dave Filoni\u2019s work on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Clone Wars <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">helped rehabilitate the image of the prequels. It would not be surprising if this is the unintentional end <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em> Mandalorian<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to do the same thing for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rise of Skywalker.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_look_out_for\"><\/span><b>What to look out for<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The phrase \u201cdank farrik\u201d gets used again in this episode, this time by Cara Dune. It seems like it might just be this show\u2019s equivalent of \u201ckarabast\u201d on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars Rebels \u2013 a<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0catch-all swear word that will, sooner or later, find its way into the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lexicon and occasional use.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cara Dune becoming the marshal is a nice touch and seeing her clear out the old Mandalorian covert of Aqualish ne\u2019er-do-wells makes for a compelling pre-credits action sequence. The sequence subtly implies that the armorer likely moved on. Only the ghosts of the Children of the Watch remain. The aliens that Dune attacked were of the same species as Ponda Baba, the creature who has his arm cut off by Obi-Wan Kenobi in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A New Hope<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. These Aqualish had distinctly human fingers, though some have sucker hands. Ponda Baba somehow had both.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scene in the classroom is an adorable distraction for the child, but if you listen carefully, you can get a very important lesson on galactic geography and politics. The droid calls out the old capital of the Republic, Coruscant, but also the current capital, Chandrila. Chandrila is Mon Mothma\u2019s home world and was the first world chosen to host the capital on its new basis of rotating around the galaxy in a bid to fix the stagnation of the old Republic. The protocol droid teacher also calls out the Hydian Way, which has been an important hyperspace route in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">universe for a long time. First mentioned in canon in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, it\u2019s been referenced repeatedly since then. The teacher also takes the kids through the geography of Kessel and the maelstrom there, as we learned about in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Solo: A Star Wars Story.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think it would be great to see more Horatio Sanz on the show. His Mythrol character is funny and him evacuating his neck-sacs (or whatever he did) like a scared squid as soon as he saw the Mandalorian was nothing short of comedy gold. Let\u2019s hope he comes back. His reference to the Trexler Marauder being in \u201cmint\u201d condition is a joke about that vehicle\u2019s genesis as a toy. The Imperial Troop Transport was created by Kenner and was the first toy they released in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">line that wasn\u2019t actually in the film. It saw a resurgence in popularity after it was featured in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars Rebels <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and again after it was featured in the first season of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mandalorian.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This episode brings back Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Captain Carson Teva and makes me wonder if the New Republic will have a larger role in future episodes and seasons. He talks to Cara Dune about her background as an Alderaanian, which is a touching moment, but also makes me wonder who the hell asks someone whose planet was destroyed if they \u201clost anyone.\u201d Of course she did. After intruding on her pain and apologizing for her loss, he gives her a service medal with a Rebel symbol on it and walks away. It\u2019s unclear if this was <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">his <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">service medal to honor his time on Alderaan, or something else, but if that\u2019s the case, it would make for a touching moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another thing to look out for: the troopers that Moff Gideon is overseeing at the end of the episode. It\u2019s not quite clear what they are. Could they be souped-up TIE Pilots? Some sort of Death Trooper? Or could they be the result of the scientific experiments and be a new kind of Imperial super soldier? With all of the Nazi science references plowed into the Empire, it wouldn\u2019t surprise me at all if it were the last of those. Whatever they are, I imagine we\u2019ll find out soon enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Coda\"><\/span><b>Coda<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carl Weathers brings what could only be described as \u201cbig grandpa energy\u201d to this episode. The treatment of the child is filmed almost entirely through this grandfatherly gaze and the Child benefits significantly from these moments. The scene in the school and his scene trying to help repair the ship are some of his best bits this season. Weathers brings the goods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The other sequence that stands out is the big chase. The speeder bikes coming down the hill is thrilling to see and watching the odds increase against the escaping transport makes for fantastic action. It blended new and old in a way that seemed fresh and Weathers brings a real energy to it behind the camera.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The thing some might scoff at in this episode is how quickly the repairs are affected on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Razor Crest. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ship goes from a floating death bin to good-as-new in the matter of an afternoon with only two techs working on it. Pablo Hidalgo once remarked that hyperspeed works at the speed of the story, and I think it\u2019s important to think of the repairs in this episode as the same way. This is still a space opera fairy tale about bounty hunters becoming unlikely heroes in a universe where space wizards carry laser swords. Repairs can h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en at their own speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My only complaint is that there are moments in this episode that simply don&#8217;t feel fleshed-out. It&#8217;s like Weathers doesn\u2019t give them the close-ups they needed, as it were, and so the questions raised are muddy. What <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that medal the Carson gives Cara? What are those suits of armor that Gideon is hanging out with? What <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in that tube? Are the experiments and the armor related? Hopefully we\u2019ll get more clarity soon. Just a little bit more explanation could have made these moments a lot more meaningful. Instead, we\u2019ll have to wait for future episodes or sourcebooks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In any case, this was a fun episode, but really just a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to the gas station on the way to the real destination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post &#8216;The Mandalorian&#8217; Makes an Eventful, Action-Packed Pitstop With &#8220;The Siege&#8221; appeared first on \/Film.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Hollywood legend Carl Weathers (who plays Greef Karga) takes control of the fourth episode of The Mandalorian season 2. \u201cChapter 12: The Siege\u201d sees Din Djarin pulling into Nevarro for repairs. 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