The Mandalorian Season 2 Review – Episode 8: The Rescue

Here we have it, the final episode of the series, one that no doubt many people were super excited to see reach its conclusion. Much to my own surprise, it’s one I come out of with some really mixed feelings about. Not something I was expecting to say going into this one considering how positive I’ve been about the series as a whole so far.

Specifically, I’m mixed on the ending of this episode and one major choice that weirdly bummed me out. Especially considering this moment is going to be something that elates the vast majority of the fandom. But I’ll get to that further down the post. I’ll even highlight it so you can skip right to it if you want to.

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Jujutsu Kaisen – Episode 11 Review: Narrow-Minded

My brain is a mess of static, I’m jumping between so many reviews and top ten lists right now that I’m struggling to keep my brain straight about what I’m talking about. It’s really a pain that some of the best T.V. I’ve watched all year is coinciding with my busiest blogging and working time of the year. Seriously, all the best stuff of 2020 has been packed into its final two months.

Oh well, I guess there are worse problems to have.

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The Mandalorian Season 2 Review – Episode 7: The Believer

Without a doubt, the second season of the Mandalorian has outdone the first in every respect. In this, the penultimate episode of the season, we take one final breather before Mando and his gang of mercenaries plan their daring rescue of Grogu from Moff Gideon. And for an episode that Rotten Tomatoes has deemed the second weakest of the series so far, I found this to be a fascinating look behind the curtain.

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