‘The Mandalorian’ Recap – ‘Chapter 3: The Sin’

Written by John Edward Betancourt 

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Normally, it takes fans a little while to be emotionally invested in a new television series. Because we need time to get to know the characters and learn what makes them tick, and once they are family in our minds, then we can worry about what happens to them and bite our nails when they are in trouble. But The Mandalorian is no ordinary show, and wonder of the Baby Yoda has warmed all of our hearts to this supremely cute little force sensitive alien, to the point where fans of this series are already vested in its health and its future, and that made settling in to watch the latest episode of this magnificent new show, an unnerving affair.
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Because ‘Chapter 3: The Sin’, wasted no time in showing us what Mando was going to do with the youngling and sadly, he made the wrong choice. For he quickly turned the little cutie over the Imperial Remnant and collected his precious prize, but there was a hint of regret on his part, since he did inquire as to what was going to happen to the sweet little baby. But a reminder of his code and the fact that he had enough Beskar Steel to soup up his armor like never before, quieted down any concerns he seemed to have, which was… infuriating. And I know I’m not the only one who swore at their television when this happened because we all expected Mando to be better than this, and it was heartbreaking to watch the little one worry and whine over its fate.

However, that didn’t stop Mando from doing his best to move on, and his return to the Mandalorian camp in this armpit of a town, allowed for him to find solace in that new armor, which is slick by the way. Plus, it also allowed for the audience to get a little lesson on Mandalorian culture, and we quickly came to learn that honor is a huge deal in their society, a fact that was hammered home by an ugly battle between Mando and one of his own kind. Because that much larger bounty hunter wasn’t happy with Mando using steel that was stolen by the Empire ages ago. But despite their brief differences we also came to learn that Mandalorians stick together, and believe in unity and their way of life and staying true to that, allowed for the little tiff to be diffused.

But while all of that was cool in its own right, there was still one big issue hanging over this episode in that, would Mando do the right thing when it comes to that cute little Baby Yoda? And thankfully, he did. Because something about this whole situation just didn’t sit right with him and that finally prompted him to take action, and in a stunning sequence of events, our now intrepid hero burst into that secret facility and rescued that sweet little baby. Yet while his initial steps seemed like a milk run in their own right, clearly the Remnant has a hold on this town since every bounty hunter and Greef did their best to stop him from taking the child. But Mando and his people were able to fight as one and get the child to safety and where we go from here, is anyone’s guess.

If anything, this episode turned out to be quite the emotional roller coaster when all is said and done. Because all you wanted was to see Mando do the right thing and time and time again he kept screwing it up or hesitating. But that did make the moment when he made the decision to save the little one quite satisfying for certain, and I’m so glad he made the right choice in the end. But as if often the case with this series, there are still plenty of questions hanging over this story. Because I think we are all quite curious as to why an entire town was ready to die to keep this little sweetie in nefarious hands and of course, we still don’t have a clue what the Remnant wants with the youngling. But I am sure it is only a matter of time before we find out the answers to those questions. Until next time.   

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