naptownskinsfan Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Fresh Prince said: Can someone explain the bar he received being turned into the shoulder pad. The material that is part of the bounty, beskar, is a metal from the Mandalorian homeworld of Mandalore. It is a nearly indestructible metal that can withstand direct blaster fire, lightsaber damage, extreme temperatures and other damage. It has an extremely high value and can be sold by the Mandalorians for profit. In Legends, Mandalorians took trophies from their foes and as bounties, and as such, their armor became a patchwork affair. My very educated guess here is that this is much the same, but acquiring beskar means that they split the metal within their family or guild- part of it is turned into a piece of armor for them, the rest going to fund whatever they need it for- they are intimating it's for kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Manny/Patrick said: So does this guy know boba and jango? Disney's canon has beyond screwed with a lot of the backstory of the Mandalorians from Legends, and I haven't watched the cartoons. So I can't give a correct answer. My assumption is yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Also I am beyond shocked at the ending of the episode. That was something that George Lucas told anyone involved in the expanded universe that anything to do with that was forbidden. To throw that into the first episode of this show is certainly a bold move and will get people talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_shadows Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, naptownskinsfan said: Also I am beyond shocked at the ending of the episode. That was something that George Lucas told anyone involved in the expanded universe that anything to do with that was forbidden. To throw that into the first episode of this show is certainly a bold move and will get people talking. Well I mean... Lucas has no power over anything star wars anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Just now, rob_shadows said: Well I mean... Lucas has no power over anything star wars anymore. I understand that, but I am bringing that up to underscore how crazy it is to bring this up in the first episode of a TV show. They've got a lot to do to make good on the reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, naptownskinsfan said: Also I am beyond shocked at the ending of the episode. That was something that George Lucas told anyone involved in the expanded universe that anything to do with that was forbidden. To throw that into the first episode of this show is certainly a bold move and will get people talking. I thought it was just that character's backstory and origins that were off limits. Plus we don't know where this is going. Might not really learn anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 minute ago, seminoles1 said: I thought it was just that character's backstory and origins that were off limits. Plus we don't know where this is going. Might not really learn anything. Origins and backstory meant something like this by default, at least in my opinion. Before the Phantom Menace, the writers in the EU could reference the Clone Wars in general, but nothing specific as he didn't want anyone to write much about it. You couldn't even mention the specifics of said character's backstory, origins, etc. Nothing. Even after stuff was being released from TPM and on through the Clone Wars TV show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fl0nkerton Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 FIrst half was a little stiff, but man what a good first episode. Semi-related, but seeing the IG Droid brought back some repressed memories of playing Shadows of the Empire on N64 and getting my *** handed to me by IG-88 on that god-forsaken train. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Hope this doesn’t turn into him trying to protect the baby the whole season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBURGE Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 @Acgott probably time to add spoilers to the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Just now, JBURGE said: @Acgott probably time to add spoilers to the title agreed because i dont have disney and i want someone to spoil the ending for me because it was good apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acgott Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Spoilers are allowed in this thread. With all serial shows, you can start discussing the episode freely once it begins airing. Episode 2 is this Friday- be aware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 okay. can someone spoil the ending of the fiest ep for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acgott Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, Malfatron said: okay. can someone spoil the ending of the fiest ep for me Lol, just use Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Good first episode. I also don't have any interest in watch an entire first season showing a Mandalorian protecting a baby even if it is green. Hopefully they steer away from that. Was hoping the streaming would be like Netflix and I could run through all the episodes this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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