Hear us out \u2014 an episode of The Mandalorian<\/a> where Din Djarin<\/a> (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu<\/a> take a backseat isn\u2019t the end of the world. Do I need to run for cover?<\/p>\n Season 3 episode 3 of the Disney Plus<\/a> series caught up with Djarin, Bo-Katan Kryze<\/a> (Katee Sackhoff) and Grogu for a moment after the epic mythosaur<\/a> reveal of episode 2<\/a>, before diving into what members of the villainous Moff Gideon<\/a>\u2018s crew have been up to.<\/p>\n While some fans might not be keen on the focus being taken away from our heroes for a full episode, I loved it.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no denying that Djarin and Grogu\u2019s escapades across the galaxy are one of the most loveable parts of the series and it\u2019s part of what\u2019s kept people so enthusiastic for so long; their dynamic just works incredibly well.<\/p>\n But, as we get into the heart of season 3, and with no end in sight for the series as a whole, you\u2019d be forgiven for fearing that things could get a bit too repetitive and formulaic, and that we might get a fair bit of dawdling while Jon Favreau figures out where this whole thing is finally going to end up.<\/p>\n However, the latest instalment, titled The Convert, showed no such signs and was a refreshing change from what we know so far. While we\u2019ve spent time with other characters across the course of the series, we\u2019ve rarely gone into the stories of more minor characters in such depth, and the rest of the season is likely to be a lot better off because of it.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not to say we didn\u2019t get some memorable moments from our heroes either, with Bo-Katan lying to Djarin about the mythosaur before being accidentally being redeemed by her foray into the Living Waters, and welcomed by the other Mandalorians. Whoops.<\/p>\n The pace was slower than we\u2019re used to, with the storytelling even being a little reminiscent of Andor<\/a> in that way (which, in our books, can only be a good thing). Plus, the focus was on characters that fans might have dismissed in the past, with one even being nameless to us before now.<\/p>\n But it did not take long at all to get us invested.<\/p>\n There\u2019s been a lot of talk about if more well-known characters from across the galaxy will turn up after that shock Luke Skywalker<\/a> moment in season 2, but I would happily trade off more surface-level cameos like that if it means more time is spent on storytelling like this.<\/p> Season 3 episode 3 begins with Bo-Katan failing to mention the mythosaur to Djarin, as she cautiously finds out whether he saw anything alive in the Living Waters. The pair\u2019s ship then comes under attack and they\u2019re forced to jump to somewhere no one will find them, with Bo-Katan realising that her home has been destroyed.<\/p>\n We then see Gideon\u2019s old associate\u00a0Dr Penn Pershing<\/a> (Omid Abtahi) giving a speech after being accepted into the amnesty programme and pledging his allegiance to the New Republic. He speaks of his research in cloning and insists he only had good intentions. Arriving at his Amnesty Housing, he meets some new friends and recognises an old associate, a former communications officer on Moff Gideon\u2019s ship, who we later find out is named Elia Kane<\/a> (Katy M O\u2019Brian).<\/p>\n Kane insists she doesn\u2019t want to think of Gideon again and that she wants to help the New Republic. The group reminisce on the small everyday things they miss from the Empire, and Pershing later gets a delivery of the very biscuits he spoke about. Pershing and Kane then explore Coruscant and discuss how, in the right hands, their research could have helped a lot of people. Kane attempts to convince Pershing to continue his research, despite the New Republic\u2019s ethics laws against it.<\/p> ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/themandalorianseason322e3172d0-cb9b647.jpeg?quality=90&crop=738px%2C0px%2C2411px%2C1606px&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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