{"id":32267,"date":"2023-04-19T12:22:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T10:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1818835"},"modified":"2023-04-19T17:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:00:50","slug":"the-mandalorian-fans-divided-as-season-3-finale-gets-mixed-reception","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-mandalorian-fans-divided-as-season-3-finale-gets-mixed-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mandalorian fans divided as season 3 finale gets mixed reception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Was the finale &#8220;satisfying&#8221; or &#8220;underwhelming&#8221;? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><strong>Warning \u2013 contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3 finale.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final episode of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/mandalorian-season-4-release-date-disney-plus\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Mandalorian<\/a> season 3 has now arrived, and fans are making their feelings known on Twitter \u2013 and it seems to be a mixed bag.<\/p>\n<p>The finale saw the team defeat <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-mandalorian-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Moff Gideon<\/a> before Mando formally adopted Grogu and retired to a homestead on Navarro, and for every reaction that called it a \u201csatisfying\u201d conclusion, there was another which called it \u201cunderwhelming\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>One fan wrote on Twitter: \u201cChapter 24 of The Mandalorian was for the most part, a satisfying conclusion to S3. While the finale wasn\u2019t as climatic and intense as how people were teasing it to be, it was still a good finale. The last 10 minutes was a beautiful way to end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/andorlorians\/status\/1648594770288099328&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">another said<\/a> that \u201cthe emotional weight of both the season 1 and season 2 finales are gone\u201d, and <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/stefoneurkell85\/status\/1648619339203977216&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">another<\/a> added: \u201cJust finished the mandalorian season finale. It was ok, way too cute. Meaning no real stakes, everything went perfectly for the good guys. This season was very underwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Chapter 24 of The Mandalorian was for the most part, a satisfying conclusion to S3. While the finale wasn&#8217;t as climatic and intense as how people were teasing it to be, it was still a good finale. The last 10 minutes was a beautiful way to end the season.<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheMandalorian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#TheMandalorian<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/l0NbCMo4dU&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/l0NbCMo4dU<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Matt \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 (@thcfastestman) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/thcfastestman\/status\/1648591238222823425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>Fans largely seemed happy with the way things shaped out for Mando and Grogu\u2019s storyline, with <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/AkashasDomain\/status\/1648600403385417728&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">one fan<\/a> saying that the ending is \u201call I ever wanted for them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/daisy-ridley-star-wars-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Daisy Ridley to return to Star Wars as three new films confirmed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/ahsoka-grand-admiral-thrawn-lars-mikkelsen-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ahsoka sees Lars Mikkelsen return as iconic Star Wars villain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, viewers were less happy with the apparent lack of stakes and were left surprised by the destruction of the Darksaber.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/NightmareAkela\/status\/1648591269118230528&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">One fan<\/a> called its destruction the \u201csaddest death in The Mandalorian finale\u201d and <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/siisizze\/status\/1648596265356390401&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">another<\/a> said that they were \u201cjust realising that they really DESTROYED the darksaber after all the history and build up it has had in the Star Wars universe\u201d.<\/p> <p>The finale also led to a fan theory developing that we might now have seen the last of Din Djarin and Grogu, with their story apparently having been wrapped up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/kotefett\/status\/1648591447380340736&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">One fan<\/a> said: \u201cWhy does this feels like a goodbye to din djarin\u2026 like he\u2019s not dead, but his story is sort of over\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the finale, stunt performer and actor Brendan Wayne, who helps to bring Din Djarin to life, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-mandalorian-finale-hurt-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">said that the finale<\/a> would \u201cmake you wish you hadn\u2019t asked for more\u201d as \u201cit might just hurt too much\u201d.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6323999779112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>The Mandalorian is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/disneyplus&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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