#the mines of mandalore

[azertyrobaz]

Our people

[furiosophie]

the mines of mandalore: a summary

[desdasiwrites]

[inquisitor-apologist]

[isetthetone]

Nite Owls, more like personal lifeguards to Clan Mudhorn

[duchess-of-mandalore]

I cannot tell you how over-the-two-moons-of-Mandalore I am about the Bo-Katan we got in “The Mines of Mandalore.” While I was hoping they’d treat her character with nuance and not make her a villain, I did expect that they’d immediately set her up as an antagonist to Din’s story. I also expected that we’d pick up in Season 3 with a Bo who was angry, frustrated, despondent, rude, and impulsive and I was ready to defend every one of those emotions.

I never expected the Bo we got in this episode.

She’s fierce and tough, depressed and hurting, but then we also get these sad smiles and longing looks and these beautiful moments where her gentler side comes through.

She’s wields the Darksaber with skill and precision and the expertise that comes with both practice and willingness to connect with the saber the way Kanan taught Sabine to do. That’s her sword.

But she’s honorable. She could have killed Din (or at least let him die) several times over. She could have taken the Darksaber. She could be bitter about the fact that he has it. 

Instead, we see her wield the Darksaber as an expert, and then place it back on the ground with the rest of Din’s weapons. 

I was scared we’d get a Bo that disregarded her character development in Rebels, but she’s proven that she’s still committed to fighting honorably for her people, just as she told Sabine to do.

And she’s just so ... beautifully soft.

We saw Bo be soft so rarely in TCW and Rebels, but Katee is leaning into giving Bo that gentle side.

Her immediate concern when Grogu shows up alone and willingness to go find his dad even though at first she’d been like “It’s Din Djarin. Let’s get rid of him once and for all.”

Each and every time she talks to Grogu, she’s so tender and calm. She encourages him when he’s scared and pushes his pram out of the way when she senses danger. She talks to him and knows he understands and tells him at least generally about the connection she’s had to Jedi in her life.

(In short, Bo loves babies!)

The way Grogu looks at her tells me he already likes and trusts her.

Plus she’s saved his dad several times now.

To be clear, I’m sure there’s going to be tension going forward, and I don’t expect Bo to always act as calmly and nobly as she did in this episode. She can be catty and rude and violent and I love that those are all parts of her character, too. 

But I also think it’s already clear that in terms of her desires for her people, this former terrorist is done fighting over petty differences. She doesn’t dismiss Din even though he’s a part of a group she considers a cult (and she would know) because he’s still her people. And she’s still has no higher desire than the reunification of her scattered people and for them to be able to live in peace in spite of their long history of (and her own participation in) civil wars. 

“I am not my sister.” 

No, but Bo-Katan is currently more like her than she ever has been.

[tmorriscode]

The Armorer: Let’s have the first creed-taking ceremony in the living waters.

Bo-Katan: That’s where I saw the Mythosaur. It could possibly wake up and try to eat someone.

The Armorer: Perfect! We’ll let Ragnar go first. This is the Way

[flilisskywalker]

Happy one year to the episode that made me shipp Dinbo and made me deeply invested in The Mandalorian.

[grogudjarinn]

one, did not expect to go to mandalore immediately. TWO, OH MY GOD???? THERE'S A FUCKING BEAST IN THE WATER???? BO-KATAN QUESTIONING HER CREED INSTEAD OF IT BEING DIN LIKE I FEARED???? GROGU LEARNING FROM DIN AND BABBLING??? BO AND DIN BESTIES ARC???? THAT EPISODE WENT SO HARD

[mandalorianchronicles]

Bo: Time to get rid of him once and for all...

Immediately follows his baby to go rescue him

Starts bonding with the baby on the way and protects him

Uses the Darksaber to rescue Din, then has it and his other weapons laid out in a neat and orderly fashion for him when he wakes up

COOKS him a traditional Mandalorian dish

Offers to lead him to the mines herself

Dives (without hesitation) 300ft down to rescue him from a mythosaur when he proves he can't even take a bath without drama

Girl, if this is how you get rid of a guy once and for all, I'd love to see how to treat someone you care for

[azertyrobaz]

Don’t be a baby.

[brody75]

The Mandalorian - The Mines of Mandalore

[elionwriter]

Ok so, 'scuse me. But I've been seeing a lot of comments joking how Din just went down because he was wearing his beskar'gam and didn't realise how deep it was. It's hilarious. But no, seriously, that CAN'T be the case because we've seen him and other mandalorians dive in full armour and swim just fine. (S2. Ep.3) heck Bo-Katan went in straight after him in full armour and didn't have problems and her armour is made of pure beskar just as his. Soooooo.....what the F actually happened? Was it the Mythosaur that pulled him under? Or what? It's not exactly clear.

Anyway, for anyone who's counting, that's the second Mandalorian baptism that goes south in two episodes, where the oath is not entirely recited and the part about removing the helmet is cut off. Does that mean anything?????!!!!!!!

[nightskywrites]

the way bo-katan looked at din this episode has me going feral. the softening from “i’m going to kill him” to “din, are you alright”. the grief on her face when she told him about her father and he said “this is the way”, voice breaking and with the utmost respect. the awe when he was re-swearing the creed, like she was watching something holy, entranced by his conviction no one touch me no one touch me no one touch me

[m00nstera]

Not again.

[iveneverbeentothestars]

king arthur pulls a sword out of a lake din pulls out a fucking woolly mammoth thing