After six episodes, do we know if there’s a bigger point or theme to “The Mandalorian?”
For such a serialized show, the plot might well be less important than the theme, and that theme has to do with armor.
This episode of our Mandalorian podcast does a deep dive on armor: What it means to our title character and his culture, how removing “armor” is the one continued unfolding story, and all the examples of armor removal continuing to turn up in the plotting and background.
Here is this week’s episode synopsis.
Your hosts — Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) — discuss the sixth episode of “The Mandalorian,” the new Star Wars series on Disney+. The chapter that’s dubbed “The Prisoner” gives off vibes of Batman … and in more ways than one. Other discussion topics include a deep dive into the one central theme of the series — removing one’s armor — our expectations for “Rise of Skywalker” and of course, Star Wars trivia.
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