{"id":22690,"date":"2026-05-23T04:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=22690"},"modified":"2026-05-23T04:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:21:29","slug":"the-mandalorian-grogu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=22690","title":{"rendered":"The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-106ccad367ac1c750ba41e347694343f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>I&#8217;m a big fan of Star Wars<\/strong>, going all the way back to 1977 when my Dad took me and my brother to the theater to see the original. We also love Westerns, and so when the world first got introduced to Mando and the iconic gunslinger music, I had high hopes for these new stories in the Star Wars Universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" data-attachment-id=\"22700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=22700\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?fit=1376%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1376,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?fit=640%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Multiple space cowboy gunslingers in desert standoff\" class=\"wp-image-22700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?w=1376&amp;ssl=1 1376w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118a65941bb.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95983e558bcf348112752943e0b559f5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Settling in to my seat at the theater yesterday, I was excited for the new Mandalorian &amp; Grogu movie. We had a good audience in attendance, and the first scene was pretty exciting and cool, but then it all went downhill in spectacular fashion. First, all of the best parts of the movie were in the trailers, and I hate those kind of spoilers. It left nothing to surprise or thrill me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" data-attachment-id=\"22703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=22703\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?fit=1376%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1376,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?fit=640%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Armored space warrior with small green alien child\" class=\"wp-image-22703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?w=1376&amp;ssl=1 1376w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118b9f135a8.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6c659107553f14c0d238b25d84762c9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">The middle of the film was a snoozefest. The CGI of the Hutt&#8217;s was so bad, slimy in the worst possible way. The actors all felt stilted and the dialogue must have been written by childish AI generators. At least they got paid&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" data-attachment-id=\"22706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=22706\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?fit=1376%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1376,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?fit=640%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dragon snake in watery pit with armored warrior\" class=\"wp-image-22706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?w=1376&amp;ssl=1 1376w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/my-walkabout-6a118c83c56af.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3e5792f57a5a5ff037bd45ba2a3fb8ae wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">The 2nd half of the movie, I&#8217;ll admit, was better, but at this point it was too late to save the film, at least for me. I was so disappointed. No story, no character development, and it wasn&#8217;t even that funny or cute. Who was this movie even made for? I can&#8217;t imagine kids, families, or fans of Star Wars would enjoy it. 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