The Mandalorian S3 E3 Release Date, Recap, and Speculation

In this week’s episode, Bo-Katan finally makes a comeback, and Mandalore’s mysteries get even more convoluted. The Mythosaur gets excavated from the deep caverns of the mines of Mandalore.

Will Bo-Katan finally turn the tide back toward Din and Grogu’s favor, or will she be the power-hungry antagonist that she’s always been?

Let’s find out!

1. Season 3, Episode 3 Synopsis/Speculation

In this week’s episode, we have Bo-Katan Kryze joining the crew, we finally see a softer side of Bo-Katan as now she knows that Mandalore is not poisoned. From now on, she will be a regular in the series and help Grogu and Din like a leader.

We may see her in Nevarro, where she will meet her people, i.e., the Death Watch, and start recruiting vigorously to take down the pirates in the region.

She will eventually become second-in-command and will be instrumental in assembling a new Mandalorian army.

The power struggle between herself and Din Djarin is not over yet. It will continue underneath the main plot of rebuilding Mandalore from the ashes.

Bo-Katan has been a flawed character since the very beginning, and she will continue to be an antagonist throughout the series. It will take her time to realize that Din Djarin is the future of Mandalore.

As for Din and Grogu, it will be interesting when they get back to Nevarro. In this week’s episode, Din accomplished everything he needed through R-5. So, will he finally fix IG-11?

I don’t think he will forget about the droid, which has been teased in the trailers since the beginning.

Ultimately, the next chapter is going to be all about Bo-Katan and her complicated homecoming.

How will her relationship with Din and Grogu shape up? Will she help Din fix IG-11? How will they rebuild Mandalore?

Stay tuned for next week’s episode to find out!

2. Season 3, Episode 3 Release Date

of the season has been available to stream for free since .

I. Is the series on a break?

No, the series is not on a break and will continue according to the schedule

3. Season 3 Schedule

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
17	1	“Chapter 17: The Apostate”	Rick Famuyiwa	Jon Favreau	March 1, 2023
18	2	The Mines of Mandalore	Rachel Morrison	Jon Favreau	March 8, 2023
19	3	“Chapter 19”	Lee Isaac Chung	Noah Kloor & Jon Favreau	March 15, 2023
20	4	“Chapter 20”	Carl Weathers	Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni	March 22, 2023
21	5	“Chapter 21”	Peter Ramsey	Jon Favreau	March 29, 2023
22	6	“Chapter 22”	Bryce Dallas Howard	Jon Favreau	April 5, 2023
23	7	“Chapter 23”	Rick Famuyiwa	Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni	April 12, 2023
24	8	“Chapter 24”	Rick Famuyiwa	Jon Favreau	April 19, 2023

4. Where to Watch The Mandalorian 

The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 2 Recap

If you were training your own droid and didn’t have time to watch this week’s episode, here is a summary just for you!

In the second episode of the third season of The Mandalorian, Peli Motto starts with an act of misdirection that sets the tone for an episode that’s full of twists and turns. The previous episode suggested that the season would be about Din Djarin and Grogu’s long and arduous journey to the Living Waters beneath the mines of Mandalore. 

However, by the end of this episode, they completed their journey, and Din and Bo-Katan finally come face-to-face with living proof that the foundational myth of Mandalore is more than just children’s stories.

Din’s next stop on his quest to get to Mandalore is Mos Eisley, where he hopes Peli can help him track down the IG memory unit he needs to bring IG-11 back from the dead. 

Din and Grogu then reach Mandalore, and Din warns the child that the planet is not what it used to be. But he still believes there’s hope and that they might find some of the wonders that inspired the songs of Mandalore in the first place.

However, their journey is not smooth sailing. The Great Purge wrecks the planet’s atmosphere, and Mandalore is no picnic either. Din sends R5 out to get an air sample, but the droid disappears from his scanner. 

Din decides to investigate for himself and is greeted by a group of Mandalorian troglodytes who put up a fight but prove no match for Din and his Darksaber.

As Din and Grogu explore the Civic Center in search of the mines, they find only desolation and unfriendly-looking sewer lizards. 

Unfortunately, the helmet is bait for a tiny, evil, scuttling animal operating mechanical exoskeleton of dead creatures. This little critter proves to be quite a nuisance as it steals away with Din’s prized Beskar armor, forcing him to chase after it through the ruins.

As Din chases the creature, he comes across a hologram recording that reveals the true fate of Mandalore. It turns out that the planet was destroyed during the Great Purge, a brutal war that saw the Empire wipe out most of the Mandalorian population. 

This revelation is a turning point for the series, underscoring the depth of Bo-Katan’s mission to reclaim the planet and restore Mandalorian culture.

The episode’s climactic scene sees Din and Bo-Katan confront a group of Mandalorian extremists who refuse to recognize Bo-Katan’s claim to the Darksaber. 

This conflict sets up what is sure to be a significant plot point for the rest of the season, as Din is forced to choose between his loyalty to Bo-Katan and his quest to find a home for Grogu. 

5. About The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian is an American space western TV series on Disney+, created by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. The show aired its first episode on November 12, 2019, and is two seasons in with an upcoming Season 3.

The show follows the story of one of the Mandalorians from the famed Star Wars Universe, Din Djarin. After the fall of the Galactic Empire, he is hired to retrieve Grogu, known as “The Child,” from the Impreial forces, but ends up going on the run to protect him from Moff Gideon, a former Imperial Officer.

The show stars Pedro Pascal in the lead along with actors Carl Weathers, Gioncarlo Esposito, Gina Carano, Amid Abtahi and Katee Sackhoff.