The Mandalorian 2.3 Review - 7 Ups And 1 Down From Chapter 11
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7. The Strong Intro
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So far every episode of The Mandalorian has featured a strong enough introduction, but Chapter 11 takes the cake as far as this season is concerned.
The sequence where Din has to guide the Razor Crest to the planet's surface was suitably tense and exciting, backed up by Ludwing Göransson's terrific score. Göransson is one of the most talented composers working in Hollywood currently, and while this isn't to say that his talents haven't been on display in the previous episodes of Season 2, his compositions definitely stood out more this time around.
The intro also features the surprisingly heartwarming reunion between Frog Lady and Frog Man. We can finally rest easy knowing that The Child won't be snaffling her children anytime soon.
All in all, it was just a great way to set the pace for the episode. A strong start that continued throughout.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
