The Mandalorian 2.5 Review - 7 Ups And 0 Downs From Chapter 13
2. The Impeccable Action Sequences
Lucasfilm
You know when Moe has two knives in The Simpsons, and he says it's pretty terrific? Yeah, that.
Ahsoka's dual white lightsabers are phenomenal to see in live action, and Filoni ensures she puts them to good use throughout. There's the fantastic opening sequence where Ahsoka effortlessly dispatches a group of enemies, the brief confrontation she has with Din and then also the finale where they take on the town's forces together.
Also the duel, which essentially speaks for itself. It's one of the more unique ones we've seen in Star Wars, with Ahsoka pitting her lightsaber skills against the Beskar-spear-wielding Magistrate, but it's also typical for the franchise in that it's tense, weighty and elegant.
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.
