155. The Mandalorian S3 Ep 8, 'The Return' + Galaxy Quest TV Show Announced

It's the final episode of The Mandalorian for 2023 and there is a lot to talk about.

Host Amanda Rivas is joined by Pop Break Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, Pop Break Managing Editor Al Mannarino (returned from the Quantum Realm) and "The Commander of our Hearts" Ben Murchison to discuss The Mandalorian Chapter 24, 'The Return.'

In this episode they discuss the destruction of the dark saber, Mando & Grogu's future, the epic battles, the Gideon clones and so much more. The foursome discuss the myriad of issues that plagued the season, if the creators actually have a plan for the future of the Mandoverse, and did a Disney investor call during the pandemic cause the problems we're seeing in both Star Wars and Marvel?

In the pre-game segment they discuss Paramount+'s announcement that they will be creating a series based on the cult 1999 sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest. They look at the pros, the cons, how it makes more sense to apply this series idea to Star Trek and why networks are making some really odd adaptation choices.