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Today, Empire magazine revealed more of their Mandalorian season 3 coverage. Specifically, showrunner and director Jon Favreau sat down with the outlet to discuss the decision to reunite Grogu and Din Djarin in The Book of Boba Fett. Check out an excerpt here:

“We couldn’t just hit a hard reset,” Favreau tells Empire in The Mandalorian Season 3 issue. “It’s going to be interesting to see how this unfolds for people who may not have seen The Book Of Boba Fett. But I think The Book Of Boba Fett offered time to pass. You saw what Mando was like without Baby Yoda and we saw what Grogu was like without the Mandalorian and neither of them was doing too good. So them coming back together was a really good plot point that allows us to jump back into Season 3 while maintaining the central relationship.”

“Just because this kid has the potential and had training, does he belong away from the Mandalorian? I saw it more like Paper Moon, where the whole thing is about delivering the kid to the blood relative, only to realise that, whether genetically through her father or just through bonding, Tatum O’Neal has to end up with Ryan O’Neal. That ending feels really good to me. And this little kid [Grogu] is given a decision to choose. And the kid chooses the emotional relationship and wants to be with the Mandalorian, and passing up Yoda’s lightsaber. Part of you wants to see him develop in that way, and part the other.”

I’m going to have to disagree about the passage of time. Boba Fett’s two Mando episodes didn’t adequately give the impression that it had been a while. They were probably the best episodes of that show, but that presents its own issues when the titular character was excluded almost entirely. I think most people would agree that reuniting Grogu and Din was the right decision overall but that more time should have elapsed. Let us really spend time with Din. Show more of Grogu’s training! Of course, he would choose Mando over Luke; they didn’t exactly bond much on-screen.

But what do you think about Favreau’s comments? Are you excited about the new season? Drop us a comment below!