The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 3 Review: ‘Chapter 19’ Is Best Episode Yet
continues with “Chapter 19: The Convert,” the third episode of season 3. This episode mostly puts the Mandalorians in the backseat for a story surrounding other characters who have existed in the show in the past. The change of pace allows for a refreshing, fascinating episode that explores the bureaucracy the galaxy is under, similar to . With its mature ideas and intriguing concepts, this is the season’s strongest episode so far.
The episode picks up right after the end of the preceding one, where Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) wakes up after bathing in the Living Waters of Mandalore. After the previous episode took a monster movie approach to , this one brings things back to basics with its eye-catching opening action sequence. Djarin, Grogu, R5-D4, and Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) face off against a group of TIE interceptors in a standout set piece that showcases the series’s knack for thrilling battles. This episode is helmed by Lee Isaac Chung, best known as the Oscar-nominated director of . He nails the exciting action in the cold open while setting the stage for the very different episode that is to come.
After the opening title card, the heroes we’ve been following vanish for most of the episode. Instead, we arrive on Coruscant, the capital of the galaxy, where Penn Pershing (Omid Abtahi) gives a speech. Penn previously appeared in episodes of as a scientist working for Moff Gideon until his redemption. He speaks about the Amnesty Program, which allows people like him, who had no choice in working for the Empire, a second chance. This is a captivating idea explored marvelously as the episode introduces a concept that we have not seen before but makes a lot of sense.
Penn takes a trip to Amnesty Housing, where he
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