The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 Ending Explained: What Happens to Din Djarin and Grogu?

The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 ending has fans going crazy. The finale has landed a rocky blow on a lot of the viewers and the consensus is split, we would say. Created by Jon Favreau, the show is a part of the famous Star Wars franchise and takes place five years after the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi.

The eighth episode of season three is directed by Rick Famuyiwa and written by Jon Favreau. The episode is titled The Return and the runtime is 30-40 minutes. It stars Pedro Pascal as the title character aka Din Djarin along with Carl Weathers as Greef Karga, Werner Herzog as the Client, Omid Abtahi as Dr. Pershing, Nick Nolte as Kuiil, Gina Carano as Cara Dune, Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon, Emily Swallow as the Armorer, Esposito, Timothy Olyphant as Cobb Vanth, Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett, Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze.

We also have Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Amy Sedaris as Peli Motto, Mercedes Varnado as Koska Reeves, Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand and several others. The third season will see the return of Esposito, Weathers, Sackhoff, Swallow, and Abtahi.

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The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 Ending Explained

The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 was dedicated to the massive battle against Moff Gideon to take down this evil once and for all. Ultimately, we see Moff Gideon taste the soil as Din, Grogu and Bo-Katan are able to defeat him and his fleet of clones with the help of their skills and respective troops.

In the end, the battle leaves Mandalore to the Mandalorians. We see the Armorer take in Paz Vizla’s son, Ragnar as a part of the covert that urges Din Djarin to request the Armorer if he could make Grogu his official apprentice. This leads to Din finally adopting Gorgu as his own child! The process is made easier with the founding not having any parents, so permission from the parents is not required. But, with the adoption, Grogu gets a new father, mentor and identity- he is now Din Grogu!

After the father-son duo is solidified for life, the Armorer asks Din Djarin to go on a journey around the universe, teaching Grogu under his mentorship. Meanwhile, we see Bo-Katan celebrating with the new-old people of Mandalore as the Mythosaur opens its eyes under the Living Waters.

The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 ends with Din and Grogu paying Carso Teva a visit to make the deal of hunting down the remaining pf Imperial regime that would establish the New Republic more strongly. Thereafter, they head to Nevarro and receive a cabin from Greef Karga as a reward and the duo rest in their new house.

You can watch The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 8 now on Disney+ Hotstar. To read our review for the series, click here.

You can also let us know in the comments down below how you feel about the ending of the show and the way it played out!

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Manjima Das
Manjima Das
Manjima Das has a writing experience of over 3 years, covering entertainment, fashion, lifestyle as well as community work. She has majored in Psychology with secondary specialization in gender studies and literature.

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