#and so to remove one of those fundamental aspects is to just like. remove somethung i reallt enjoyed abour watching

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i really hate to be rewatching this show just to compare it to s3 like truly i just want some wonder and whimsy in my life again as a break from being a hater, but still, rewatching s1 is really just reminding of WHY im disliking s3 so much

so a relatively minor thing about s3 that has nonetheless been irking me is how weird and unnatural and stilted the dialogue is. it just feels so flat and empty. and even the way pedro is voiceacting for din just makes him so monotone and flat - and im not even blaming pedro for like, bad acting or anything, im blaming the direction because the same thing is evident in the written dialogue itself, and obv pedro has been doing fine before this. but overall both the written dialogue and the voiceacting makes din just have like.. no personality whatsoever.

and then contrast it with s1. din really is generally a monotone, minimal words kinda guy, even back in the beginning, but he still had a personality despite that. its the way he said those minimal words that delivered that personality, like theres still the subtle emotion behind everything that really endears you to him and makes the monotone quality like, less of Oh No, Protag Has No Personality, and more of an actual TRAIT of his personality

just listen to this scene! he speaks pretty flatly but its more in a gruff detached way, and he still emotes underneath it which shows his impatience and resignation! he emphasizes words and changes his cadence to stress things, and just overall the way he says “you understand? great.” i dont get this feeling from anything in s3 so far its like din is just Saying Words to keep the show rolling and nothing else, no more subtle characterization and subtle emoting. Sighs

i dont know if im wording this right but just overall the line delivery is so different and so much better in s1 and i cannot believe s3 is so bad so far its got me marveling over the most basic ass shit, like full on writing essays about a random 40 second scene like this

#brot watches the mandalorian #even eps 1-3 had me ooing and awing over the fact that like din RAISES HIS VOICE! GASP #HE EMOTES !! #i think this trend thats particularly evident in s3 may have even started in s2 #which is maybe why im harping on it so much more #but then again the general decline in quality started mid s2 its not contained in s3 alone #its like yes i love our monotone king but i also do love the subtle ways he emotes which is like #so important to me and really notable DUE to the fact we cannot see his face #so i have always from day 1 marveled over the subtle ways he emotes from just the way he tilts his head or the slight change in voice tone #so on and so forth #and so to remove one of those fundamental aspects is to just like. remove somethung i reallt enjoyed abour watching #about taking in all these little details and piecing them together to get a complete idea of this guy #who otherwise doesnt show much - on purpose! hes literally faceless and nameless #at this point innthe show at least #so its FUN to watch and still say I know who you are despite that #to figure out whats going on inside his head despite the fact he does everything to remain unknowable #which is why the monotone gruff thing he has going on is an actual personality trait - its all part of his standoffish thing #the stay away from me im minding my business i am serving nothing #BUT THEN YOU GET THE SUBTLE EMOTIONS DESPITE IT #the cracks in his metaphorical (and literal!) armor !! to peer behind the shield and see who he is anyway!! #SORRY. SORRY I CARE SO MUCH ABOUT DIN #head in my hands MR DJARIN ‼️‼️‼️