I’m sorry but I’m bored. I’m so bored of Hollywood. And no, it’s not because of the countless remakes, monotonous blockbuster fare, or messy CGI action that has been rushed out of the editing room. It’s because they are cowards.
Let me take you back to last week, early on Wednesday morning. As I settled down to watch the finale of The Mandalorian season 3, with my Grogu soft toy next to me of course, it felt like the stakes had never been higher. The fearsome Moff Gideon had returned, our beloved Din Djarin had been captured, the Praetorian Guards had shown their might by slaying one of the toughest Mandalorian soldiers, and the villainous Thrawn’s name had been uttered. And as if I didn’t have a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach already, the cast and creators were warning audiences to prepare themselves for what was set up to be a devastating finale. Take Brendan Wayne for example, the stuntman and actor who is often in Djarin’s armor – he took to Instagram to state that the final chapter "might just hurt too much".
