When The Mandalorian premiered in 2019, one of the most arresting things about its format was the confident assertion that each of these episodes was, in fact, a chapter. Now, as Season 3 nears its end in a few weeks, the idea of chapter numbers on each of these episodes is starting to feel a little silly for one specific reason: The best episodes of The Mandalorian, are, at this point, stand-alone stories.
