Summary
- The highly-praised and emotional finale of The Mandalorian season 2 changed Din Djarin's helmet rule, but season 3 takes a different turn.
- Season 3 regresses Din's helmet story, abandoning his important arc and not showing his face at all.
- Pedro Pascal's busy schedule and physical limitations in the role contribute to the abandonment of Din's arc, but it's possible that future seasons may revisit it.
Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin had an important character arc that felt somewhat abandoned in The Mandalorian season 3, and one of the Star Wars live-action TV show's creators has seemingly confirmed its jarring redirection. The highly-praised and emotional finale of The Mandalorian season 2 makes one thing very clear: Din's helmet rule will never be the same. Mando breaks the helmet rule of his Mandalorian Creed in the penultimate episode of The Mandalorian season 2 in favor of saving Grogu, and after removing it again in the finale for Grogu to see his face, viewers were expecting Din to become more and more lax with the strict rule.
Instead, The Mandalorian season 3 takes a tight turn in the opposite direction. Rather than removing his helmet more and favoring the lifestyle of Mandalorians like Bo-Katan Kryze, Din spends the entire first act of season 3 facing near-death on two occasions to earn redemption in the eyes of his tribe. The Mandalorian season 3 now marks the first installment of the series where Din's face isn't seen whatsoever, leaving viewers blindsided as to why Din's important arc didn't continue to progress. While there's been much debate over whether this was always meant to happen or not, one quote from a creator on The Mandalorian confirms the arc was previously headed in a certain direction – and it's now being abandoned.
