\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI walked away from that fight bloodied and whiplashed.\u201d That\u2019s\u00a0Simon Kassianides<\/strong><\/a> describing the return of his character, Axe Woves, in the latest chapter of\u00a0The Mandalorian<\/em>. Nonetheless, the actor sees it as a triumphant comeback, since the masked warriors see no disgrace in a fair fight. His character had already given up on his values\u2014and in the Mandalorian ethos that\u2019s a much greater source of shame.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kassianides\u2019 return underscores how season three<\/a> of the\u00a0Star Wars<\/em> series has become a tale of pride and redemption<\/a>, in this instance for an entire society that has been bloodied and whiplashed. The Mandalorians are a displaced people whose home planet was decimated and poisoned by the Empire in an act of genocide known as The Purge.\u00a0Pedro Pascal<\/strong>\u2019s character, Din Djarin, has since discovered that their homeworld is habitable again after many years, and Woves\u2019 return in episode six is part of his quest to find other Mandalorians willing to return.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kassianides, best known for the 007 film\u00a0Quantum of Solace<\/em> and Marvel\u2019s\u00a0Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/em> TV series, does not play a go-along, get-along type in\u00a0The Mandalorian<\/em>. He has his back up against the wall and refuses to bend\u2014or crawl\u2014based on the expectations of others.<\/p>\n