Socially Distanced #40: The Season 1 Finale (Mandalorian Chapter 16 Review)

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Season 1 of The Socially Distanced Podcast comes to an end as your hosts Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin are joined by Ken Grand-Pierre (live from the U.K.), Pop Break Music Editor Kat Manos and longtime friend of the pod, Cole Rothacker.

The final episode is  a review of The Mandalorian Chapter 16, ‘The Rescue’ aka The Mandalorian’s Season 2 Finale. The gang discusses the appearance of Luke Skywalker, The Book of Boba Fett, the final tear-filled scene between Mando and Grogu and all the action of the Peyton Reed-directed episode. The fate of the Star Wars Universe is discussed as well as the future of The Mandalorian series.

The episode concludes with the gang giving their picks for the best Christmas movies of all-time and stay till the end for special vocal appearances from past guests and friends of the podcast giving their picks for the best Christmas movies of all-time.

Music in a Time of Quarantine:

Al Mannarino: “Christmas Saves the Year” by Twenty One Pilots

Bill Bodkin: “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)” by Nat King Cole

Cole Rothacker: The Mandalorian Season 2 Soundtrack by Ludwig Goransson

Kat Manos: The Mandalorian Season 2 Soundtrack by Ludwig Goransson

Ken Grand-Pierre: The Hamilton Soundtrack

The Socially Distanced Podcast will return for Season 2 in January with brand new ideas, brand new guests and the usual pop culture blatherings from Al Mannarino and Bill Bodkin.

Of course this podcast would not exist if it were not for the Herculean efforts of our podcast engineer Lucas P. Jones. Lucas edits all the podcasts on the site and works multiple real world jobs. The fact he has edited this podcast at hours of the night, in a car on a cross-country drive or on his breaks from work is a testament to not only his character, but his work ethic. We joke that Lucas is our Chewbacca, but truer words were never spoken. He’s the glue of the show and keeps us running.

So enjoy this photo of Lucas in spandex with Steel Panther…