It's no secret that the relationship and character arcs of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Bo-Katan Kryze (Katie Sackhoff) have overlapped more and more as Season 3 of The Mandalorian has progressed. In Episode 7, titled, "The Spies," the two are side by side yet again as it opens with the Mandalorians gathering on the outer rim world of Nevarro as they prepare to send a convoy to Mandalore to assess the state of their decimated home planet. Once they are delighted to find three battle-weary loyalists who have survived "The Night of a Thousand Tears" purge as they emerge from an old ship, the Mandalorians all gather for a meeting. Bo-Katan comes clean about her barter with Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) whereby she admits to having given the sacred Darksaber to him in exchange for a cease-fire.
The group is a little unnerved and unsure of what to make of the warrior's confession. She justifies her decision as the only possible action left at her disposal if she was going to save what was left of the depleted and dying Mandalorians. They disband, and Bo-Katan is left to wonder if she has what it takes to be their leader when her friend Din Djarin delivers what is the equivalent of a dissertation in defense of her choices and pledges to follow her until her book is written in full. It is the most heartfelt exchange between the two so far in the series, and while it's always difficult to gauge Din Djarin's emotions, we are certainly here for what appears to be something more than a friendly alliance between the two.
Can You Blame Him?
Putting Bo-Katan's attractive physical attributes and tough-as-nails attitude aside, let's take a deeper look at their relationship and how it has progressed over this season. She has always marched to the beat of her own drum and been one of the baddest warriors in the galaxy, but how many times has she saved the day and rescued Din from certain death so far? At least twice during his quest to be redeemed in the waters of Mandalore, he was in dire straights and Bo was there each time to free him from the jaws of a most certain end. Without Bo, Din would be no longer, and The Mandalorian would be the story of Bo-Katan Kryze's rise from disenfranchised apostate to "queen in waiting."
Din knows better than anyone that she takes a back seat to no one, and we are definitely here for him to be not only loyal to her as a leader but to pursue a romantic interest as well. They are certainly trending in that direction, and while the idea of Mandalorian love may be foreign and even a little uncomfortable to some of us, we'd be open to discovering how Din and Bo-Katan would take the next step in their already close connection. Din hasn't hesitated to show his unwavering support for Bo in her power struggle with Axe Woves (Simon Kassianides), — who has had his ass kicked no less than twice now in back-to-back episodes — even proclaiming her the rightful owner of the Darksaber.
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