Bo X Din - Blog Posts
din & bo katan: *intense arguing and stare offs*
axe: *whispers* 10 credits says they’ll kiss
koska: we shouldn’t bet on that, that’s wrong
axe: …
koska: …
axe: …
koska: *whispers* 20 credits
Another reason to love this scene
Before Din gives his romantic ‘serve you’ speech, Bo hears him walking over and gives a look as though she is bracing herself for something in a sad way.
This is my theory on what she is thinking about here. She has just admitted to everyone that she surrendered to Gideon during the purge, now remember what Din’s reaction was when she said her father died defending Mandalore?
He seems incredibly moved and states ‘This is the Way’ as though dying to defend Mandalore is an honourable way to die, and it would not be a stretch for Bo to assume he would find surrendering wrong. I think the reason she looks braced and sad when he approaches her is because she is expecting him to be disappointed in her.
Even when he has started his speech, once he says ‘honour, loyalty and character’ she looks up and takes a breath, she at this part of the conversation does not think he is talking about her. Not until he says ‘These are the reasons I serve you Lady Kryze’ and she is shook. She expects disappointment but instead Din says about how amazing she is to him. That is one of many reasons this is an incredibly moving and romantic pledge.
Din and Bo have chemistry especially this season but it was there last season too. People hating on it because they don’t like it personally isn’t going to change that.
(Not asking you to ship it, just stop hating on it).
People be like ‘Din and Bo sitting next to each other is sibling energy’.
Meanwhile real siblings are like this:
Distracted by Bo’s cute moment with Grogu, I did not realise afterwards Din and her are looking at each other for a little bit.
I have not posted on Tumblr before, but I saw the Dinbo crew was looking pretty small and I am here to support.
My first contribution is that I found a YouTube channel called Stay on Target who do episode reviews and are Dinbo supporters.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R-fLUAyGudc
Look, I don't care if you ship Bo and Din. But for the love of Morgan Freeman please STOP saying Grogu needs a mother. As a child of a single parent and that parent being the child of a single parent, it's so dehumanizing to see Din be reduced to a man requiring a partner to fulfill his child's need for a nuclear family. I haven't felt the need to say this as I haven't seen this kind of aggression with other ships and I think it's because its heteronormative, and I really need people to just... stop.
If you ship them, fine. If you love the idea of Grogu gaining a bonus parent who makes him and his dad happy, awesome! But to reduce Din and Grogu to two people who need someone to complete them after Din has done SO MUCH for Grogu as his child on his own is insulting. Single parents are often harshly judged in our every day lives because people think their children can only be fulfilled and successful with two (HETERO) parents when that's not the case. It also reduces the growth Grogu inspired in Din to overcome his religious trauma and realize he's a good father and Mandalorian even if Din doesn't think that of himself. Needing a partner or another parent to fill in a missing piece that doesn't exist is unfair to real people and characters alike. Even for Bo as a female anti-hero in a male dominate show to be reduced to "mother" when she has decades of history that has made her a fleshed out, stand alone SW character who doesn't need another show to be fulfilled by its protagonist. It's insulting to any female SW characters to be reduced to being just a partner or parent and their original purpose isn't even acknowledged or considered in the plot just so that the romantic itch can be scratched without any real reason or purpose other than "why not?" Just... learn to not dehumanize female SW characters or undermine single parents and children of single parents. This isn't shaming fanfic writers or readers or anyone for wanting Din to be happy and liking the idea of someone being a bonus parent to Grogu, this is towards the people who keep insisting Din and Grogu will be happier and complete with a partner/parent. And I hope this comes across that way cause I know some people make get offended over this when it's not intended to do so.
I went No Contact with half of my family after my white great uncle told me he blamed my directionless lifestyle on not having a strong male figure in my life when I was doing just fine and he knew nothing about my life. The way he talked about my mom was enough for me to realize how many people agreed with him and I burned that bridge so fucking fast because my mom was a fierce woman who didn't need a man to be an awesome mother and made it very clear that any partner would be second fiddle to me and my siblings. We came first. As did her career. Romantic partners and parenthood should add zest to the life you already live, not uproot it to fit into theirs or uproot theirs to fit into yours. So don't do that to Din and Grogu, no matter who you ship him with.