Good news! Disney is continuing with its trend of nice, 4K UHD steelbook releases of its original streaming shows, just in case the House of Mouse ever decides to go on another Disney+ deletion spree. Bad news! The time has come to ask ourselves the most enduring of questions: is The Mandalorian season 3 worth more of your hard-earned dollars beyond a Disney+ subscription?
Today Disney announced that its latest round of UHD steelbook releases will bring another four seasons of TV to physical release later this year. The latest round includes two Star Wars and two Marvel offerings: The Mandalorian completes its current run with the arrival of season 3 alongside Ahsoka‘s debut season, while the MCU offers Hawkeye season one and Loki season 2. As has been the trend with these releases, the steelbooks come with new artwork, art cards, and a round of bonus features for each release (with plenty more on offer for the two Marvel shows, including deleted scenes). Here’s the individual breakdown for each release:
The Mandalorian Season 3 Bonus Features
- Honoring the Magistrate: A Tribute to Carl Weathers — Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni pay tribute to Carl Weathers, the unforgettable talent behind Greef Karga.
- Galactic Legacy: The Creatures and Droids of The Mandalorian — Discover the secrets of Season Three’s memorable creatures and droids with the artists who bring them to life.
- Forging the Covert: Part Three — Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and the filmmakers explore the expanding world of Season Three’s Mandalorian warriors.
Ahsoka Season 1 Bonus Features
- Ahsoka: Legacy — Join cast and crew for a look at developing Ahsoka’s live-action series.
- Path of the Apprentice — Explore the dynamic of Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka within the world between worlds.
- Ghosts of the Past — Go deep with a spotlight on Ahsoka’s allies: Sabine, Hera, Ezra and Chopper.
- Darkness Rising — Uncover the secrets of Ahsoka’s foes.
Hawkeye Season 1 Bonus Features
- A Tale of Two Hawkeyes — Discover how the cast and crew extended the Hawkeye legacy, bringing together Clint Barton and new character Kate Bishop.
- Gag Reel — Take a look at some of the hilarious outtakes on set with the cast and crew of Hawkeye.
- Deleted Scenes
- Follow the Trail — Young Kate leaves behind clues for a scavenger hunt.
- At The Stake — Clint reluctantly celebrates with a group of fans in the city.
- Burning of the Suit — Clint burns the Ronin suit.
- Kate’s First Day at Work — Kate uses her awkward first day at work to her advantage.
- Ice Cream — Little Maya finds out her dad can’t pick her up from practice.
- Detour — Clint and Kate find an unmarked car in front of her apartment.
- Friends? — Little Maya and Little Kazi meet for the first time when their fathers do business together.
- You Never Miss — Clint’s relationship with his mom is revealed through childhood memories. Clint and his mom attempt to rob a convenience store, which ends up a disaster.
- Moira Comes Home — Moira chases Clint and Kate out of her apartment.
- Old Friend — Clint prepares a familiar weapon.
- Sorry — Maya and Clint have a moment of understanding after a battle.
- Until It’s Done — Eleanor takes a trip to have dinner. A shocking insight is revealed.
- Boomerang — Clint and Kate gather supplies at a sporting goods store to build trick arrows.
Loki Season 2 Bonus Features
- Loki Through Time — Travel through over a decade of Loki’s timeline with Tom Hiddleston, Kevin Feige and more as they dive deeper into the villainous yet lovable character that fans can’t get enough of in the Loki series.
- Gag Reel — Take a look at some of the fun moments on set with the cast and crew of Loki Season 2.
- Deleted/Extended Scenes
- What Would You Like? — Distraught after the events of season 1, Sylvie leaves the Citidel at the End of Time and finds an escape in a McDonalds in 1982.
- Key Lime Break — Loki and Mobius share a moment savoring a key lime pie in the TVA lunchroom.
- Roll Call — Loki names off all the people who have spoken ill of him in the past, including a few recognizable names. Mobius tries to comfort him.
- Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2 — Join the cast and crew of Loki Season 2 as they pull back the curtain on Loki’s Iatest MCU adventure.
It’ll be nice, at least, that ahead of The Mandalorian & Grogu‘s release next year the complete story of Din and Grogu will be available physically (well, give or take a few episodes of The Book of Boba Fett). That’s just about the only nice thing about the prospect of revisiting The Mandalorian‘s aimless third season at least, as the show wandered around reverting many of the interesting choices it had made across its first two seasons to deliver a show that left us with a lot more questions than any tangible answers, including if this was all worth ultimately scuppering the narrative of two shows to get us ready for what’s next.
That will be a question we ultimately see answered on the big screen, but for now, you can prepare yourself when the 4K UHD releases of The Mandalorian Season 3, Ahsoka Season 1, Hawkeye Season 1, and Loki Season 2 go up for pre-order on October 31, ahead of a US release December 3.
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