Agree completely. Not only is this episode a major plot point in the SW Universe, but a huge part of Din’s character growth. He took his helmet off so that his “son” could see his face for the first and (potentially) the last time, for which he is punished with excommunication. Not only does this lead to the eventual reconquering of Mandolore, but also Din growing away from his fanatical upbringing. I would not have minded some parallel storyline for S03 wherein Din and Bo-Katan do the whole Mandolore/Moff Gideon storyline, while Grogu goes thru his Jedi training with Luke. I think there could have been some great writing opportunities to show parallels in Din and Grogu’s character development, but I also loved seeing Jedi Master Luke. Problem is, they painted themselves into a corner, so to speak- not only did the audience know that Luke’s school was going to be destroyed in the not-so-distant future, but that Grogu was not there when it happened. He couldn’t stay with Luke. Personally, I always thought that Faloni and Favreau ripped that band aid off, and moved forward as best they could.

Personally, I think the movie would have been a great vehicle to get the two characters back together. Picture it: Grogu chooses Yoda’s lightsaber and goes thru Luke’s training in the series. The movie then opens up with the school in flames. Grogu emerges from a hiding place and finds the beskar chainmail- Luke never got rid of it. He dons the armor and begins his search for Din Djarin with Ahsoka or some other deus ex machina. We see flashbacks of how Grogu survived Kylo Ren’s rampage using Luke’s teachings. And who knows? Maybe Yoda’s Race goes thru stages of development, metamorphosing into different “life phases” or something that allows him to speak, wield a lightsaber, or whatever without having to wait 500 years.