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The Mandalorian actress Gina Carano has once again been in the news this week following the riots at the United States Capitol.
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Carano’s controversial Twitter posts kept her in entertainment news throughout The Mandalorian Season 2, as she frequently used the social media platform to share her thoughts regarding social and political issues, often related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The former women’s MMA fighter has divided her followers, with hashtags on opposite sides of the aisle — #FireGinaCarano and #WeLoveCaraDune/#IStandWithGinaCarano — have all been trending in recent weeks.
Twitter users caused #FireGinaCarano to trend again amid the Star Wars actress’s apparent response to the situation in Washington D.C. Although Carano didn’t post anything about the political unrest on her profile, she did “like” multiple posts shared by apparent riot supporters.
This caused many Mandalorian fans to respond to The Walt Disney Company’s own statement, written by CEO Bob Chapek.
Today, Carano returned to social media, posting a GIF featuring a quote from The Princess Bride (1987) on her Twitter account. The short clip from the film features Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright) asking Westley (Cary Elwes), “Then why is there fear behind your eyes?” It certainly seems as though Carano was responding to the riot commentary relating to her social media activity that has been floating around over the past couple of days.
Then why is there fear behind your eyes? – https://t.co/5HWN5oHqny
— Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) January 9, 2021
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As usual, the responses to Carano’s latest post widely varied. Some fans supported the Cara Dune actress, others shared dissenting opinions, and still, others posted only their opinions about The Princess Bride (spoiler alert: everyone loves it). To see all of the replies to The Mandalorian’s Gina Carano on Twitter, click the embedded link above.
The Texorcist shared a graphic of Master Yoda featuring the following quote:
Fear is the path to the dark side.
Fear leads to anger.
Anger leads to hate.
Hate leads to suffering.
— The Texorcist (@_The_Texorcist_) January 9, 2021
Kamran Pasha said:
@GinaCarano unveiling the truth of our world, as always.
@GinaCarano unveiling the truth of our world, as always.
— Kamran Pasha (@kamranpasha) January 9, 2021
Another Carano supporter, CandelJar posted:
Keep being your bad*** self and don’t let the cancel cult bring you down! Much respect
Keep being your badass self and don’t let the cancel cult bring you down! Much respect
— CandelJar (@CandelJar) January 9, 2021
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Other commenters, such as RMH III, calmly expressed worry about Carano’s apparent lack of concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak:
Gina I dont troll people and Im not going to give you a minute of crap about COVID but ,,,350,000 people have died from this disease and most transmission is from people who are non symptomatic. Other countries who have locked down totally suffered much less then we did.
Gina I dont troll people and Im not going to give you a minute of crap about COVID but ,,,350,000 people have died from this disease and most transmission is from people who are non symptomatic. Other countries who have locked down totally suffered much less then we did.
— RMH III (@Spasmo) January 9, 2021
Other Twitter users who didn’t agree with Carano’s post took a more intense stance. Stash trim wrote:
Wow.. used to be a fan.. now I’m writing Disney requesting they remove a traitor from their show.
Wow.. used to be a fan.. now I’m writing Disney requesting they remove a traitor from their show.
— Stash trim (@mazfamsd) January 9, 2021
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Blossom Torres shared thoughts that many Mandalorian fans might echo — disagreement with some of Carano’s personal posts, but a love for New Republic Marshal Cara Dune, her Mandalorian character:
Dang. I don’t agree with everything @ginacarano may say but I absolutely love her character in the Star Wars universe. I plan on going to the Star Wars universe upon death. I hope to see the Marshall [sic: Marshal] at some point when I am on Tatooine in my form as a Java [sic: Jawa] hunting for scrap.
Dang. I don’t agree with everything @ginacarano may say but I absolutely love her character in the Star Wars universe. I plan on going to the Star Wars universe upon death. I hope to see the Marshall at some point when I am on Tatooine in my new form as a Java hunting for scrap
— Blossom Torres (@BlossomTorres8) January 9, 2021
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It is unclear if the poster above was talking about Marshal Cara Dune — who operates on Nevarro — or Mos Pelgo Marshal Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant) who, with the aid of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and a Tusken Raider clan, killed a Krayt dragon on Tatooine in The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 1 (“Chapter 9: The Marshal”).
Carano’s future within the Star Wars galaxy is not known at this time. Mandalorian showrunner and creator Jon Favreau and executive producer Dave Filoni have not spoken out about whether or not she will be cast in future seasons of The Mandalorian — Season 3 has been confirmed — or any of its spinoffs.
It has been rumored that the upcoming Rangers of the New Republic was written as a Cara Dune spinoff due to her second season story arc revolving around becoming a Marshal — but, there have also been rumors of Disney requesting a formal apology from Carano before granting her the show. Neither of these rumors have been confirmed.
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Carano’s Cara Dune last appeared in the Mandalorian Season 2 finale (“Chapter 16: The Rescue”), during which she had an incredible female-centric battle scene alongside Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff), Nite Owl warrior Koska Reeves (Mercedes Varnado/Sasha Banks), and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen).
What are your thoughts on the controversial Tweets posted by Gina Carano and the general situation regarding the actress’s future with Star Wars?