The Mandalorian
Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
Oh, and that he tried to eateverything.
Shes outnumbered and outgunned.
Her enemies dont stand a chance.
At least her enemies on the ground dont stand a chance.
So why is Tano messing around with her in the first place?
Looks like theyre at a stalemate.
Its not quite that simple, however.
On Calodan they find a town living in fear and citizens afraid even to talk to outsiders.
They have good reason to be scared.
They live in poverty and under the threat of violence thanks to Elsbeths iron hand.
And, lest they forget it, Elsbeth has posted three prisoners in electric constraints just outside her citadel.
This is not a nice place to visit and you definitely wouldnt want to live there.
Hed never work for Elsbeth, but hes not above pretending to get what he wants.
What is that thing?, his new acquaintance asks.
When Mando replies he keeps it around for luck Lang tells him hell need it where hes heading.
He would, too, if he truly wanted to take out Tano.
Then the Mandalorian learns alotabout his charge all at once.The Childs real name is Grogu.
The Child even pricks up his ears and coos when Mando calls him by that name.
And though Tano cant speak to him directly, they can feel each others thoughts.
When Coruscant went sideways at the end of the Clone Wars, Grogu was spirited away to safety.
His memory becomes… dark after he was taken from the Jedi temple.
As powerful as Grogu is, he remains undisciplined and unfocused, having hidden his abilities to survive.
(She doesnt say the name Anakin, but his memory clearly haunts her.)
Its better just to let his abilities fade.
Further complicating matters, its Grogus attachment to Mando thats stoking those dark feelings.
That exchange quietly ups the stakes for the whole series: What if Grogu breaks bad?
Sure, hes adorable but hes also willful and possesses a moral compass that whirls all over the place.
A creature that powerful could do some real harm if he set his mind to it.
Thats a problem for the future, however.
For now, its time to take out Elsbeth.
The two of them obviously need to take her out.
A Mandalorian and a Jedi?, Mando says.
Theyll never see it coming.
Tano battles her way into the fortress and uses a piece of Mandos armor to suggest hes dead.
Then she reminds Elsbeth she can make all this go away if Elsbeth reveals the location of her master.
Does Elsbeth tell her?
Is she still alive?
That remains unclear at the episodes end.
And theres at leastsomehope that Grogu will get the training he needs.
Then Grogu may choose his path, Tano says.
What path hell choose, however, remains one mysteryThe Mandalorianlikely wont answer for a while.
Bounty Pucks
The name Grand Admiral Thrawn has a long history in theStar Warsuniverse.
Whether he makes an appearance onThe Mandalorianremains to be seen.
But doesnt italmostseem like this episode could be setting up a Ahsoka Tano spin-off?
Maybe thats because Rosario Dawson is so good as Tano.
Beyond that, Morgan Elsbeth makes for a pretty compelling villain.
(In many ways shes carrying on the family business.
Her father, Dan Inosanto, trained with Bruce Lee.)
Calodans a memorable location, too.
It seems were now to call The Child Grogu.
(The episodes subtitles even switch to that name after its been revealed.)
Thats less awkward than The Child and more accurate than Baby Yoda.
But where did the name come from?
Its two syllables resemble Yodas name.
Did he name Grogu?
So what, if any, Jedi will show up on Tython?
