The Mandalorian
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By the end, its starting to feel like this season hasalsoinvolved some misdirection.
But by the end of this episode, that journey has been completed.
Theyll undoubtedly return changed people, if they return at all.
It also requires him to continue his tour of old friends.
After he leaves, a bunch of Jawas show up with thoseexactparts.
What an incredible coincidence!
Paint em so they look different, Peli tells the little thieves.
She can be trusted, at least up to a point.
Still, while her shop has a lot of weird stuff, it doesnt have everything.
(Hey, grandpa.
They havent made those in awhile.)
(This might be an exaggeration.)
R5s cowering suggests otherwise, but Pelis not being entirely dishonest here.
It was once green and beautiful back when the songs were written, Din tells Grogu.
Its not that now, but maybe theres still some of that old world left.
Maybe even some of the wonders that inspired the songs in the first place.
Even so, Dins a first-time visitor to the place.
This is a true pilgrimage for him.
And Mandalores no picnic once they arrive, either.
Thats probably just as well.
Once back at the ship, he learns, thanks to R5-D4, that the atmosphere is breathable.
There might be hope for this ruined planet after all.
It certainly looks hopeless, however.
Heading deeper into the earth, Din stumbles across ruins of the old civilization, including a Beskar helmet.
Its a neat idea and a scary one, too.
Once on Kalevala, Grogu finds Bo-Katan still brooding on her throne.
This raises a question: Is this how she spends all day, every day?
Does she at least take a moment to work on the crossword or something?
Maybe I didnt make myself flush the last time, she says as it lands.
I want to be left alone.
But when she finds only Grogu in the cockpit, she doesnt waste time before heading to his rescue.
Retracing Dins steps, Bo-Katan walks the streets of Sundari and delivers history lessons to Grogu between fights.
Lesson One: Mandalorians and Jedi werent always at odds with each other.
In fact, she used to be friends with some.
But, like raccoons moving into an abandoned house, theyre not creatures of the wasteland anymore.
Bo-Katan then takes out the mecha creature tormenting Din (and seemingly extracting his bodily fluids).
It isnt easy and requires using the Darksaber, which must surely inspire mixed feelings.
Nonetheless, Bo-Katan gets the job done and prepares a nice dinner for the liberated Din.
Maybe her faith isnt as dead as she believes.
All she can do is scoff.
Din, however, has a different reaction.
Theres something intriguing going on with the way others talk about Grogu and Din.
Its great to see R5-D4 in action, even if that action mostly involves a lot of nervous shaking.
In reality, he does basically seem to be a lesser (but endearing) R2-D2.
Hats off to whoever is behind the Alamite design.
They look like a lost idea from the original trilogy.
