“The Mandalorian” delivers an action packed episode that resparks interest in this current season.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Story
This episode sees Nevarro coming under attack by the same pirates from a previous episode. Greef Karga requests the help of Captain Carson but he cannot help without approval from his superiors. Carson heads to his superior’s office to retrieve permission to help Nevarro but gets thwarted by none other than Elia Kane further proving she is likely working for Moff Gideon.
Carson then goes to the Mandalorians requesting that they save Nevarro from the terrorism of pirates. Din Djarin and Paz Vizsla convince the rest of the Mandalorians to help Nevarro and stage an operation to take it back. The Mandalorians defeat the pirates in an epic battle both on foot and in the skies, helping Karga. Karga gives them a strip of land to be their new home in return.
Bo-Katan meets with the Armorer and is told she should bring the rest of the Mandalorians across the galaxy together. Finally the episode ends with Captain Carson discovering that Moff Gideon was taken by Mandalorians on his way to trial.
The Good
This episode was great from start to finish. It not only was gripping in its action but also in its story. There is now a clear direction in the story for all Mandalorians to unite under a new age.
Cameos Galore
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Captain Carson is such an interesting character and always a welcome addition to the series. I wish that “Rangers of the New Republic” wasn’t canceled as he would have been one of the lead roles. In the bar scene we get numerous cameos.
The first and most important was Steve Blum voicing a live action version of Zeb from “Star Wars Rebels”. Zeb looked absolutely phenomenal and is another addition to the character translated from animation to live-action.
Sitting across from Zeb were cameos from both Star Wars producers Deborah Chow and Dave Filoni returning as Trapper Wolf. Filoni sitting across from a live action version of a character he created was such a cool moment.
Another cool cameo came from legendary comedian Tim Meadows. Meadows played Carson’s superior, Colonel Tuttle, and was a fun surprise.
The Bad
There was virtually nothing wrong with this episode.
Review
This episode of “The Mandalorian” has everything you would want to see in an episode, further proving why it is currently the best Star Wars TV show. Episode five is 9/10.