When last we left our pal, The Mandalorian, he had tracked down an invaluable bounty - a baby Yoda. This 50-year-old child, we learned, has been the source of much strife in nearby regions, resulting in the death of many bounty hunters who had sought to bring the infant in, dead or alive.
Episode 2, "The Child," begins with The Mandalorian being jumped by a group of bounty hunters. It seems that the hunt continues for the galaxy's hottest commodity, and The Mandalorian must now protect it. TM is wounded in the scuffle, but he is able to overcome his foes, shooting and killing them with his long rifle, which apparently has the ability to disintegrate targets. Pretty nifty.
We see in several instances throughout the episode that Baby Yoda is a pretty observant little thing. After his fight with the bounty hunters, The Mandalorian takes some time to fix up his wounds. The child watches him curiously from his pod and somehow gets out of it! It waddles over and seems to attempt to heal his bloody babysitter, but TM, perhaps surprised to see it walking around, picks it up and puts it back in its crib.
The Mandalorian had a couple encounters with Jawas in this outing. Upon coming across them for the first time, he sniped a couple from long distance, completely eviscerating them with his gun. The battle eventually spilled over onto the desert dwellers' sandcrawler. In a slightly humorous encounter, the midget meanies threw heaps of junk out of their vehicle at The Mandalorian as he attempted to scale the side of the ship. Ultimately, TM made his way to the top of the tank, only to be electrocuted and tossed back down to the earth below. All the while, Baby Yoda looked on, from a safe distance inside his levitating pod.
Upon regaining consciousness, The Mandalorian returns to his spaceship, which he discovers has been ransacked by the Jawas. He returns to the mysterious stranger, Kuiil (who saved his life in Episode 1) and explains that his ship is no longer functional. They take off to track the Jawas on foot.
Kuiil barters with the Jawas to get The Mandalorian's stolen parts back. The Jawas explain in their native jibberish that they will willingly trade the ship's scraps for the Mandalorian's Beskar steel armor. (Again, making a big deal about that steel!) That's not going to fly, though, because TM humorously explains that he shouldn't have to trade anything to get back parts that were his to begin with. The Jawas compromise and say that they'll return the goods if the bounty hunter brings them back "The Egg."
"The Egg" belongs to a beast that dwells in a nearby cave. The Mandalorian tracks down the monster and gives us the best scene of the evening. A brutal battle ensues between our protagonist and a gnarly space rhinoceros. Just when it would seem that all was lost, Baby Yoda came through with an epic save. After showing previous signs of Force usage, our suspicions were confirmed, as Baby Yoda outstretched its hands and halted the beast mid-stride, raising it up into the air and causing enough separation for The Mandalorian to move in for the kill. The expenditure of Force energy overwhelms Baby Yoda, leaving it completely exhausted.
The Mandalorian takes off in his newly refurbishes ship, and Baby Yoda awakes as they travel through space.
Questions
- Still wondering why they're making such a big deal about the value of Beskar steel... Other than that, seemed like a pretty straight forward episode to me!
Quotes
- "They really don't like you, for some reason." "Well, I did disintegrate a few of them." - Kuiil and The Mandalorian discussing Jawa hostility
- "I'm a Mandalorian. Weapons are part of my religion." - The Mandalorian
- "I'm surprised you waited." "I'm surprised you took so long." - The Mandalorian and Kuiil after handing The Egg over to the Jawas
Qualms
- My only problem with this episode was that it ended so quickly. Coming in at about 10 minutes shorter than the season premiere, Episode 2 clocked in at a brief 28 minute run time.
Instant Analysis
We didn't have any takers to provide their brief review of the episode this time around, so I'll just give you my quick thoughts. I thought it was a good episode. Baby Yoda is just adorable. The Mandalorian and his child-like bounty are becoming some of my favorite Star Wars characters - and we're only a couple episodes in! I thought the episode was fun and gave enough action and humor to keep me glued to the TV, and I can't wait to see where they go from here.
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That'll do it for tonight! We're done with Premiere Week on Disney+, so we'll enter a weekly cycle from here on out, with new episodes of "The Mandalorian" streaming each Friday through December 27, 2019.
What did you think? Do you have any questions about where the plot is heading? Did I leave anything out of this recap? What were your favorite parts? Leave a comment below or hit me up on Facebook or Twitter. You know the drill.
Until next time,
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