The Mandalorian continues with the second episode written by Jon Favreau and directed by Rick Famuyiwa who also directed and wrote the drama Dope (2015). The Mandalorian has taken a high stakes bounty from a former Imperial official. He flies to a desert planet, Arvala-7, in his Razorcrest ship. He has help in the form of Ugnaght Kuiil and also the droid bounty hunter, IG-11. After taking on a hacienda of blastermen, he has discovered his bounty, a child! Sorry, I’m still not spoiling the identity of the child who has not be identified, but he is cute and alien. In the rocky canyons, is a strange lizard creature that scurries away from the bounty hunter and the floating sphere containing the child. The lil’ alien looks at the lizards. By the way if they don’t sell a stuffie of the child, there will be riots at Galaxy’s Edge! Sorry Baby Groot, but you are yesterday’s baby! The Mandalorian senses something and unholsters his blaster.
Two Trandoshans leap at him with vibro axes! They are the reptilian hunters of Wookies whom we first saw in the form of Bossk in Empire Strikes Back (1980). The Trandoshans are no match for the bounty hunter. He sees their bounty hunting puck. Later at sunset, he is using a tool to seal the wound on his arm. The Child walks over to The Mandalorian and reaches out for the wound, but the bounty hunter picks him up to put him back in the sphere. Sunrise, The Mandalorian has returned to his ship and found that it is nearly disassembled by Jawas who arrived in their sandcrawler! This of course is a throwback to A New Hope (1977), but we have only seen Jawas on Tatooine and the planet last episode. The bounty hunter scopes out the Jawas and then takes out his rifle. He blasts them into empty robes and reloads. The Sandcrawler closes up and The Mandalorian chases after it with the sphere behind him.
It has camp items hanging on its roof. The bounty hunter catches hold of the Sandcrawler’s tread while there are numerous hatches with Jawas popping out. They have red eyes instead of the pale yellow that we saw on Tatooine. A spotter Jawa has the driver throw the Sandcrawler towards a rocky outcrop very similar to Indy and the tank in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). He lies across the treads and then uses his grapnel to ascend the sandcrawler’s side while being pelted with scrap from the Jawas. The Mandalorian makes it to the top, but has to face a group of Jawas! Can I play any Dusty Jawas songs after seeing the red-eyed Jawas? He regains consciousness and heads with the sphere to see the tattered remains of the Razorcrest. Then, he makes the long walk back to the farm of Kuiil. He sees the child who chases after a frog. Kuiil offers to take him to the Jawas. In the night rain, Kuiil rides his Blurrg dragging along The Mandalorian on a platform. It is apparent that Kuiil would have more than a cameo last episode.
It has camp items hanging on its roof. The bounty hunter catches hold of the Sandcrawler’s tread while there are numerous hatches with Jawas popping out. They have red eyes instead of the pale yellow that we saw on Tatooine. A spotter Jawa has the driver throw the Sandcrawler towards a rocky outcrop very similar to Indy and the tank in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). He lies across the treads and then uses his grapnel to ascend the sandcrawler’s side while being pelted with scrap from the Jawas. The Mandalorian makes it to the top, but has to face a group of Jawas! Can I play any Dusty Jawas songs after seeing the red-eyed Jawas? He regains consciousness and heads with the sphere to see the tattered remains of the Razorcrest. Then, he makes the long walk back to the farm of Kuiil. He sees the child who chases after a frog. Kuiil offers to take him to the Jawas. In the night rain, Kuiil rides his Blurrg dragging along The Mandalorian on a platform. It is apparent that Kuiil would have more than a cameo last episode.
They reach the sandcrawler parked in a canyon with the Jawas setting up a camp. Kuiil greets them in the Jawa language. The Jawas take out their ion blasters as the bounty hunter approaches with his rifle. Kuiil tells him to disarm and The Mandalorian says “weapons are part of my religion.” He does accept to trade with the Jawas. They all sit to negotiate, the bounty hunter tries to speak Jawa, but he does so poorly. The Jawas want his armor, then the child, before agreeing on The Egg. Kuiil sighs as the Jawas chant, “The Egg!” The Sandcrawler heads through the canyons. It is interesting to see the bounty hunter in the cockpit of the Jawa vehicle. The rear hatch of the Sandcrawler opens when they reach their destination and The Mandalorian walks out with the sphere.
He reaches a dark cave in the rocky hills. This is great because we get the classic Quest with the hero facing the beastie. Kuiil of course is the mentor and guide. He checks his armor and blaster before entering. In the dark cave, he uses his helmet light, revealing bones. Then, there is a growling before the child watches blasterfire in the cave. The Mandalorian is tossed in the mud outside of the cave. The beast has a massive horn with fur something like the Reek in Attack of the Clones, but more like a prehistoric Woolly Rhinoceros. He finds himself matched without effective weapons against the creature, but somehow he must defeat it to restore his ship. A strong episode, love the myth part, and a shorter run time, but a complete story. Still, we have to find out the fate of the Child!
He reaches a dark cave in the rocky hills. This is great because we get the classic Quest with the hero facing the beastie. Kuiil of course is the mentor and guide. He checks his armor and blaster before entering. In the dark cave, he uses his helmet light, revealing bones. Then, there is a growling before the child watches blasterfire in the cave. The Mandalorian is tossed in the mud outside of the cave. The beast has a massive horn with fur something like the Reek in Attack of the Clones, but more like a prehistoric Woolly Rhinoceros. He finds himself matched without effective weapons against the creature, but somehow he must defeat it to restore his ship. A strong episode, love the myth part, and a shorter run time, but a complete story. Still, we have to find out the fate of the Child!
Five Bars of Beskar Steel out of Five!
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