What Can We Expect from The Mandalorian: Season 2?

[etotheipi]

This is the way!

The season drops pretty soon, on 30th October. No sign of the rumoured Ahsoka Tano or Boba Fett appearances, but I suspect they'll keep that under wraps! I wonder if the hooded lady is Sabine Wren from rebels?

[Random Fact: the only boats to feature in any previous Star Wars films were on Naboo in AotC, and the sea skiff on Kef Bir in TROS (not counting the submarine in TPM)].

So, what do you guys think?

 

[DennisN]

Looks fun and cool!
Even though I am a big Star Wars fan and liked the episodes I've seen of the Mandalorian, I haven't yet seen the entire first season. But I will.

 

[etotheipi]

The final episodes of the first season are very good, especially the last one (directed by Taika Waititi). I think episodes 3 and 7 were directed by Deborah Chow, who's also going to be doing all of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series - so that show is in good hands too!

But whilst Season 1 was quite small-scale and stuck to quite an episodic format, I hope that there's a more overarching structure to Season 2.

 

[etotheipi]

Woo, more Gus Fring in space!

 

[Hamiltonian]

The season drops pretty soon, on 30th October. No sign of the rumoured Ahsoka Tano or Boba Fett appearances, but I suspect they'll keep that under wraps! I wonder if the hooded lady is Sabine Wren from rebels?

I know this is long shot but(scene from the trailer)

that's apparently boba's armor on that speeder bike.

 

[Hamiltonian]

But whilst Season 1 was quite small-scale and stuck to quite an episodic format, I hope that there's a more overarching structure to Season 2.

any thoughts on what story arc they might continue in season 2?

season 1 ended with no cliff hangers as such(except the darksaber and that Moff Gideon is alive) so maybe the whole Moff thing would just be a side hustle and they might pick up on something new like the mando looking for baby Yoda's home planet. since there shouldn't be any more bounty hunters coming after them(unless of course their imperial).

 

[etotheipi]

Yeah, there'll definitely be something about finding baby Yoda's planet. But apart from that, the trailers really don't give much away in terms of plot!

We know that Temuera Morrison is returning to play Boba Fett (who's somehow crawled out of the Sarlacc!), which will be awesome. It would be pretty cool if they had to go up against some other bounty hunters like Cad Bane (who isn't dead, because that deleted clone wars episode was never aired!) or Bossk, Dengar, whoever. I also have absolutely no idea how Ahsoka fits into the story, but the ice planet in the trailer looks a bit like Ilum (the planet where the Jedi used to get their Kyber crystals), so maybe Mando finds her there after crashing his ship.

The Darksaber is an interesting thread, since the last time we saw it, it was in the hands of Sabine Wren (who's also rumoured to be making an appearance!). Surely Moff Gideon managed to acquire it during the Great Purge. What do you think Moff Gideon's endgame is? I'm guessing he wanted baby Yoda so that his team of doctors could "inject him with force sensitivity"...?

 

[Hamiltonian]

The Darksaber is an interesting thread, since the last time we saw it, it was in the hands of Sabine Wren (who's also rumoured to be making an appearance!). Surely Moff Gideon managed to acquire it during the Great Purge. What do you think Moff Gideon's endgame is? I'm guessing he wanted baby Yoda so that his team of doctors could "inject him with force sensitivity"...?

or maybe he wants an army of force-sensitive clones.

also, this was another cliffhanger I just remembered of. They haven't yet revealed who that is from the end of ep5. There is speculation that it's Boba but it could've just been Moff Gideon.
I think seeing Boba in s2 might just be the most defining moment of the season for me.

I also have absolutely no idea how Ahsoka fits into the story, but the ice planet in the trailer looks a bit like Ilum (the planet where the Jedi used to get their Kyber crystals), so maybe Mando finds her there after crashing his ship.

maybe she won't have a major role and might just end up being an Easter egg.

 

[etotheipi]

or maybe he wants an army of force-sensitive clones.

Ahaha, imagine, 200,000 baby Yodas with a million more well on the way!

also, this was another cliffhanger I just remembered of. They haven't yet revealed who that is from the end of ep5. There is speculation that it's Boba but it could've just been Moff Gideon.
I think seeing Boba in s2 might just be the most defining moment of the season for me.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that! I remember one Star Wars youtuber commented that the 'jangling' noise was exactly the same as Boba's in ESB, which could be a pretty major hint. Plus, Boba is presumably still based on Tatooine, whilst there's no real reason for Gideon to be there.

maybe she won't have a major role and might just end up being an Easter egg.

Yeah, that's probably right. Dave Filoni wrote Chapter 13, and given that he knows Ahsoka best I'm guessing that's when she'll show up - in the 5th episode. I guess she'll lead Mando to the Yoda planet.

Also, Bo-Katan Kryze will show up at some point, probably with Sabine Wren, and I'm guessing that they'll eventually end up with the Darksaber?

I also heard some rumours that Palpatine will be involved somehow, but to me that seems like a bit of a long-shot. At least give it a few more seasons before increasing the scale so much! But perhaps he has ties to Moff Gideon, and we'll get a look at the origins of the First Order. Potentially also a chance for a younger Luke Skywalker to make an appearance, along with the Jedi Temple...

 

[Hamiltonian]

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I guess we now know who that was!(season2:chapter9 ep1)
also do you thing boba survived?(considering only his armour was found)

 

[etotheipi]

I guess we now know who that was!(season2:chapter9 ep1)
also do you thing boba survived?(considering only his armour was found)

I thought that episode was really great, especially the second half. But the main talking point is of course...

Spoiler: Spoilers, obviously!

How did he escape the Sarlacc?!

 

[Office_Shredder]

I thought that episode was really great, especially the second half. But the main talking point is of course...

Spoiler: Spoilers, obviously!

How did he escape the Sarlacc?!

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Spoiler

the dragon killed a sarlaac and took its den. It takes a thousand years I think they said for a sarlaac to digest you. The Jawas with the armor were near the dragon lair (since they were near the town). I think the conclusion is that was the sarlaac that ate Boba, and he found a way to survive inside the stomach until he was freed by its death.

 

[Hamiltonian]

@Office_Shredder

Spoiler

how do you know its the same Sarlacc?
https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/271969
this is the one that swallowed Boba. The one they show in the episode is on the side of a hill of sorts.

 

[Office_Shredder]

Spoiler

their cave could have more than one entrance, or perhaps it just moved at some point

 

[etotheipi]

Carl Weathers directed chapter 12! Cool, right?

Thought it was pretty funny that they put a giant ant in the Mos Eisley cantina in honour of Peyton Reed. Last episode was quite fun, esp. the X-wing sequence

 

[Hamiltonian]

Carl Weathers directed chapter 12! Cool, right?

Thought it was pretty funny that they put a giant ant in the Mos Eisley cantina in honour of Peyton Reed. Last episode was quite fun, esp. the X-wing sequence

Lot of folks felt that the episode was a filler but I enjoyed it thoroughly!

 

[etotheipi]

This show just keeps getting better, the last 3 episodes have added so much to talk about!

Spoiler: Up to and including Chapter 13

So Ahsoka has finally shown up (completely awesome!), and reveals that Grogu (formally, Baby Yoda...) trained at the Jedi Temple during the Clone Wars, but somehow managed to avoid the purge and lay low...

She tells Din to take him to Tython, in the hope that another Jedi will arrive to train Grogu. Who could this be? Maybe a young Luke Skywalker... or Ezra Bridger, perhaps?

Grand Admiral Thrawn's name was also dropped, last time we saw him was with Ezra in Rebels. I don't know how he fits into the story yet!

It's going to be so interesting to see how Boba, Ahsoka, Bo Katan, Thrawn, and perhaps even some others we don't know about yet (Palpatine...?) fit into the story. The largest narrative thread we have so far was explained in Chapter 12, that Gideon (along with his squad of Dark troopers!) was after 'midichlorian donor', and the last we saw of him was when he'd successfully placed a tracking beacon on Din's ship presumably in order to reclaim Grogu.

I wonder if we'll get Gideon v Ahsoka, or Boba vs Din...?

 

[Hamiltonian]

I was wondering why no one posted anything here
so much has happened and the show has really taken off!

 

[etotheipi]

Spoiler

 

[Rive]

Spoiler: Spoiler

It's just... The way she moves is a kind of a... budget version

 

[etotheipi]

Spoiler

I guess she's a little slower than in clone wars, but it still looks great to me:

 

[Office_Shredder]

The camera they use in clone wars adds 20mph to all movement, so that's not surprising.

 

[etotheipi]

Spoiler

This isn't real, but Lucius Malfoy as Thrawn would be sweet

 

[etotheipi]

Spoiler: Chapter 14

"The tragedy" (of Darth Plagueis the Wise...) was probably one of my favourite episodes so far. You know it's going to be great when Slave I appears in the first 5 minutes! Also, the "I'm just a simple man making my way through the galaxy" reference

The way Fett just chewed up those stormtroopers until they're literally scrambling to get away was just amazing, I think that's the first time in live action that we've seen evidence of why he was so highly regarded by the Empire and feared by pretty much everyone else. Devastated about Grogu, but it was pretty funny to see him playing around with those guards at the end.

What 'path' do you think Grogu chose whilst he was on the seeing stone? Do you think a Jedi sensed him, and will show up in one of the final two episodes? Candidates...:

• Luke
• Ezra
• Cal Kestis + Cere Junda (from the game Jedi Fallen Order)
• Mace Windu... (assuming he somehow survived his fall out of the windu)

Any guesses? Mine is a young luke played by Sebastian Stan, but who knows

EDIT: Oh yeah, and I forgot about Bill Burr too!

 

[Hamiltonian]

Spoiler: Chapter 14

"The tragedy" (of Darth Plagueis the Wise...) was probably one of my favourite episodes so far. You know it's going to be great when Slave I appears in the first 5 minutes! Also, the "I'm just a simple man making my way through the galaxy" reference

The way Fett just chewed up those stormtroopers until they're literally scrambling to get away was just amazing, I think that's the first time in live action that we've seen evidence of why he was so highly regarded by the Empire and feared by pretty much everyone else. Devastated about Grogu, but it was pretty funny to see him playing around with those guards at the end.

What 'path' do you think Grogu chose whilst he was on the seeing stone? Do you think a Jedi sensed him, and will show up in one of the final two episodes? Candidates...:

• Luke
• Ezra
• Cal Kestis + Cere Junda (from the game Jedi Fallen Order)
• Mace Windu... (assuming he somehow survived his fall out of the windu)

Any guesses? Mine is a young luke played by Sebastian Stan, but who knows

EDIT: Oh yeah, and I forgot about Bill Burr too!

I think it would be simply AMAZING to see Windu show up(maybe he was the Jedi who saved Grogu in the first place)!
I think it's pretty unlikely that Ezra will show up as he has bigger things going on and he doesn't have many motives either. There might be a good chance Luke shows up but who knows it's always hard to predict what's going to happen in a show like the Mandalorian.

 

[etotheipi]

Don't forget to watch the after-credits scene in the final episode!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I'm torn on this series. It gets so good reviews but really unless you're die hard fan, I don't see the hype. It's a solid production and generally fun, but the plot moved like mud with 90% of the series about side quests. The acting was so-so with the drop solider being quite terrible. Gro-gu was the only real highlight I thought.

 

[Jarvis323]

I am a believer in the theory that The Mandalorian is based on an un-released video game developed by LucasArts before Disney bough them out.

 

[phinds]

I'm torn on this series. It gets so good reviews but really unless you're die hard fan, I don't see the hype. It's a solid production and generally fun, but the plot moved like mud with 90% of the series about side quests. The acting was so-so with the drop solider being quite terrible. Gro-gu was the only real highlight I thought.

I agree w/ all of that. I told my son not to waste his time w/ it ... there are better things to watch.

 

[etotheipi]

Hm well sure, the plot is not the most complex out there. But I still really enjoyed the whole thing because it reminded me of shows like the Clone Wars series (surprise, it's produced by the same person ), where they'd go and do lots of little side missions in the form of 3-episode arcs. Favreau and Filoni supposedly wanted it to be a Samurai-Western, and the narrative structure does fit that (as opposed to a single linear plot that a lot of TV shows have nowadays).

Anyway, here are some memes (SPOILERS! of course)

 

[Hamiltonian]

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I forgot about what happens to Lukes students, but I think(or at least hope) Grogu survives
(also the memes are )

 

[etotheipi]

I guess he managed to somehow survive the purge at the Jedi Temple during Order 66, so maybe he'll do it again when the Knights of Ren come knocking

 

[Hamiltonian]

also now is s3 just going to be on Boba(hope you saw the post-credit scene) with Din as a side character?

 

[etotheipi]

also now is s3 just going to be on Boba(hope you saw the post-credit scene) with Din as a side character?

Yeah I was wondering about that too, whether they're going to do something like making seasons 1&2 the 'story of Din Djarin', seasons 3&4 the 'story of Boba Fett', and so on

But they have so many shows in development at the moment (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka, Rangers of the New Republic, Andor, The Acolyte, Lando, A Droid Story, Visions) that I think the Book of Boba Fett and Mandalorian S3 will be two separate series, coming out right next to one another.

I hope so, because I do want S3 to go to Mandalore so that the whole leadership clash can play out, and also I'd quite like to find out what exactly Moff Gideon was trying to achieve. And "Boba the Hutt" can just do his thing in his own show.

But, I don't know!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I kept thinking this was about a stainless steel mandolin.

 

[DennisN]

I've just finished season 2 of the The Mandalorian and I have to say I quite enjoyed it.

I think the two last episodes were among the best, with enjoyable and fun action.
I was quite impressed by the performance of Bill Burr (comedian) in episode 15 (and also the writing for the character).

The series also gets an extra plus from me for the occasional humor which I think was well balanced and well timed in general. All in all, I found it quite enjoyable.

 

[ergospherical]

Yeah, Bill Burr had some insane acting chops in that imperial cafeteria scene

Anyone got around to episode 1 of book of boba yet?

 

[Hamiltonian]

Yeah, Bill Burr had some insane acting chops in that imperial cafeteria scene

Anyone got around to episode 1 of book of boba yet?

I watched ep1. little disappointed with the way they showed boba's escape from the Sarlacc pit(they made it look very easy), but other wise it was pretty good.

 

[ergospherical]

I thought we'd get at least an episode for that, and maybe Dengar, but on the whole I liked it too. It was funny how the Tusken leader immediately called BS on the Tusken youngling killing the stop-motion sand monster, and just silently slipped Boba a drink.

I'm hoping there are some more bounty hunters in the next few episodes. I would like to see Cad Bane, considering that the Clone Wars episode in which Boba Fett bested him in the duel never aired, so technically isn't canon (?)...

 

[Fervent Freyja]

It was funny how the Tusken leader immediately called BS on the Tusken youngling killing the stop-motion sand monster, and just silently slipped Boba a drink.

I'm hoping there are some more bounty hunters in the next few episodes. I would like to see Cad Bane, considering that the Clone Wars episode in which Boba Fett bested him in the duel never aired, so technically isn't canon (?)...

I didn’t notice that the youngling attempted to claim credit for the killing

I’ve heard that Cad Bane will make an appearance? I haven’t gotten to ep3 yet, but I’m sure it’s great.

 

[Rive]

I haven’t gotten to ep3 yet, but I’m sure it’s great.

Ugh. The series so far (ep1 and ep2) has a kind of 'young adult' feeling, but on the better side of it. The third .. well, has some good points, but the CGI just killed it on the spot.
Motion blur won't do any good for snails.

 

[ergospherical]

Luckily, episode 4 is a strong return to form after all of the weird power ranger stuff in episode 3...

 

[Fervent Freyja]

Ugh. The series so far (ep1 and ep2) has a kind of 'young adult' feeling, but on the better side of it. The third .. well, has some good points, but the CGI just killed it on the spot.
Motion blur won't do any good for snails.

I enjoy the corniness of the CGI and I think that it’s intentional. Both shows are unique and I think they have had a lot of production talent. I’m also enjoying how there is more sentiment behind this show, something that they didn’t achieve as much as they could have with the Mandalorian.

 

[Hamiltonian]

Luckily, episode 4 is a strong return to form after all of the weird power ranger stuff in episode 3...

WHY HAS BOBA BECOME SUCH A SOFTIE??!

ep 4 had some really cool slave I action, and yay they brought back Krrsantan! but something still seems kinda off with Boba

 

[Hamiltonian]

I’ve heard that Cad Bane will make an appearance? I haven’t gotten to ep3 yet, but I’m sure it’s great.

Looking at the story so far in Season1 I think its unlikely to see Cad, we might get a cameo of Maul considering the current arc with the Pykes.

Although I would really look forward to a future arc with Omega and Cad!(maybe we could get a mention of the famous dent on Boba's Helmet?)

 

[ergospherical]

Looking at the story so far in Season1 I think its unlikely to see Cad, we might get a cameo of Maul considering the current arc with the Pykes.

I mean, the Pykes could also reasonably be employing Cad, which would be a nice excuse for Filoni to re-create that deleted scene of the Cad/Boba duel from the Clone Wars.

But the confrontation between Krrsantan and the trandoshans seems more likely to be setting up a showdown with Bossk

 

[Fervent Freyja]

WHY HAS BOBA BECOME SUCH A SOFTIE??!

ep 4 had some really cool slave I action, and yay they brought back Krrsantan! but something still seems kinda off with Boba

Boba definitely earned a powerful ally by releasing Krrsantan instead of killing him. I expect him to come charging into save the day in later episodes!

 

[Fervent Freyja]

I mean, the Pykes could also reasonably be employing Cad, which would be a nice excuse for Filoni to re-create that deleted scene of the Cad/Boba duel from the Clone Wars.

I think that it might be the other way around, with Cad in charge. Couldn’t he be the one who really ordered the assassination attempt? It makes sense.

 

[Hamiltonian]

Episode 5, just dropped and imo it has to be the best episode of the season(so far that is, I heard we are in for a surprise in the season finale), I think I just missed mando, it's nice to have him back.
But more over the episode was jam-packed with so many cool Easter eggs all the way from the purge of Mandalore to The Phantom Menace.

we'll also see Grogu next episode which is going to be amazing! maybe we can also get a glimpse of Luke?

 

[ergospherical]

The best episode of The Book of Boba Fett so far doesn't give a single second of screen-time to Boba Fett.