Summary: Mando arrives on Trask and goes to the inn in search of information. He connects with a crew of sailors who offer to take him to the other Mandalorians. Along the way they try to kill Mando for his armour, but the other Mandalorians arrive and save him. They are Bo Katan who has a small squad. Mando agrees to help them steal weapons from an Imperial ship in exchange for directions to the jedi. The group successfully steal the entire ship and Bo Katan reveals that she is looking for the darksaber. Afterwards, Mando is given directions to Ahsoka and goes to meet her.
The Good: This episode is a joy for all "Star Wars" fans with the return of Bo Katan, further information on what's happened on Mandalore and the mention of Ahsoka. The overall narrative of the "Star Wars" saga got a lot more clarity with this episode and that's definitely a good thing. But what's best about this is that even for people who aren't big "Star Wars" fans, this is still very watchable stuff and it doesn't require prior knowledge of the series to be appreciated. I liked the introduction of Death Watch. Their different lifestyle compared to Mando was intriguing and it made it very interesting to see if Mando would accept them as Mandalorians even if they take off their helmets. I was also very engaged while the episode was giving us more information about Mandalore. The attack on the ship was a lot of fun. It was all-out action with a couple of pretty funny moments thrown in there as well. It's exactly the kind of wacky fun that I want to get from this show. Speaking of wacky fun, I once again loved the opening scene. I wasn't really into it for a while since it seemed clear to me that the Razor Crest was going to stick the landing no problem. But then there was that hilarious subversion as the ship plummets into the water at the very end, a moment that made me laugh out loud. The Bad: As you can see I don't really have much to say about this one. And that's because this episode was actually less than 30 minutes of content. It feels like far too short of an episode, and some extra time would have served the show well to better develop the new characters and spend more time exploring Trask. The frog characters ended up being quite useless. Here they are just a means to watch over Baby Yoda. Furthermore, Mando risked his life and money for this mission, and the reward that the Frog Man gives him is pointing to the inn where Mando has to ask and pay somebody else for more information. Is Mando really just the world's biggest chump? Plus how am I supposed to like the frog characters now since they basically just conned Mando into helping them with his only reward being a finger point towards the inn. Simply poor writing. Something about this episode makes it feel worse than it should be. Things feel somewhat rushed the entire time and you get the feeling that the story is hampered by the writers doing their best to keep things vague. The dialogue doesn't feel natural and it doesn't feel like there are actual characters on display here. The whole episode is very plot-heavy and doesn't do much of anything for the characters at all. That makes it feel pretty dull. The Unknown: What is happening on Mandalore right now? Why does everyone die when they go there? What happened to Bo Katan after The Clone Wars? How did she lose the darksaber to Moff Gideon? Will we be seeing Ahsoka next episode? What has she been up to? Best Moment: Probably Mando learning about Bo Katan and the disconnect he felt from her. This was the only part of the episode that actually explored a character in conflict. Character of the Episode: Bo Katan. Conclusion: This was a decent episode overall. While very short, this was a significant episode for "Star Wars" and it was exciting to watch. The show didn't care enough to try to make this a special episode, but it's fine for what it is. Score: 62
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