OK, this was a shorter episode. Only 35 minutes with credits. But they crammed a lot in here that made me happy!
The first two episodes were both solid. I loved the first episode. It's an excellent stand-alone episode that's very much of the style of The Mandalorian. The second episode was definitely a filler episode, but it was a good filler episode. But this episode FINALLY gave us Bo Katan. In the first two episodes when he's searching for someone else of his kind, I knew it was Bo Katan that he was going to run into. And it was so great to finally see it come to fruition.
If you have no idea of who this character is, what her significance is, or why she's searching for the Darksaber (which we saw in season 1), I'm not going to spoon-feed you. Go watch Clone Wars and Rebels. Or read Wookiepedia. Is this just fan service they're throwing at us? Sure. But that's not always a bad thing, especially if it fits into the plot. This show is called "The Mandalorian." So it makes sense for other Mandalorians to show up. My only complaint with the show as a whole is it hasn't gone anywhere yet. If you're happy with nothing but episodic adventures with Pedro Pascal for the rest of this show, then fine. You're allowed to feel that way. But I've waiting for the story to go somewhere and expand the Star Wars lore. After spending so much time teasing us, I'm finally glad that we had this reveal and that we now have a solid direction.
Even if you don't know anything about Bo Katan, I still feel that this could be an entertaining episode. We have a trio of awesome Mandalorians that our protagonist joins and some fun action sequences as they take over the ship. My only complaint is that it could've been longer. This feels like 50 minutes of show that got squished into 35 minutes. So why not just make it 50 minutes? I thought the length of the first episode this season was perfect. I was hoping they'd all be like that. But oh well.
Finally, the other big reveal is that THEY FINALLY NAME-DROPPED AHSOKA!!!!! SHE'S COMING NEXT EPISODE!!!!!! Given the relationship that Bo Katan has with Ahsoka, when she told Pedro that she'll take him to a Jedi, we knew that she was referring to Ahsoka. But it was satisfying to get that official confirmation! No more of this nonsense of them dangling the rumors over our heads. We're getting Ahsoka, ladies and gentlemen!
OK, your acceptance of this will go back to the previous conversation. Is your enjoyment of this episode going to rely on your knowledge of Clone Wars and Rebels? Perhaps. But I don't care. Ahsoka became my favorite Jedi over the course of Clone Wars and Rebels. Yet they've never bothered to tell me where the frack she's been over the course of the original timeline. I want my answers and I don't care what the internet thinks. The idea that we might finally get the answers makes me pumped for next week! If you don't know who Ahsoka is, you're doing yourself a disservice. She's the greatest. And I can't wait for her live-action debut!
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