Episode 8 is the finale and what a Way to close out the season it is. Last week we ended on the cliffhanger that mando was basically doing a liam neeson and coming for Grogu, no matter what, however, he doesn't do it alone, and this episode brings back not only Bo-Katan but also Luke Skywalker, Who will be training the child. I never thought that they would actually bring him back, and I was so happy to be proven wrong as he completely elevated this episode because of his appearance. The show also has a post-credits scene that confirms a Boba Fett show is coming in 2021 called "The Book Boba Fett"
We're going to be breaking it all down. But we start with Slave 1 chasing down an imperial shuttle, which has Dr Pershing riding on it as a passenger, you may remember from season 1 that Pershing was actually the character that wanted to keep the child alive after the client said he could be killed and he comes across as more of a good guy under the control of The empire, instead of just an evil scientist. Slave 1, manages to disable the shuttle by hitting it with an iron cannon, which is pretty much the star wars equivalent of an emp. They then board, which is where we get a great exchange from one of the imperial officers.
In the next scene later Bo-Katan is joined by Koska Reeves played by Sasha Banks. She kind of looks down on Fett for being a clone and, as we know, the Lore has gone back and forth over whether he's a true mandalorian or not, though it was confirmed, he was. He also said he never said he was a Mandalorian. He and Koska go head to head after she says she didn't know the sidekick was allowed to talk and it's the star wars equivalent of the pot calling the kettle black, which means they go face to face. They even use the same weapons as each other, and I love how there's the kind of mirroring of the past and future. Here as we watch them duke it out now, as we know from episode 3 of the season, Bo-Katan wants nothing more than to take down Moff Gideon and get the darksaber back. Thus, the group will come to a deal and decide to join forces.
I love how the imperials almost got what they wanted and had them fighting themselves for a bit instead of them, and this was pretty much how they managed to seize Mandalore, as the inhabitants were at constant war with one another. Also brings up the dark troopers stating that their third generation and no longer relying on soldiers, originally they were troopers who had abilities that belonged to the dark side, and this made them adept at fighting for the empire. However, as time went on, the imperials decided to iron out the failures and they eventually replaced the humans with droids so that they would serve without failure using the Lambda shuttle. The group make it seem, like they're imperial forces being attacked and it's one of the smartest sneaking on board something plans that i've ever seen. It's upon landing on the ship that things really ramp up and we watch as the girls get it done and create a distraction whilst mano makes his way to the child. Now Mando passes a droid that looks similar to 3b6 or a7, who you may remember from a New Hope and Rogue One. This little soft dude scuttles off as fast as he can, and it's the complete opposite To what comes later with the dark troopers during this fight. I got a lot of vibes of Batman v Superman alongside The Terminator, however, using the Beskar spear that he got from the magistrate, he's able to take it out and blast the Dark Troopers out the Airlock. Now, as we guessed, the spear is used against the Darksaber so that mando can combat Moff Gideon without getting completely annihilated. I think it was really smart to set it up as a powerful weapon against Ahsoka, as that kind of let us know that it would be able to handle the ancient sword Now, all that aside, Gideon confirms that the blood taken from Groku will not only be used to create Snoke but also grant force abilities to The Emperor's clone, which was likely being worked on in episode 4
He doesn't really seem too attached to the child and dangles the Dark Saber above his head, showing that he has likely completed his goal in perfecting the technique. Now Gideon could have just killed Groku, but I actually think that he kept him around because he knew the emperor would be looking for a new apprentice and that if they could corrupt him young, that they would have a powerful ally on their side. Gideon knows that Bo-Katan wants the darksaber and tricks Mando into thinking that the two have made a deal that will get him out alive. He says that if he lets him live, he can have the child and that they can go their separate ways. He is the bad guy, though so of course, he's lying and he lashes out, which leads to Mando and Moff going head-to-head. It's an awesome action scene and honestly, If this had been the height of the episode, I think I would have been happy. However, things obviously go beyond it.
Mando takes them off to the bridge, after sparing his life. Now there's a really tense moment in which Mando goes to hand the darksaber over to Bo-Katan , but, as the Moff says, the rules of Mandalore dictate that one cannot be given It, and they must win or rather earn it in order to become the leader of the planet. Mano tries to talk his way out of it by yielding, but as Gideon says, it's not just the blade, it's the story that goes with it. We don't actually see the resolution to this and Moff says she'll perhaps get another crack at it, meaning that currently Mando is the leader of Mandalore well well, his name is The Mandalorian. I suppose, oh, but I think going forward. Bo will take it back as it's just so heavily written into a story that it would be stupid to not actually let her gain the position, as is being shown in season 2. There are loopholes and ways that you can interpret the mandalorian rules and, depending on what sect you're part of they can be taken differently. Sabine did give the possession of the darksaber over the bowen rebels. As she said, she was the one who was most fit for the position, so who knows what's even happening yeah i think they kind of get lost in their own continuity, sometimes as to me yeah, you can just hand it over, but i guess not now. I think it will be a big point in season three that we will see them going face to face, which is why they brought it up here. I could, of course be wrong, but this is one of the big plot threads that is still left dangling by the end of the series.
So it does make a lot of sense now that the Dark Troopers that were blasted out of the airlock return, and they brought some reinforcements. It looks like death is certain for the group until we see a familiar-looking x-wing flying into the hangar. Now this makes you say "no wait. Wait is it now". This was actually leaked this week and after seeing the soundtrack, many eagle-eyed viewers noticed that elements of Luke's theme were being used in it, so this did tip people off that he was returning as soon as we saw the famous dark cloak coming in it. It could only be one person. Luke completely tears them all up. Yeah now his arrival makes the Moff realize that he and his forces have lost. So he grabs a gun and tries to take down who he can. However, due to the armor this fails and thus the character turns the gun on himself at the last. Second, though, Koska manages to stop him ending his own life, and we do know that Giancarlo Esposito will be in the third season, so expect to see him playing a central role in things going forward. I think he will likely escape and remain the big bad, but it would be great to have the team spend some proper time with him, so he could learn his true backstory and why he ended up the way he did now.
Luke takes Grogu and Mando actually removes his helmet, and he has a touching farewell that will bring a tear to the eye of even the most hardened Sith lord. I kind of got a lot of similarities here with luke saying farewell to his father. After removing the darth vader helmet and though the positions are flipped, Idefinitely think that they are sort of playing on that moment. I have to say, though, that it was excellently acted. I love how this entire show has basically revolved around Mando, finding the person that would make him drop the rules in order to embrace his humanity. Clearly that came here and it's an excellent way to close things out r2d2 arrives as well, and this was an amazing bit of fan service that already topped off what was an incredible scene. They take Grogu to Luke's Jedi Academy and to a fate that we don't know yet. However, as we learn from The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren carried out a jedi purge here and it seems like Grosgu is going to be thrown in the deep end once more, as he will, of course be in a similar position to how he was with order 66.
We do know that grogu isn't in the sequel trilogy, and I actually think that Mando might end up taking him from the academy before things go down. Grogu seems very apprehensive about going with Luke. He even initially says that he doesn't want to until he gives permission. The sequel trilogy also takes place roughly 25 to 30 years after return of the jedi and as the series is set five years after the events of that movie, there is plenty of time for him to train and be gone, so Grogu may indeed survive. I tell you what he better and be in a completely different part of the galaxy when Kylo creates his uprising. Obviously, there's a lot that can be taken from that, but him being carried over Luke's shoulder instead of how he was with mando's shows that he's lost his boy and it's a very bittersweet way to close things out.
Post-Credits Scene
After some very long credits, we come back to jabba's palace and see that Bib Fortuna has taken over as the ruler of his criminal empire. The guy seems to be just lounging about and, though, he's basically operating with a skeleton crew in comparison to what the Hut had, he still commands a lot of forces. However, it doesn't last too long and we watch as Fennec Shand enters before Boba arrives, kills Bib and takes the throne. This is an incredible moment and if you watch the Star Wars Disney ambassador panel, you are probably surprised to learn that there wasn't a Boba Fett show announced. Leaks had confirmed that it was being filmed, but we didn't really get anything dropped at the event. So people didn't know whether it had been cancelled or not. Now there are rumors that this is actually going to be the third season of the mandalorian and it is releasing in December. I'm glad he's going to be back as i genuinely thought they were going to kill him off.
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