THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 Spoiler Recap And Discussion For "Chapter 10"

THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 Spoiler Recap And Discussion For "Chapter 10"

Today's episode of The Mandalorian certainly wasn't the strongest instalment of the Disney+ TV series, but it included some big moments, and you can find out exactly how things played out right here...

By JoshWilding - Nov 06, 2020 03:11 AM EST
Filed Under: The Mandalorian

Peyton Reed's first trip to a Galaxy Far, Far Away proved to be mostly mediocre, but there's still plenty to talk about after watching "The Passenger." The latest episode of The Mandalorian picks up almost immediately where the last one ended, though we sadly don't get to see Boba Fett again after his surprise return last week. 

Instead, Din Djarin and The Child continue making their way through Tatooine on that speeder, though an ambush by a group of bounty hunters sees it go up in flames and makes it clear these two are by no means safe after Moff Gideon's defeat in the season one finale. A neat trick with Din's new jetpack helps them escape, though, and when he tracks down Peli Motto in Mos Eisley's cantina, she has an idea where he can next go on his hunt for Mandalorians. A frog-like female needs safe passage to a nearby planet with her eggs, and in exchange, she'll tell Mando where he can find more of his people.

Reluctantly, he accepts the mission, but things quickly go wrong when a couple of X-Wings happen across the Razor Crest. They quickly lock their S-foils in attack position upon realising that the ship is tied to season one's jailbreak, and an intense chase follows which sees the craft crash-land in an icy cavern. While all this is going on, The Child is determined to eat those eggs, and Din is growing increasingly frustrated with his passenger (who manages to use the remains to "Zero" (Richard Ayoade) to communicate with him). 

Things once again take a turn for the worse when a nearby cavern is revealed to be full of spider-like creatures that pursue Din, The Child, and the passenger back to the Razor Crest where it appears they might be done for (this awesome, horror movie-inspired sequence is a highlight). However, it's then they're saved by some mysterious blaster fire...is it Ahsoka Tano? Boba Fett aboard Slave II, perhaps? No, it's the X-Wing pilots from earlier; they've learned that the Mandalorian actually imprisoned three criminals during that heist and even tried to save one of their fellow members of the New Republic. They give Mando passage across the Galaxy, and so the trio heads off to a planet where Din's quest to find his fellow Mandalorians can hopefully continue.

That's where things end, but the Razor Crest is barely operational and in desperate need of repairs. That could keep Din and The Child grounded for a while!

What did you think about "The Passenger"?
 

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SpaceAgent
SpaceAgent - 11/6/2020, 3:47 AM
Episode 2: Din Djarin and the Chamber of Secrets

Were those the same spider things (Kryknas/ had to look it up) as from Atollon in Season 3 of Rebels?


I liked the Mandalorian talking to the "cops". As well as the return of Richard Ayoade as a translator droid. BUT MAN, I didn't know that I would dislike The Child so much in this episode: That little Gremlin just straight up was about to murder a family!

The Kryknas were terrifying as hell and the cold open with the jetpack was a bit goofy, but I still enjoyed it.

All in all it felt more of the same, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The slow pace is part of what makes this show so great. But it did feel like a big contrast in comparison to last week's episode.

Solid 6.5/10 for me.
RevanIsMyMan
RevanIsMyMan - 11/6/2020, 2:35 PM
@SpaceAgent - You're right. I thought they were Kinraths from KOTOR
Ace101
Ace101 - 11/6/2020, 3:55 AM
This show which I really enjoy is like samurai Jack which I also really enjoy, but that means i gotta accept very very slow story progression. It's fun, entertaining action sequences, easter eggs. Was not expecting to see X-Wings and a chase sequence which was awesome.
Just the fact I'm watching a star wars live action TV series is just still mind blowing, only when an X-Men Live Action Series on disney plus becomes a thing then my mind will be nuked.
Repian
Repian - 11/6/2020, 4:17 AM
@Ace101 - An X-Men Show that takes place at the Xavier institute and starring students would be great.


Perfect for Disney +.

Ace101
Ace101 - 11/6/2020, 5:43 AM
@Repian - Agreed. A tv series format is perfect to expand the x-men universe onscreen.

Imagine a series for any of em, like night crawler, Gambit, wolverine, the run of the mill classroom drama/comedy show, Cyclops, small team up shows, massive event shows like age of apocalypse and dark phoenix not being a movie but a series event that takes place over the course of multiple episodes.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 11/6/2020, 4:02 AM
as someone who's afraid of spiders, not a fun episode towards the end let me tell you.
I guess we're still going with the side quest RPG approach.
is it just me or the cinematography was really on point this episode? I mean, more than usual.
RealTurner
RealTurner - 11/6/2020, 4:30 AM
@Spidey91 - Yep it looked fantastic. I seemed to notice more foreground stuff and also more moving behind background objects, making it less clear they are inside the "Volume," so-called.
RealTurner
RealTurner - 11/6/2020, 4:29 AM
I think tone-wise they had the biggest issue the series has seen so far. The child eating the eggs is played for laughs, but they also ask us to sympathize with the passenger wanting to protect not just any old brood but the last of her line. Talk about mixed messages - the biggest threat to the poor frog's eggs was the baby, and Mando didn't really seem to care too much apart from some stern words.

On a deeper nit-picky level, we've seen the baby eat random trash before and show a disregard for life outside of its own circle, so it wasn't too bad on those points, but a creature that still acts like this at age 50? Not sure it holds up.

Still enjoyed it a lot. We're really being spoilt when something on this level is being called "mediocre." The one-a-week format puts more pressure on them at this stage; on a later leisurely rewatch it's going to be fine, (apart from the child becoming a callous murderer, hahaha!)
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 11/6/2020, 7:07 AM
I saw the other article say this is the weakest episode....I'd give that title to the Bobby Cannavale son one from last season.
globaltravels
globaltravels - 11/6/2020, 9:52 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed it, but Mando works best when he's playing off a solid supporting actor (like Timothy Olyphant). I reckon this episode would've hit a lot better if A) the frog woman was a different, more human-looking alien, played by a charismatic actress... the fact that they can't communicate made it hard to connect with her, and then playing off Baby Yoda eating the eggs for laughs just sent weird mixed messages.

Other than that, I liked that it connected to chapter 9, and looks like chapter 11 will follow on with Mando arriving on the water planet, and meeting Sasha Banks' character. So while this may seem like a bit of a filler episode, at least they're all connecting together.
altmach
altmach - 11/6/2020, 10:37 AM
The first episode of S2 felt badly shot and edited. The FX were great (generally ) but again the writing felt off - I get it, it's a western. Episode 2 had some odd writing (overplaying the comedy of destroying a legacy, etc) that plagues this show a little too frequently. I like the idea that The Child is not just a cute foil, and I'd like the potential 'threat' of that to be explored further. Otherwise, the direction, choreography, editing and integration of FX work was, at times, astonishing, possibly the best so far. Although I've enjoyed most, I found it the most 'Star Warsy' of the recent episodes.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/6/2020, 2:02 PM
It was a good episode but Baby Yoda was just brutal.

Do you still think he is cute and adorable? Serial killer springs to mind.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 11/6/2020, 9:12 PM
It was a good episode. Was it the worst episode? Fck no. Anyone who claims that needs to rewatch season 1. I think the Tatooine episode from season 1, or the episode with the dogpeople marauders was the weakest. Clearly.

But this certainly did feel like a bit of a filler episode. Was it thrilling and tense with those spiders? And funny with Baby Yoda eating all the eggs? And some cool easter eggs? Without a doubt. It was a good episode. Just was wishing it was less filler.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 11/6/2020, 11:12 PM
The visuals and textures in this episode were amazing

But yeah, not a huge fan of Ant-Man, and this episode was just okay
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 11/7/2020, 4:15 AM
Well at least they seem to be maintaining a through line story wise. For such a short series it’s insane how much of the first season was filler unconnected to the plot
PerrinNation1
PerrinNation1 - 11/7/2020, 4:37 AM
Its becoming pretty obvious that Mando isn’t feeding The Child AT ALL! That poor thing is starving!!

It would have been more effective if each attempt to eat an egg was thwarted by Mando. It could still be funny but NOT horrifying.
What made it worse is that the eggs responded to him inside the chamber. I thought he was communicating with them. Turns out the little monster was thinking up recipes.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/8/2020, 3:15 PM
@PerrinNation1 - really had the idea Mando is a pretty bad dad, even thinking at one point if he even does care about him than a mission
Arkay
Arkay - 11/7/2020, 7:23 AM
I hardly ever comment on here but had to echo some of the others about Baby Yoda eating the eggs. A bit horrifying.

At one point I was thinking that maybe we'll see that the egg container gets destroyed and he is actually protecting the ones he swallowed somehow and that turns out to be the only way Frog Ladies progeny are saved, but I don't think that's going to be the case. (Wow, that was a nice run on sentence.)
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/8/2020, 3:14 PM
@Arkay - I thought something similar, but I realized it wouldn't have fit with the style of show (not one episode yet was resolved by lucky coincidences or actions of our protagonists having happy consequences only)
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/8/2020, 3:11 PM
The contrast between frog lady being so caring for her eggs and the Child trying to eat as much as possible of them was weird.

I felt sorry for the lady and kinda disliked the Child for keep doing it. I know we're only two episodes in, but I'm not as much of a fan of the Child compared to season on.

And holy [frick], those spider were scary. Definitely the highlight of the episode.
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