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!
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