With the Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 1 or Chapter 9 as they are calling it,
releasing on Disney+ tomorrow, I’m going to make some massive predictions for the episodes,
including a potential appearance from a very well known character,
who is looking pretty likely to make an appearance in the first episode.
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So, for chapter 9 of the Mandalorian, we have actually received confirmation from Lucasfilm,
through Disney Plus, that the length of the Episode will be a massive 52 minutes.
Now of course, I don’t think it will be a solid 52 minutes of story and action, because that probably
includes credits and other end screens, so I think the episode length will be closer to 45 minutes.
From the first episode of Season 1, there were about 5 minutes of credits so that makes a lot
of sense. I’m very happy with an episode at that length, but let me know down below what you think.
So this leads us on to the first major prediction. I believe that Din Djarin will
be visiting Tatooine in the first episode. Along with the runtime being released, there was also
a leaked image from the Disney+ website that gives us a huge hint at the possible setting
and location of the first episode, which looks a whole lot like Tatooine, especially compared
to the buildings in episode 5 of season 1. In the shot, we can see Din Djarin speaking to a Weequay
bartender inside what looks like a very familiar Cantina. Looking back to chapter 5 of season 1,
it definitely doesn’t seem like the same Cantina from that episode or A New Hope,
but it does look like it’s definitely on Tatooine. Looking at a comparison between the shots released
in the Vanity fair article earlier this month, on what we know is Tatooine, the electrical equipment
lining the walls in the leaked shot look very similar or almost identical to the ones it.
So that leads us to the next massive prediction. If it is on Tatooine, but not in Mos Eisley,
this could actually be Freetown or Mos Pelgo as it used to be known before the events of
the Aftermath trilogy of novels. Freetown also happens to be the exact same city where
a former Slave Named Cobb Vanth is currently roaming around as a self-proclaimed sheriff,
attempting to strongly enforce law and justice in the area. We already know that Cobb Vanth is
heavily rumoured to be appearing somewhere in the show played by Timothy Olyphant,
and is confirmed for one episode by the major hollywood publications. So if this is true,
Cobb Vanth would still be in this location in the current Canon timeline, and will setup the return
of a man who was last seen in the dark depths of a large beast, which I will get into in a second.
The incredibly interesting thing about Cobb Vanth, is that in the Aftermath Trilogy of Novels,
which takes place after Return of the Jedi, he is strongly implied to have obtained the
armor of Boba Fett himself, after his fall into the Sarlacc Pit. Cobb Vanth obtained the armor
by fighting a local criminal syndicate henchman, named Adwin Charu, inside of a Jawa Sandcrawler.
Charu was ordered by his boss to obtain this armor from the Sandcrawler, but Cobb Vanth accompanied
him, pretending to be an ally, before turning his blaster on him and taking the acid scorched
Mandalorian Armor for himself. The amazing part is, the boss who sent Adwin Charu to initially
take the armor of Boba Fett, was a Weequay, the same species as the person in the Cantina,
speaking to Din Djarin. So, I’m predicting that this man will be Lorgan Movellan,
the Leader of the Red Key Raiders crime syndicate, or one of his closest aides. If this bartender is
Lorgan Movellan, and Cobb Vanth is involved in the show, it really shows that Jon Favreau and
Dave Filloni are staying incredibly faithful to canon. Let me know down below if you guys
love connectivity between the books and TV shows, because I think it’s really awesome!
Of course, this could just be a random Weequay, since there are many of them
in the dodgiest places of the galaxy, but it would be a nice connection if it was right.
Now in the Aftermath books, Cobb Vanth does actually strike the Crime Lord pretty harshly
in the face with his blade, which I can’t see too clearly in the photo, but it certainly could
be on the other side, or maybe Weequays can simply heal wounds much better than humans.
That brings us to the next prediction. There is absolutely no reason to introduce
Cobb Vanth or anybody from his story into the Mandalorian,
if there is not going to be an appearance from the man himself, Boba Fett.
Because of this, I strongly believe that Boba Fett will be making his appearance as early
as the first episode of the show. In the first episode of the first Season of the Mandalorian,
nobody has any idea about the massive surprise that would be waiting for us in the final moments
of the episode, Baby Yoda. I think that Boba Fett will be the similar surprise for Chapter 9,
with a reveal of Boba Fett’s survival from the Sarlacc Pit being the massive cliffhanger.
This is backed up by the fact that Disney and Lucasfilm aren’t even letting the media access
the first episode of the season until it has aired to the public, with everyone watching at
the same time. This strongly points to a massive potential leak or spoiler being in Chapter 9.
On top of this, Lucasfilm, just a couple of days ago, filed a branch new trademark
Renewal for the character name of Boba Fett, potentially pointing to a new line of
Merchandise featuring Boba being revealed very shortly after the episode airs to the public.
The last Major time that his character Trademark was updated by Lucasfilm was around 2010,
when the first episodes of the Clone Wars involving Boba were preparing to release.
On top of this, we already know for certain that Boba Fett will appear in the show, because
Temeura Morrison, updated his Resume’ on the biggest Casting and talent website in Australia,
where he is currently updated, to include his appearances in the Mandalorian Season 2.
And for those of you who don’t know, Boba Fett did actually survive his tumble into
the Sarlacc pit in Legends and was able to return with a fury, so it was only a
matter of time before they brought the fan favourite character back, in Canon.
If the cantina isn’t actually in Freetown, it may also very possibly be in Mos Espa,
which would be a massive callback to the Phantom Menace,
and would make a lot of sense with the characters who we last saw on Tatooine.
In the final moments of Season 1 chapter 5, we of course saw the dark figure walking towards
the body of Fennec Shand. Based on my earlier predictions, this is most likely Cobb Vanth,
wearing the badly damaged, and acid pocked armor of Boba, which would make sense with
the the rumours and the timing of Din Djarin’s visit. Fennec Shand, who is probably not dead,
also mentioned that she had a contact who was located in the town of Mos Espa.
Now on top of this, we did have a recent leak come out which claimed to contain every single
episode title for the Mandalorian Season 2. I personally don’t really believe these titles,
but if they are true I can definitely see the first one fitting with my earlier predictions.
According to the leaks, the first chapter of the season will be titled
“The Search”. When the leak came out, a lot of people believed that
this could be related to searching for the homeworld of Yoda’s species,
or for other Jedi and force sensitives to help train the Child, but if we’re returning
to Tatooine this episode, I can certainly see it being related to the search for Boba Fett.
The second episode's leaked title is also set as “The Confrontation”,
meaning that maybe Din Djarin is searching for Cobb Vanth, who he believes is Boba,
and we are left with a massive cliffhanger at the end of the episode. Then in the second episode,
we’ll probably get a western Standoff between the two, where eventually Boba
Recovers his armor. Personally, I’d love to see this, but let me know down below!
And finally, I have to at least mention Ahsoka in the prediction. We all know that she’s pretty
much confirmed to appearing in the Mandalorian Season 2, played by Rosario Daw, but unfortunately
I don’t think that we’ll be seeing her until at least midway through the season, and probably only
for a very small role. As we saw from the official Lucasfilm writers list, Dave Filloni is directing
Episode 5 of this season, meaning that’s the most likely episode for Ahsoka to appear, as she’s
pretty much Dave Filloni’s golden creation. We’ve also had big rumours about Sasha Banks as Sabine
Wren and many other characters from Dave Filloni’s animated shows, but they almost certainly won’t
be thrown straight into the mix in the first episode, so you can almost rule them out for sure.
Either way, if you enjoyed the video, make sure to check out my Rook Kast is the Armorer theory,
which is in the pinned comment down below and a card on screen now,
I think it’s a fantastic theory and would further tie in with the
Dave Filloni characters which we already know will show up!
So that is my full prediction for the Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 1,
which is releasing very shortly on Disney+. Let me know down below what predictions you have
about the show, because I’m incredibly hyped to see what happens in Din Djarin’s story.
Hopefully the Ahsoka reveal also comes pretty early in the season! Thanks so much for watching,
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recap + breakdown ideo tomorrow. Cheers guys, hope to see you in the next one!