The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 3 has finally been released on Disney+, and with it we were
taken to the water world that we saw in the season 2 trailer, where we were introduced to someone
very familiar from the Clone Wars and Rebels tv series. So I’m going to break down everything that
went down in the episode and how it connects to the other Star Wars TV series and films.
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To start off the episode, we immediately see the badly damaged Razorcrest zooming through
space after escaping the Close Relatives of the Kryknas in the last episode. Mando,
the Child and the Frog Lady are fast asleep inside the cockpit of the ship, but they are soon awoken
by the ship’s proximity sensors beeping, as they have finally arrived at the water moon of Trask.
Unfortunately, the landing array of the Razorcrest is damaged, forcing the Mando
to perform a manual reentry and pull the ship through the atmosphere with incredible precision.
Trask landing control aren’t too happy with how fast the Mando is bringing the Razorcrest down,
firmly warning him multiple times to slow his descent.
Mando does eventually get his ship down to a safe landing speed before hovering above the platform,
but unfortunately, his ship tumbles off the side of the platform and into the deep,
blue oceans of Trask. Interestingly, when the engines on the Razorcrest fail, they actually make
the same sound that Anakin’s podracer engine’s made when they failed in the Phantom Menace.
Immediately following this, you can see a modified or repurposed AT-AT walker with a crane mounted on
top, lifting the Razorcrest out of the water. Those were of course first seen in the Empire
Strikes back, so it’s awesome to see them have a different purpose after the Imperial era.
Following this, we then get a heartwarming scene where the Frog Lady is Reunited with
her Frog Husband, before they give huge thanks to Din Djarin for safely returning their eggs.
The Mando is honored to have helped out, but quickly shifts his attention
to finding the other Mandalorian covert on this Moon, which he was told about.
As he does this, we get a shot of a the same Dark Robed figure who we saw in the
Mandalorian Season 2 trailer, of course being played by Sasha Banks. This character is not
Sabine Wren which was the most popular theory, but instead a new character called Koska Reeves.
After this, the Mando is quickly brought to a cantina, where is able to pay the owner with
the same Mon Calamari Flan currency that was given to him by Greef Karga in the first season
in exchange for information about the Mandalorian covert on the planet. After handing over the
slippery currency, Mando is directed to another Quarren who tells him he knows the location
of the Mandalorians on the planet, but that it will take a few hours boat ride to reach them.
Mando agrees to this, and boards the boat, believing that he will finally be taken to the
covert. Once on board however, the Quarren trick the Mando, by showing him the Mamacore eat, and
while he is watching, they savely kick the Child’s capsule into the ferocious beast’s mouth,
before Mando jumps into the murky water to save him. As soon as he does this,
the Quarren lock the cage above, trapping him and putting his life in grave danger.
Mando is on the brink of death, but out of nowhere a group of Mandalorians
known as the Nite Owls rush on board to save Din Djarin and the child’s life.
The Nite Owls are of course the group Led by Bo Katan Kryze, who we first saw appear in the
Clone Wars and later in the Rebels TV series. Bo Katan and the Nite Owls split off from the group
known as Deathwatch after Former Sith Lord Darth Maul took the rulership of Mandalore and became
the holder of the Darksaber by horrifically beheading Pre Vizsla, the previous holder.
Bo Katan and her Nite Owls split off from Deathwatch because they would never accept
an outsider as the ruler of Mandalore, while another group known as the Mandalorian Super
Commandos remained loyal to Maul. I have a big theory about one of these Supercommandos,
Rook Kast potentially being the armorer linked in the pinned comment down below,
which now makes a lot more sense with Bo-Katan appearing
Bo Katan was also the previous holder of the Darksaber after it was handed to her by
Sabine Wren in Star Wars rebels, uniting all of the Clans of Mandalore together,
before Moff Gideon was able to steal in during the great purge. And if the Mandalorian is the
only Star Wars content you’ve watched so far, I’ll link a few videos in the description
which will help you understand the history of Mandalore from both the Clone Wars and Rebels.
Next, Bo Katan and the others take their helmets off, which of course disgusts Din Djarin,
making him believe that they are not real Mandalorians. The Nite Owl’s are equally
disgusted with the Mando, saying “He’s one of them”. Sasha Banks’ character,
Koska Reeves also says the old Mandalorian phrase Dank Ferrick,
which is often used to express anger or frustration by Mandalorians.
Following this, we find out that Din Djarin’s group of Mandalorians are a group of extreme
Mandalorians Zealots, known as “The Children of the Watch”, who operate with the goal of
following the old Mandalorian ways and were cast out of Mandalorian society long ago. The Mando
then watches Bo-Katan and her Nite Owls destroy the ship, before zooming off into the sunset.
As the Mando then walks back onto the fishing docks, a group of Quarren criminals walk up to
him, with one furiously saying “you killed my brother”. The Group are about to pounce on him,
but the Nite Owls will not leave one of their own kind for dead, despite their differences,
rushing in to save him and swiftly blasting all the Quarren, killing them immediately.
The Nite Owls then sit down with the Mando and tell him that they are planning to take
back control of Mandalore and ask him to help with that goal.
The Mando unfortunately tells them that he has been tasked with returning the Child to the Jedi,
which in response Bo Katan tells him that she can lead him to one of their kind, but the Nite
Owls need help with a small mission first. Bo Katan is of course very familiar with the Jedi,
having met Obi-Wan, during Maul’s takeover and of course Ahsoka Tano during the siege of Mandalore,
who wasn’t a Jedi at the time, but was close enough for Bo Katan to consider the same.
Bo Katan and her group want to steal the nearby Imperial Gozanti class freighter, which of course
is a class of ship in the spotlight right now because of Star Wars: Squadron’s recent release.
Din Djarin then drops the child off with the Frog Lady and Her husband, to be babysitter,
before he and the Nite Owls scout out the Gozanti Freighter and board the vessel carefully.
Mando and the Nite Owls then absolutely shred through the stormtrooper defences on the ship,
obliterating each one they come across,
which quickly gets the attention of the Imperial Captain on Board.
The Nite Owls eventually break into the cargo hold area of the ship, killing a few
Imperials as they discover the large stash of weapons inside. While scavenging the weapons,
Mando finds out that Bo-Katan’s plan was not just to steal the weapons, but to commandeer
the entire ship. He is course not happy with this, as he didn’t sign up for a job this big,
but Bo-Katan teases him, mocking his cult’s saying “this is the way”.
Immediately following this, we finally get to see Moff Gideon make his first appearance
of the season, contacting the ship’s captain through hologram. Through this conversation,
we discover that Moff Gideon’s imperial remnant is just as extreme as Din Djarin’s
children of the Watch. Gideon Orders his captain to slaughter his two pilots,
before sending the ship plummeting towards the deep oceans below.
Before he is able to crash the ship into the ocean below however, Mando and the Nite Owls break the
cockpit door open with extreme force, and take control of the ship. Bo katan is then able to hold
the Captain to knife point, furiously demanding to know where the Darksaber is and if Moff Gideon
has it. This implies that Bo-Katan knows Moff Gideon and how he got the Darksaber, which means
he likely stole it directly from her, instead of finding it left somewhere, like what happened to
Maul on Dathomir. This will certainly be expanded on in the next episodes. As soon as the Imperial
Captain realizes that he is not going to survive, he activates a death tooth inside of his mouth,
which electrocutes him and kills him immediately. This same device was actually first seen in the
Phasma Novel, and later in the Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire novel. Some versions of the device
use a toxic crystal hidden inside of the tooth, but this one appears to have an electrical
device wired to kill it’s user. The device was activated by lifting the top of the tooth up,
which was modified to use a hinge, wetting the circuit and causing instant electrocution.
Following this, we finally get the name drop that so many of us have been waiting for
since the end of Star Wars: Rebels. Din Djarin demands to know where he can find the Jedi,
and Bo-Katan responds, telling him he can find Ahsoka Tano in the city of Calodan
on the forest world of Corvus. I don’t think I even have to say how massive this connection
is to both the Clone Wars, Rebels and so much other content. Ahsoka has become one of the most
important characters in the Star Wars TV shows, and is now deeply connected to the ongoing story.
An awesome little touch here is that the sound Bo-Katan’s helmet makes when she takes it off
for this conversation is actually the same sound that Darth Vader’s helmet makes when
it is first placed on his head in Revenge of the Sith. I’m sure the audio team are
just reusing old sounds, but it’s an awesome little connection either way.
So that is my full breakdown + recap on the Mandalorian Chapter 11 - The Heiress. Thanks so
much for watching, really hope you enjoyed the video. Remember to subscribe to be notified as
soon as I release the next breakdown, nextweek. Cheers guys, hope to see you in the next one!