And so in the end it happened: Mando, aka Din Djarin, appeared in The Book of Boba Fett , and beyond. Last week, talking about the possibility of the protagonist of The Mandalorian appearing in the spin-off series, suggested by the appearance of the theme of Mando at the end of episode 4, we were wondering :
Is this what we should expect from the next episode? A crossover between The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian ? The answer in general is “yes”, in the sense that that theme leaves little doubt. Rather, it will be necessary to understand what the extent of Din Djarin’s involvement will be: will we only see him acting as an intermediary in the negotiations with the Mandalorians? Will we also see him participate in the final battle? And in this regard we can also ask ourselves: will we see it already from the next episode or only at the end?
We certainly could not imagine that not only Mando would appear, but that even the series would have turned abruptly, avoiding to make the protagonist Temuera Morrison appear in order to concentrate totally on the mercenary with the big heart played by Pedro Pascal . That’s right: the fifth episode of The Book of Boba Fett is unceremoniously titled The Return of the Mandalorian , and it’s… a full-fledged episode of The Mandalorian .It is no coincidence that it is directed by Bryce Dallas Howard , part of the main team of the parent series. We even go so far as to venture that this was the episode that was taking place without Pedro Pascal, still busy on the set of The Last of Us .
What happens in the episode?
The episode also brings back Amy Sedaris as the brilliant mechanic of Tatooine Peli Motto, who also appeared in a very fast cameo, of those blink-and-you-lose, in a previous episode of Boba Fett . The episode is essentially divided into two sections: in the first part, Mando performs a job and, after having cashed the bounty on a ring space station which, visually, is one of the most beautiful things ever seen in the Star Wars saga, meets the last remaining Mandalorians. Here a turning point takes place that, with hindsight, we should have expected, but it is still a surprise: Mando is forced to admit that he has taken off his helmet and is thus excommunicated without apparent possibility of redeeming himself in the eyes of his compatriots and the “Way” . Not before, however, that he had a gift for Grogu delivered by the gunsmith ( Emily Swallow ) (packed in a handkerchief that recalls the profile of the very tender Baby Yoda).
So I send off to Tatooine (using public transport, his Razor Crest is gone). To meet Boba, you say. And instead. Instead, the second part of the episode is entirely dedicated to the repair of a royal Naboo fighter that becomes Mando’s new ship, and ends with an encounter with the New Republic Rangers ( Paul Sun-Hyung Lee , already seen in The Mandalorian , and Max Lloyd-Jones . Maybe a spin-off launch which, after the dismissal of Gina Carano , was instead canceled ?).
And now, an important question …
Only at the end does Fennec Shand appear, who has come to ask for Mando’s services in the war against the Pikes. But that’s not all: Din Djarin accepts pro bono , but asks to visit an old friend first. And who will it ever be? A rhetorical question that opens up another very important question.
What does it do like this: do you want to tell us that in the next episode of The Book of Boba Fett we will see not only Grogu, but also Luke Skywalker ? Jon Favreau is truly spoiling us ..
