I was watching the new episode again last night. And with the opening scene showing the Mandalorians of the covert all training, I had to wonder - just what were the Mandalorians with the blasters shooting at??? The surface of the lake? Target practice generally involves TARGETS! A silly little nitpick, but one that caught my attention.
Evidently Ragnar Vizsla (was anyone else surprised about that?) is being played by Jimmy Kimmel's nephew. He also played the Tusken child in The Book of Boba Fett. It's gotta be nice to have connections! Having Grogu train against Ragnar brought up all of these images of parents watching their kids playing sports. And I got an undercurrent of tension between Din Djarin and Paz Vizsla as they were both watching the training match. But then with the events of the hunting party saving Ragnar it seems like Paz Vizsla has come around to have some respect for Din Djarin and Bo-Katan.
I was a little surprised by the scene between the Armorer and Grogu. It might have something to do with the fan theory that the Armorer is Rook Kast, who was part of Maul's faction towards the end of the Clone Wars. But I still feel a little uneasy about her. So it was surprising to me that she made Grogu a new piece of armor and has been encouraging him. But to have that process trigger his ptsd was profound.
As for the flashback? WOW! It was sad to see those four Jedi fall trying to protect Grogu. And then when the elevator door opened and Kelleran Beq was there? I was so happy for Ahmed Best in that moment! Because my daughter had watched Jedi Temple Challenge, and she immediately knew who he was. And I know the hell that he's gone through since 1999, and he deserved to be treated so much better than he was. I give ZERO ***** if someone calls his casting fan service. I think it was a beautiful moment for him as an actor, and the scene tied in so well with the Order 66 sequences of ROTS. The jeopardy for him and Grogu felt very real.
Yeah, the Naboo connection was interesting. I wonder what's up there?
I was wondering the same thing. And does that mean that Grogu may have been in hiding on Naboo at some point?
As for the Raptor chicks? I was asking my daughter whether she thought the Mandalorians were going to eat them or domesticate them? She was leaning towards domesticating them so that they could be ridden. And then that got me thinking of KOTOR, and the Mandalorians in that game talking about riding these Besalisk war droids in order to do airborne assaults, but that's going too far down the EU rabbit hole...
