‘The Mandalorian’: a show that managed to be better than ‘Star Wars’
Episode 1: The Marshall
“The Mandalorian” has done it again. The first episode of season two reminded me of classic cop shows, where the cop has a mission to be solved within 30 minutes. In this case, we follow Mando, who defeats a creature called the Krayt Dragon, essentially a ginormous and terrifying sand dragon-worm.
It’s some of the greatest special effects I’ve seen in a science fiction show — you’d think that Khrat Dragons do exist. “The Mandalorian” is an immersive show every detail and character is fully fleshed out. My favorite part besides the Krayt Dragon takedown is what looks to be the return of Boba Fett. Boba Fett, for you non-Star Wars fans, was the best bounty hunter in the galaxy.
To see Boba Fett’s amour again shows that creators have the original fans in mind. Though when the character came into the light it wasn’t Boba Fett at all, but a new man called the Marshall. The Marshall side story is engaging especially how he found Boba Fett’s amour. Which raises many questions. The main one being is Boba still alive? Is Boba Fett dead? We may never know, but the show may tease us since Mando kept the amour.
Episode 2: The Passenger
The Child, or as most know him as Baby Yoda, is as cute as ever in this episode. But even his cuteness could not save him from the rising hate I had towards him as the story went on.
The Mandalorian is still on his quest to find his people and return the child home but takes on a new passenger. Frog Lady, as I call her, hitches a ride with her eggs. The child decides that he wants to eat these eggs, which is why he was terrible in this episode. The frog lady’s eggs are her last hope to keep her namesake going and the child decides to take this away from her. The Mandalorian does stop him, though, from eating all the eggs. Mando’s parenting skills do need to improve.
Other than that, we are stuck to watch the three characters battle with the most terrifying spiders on television right now. The spiders came in all varied sizes it reminded me of Harry Potter’s battle with Aragog’s children. Only these spiders were much scarer with their white bodies and mouths of long teeth.
Unlike the first episode, we are left with a cliffhanger wondering if Mando, Frog Lady, and the Child would make it off the frozen planet.
Every episode of “The Mandalorian” seems to always bridge the old with the new. And that is why I shall declare that it is better than new ‘Star Wars’ movies.
