This Is the Way (Star Wars: The Mandalorian) (Little Golden Book)

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Moff Gideon is informed by Elia Kane of the Mandalorians' intent to retake their planet. Gideon relays this information to the Shadow Council, a group of Imperial remnant warlords. He requests reinforcements from Commandant Brendol Hux and questions Captain Pellaeon on the absence of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Reassembling on Nevarro, Bo-Katan unites the Mandalorian clans and prepares a recon party to explore the surface of Mandalore and locate the Great Forge. Before leaving, Greef Karga presents Din Djarin with IG-12: a rebuilt version of IG-11, which is able to be controlled by Grogu. On Mandalore, the group meets another surviving clan, who is loyal to Bo-Katan. Bo-Katan admits that she surrendered to Gideon shortly after the Night of a Thousand Tears, hoping that her people would be spared from further harm. The party finds the Great Forge but is ambushed by beskar-enhanced stormtroopers. Djarin is captured by a beskar-clad Gideon, who reveals his intent to complete the Great Purge of Mandalore. He attempts to kill the search party, but Bo-Katan uses the Darksaber to make an escape for the group. Paz Vizsla stays behind to buy time, but is killed by Gideon's Praetorian Guards.

The reappearance of the hero and his cuddly green pal caps off an opening sequence that adds to the show’s long run of exhilarating action sequences with impressive monsters: some Mandalorians are enjoying a lakeside coming-of-age ceremony, but just as a boy is fitted with the armoured helmet that signifies he is now an adult, a gargantuan crocodile-like creature emerges from the water and starts eating the congregation. When all looks lost, Din Djarin zooms in and blasts the thing’s guts out. Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer (December 23, 2019). "Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian has a real name, Disney CEO says". CNET. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019 . Retrieved February 26, 2020. Bo-Katan and her reconnaissance squad retreat from Moff Gideon's base. Upon returning to the Mandalorian flagship, Axe Woves sends the remaining Mandalorians to reinforce the planetary troops, while he defends the ship from Imperial TIE squadrons. With assistance from Grogu, Din Djarin escapes from captivity and seeks out Gideon. Djarin and Grogu discover cloning tanks filled with Force-sensitive clones of Gideon, and Djarin destroys them. After a lengthy skirmish between the Mandalorians and the beskar-enhanced stormtroopers within the base, Bo-Katan, Djarin, and Grogu make a final stand against Gideon and his Praetorian Guards, in which the Darksaber is destroyed. Woves rams the Mandalorian capital ship into the Imperial base and Gideon is consumed by the resulting blast; Grogu protects himself, Bo-Katan and Djarin from the blast with a Force barrier. After the battle, the Mandalorians restart the Great Forge and Djarin formally adopts Grogu. Afterwards, Djarin takes up honest contract work with Carson Teva and moves into a cabin on the outskirts of Nevarro's capital, while IG-11 is rebuilt by the Anzellan mechanics to serve as Nevarro's new marshal.Caitlin Gallagher of Bustle suggested rather than building toward Grogu becoming evil, the show could be suggesting the Mandalorian needs to find a way to raise Grogu in a less violent environment. [72] All season long, Grogu has witnessed those around him committing violent acts. [127] [72] For example, Vulture writer Keith Phipps noticed that when IG-11 kills multiple stormtroopers in front of him, Grogu has a "look of wonder" in his eyes, which Phipps said "is hilarious, but also a little chilling". [48] Some writers applied a nature versus nurture argument to this, contending Grogu is becoming violent because of what he is learning based on the actions around him. [72] This suggests Grogu is not inherently good or evil, [127] [71] but that instead, like all children, he is impressionable and does not fully understand the events occurring around him. He is learning about life and needs guidance as he develops his abilities. [126] [127] This is why he uses Force powers generally associated with both the light and dark sides of the Force. [71] It will largely fall to the Mandalorian to provide this guidance, [126] as when the Mandalorian stops him from strangling Cara. [127] Cultural impact [ edit ] Critical reception [ edit ] A plush of Grogu on the interior of Crew Dragon Resilience during the SpaceX Crew-1 mission a b c d e f g h i Alexander, Bryan (January 5, 2020). "Golden Globes 2020: Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau explains why Baby Yoda is NOT Yoda". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020 . Retrieved January 6, 2020. Busch, Jenna (March 8, 2023). "Grogu's First Word Was Actually 'Patu' – But What Does It Mean?". /Film. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023 . Retrieved March 10, 2023. Holman, Leo (January 2, 2020). "The Mandalorian: Kuiil Was the Series' Best Character – Here's Why". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020 . Retrieved January 21, 2020.

a b c Jones, Mike (December 20, 2019). "Baby Yoda's Popularity Widely Exceeded Disney's Expectations". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019 . Retrieved February 27, 2020. Perez, Lexy (December 15, 2019). " 'SNL': Kyle Mooney's Baby Yoda Calls Baby Groot His Enemy, Shares Friendship With Timothée Chalamet". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020 . Retrieved February 26, 2020. Grogu was kept secret and was deliberately withheld from The Mandalorian 's prerelease marketing and merchandise plans due to the risk that details about the character could leak before the show aired. [10] [5] [109] [110] Favreau said of this plan: "I think that part of what people really value is to be surprised and delighted, and I think that's becoming all too rare." [10] Favreau has credited Donald Glover as the source of that strategy. While developing The Mandalorian, Favreau was simultaneously directing Glover in the photorealistic remake of The Lion King (2019). While discussing music and pop culture, Glover told Favreau that people enjoy being surprised, because true surprises had become much less common in the Internet era. As an example, Glover cited the excitement generated by the sudden releases of surprise albums by singer and songwriter Beyoncé. [5] [111] Favreau felt keeping Grogu a secret until he was revealed would allow fans to connect with the character and "discover the story as it was unfolding". The leadership and marketing team at the Walt Disney Company was supportive of this strategy. [10] Screeners of the pilot episode were not distributed to reviewers to avoid leaks about Grogu, [112] and the official Lucasfilm and Star Wars social media accounts did not start posting messages about Grogu until about a week after the series debuted, to avoid spoiling the character's debut as much as possible. [112] [113] [114] Themes [ edit ] Parenting and fatherhood [ edit ] a b c Keane, Sean (December 19, 2019). "Baby Yoda offers a cool link between The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian". CNET. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019 . Retrieved January 19, 2020.Lash, Jolie (January 17, 2020). "The Mandalorian Season 2: Giancarlo Esposito Offers Clue on Why Moff Gideon Wants Baby Yoda". IGN. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020 . Retrieved January 24, 2020.

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