Learn how your comment data is processed. View production, box office, & company info, Jon Favreau, It was liberated by Sabine Wren, the Mandalorian that was part of Phoenix  Squadron on. Gus Fring is still alive and wielding the Darksaber. Whatever. On the TIE’s second pass, The Mando blasts off and when he’s over the ship, uses his wrist grappling hook to tether himself to the TIE and zips himself to the hatch. Add to Watchlist. Added to Watchlist. One of the most fun references in the episode the E-Web Heavy Repeating cannon. The droid makes short work of them, retrieves the asset, and steals a speeder. And he wants to save everyone. It was adopted by all of Death Watch in this era, which was likely, by this time, under Maul’s control or close to it. It’s true that Kuiil reprogrammed him with a new Prime Directive, to protect Baby Yoda, but if The Mando promises to take care of it IG-11 is then free to act on his own will. Lady Armorer says “some” may have escaped without much conviction so their already small numbers have become even smaller. This guy couldn’t be more dangerous. She asks a bunch of questions about Baby Yoda. What happened? The Mandalorian: We got an extended flashback to the Mando’s childhood that was ripped right from the last days of The Clone Wars. ‘The Mandalorian’ Offers Some “Redemption” in an Incredible Season Finale Posted on Friday, December 27th, 2019 by Bryan Young Naturally, there are spoilers here. And there’s nothing more dangerous than a man who doesn’t give a crap with an army under his command. It’s the old symbol of Clan Vizsla, a stylized version of a Mandalorian shriek-hawk. The season ends with Jawas picking on the wreckage of Moff Gideon’s TIE fighter when the Moff cuts himself free with the fabled Darksaber, leaving us with enough implications to reel our minds. With the raft basically on auto pilot, multiple troopers surrounding the mouth of the cave, their situation, once again, looks bleak. I’ll be back with recaps and will strive to be more diligent in completing them on time. This episode opens with the Scout Trooper duo speeding their way back to town with Baby Yoda in their possession. Nintendo Updated The My Nintendo Mario Missions For The Second Pin... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Movie Posters LEGO-fied. The heroes aren’t in the clear yet, though. 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During the dark times, it was in the possession of Maul, a relic of his time ruling Mandalore from the shadows. The reference that brought tears to my eyes, though, was Moff Gideon’s possession of the Darksaber. Combat Carl is going to rebuild the guild. After Vizsla’s death, the Jedi order kept the saber in their temple until a Mandalorian raiding party stole it. Lady Armorer pops up says that this was the natural result of the events. ever. Season 1 ended nice and cleanly. Sony Is Making Bugsnax For PS5 Free For PS Plus Subscribers... Mile’s Into The Spider-Verse Suit Will Be In The Spider-Man: Miles... Amazon’s Epic Daily Deals Sees Massive Discounts On Some LEGO, Apollo... LEGO Launches New VIP Program and It’s Not Great. Not just with the standard shootouts, but the armorers action sequence rivals Donnie Yen’s major set pieces in, One of the most fun references in the episode the E-Web Heavy Repeating cannon. The Mandalorian: Along comes Sabine Wren (Rebels) who finds it and is trained by Ezra Bridger and Kanan Jarrus to wield it properly. It evokes thoughts of the River Phlegethon, a component of the Underworld in Greek mythology and written about in Dante’s, . Twitter. "Chapter 8: Redemption" is the eighth and final episode of the first season of The Mandalorian. So yeah, bleak. In the Inferno, Dante and Virgil are able to make it through the river with safe passage by Nessus, one of the Centaurs who had formerly been guarding the river himself. The guy on the other end of the commlink advises they hold their position because the Moff just took out a squad of his own troopers, the significance of which is not lost on the duo. That whole scene lasted about three minutes but it was pretty memorable. The trio argues as to what to do. After that we have no idea what happened to it between then and when Moff Gideon cut his way out of the TIE cockpit. , we’re left with many questions left unanswered and our hero heading out into a new phase of his journey. Affiliate links used when available. This episode was the Star Wars directorial debut of Taika Waitit and it’s hard to imagine anyone else being able to pull off his brand of humor in Star Wars without it feeling out of place. WhatsApp. In fact, Waititi is able to sell quite a lot that would ordinarily be limp. Once inside, IG-11 gets to work on cutting open sewer grate. The last we saw of the crew at the end of “The Reckoning”, the group was split into two. They fly by Gus Fring’s wrecked TIE. When Mando puts on his jet-pack he starts to put it on his back, the camera then cuts away, and when the camera comes back he is holding it front of himself in the foreground. It’s guarded by centaur archers who stand at its bank and the egress of the flow, ready to shoot anyone who tries to escape from their pre-determined level of hell. He didn’t care. Once it crashes, he’s able to board the Razorcrest with the asset after parting ways with Greef Carga and Cara Dune, who opt to remain on Nevarro. Turns out, Mando’s hatred for all things droid is due to some PTSD from seeing his parents and his fellow townsfolk being straight up murdered by droids. Super battle droids haven’t been seen in live action since Revenge of the Sith and it’s great to have them back again. Armorer: So they wait. This episode was full of great moments, and felt just packed with them. Ever the distrustful one towards droids, The Mando asks rather accusingly what he’s done to Kuiil. He who possessed it ruled the people. Moff Gideon has taken to his TIE fighter to end them once and for all. When The Mando and Combat Carl rushed out of the bar, Cara stayed behind. The Mandalorian S1:E8 Chapter 8 “Redemption” Episode Recap. "Chapter 8: Redemption" is the eighth and final episode of the first season of the television series The Mandalorian. Does this cast the so-called “Baby Yoda” as Quasimodo? Too busy worrying about whether Moff Gideon will kill them for existing, they fail to realize the threat of IG-11 and his protective, nursemaid programming. That was the last we’d seen of it until this episode. Even with no expectations, that was still the worst Star Wars movie of all time. This symbol was often associated with the “Secret Mandalore” and that might help explain why their culture and creed is so different to the rest. The entire ordeal of the river becomes one of rebirth for the Mandalorian. The Mando thinks Combat Carl had something to do with it since, you know, The Mando pretty much stole the bounty and Carl and his rag tag army of bounty hunters tried to stop him in “The Sin“. The Mando wants her to come with them but she’s all “Nah, fam. Right after the title card, we’re back in the shot-up bar with the trio trying to figure out a way out. Waititi is able to wring jokes out of thin air and give us some of the most charming moments we’ve seen on the show so far, even involving the asset. Once they approach the mouth of the tunnel, The Mando does a scan and sees a bunch of troopers flanking the exit. And that’s what brought tears. 9.3/10 15,320. The heroes aren’t in the clear yet, though. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. With Season 2 starting in less than 24 hours, I am finally fulfilling my duty in writing the recap for the last episode of Season 1. He ordered his Deathtroopers to just open fire on the Bounty Hunter Bar killing fellow Imperials for seemingly no reason other than to prove a point to the trio. Rescue Mando is given the go-ahead to take the kid away who is probably one of the few survivors of that bloodbath. No doubt the guy on the other end of the commlink erred on the side of caution and didn’t want to interrupt Gus with any news because we all know what happened to the last guy that interrupted him. Lady Armorer instructs IG-11 to run interference and then levels up The Mando’s armor by giving him his jetpack. For more on the Vizla’s, you’ll need to watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. Escort Party rejoices by making a plan. Flametrooper let’s loose with the fire gun and Baby Yoda uses the force to keep the flames at bay, and then with a flick of the baby wrist, the Flametrooper explodes and is ejected back outside. Check out our picks for family friendly movies movies that transcend all ages. The Mando, who moments ago was about to shoot IG-11’s head off for wanting to take off his helmet, is saddened by this but denies it. There’s some back and forth between the duo peppered with some punches to the bag that Baby Yoda’s in. He picks up Baby Yoda and activates Rising Phoenix and jetpacks off towards the Razor Crest. You can watch the mandalorian season 1 episode 8 here. Super battle droids haven’t been seen in live action since, The other interesting thing to note in the flashback sequence is the pauldron symbols of the Mandalorians on the rescue team. You guessed it. See all photos. They punched Baby Yoda! It makes me wonder what Mandalorian off-shoot he belongs to that strays so much from the ways of the Mandalorians we’ve seen elsewhere in the canon. Said Scout Troopers then scooped little Baby Yoda and sped away on their way back to town. SPOILER WARNING: The following review contains spoilers for The Mandalorian Season 1 Episode 8, Redemption. Web design by Pro Blog Design. Critic Reviews. Gus fires on the generator taking The Mando out. How did a former ISB agent gain the fabled blade? The TIE’s wing blows off and crashes into the planet. The Mandalorian’s theme music is expertly laid out in “Redemption,” and not just as a theme for Mando himself. Adventure, Sci-Fi. , Sabine handed the saber off to Bo Katan (voiced by Katee Sackhoff), who would go on to unite the Mandalorian clans against the Empire. It was released on December 27, 2019 on Disney+. Posted on Friday, December 27th, 2019 by Bryan Young. Though it might still be a coincidence, there seems to be little doubt the Phlegethon was an influence on, Quasimodo at four years old is abandoned outside the cathedral and an official remarks in the book, “Foundling — yes, found apparently on the banks of the river Phlegethon.”. 48 min The death of Kuiil was traumatic, but no one was prepared for what came next. Luckily, we don’t have to experience this monstrosity for very long. In the. Yep, IG-11 shows up. I mean, Kuiil’s dead, Baby Yoda’s been kidnapped, and our unlikely trio of heroes are pinned down by a guy who just killed an ally and a bunch of Stormtroopers. It was liberated by Sabine Wren, the Mandalorian that was part of Phoenix  Squadron on Star Wars Rebels. And while doing so, The Mando tells Combat Carl that he’s not from Mandalore and that he knows that Gus Fring is indeed Moff Gideon whom Cara thought was tried and executed for War Crimes. The Mando manages to attach an explosive device to one of the TIE’s wing arms. Fortunately, the armorer equipped the Mandalorian (whose name we learn to by Dyn Jarren) with a jet pack, and he does one on one battle with the Imperial ship. Thinks looked grim for The Mandalorian, his crew, and the asset at the end of last week’s episode. Lady Armorer stayed behind ’cause someone’s gotta save all that Beskar steel. It evokes thoughts of the River Phlegethon, a component of the Underworld in Greek mythology and written about in Dante’s Inferno. IG-11 sees right through his tough guy exterior and can tell. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. Either Stormtroopers are a bunch of noodle-armed pansies or THe Mando has superhuman strength because what took 6 Stormtroopers to carry the gun he was able to just lift up off the tripod by himself to lay waste to the courtyard.   |  It dispatches the two Scout Troopers with ease, picks up the Baby Yoda bag, and gets on a speeder bike. Get More From IMDb . The Imperials quickly find them and they escape to a river of lava that will lead them in the direction of the Mandalorian’s ship. With Season 2 starting in less than 24 hours, I am finally fulfilling my duty in writing the recap for the last episode of Season 1. Next up? Except for The Rise of Skywalker. Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy. Armorer: When they ask a second time, the guy on the other end says well the Moff just killed a guy for interrupting him so it’s probably a good idea to keep waiting. Gus is cutting his way out with a darksaber. And since the history of the Mandalorians are so inexorably tied to the Jedi, it seems doubly fishy that he would have no knowledge of them. They pull up just shy of the town entrance asking for what their next orders are.