Star Wars: The Mandalorian episode 6 review: What we learned about instant certainty – Deseret News

Posted: December 18, 2019 at 6:49 am

Anyone whos watched any sort of episodic television series could tell you that the setup for the most recent episode of Star Wars: The Mandalorian meant that the main character was due for trouble.

The setup: In the episode, Mando arrives on a desolate space station where he meets with some old associates from his past. He agrees to pull a heist job for them rescuing a prisoner from a New Republic space station.

What happens: In the second half of the episode, we see the contention between Mando and the pack unravel. We see Mayfield turn on Mando. Burg and Mando battle in their own little fight. Zero attempts to steal Baby Yoda. Everything goes wrong, just as you imagine it would.

But still: The episode has a lesson for us about instant certainty. Mando could have seen everything that happened to him from a parsec away. He could have realized that these fellow bounty hunters were going to turn on him. Previous episodes of the show indicate that bounty hunters are ruthless and willing to take him down for the promise of fortune.

The bottom line: Thats the whole point of any Star Wars show, isnt it? Hope. The entire franchise kicked off with Princess Leia asking Obi-Wan Kenobi to help her. He was her only hope. Luke Skywalker became her hope, too. A new hope. Were constantly looking for hope in the Star Wars franchise. You cant find hope if you make your mind up instantly. Sometimes you need to open up and trust a little bit to find it.

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