The Future of The Mandalorian
By: Desperado Intellectual
Tags: Lucasfilm, Disney Plus, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Baby Yoda

Is Grogu gone for good?

In the Season 2 finale, Mando (Pedro Pascal) aka Din Djarin, and friends pull off a daring rescue attempt to rescue baby Grogu from the clutches of the sinister Moff Gideon(Giancarlo Esposito). All seems to be going to plan, with the kidnapping of Dr. Pershing(Omid Abtahi), team up of Boba Fett(Temura Morrison),

Yall wanna go do hoodrat shit?

Cara Dune (Gina Carano) , Finnec Shand (Ming Na Wen), Bo-Katan(Katee Sackhoff) and Koska Reeves(Sasha Banks) and boarding of the Moff’s ship, and distraction by Boba Fett, until the Darktroopers are activated. (Seriously, those things are just overkill; imagine a cross between Iron Man, and Darth Vader).

“Uh how do I rotate this PDF?”

Mando struggles to contain them and has a hard time dispatching just one while the others are blasted into space. He eventually succeeds, meeting up with Moff Gideon soon after and defeating him on one on one combat, confiscating the Darksaber and rescuing the obscenely cute Grogu. However, just as everything seems to be going well and defeating all the bad guys, the evil, overpowered Darktroopers return to finish the fight, with Mando and friends trapped on the bridge.

“Klaatu barada nikto”

All of a sudden, in true fan service, a familiar lone X-Wing appears.

“ I’m here to talk to you about our lord and savior, Mace Windu”

A robed, hooded figure with a familiar green lightsaber enters the scenes and in true Jedi fashion, dispatches the Darktroopers with ease. As the mysterious figure makes its way to Mando and friends. As the mysterious Jedi reveals himself, we are treated to, none other than the original hero of the Star Wars franchise himself, Luke Skywalker.

“I’m Batman”

(Using a de-aged CGI rendering and voice of Mark Hamill) Luke offers to take Grogu and train him in the ways of the Jedi, but needs Mando’s permission first, since Grogu views Mando as a father figure.

“Thunder buddies for life, kid”

In an emotional goodbye, Mando removes his helmet and allowed his little buddy to finally see his face,

“Boy, look at me boy!”

and allows Luke to take Grogu and train him,

“Uh, what do i feed this thing?”

while promising to see him again soon. (Major Oof, right in the feels.)

“ One yall gonna throw me the cat right quick, idc which one”

I wonder if Luke sensed Boba Fett passing by as he exited hyperspace, kind of like seeing someone you know in traffic?

Will Grogu meet Kylo Ren in Jedi training?

Is Din technically the King of Mandalore now?

This episode has many Star Wars fans thinking- Is Grogu gone for good? Will he return in season 3, or will it be just Mando and friends from now on? Besides, the show is called- “The Mandalorian” not “Mando and Grogu”.

Well, looking at the facts, I think he will. The Father and Son dynamic is integral to the roles of key players in the Star Wars films. Luke and Obi- Wan in A New Hope, Luke and Obi-Wan and Yoda in the Empire Strikes Back, and Luke and Vader in Return of the Jedi.

In the Phantom Menace, it was Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan/Anakin, Clone Wars it was Obi-Wan and Anakin, briefly one by Jango and a young Boba Fett, and in Revenge of the Sith it was Anakin and Palpatine/Obi-Wan.

Even the newer movies a parent-child and mentor/student dynamic is also explored and touched upon, Rogue One it is Jyn and Galen Erso, Solo, its Han and Beckett, Force Awakens it’s Kylo Ren and Han Solo/Leia, Rey and Leia. Last Jedi it’s Luke and Rey, Poe and Leia, and to a degree Kylo and Snoke. And finally Rise of Skywalker, Luke and Rey, Kylo’s redemption with Han, Leia’s goodbye (due to Carrie Fisher’s death) as well as Rey’s revelation to be Palpatine’s granddaughter.

That being said, this theme is integral to the Star Wars franchise. And, the multiple obnoxiously cute Grogu and Mando interactions made the show, and Mando’s protectiveness of baby Grogu.

The Mandalorian has ridiculously high levels of viewership, And the millions of Star Wars fans, both young and old are some of the most critical and anal fans in the world.We know that there is a third season set to release in December 2021. They’ll probably explore in that season the fact that since Mando rightfully defeated Moff Gideon and earned the Darksaber, he has a claim to being ruler of Mandalore. Boba might go off and do his own thing, since he has a spinoff coming out. Maybe Ahsoka might show up as well, but she also has her spinoff. (Maybe Din Djarin and Grogu might also show up in them as well). Personally, I think Bo-Katan and Mando might duke it out for the throne of Mandalore or maybe even hook up.

“Ayo ma, I wanna holla at you right quick”

Also, Disney and Lucasfilm wouldn’t dare miss out on the millions of revenue of Grogu toys(Which, let's be honest, is the whole goal, making mad money son- bookoo gwop, nuff dollaz, lotta duckets).