We might all be living an election nightmare, but at least we’re not stuck in the horrific situation we find the crew of ‘The Mandalorian’ facing.
Warning: Spoilers! We might all be living in a national nightmare as we wait for an interminable election to finally draw to its merciful close, but at least we’re not stuck in the midst of the horrific situation we find the crew of “The Mandalorian” facing in this week’s episode. The best thing about “The Mandalorian” is that as a 30-minute streaming show, there’s so much you can do with it. Each episode of Mando’s adventures doesn’t need to be a grand Skywalker Saga adventure. Last week, we saw this in the fantastic episode based on a straight-up western showdown. This week, Peyton Reed, the director of Marvel’s “Ant-Man,” episodes of “New Girl,” and the great Kirsten Dunst classic “Bring It On” makes the Star Wars version of a horror movie. Our episode starts right after last week’s with Mando and Baby Yoda zipping through the Tatooine desert on their speeder bike only to be ambushed by a group of soon-to-be-dead guys looking to score the bounty on The Child. After taking out the speeder bike with a trap reminiscent of one used by Ewoks, the three aliens attack Mando, and one steals The Child before Mando tricks him into exchanging Baby Yoda for his jetpack, which he remotely activates, sending the would-be kidnapper flying high into the air before thudding into a splat on the desert surface. Mando and Baby Yoda trudge back into Mos Eisley and meet back up with their old friend Peli Motto, played by Amy Sedaris. She’s in the cantina playing cards with one of Ant-Man’s escaped extra-large ants, who is apparently known by the name Dr. Mandible in the Star Wars universe — what a great name! Dr. Mandible has a friend who needs transport to a nearby star system where there is apparently a covert of hidden Mandalorians. The Razor Crest’s newest passenger is a frog-like creature who has no known species, so we’ll call her Frog Lady. She is carrying a clutch of eggs to her husband on the planet Trask. Once aboard and off the ground, our adventure begins. Unfortunately for the Frog Lady, part of the horror is a hungry, wee Baby Yoda, who has a taste for her eggs. On several occasions in this episode, Mando has to take the clutch of eggs back from The Child who loves to make them his latest meal.
