The Mandalorian’s sophomore season has continued to find ways to excite and surprise all kinds of Star Wars watchers, but the one thing diehard fans of the series have waited for is the appearance of Ahsoka Tano. Rumors around the character’s live-action debut started back in March of this year, with the news that Rosario Dawson would portray the Clone Wars protagonist. And, after much waiting, the speculation proved true as Ahsoka came to life in the latest episode of The Mandalorian called “The Jedi.”
Along with seeing Ahsoka interact alongside our beloved Mando (Pedro Pascal), audiences were given some monumental information—whether they knew it or not. If you’re an avid watcher of the Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels animated series, these juicy tidbits are a continuation of a long-promised story. But no worries if you haven’t seen a single episode of those two shows, as we’re here to breakdown what these big reveals might mean for the future of The Mandalorian.
Meet Ahsoka
Grand Admiral Thrawn
A New Jedi
Duel of the Fates
In a clever move, the trailers for Season 2 of The Mandalorian only featured footage from the season’s first four episodes. Disney is known to play coy with its audience—Grogu never appeared in the trailers for Season 1, for example. As we head into the final three episodes, however, this mystery is especially welcome. Much of the information leaked out around this season we’ve seen already, leaving us without much of a roadmap for what’s ahead.
Outside of the possible return of Thrawn and Ezra, we do know there's going to be an epic showdown between Mando and Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito). Ahead of Season 2, Esposito mentioned he broke “three” prop versions of the Darksaber during filming. Initially, I thought Gideon would be facing off against Ahsoka, but now that Mando has a pure Beskar staff, he’s ready to fight the series’ big bad properly. Oh, and Pedro Pascal will get the chance to right a past wrong.
Could this face-off come in the Robert Rodiguez-helmed episode? A fight sequence certainly feels within the director’s action-based wheelhouse. Regardless, this season looks poised to conclude with a decidedly meaningful duel over the fate of Grogu. Consider us hyped no matter what the future may hold.