“Star Wars: The Mandalorian” Season 1 recap

“Star Wars: The Mandalorian” took the Star Wars fans by storm with its initial release in 2019.

As the first live-action Star Wars property to air as a series, many wondered if it would live up to the hype portrayed in trailers and media campaigns. The show lived up to expectations and paved the way for multiple new live-action series.

It takes time to produce a show such as “The Mandalorian,” and with delays due to COVID-19, only two seasons are streaming. Four years later, the third season will premiere on March 1st, with eight total episodes released weekly.

After four years and an appearance in the “Book of Boba Fett,” many casual and super fans may need a quick refresher.

S1 E1: Chapter 1: The Mandalorian

In the debut episode of “The Mandalorian”, the armor-clad Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) takes a job from the Galatic Empire to track down an asset for a stack of the beskar metal his people covet. The Mandalorian finds the bounty after a hard-fought battle and a team-up with IG-11(Taika Waititi) and he successfully secures the package. The episode ends with the Mandalorian discovering that his bounty is a little green Yoda-like alien known only as “the child.”

S2 E2: Chapter 2: The Child

After Jawas strip the Mandalorian’s ship for parts, Kuiil(Nick Nolte), a local farmer, helps the Mandalorian strike a deal with the Jawas to steal the egg of a Mudhorn. The Mandalorian takes on the Mudhorn, a rhino-like creature, and defeats it with forcewielding assistance from the child. The episode ends with the Mandalorian and Kuiil rebuilding his ship and the uncertainty of the child’s unannounced force sensitivity hanging over them.

S3 E3: Chapter 3: The Sin

The Mandalorian delivers the child to the empire on Nevaro, collects his bounty and returns to his enclave. As the Armorer (Emily Swallow), the unspoken leader of the enclave, melts down the beskar, the Mandalorian questions his actions. After a change of heart, the Mandalorian rescues the child and narrowly escapes Greef Karga (Caral Weathers) and his band of bounty hunters who want to collect on the child’s bounty.

S4 E4: Chapter 4: The Sanctuary

While hiding out on Sorgan, the Mandalorian runs into ex-rebel Cara Dune (Gina Carano), and the two agree to help a local fishing village facing Klatooian raiders. The two successfully fend off the pirates, but the Mandalorian forms a connection with Omera (Julia Jones), a villager, revealing to her that he has never removed his helmet for anyone. The Mandalorian and the child eventually leave the village.

S5 E5: Chapter 5: The Gunslinger

After his ship is damaged again, the Mandalorian request help from Pelli Moto, a mechanic on Tatooine, to pay for the repairs; he teams up with young bounty hunter Toro Calican (Jake Cannavale) to hunt down assassin Feenec Shand (Ming Na-Wen). The two succeed, but Calican betrays the Mandalorian, taking the child hostage. The Mandalorian kills him and escapes with the child leaving Shand behind to be rescued by Boba Fett (Temura Morrison).

S6 E6: Chapter 6: The Prisoner

The Mandalorian teams up with a former acquaintance, Migs Mayfeld (Bill Burr), on a rescue mission for a hefty sum. The Mandalorian is doublecrossed and makes a daring escape with the child.

S7 E7: Chapter 7: The Reckoning Greef Karga requests the Mandalorian’s help fending off the imperials, led by Moff Gideon (Giańcarlo Esposito), occupying Nevaro. The Mandalorian, the child Dune, IG-11, and Kuiil team up to free the town. The empire captures the child and kills Kuiil in the process.

S8 E8: Chapter 8: Redemption entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

The Armorer tasks the Mandalorian, Din Djarin, to take the child to its kind. The Mandalorian, Dune, and IG-11 rescue the child, and IG-11 sacrifices himself. The Mandalorian defeats Moff Gideon with the help of the enclave and earns a new jet pack.