Season 1 Episode 5 “The Mandalorian helps a rookie bounty hunter who is in over his head.”
What I Liked?
1. Finally 5 episodes in we finally get a space battle between the Mandalorian and another bounty hunter who is trying to either kill or take The Mando and Baby Yoda back to the guild but after some quick maneuvers the Mando gets the lock onto the bounty hunter and kills him.
2. With his ship in need of some repairs, The Mando travels to a desert planet with two moons… what is this planet? none other than Tatoine the former home of one Luke Skywalker.
3. This was a quick mention but we get a mention of Jabba the hut and his crime syndicate The Huts.
4. Mando and Toro find a bounty hunter dead in the desert, this is a trap from the assassin, Fennic Shand. She opens fire on the Mando who takes a couple of shots to his armor. This was some great shooting by Fennic. She is badass and I hope this isn’t the last we see of her.
5. The assassin is caught so Fennc Shand tries to manipulate Toro into letting her go free and him taking in the Mando and Baby Yoda because his armor and the price on his is worth more not in credits but in Toro’s legacy, he would be a legend. Toro likes this idea because of his need to be part of the guild so he “kills” Fennic and heads back to Mando’s ship.
What I Disliked?
Toro simply turns on Mando because of his ego and his need to be a part of something which is bigger than him but this is Star Wars after all so you can’t really trust anyone.
Favourite Moment?
Mando and Toro agree to work together to go bring in his bounty, they take two speedster bikes however on their way there Fennic Shand opens fire which Mando makes a plan to use flashbangs to mess with her vision which works until the Mando takes a clean shot to his chest armor which causes a distraction in Toro to go capture the bounty but this is a plan and Mando captures the bounty.
Standout Character
Fennic Shand gets this weeks shout out because of how she handled herself, how she managed to get 3 shots onto the Mando and how she manipulated Toro into turning on Mando.
The Verdict
Another great episode, this series does not disappoint at all. It’s a great fan service to see Tatoine again and how the Empire affected it. Ming-Na Wen absolutely killed it after Fennic Shand. Once again Baby Yoda was funny and just cute.
Rating: 10/10
