Episode 8 of Mandalorian kicks off with a promise, setting season 2

Episode 1 of Counterfeit he promised a Western audience with a single hero, and a landmark style that had a basis in TV history. The show is celebrated for a moment in Episode 5, where more fan service and more eye-popping threats threaten to undermine that concept. However, during this season 1 finale called "Red 91," designer Jon Favreau and director Taika Waititi brought the goods. Counterfeit completes the narrative arc that it started with its first three episodes, and in a spectacular way. Taken together, the season eight finale evokes a sense of Hollywood epic and intimate servants at the same time.

The finale also managed to set the stage well in season 2, revealing many – but not all – of the secrets that have been confusing for fans for months. It raises the beams, while at the same time focusing more laser-like on the basic structure line that will give the series a go.

Anyone worried about the ending of the Skywalker saga that landed in theaters less than a week ago, Counterfeit is clearly the new hope the furniture has been looking for.

(Vol. Note: This document contains spoilers for episode 8 of Counterfeit.)

Image: Lucasfilm

Episode 8 picks up right where episode 7 is left off, with two Imperial scout soldiers available to escort Baby (aka Baby Yoda) to Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito). We were given the opportunity to wash away the grief of Kuiil's death in a beautiful exchange between two helpless soldiers.

While awaiting final approval to enter the city for their prize, the couple take turns accumulating in the 20-meter dam from there. No one hits the mark even once, leaving one of the infantry to begin solving his explosion in panic disorder. Excellent Emperor. Chekhov's excellent dodel moment, aka IG-11 (played by Taika Waititi himself), shows that he will be reluctant to go down with them. Saves Baby, scoring the next three major plot points.

First comes the resolution of the stand that ended Episode 7.

Gideon knows that the Baby has not been found, so he puts time into it. Standing next to a large laser ship that will advance the cantina where he assembled, Gideon reveals all he can about Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal), Cara Dune (Gina Carrano), and Grandf Karga (Carl Weathers).

In a context that is explicit in context, Moffide finally enlightens us all in Gref's true interpretation of the Imperial magistrate. He tells us the fact that Cara is not just a Rebel past, but belongs to the planet Alderaan (Leia Organa's home planet, which was destroyed by the first Dead Star in Star Wars: New Hope), expressing his deep hatred for the Kingdom.

We also learn that Mandalorian was not born in Mandalore. His real name – revealed inside In November by Pascal during a random interview – by Din Djarin, and adopted by the Mandalorians as an orphan of war. Sure he is a well-trained refugee, but that doesn't make him any less likely to be a Mandalorian. As Cara explains during this same incident, being a Mandalorian is not about being part of something. Instead, it's about supporting Creed. Being a Morioriant does not mean being a racist; it means signing up for a particular lifestyle.

Image: Lucasfilm

As those secrets are revealed, the IG-11 enters the city square at full speed. Moffson's forces are caught between the mighty Cara and the droid. That's when Mandalori himself comes out, grabs the largest gun he can find, and begins to defraud Gideon's troops. It's back to episode 1, where we saw Mando in full on Schwarzenegger and wearing a rifle to the captive staff.

However, as soon as they held the upper hand, our heroes – including IG-11 and Baby – were thrown back into the cantina. The Mandalorian is seriously injured, with vows to remain while others flee the sewage.

According to poetry, it is IG-11 that saves him from certain death.

After spending seven episodes hating the droids and hiding his face, Din suddenly revealed himself to the automaton. With his helmet removed, IG-11 heals him a quick spray of bacta. Under the mask we catch snippets of a bloodthirsty man like any other. It is a time of general weakness, and holds more meaning than any of the dozen times when Kylo Ren flaunted his helmet.

Finally, Mando puts his hat back on and our heroes run to the rubble in unison. This is where they meet Armorer, who is in charge of a large number of Mandalori weapons. It turns out that the cost of saving Baby in episode 3 was the killing of almost all members of the household. No one is safe from Moff Gideon, and instead of saying that the guilt over Din's shoulders removes him from "The Sin" episode 3. Instead, he charges him for demanding; he and Baby are now the offspring of two, and it's up to Din to find his people, and to take care of the little green man there.

“Up to age or mixed up,” Armorer says, “like his dad. Here's how. ”

At that moment, this masterpiece Armorer made his dick – a piece of his weapon he put – in the shape of a skeleton, creature Din and Baby teamed up to win the second episode.

At that moment the focus of the whole series is slowly shifting, and again permanently. Pascal's Din Djarin is no longer an unknown Mandalorian. That moniker falls on Baby Yoda, who is now being trained to work successfully. Din taught him the way, as the elder Mandalorians taught him long ago. It is a moving moment that is almost unbearable, but it feels worthless both in terms of the seven episodes leading up to it and the amount of blood spilled there.

However Counterfeit you haven't finished the emotional bombing for Star Wars fans yet.

This climactic battle plots the IG-11 against a storm platoon. The droid finally empowers its self-deprecating, self-deprecating sequence and decides the way for Din, Baby, Cara, and Gref to effectively make their escape. The only one standing in the way is Moffson, who was taken by Dinis with the help of his new jersey – the last piece of his weapon given to him by Armorer.

In the last episode of Din's episode he says goodbye to Gref and Cara, who have both chosen to stay behind and make themselves home with some of the world's best hunters. But there's a literary scene that leaves us wanting more: We see that Moff Gideon has a famous Darkaber, a bullet from the ancient Mandalore last seen. Star Wars Rebels. It is the best weapon that will fill fans with guess from now until the first part of the season.

Image: Lucasfilm

Chapter 8 leaves viewers of Din and Baby – the new Mandalorian – riding into the sunset. The end is near, which is true for the roots of the Western & # 39; s series. It also sets season 2 well. Expect more bottle tops, all moving seamlessly toward this & # 39; s two-item & # 39; and in their quest for other Force-sensitive creatures like baby Yoda.

And maybe, if we're lucky, Din and Baby will find one or more Jedi still hiding somewhere in the galaxy.

Counterfeit evidenced by the fact that George Lucas' atmosphere is a vast space, with ample space for many characters and storylines that fans will still find. Again, by contrast The wake of the Skywalker, it's a series that is brave enough to get out of the traps that tell us that every hero should be blood bound to those who came before them. It's a series about orphans, released from a dangerous universe, and I'm excited to see where the next episode takes us.

Season 2 of Counterfeit is expected to begin sometime in 2020.