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This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are taking the time to talk about the first two episodes of Season 2 of The Mandalorian. Plus they have more News Bites about Johnny Depp, Disney’s Movie Calendar Changes, and a Boba Fett spin-off that allegedly starts filming NEXT week.
Episode Index
Intro: 0:45
Johnny Depp: 4:11
Disney Removes Movies: 12:59
Boba Spinoff: 16:52
Mando Chapter 9: 25:04
Mando chapter 10: 44:57
News Bites
Johnny Depp Forced to Exit ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise
Disney Removes Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Free Guy,’ ‘Death on the Nile’ From Release Calendar
THE MANDALORIAN Is Reportedly Getting a Boba Fett Spinoff Series That Could Start Shooting Next Week
The Mandalorian (Season 2 Episode 1)
Summary
Seeking other Mandalorians to help him reunite the Child with its kind, the Mandalorian approaches criminal Gor Koresh, who supposedly knows their whereabouts, at a ring fight. After failing to kill the Mandalorian for his Beskar armor, Koresh reveals the rumors of another Mandalorian operating on Tatooine.
Returning to Tatooine, the Mandalorian and the Child are reunited with mechanic Peli Motto. Motto reveals the location of Mos Pelgo, a town thought destroyed and not shown on most maps.
Title: “Chapter 9: The Marshal”
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Written by: Jon Favreau
Release Date: October 30, 2020
Cast
Pedro Pascal … The Mandalorian
John Leguizamo … Gor Koresh (voice)
Amy Sedaris … Peli Motto
Timothy Olyphant … Cobb Vanth
Temuera Morrison … REDACTED
Isaac C. Singleton Jr. … Twi’lek Doorman
David Choe … Ringside Spectator
Miguel A. Lopez … Tusken Raider #1
Xavier Jimenez … Tusken Raider #2
Leilani Shiu … Jawas
W. Earl Brown … Weequay Proprietor
Dieterich Gray … Mos Pelgo Villager
Karisma Gideon … Jo
Dylan Curtis … Mos Pelgo Boy
John Rosengrant … Gor Koresh Performance Artist
Production
Development
The episode was written and directed by the series’ creator Jon Favreau, marking his directorial debut in the series. Favreau wrote a majority of season one episodes, but could not direct any due to schedule conflicts with The Lion King (2019).
Casting
The co-starring actors cast for this episode are John Leguizamo as the voice of Gor Koresh, Amy Sedaris returning as Peli Motto, Timothy Olyphant as Cobb Vanth, and Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett. Additional guest-starring actors cast for this episode include Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as a Twi’lek doorman, David Choe as a ringside spectator, Miguel A. Lopez, and Xavier Jimenez as Tusken raiders, Leilani Shui as a Jawa, W. Earl Brown as a Weequay proprietor, Dietrich Gray as a villager of Mos Pelgo, Karisma Gideon as Jo, and Dylan Curtis as a boy from Mos Pelgo. Choe also provided the graffiti which appear in the episode. Barry Lowin, Brendan Wayne, and Lateef Crowder are credited as stunt doubles for the Mandalorian. Wayne had worked closely with Pascal to develop the character. Paul Darnell is credited as stunt double for Cobb Vanth, while Legacy Effects supervisor John Rosengrant is credited as the performance artist for Gor Koresh. “The Child” was performed by various puppeteers.
Music
Ludwig Göransson composed the score for the episode. The soundtrack is expected to release sometime in November.
Presentation
The majority of the episode is shown in a 21:9 aspect ratio, while the Krayt Dragon fight at the end of the episode was expanded to a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Reception
The episode received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode received an approval rating of 93% with an average rating of 8/10, based on 28 reviews. The website’s critics consensus reads, “With surprising twists, delightful turns, and tons of turbo-loaded action, “The Marshal” is a spectacular return for The Mandalorian that doesn’t skimp on the Baby Yoda.” On Metacritic, the episode received an average score of 76 out of 100 based on reviews from 14 critics “indicating generally favorable reviews”.
Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com praised the Krayt Dragon action sequence and Ludwig Göransson’s score.[ Dan Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter was concerned that season 2 of the show might become bloated or spoiled in some way by its success but concluded “The result was, for a little show, easily its biggest and perhaps most purely entertaining episode to date.”
Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer criticized the episode’s similarity to previous episodes and stated that the episode “resembled a blend of the mostly monster-of-the-week episodes in the middle of last season, which didn’t shed a lot of light on the overarching plot.”
The Mandalorian (Season 2 Episode 2)
Summary
The Mandalorian must ferry a passenger with precious cargo on a risky journey.
Title: “Chapter 10: The Passenger”
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Written by: Jon Favreau
Release Date: November 6, 2020
Cast
Pedro Pascal … The Mandalorian
Amy Sedaris … Peli Motto
Misty Rosas … Frog Lady
Dee Bradley Baker … Frog Lady (voice)
Richard Ayoade … Zero (voice)
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee … Captain Carson Teva
Dave Filoni … Trapper Wolf
Production
Development
The episode was written by the series’ creator Jon Favreau and directed by Peyton Reed.
Casting
The co-starring actors cast for this episode are Amy Sedaris returning as Peli Motto, Misty Rosas as the Frog Lady, and Richard Ayoade returning as the voice of Q9-0. Additional guest-starring actors cast for this episode include Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Captain Carson Teva and Dave Filoni returning as Trapper Wolf. Lateef Crowder, Barry Lowin, and Brendan Wayne are credited as stunt doubles for the Mandalorian. Dee Bradley Baker provided the voice for the Frog Lady. “The Child” was performed by various puppeteers.
Music
Ludwig Göransson composed the musical score of the episode. The soundtrack is expected to release sometime in November.[2]
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