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"Chapter 9: The Marshal"
The Mandalorian episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 1
Directed byJon Favreau
Written byJon Favreau
Produced byJon Favreau
Cinematography byBarry "Baz" Idoine
Editing byAdam Gerstel
Original release dateOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
Running time52 minutes
Co-starring
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"Chapter 9: The Marshal" is the first episode of the second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian. It was written and directed by the series' showrunner Jon Favreau and released on Disney+ on October 30, 2020. The episode stars Pedro Pascal as the Mandalorian, a lone bounty hunter on the run with "The Child", in search of other Mandalorians to help him return the Child to his people.

Plot

Seeking other Mandalorians to help him reunite the Child with its kind, the Mandalorian approaches criminal Gor Koresh, who supposedly knows their whereabouts. After Koresh fails to kill the Mandalorian for his Beskar armor, he 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.

The Mandalorian arrives in Mos Pelgo and finds the town's Marshal, Cobb Vanth, wearing Mandalorian armor once worn by the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Realizing Vanth is not a Mandalorian, the Mandalorian demands the armor from him. The standoff is interrupted by the appearance of a Greater Krayt Dragon that has been terrorizing Mos Pelgo. Vanth agrees to return the armor in exchange for help in ridding the town of the dragon. Vanth explains that he acquired the armor from Jawa scavengers to fight off the Mining Collective, who had invaded Mos Pelgo following the destruction of the second Death Star. Since then, Vanth has used the armor to protect the townspeople.

En route to the dragon's cave, the two encounter Tusken Raiders, who are also hunting the dragon. Forming an alliance, their initial plan to bait the dragon out fails and results in the death of a Tusken. Realizing they will need reinforcements, the Mandalorian volunteers the townsfolk to help. Despite the animosity between the groups, the Mandalorian and Vanth convince them to work together, with the Tuskens promising never to harm the town again, unless provoked, in exchange for the dragon's carcass.

The group attempts to lure the dragon out of its cave and kill it with planted explosives under its belly, its known weak spot. The plan falters when the dragon breaks free of the harpoons restraining it and is unharmed by the planted explosives. Fending off blasterfire, the dragon repeatedly outmaneuvers the group and spews venom at them, inflicting heavy casualties. The Mandalorian provokes the dragon into swallowing him and a bantha that was loaded with explosives. He escapes the dragon and detonates the explosives, successfully killing it.

The Tuskens butcher the dragon's remains, discovering a valuable pearl. Vanth returns the armor to the Mandalorian, as promised, and the two part ways as friends. Meanwhile, a heavily scarred Boba Fett watches from afar.

Production

Development

The episode was written and directed by the series' creator Jon Favreau, marking his directorial debut in the series.[1] Favreau wrote a majority of season one episodes, but could not direct any due to schedule conflicts with The Lion King (2019).[2]

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.[3] 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.[3] Choe also provided the graffiti which appear in the episode.[4] 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.[5] Paul Darnell is credited as stunt double for Cobb Vanth, while Legacy Effects supervisor John Rosengrant is credited as 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.[6]

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.[7]

Reception

The episode received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode received an approval rating of 94% based on reviews from 50 critics, with an average rating of 7.98/10. 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."[8] On Metacritic, the episode received an average score of 76 out of 100 based on reviews from 14 critics "indicating generally favorable reviews".[9]

Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com praised the krayt dragon action sequence and Ludwig Göransson's score.[10] 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."[11]

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."[12]

References

  1. ^ Harn, Darby (October 30, 2020). "'The Mandalorian' Chapter 9: "The Marshal" Review And Discussion". Star Wars News Net. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Hibberd, James (September 9, 2019). "Jon Favreau plans to direct a 'Mandalorian' season 2 episode himself". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Dumaraog, Ana (October 31, 2020). "The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 1 Cast & Cameos Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Choquet, Mégane (October 30, 2020). "The Mandalorian saison 2 : 23 détails qu'il ne fallait pas louper dans l'épisode 1". Allociné (in French). Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Miller, Liz Shannon (December 9, 2019). "So, Who's Really Under the Mandalorian's Helmet?". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Burlingame, Jon (2020-10-30). "As 'Mandalorian' Returns for Second Season, Composer Ludwig Goransson Hints at New Themes". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  7. ^ Shaw-Williams, Hannah (October 21, 2020). "Why The Mandalorian Season 2 Premiere Changes Aspect Ratio". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Mandalorian: Season 2 Episode 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "The Mandalorian". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Allen, Nick (October 30, 2020). "Disney+'s The Mandalorian Makes a Valiant Return in Season Two Opener | TV/Streaming". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  11. ^ Dan Fienberg (October 31, 2020). "'The Mandalorian' Season 2: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ^ Lindbergh, Ben (October 30, 2020). "Did 'The Mandalorian' Just Unveil [REDACTED]?". The Ringer. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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