Lucasfilm has released the first trailer for the second season of The Mandalorian and there’s a lot to break down.
What we know about this season is little. We do know it’ll revolve around The Mandalorian, Din Djarin, on his quest to return “The Child” — we call it Yeetle around here — to its people, the Jedi. Of course, we learned in the first season that Din was a child during the Clone Wars and has seen the damage that the Jedi can do; and the war that they, somewhat, caused. So he’s probably not too happy about having to hunt down the Jedi.
In chase of the Mando and The Child will be Moff Gideon and the remnants of the Empire, and possibly some other enemies Din crossed in the first season.
Let’s break down some key parts of the trailer.
A battle with Gideon or someone else seems to have left Mando’s ship, the Razor Crest, damaged at the start of the trailer as we see it drifting into view. Its engines are clearly failing and the rear ramp is flapping in the wind.
We then see the Mando and The Child walking into an unknown city under the cover of darkness while we hear the Armorer’s voice from the season one finale: “You must reunite it with its own kind. This is the way.”
The rest of the trailer is a lot of small shots that could all be from the first episode for all we know, but it does appear to span several planets. This includes a desert world which I’ll assume is Tatooine — we’ve been there before, and there’s a Tusken Raider riding a bantha.
There’s also an ice planet (please, not Hoth!).
I have two cool options: (A) it’s the planet where The Clone Wars animated series finished and Mando is searching for signs of Ahsoka Tano; (B) it holds a kyber crystal cave and he’s looking for that and potential signs of Jedi. We do see the Mando walk inside an ice cave later in the trailer that looks a lot like kyber-crystal caves we’ve seen in Star Wars before.
After those shots, we see the Mando at some docks and even going on a boat ride. There are a lot of Quarren around. Shoutouts.
In the same sequence (trailer editing trickery!), we see a hooded woman watching, presumably, the Mando and The Child. This woman has been confirmed to be WWE wrestler Sasha Banks. The internet quickly grabbed onto the idea that she could be playing Sabine Wren from Star Wars Rebels. When we last saw Sabine, she was heading off with Ahsoka Tano — also rumoured for this season — to search for Ezra Bridger, a Jedi who disappeared with Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Yes, I’m all about this theory. I can see Banks playing an older Wren, and it’d fit for Sabine to appear in this series.
Since the Mando is looking for the Jedi this season, here’s a quick run at who’s alive (or otherwise could lead him to them):
- Luke Skywalker (obviously)
- Leia Organa (again, obviously)
- Ahsoka Tano (not a Jedi, but close enough to help “The Child”)
- Sabine Wren (last seen with Ahsoka)
- Hera Syndulla (friends with the above — though Mando knocking on New Republic doors seems unlikely)
We do see two X-wings chasing the Razor Crest, which could be before or after the opening scene.
Another shot of a desert planet (again, likely Tatooine) suggests a return trip. We also get a glimpse of Cara Dune and Greef Karga, presumably on Nevarro, where Mando left them in season one.
The trailer ramps up to a big finish with several shots of TIE fighters and what look like the hallways of a remaining Star Destroyer — Rogue One vibes are strong with that alarm ring.
Action montage: Scout troopers chase Mando; he seems trapped underwater at one point…
…then he rockets into the sky — hopefully with more control of his jetpack than last season.
The trailer caps off with a bar standoff as a character says, “This is no place for a child,” to which the Mando replies, “Wherever he goes, I go.” The Child taps the button on his cradle and—big bada boom—Mando drops the threats inside the bar.
The final shot appears to be a Dathomirian, which would be interesting to see given the species’ ties to Darth Maul.
Did you spot anything I didn’t? Let me know in the comments below.
