I'm getting a Firefly vibe from some of those Razor Crest shots.
Picking up where we left off, Din arrives on Trask (after a bumpy landing) and Frog Lady is able to reunite with her husband. Din and Baby Yoda are then directed to an inn where they can find somebody who has seen other Mandalorians. Seeking passage on a trawler, the pair are promptly betrayed by the ship crew, who seek to harvest the Beskar in Din's armour and lock them in the tank with a carnivorous sea creature. The pair are promptly rescued by a trio of Mandalorians led by Bo-Katan Kryze, the displaced ruler of Mandalore who seeks to reclaim her birthright. In exchange for information about the Jedi, she asks Din to help her seize an Imperial freighter carrying weapons and loot salvaged from Mandalore.
From this episode, we start to run into a major issue a lot of the Star Wars shows face: crossovers with the other shows in the franchise. Bo-Katan is a character who appeared in The Clone Wars and Rebels, and they even got Katee Sackhoff to reprise her role in her character's first live-action appearance. When I first saw this episode, I had watched Rebels but not The Clone Wars, so I was familiar with her backstory which those shows had established. I just wonder if those shows would be required viewing for someone watching this one?
Anyway, that concern aside, it's still a great episode. Bo-Katan kicks a lot of ass, whether it's the Quarren fishermen who targeted Din or the Stormtroopers guarding the freighter. And she isn't alone: she's accompanied by fellow Mandalorians Axe Woves and Koska Reeves, played respectively by Simon Kassianides and professional wrestler Mercedes Varnado (also known as Sasha Banks). There's some tense moments as the freighter captain kills the pilots and attempts to crash the ship in order to prevent Bo-Katan from seizing the cargo.
In a further development, we learn how dogmatic Din can be in his beliefs. He's shocked when he sees Bo-Katan and her companions remove their helmets (which he considers a serious taboo), but then learns that his covert - The Children of the Watch - are regarded as zealots by other Mandalorians. He initially refuses to be with them until they save him again, after which he reluctantly works with them.
All in all, a fun watch.
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