Getting a Blade Runner vibe from that opening scene. After a season largely comprised of diversions, we're about to get some actual story. Although I'm not sure what spies the title is referring to.
Din and Bo-Katan return to Navarro, where they introduce their respective coverts to one another. Bo-Katan then proposes a move to re-settle on Mandalore. Din and Grogu opt to travel with her, alongside Koska Reeves, Axe Woves, Paz Vizsla, and The Armourer. On the surface, they encounter another group of Mandalorians who have been surviving on the surface in a sail barge ever since the bombings ended. Meanwhile, we learn that Elia Kane is still working with Moff Gideon, who is part of "The Shadow Council"; a secret alliance of Imperial warlords. As they tease the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn (a plot for Ahsoka), Gideon hatches a plan to remove the Mandalorians once and for all.
This episode has a lot of build-up with a great payoff, although there's some underlying tension from both the teeth-clenched teamwork between the Mandalorian factions and the reveal of Gideon's return. And that's on top of the hazards we've already seen earlier in the season.
There is some comedy at the beginning too. Greef provides Grogu with a mecha built out of IG-11's chassis, which includes buttons that say "Yes" and "No". Chaos ensues, but it even provides a dramatic payoff when he uses it to diffuse a fight between Axe Woves and Paz Vizsla (which is also funny on the grounds it's for the pettiest of reasons).
We also get some drama when it's revealed that Bo-Katan had actually surrendered the Darksaber to Moff Gideon after he defeated her forces in a bid to avoid a purge, only for him to renege.
The final part of the episode has the expedition travelling to the remains of the Great Mandalorian Forge, where they discover Gideon's hidden base. And he's got troopers wearing Beskar whom I initially thought were the return of Imperial Supercommandos from Rebels.
Great climax, with a harrowing cliffhanger. I'm excited for the finale.
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