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THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU – Ludwig Göransson
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE FILM, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE DONE SO TO READ IT.
Following the conclusion of the 9-movie saga, which ended in 2019 with The Rise of Skywalker, the Star Wars universe found a new home on television. Shows such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, and Skeleton Crew all deepened the lore of the Star Wars world, but arguably the most successful of the TV shows was The Mandalorian, which debuted in 2019. The show is set five years after the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi and focuses on Din Djarin, a Mandalorian warrior and bounty hunter who is hired by what is left of the Galactic Empire to retrieve a “package,” which turns out to be a Force-sensitive baby belonging to the same species as Jedi Master Yoda. Instead of turning the child – whose name is eventually revealed to be Grogu – over to Imperial forces, Djarin goes on the run to protect the infant, getting into adventures, and eventually becoming his surrogate father. Read more…
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