The Marshall kicks off season 2 of The Mandalorian with an episode full of western tropes, fun Star Wars easter eggs and a dragon.
Unfortunately, the season 2 premiere doesn’t further much of the overarching story. The season premiere directed by Jon Favreau chooses to focus on a pretty simple story, which utilizes some much improved special effects from season 1 and a terrific guest star performance by Timothy Olyphant to carry this story forward.
Without delving into spoiler territory yet, “The Marshall” shares a similar structure to season 1’s “The Sanctuary“. In that episode, a cool character is introduced (Kara Dune) and features Mando helping an oppressed village fight off an AT-ST. The season 2 premiere is a superior episode due to a longer run time (around 55 minutes), which gives you more time to connect with the characters in the episode and Olyphant’s superior performance to Gina Carano’s. I’m not throwing shade toward Carano’s performance, but Olyphant’s experience playing a western character for 6 seasons on Justified fits The Mandalorian like a warm, oven-baked baseball glove.
Keep reading for the spoiler portion of the review featuring the characters, stories and Star Wars easter eggs galore.
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