{"id":131456,"date":"2020-12-11T20:30:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T17:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-mandalorian-a-surprisingly-possible-redemption-arc\/"},"modified":"2020-12-11T20:30:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T17:30:14","slug":"the-mandalorian-a-surprisingly-possible-redemption-arc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-a-surprisingly-possible-redemption-arc\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;The Mandalorian&#8217;: A Surprisingly Possible Redemption Arc"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a396797891fd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a396797891fd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-a-surprisingly-possible-redemption-arc\/#Mandos_Sacrifice\" >Mando\u2019s Sacrifice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-a-surprisingly-possible-redemption-arc\/#All_the_Same\" >All the Same<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-a-surprisingly-possible-redemption-arc\/#Pirate_Problems\" >Pirate Problems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-a-surprisingly-possible-redemption-arc\/#Next_Stop_Moff_Gideon\" >Next Stop: Moff Gideon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-mandalorian-a-surprisingly-possible-redemption-arc\/#Other_Observations\" >Other Observations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;The Mandalorian&#8217;: A Surprisingly Possible Redemption Arc<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><strong>[WARNING: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for <em>The Mandalorian<\/em> Season 2, Episode 7, &#8220;The Believer.&#8221;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you went into Episode 7 of <em>The Mandalorian<\/em> thinking it\u2019d be where Mando assembled his Moff-Gideon-destroying Suicide Squad, well, you\u2019d be wrong. But that doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s not still plenty to enjoy in the penultimate episode of Season 2 featuring the \u201cmission of the week\u201d format for which the show is known.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mandos_Sacrifice\"><\/span>Mando\u2019s Sacrifice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mando (Pedro Pascal) and his squad spring Mayfeld (Bill Burr) in the opening minutes \u2014 they need him for his knowledge of Imperial codes and clearances. But in order for Mayfeld to do his job and get the coordinates to Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito), they\u2019ve gotta get him to Morac\u2019s secret mining hub, where he can access in internal Imperial terminal. Easy, right? Yeah, no. But it brings out a side of Mayfeld we\u2019ve never seen before, and wait, is he actually\u2026 a good guy?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_the_Same\"><\/span>All the Same<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mando and Mayfeld sneak into the mine in a transport disguised as Troopers, while the rest of the group stays behind. While they drive, they pass several exploded transports; turns out, the material they\u2019re moving, rydonium, is highly volatile. With that in mind, Mando tells Mayfeld, well, to drive steady.<\/p>\n<p>Mayfeld, being Mayfeld, won\u2019t shut his mouth en route. When they pass a group of villagers, he starts waxing poetic about how \u201cEmpire, New Republic, it\u2019s all the same to them.\u201d He compares Mandalorian conflicts to the war against the Empire and says that\u2019s the same, too, and the only difference between those raised on Alderaan and Mandalore is what you believe. Oh, and that both planets are gone, he adds. He believes he and Mando are, at their core, the same \u2014 after all, he says, just look at how far he bent the rules now that The Child\u2019s in danger.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_976495\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-976495\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-976495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003556-1014x425.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R): The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season two, exclusively on Disney+. \u00a9 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd. &amp; \u2122. All Rights Reserved.\" width=\"1014\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003556-1014x425.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003556-450x189.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003556-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003556-570x239.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003556.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-976495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disney+\/Lucasfilm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pirate_Problems\"><\/span>Pirate Problems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Well, Mayfeld and Mando run afoul of a band of pirates who try to explode the rydonium. Sans beskar, Mando struggles a bit with them, but the goal is accomplished\u2026and then four more groups <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear. Thankfully, the duo is saved by TIE fighters and Troopers, and they proceed to the hub. Mayfeld notes the irony: \u201cNever thought you\u2019d be happy to see Stormtroopers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As one might assume, that\u2019s not the only snag they encounter. Turns out, one of the Imps in the room where the terminal is located is Mayfeld\u2019s old commander from his Empire days, and he\u2019s not sure (but he\u2019s pretty sure) if he\u2019ll be recognized. Desperate, Mando demands Mayfeld give him the data stick, and he\u2019ll get the coordinates himself. \u201cThat won\u2019t work,\u201d Mayfeld says, \u201cin order to access the network, the terminal has to scan your face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And yet Mando proceeds to the terminal, data stick in hand. He first tries to do the scan with the helmet on, which results in an error; he takes it off (gasp!) and gets the coordinates he needs. But nothing\u2019s that easy. Mayfeld\u2019s old commander walks up to Mando and asks for his designation and TK code, and Mando freezes. Mayfeld steps in to rescue him and it looks like they might break free, but the commander wants to get them a drink for being the only crew to bring in rydonium that day.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where things go sideways. Mayfeld starts to grill his old commander about all the thousands of losses they sustained on a particular operation years ago that Mayfeld was part of. The commander maintains those lives lost were necessary because, in the end, people think they want freedom, \u201cbut what they really want is order,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd once they realize that, they\u2019ll welcome us back with open arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_976496\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-976496\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-976496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003662-1014x425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003662-1014x425.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003662-450x189.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003662-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003662-570x239.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HUC2-FF-003662.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-976496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disney+\/Lucasfilm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_Stop_Moff_Gideon\"><\/span>Next Stop: Moff Gideon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mayfeld doesn\u2019t think so. He shoots his commander, which, of course, draws over a bunch of Troopers. He and Mando go out the window and up to the roof where, thanks to some nice sniping from Cara (Gina Carano) and Fennec (Ming-Na Wen), Boba (Temuera Morrison) picks them up in Slave 1. Mayfeld\u2019s not done yet, though \u2014 from the ship, he explodes the last of the rydonium. \u201cWe all have to sleep at night,\u201d he tells Mando.<\/p>\n<p>His bravery \u2014 and good shootin\u2019 \u2014 is rewarded. Cara and Mando, wearing his beskar armor again, let him go. He leaves, a free man. Cara asks Mando what\u2019s next, and, from the last few minutes of the episode, \u201cwhat\u2019s next\u201d was sending a threatening transmission to Moff. In it, Mando flips Gideon\u2019s words, telling him he \u201chas something [he] wants\u201d and that The Child \u201cmeans more to him than he will ever know.\u201d Gideon looks a little nervous, and that reaction\u2019s more than fair. Don\u2019t mess with Mando!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Observations\"><\/span>Other Observations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>I didn\u2019t know I needed a redemption arc for Mayfeld, but I guess I did. He\u2019s a good guy at his core, maybe. Couldn\u2019t Mando and crew have dropped him off on a different planet, though? Some of those Empire folks definitely survived, and unlike Mando, Mayfeld wasn\u2019t wearing a helmet for most of his time in that base.<\/li>\n<li>I got chills when the commander talked about people \u201cneeding order.\u201d Yep, that was definitely a First Order reference.<\/li>\n<li>The concept art at the end of the episode showed Cara and Fennec fighting together, and I\u2019m kind of bummed we didn\u2019t get to see that.<\/li>\n<li>I really expected Mando to swing by and snag Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) and her squad. Mando knows she\u2019s looking for the Darksaber, and I think he knows, after Episode 3, that Gideon has it? Now I\u2019m wondering if Bo-Katan and her Nite Owls will just randomly show up in the finale and meet up with Mando to get Gideon \u2014 or not.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rating: 4\/5.<\/strong> I was hoping for more than just a \u201cmission of the week\u201d story before the finale, but this was still a good story and a fantastic guest appearance by Bill Burr.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>The Mandalorian<\/em>, Fridays, Disney+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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