Olyphant - no stranger to playing stoic Western characters thanks to his roles in Deadwood and Justified - is a perfect fit for The Mandalorian's tone, imbuing Cobb with just the right combination of grit and wit to be a perfect foil for Mando here's hoping we see more of him as the show goes on. The plot is very reminiscent of Season 1's fourth episode, "Sanctuary" - with Mando teaming up with another enigmatic warrior with a painful past (in this case, Timothy Olyphant's Cobb Vanth, a character first introduced in Chuck Wendig's Aftermath novels) to protect a helpless town against a seemingly insurmountable threat - with a dash of Mando's Mudhorn quest from episode 2 thrown in. Check out all the celebrity cameos and characters in The Mandalorian so far:įrom there, though, it's back to Tatooine and more well-worn Western tropes, as well as echoes of past episodes. Jon Favreau, who wrote and directed the episode, confidently choreographs Koresh's double-cross and the ensuing fight, showcasing our hero's hand-to-hand prowess in a brief but brutal smackdown that emphasizes how deadly and inventive he can be - skills that we didn't get to see enough of in Season 1. He's there to grill an Abyssin crime lord named Gor Koresh (John Leguizamo) for information on the whereabouts of other Mandalorians, but in typical Mando fashion, things go south fast. The episode's opening is a promising departure from what we've seen previously, with Mando swaggering into a fight club located in refreshingly urban surroundings - a stark contrast to Season 1's desolate deserts and lush forest landscapes. While there's plenty of meaty and fascinating world-building to be found in "The Marshal," the episode still falls into some of the same Sarlacc pits traps as Season 1, namely an over-reliance on easter eggs and familiar storytelling beats in place of actual plot momentum.
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The Mandalorian has finally returned for Season 2, and while it's great to have new Star Wars to speculate over, it doesn't seem like our titular hero or the showrunners telling his story have learned much from Mando's first outing.