Top 10 Things You Missed in The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 5: The Pirate
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re examining some Things You Missed in The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 5.
For this list, we’ll be looking at any hidden details and references that might’ve gone over your head while watching “Chapter 21: The Pirate” of this “Star Wars” show. If you haven’t seen the episode yet, spoilers galore.
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Rancor Patch
Ah, yes, the rancor, who could forget? Well, considering this Easter egg probably has more to do with “The Book of Boba Fett” than “Return of the Jedi,” we’re guessing some people might like to. As our old friend Carson Teva makes the rounds looking to recruit assistance to Nevarro, he can be seen wearing a jacket that has a yellow rancor patch on its left side. This is likely in reference to the specific beast that made its presence known to Mos Espa in the finale of the aforementioned show. Teva himself didn’t appear in the episode, only popping up in that series a couple episodes earlier, but this might be an indication of the New Republic’s overall impact on planets like Tatooine.
Sabacc
“Star Wars” has more than a few games and pastimes that resemble our own, with sabacc essentially being the galaxy’s version of poker. In this episode, pirate king Gorian Shard uses the game as a metaphor for why Greef Karga can’t weasel his way out of a confrontation. Much like poker, sabacc is all about reading your opponent and deceiving them in return. While it’s appeared in a galaxy far, far away a few times, most will remember it for how Han Solo won the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian. If only the late, great Kenny Rogers were on Nevarro, as he could tell Greef when to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em, when to walk away and when to run.
Trapper Wolf
Dave Filoni served as an instrumental part in getting “Star Wars” on the small screen, developing “The Clone Wars” series, “Rebels,” and going on to executive produce “The Mandalorian.” He’s appeared on the latter show twice before, the second time alongside the aforementioned Carson Teva. While his character’s not in an X-wing this time around, Trapper Wolf can be seen at the New Republic base’s bar on Adelphi. And wouldn’t you know it, this time he’s wearing Filoni’s signature cowboy hat. While he doesn’t say anything here, it’s a fun, little creator cameo that’s right on par with the likes of Alfred Hitchcock.
New Republic Foreshadowing
Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” has been quite critical of the New Republic, depicting it as a passionless bureaucracy that’s not too many rungs above the Empire. Even someone like Carson Teva isn’t afraid to call out governmental negligence. In his scene with Tim Meadows’s Colonel Tuttle, the latter refuses to send aid to Nevarro due to it being an Outer Rim planet and not a member of the New Republic. Teva counters by saying that their lax attitude toward developing threats will eventually doom them. As we know, Teva’s predictions will become hauntingly true in the years to come, as the First Order will rise without much resistance and eventually build the Starkiller Base that will destroy Hosnian Prime, capital of the New Republic.
Who Shot First
It’s the debate that angered an entire fanbase long before Disney bought “Star Wars,” and here we are to remind you of it again. In the original film, Han Solo is confronted by bounty hunter Greedo, whom he kills in cold blood. For later versions, George Lucas had the scene edited so Han is only responding to Greedo firing first, thus preserving his supposed dignity. This divided fans, with them unable to decide what the proper character choice is. Here, we get another debate over who fired first, with Greef Karga defending his actions in the season premiere to Gorian Shard. While Vane and his fellow pirates drew first, Mando and Greef definitely shot first.
“I Like Those Odds”
Mando and his fellow Mandalorians definitely have a lot of sayings, like “This is the way” and “I can bring you in warm, or I can bring you in cold.” But it’s time to add one more to that ever-expanding list. Back in the very first episode, Mando enters a standoff with a quartet of the Client’s stormtroopers, telling them he likes his chances. A couple episodes later, Mando makes good on those exact odds in the exact same place. Here we get another instance of Mando beating the odds and saying as much. As Mando and the Children of the Watch enter the fight on Nevarro, Greef tries to warn him of the danger, only for the former to immediately turn the tables. Never tell Mando the odds.
Garazeb Orrelios
This one goes out to the fans who even watch the animated stuff, particularly “Rebels.” After Teva gets Greef’s call for help at the Adelphian bar, he’s approached by a familiar Lasat. This is none other than Garazeb Orrelios, better known as “Zeb,” who was a long-running character on the aforementioned series. He was last seen in the series finale of that show, so it’s good to quickly catch up with him here where he’s again voiced by Steven Blum. It’s been speculated that Zeb will reappear in the “Ahsoka” series alongside other “Rebels” characters like Sabine Wren and Ezra Bridger, so his appearance here seems like further confirmation of that.
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