The Mandalorian
Summary
Four years after its release , The Mandalorianseason 1 , episode 5 " Chapter 5 : The Gunslinger " has received 10 transformative changes fromStar Wars . orchestrate by Dave Filoni , this episode is the 2d of three episodic adventure separating the opening three - episode arc ofThe Mandalorianseason 1 and its two - part finale . " Chapter 5 : The Gunslinger " introduces newfangled and now - iconic characters , such as Amy Sedaris ' Peli Motto and Ming - Na Wen ’s Fennec Shand , while also return to the impropriety ofTatooine and Mos Eisley .
Pedro Pascal’sDin Djarin and Groguhave just been forced by from their sanctuary of Sorgan inThe Mandalorianseason 1 , instalment 4when this episode begins . After a thrilling rough-and-tumble , Din notice his trustyRazor Crestgunship is in desperate need of repairs , forcing him to land in Peli ’s hangar on Tatooine . There , Din finds work alongside rookie bounty hunter Toro Calican in the notorious Mos Eisley cantina , and he regrettably bring together the young man on a hunt for elite soldier of fortune Fennec Shand . The legacy of this adventure has neither been extremely regarded nor highly critiqued , butStar Warshas added 10 pernicious details over the yr that enhance its account in a brand - novel means .
The Mandalorian has created a long tilt of new Star Wars quality and brought back some familiar ones , with an unbelievable mould to cope with .
10Din Djarin Has A Hilarious Response To Grogu’s Laughter
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Junior Novel
briefly after Din vote down the bounty hunter pursuing him at the root ofThe Mandalorianseason 1 , installment 5 , theRazor Crestloses power , induce Grogu to let out amused laughter . In the show , Din simply gets to oeuvre powering the ship up again , but in Joe Schreiber’sStar Wars : The Mandalorian Junior Novel , Din acknowledges Grogu ’s laugh . The H.M.S. Bounty Orion informs the abandoned infant " This is n’t supposed to be fun,“a hilarious retort that shows the first and only clip Din has ever tried to right Grogu ’s adoration of chaos .
9Din Doesn’t Know He’s On Tatooine Until He Sees A Sign
The junior novel adds another hilarious detail upon Din ’s arrival to Tatooine . Rather than scan the navicomputer on theRazor Crestto check where they are , Din interpret a sign at the docking bay with the planet ’s name to recover out their location . This is especially comical given the announcement from Mos Eisley ’s tower , which could turn out Din just is n’t familiar with the name calling of the Tatooine townsfolk at this point . Still , generate the fact Din says inThe Mandalorianseason 2 he ’s " pass much time on Tatooine , " this item is dead hilarious .
8Peli Motto Gives Herself A Proper Introduction
Peli never actually premise herself by her full name in the show , or else waitress to unveil it more over prison term . In the third-year novel , however , Peli takes the time to tell Din her name , and she does so in the most everlasting way . She precede herself " since [ Din ] did n’t nark to need , " which sounds like a line of Peli ’s dialogue straight out of the show itself . Peli also tacks on that she ’s the best machinist on Tatooine , another contingent that agree absolutely with her character .
7Grogu Knows Peli Is Trustworthy - & Din Understands Him
SinceGrogu ca n’t talk , his means of communicating with Din is soundless , leaving some ideas more obvious to witness than others . One contingent bestow in the third-year novel to further extend Din ’s and Grogu ’s unexpressed active business deal with Grogu ’s cartel in Peli , which seesDin perfectly reading Grogu based off a few happy gurgle and coos . Din ’s able to infer that Grogu both feel safe with and trusts Peli , which leads Din to leave the nestling with Peli - regardless of her fiscal motivation . This also reveals the true trust Din has in Grogu , as he actively choose to rely on the child ’s instincts .
After The Mandalorian time of year 3 ’s ending in 2023 , the history of The Mandalorian season 4 is shaping up to be one of the show ’s biggest yet .
6The Mandalorian Canonizes Tatooine’s Ancient History
One of the most fascinating details add toThe Mandalorianseason 1 , episode 5 in the junior novel is the full canonizing of Tatooine ’s ancient history . Though certain narration of the major planet ’s story were told in Legends , those stories are no long canon , which has since leave the ancient history a true mystery . Published in January 2021,this novel became one of the first canyon account to substantiate that Tatooine was once covered in water rather than grit , even as it assign the history to simple folklore . This predatesThe Book of Boba Fett , which also briefly detailed some of Tatooine ’s ancient story .
5Fennec Shand’s Reputation Gets A Haunting Upgrade
When Din first hears of Fennec Shand being Toro ’s bountifulness in the show , he ’s in a flash cautious , and somewhat loath to take the job . The junior novel only makes Fennec ’s reputation even more ruthless , withDin referring to her as both " a messenger of death " and " a spook with a sniper rifle . “Given the means Fennec has shew herself over the track ofThe Mandalorianseasons 1 and 2,The Book of Boba Fett , and even the animatedThe Bad Batchseries , Din ’s ghost description of Fennec is undoubtedly accurate , emphasize just how risky this job of his truly is .
4Fennec’s Rifle Hurts Din As Much As The Mudhorn
The first two time Fennec manages to dash Din inThe Mandalorian , he falls onto the Baroness Dudevant , but promptly recovers with only heavy breaths leave to prove how difficult the desperate rivulet back to cover had been . The full hurt from Fennec ’s guess , however , is detailed in the junior novel , with Din comparing the pain to that which he feel when he was ruthlessly fox around bythe mudhorn inThe Mandalorianseason 1 , installment 2 " Chapter 2 : The Child . " ruckus credits his armour for take most of the brunt of the painfulness from the shot , buthe makes it clear he can still palpate such blaster bolts underneath his armor , and Fennec ’s evidently causes some serious hurt .
3Din Isn’t Standing When Fennec Shoots Him
Din manages to get shot by Fennec again later on , and in the tv set show , Din is almost comically stand without making so much as a individual move for cover when she targets the near - marrow of his armored chest . The next-to-last novel jam this absurd move of his byhaving Din get shot while he ’s still on the ground play along his speed demon ’s crash . It ’s detailed as happening correctly after Din blinds Fennec ’s scope enough for Toro to make it safely to cover , seamlessly tying the two mo together .
2Fennec Knows Din’s Armor Is New
Fennec makes her intimidating nature known inThe Mandalorianwith the way she recites the fateful issue on Nevarro to Din , later on doing the same to Toro in an effort to earn her exemption . The junior novel adds another layer to this , proving Fennec ’s keen center as she name Din ’s beskar as being new while making a joke about her shots accurately hitting him . This , however , could potentially add an wholly new layer to Din ’s and Fennec ’s backstories , one that could provethe two hunters may have crossed paths back when Din still had his red suit of armour .
1Toro Shoots Fennec In The Chest, Not The Stomach
InThe Mandalorian , the almost disastrous hit Fennec takes from Toro is a catgut snapshot , one Boba Fett helps Fennec to mend inThe Book of Boba Fett . The junior novel , interestingly enough , change this gut shot to a bureau shot . This would have made Fennec ’s endurance even more dubious , specially give how long she was leave on the sands of Tatooine later . The reasoning for this modification persist nameless , and it ’s even more funny afterThe Mandalorianseason 2 itself bear witness her natural selection via cybernetic guts .
