Is that Grogu’s fate, to be murdered by Ben Solo? That seems like too dark a turn, but it’s not out of the question. But those students included his nephew Ben Solo (later to be known as Kylo Ren), and Ben’s murderous turn ended Luke’s efforts in dramatic fashion. Luke tried to restore the Jedi order via Force-powerful students. We don’t know much about Luke’s life between the end of Return of the Jedi and his reappearance on the distant planet of Ach-To at the end of The Force Awakens, but what we do know doesn’t bode well for Grogu. Is it significant that his helmet remains at his feet in the final(ish) shot, one that leaves him in the company of Bo-Katan and Koska Reeves, characters with whom he’ll likely be spending some time in season three? Maybe!
He’s a bit like someone who’s lived within a strict religious order who, after living among those with other beliefs, has started to question his upbringing. Thanks to Bo-Katan and her companions, he’s learned there are other ways of being a Mandalorian. Which raises the other possibility: Mando’s started to stray from the Mandalorian code.
It was a higher code even than the one he swore to adhere to as a Mandalorian. In “ Chapter 16: The Rescue” his bond with Grogu essentially left him without a choice for other reasons: He owed it to the little guy he’s treated like a son to look him in the eyes.
In “ Chapter 15: The Believer,” he had no choice but to take the helmet off if he wanted to rescue Grogu. Both times were under extraordinary circumstances. There are two ways of looking at this, and neither rules out the other.
Think how much that would make Mando’s eyes well up, given what we saw in the season finale.Ībout that: Din Djarin has taken his helmet off in full view of others two episodes in a row. It certainly wouldn’t be surprising if season three at least withheld Grogu for a little while. Will it happen? Right now, probably only Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and a tight circle of collaborators know. There’s nothing in the rule book that says it can’t happen. (And even if it was called that, that didn’t stop Laverne & Shirley from carrying on without Shirley for most of its final season.) It’s possible that Mando’s adventures with Grogu have an expiration date and that future seasons will feature our Mandalorian hero having adventures without him.
The series is called The Mandalorian not The Mandalorian & Grogu. So, has Grogu exited the show? As one of the most instantly beloved characters in Star Wars, that seems highly unlikely, but let’s at least consider the possibility. Jedi training isn’t a short process, and it looks like Grogu will be staying with Luke a while, even though Mando promised to see him again.
It sure looks that way, doesn’t it? The final scene, pre-credits, ends with Grogu wandering over to look, lifting up his arms like a toddler, then nestling against Luke before being whisked away alongside R2-D2. So, are Mando and Grogu split up for good now? Let’s get into them, starting with the biggest question of all … But that’s not the only unanswered question The Mandalorian left dangling as we wait for a third season. A lot happened, including a final scene (not counting the epilogue) that upset the status quo of the show itself. It also saw the return of one major character from the original trilogy - and allowed him to be the badass he never got to be in the movies - featured a last-minute cameo from one of Star Wars’ greatest heroes, and introduced the live-action versions of some characters previously only seen in animated series. Season two of The Mandalorian took us to corners of the Star Wars universe we’d never seen before and prompted us to look at some familiar locations in a new light.