Hidden details
- CameoThe directors fly X-wings
S1E6, "The Prisoner": the three New Republic pilots who hunt Mando at the end of the episode are directors of the series. Dave Filoni is Trapper Wolf, Rick Famuyiwa is Jib Dodger and Deborah Chow is Sash Ketter.
source ↗ - CameoThe scout troopers who punch Grogu
S1E8, "Redemption": the two Imperial scout troopers who chat and then punch Grogu are Jason Sudeikis and Adam Pally.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe screen grows with the dragon
S2E1, "The Marshal": in the battle against the krayt dragon, the image loses its black bars and goes from 2.39:1 to 1.78:1, like the IMAX sequences in theaters.
source ↗ - SetupThe figure on the hilltop
S2E1, "The Marshal": in the last scene, a heavily scarred man watches Mando leave. It's Temuera Morrison, and his identity is confirmed a few episodes later.
source ↗ - ReferenceAhsoka, the wandering samurai
S2E5, "The Jedi": Filoni wrote and directed the episode with Kurosawa's films in mind, with Ahsoka as a masterless samurai. Fans had been asking for Rosario Dawson in the role for years before she was cast.
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