This time, Mando is following a lead from the late Gor Koresh (John Leguizamo), a gangster whom he overpowers in the opening scene, which takes place on an unspecified Outer Rim planet. Mando and the Child visited the adopted planet of Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the deeply self-referential fifth chapter of Season 1, and they make a beeline back at the start of Season 2. The Star Wars franchise can’t quit Tatooine, and The Mandalorian is as guilty of going back to the well as the movies, video games, and novels. Still don’t.” Mos Eisley may be a wretched hive of scum and villainy, but when it comes to Tatooine real estate, “The Marshal” makes a compelling case for the city over the suburbs. “Once the Empire fell, it was a free-for-all,” Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) tells Mando when he returns to the desert planet in Chapter 9. That’s easy to say when you’re the one bossing around Stormtroopers and wearing a shiny Imperial medallion, but not when you’re the one being ground under the Empire’s bootheel ask Cara, the Alderaan native, whether the Empire “improves every system it touches.” In the case of Tatooine, though, the Client may have had a point. Is the world more peaceful since the revolution? I see nothing but death and chaos.” “Compare Imperial rule to what is happening now,” he told Mando, Cara Dune, and Greef Karga. Last season, the Client made the case for the Empire as a civilizing force. Let’s review what we learned in “Chapter 9: The Marshal,” the first episode directed by series creator, writer, and showrunner Jon Favreau. The Mandalorian is back for a second season, and I’m back to break it down.

Remember that this family is so close, they once sang “You’re So Beautiful” together.A familiar setting, a famous guest, a loose end addressed, and a major character reveal-but not necessarily the one you would think. Between Hakeem’s whining and Cookie’s hostile takeover (drink!), Jamal’s so frustrated with the family that he kicks everyone out of the house for betraying his father, punctuating his anger with some minor crying and some purposeful walking into a different room. He’s also feuding with Hakeem, who thinks Jamal is blocking the littlest Lyon’s album release. (Do album sales even matter anymore?) But when Jamal’s boyfriend puts together an LGBT party and headliner Miss Lawrence asks Jamal to perform a duet, Jamal declines, hoping that a donation to GLAAD will make up for his absence.

He’s not performing live often enough to boost sales, as this record was evidently placed in a time machine and released in 1997. Having taken over Empire, Jamal - suddenly a multi-tasking workaholic - is so busy with business affairs that his album has dropped to #22 on the charts.

What the heck happened with them this week? Lots of sulking and sibling rivalry.

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