![]() Ultimately, all of these quibbles are fun to talk about, but the larger point remains: even if the series had decided to send Ezra instead of a Skywalker, at some point, Luke’s existence would have to be addressed somehow. Some have even argued that Ezra Bridger should have been the Jedi that saved Grogu in “The Rescue.” Maybe they should have waited two more seasons and then featured a Luke played by Sebastian Stan (by far the fandom’s most popular Young Luke fancast). It could further be argued that the series could have kept Luke out of sight and only mentioned him in dialogue so as to not take attention away from the main characters. It could be argued that The Mandalorian didn’t need to bring in Luke at the end of season 2 as a Skywalker-ex-machina. From the moment Lucasfilm decided to set The Mandalorian five years after Return of the Jedi, an appearance from Luke Skywalker became a foregone conclusion. And oddly, in all the fandom snark, this is the one thing that people seemed to miss. A quick look at the Star Wars canon timeline confirms that this was bound to happen at some point. You don’t need to search for extra-fictional reasons as to why Luke found little Grogu. ![]() In fact, the more toxic corner of the fandom actually believes that Luke’s appearance in The Mandalorian was a personal apology to them for whatever it is they’re mad about.īut, when you cut through all of the discourse, it’s easy to see that there’s an all-powerful Force, controlling everything, and it’s simply this: The Mandalorian could not avoid Luke Skywalker forever, so, smartly, executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni decided to rip off the band-aid sooner rather than later. Some fans felt that the cameo was designed to appease toxic fans still angry over the character’s portrayal in The Last Jedi, a move some said resembled the “over correction” in The Rise of Skywalker. As exciting as the finale’s biggest moment was, Luke’s cameo proved to be a divisive one among Star Wars fans despite it hardly being all that surprising. ![]() Now that the smoke has cleared and all those dark troopers have felt the heat from Luke’s green blade, we can finally reflect on the legendary Jedi’s debut on The Mandalorian. This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers.
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