

‘Chapter 9: The Marshall’ (no series reset here) picks up where we left off in May.

He still doesn’t talk very often – apart from to issue threats to strange-looking monsters – and if someone does piss him off, fancy fighting moves and bulletproof armour mean they don’t last long. He’s back on similar form in season two, which premieres on Disney+ today. Pedro Pascal’s chilled out bounty hunter served them well in season one, pistol-whipping his way to legions of new fans while still keeping the older ones happy (not an easy feat). Read more: The Mandalorian season 2: release date, plot, trailer and everything we know so far.Instead, Disney has found another classic protagonist to model their latest hero on: the Western gunslinger.

George Lucas always said he based the Jedi on Japan’s medieval samurai, but the Star Wars creator’s mellow space knights don’t appear at all in The Mandalorian.
