The Mandalorian season 3: Grogu’s past and a prelogy actor in episode 4

The Mandalorian season 3: Grogu’s past and a prelogy actor in episode 4

The Mandalorian : episode 4

Directed by Carl Weathers, the interpreter of Greef Karga in The Mandalorian (but also of Apollo Creed in the saga Rocky), this new chapter focuses primarily on the Mandalorians. We discover their daily life, their training and their very particular way of life. The episode also features Grogu and his understanding of the Mandalorian creed.

The Mandalorian ©Disney+
The Mandalorian ©Disney+

A very short chapter (only 30 minutes), full of action, which also delivers a flashback to the era of prelogymore particularly at the time of the promulgation of the art the order 66. The opportunity for viewers to learn more about Grogu’s past and the identity of his saviors.

A surprising flashback for Grogu

Some time has passed since the series The Mandalorian places here and there flashbacks to Grogu’s past. A way for the production to stage the wink his childhood on Coruscant. This time, viewers get their money’s worth as this season 3 episode 4 offers a lengthy sequence that takes place right after Order 66.

We find there the panic that reigned in Coruscant at that time, when the clones turn against the Jedi and the Republic, by order of Chancellor Palpatine. Allied forces betray the Jedi and the clones kill most of their representatives, aided by a Anakin Skywalker falling to the dark side of the Force.

The Mandalorian ©Disney+
The Mandalorian ©Disney+

It is in this violent atmosphere that The Mandalorian it once again features a bridle from Grogu’s past. Staying with the armorer while Din Djarin has gone on a rescue mission, Grogu recalls his painful past. We can thus discover the last moments of the little creature in the Coruscant Jedi Temple during the Great Purge. A step that occurs simultaneously with the end of Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith.

Who is Kelleran Beq?

While Grogu passes from hand to handprotected by Jedi who fall one by one against Palpatine’s forces, the little guy is finally rescued by the Jedi Kelleran Beq. Played by Ahmed Best, he is a very recent Jedi in the universe. Star Wars. Nicknamed The saber handKelleran Beq supervised the Padawans during their trials to become a Jedi.

The Mandalorian ©Disney+
Ahmed Best – The Mandalorian ©Disney+

This character was created for the purposes of the game show Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge. This is a program where young fans of Star Wars they are immersed in the world of George Lucas to complete interactive and physical tests to become real little Jedi.

Ahmed Best presented the game as Kelleran Beq. Note that the latter was also the voice of Jar Jar Binks in the prelogy. A golden opportunity for the actor, who then officially becomes the face of Kelleran Beq within the canonical continuity of Star Wars.

Padme’s ship

After a nostalgic sequence of chases in the skies over Coruscant, Kelleran Beq joins a squadron of the Royal Guard of Padmé Amilada. Kelleran Beq and Grogu thus manage to escape aboard Padmé’s ship (Natalie Portman) thanks to the intervention of Naboo soldiers. The opportunity to review the cult vehicle of the prelogy.

So it’s an important episode. Jon Favreau, showrunner, delivered this week. A new chapter that finally sheds light on Grogu’s escape from Coruscant and how he survived Order 66.

Source: Cine Serie

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