Here is a full breakdown and review of The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale (Season 2 Episode 8 – Chapter 16) with easter eggs, ending explained, things you missed and major reveals explained including the post-credits scene explained. This is the eighth and final episode of Season 2 of the live-action Star Wars, Lucasfilm and Disney+ show and it was an incredible, action-packed, fun episode – a huge episode for not only the Mandalorian but for the Star Wars franchise and the Star Wars fandom in general! With call-backs to Return of the Jedi and the Original Trilogy on the whole, this felt authentic to that side of the Star Wars franchise. The title was Chapter 16: The Rescue and it was directed by Jon Favreau who did an amazing job! There are spoilers ahead, so be warned…
Din Djarin (Mando – Pedro Pascal’s character), Cara Dune (Gina Carano), Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) have teamed up to rescue Baby Yoda (The Child – now called Grogu) from Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) and his Dark Troopers. They get aboard an Imperial Shuttle where Dr Pershing is. They take him hostage as they go to an industrial planet where Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and Koska Reeves (Sasha Banks) are drinking at a bar. Boba and Din Djarin convince them to join in the rescue mission. Bo-Katan is after the Darksaber so that she can recapture Mandalore.
They take on the Dark Troopers, Tie-Fighters and Moff Gideon in order to save Baby Yoda (Grogu). As they do so, Luke Skywalker (CGI Mark Hamill) enters with his X-Wing and takes Grogu so that he can be trained in the ways of the Jedi. It is an emotional moment where Mando removes his helmet and promises they’ll see each other again. We even get to see R2D2.