The Mandalorian 2.4 Review - 5 Ups And 2 Downs From Chapter 12
Ups...
5. *Obligatory Entry Praising The Child*
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One of these days there'll be a Mando ups and downs that doesn't spotlight The Child in all their glory... but today is not that day.
From the off, Baby Yoda is given plenty of scene-stealing opportunities. There's a delightful sequence in the Razor Crest where Din attempts to lead The Child through how to fix the wiring, only for the Force-sensitive youngling to accidentally zap himself, and it resonates on the exact same level Rocket Racoon and Groot's "button" moment did in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
By far the standout sequence involving The Child, however, comes when he's placed in the local school. There he spots what I can only describe as a packet of "space macaroons" a fellow classmate is munching down on. Said classmate is unwilling to share, so The Child uses the Force to steal them. Justice is served. Mission accomplished. You absolutely *love* to see it, etc.
The Child's antics close out with a delightful dogfight involving the Razor Crest and a local squadron of TIE fighters where he barfs up the previously chowed down macaroons. Bless you, Baby Yoda. God bless.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
