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3. The Clone Conspiracy Confirmed

So, after dropping off The Child at the local school, Karga, Din Djarin and the Mythrol from the series premiere (the one frozen in carbonite) head to the Imperial Base. They soon discover all isn't as it seems however, and learn that the base isn't really a base at all - it's a lab.

The room of horrors where they discover this revelation features several human-sized test-tubes with bodies inside. We're then treated to a holo-recording of the scientist who assisted Werner Herzog's Client in Season 1, who describes what appears to be a cloning process and how they need specimens with "high 'M' counts" (a reference to midi-chlorians) to make it work. He mentions how he wasn't able to retrieve enough blood from The Child before Din intervened, and that's why progress has stalled.

One of the big theories from Season 1 was that, whatever the Empire wanted with The Child, it had to do with cloning, given the aforementioned scientist had a Kaminoan insignia on his uniform. Well now we know that's true - although for what scheme specifically remains unclear.

Could this have something to do with finding a suitable host body for the fallen Emperor? Snoke, perhaps? Or maybe it's an entirely new scheme, and the Empire are seeing whether or not it's possible to empower their troops with the Force?

It's too soon to tell of course, but at least we're a little bit closer to learning Moff Gideon's true scheme.