In order to be briefed fully on this particular target, the bounty hunter must meet with the Client, played menacingly by Werner Herzog. Finally, Carga says, "There is one job," a "direct commission, face to face, deep pocket," and naturally the Mandalorian accepts. The two negotiate the next round of bounties, most of which wouldn't even cover the cost of fuel. However, the Mandalorian demands another currency, and Carga offers Calamari flan, even though he has only half of what he owes. The Mandalorian produces the tracking fobs from all his captured targets, and Carga tries to pay in Imperial credits, insisting that some places do still take them, even with the Empire defeated. We learn that there's even a Bounty Hunters' Guild, a unionized workforce of sorts and a long-standing concept within the "Star Wars" expanded universe. We're only a third of the way through the episode, and we already have a rough idea of how post-Empire bounty hunting works in the Outer Rim Territories. The next major character we meet is Greef Carga (Carl Weathers), who seems to be the one providing the Mandalorian with his work. When our antihero enters the cantina here, no one so much as bats an eyelid. The Razor Craft lands at another outpost, this one much bigger than the last and probably more comparable in size to Mos Eisley. The Razor Crest was a pre-Empire gunship used by Mandalorians to patrol local territories. In addition, the Mandalorian doesn't seem like the sentimental type who might give his ship a name. It's a classic, right? Razor Crest, pre-Empire …" So it could, in fact, just be the type of craft. Before this episode aired, many - including us - believed that Razor Crest might be the name of the ship, but as he boards, the Mythrol remarks, "I like your ship. The Mythrol continues to try to talk his way out of his predicament, but soon, they arrive at the bounty hunter's ship and we're treated to some glorious shots of the Razor Crest-class vessel that the Mandalorian uses. ![]() The next is rickety old speeder, with an equally rickety old pilot, played by comedy actor and writer Brian Posehn. It's piloted by a droid, however, which, for an as-yet-unknown reason, doesn't sit well with the Mandalorian, so he asks for another. Using a flute, he summons a taxi speeder that appears from out of nowhere. They trudge through the snow in the direction of a lone Kubaz, sitting on a box seemingly in the middle of the featureless tundra. Related: 'The Mandalorian' Premieres on Disney Plus: A Closer Look at That Final Trailer Despite his best efforts, the Mythrol is unable to talk his way out of his capture, so off they go, back out into the snowy, windy weather, with the alien in cuffs. The Mythrol is so very grateful for the Mandalorian's intervention, right up until the moment the bounty hunter places a "puck" on the table that displays the holographic "wanted poster" for the alien. And that wasn't strategically photographed at all. This entire opening sequence is a little reminiscent of the Mos Eisley cantina scene in "A New Hope," in which poor Ponda Baba loses his arm courtesy of Ben Kenobi's lightsaber. But it quickly sets a welcome, no-nonsense tone. It's strategically photographed, however, leaving more to the imagination than what we actually see. Then comes what we didn't see in any of the trailers: The Mandalorian shoots the controls to the door, causing it to close and cut the Quarren in half … instantly silencing everyone in the bar and giving any other would-be assailants reason to reconsider. After the Mandalorian drags his target back into the bar, the Quarren tries to shoot the gunman, who in turn reaches for his blaster. ![]() In a clip that we've seen from the trailers, the Mandalorian uses his wrist harpoon to ensnare the cowardly Quarren, who's already halfway out the door. As the humanoid is quickly disposed of with a knife, the tentacle-faced alien tries to flee. ![]() Sure enough, the two intergalactic goons pick a fight, despite the best efforts of the bartender to keep the peace. The door of the cantina opens like a camera aperture, and in walks the Mandalorian. Inside, a humanoid bounty hunter (Jude Walko) and a Quarren are picking on a poor Mythrol (Horatio Sanz). Only the fearless and the foolhardy would enter this establishment. We cut to a cantina that's clearly a wretched hive of scum and villainy. As the episode opens, we see the shadowy, lone-gunman-style silhouette of the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) walking through blustery winds and snow at night toward the distant set of lights of a backwater, frontier town on the horizon.
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