The Mandalorian season 2 episode 6 gave us what we’ve all been waiting for – CNET [CNET]

Streaming now, season 2 episode 6 is officially titled Chapter 14: The Tragedy. That ominous title sets up a foreboding mood as the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda make a major breakthrough — only for things to take a cruel twist. (Spoilers incoming…) And we finally meet the man who inspired the whole show, as legendary Star Wars character Boba Fett blasts into action.

The episode opens with the Mandalorian and his Force-powered foster-child Baby Yoda sharing a small but emotional moment. After last week’s encounter with Jedi Ahsoka Tano, Mando’s satisfaction at nearing the completion of his quest is tempered with sadness at having to give up Baby Yoda. One minute the little green guy is squealing with delight at a jet pack ride, the next he’s communing with a Jedi temple. That’s super-powered, galaxy-changing, Force-sensitive kids for ya — they grow up so fast!

Arriving at Ahsoka Tano’s “magic rock,” Baby Yoda begins meditating, surrounded by a force field (or should that be Force field?). But things don’t stay meditative for long, as a ship that’ll be familiar to Star Wars fans comes into view — and the moment we’ve all been waiting for arrives.

New character Baby Yoda aka the Child aka Grogu has been the breakout star of The Mandalorian. But from the moment the series was announced back in 2018, fans wanted to know if and how the show would tie in with the Mandalorian who started it all, laconic bounty hunter Boba Fett, first seen in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Fett spoke four lines and was on screen for less than seven minutes, but the enigmatically masked character launched a thousand toys. His role expanded in Return of the Jedi, and we learned his backstory in the Star Wars prequel trilogy — which now comes full circle in episode 6 of The Mandalorian.

Not only does Fett reclaim his father Jango Fett’s armor, he gets to smash up some Imperial Stormtroopers in the process. The white-armored Stormtroopers began as an army of clones, obscene copies of none other than Jango himself — no wonder Boba shows such cold fury as he flamboyantly takes out the Stormtrooper platoon.

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