How The Book of Boba Fett episode 6 ending sets up The Mandalorian season 3
The Book of Boba Fett episode 6 ending wasn’t just setting the stage for an epic finale on Tatooine. Look a little further beyond the immediate aftermath of you-know-who’s choice and there are clear indicators on how this Chapter is setting up multiple plot threads for The Mandalorian season 3.
Major spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett episode 6 follow. If you haven’t seen the new episode, turn away now!
The Book of Boba Fett episode 6 ending features two major moments: Grogu’s choice between Jedi and Mandalorian, and Cad Bane’s assault on the Marshal and his deputy in the newly-christened Freetown.
While the latter is likely going to be resolved – at least partially – very soon, we wouldn’t be surprised to see Grogu’s choice left hanging until The Mandalorian season 3 rolls around.
For now, Grogu has a binary choice: take the lightsaber and stay with Luke as a Padawan-in-training, or take Din’s chainmail and become versed in The Way as a Mandalorian.
How this affects The Mandalorian season 3 all hinges on when we see the decision made. If Grogu and Luke don’t show up again in The Book of Boba Fett, the opening episodes of the new Mandalorian season will surely revolve around Grogu’s inner conflict.
If Grogu stays with Luke, that almost entirely severs his relationship with Din. If he goes with Mando then Luke will have to look elsewhere for students for his Jedi school – including a certain Ben Solo, AKA Kylo Ren. Our money’s on the latter, given how Luke’s journey turns out. It's also a fascinating addition to Luke Skywalker's lore. By the time The Last Jedi takes place, he's definitively on the outs with the more traditional teachings of the Order. Here, if anything, he's a little too conservative and wants someone who
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