What happened in The Mandalorian season 2? Recap ahead of season 3

Having been told that Grogu should be with Jedi to train in the ways of the Force, Din embarks on a journey to find one who can take on the task, searching for other Mandalorians for guidance.

Din’s search for other Mandalorians takes him to Mos Pelgo where he meets Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant)… who is not a member of his creed, but does wear the old armour of an iconic Star Wars character – Boba Fett.

Cobb, the marshal of the region, enlists the help of Mando to kill a krayt dragon that’s been terrorising his people, as well as the Tusken Raiders, who join in the fight.

Din’s journey to find other Mandalorians takes him in an unexpected direction, when he’s instructed to transport a Frog Lady and her eggs from Tatooine to Trask, to reunite with her husband.

They run into some trouble – including the Child eating some of her eggs, and Mando’s ship, the Razor Crest, running aground on a land infested with terrifying snow spider creatures.

Of course, they eventually manage to escape after repairs are made to the vehicle.

Mando’s mission with the Frog Lady leads him to a group of other Mandalorians, led by Bo-Katan, who previously appeared in the animated Star Wars series The Clone Wars and Rebels.

Much to Din’s surprise, Bo-Katan and her companions don’t abide by his rule never to remove their helmets, and in order to receive their help, he must do something for them in return – aid them in capturing an Imperial ship.

Bo-Katan is after an ancient weapon called the Darksaber, which is in the possession of the villainous Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito).

Bo-Katan gives Mando some vital information – the whereabouts of a Jedi who could take the Child under their wing.

They arrive at the city of Calodan on the planet Corvus, where Jedi Ahsoka Tano is at war with the dictatorial magistrate, Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto).

Not only do Ahsoka and Mando team up, but she reveals the Child’s real name: Grogu.

They defeat the magistrate and Din comes into ownership of a beskar spear to add to his impressive armour and weapons collection.

Mando takes Grogu to an ancient temple in the hope that he can use the stone at its centre to connect with other Jedi.

While the Child is deep in meditation, surrounded by an impenetrable column, they are attacked by stormtroopers under Moff Gideon’s orders.

Luckily, Din has Boba Fett and Fennec Shand on his side, with Boba revealing that Cobb was wearing his armour, and Fennec brougth back from near-death after the assassin was left for dead by Mando in season one.

Despite proving a strong team against the stormtroopers, Grogu is kidnapped by the Darktrooper battle droids.

With the help of familiar faces Cara Dune (Gina Carano), Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) and Migs Mayfeld (Bill Burr), as well as Boba and Fennec, Din manages to infiltrate an Imperial mining hub in order to track down Moff Gideon’s location and find Grogu.

In doing so, he ends up having to remove his helmet, the first time he has done so in front of other people in public – the exception being in season one, when he only did so in front of a droid when on the verge of death.

The decision to take off his helmet demonstrates even more just how much Grogu means to him, as he and Migs get away from the mining hub by the skin of their teeth.

Having made their way to Moff Gideon’s cruiser, the time for Din’s face-off with the antagonist arrives.

With Bo-Katan and her comrades also along for the journey, Mando is told that Bo-Katan must be the one to defeat Moff Gideon, as that would result in the Darksaber’s allegiance being passed onto her, making her the ruler of Mandalore, the homeworld of the Mandalorians.

When the deadly Dark Troopers start fighting with Mando, it seems as though he could be done for, but he destroys one with his spear and ejects the others from the ship.

Having beaten Moff Gideon in a duel – and therefore taken ownership of the Darksaber without even realising – Din escorts his opponent to meet up with the rest of his allies.

While Mando ejected the Dark Troopers, they manage to fly back onto the ship… and are out for blood.

But before they can kill the heroes of the story, a mystery Jedi lands on the cruiser in an X-wing, demolishing them all with ease.

As the doors to the bridge open, mist flows out as the Jedi takes off his hood – revealing none other than the legendary Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), following the events of the 1983 film Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

It’s a tear-jerking goodbye for Din and Grogu, as the Mandalorian removes his helmet so that the Child can see his face for the first time, before the youngling is taken away by Luke and the Jedi Master’s trusted droid, R2-D2.