Anna Daniels
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we know that Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul) is going to be a major player in The Mandalorian‘s narrative. We’re familiar with that “Moff” title; this is an old Empire guy, obviously, but what exactly is he after? Esposito himself gave EW a few clues.
“He’s an Imperial remnant of a very fine officer who then switches to become sort of the guardian of the people,” the actor explained. “But what does he really want? This guy is going to be a big player because he has an idea of how to keep order.”
That’s an interesting statement, because so far, the hunt for Mando has been pure chaos. The logline for an upcoming episode, though, indicates that Gideon may have more on his mind than simply bringing Baby Yoda in to collect a bundle of cash. We recently got a pretty strong indication that The Mandalorian‘s seventh episode (which will drop two days earlier than the rest, on Wednesday, December 18) will bring Gideon and Mando face-to-helmet. The logline reads: “An old rival extends an invitation for the Mandalorian to make peace.”
Sure, this could be referring to someone else — The Mandalorian is a show that loves to keep us guessing. Nevertheless, we’re going to go ahead and register our guess that the black-booted figure seen crouching over Fennec Shand (whom, for the record, we don’t believe to be dead) is indeed Moff Gideon. We can’t wait to see Esposito, one of our favorite actors, make his Mandalorian debut — and to see what duplicitous schemes his character might be cooking up.
Written by: Looper
