History Recap / TheMandalorianS2E1Chapter9TheMarshal

* AllAnimalsAreDogs: The wolf-like creatures tamped by the Tuskens behave like dogs when the Mandalorian calms them using Tusken language.

* ExactWords: The Mandalorian promises that the information dealer won't die "by [his] hand". Instead, once he's got the information he needs, the Mandlorian leaves him strung up from a light post and shoots the light so the night critters will eat him.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: If you're not familiar with the ''Aftermath'' books, it seems that the episode is building up to the Mandalorian meeting Boba Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi last seen on Tatooine]]... then "Boba"'s arrival is marked by [[OutOfCharacterAlert him]] [[TheQuietOne speaking]] with a voice that isn't Daniel Logan, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, or Temeura Morrison, and that he's wearing an unfamiliar red bodysuit. Then the figured {{Dramatic Unmask}}ing to reveal an unfamiliar face.

* NotQuiteDead: Cobb mentions that he found the Mandalorian armor in [[NeverFoundTheBody a Jawa sandcrawler]], and at the end, the owner of said armor is revealed to the audience to be alive. Its also implied the R5 unit at the spaceport is the very same one that blew up in ANH making him a (very) long term example.

* BaitAndSwitch: It seems the Mandalorian is about to meet up with Boba, only to discover that it's instead a man who took Boba's armor for himself after the bounty hunter fell in a Sarlacc pit. And then we see the ''real'' Boba in the episode's final WhamShot.

* BaitAndSwitch: It seems the Mandalorian is about to meet up with Boba, only to discover that it's instead a man who took Boba's armor for himself after the bounty hunter fell in a Sarlacc pit.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: If you're not familiar with the ''Aftermath'' books, it seems that the episode is building up to the Mandalorian meeting Boba Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi last seen on Tatooine]]... then "Boba"'s arrival is marked by [[OutOfCharacterAlert him]] [[TheQuietOne speaking]] with a voice that isn't Daniel Logan, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, or Temeura Morrison, and that he's wearing an unfamiliar red bodysuit, then followed up by him {{Dramatic Unmask}}ing to reveal an unfamiliar face.

** The initial method of killing the Krayt Dragon is basically what the protagonists of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' had to do when they encountered a Krayt Dragon to proceed. Afterward, the Tusken Raiders extract a pearl from its corpse, which is a reward for killing it.
** It was also established in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' that Greater Krayt Dragons could eat a Sarlacc.
* NotQuiteDead: Cobb mentions that he found the Mandalorian armor in [[NeverFoundTheBody abandoned in a Jawa sandcrawler]], and at the end, the owner of said armor is revealed to the audience to be alive. Its also implied the R5 unit at the spaceport is the very same one that blew up in ANH making him a (very) long term example.

* MysteriousWatcher: The final shot seems to be of the Mandalorian driving away with the twin suns overhead, but then pans over to Boba overlooking him on a nearby cliffside.

* NotQuiteDead: Cobb mentions that he found the Mandalorian armor in [[NeverFoundTheBody an empty Sarlacc pit]], and at the end, the owner of said armor is revealed to the audience to be alive.Its also implied the R5 unit at the spaceport is the very same one that blew up in ANH making him a (very) long term example.

* SandWorm: The Krayt Dragon is a massive, NighInvulnerable worm monster that burrows through sand and rock with ease.

** The final shot of the episode is of Boba Fett observing the Mandalorian driving off with his set of armor.

* AlwaysABiggerFish: It turns out Krayt Dragons eat Sarlaccs.

* MythologyGag: The initial method of killing the Krayt Dragon is basically what the protagonists of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' have to do to proceed. Afterward, the Tusken Raiders extract a pearl from its corpse, which is a reward for killing it.

** Believing that finding other Mandalorians is his best bet at learning more about the whereabouts of the Jedi, the Mandalorian is led to Tatooine to find another Mandalorian bounty hunter, who does [[Film/AttackOfTheClones happens]] [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars to have]] [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi history]] with the Jedi.

* DramaticUnmask: "Boba" unmasks himself after meeting up with the Mandalorian... revealing that he is neither Boba or a Mandalorian.

* NotQuiteDead: Cobb mentions that he found the Mandalorian armor in [[NeverFoundTheBody an empty Sarlacc pit]], and at the end, the owner of said armor is revealed to the audience to be alive.

* AlwaysABiggerFish: It turns out Krayt Dragons are big enough to ''eat Sarlacc pits''.

* BaitAndSwitch: It seems the Mandalorian is about to meet up with Boba,

* DramaticIrony: Believing that finding other Mandalorians is his best bet at learning more about the whereabouts of the Jedi, the Mandalorian is led to Tatooine to find another Mandalorian bounty hunter, who does [[Film/AttackOfTheClones happens]] [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars to have]] [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi history]] with the Jedi, although his knowledge likely won't be of good use to the Mandalorian.

* DramaticIrony: Believing that finding other Mandalorians is his best bet at learning more about the whereabouts of the Jedi, the Mandalorian is led to Tatooine to find another Mandalorian bounty hunter, who does [[Film/AttackOfTheClones happens]] [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars to have]] [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi history]] with the Jedi, although nothing he knows about them would be much use to the Mandalorian.

* DramaticIrony: Believing that finding other Mandalorians is his best bet at learning more about the whereabouts of the Jedi, the Mandalorian is led to Tatooine to find another Mandalorian bounty hunter, who [[Film/AttackOfTheClones happens]] [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars to have]] [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi history]] with the Jedi, although nothing he knows about them would be much use to the Mandalorian.

The Mandalorian goes back to Tattooine, looking for another Mandalorian that may help lead him to the Child's people.

** A certain other Mandalorian bounty hunter shows up at the end.

* CurbStompBattle: Once he got Boba Fett's armor, Cobb kills the Mining Guild members in Mos Pelgo with ease.

* WhamShot: It was already implied in the ''Aftermath'' books that the Mandalorian armor that Cobb found belonged to Boba Fett, but now we have visual confirmation.

* WhamShot: It was already implied in the ''Aftermath'' books that the Mandalorian armor that Cobb found belonged to Boba Fett, but now we know what it looks like, this is almost certainly the case.

** The titular marshal is Cobb Vanth from [[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy the Aftermath trilogy]].