Introduction

“Chapter 5: The Gunslinger” is the fifth episode of the first season of the American web television series The Mandalorian.

The episode stars Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian, a lone bounty hunter on the run with “The Child” who helps a new bounty hunter (co-star Jake Cannavale).

It also stars Amy Sedaris as Peli Motto, Jake Cannavale as Toro Calican, and Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand.

It is the first live action series in the Star Wars franchise.

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Outline

The Mandalorian defeats a pursuing bounty hunter in a dogfight, but the Razor Crest is damaged and he lands at a repair facility run by Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) in Mos Eisley on Tatooine. While seeking work to pay for the repairs in a local cantina, he meets Toro Calican (Jake Cannavale), a young bounty hunter looking to join the guild by capturing Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen), a well-trained mercenary. Despite having misgivings, the Mandalorian agrees to help him for the bounty, while Calican will take credit for the capture. Peli, meanwhile, has come across the Child and begins to take care of it while working on the ship, growing slightly attached to it.

The Mandalorian and Calican travel into the Dune Sea on speeder bikes, looking for Shand. They come upon Tusken Raiders; the Mandalorian barters with them for safe passage. They eventually come across a Dewback with a dead bounty hunter attached to it, which turns out to be bait laid out by Shand to attract anyone looking for her. The two manage to avoid her attacks and capture her but she manages to destroy one of their speeder bikes in the fight.

The Mandalorian goes to get the Dewback to replace the destroyed speeder, while Calican watches Shand. She tells him that the Mandalorian is a traitor to the guild and that the bounty on the Mandalorian and the Child are worth a great deal more than her bounty. Calican is unconcerned with the bounty, but Shand points out that taking out a Mandalorian would make him a legend. She offers to help Calican capture the Mandalorian if he sets her free. However, Calican shoots her, assuming that she would betray him, and heads to the repair facility on the speeder bike, where he captures Motto and the Child. The Mandalorian arrives and uses a flash grenade to disorient Calican, and kills him. The Mandalorian then gives Calican’s money to Motto to pay for the repairs on his ship and he leaves Tatooine. Out in the desert, a mysterious figure is seen approaching Shand’s body.

The Mandalorian Series

You can find a full index and overview of The Mandalorian here.

You can find a full index of The Mandalorian Series 01 here.

• Overview of the Star Wars Franchise.
• Overview of Star Wars Films.
• Overview of Star Wars Parodies.
• Overview of Star Wars TV Series.
• Overview of Star Wars Documentary Series.
• Overview of LEGO Star Wars.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Dave Filoni.
• Producer(s): Jon Favreau.
• Writer(s): Dave Filoni.
• Cinematography: Barry Idoine.
• Editor(s): Andrew E. Eisen and Dana E. Glauberman.
• Release Date: 06 December 2019.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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