This Week in Baby Yoda: Give This Kid an Olympic Medal
The Mandalorian’s second episode of the season sets the stage for a lot of plot to come—which is well and good and something we should definitely talk more about. But that’s not what we’re here for. We’re here for the Baby Yoda updates.
This week, Grogu gets to walk on his own two feet, flip through the air, and even pilot a plane. But most importantly, he gets to enjoy some nice big hugs from his bestie, Peli (Amy Sedaris). The episode kicks off with Daddy Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Baby making a pit stop on Tatooine to visit their favorite mechanic. And by “their,” I really do mean Grogu’s; Peli and Grogu have a mutual affection for each other that rivals only his relationship with Daddy.
Not only does Grogu poke his little head out of the cockpit to say hello once they’ve landed, but he immediately does the cutest thing I’ve probably ever seen him do at this point: use the force to flip through the air and land right in Peli’s arms. And by “flip,” I really mean “FLIP”—this is some unparalleled gymnastics action. I love the idea that what is really happening here is that some puppeteer is finagling a Baby Yoda puppet through the air to do a gigantic forward flip. Peli’s excited reaction to the acrobatics is the most relatable Mandalorian has ever been.