Without going into spoilers I will at least say that a lot of unexpected things happened in this episode (plus a few expected things). I was actually surprised at just how much did happen. There was a lot of payoffs and new set-ups here.
I personally thought the episode was a little oddly directed, though. It’s mostly nitpicking, but it felt much more like a Marvel film, and less like the previous episodes, but this might just have to do with Rodriguez relying much more on CG (which was very obvious in this episode IMO). Some really solid action choreography though, which is exactly what I’d expect from Rodriguez. But it did overall just feel a little off.
Overall though, I’d say it was a solid enough episode, but it felt a little busy and more like a turning-point in the plot rather than a self-contained story like most episodes has been so far. That’s obviously a necessity for series like this, but it was a bit rushed.
SPOILERS
I honestly did not expect Din to reach Tython this early, and bringing back both Fett and Fennec for this episode seemed really odd at first, but it worked quite well I think. Having Din now travel with Fett is, I suppose, something that will thrill some fans and probably annoy others. Either way though it was fun seeing Fett get to properly show off his fighting for a chance. I mean, let’s be honest, OT Fett didn’t really do much more than stand around looking cool (and fall into the Sarlacc). I was a bit surprised so see that he still had possession of Slave I, which makes me wonder why he stayed on Tatooine for 5 years and never wet after Cobb Vanth. It wouldn’t surprise me of Vanth returns as well, so we’ll probably get some kind of explanation down the line.
Also, my suggestion that the Famuyiwa episode might bring back Mayfeld turned out to be true. I really liked Chapter 6, and Famuyiwa’s episodes in general, so I’m looking forward to next weeks episode.
Minor spoiler, but the scene in question is in the thumbnail so…
We get confirmation that the medallion Cara Dune got two episodes was basically a badge that made her an official New Republic Marshal. It’ll be interesting to see how that plays into things in future episodes.