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[[Cara Dune]] remands [[The Mandalorian (character)|the Mandalorian]]'s old enemy [[Migs Mayfeld]] into her custody in order to acquire the coordinates to Moff Gideon's ship. Mayfeld directs them to a hidden Imperial rhydonium refinery on Morak. When they arrive, the Mandalorian elects to accompany Mayfeld into the refinery in order to access a terminal and steal the coordinates, as all the others are known to Imperial security. Mayfeld and the Mandalorian hijack one of the transports and disguise themselves as soldiers. The highly explosive rhydonium shipments are attacked by pirates. They reach the facility, the only shipment to survive.
[[Cara Dune]] remands [[The Mandalorian (character)|the Mandalorian]]'s old enemy [[Migs Mayfeld]] into her custody in order to acquire the coordinates to Moff Gideon's ship. Mayfeld directs them to a hidden Imperial rhydonium refinery on Morak. When they arrive, the Mandalorian elects to accompany Mayfeld into the refinery in order to access a terminal and steal the coordinates, as all the others are known to Imperial security. Mayfeld and the Mandalorian hijack one of the transports and disguise themselves as soldiers. The highly explosive rhydonium shipments are attacked by pirates. They reach the facility, the only shipment to survive.


The terminal Mayfeld needs is in the officer's mess hall, but Mayfeld sees his former commanding officer Valin Hess and fears being recognized. The Mandalorian goes instead but the terminal requires a facial scan, and he removes his helmet to acquire the codes. He is confronted by Hess, but Mayfeld intervenes. After a tense drink where Hess insults dead soldiers from [[Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)#Plot|Operation: Cinder]], an angered Mayfeld shoots Hess dead. Mayfeld and the Mandalorian fight their way to the roof, while Fennec and Dune provide covering fire, and [[Boba Fett]] arrives aboard Slave I. Mayfeld destroys the refinery by shooting the rhydonium shipment. Dune lets Mayfeld go free as thanks for his aid, and the Mandalorian sends [[Moff Gideon]] a message threatening him and vowing to rescue [[Grogu]].
The terminal Mayfeld needs is in the officer's mess hall, but Mayfeld sees his former commanding officer Valin Hess and fears being recognized. The Mandalorian goes instead but the terminal requires a facial scan, and he removes his helmet to acquire the codes. He is confronted by Hess, but Mayfeld intervenes. After a tense drink where Hess insults dead soldiers from [[Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)#Plot|Operation: Cinder]], an angered Mayfeld shoots Hess dead. Mayfeld and the Mandalorian fight their way to the roof, while Fennec and Dune provide covering fire, and [[Boba Fett]] arrives aboard Slave I. Pursued by two TIE fighters Mayfeld destroys the refinery with a well-placed sniper shot. Fett obliterates them using a seismic charge. Dune lets Mayfeld go free as thanks for his aid, and the Mandalorian sends [[Moff Gideon]] a message threatening him and vowing to rescue [[Grogu]].


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Revision as of 21:02, 11 December 2020

"Chapter 15: The Believer"
The Mandalorian episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 7
Directed byRick Famuyiwa
Written byRick Famuyiwa
Cinematography byMatthew Jensen
Editing byJeff Seibenick
Original release dateDecember 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)
Running time36 minutes
Co-starring
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"Chapter 15: The Believer" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian. It was written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. It was released on Disney+ on December 11, 2020.

Plot

Cara Dune remands the Mandalorian's old enemy Migs Mayfeld into her custody in order to acquire the coordinates to Moff Gideon's ship. Mayfeld directs them to a hidden Imperial rhydonium refinery on Morak. When they arrive, the Mandalorian elects to accompany Mayfeld into the refinery in order to access a terminal and steal the coordinates, as all the others are known to Imperial security. Mayfeld and the Mandalorian hijack one of the transports and disguise themselves as soldiers. The highly explosive rhydonium shipments are attacked by pirates. They reach the facility, the only shipment to survive.

The terminal Mayfeld needs is in the officer's mess hall, but Mayfeld sees his former commanding officer Valin Hess and fears being recognized. The Mandalorian goes instead but the terminal requires a facial scan, and he removes his helmet to acquire the codes. He is confronted by Hess, but Mayfeld intervenes. After a tense drink where Hess insults dead soldiers from Operation: Cinder, an angered Mayfeld shoots Hess dead. Mayfeld and the Mandalorian fight their way to the roof, while Fennec and Dune provide covering fire, and Boba Fett arrives aboard Slave I. Pursued by two TIE fighters Mayfeld destroys the refinery with a well-placed sniper shot. Fett obliterates them using a seismic charge. Dune lets Mayfeld go free as thanks for his aid, and the Mandalorian sends Moff Gideon a message threatening him and vowing to rescue Grogu.

Production

A bald man with red and gray facial hair smiles and looks off-camera.
Bill Burr returns as Migs Mayfeld, a former Imperial sharpshooter.

Development

The episode was written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa.

Casting

The co-starring actors cast for this episode are all returning from previous episodes, and include Bill Burr as Migs Mayfeld, Gina Carano as Cara Dune, Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett, Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand, and Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon.[1] Additional guest starring actors cast for this episode include Donald Mills as the voice of a security droid, Gabriel Ebert returning as an Imperial Gunner Officer, Miguel A. Lopez as a juggernaut pilot, Barry Lowin as a shoretrooper, Katy O'Brian returning as an Imperial Comms Officer, Richard Brake as Valin Hess, and Taeho De Vitto as a village kid.[1] Lateef Crowder, Brendan Wayne, and Barry Lowin are credited as stunt doubles for the Mandalorian. Amy Sturdivant, Chad Bennett and Dane Farwell are credited as stunt doubles for Cara Dune, Migs Mayfeld and Valin Hess, respectively. This is the first episode of the series not to feature Grogu.

Music

Ludwig Göransson composed the musical score for the episode. The featured tracks will be released in the second volume of the season two soundtrack.

References

  1. ^ a b Dumaraog, Ana (December 11, 2020). "The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 7 Cast & Cameos Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 11, 2020.