‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Recap Before You See The Movie, Post-Credits Scene And More

InnovationGaming‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Recap Before You See The Movie, Post-Credits Scene And MoreByErik Kain,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 01:06pm EDTMay 21, 2026, 01:08pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The Mandalorian and GroguCredit: LucasfilmThe first Star Wars movie in seven years blasts into theaters today. Preview showings for The Mandalorian And Grogu, which releases globally on May 22nd, begin this afternoon. The last time Star Wars was on the big screen was way back in 2019 when Rise Of Skywalker hit theaters. Interestingly, that movie corresponded with a very important episode of The Mandalorian in which we see Baby Yoda, aka Grogu, use the Force to heal.In many ways, that episode is more important to today’s theatrical Star Wars release than Rise Of Skywalker, a movie which wrapped up the sequel trilogy in remarkably unsatisfying ways. Then again, the sequel trilogy was a hot mess that had no reason being so disjointed and lackluster. Somehow, Star Wars returned and all we got was a lousy live-action trilogy.That is, until The Mandalorian came along (and later Andor). What a brilliant show that was in its first season, and pretty great in Season 2 also. Then Disney started dropping Star Wars shows left and right, and mostly they were pretty bad. A big chunk of Mando and Grogu’s stories was dropped into The Book Of Boba Fett, which probably should have just been another season of The Mandalorian, and a big chunk of that retconned the end of Season 2, when Grogu heads off with Luke Skywalker to begin his training.The Mandalorian And GroguCredit: LucasfilmMORE FOR YOUMaybe that all could have been forgiven if Season 3 hadn’t been such a mess. Alas, much of the enthusiasm the series had created up to that po...