He was goodness personified, and no viewer had cause to think otherwise. The Child was simply adorable he was, as I wrote when we dubbed him Being of the Decade, the one creature who could unite a fractious and weary populace. The Mandalorian Season 1 gave us no reason to doubt Baby Yoda's bona fides. The rest of us would do well to remember a quote from the only other member of the Child's still-mysterious species we've ever heard speak: "Judge me by my size, do you?" But he could never be tempted by the Dark Side, right? I mean, just look at him! Those eyes! Those ears! That cheeky little smile! He's just a toddler (despite being 50 years old)! Surely someone that tiny could never do anyone any harm!Īnyone who has recently interacted with toddlers may raise a skeptical eyebrow at that one. And he has no mentor, just a terrible sorta-dad who keeps getting him in trouble. In The Mandalorian, meanwhile, the most powerful Force-sensitive being is The Child, known informally on our planet as Baby Yoda. And it was true of Rey: Whatever you think of the way the sequel trilogy was rendered, her flirtation with the Dark Side is just about the only narrative thread that runs through all three movies. It was true of his son Luke, who was one lightsaber blow away from striking his father down in anger at the Emperor's instigation. That was true, tragically, of Anakin Skywalker a.k.a. If there's one lesson we've learned from the Star Wars universe thus far, it's this: Those who are strong with the Force, but lack mentorship, are highly likely to be tempted by the Dark Side.
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