About this episode

The episode discusses the latest news and developments for The Mandalorian and Grogu, including behind-the-scenes insights and the backstory of Rotta the Hutt.

Join Children of the Watch for our first Mandalorian and Grogu Hype Episode! In addition to our Maul - Shadow Lord covergae, we wanted to continue running down all the news and developments for The Mandalorian & Grogu - the upcoming Star Wars feature film. This week, we run down the behind-the-scenes featurettes we got for the movie, including Grogu as a real actor and a new look at some creatures and droids from the film. Feature 1: https://youtu.be/Hr7q4FvftHw?si=8KUh2KrpD1Lm6Fkw Creature Feature: https://youtu.be/uGMhwslrbq4?si=D1GGcc8-OMWMDb2r Then, we run down the backstory of Rotta the Hutt, otherwise known as Stinky. Who he is, what he could be doing in The Mandalorian & Grogu, as well as some theories on why he's not following in his father's footsteps as a crime lord. Anakin's Army - Fight Like a Jedi: https://twentyfourink.com/collections/anakins-army If you'd like access to all kinds of cool bonus content and an incredible Discord community, head to Patreon.com/themandalorianwatch Music by Mac Lacey Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing…

People in this episode

Host: Children of the Watch

Topics covered

• Mandalorian
• Grogu
• Rotta the Hutt
• Star Wars news
• behind-the-scenes
• creatures and droids

Keywords

• Mandalorian
• Grogu
• Rotta the Hutt
• Star Wars
• behind-the-scenes
• creatures
• droids
• theories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon

Books & works: The Mandalorian, Grogu, Maul - Shadow Lord, Anakin's Army - Fight Like a Jedi

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