Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian's "Making of Season 2" provided an in-depth look behind the scenes of the hit Star Wars series. It's impressive to witness the technical feats the crew pulls off, especially utilizing the revolutionary Stagecraft technology. However, also provides insight into how the creatives behind the show make small, yet important, decisions that affect the direction of each episode. It's rife with funny moments, like the laughable debate over the inclusion of an infamous Star Wars line: "Maclunkey."
Series creator Jon Favreau made his Star Wars directorial debut in Season 2, Episode 1, "The Marshal," in which Din Djarin searched for fellow Mandalorians while battling a Krayt dragon. In the opening moments, Djarin visited his contact Gor Koresh at a fighting pit, where they watched Gamorreans face off. After their meeting went bad, Mando strung Koresh up to a street light -- and shot out the light, leaving Koresh to be attacked by monstrous animals.
Jon Favreau Suggested Din Djarin Could Say A New Hope's Most Infamous Line
In Disney Gallery's behind-the-scenes footage, Favreau is shown suggesting to Dave Filoni that Djarin say "Maclunkey" as he shoots out the light to leave Koresh for dead. Filoni laughs off the suggestion, countering that "It's something Greedo says, though." They share a laugh over the ridiculousness of the suggestion.
The line became famous during its appearance in the cantina scene of A New Hope -- although it wasn't present in the original film's release. Instead, it was notoriously added for the film's debut on Disney+. "Maclunkey" became so laughably controversial that Greedo's original actor Paul Blake commented on it. And although the line is ridiculous, the meaning behind it is consistent with the scene's implications. Translated from Huttese, "Maclunkey" means, "This will be the end of you," something also said by podracer Sebulba during The Phantom Menace.
Therefore, since Djarin left Koresh for dead, the phrase wouldn't have been out of place. Furthermore, Djarin spoke Huttese in the following episode, "Chapter 10: The Passenger." However, due to its reputation among Star Wars fans, "Maclunkey" probably would've made the scene unintentionally funny.
It's definitely for the best that Greedo's line didn't make it into The Mandalorian, but it is hilarious to see Favreau and Filoni playfully disagree and joke about something so trivial. After all, Filoni worked under George Lucas during his involvement in The Clone Wars, so if anyone knows that something doesn't fit, it'd be Filoni. And the fact that Favreau even knew about "Maclunkey" shows how deep his Star Wars knowledge runs, which bodes well for his further involvement with the property.
Favreau has already won fans over with the work he's done to create The Mandalorian's own Star Wars saga. His one show has become something much bigger, with several memorable characters. As he carves out his own place in the franchise, it's great to see how much he loves even the weirdest parts of its history.
Created by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers and Giancarlo Esposito. Seasons 1-3 are now streaming on Disney+.