WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Season 2, Episode 3, "Chapter 11: The Heiress," available now on Disney+.

For a series with such high narrative expectations, The Mandalorian is quite comfortable giving its viewers standalone adventures that serve as self-contained stories. While this allows the drama to experiment with genres and introduce interesting one-off characters, it slows down the arcs of our main heroes and villains, relying on MacGuffins, fetch quests and Baby Yoda to keep the plot moving.

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This was apparent in both "Chapter 9, The Marshal" and "Chapter 10: The Passenger." While Timothy Olyphant's Cobb Vanth stole the show and Misty Rosas' Frog Lady gave birth to a new meme, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) has not had much to do in terms of character. Season 1 presented Mando's transformation from a heartless bounty hunter going from job to job into a caring father figure. Season 2, on the other hand, has kept him static with no clear goal beyond returning the Child to his kind. Meanwhile, other main characters like Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) and Cara Dune (Gina Carano) have yet to make their sophomore season debuts.

Frog Lady and Mandalorian in Season 2

This all changed with this past Friday's "Chapter 11: The Heiress," which finds Bryce Dallas Howard returning to the director's chair after doing a stellar job with Season 1's "Chapter 4: Sanctuary." After reuniting Frog Lady with Frog Man (John Cameron), Mando meets up with a Quarren, who agrees to take him to other Mandalorians. The Quarren technically holds up his part of the bargain, but only because three other Mandalorians save Mando and the Child after the Quarren attempts a double-cross.

Mando's relief quickly dissipates after the three Mandalorians—including Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) of Star Wars: The Clone Wars fame, Koska Reeves (WWE's Sasha Banks) and Axe Woves (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Simon Kassianides)—remove their helmets. At first, Mando does not believe they are his brothers and sisters. However, Bo-Katan explains to Mando that he is "a child of the Watch," a cult of religious zealots who want to restore the old ways of their creed. She and her friends, on the other hand, are from the more mainstream line of Mandalorians who have no trouble removing their headgear. Mando is having none of it, though, and jets off after declaring, "There is only one way."

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While this historical lesson and discovery of a second "way" should leave Mando with a multitude of questions, the episode does not give him much time to process, instead opting for a ship heist that points him in the direction of former Jedi Ahsoka Tano and teases a confrontation between Bo-Katan and Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) over the Darksaber. However, Howard and writer Jon Favreau have finally given Mando something to do beyond the Child, setting the stage for a crisis of faith that could end with the warrior abandoning his way of life in favor of something greater and more meaningful beyond bounty hunting. It has a similar feel to Howard's "Sanctuary," which teased a possible new life for Mando with the widow Omera (Julia Jones) once his greater mission is complete.

Sasha Banks and Katee Sackhoff in The Mandalorian

I suspect that Ahsoka Tano will play a role in this potential transformation. As a former Jedi who became disillusioned with the group, she would understand what it means to lose the central institution of one's life, only to find a better, clearer path. However, if the past pacing of this show is any indication, fans won't probably get to see her until Episode 5 (which happens to be directed by David Filoni, the co-creator of Ahsoka Tano), or perhaps in a stinger at the end of Episode 4, Temuera Morrison-style. Until then, at least for now, the one way of Mandalore lives on.

Created by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers and Giancarlo Esposito. New episodes arrive Fridays on Disney+.

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