The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 5 Teases The Return of a Major Star Wars Villain

By Aaron Perine - March 29, 2023 09:41 am EDT

Star Wars: The Mandalorian has brought back the recurring series big bad, and fans are hyped about the reveal. "The Pirate" is putting the chess pieces on the board for later in the season, and that means Moff Gideon is going to have something to say about all that Mandalorian harmony that's been going on. Now, it seems as though Star Wars Rebels' Imperial Super Commandos might be on the way. That's an exciting prospect for fans of the animated series. All of these Star Wars shows have gone out of their way to acknowledge the long history of this franchise and The Mandalorian is no different. Moff Gideon actor Giancarlo Esposito has been teasing the wild action this season for months now. It's almost here.

"Yes, it's assumed he is behind bars. I think we could have an opportunity to see him escape those chains that bind him," Esposito said to ET Online. "We want to see a guy who is a mastermind who has an idea for the future that no one else has. And so, we want to know what that is and we want to know if that's good or bad."

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no cause knowing moff gideon, he probably purposely left beskar behind to blame the mandalorians for this kidnapping. not only is this gonna be a problem but carson is gonna loose Din’s trust 😟pic.twitter.com/25KMf2yKFy
— kíra 𓆩♡𓆪 mando spoilers (@iCLANOF2) March 29, 2023

"I keep holding onto this idea that he really wants to save this galaxy," the actor added. "Of course, everyone does. But everyone assumes he just wants to control it. So, let's find out if that's true or not."

Did you love the big reveals in this episode? Let us know in the comments down below!

So much stuff happened

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Just recapping everything that I just saw – so we got a Zeb cameo, a cool ass battle with mandalorians and pirates, Bo Katan took her helmet off AFTER BEING ASKED TO BY THE ARMOURER, and moff gideon was captured by mandalorians ?? which ones ??
— ES 🌙 | MANDO ERA (@dinmurdock) March 29, 2023

Wild theory

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Someone used Beskar to free Moff Gideon.
Claiming Mandalorians freed him from the Republic’s Custody.

Who could it be?
-Rook Kast a Survivng member of Maul’s Mandalorians.
-Durge the Mandalorian Hunter that may have Beskar.

Other (Name your theories below) pic.twitter.com/vLroZzEZ6I
— Tumlin AL Tiger StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 (@AndrewLTumlin) March 29, 2023

Live look:

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the mandalorians to moff gideon's ship when he was on his way to trial pic.twitter.com/rWKYCcbKHt
— miah 🌺 | new tlou fic 📌 (@omgahgase) March 29, 2023

LOL a couple of fans

sorry but i'm rooting for the hot evil space lesbian that's besties with moff gideon
— Kristen Bolden (@kboldens) March 29, 2023

Seems like trouble

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NOW WHICH MANDALORIAN GROUP KIDNAPPED MOFF GIDEON ??? pic.twitter.com/ZKjabYaHRH
— kíra 𓆩♡𓆪 mando spoilers (@iCLANOF2) March 29, 2023

Sounds about right!

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MOFF GIDEON IS OUT AND THEY’VE FRAMED THE MANDALORIANS FOR IT????????
— lauren 🔜 swc (@frnkiemorales) March 29, 2023

Would be wild

I wonder if Moff Gideon was a Mandalorian that served under Darth Maul #TheMandalorian pic.twitter.com/ojL4eypBuB
— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel) March 29, 2023

The whole time!

So moff gideon wasn’t imprisoned and has been still alive this whole time??👀 #TheMandalorian #Mandalorian pic.twitter.com/6cErdLXvsT
— 𝙶𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎✖️✖️//💥⏳🥀🐉 (@giselleb1234) March 29, 2023