“The Mandalorian” season debuts Friday morning at midnight on Disney+, and we’re really not sure where things are going to go.
We know the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and The Child (Baby Yoda) will be together again, with the masked hero looking for the origins of the creature. And we know Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) is on the hunt for both of them. Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) and Cara Dune (Gina Carano) will be involved somehow as well.
But there are so many rumors floating out there about the live-action debuts of Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren — both animated stars from “The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars Rebels,” respectively.
With all of this, we’ve sifted through some of the most important stories from “The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars Rebels” to help prepare you for the upcoming season of “The Mandalorian.”
Here is a look at which episodes to watch if you want to learn more about the Mandalorians, the darksaber, Ahsoka Tano and more as “The Mandalorian” prepares for its season 2 debut.
To learn more about the Darksaber and the Mandalorian creed:
“The Clone Wars” Season 2:
- Episode 12 — “The Mandalore Plot.”
- Episode 13 — “Voyage of Temptation.”
- Episode 14 — “Duchess of Mandalore.”
“The Clone Wars” Season 4:
- Episode 14 — “A Friend in Need.”
“The Clone Wars” Season 5:
- Episode 1 — “Revival.”
- Episode 14 — “Eminence.”
- Episode 15 — “Shades of Reason.”
- Episode 16 — “The Lawless.”
“Rebels” Season 3:
- Episode 11 — “Visions and Voices.”
- Episode 15 — “Trials of the Darksaber.”
- Episode 16 — “Legacy of Mandalore.”
To learn what happened to Ahsoka Tano after ‘Clone Wars’:
“Clone Wars” Season 7:
- Episode 9 — “Old Friends Not Forgotten.”
- Episode 10 — “The Phantom Apprentice.”
- Episode 11 — “Shattered.”
- Episode 12 — “Victory and Death.”
“Rebels” Season 1:
- Episode 7 — “Out of Darkness” (voice only).
- Episode 9 — “Gathering Forces” (voice only).
- Episode 12 — “Vision of Hope” (Mentioned as “Fulcrum”).
- Episode 14 — “Rebel Resolve” (appears in hologram as “Fulcrum”).
- Episode 15 — “Fire Across the Galaxy.”
“Rebels” Season 2:
- Episode 1 and 2 — “The Siege of Lothal.”
- Episode 3 — “The Lost Commanders.”
- Episode 4 — “Relics of the Old Republic.”
- Episode 5 — “Always Two There Are” (Mentioned only).
- Episode 9 — “Stealth Strike” (indirect mention).
- Episode 10 — “The Future of the Force.”
- Episode 18 — “Shroud of Darkness.”
- Episode 20 — “The Mystery of Chopper Base.”
- Episodes 21 and 22 — “Twilight of the Apprentice.”
“Rebels” Season 3:
- Episodes 1 and 2 — “Steps Into Shadow” (mention only).
- Episode 3 — “The Holocrons of Fate” (indirect mention).
- Episode 4 — “The Antilles Extraction” (mention only).
“Rebels” Season 4:
- Episode 11 — “DUME” (mention only).
- Episode 12 — “Wolves and a Door” (flashback appearance).
- Episode 13 — “A World Between Worlds.”
- Episodes 15 and 16 — “Family Reunion — and Farewell.”