Luke’s cameo is indubitably the largest reveal “The Mandalorian” has performed thus far, and you might even argue it is greater than something the sequel trilogy did, so it is smart that there have been some discussions about bringing the Jedi grasp again.

In an interview with Empire for the journal’s April 2023 situation, “The Mandalorian” producer Dave Filoni talked about making the choice to have Luke seem within the present. Unsurprisingly, Filoni considered Ahsoka, however defined that “she will’t take this child on. That is simply not what I’ve deliberate.” Even when the concept of Luke happened, it wasn’t so simple as simply plopping him into the present. “[He’s] this iconic character who’s the middle of the entire thing from once we had been youngsters,” Filoni mentioned, “and if you wish to deliver that character in, you make it possible for there is a good function behind it.” 

In the long run, they did land on Luke, however not with out purpose. As Filoni defined:

“On this time interval, he’s the Jedi, he’s the one individual carrying on the legacy of what it means to be a Jedi, and maybe enhancing on or having a brand new perspective on what it means to be a Jedi, in comparison with the prequel Jedi. And so he is looking for out college students, constructing a brand new Jedi Order. So Luke discovering Grogu made probably the most sense.”

So, there you’ve gotten it. Those that thought it was easy fan service, nicely, they don’t seem to be incorrect. However in response to Filoni, the actual character they introduced again to please followers (extra particularly, “The Mandalorian” creator Jon Favreau) had a bit extra circuits of their physique. “I informed Jon, ‘What’s thrilling is that if we get Luke, we in all probability get R2,'” Filoni shared. “And Jon lit up. He loves R2.”