The Mandalorian as the highest-rated episode of the Jon Favreau-created series on
IMDb. In "Chapter 16: The Rescue," written by Favreau and directed by Peyton Reed, the armored Mando Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) hunts down the Imperial light cruiser carrying a captive Grogu. The Force-sensitive Child is the prisoner of the Darksaber-wielding Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito), making him a target for Mandalorians Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and Koska Reeves (Mercedes Varnado). The Mandalorians mount their daring rescue with allies Cara Dune (Gina Carano), Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen), and Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison), pitting them against Gideon's squadron of droid Dark Troopers.