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澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Mandalorian season 2, episode 8 had one hell of a surprise in store for Star Wars fans. No spoilers up front but, if you've seen it, you'll know all about 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:the finale's big cameo. We sensed a disturbance in the Force before then, however. One eagle-eyed fan actually leaked it in advance... thanks to an app you've probably usedź§™ every week for years.

Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2 finale follow.

, a John WillišŸ’Žams fan forum member (who ) from Chapters 13-16 via the Shazam database.

  • Capture the Flag
  • Ahsoka Lives
  • Activated
  • A Mandalorian and a Jedi
  • The Sword
  • A Friend
  • Open the Door
  • The Seeing Stone
  • Rest in Peace
  • The Sorcerer
  • Brown Eyes
  • The Story
  • Troopers
  • Come with Me
  • The Armor
  • Invaders on Their Land

At the time, we knew that four of those tracks had not debuted on the show &nd🌌ash; "The Sword", "Troopers", "A Friend", "Open the Door", and "Come With MšŸ…·e" – and were bound to drop in Chapter 16. 

It's “Come With Me”, a significant callback to Star Wars history, that proved to be the biggest clue to that return. 

A long time ago išŸ’œn a galaxy far, far away, Luke Skywalker pleaded with his father, Darth Vader, to leave the Empire and join him during the final act of Return of the Jedi. “Come with me,” Luke says. Now, Luke has taken Grogu away for training with a track titled exactly that.

A Luke Skywalker reference was a surprise indeed, and one that aš“ƒ²ctually tipped us off to the return of Mark Hamill's legendary Jedš’ŠŽi Master. And it's all thanks to Shazam (the app, not the genie).

For more on the finale's biggest moments, check out our breakdown of 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Mandalorian season 2 ending, as well as a look to the future with a guide to 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Mandalorian season 3.

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