What Does The Mandalorian’s Shadow Council Mean for the Future of Star Wars?
It’s clear The Mandalorian’s revitalization of the Shadow Council idea first explored in Chuck Wendig’s early canon Aftermath novels is to set the stage for a much larger conflict in the world of the show and its sister series Ahsoka, and now, a new movie from Dave Filoni as well. But just how viable will it be, given the much more truncated timeline between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens in contemporary canon? Well, that remains to be seen again.
There’s a lot at play here, from the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn to the early stages of the First Order’s formation. Whatever we’re going to see of it going forward in The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and beyond is going to give us an insight into this most fascinating era of the current Star Wars canon at a level we’ve simply not seen since the galaxy far, far away’s long history was rebooted.
