[The following contains spoilers for The Mandalorian and Grogu . ] A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, i.e. 2019, a man in a helmet walked into a bar and quite possibly saved a franchise. “Saved” might be too strong a word, but it helps to remember that when The Mandalorian premiered on Disney+ in November of that year, the House That George Lucas Built (and Sold to a Mouse) was on slightly shaky ground. Solo, which chronicled the early days of Han Solo as a scrappy young smuggler, had