The Mandalorian’s Giancarlo Esposito Doesn’t Blame Grogu For Eating Frog Lady’s Eggs – Looper

Despite the fact Grogu is 50 years old, he’s functionally a child — a baby, if you will. He probably didn’t know any better and couldn’t comprehend that the eggs he ate were part of saving an entire alien species. Still, the rebuke against his actions from certain portions of the internet was loud and intense, but some people kindly came to Grogu’s side. 

One of these individuals was Giancarlo Esposito, who plays Moff Gideon in “The Mandalorian.” He’s an antagonistic presence on the series, but Esposito proved he had a kind side by making it clear Grogu is fundamentally good. He told Entertainment Weekly, “Baby Yoda is a very pure spirit, and yet 50 years old, so he’s someone who’s very highly intelligent, but also has to survive. And we need to keep that baby happy. We’ve all fallen in love with The Child and The Child has some compassion and is funny and is absolutely the cutest thing you’ve ever seen.”

Esposito wasn’t the only “Star Wars” alum who came to Grogu’s defense. Daisy Ridley, who played Rey in the sequel trilogy, made her feelings known to IGN: “I’m like, ‘Yoda, do your thing.’ The creature [Frog Lady] got to be where she needed to be with the eggs. It’s all good. It was beautiful.” Frog Lady did, indeed, make it to her destination with her husband to fertilize the eggs, so the alien species gets to continue. Everything worked out in the end, so maybe it’s time for some viewers to cut Grogu some slack.