There's the Mandalorian. Different nooks and crannies of the beloved universe come to discover with the first live action Star Wars TV series. The eponymous Mandalorian is hired in the first episode to go after a target 50-year-old whose identity is otherwise obscured. This bounty takes him to a remote fortress, where the mark's identity opens up even more questions about the show and the entire galaxy.

The Mandalorian eventually achieves his target after a shootout with armed thugs and a strange robot assassin, and it's certainly not what he expected. There is a child inside a high-tech bassinet that looks much like Yoda, 50 but only in the very early stages of their 900-year lifespan.

What does this ending mean for the show?

Part of the reason uncovered by episode 1 cliffhanger is that Lucas has long advocated keeping Yoda's species hidden. The universe feels big when all is clarified in Star Wars, but it can also feel rotten. The species Yoda remains an uncanonized item that can not be commodified. This points at the fantasy aspects of Star Wars, while it doesn't go as far as describing the purpose behind the gesture.

Adding a member of Yoda’s species to the show is bound to make fans wonder if the Jedi are somehow connected to the child. So far, The Mandalorian exists in the underworld of Star Wars. Characters scrape by on the strength of their wallets and their fists. Jedi don’t often venture into this world unless it’s to stop a crime lord who has severely rattled someone in the upper echelons. Could this child be a Force-user, giving The Mandalorian a way to connect its otherwise Force-secular story to the mystical side of the galaxy?

The age of the child, 50, is notable. The Mandalorian takes place shortly five years after Return of the Jedi. That means the alien was born around the time of the Clone Wars, when the Republic was just beginning its slide toward galaxy-wide coflict. The child could be related to Yoda, but Jedi of old aren’t supposed to have children. So was the child a war refugee? A desperate attempt at continuity for a species that only has one or two members at a time? Or just one of many children gone missing in a dangerous world?

Whatever the case, we expect the origin of Baby Yoda to be one of the show's central mysteries.

So where did Baby Yoda come from?

When it comes to the unknown in Star Wars, there is one direction fans can reliably look. The Unknown Regions, called as such because hyperspace navigation is so difficult in this anomalous region of space, exists at the edge of the galaxy. Some people have found ways to explore it, namely Grand Admiral Thrawn’s Chiss species and some members of the Empire.

Maybe Yoda’s species is from this region? Since the Mandalorian’s adventures mostly keep him in the relatively lawless Outer Rim of the galaxy, he’s geographically placed in the right spot to venture into this dangerous sector of space.

What does this ending mean for the Mandalorian himself?

Perhaps none of it will ever be explained, and, as with Yoda himself, the child’s species will remain unknown. For now, the child is going to be a pivot point for the Mandalorian, who needs to decide whether or not to turn in a fellow orphan to his high-paying client. This emotional connection might prove to be more important than where exactly the child came from.

The child is alone, like the Mandalorian. Will the bounty hunter decide to turn them over to his sinister client, who has a retainer doctor for some mysterious reason? Or is he going to throw away the money that he needs to survive to do the morally upright thing?

We'll find out when Friday's The Mandalorian comes back.