The episode begins with Kanan, Zeb, and Chopper in a bar, hoping to find some kind of job to replenish their credits and fuel supply. Zeb is playing cards with a stranger, bets Chopper when he runs out of credits, and loses. The man turns out to be yet another familiar face and voice from the films: Lando Calrissian.
Lando hires the crew of the Ghost to help him in a business transaction, promising to pay them and return Chopper to them once the job is complete. His attitude and habit of not telling them anything puts him at odds with the other Rebels, except for Sabine, who's flattered when he shows interest in her artwork (making Ezra jealous). The Ghost docks with a ship commanded by a portly alien named Azmorigan, who gives Lando a crate as part of a trade. Lando gives him Hera in exchange. Once the Ghost separates from the ship, Hera knocks out Azmorigan and a guard before making her way to an escape pod (Lando had dropped a hint about them before the transaction) and escapes back to the Ghost.
Ezra and Zeb foolishly open Lando's crate, letting out a puffer-pig, which blows up when it gets scared, and can sniff out precious minerals. Lando calls it "specialized mining equipment", and since it's not made with metal it's not detectable by Imperial sensors. Nonetheless, the Ghost need to make it past the Empire's blockade. Zeb scared the pig, unfortunately, blocking Hera from getting to the cockpit.
The Ghost's signature was cloaked successfully for a while, but then Ezra startles the pig again, it puffs up more, throws the ship's balance off, and Zeb accidentally uncloaks their rebel signature, causing the Empire to recognize them as Rebels. A chase ensues. Sabine blasts some, while Kanan manages to lose others in cloud cover.
When they arrive at Lando's farm, Azmorigan is waiting for them, intent on getting his Twi'lek back and killing Lando. A fire fight ensues, and it's confirmed that Ezra's lightsaber does in fact function as a blaster. Chopper takes advantage of the struggle to sneak a fuel canister aboard the Ghost. He then blasts Azmorigan causing him to lose his footing and Hera convinces him to back down and retreat.
The conflict over, Lando promises to pay them once the pig has sniffed out the precious minerals its capable of finding, and releases Chopper back to the crew. While it seems like the droid took the fuel out from under Lando's nose, he reveals after they leave that he was aware of it, which is why he didn't pay them. It seems to indicate that they'll cross paths again.
This is another fun episode, much like Droids In Distress was, in that it features the new characters interacting with a more familiar one. Billy Dee Williams' return is a real treat, and you're never sure just how much of this adventure was planned, and how much was made up as they went. Star Wars Rebels has continued to surprise me with just how much I enjoy it, and should hopefully alleviate a lot of the concerns about the direction the franchise has taken.
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