Lucasfilm Exec Defends Disturbing Baby Yoda Moment | HuffPost Entertainment

Some fans werent all that egg-cited about Baby Yodas antics in the latest episode of The Mandalorian . Now, a Lucasfilm executive is defending The Child, Mando-style.

In The Passenger, The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) takes onto his ship a Frog Lady whos just trying to get her canister of eggs fertilised before the equinox. Though these eggs are the last of her family line, that doesnt stop The Child from chowing down on them multiple times throughout the episode.

Some viewers said they thought this made Baby Yoda a bad egg. On Monday, Lucasfilm creative art manager Phil Szostak addressed the episode on Twitter, saying it makes it clear that the Frog Ladys eggs are unfertilised, like the chicken eggs many of us enjoy.

But obviously, chickens arent sentient beings and the Child eating the eggs is intentionally disturbing, for comedic effect, he continued.

For the record, Chapter 10 of #TheMandalorian makes it clear that the Frog Ladys eggs are unfertilized, like the chicken eggs many of us enjoy. But obviously, chickens arent sentient beings and the Child eating the eggs is intentionally disturbing, for comedic effect.#StarWars https://t.co/Js51fLpE3C

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For the record, Chapter 10 of #TheMandalorian makes it clear that the Frog Ladys eggs are unfertilized, like the chicken eggs many of us enjoy. But obviously, chickens arent sentient beings and the Child eating the eggs is intentionally disturbing, for comedic effect.#StarWars https://t.co/Js51fLpE3C
Phil Szostak (@PhilSzostak) November 9, 2020

Fans of horror know that disturbing things make some of us laugh and some of us squirm, or both, he added in a subsequent tweet . Your mileage may vary.

The answers arent enough for some fans of the Star Wars show who are firmly on the side of Frog Lady , and thats apparently fine with Szostak. The executive tweeted that he was glad people are talking about it (although Id rather people not argue and name call).

Everyones perspective and feelings are valid. Art can provoke and disturb as much as it can makes us happy and laugh, Szostak said.

Its worth noting that even though Baby Yoda is technically 50 years old, theres no telling how much he actually understands, so its not like The Child had clear malicious intent. And for everyone whos not disturbed, Funko already has a toy for you .