{"id":40512,"date":"2023-04-13T02:48:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T02:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/its-only-the-start-of-ahmed-bests-the-mandalorian-redemption-arc\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T02:48:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T02:48:52","slug":"its-only-the-start-of-ahmed-bests-the-mandalorian-redemption-arc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/lifestyle\/its-only-the-start-of-ahmed-bests-the-mandalorian-redemption-arc\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Only the Start of Ahmed Best&#8217;s <em>The Mandalorian<\/em> Redemption Arc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most controversial Star Wars characters returned to the franchise this week\u2014and he was thankful for cheers, instead of jeers. You never really know with this fanbase. But when Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best appeared in the latest episode of The Mandalorian\u2014two lightsabers in hand, revealing that he personally saved baby Grogu from assassination in the prequel trilogy\u2014well, you just have to give a round of applause for the guy.For those only casually aware of how much fans hated The&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Esquire<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/tv\/a43398660\/the-mandalorian-ahmed-best-jar-jar-binks-star-wars\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most controversial Star Wars characters returned to the franchise this week\u2014and he was thankful for cheers, instead of jeers. You never really know with this fanbase. 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