@rpcvliz I love how you mentioned that you might continue Baby Yoda's POV series! All I could think of whenever he did anything was how you'd write it 😁👍🏽💚
Can’t resist the Baby Yoda POV!! I’m already planning out stuff even while watching the episode. I’m just gonna have to write it and just power through if Filoni pulls his usual favoritism bullshit on any 3D TCW characters that show up, I love writing Baby Yoda way too much! I probably still won’t start posting/working on it in earnest until after the season, though, so I can set up character arcs, proper foreshadowing, etc.
@unsure-sincerity I think Child was drawn to the eggs first from curiosity, and opened the lid for the same reason. But with the lid open he could smell them, and they smell like frogs. His favorite food in the entire universe. As sad and gross as it is, the eggs being squishy fresh froggy meat is probably the most delicious food Baby has had his entire existence. It would take a lot of willpower for a toddler to resist.
I think you’re 100% right. Kids just don’t have that self-control and willpower yet, and that’s why they need an adult who is supportive but also an authority figure. Din needs to set boundaries and enforce them, so that when Baby’s willpower fails Din can step in and still ensure Baby (and the cargo!) is safe. If Din works with Baby, Baby will learn, but it will take time and a lot of effort, and probably a LOT of Baby testing those boundaries to see if Dad will hold firm. On the upside, Baby opening that container himself means he’s certainly willing and able to try problem solving...
unsure-sincerity Also, your canon prediction seemed to have work again; when Din told the Child to "give me a hand" with repairing the ship, as if having the Child hand him tools is something they've done before. My heart broke a little when Din (whose well of patience was running dry) adds "make yourself useful", and Child deflates like a sad balloon. That might be the meanest thing Din has said to the baby. I hope you can have Din apologize for that before they limp off the planet.
Asking a kid to help is, in my opinion, the #1 best way to both occupy your little one AND provide a teaching opportunity. It’s very likely Din has done it before because damn do toddlers need occupied or they will tear things UP. But “make yourself useful” did sound rather mean-spirited and Baby definitely picked up on that. :( I’m not sure how I want to handle that yet. We’ll have to see if Din continues to be frustrated until it leads to conflict between him and Baby, or if it was a one-off comment out of a bad mood.
unsure-sincerity When Child was babbling to Din about the Frog Lady leaving, I caught at least one clear "Baba", which a step away from "Dada". One of the best things about this episode is that Child is shown babbling in complete sentences, as opposed to just a few babbles at a time.
“Baba” does mean father in some cultures afaik so it could be a word he has heard before, in his own culture (if he was ever part of it) or while a captive. The babbling has definitely increased, meaning Din does not discourage him talking and probably even encourages it (where in fic, at least, I’m assuming the people holding him captive wanted him quiet and and out of the way, and would punish any noise-making). I would love for him to start talking, especially because in my opinion he is probably speech delayed, but like I said, I doubt Disney will ever do it, out of a desire to keep him as marketable as possible.
@sweetiepie08 If/when Din repairs his ship, he really needs to properly baby-proof it so he can use planned ignoring while trusting the baby won't hurt himself while attention seeking. Like sure, the blasters are on lockdown, but what else is there that The Baby could possibly hurt himself with.
God yes. Baby has DEFINITELY shown he’s a curious little bean who will get into anything he can. Invest in some of those babyproof door locks, at least, Din! Although to be fair he can move things with the Force, so who even knows if those would do any good. It all goes back to Din setting those boundaries with Baby, teaching them to him, and building a relationship with Baby so that Baby knows “I don’t have to mess with things for Dad’s attention, I can ask in other ways” and “If Dad says I can’t touch anything I shouldn’t, because he has a good reason.” (Like for example my circle time stuff is in full reach of my students and none of them touch it, because I’ve taught them “this isn’t a kid item, it’s a teacher item” and “I will get to use it at circle time but not right now”.)
