Why Does Baby Yoda Eat Frog Lady's Eggs? Breaking ... - Thrillist

How would you have prevented Baby Yoda from eating the eggs?

Emma: Here's the thing to remember about "Baby" Yoda. He's 50 years old!! Sure, okay, there are lots of species in this galaxy and maybe some of them take a while to reach adolescence. But, may I remind you, Baby Yoda has a very clear sense of right and wrong. He first demonstrated his nascent Jedi powers by levitating the Mudhorn in the first season, saving Mando's life from a creature that would have killed him. He even Force-choked Cara Dune (alarming in itself!!!) when she and Mando were arm-wrestling because, to him, it looked like his daddy was in trouble. Baby Yoda understands the concepts of danger and death, and he also understands the importance of protecting those close to you.

The implications of habitat loss and species driven to near extinction may be a little complex for a Baby Yoda-sized infant brain to handle, but a lot could have been avoided by Mando simply sitting his charge down and explaining that Frog Lady is our friend, and these albeit delicious eggs are precious to her, and are therefore important for us to protect. The episode definitely would have been served by a roundtable discussion of environmental conservation. Very cinematic.

Should Baby Yoda be tried at the Hague for genocide?

Esther: Wow, Emma. This is getting heated, and, to be honest, you're making me look like a real jerk here. I'm not saying that Baby Yoda was right in eating the eggs, I'm just saying that I don't blame Baby Yoda for eating the eggs, and therefore he should not be tried at the Hague for genocide.

I would counter your arguments about Baby Yoda using the force to protect his helmet-wearing daddy by saying that all of those instances were examples of instinct taking hold. He uses his powers sparingly, and most of the time just hides from conflict—he's very good at hiding! Mando does try to tell Baby Yoda that he shouldn't eat the eggs, but Baby Yoda is stubborn and hungry. He's willing to eat anything, even a gross spider out of its little cocoon.

We don't really know much about the Frog Lady's species; maybe there's an ecological reason why they are dying out. Plus, there are still some eggs left at the end of the episode... I think... You've really backed me into a corner here trying to defend my green son.

Let's settle this: Is Baby Yoda actually an evil boy?

Esther: No, he's a hungry child, whose brain is warped by his tum tum.

Emma: He's a carnivorous predator with shaky morals and potentially deadly superpowers. Mando needs to rein him in!!

I will say that Star Wars is all about redemption narratives, so maybe in the next episode, Baby Yoda will end up being instrumental in reuniting Frog Lady with her Frog Husband and joyously continuing their species' small but peaceful existence. Provided there are any eggs left.