About sixty percent of this episode is told without any dialogue. The first line is spoken eleven minutes into the 31-minute episode.
The Child (or baby Yoda) is a practical effect and not CGI, carrying on with the original saga of Star Wars. Animatronics are used to give a more authentic performance. However, there are exceptions. For example, it's CGI when The Child chases and eats the frog creature.
The Jawas' eyes on the planet Arvala-7 glow red rather than yellow as they do on Tatooine.
The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal)is ambushed by a group of Trandoshans, the same reptilian species as Bossk from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). In their own language, Trandoshans refer to themselves as T'doshok.
Often mentioned in the Star Wars book and comics, this is the first live-action appearance of a Vibro-knife. Vibro-knives or Vibro-blades have internal generators that make the blade vibrate to cause more damage.