_The Mandalorian_ started out OK, but ended up as some half-baked, lazily written show that exist merely to lure parents to justify a Disney+ subscription. Kids get the usual Disney contents, moms get Baby Yoda, dads get Star Wars nerdy reference. The show almost feels like being made by a bunch of fanfiction writers with familiarity of the setting but zero sense of screen writing. Nothing wrong with liking it, it's just the show appears to be all style and no substance. Storyline shows no complexity at all. In fact, most of them are fillers. You can skip 4 of 8 episodes and you'll still understand the story just fine. Characters are completely uninteresting. None of them are developed. None of them had nuances: protagonists are morally good heroes; antagonists are one dimensional evils. The show relies only on a cute muppet and flashy action, but has zero substance. Had a potential great world-building with some details, but they chose to abandon it for rule of cool (and cute). The **"it's Star Wars, so it'll be simple" excuse** commonly said by the series' defenders doesn't hold up if you actually consider other Star Wars titles such as _Knights of the Old Republic_, _Republic Commando_, _Jedi Academy_, _Thrawn_ trilogy, the original and Tartakovsky's _Clone Wars_, and so on. Those titles are known for having remarkable storytelling; something that _The Mandalorian_ doesn't have for its poverty of creative vision.

Filoni and Favreau have done it folks in my world. Let me have the shows and the kids can have the new movies. Good compromise.

Filler-filled, questionably acted, lazily-written, soulless fan service. The rating this show is getting on review websites is an insult to cinematic TV.

The premier was everything I'd hoped for in what is finally a live-action Star Wars series. A bit of humor, without overdoing it. The anti-hero was a bit more human and fallible than expected - but then again, no one comes close to Boba Fett. However, that does make for a more realistic story, and leaves it with someplace to go. The chance to learn more about the Mandalorian armor is a nice touch. I'm happy to see this is in a post-imperial setting, vs. yet another prequel. I just wish the premiere was longer. I can't wait for the next episode!