I saw the episode again...
...and I like it much more this time around.
Actually this happened to me with Solo as well. There were a few beats that didn’t resonate and a few that were total cringe. Yet on the rewatch most of those landed for me and I enjoyed it immensely. This episode is just that.
@Whalers on the moon @Demon4x4 Both of those points make way more sense on the second go about.
What’s new that I love:
-Werner Herzog’s scene is fantastic!
-Mandalore was destroyed for its rebellion against the Empire, which fixes an issue I had with Rebels.
- The continuing use of established aliens.
-Dissing the New Republic.
-Cinematography
What I still don’t love:
-Werner Herzog’s awesome intimidation and presence is undercut when the Mando cuts through his security forces like a hot knife through butter. For something as important and expensive as Baby Yoda, that was some lousy security and I can only blame the writing.
-The Mook Effect: I realize our Mando is a badass however it’s jarring to see him mow through Stormtroopers with ease after getting his durasteel plated butt kicked by Jawas last episode. Why not have less Stormtroopers and have each one pose a greater threat that takes longer to defeat, ya know to differentiate them from random thugs?
-Filoni’s greatest weakness is plot armor and they might have just given our protagonist a nice, shiny suit of it. I enjoyed seeing the Mando take damage and having to adjust his approach as a result in the first two episodes but I fear this Beskar has sunk that approach entirely. It’s essentially the blaster equivalent of cortosis or any other lightsaber resistant metal.
Seriously! It’s better when characters struggle and are hurt because it forces them to learn just as it does in real life.
-The Heavy Mando jet-packing and saluting like Iron Man just looked so stupid to me.
-The exposition and dialogue is sometimes really good and other times really clunky. Like I can live with it, those moments are par for the course, but for a franchise of this caliber it’s a bit diassapointing.
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This episode is fun but it has given me some concerns regarding future episodes. So far two fantastic episodes and one okay episode. Not bad.
Edited by Forresto
