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Just wrapped up watching all of those episodes this weekend. I wasn't going to watch but then I saw the Luke moment. I liked it a lot more than the first season.
I'm pretty much Star Wars'ed out thanks to the new trilogy and honestly didn't understand the hype of the first season. It was well done but it just felt kinda boring and I really didn't care about the Mandalorian character. Season 2 opens up a bit more and while there were 1 or 2 filler episodes, most had something interesting happen.
I'm really big on practical effects and it really blows me away how much they do with puppets and models. Really mind blowing stuff for a TV show and it fits the aesthetic of the original Star Wars more than any of the movies or prequels. They nailed it. Plus, you get to see a lot of interesting races and things you'd never expect to see. I loved seeing the Sand People team up to fight the Krayt Dragon and their perspective. I didn't really like the Bo Katan side plot or characters but I also didn't watch Clone Wars so none of that meant anything to me. Also so I didn't watch Clone Wars, Ahsoka was new to me but I really enjoyed her episode and character. Excellent cinematography in the episode.
Bill Burr's episode also really stood out and I loved Mando having to take his helmet off to scan his face and then sitting through an awkward conversation. Finally, the Luke moment at the end. For all of the Luke fans that felt completely disrespected by what the new movies did, we got our hero moment in the last episode. Yes, it sucks that it had to be CG but I thought it looked pretty good and was certainly miles ahead of the Princess Leia CG in Rogue One. The music as he mowed down the Dark Troopers was awesome and the scene basically (and I think intended) was the parallel version of the Vader scene from Rogue One. Excellent stuff.
Honestly, I think this should have been the end of the show. Mando accomplished his mission and you could bring him back in another spinoff show to meet a fully trained and grown Grogu. Season 3 is going to be grasping for ideas and feels like it's going to have a lot of filler and make it up as they go along.
P.S. Gina is fat.
I'm pretty much Star Wars'ed out thanks to the new trilogy and honestly didn't understand the hype of the first season. It was well done but it just felt kinda boring and I really didn't care about the Mandalorian character. Season 2 opens up a bit more and while there were 1 or 2 filler episodes, most had something interesting happen.
I'm really big on practical effects and it really blows me away how much they do with puppets and models. Really mind blowing stuff for a TV show and it fits the aesthetic of the original Star Wars more than any of the movies or prequels. They nailed it. Plus, you get to see a lot of interesting races and things you'd never expect to see. I loved seeing the Sand People team up to fight the Krayt Dragon and their perspective. I didn't really like the Bo Katan side plot or characters but I also didn't watch Clone Wars so none of that meant anything to me. Also so I didn't watch Clone Wars, Ahsoka was new to me but I really enjoyed her episode and character. Excellent cinematography in the episode.
Bill Burr's episode also really stood out and I loved Mando having to take his helmet off to scan his face and then sitting through an awkward conversation. Finally, the Luke moment at the end. For all of the Luke fans that felt completely disrespected by what the new movies did, we got our hero moment in the last episode. Yes, it sucks that it had to be CG but I thought it looked pretty good and was certainly miles ahead of the Princess Leia CG in Rogue One. The music as he mowed down the Dark Troopers was awesome and the scene basically (and I think intended) was the parallel version of the Vader scene from Rogue One. Excellent stuff.
Honestly, I think this should have been the end of the show. Mando accomplished his mission and you could bring him back in another spinoff show to meet a fully trained and grown Grogu. Season 3 is going to be grasping for ideas and feels like it's going to have a lot of filler and make it up as they go along.
P.S. Gina is fat.