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I like the visual look of the trailer. However, the clips/lines felt disconnected (probably because they were trying to show so many different characters) so the end result did not feel cohesive. Hopefully, the series itself will weave together the various threads and communities together in an organic way.

I knew there was some negative buzz around this series, so maybe it was the low expectations, but it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Boba Fett is not as interesting as Mando (it was a super smart idea to have him in multiple episodes of "The Mandalorian", where he and Fennec did grow on me as part of Mando's story), so a nice short episode was welcomed. But overall, I wasn't unengaged (and I'm not usually much of a Star Wars fan, though I suppose this is changing a bit after binging "Obi-Wan" and then the original trilogy and then Mandalorian and now this). It sort of felt like a subplot from the Mandalorian. I didn't mind seeing a bit of backstory about how he survived his "death" in the first movie trilogy, and after seeing Sand People on the Mandalorian, it was somewhat interesting to spend a bit of time with them here. I don't think I would mind seeing how he establishes himself as the crime boss, but why? Crime boss with a heart of gold? Hopefully this provides a chance to tell us a bit more about Fennec. I'm glad there is still something Mando-related to watch until Season 3 comes out, which is still a ways off. This is a really good point, if they plan to do spinoff after spinoff in the Star Wars universe. If they were smart, they would do what you suggested and make each of these spinoffs more unique. Maybe it's Jon Favreau's involvement, but this spinoff was still better than "Obi-Wan" (sadly).

This show is good at making it fun to watch a team fighting together. I'm usually bored with action scenes, but for some reason, I'm more engaged with them on this show. Seeing Mando fight with the spear was kind of neat as well. I had read about Luke showing up so I lost the element of surprise. I think they did a good job with it, and if Grogu learns to control the Force a little better and not get so tired out, he can fight alongside Mando in future seasons and protect himself. The goodbye scene was appropriately sad and I didn't mind having this cliffhanger since the Child was in safe hands and I expect he will reunite with Mando early next season. Hopefully, he will start to speak words eventually. I've grown to like Cara and I wish the character could continue to be on the show. I've liked Fennic & Boba Fett as supporting characters but don't know how I feel about a spinoff with only them. It was funny how Mando couldn't care less about the Dark Sabre. Bo Katan seemed power-hungry, and both blue Mandalorians had an arrogant sort of air which made them a little unenjoyable to watch. I didn't myself invested in their arc though I had thought they had potential in the earlier episode. I'm not a fan of the ramifications that the dark sabre has to be won in battle. This second season was certainly different than the first, but I think it's a good thing that they didn't just repeat the same things again. Mando was exposed to other perspectives including other Mandalorians and deepened his bond with the Child even more, so he had quite a bit of character growth.

I wasn't looking forward to an episode with Mayfield (I really disliked him in his Season 1 appearance), but they really surprised me with how much he added to this episode. He brought a different perspective as ex-Imperial and he was a good foil for Mando. It was fun to see them push each other/work together. Mando fighting without his usual armour and tech was also different. I agree the face-scanning terminal requirement was a bit flimsy and Mayfield was being stupid by coming out of the truck without his helmet on. He could have removed his helmet to scan at the machine while Mando could have blocked his view from his old supervisor. Still, it was a great setup for Mando showing his face, and that was satisfying and resulted in an amusing scene with the three of them having a "drink". I liked watching Cara and Fennec working together too, though Fennec is still a bit of a cipher. They seemed to be testing the chemistry between Cara and Mayfield, maybe for a possible spinoff.

This episode began nicely. It was interesting to see Yoda in deep concentration with the Force. He seemed to be able to control his powers a bit more once he was captured so maybe he will be able to cause more trouble for his captors. Overall, the episode was a tad frustrating to watch. Mando gate-guarding the armor was a little annoying and fighting with those two kept his attention off protecting the Child. As many said, it made no sense that Mando wouldn't notice the blue connection to the sky had broken, even if he had turned around once or twice after he left the Child. I was surprised they completely destroyed Mando's ship like that. Hopefully, there's a replicate somewhere since it has become a big part of the show. I don't want to see that bald evil guy from last season again. Surely, the New Republic should be told about Moff Gideon and his experiments and how he kidnapped the Child who knows the Force. If Mando wants Grogu rescued, the more eyes the better, and who knows, maybe someone in the New Republic knows a Jedi. I guess this show wants to keep Mando as a lone cowboy, but it doesn't make much sense in this new scenario.

I haven't watched the animated series, but I liked Ahsoka and her interactions with Grogu and Mando. I was glad we didn't have an entire episode of Ahsoka and Mando trying to kill each other, and they moved on to more interesting scenes right away. It was nice seeing Mando learn a bit about Jedi and finding a bit about Grogu's past. I still want to find out more, though. This episode also sets up potential for growth on Baby Yoda's side, as he eventually lets go of the fear and is more open to using his powers. This show has become as much about the bond between Mando and the Child as it is about the title character, so I never expected him to hand over the Child to a Jedi and leave. It was predictable, but still well done. Freeing another community is always fun to see. I'm glad they didn't end the episode with a scene of the big bad looking at the tracker and muahaha-ing.

This episode was a detour but it was very enjoyable to see the team together again working to defeat that so-called inactive base. I didn't think that much time had passed since the season premiere. Cara and Greef sure worked fast, even establishing a school? Baby Yoda was entertaining in this one, with his attempt to fix the wiring (I guess he does understand what "red" means), drinking soup with Mando and macaron stealing. I'm glad the blue guy survived, too. I almost forgot who he was even though I have been binging this show. I guess it's inevitable a tracker is used on a Star Wars show. Hopefully Mando realizes sooner rather than later. They should thank that scientist guy for not taking so much blood as to kill the "asset". Mando was so incredulous that Moff Gideon was still alive. Maybe next time double check when it's a big bad.

They have got to stop having Mando continuously walking into traps. Though the bartender did seem like a nice guy. I haven't watched the animated series, so I didn't know about the blue Mandalorians. I too thought their leader might have been evil wanting the dark saber, and changing the terms of the deal midway through. It seemed to imply the blue ones were untrustworthy. It was good to find out more of the backstory from this thread so I didn't misunderstand the situation (I would like to watch the "Clone Wars" animated series eventually but it seems like there were many seasons). However, I do find it interesting how Mando is learning that Mandalorians don't have to keep their helmets on to be "real" Mandalorians. This should be an interesting thing to explore over the course of the series, as he realizes that he grew up in a cult and hopefully will be open to the fact that "the way" he was taught might not be the only way. This is the first time this season I saw some longer term potential since the first episode was a side mission and the second episode was basically car trouble. I was worried Baby Yoda would eat a baby, so I'm glad he didn't and didn't seem tempted to. I felt bad for the two pilots who got shot, but I guess they shouldn't have been working for the Empire. There were also a whole lot of stormtroopers killed in this one.

Why is Mando so sure other Mandalorians would know Baby Yoda's home planet? That aspect isn't too clear to me, so it makes this season feel a little directionless. So the mechanic met the lady frog a few minutes before the Mandalorian walked in the door and the lady frog happened to mention her husband had seen Mandalorians on this other moon which they plan to colonize? The premise felt a tad flimsy. What were the Rebel pilots referring to, about the person the Mandalorian saved? I thought that New Republic guy manning the prison ship died. I also didn't catch what the Mandalorian was trying to negotiate with them before they told him they weren't going to arrest him. Considering those were the last eggs of the entire race, I was disgusted with Baby Yoda for eating so many of them, which sort of made the episode a tad less enjoyable (along with the baby triggering the spider attack). I actually thought maybe the off-screen husband was evil and this was some killer amphibian species, and that would be the twist of this episode. Maybe we will find out more in the next episode. Maybe Mando could have the frog re-wire the evil droid parts into a translator machine for future use.

I was going to give myself an artificial hiatus before starting Season 2 but I couldn't resist and gave in to the dark side. This episode was a little slow and long, but it was still relatively interesting to watch the conflict and cooperation between the townspeople and the Sand people. The Marshall was likeable. That Mando equipment he had was ultra useful so I hope he will be able to protect the town without it. Mando walked with the baby into the fight stadium in front of all the shady people there, so it shouldn't take long for that villain from last season to track where the Mando with the green baby has been sighted.

This was a good finale to a solid first season. I was hoping the nurse droid would survive and continue on the show as a remnant of Kuill, so it was sad to see its sacrifice so soon, though the goodbye was moving. Maybe Mando will be more open to droids in the future because of this experience. The setup for the reveal of Mando's face was well done. Still, it's a shame to see characters that work well with the protagonist be lost. I would have looked forward to another season even more with the prospect of seeing Kuill or IG-11. I'm glad Greef and Cora survived, as they have grown on me. I hope the Armorer survived. This show is a pretty good balance of drama, comedy and action, a rarity these days. The villain surviving in the end was predictable and tiresome, though.

I'm so sad and disappointed they killed off Kuill. He was one of the best characters and I liked his calmness. I liked the new A team that Mando had put together, baby Yoda choker included. How many times can Mando fall for a trap? It was pretty obvious why Baby Yoda took the controls of the ship. It was a nice surprise when that guild guy was thankful for the healing and switched sides. I hope that reprogrammed droid sticks around. He can probably shoot stormtroopers as well as he can serve tea.

They did a pretty good job creating a tense scenario on the prison ship. Though Mando was pretty idiotic to take on this job. I too had a hard time believing that he couldn't have put a passcode or two on his weapons cabinet and Baby Yoda's compartment. The despicable team was bullying Mando so much that they're lucky he didn't kill them all. I'm not looking forward to seeing them again. At least the red horned guy shouldn't have survived being crushed by the door. How the heck was he fire-proof too? Well, Mando got the last laugh bringing that tracker beacon back with the prisoner. Hopefully, he makes better decisions from now on.

This show is able to make an engaging enough stand-alone episode each week, which is more than I can say for most shows and most of the Star Wars related stuff I've watched with the exception of the original trilogy. I though the Mandalorian has pretty good chemistry with everyone. I liked him with the newbie bounty hunter (until he turned evil... did he seriously think he would be any match for Mando given his previous scaredy cat personality?) and the mechanic in this one. It's rather careless of the Mandalorian to let Baby Yoda be seen by other people. I can see him trusting the mechanic, I guess, but why did he let her follow him out of the garage with Baby Yoda, where he was seen by the younger bounty hunter? I would also like to see Baby Yoda start to protect himself, even a little. Clearly, he has powers of some sort. I hope the Mandalorian eventually gets over his irrational hatred of all droids.

This episode was a nice change of place and pace. It was different to see the Mandalorian have a brief sojourn of peace and have him relax a little (though I agree showing him removing his helmet in plain sight of an entire crowd was ridiculous, and it was a little soon for him to agree to take off his helmet). Seeing him work with an equal like Cara was also a nice change. It was clearly a bad idea to leave baby Yoda on the planet when bounty hunters were still tracking him, so it was nice to wrap up the episode with them leaving. It was enjoyable to see a pretty clear-cut defeat of the villains.

I'm glad he went back for baby Yoda in the same episode though it was a little disappointing he went through with the exchange. I was surprised the other Mandalorians helped him at the end. He didn't seem to have any "friends" among them though I guess they had a bond based on group membership. That angry Mandalorian did raise a good point that it was dirty money (did he salute him at the end?) though the female metalworker seemed to be fine with it. I also hope that he comes up with a plan for how to hide out with the baby. They haven't made clear where the baby could go to be safe. I'm sort of intrigued by the Mandalorian's backstory and of course baby Yoda's backstory, so there are multiple interesting ways this can go.

The plot is sparse with this one, but it kind of works. I think the episode length is good considering the long stretches with no dialogue. I can't believe this show premiered before the pandemic and I'm only watching it for the first time now. I agree it's the baby Yoda that keeps the story interesting, though I'm generally liking the Mandalorian as the protagonist. I can't figure out who is controlling the movement of the vehicle that the baby travels in. It looked like the Mandalorian flicked it away at some point when the animal was attacking. The old repair guy was a nice character too. I thought he was going to question the morality of handing over a baby for a reward but he didn't.

I'm not usually too interested in extended action sequences, but there was something about the story that was sort of intriguing. I liked the old man who was helping him and the droid who fought with him for awhile was fun (too bad it wanted to kill the baby/child). It will be nice to see the gruff Mandalorian bond with the baby, which I'm guessing will happen.

I was originally sad to hear that the series might not continue, even though I thought the second movie was pretty bad. I normally really enjoy the wizarding world, since it is so detailed with something new to discover each time. But this movie really lost me. I was not engaged and was almost bored for the first half hour, even though it was visually very beautiful. The first movie was fun, but there wasn't much more potential in character development with Newt and his friends. If there were more movies, they should have been stand-alone adventures. The second movie didn't work since it felt like they were unnaturally shoe-horning Newt into the Dumbledore vs. Grindelwald story, on top of generating contrived conflicts with Jacob and Queenie, and Newt and Tina. That issue was still a big hindrance to this movie. By combining Dumbledore's story with Newt's adventures, both got the short shrift. The annoyingly cryptic missions that Dumbledore gave the team members felt totally random. Why was Newt's brother sent to that prison? Why didn't Grindelwald's gang go after the others? They also needed to establish this international wizarding organization and those two candidates more if this was to be a major plot point. The Qilin's role in the election was also unclear. Because a Qilin was available, there was no need to vote anymore? They didn't give Credence or Queenie enough to do to justify their redemption in the end. Both should have risked a bit more to help the "good" side if they wanted us to root for them at the end. Especially Queenie if they wanted to end with a happy wedding. But she was such a peripheral character. Even if the actress was unavailable, Tina's absence for much of the movie was so poorly explained. Overall, I was super disappointed by this movie because I was really hoping to like it. It's a shame because on their own, the various characters are likeable, even the individual members of the main team like the professor and Newt's brother. I did find young Dumbledore to be a bit of a bore, though, as he was in the last one. I think I could have felt more for him if we actually saw his full backstory in flashback in a movie just about him where he actually had a character arc.

I finished rewatching the original trilogy, so at least this show got me interested in the universe again a bit. I think I liked the original movies more this second time around. Now I wonder if this "Obi-Wan" series is more rewarding after watching the prequels, since you get to see Ewan McGregor in the role again. I don't think I have the emotional energy to go through the prequels again, though, since the pre-determined ending was just too depressing. I didn't dislike the prequels the first time around (unlike the sequel trilogy, which I actively disliked, mainly for ruining and then killing off the original characters). I also watched the "Solo" movie prequel for the first time. I thought it was pretty on par with this series in the sense that it wasn't very original, just going over a checklist of how did Solo meet Chewbacca, how did he meet Lando, how did he win the ship, etc. The movie felt more of an excuse for tiresome action sequences (I thought the first hour was quite boring). As with all prequels, you knew certain elements/characters would go nowhere because they were gone by "A New Hope". The "Solo" movie did make me wonder what "Obi-Wan" would have been like as a movie instead of a TV series, though I still don't think the Reva storyline would fit in. I think next, I will try "The Mandalorian".

I watched the "Obi-Wan Kenobi" TV series this week, and I think it could have merged with Season 8 of "Once Upon a Time" (along with elements from the first Star Wars movie "A New Hope"). Spoilers for the show below. In this Season 8, Regina is settling into her role as The Good Queen of the Universe when a space probe crashes into the forest. Out of the probe emerges R2D2 carrying a message from Princess Leia that Obi-Wan Kenobi is her only hope. Regina and the Wise Council made up of Adult Henry, Murderella, Queen Tiana, Zelena, Alice and Robyn of course discuss this over a plate of beignets. They look all over town for this Obi-Wan Kenobi fellow, and finally find him and he's in hiding. You see, he was a former Savior, but he has lost all hope. Sadly, fellow Savior Emma is out of town with Snowing helping Pocahontas. Without the Savior to help another Savior, it is up to the all inspirational Lucy to embark on an adventure with Obi-Wan (they are stranded due to a sudden magical storm) to help him gain his confidence and mission in life. Obi-Wan is in danger, though. He is being hunted by an Inquisitor named Reva who has turned dark due to her vengeance. However, near the end of Season 8A, Murderella shares her experience with trying to kill Lady Tremaine and helps her to see revenge isn't the answer. Lucy befriends a boy Luke Skywalker, leading to a cute date between the two (as Lucy gets inspired by his dad and 80s music), and we find out Obi-Wan is protecting him. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan trains Alice in The Force. You might remember that Mother Gothel was once a Sith since she loved wearing hoods, so Alice is gifted in The Force as well. Alice trains as a Jedi. But she is plague by nightmares of Mother Gothel who lives on as The Dowager Empress (who once faced Mulan, as we see in flashback). As a team, everyone travels to save Leia in Season 8B, who has been captured by Darth Vader on Treasure Planet. Stay tuned for the second half of the season, when we find out Darth Vader was tutored by none other than (drumroll special guest star) Rumplestiltskin, the Dark One. We will also meet Leia as tries to kill them all because she is like Merida with a fighting spirit and Walls that make it hard for her to trust anyone, even people who are trying to help her. We won't ruin the surprise that The Empress is brewing another Dark Curse! Since we know you all miss Hyperion Heights (hint hint, Season 9!).

I just watched "A New Hope" for the second time, and I feel like I liked it more. Seeing this "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series right before, it was kind of interesting to see the same places again. I can actually imagine the precocious Leia from the series grow up to be the Carrie Fisher Leia, who was great in this movie. I think the sequel trilogy had given me a negative impression of Leia and Luke, but they were fun and easy to root for in "A New Hope". I think I would take a Leia spinoff rather than a second season of "Obi-Wan Kinobe" or "Reva". I really don't feel much similarity between the Obi-Wan in this series with Obi-Wan in "A New Hope" (who was so much more bad-ass and intelligent, and really had no hesitation in letting Luke know all about The Force), so in that sense, the series did not do a good job in bridging the gap. Darth Vader feels much more like one of many in charge whereas this TV series made him seem like the most powerful villain in the Empire who called all the shots. It did strike me how "A New Hope" is fun to watch but there were so many innocent deaths, including the particular gruesome end to Luke's uncle and aunt, and the destruction of everyone on Alderaan. I think it's because the movie did not dwell on any of these deaths beyond a line or two (or none). Whereas the more recent movies take deaths much more seriously which is good in a way but also results in a morose and depressing tone. Now, I sort of want to see the next two movies again.

Maybe I'm just not a big enough "Star Wars" fan but I didn't find this miniseries too engaging. The plot was not well thought out and the characterization was sparse. A lot of time was wasted on Reva, whose big moment of truth was when she couldn't kill a child, which is pretty far gone in moral terms. Cutting off an innocent person's hand was obviously not a problem for her. So much screen-time was spent on Reva, despite her not having any real role in Obi-Wan's character development within this series. Obi-Wan just seemed like a sad defeatist loser who looked the other way when others needed help, and didn't regain his heroism until he had way too many un-subtle knocks on the head. Since they actually got Ewan McGregor back, I feel that there was a lot of lost potential, for a better story that wasn't as predictable and simplistic. Sloppy writing started off the episode. Obi-Wan's ship getting chased continued right from the last episode (with another tiresome "I need to give you more time to fix something"), but somehow Reva was already healed and on Tatooine? The whole mission to kill Luke was obviously going to fail, so I really couldn't care less. Ditto for the umpteenth confrontation between Obi-wan and Darth Vader. I've only watched each of the Star Wars movies once, so maybe the deep bond between Obi-Wan and Anakin was just too far in the past to affect me in any way. Though strangely, the brief scene between Obi-Wan and his old master did get to me, so I think I could have liked this story a lot more than I did. Leia was very well cast, so I wouldn't mind having a story around her, though she was a tad too bratty at the beginning and know-it-all without the subtlety in this series. Watching this series does make me want to watch "A New Hope" for the second time since forever, though.

This episode was alright but the contrivances and predictability make it less enjoyable. It's ridiculous that Obi-wan would be so careless with that transmission with sensitive information on it and that Reva would pick it up. Not to mention that tracker on Lola and Leia somehow knowing how to fix the wires. I was disappointed they killed off Tala. If there had been a second season, she's the one I would have been interested in seeing again. Yet they had Darth Vader and the Grand Inquisitor leaving Reva alive. Her backstory does not excuse all the cruel acts she committed to get close enough to Darth Vader to kill him. I still don't like her and she should have died instead of Tala, but no, Reva is considered more interesting because she's morally grey. I did like the flashback between Obi-wan and Anakin, if only to see the actors working together, not the tired "parallels" they tried to draw with the present-day situation. The best part of this show was getting these actors back. I wish they could have created a story which could have showcased that more. An alternate timeline storyline would have been more interesting. We knew Reva wouldn't have killed/destroyed Darth. I wonder what they have planned for the final episode.

This show is quite frustrating. The break-in attempt wasn't fun to watch since it was so flimsy. Surely, someone could check with a superior about why Tala was checking in at a base where she wasn't supposed to be. And then she could log in to a computer without raising any security flags and whisper to herself within hearing range of a bunch of people? Meanwhile, Obi-wan didn't even bother to wear a disguise once he was in. Third sister deserved a special place in hell for being ready to torture a child. I wanted to turn off the episode the moment she appeared onscreen. And now there is the frustrating tracking device. Meanwhile, innocent people are dying and this is supposed to be family popcorn entertainment? I do like Tala though, so I was nervous that she was going to get killed. I hope she makes it through, since she is more root-able than the title character.