Six episodes in to Disney+'s The Mandalorian and we have some major questions: What are the stakes? Is Baby Yoda just here to be cute? And shouldn't we be more emotionally invested in Mando's story by now? On paper, The Mandalorian seemed like a no-brainer. The first Star Wars live-action series, set post-Return of the Jedi with new characters and worlds and, presumably, conflicts, that we haven't seen before. It would be feature-quality in terms of visual scope and scale and it would star a new character (The Mandalorian) who resembles another fan-favorite bounty hunter, Boba Fett. But, six episodes in, the show seems to mostly succeed at ticking fan-favorite boxes and being a very episodic series that, six episodes in, seems to have no overarching drive or plot and falls significantly short in delivering anything resembling emotionally-honest storytelling or character-driven stakes for audiences to really latch on to. Yes, Baby Yoda/The Child is cute and we love him from the jump because he looks like Yoda, a character we have over three decades of investment with. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 13 December, 2019