Season One of The Mandalorian was well-received. Season Two picks up right where we left off: The Mandalorian has "baby Yoda" and is evading the mysterious pursuit of an Imperial remnant and its warlord, Moff Gideon. Mando is trying to get the baby to a Jedi who can appropriately care for the child. His journey will take him to strange worlds and encounters with familiar faces. But danger lurks at every corner . . . can he succeed?
Wow. Just wow. Season Two started a bit slowly (though still enjoyably), but things really heated up over the eight-episode run. The biggest "wow" moments are where they tied material in from the comics, video games, books, and animated television shows into this post-Return of the Jedi universe. I am very familiar with the pre-Disney Expanded Universe (EU), and mourned its 'loss' when Disney purchased the franchise and scrapped most of it as non-canonical. The Mandalorian brought some key moments back into the fold in a quite satisfying fashion. I want to talk about it more! But I'll refrain from spoiling it. Check this one out. I finally enjoy Star Wars again.
Rating: A
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