When Disney+, a streaming service, launched a few months ago, much of the hype revolved around the new, live-action Star Wars television show available only on that platform: The Mandalorian.
It is the time of the New Republic, after the Empire has fallen in Return of the Jedi. The Mandalorian is a bounty hunter who takes an assignment with an unexpected target: a baby. After obtaining the child, the conflicted hunter- who was himself taken in as an orphan by Mandalorians- decides to keep the child and care for him, immediately incurring the wrath of a powerful ex-Imperial warlord. Can Mando stay one step ahead- or will he now be the hunted forever? And why is the baby so important?
After a series of misfires in the movies, Star Wars has a hit with The Mandalorian- largely because of the baby. The same species as Yoda, this "baby Yoda" has been all over social media and the subject of much fanfare. The series itself is pretty good- as a television show, it has a far smaller budget than the movies, and the difference in production quality is evident (and the relative lack of music bothered me at times- love those John Williams scores). But the story is good- it has an 'old west' feel to it- and I'm intrigued to see where it will go in season 2. It is good to finally see a live-action Star Wars show, after decades of discussion.
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