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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 12: The Siege”

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 20, 2020 | Television

As much as I hate to say “I told you so,” last week, I did predict that it would be at least another week before we got a look at Ahsoka Tano, and that is clearly the case. This episode is a couple of things: a potentially frustrating side-quest, a clearer look at what a […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 11: The Heiress”

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 13, 2020 | Television

After a season, more or less, totally removed from the larger Star Wars narrative, this season of The Mandalorian is cozying up to novels and animated fare left and right. This episode goes the furthest in that direction thus far, and teases even more. Let’s dig in. 1. Let’s not bury the lede While there […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 10: The Passenger”

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 6, 2020 | Television

In the second episode of season 2 of The Mandalorian, we get a first time director, a Rebels reference, and a new kind of danger for Mando and the Child. Let’s dig in. 1. Danger Din Djarin! While it would be foolish to say that no episode of The Mandalorian felt as dangerous as this […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Nine: The Marshal”

By Brian Salvatore | Oct 30, 2020 | Television

Like a friend that you forget how much you miss until you see them again, The Mandalorian is back to make our days and nights seem a little less meaningless and bleak. Picking up not long after the events of Season 1, “The Marshal” plays like a bit of a reminder to the viewers of […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 8: Redemption”

By Brian Salvatore | Dec 27, 2019 | Television

A week after Star Wars continued to polarize its fanbase with its feature films, The Mandalorian remains the most consistent Star Wars live-action franchise of all time. The first season wrapped up with another excellent episode, “Redemption.” 1. Cold open Director/voice of IG-11 Taika Waitit is back behind the camera, and the opening sequence felt […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Seven: The Reckoning”

By Brian Salvatore | Dec 18, 2019 | Television

The Mandalorian sneaks in its penultimate episode before The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters tomorrow. It’s the first episode since the pilot that really felt like you couldn’t wait to watch the next one. Let’s get right to it. 1. Getting the band together One of the strengths of the show has been its modular […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 6: The Prisoner”

By Brian Salvatore | Dec 13, 2019 | Television

After last week’s uneven and a little silly episode, I was a bit worried about this week’s episode of The Mandalorian. Well, I needn’t have bothered. This episode was, perhaps, the best yet. 1. The cast This show has cast a lot of comedians thus far in small roles, but Bill Burr is essentially the […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Five: The Gunslinger”

By Brian Salvatore | Dec 6, 2019 | Television

Even for a show with as wonderful a first few episodes as The Mandalorian, there really isn’t such a thing as a perfect season. “Chapter Five: The Gunslinger” is a stumble from the show and, though not a catastrophe, the first time the show has felt interested in something other than telling a quiet story. […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Four: Sanctuary”

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 29, 2019 | Television

After last week’s explosive episode, The Mandalorian slows down a bit to give a story about survival. 1. Wagon Train This episode, more than the others, really leans into the idea of this being a Western series. This is essentially an episode of Wagon Train or Gunsmoke (or even the back half of Three Amigos […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Three: The Sin”

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 22, 2019 | Television

I’m not sure if this is my perception, or the perception at large, but The Mandalorian did not seem like a huge deal when it was announced. I expected an interesting, though pretty low-priority show on Disney+, one that wouldn’t really move the Star Wars needle all that much. I was 100% wrong. Strap in […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Two”

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 15, 2019 | Television

Disney+ was kind to us, offering a second full episode of The Mandalorian in its launch week, so we get to chat about “Chapter Two,” before y’all head out for the weekend. 1. MacGuffins galore The first episode is based around the bounty hunter’s target, which we find out is a baby Yoda. The second […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter One”

By Brian Salvatore | Nov 12, 2019 | Television

The first ever live-action Star Wars television series debuted today with the launch of Disney+. How did the first episode fair? Keep reading, but be warned that there are spoilers that follow. 1. All vibe With the exception of a couple of scenes, this pilot’s express purpose is just “make it feel like Star Wars.” […]

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Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 12: The Siege”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 11: The Heiress”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 10: The Passenger”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Nine: The Marshal”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 8: Redemption”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Seven: The Reckoning”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter 6: The Prisoner”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Five: The Gunslinger”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Four: Sanctuary”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Three: The Sin”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter Two”

Five Thoughts on The Mandalorian‘s “Chapter One”

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