Advanced note : I'm back to being late with these things i guess. I wasn't able to watch the new episode until this morning (Saturday) because of stuff that was going on yesterday. I'll forewarn everyone now that i definitely won't be posting the chapter 7 review until thursday as i'm going to be out from the afternoon until the early hours of thursday because i'm going to be watching a marathon of the sequel trilogy leading into a midnight screening of The Rise Of Skywalker.
The Review
I'll be honest, i'm starting to lose confidence and patience in The Mandalorian. Six chapters down out of eight and it feels like there's still not a whole lot of story to the show. Its all well and good offering nostalgia and fan service with a side order of action but the simple reality is that The Mandalorian lacks a consistent story. The last two or three chapters have felt like plain filler with no real connecting elements and as much as i've tried to appreciate what each has had to offer, i've come away from watching each wondering where the plot is actually going as we head towards the final two instalments. I guess the enjoyable element of chapter 6 was the guest cast of Clancy Brown, Bill Burr, Richard Ayoade and Natalia Tena who all shine well as their respective characters and there's very nice cameos from directors Dave Filoni, Rick Famuyiwa and Deborah Chow as New Republic X-Wing fighter pilots in the closing moments of the episode.
Overall
Sadly, this episode is a real let down and is definitely my least favourite of the series so far. It doesn't feel like there's any stakes whatsoever and "Baby Yoda" gets nearly no screen time in this episode, reduced to being a background character of background characters. Nothing in this chapter seems to progress the overall story set up all the way back in the premiere episode and ultimately, feels like just another entire lacklustre chapter of filler. I'm hopeful of finally seeing some real story progression and character centric moments in chapter 7 but at this point, my expectations are incredibly low. I'm sad that this week, The Mandalorian has left me disappointed.
Chapter 7 review expected Thursday.
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