Chapter 4: Sanctuary ( full review ) Chapter 4: Sanctuary Image: Lucasfilm Russ Frushtickīest moment: Seeing the legs of someone who probably just crawled out of a Sarlacc pit. Otherwise you’re liable to suffer some Attack of the Clones flashbacks. You’re probably best skipping right to the end of this one to catch a “mysterious” cameo.
Spaceport engineer Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) also reeks of hammy Prequel vibes, trying to chew up scenes as a comic relief, but the script gives her very little to work with beyond some broad pit droid gags.
It’s reminiscent of the wooden performances that made the Prequel Trilogy era such a slog. Granted, he’s supposed to be a screw-up, but his performance is stiff, like he was pulled off the street the day they started shooting and told he was going to be in a Star War. But even a force-feeding of nostalgia wasn’t the episode’s major problem.īurgeoning bounty hunter, Toro Calican (Jake Cannavale), tries to pull off Han Solo swagger, but ends up sounding like a dumbass. While The Mandalorian has plenty of fan service moments sprinkled throughout the series, no episode was more shameless than “The Gunslinger.” After returning to Tatooine, our hero literally steps foot in the famous cantina of yore.
Chapter 5: The Gunslinger (full review) Chapter 5: The Gunslinger Image: Disney To aid in your viewing - and reviewing - of the entire eight-episode arc before season 2 lands in fall 2020, here is Polygon’s official ranking of the series best moments and biggest mistakes. Whether it was sharing our love for Baby Yoda or debating the identity of the mysterious figure at the end of episode 5, there was an awful lot to pore over.īut, some episodes were more worthy than others. The first season of The Mandalorian on Disney Plus renewed the Star Wars franchise as a source of quality water-cooler conversation.