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The Mandalorian

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Generally favorable reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews

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The Mandalorian

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Disney Channel | Disney+ | DisneyPlus | Release Date: November 12, 2019

Summary: The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) travels the galaxy, out of reach of the New Republic after the fall of the Empire in Disney+'s first Star Wars live-action series.

Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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9.3
S2:E8. Chapter 16: The Rescue
Air Date: December 18, 2020
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S2:E8. Chapter 16: The Rescue
Air Date: December 18, 2020
8.4
S2:E7. Chapter 15: The Believer
Air Date: December 11, 2020

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Critic Reviews

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Collider Liz Shannon Miller

Oct 30, 2020

Season 2 Review: Yes, Baby Yoda remains as cute as ever, but more importantly, the show’s titular anti-hero will do what’s right when the time is right, but isn’t afraid of grey areas in other circumstances. In those moments, The Mandalorian is at its boldest and most fascinating. Read full review

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TVLine

Matt Webb Mitovich

Nov 12, 2019

Season 1 Review: Left with mostly just his voice to act with, Pascal gives Mando some hints of snarkiness, if not humor; by and large, he comes off as a business-first ballbuster. (And truth be told, no one wants a quippy Mandalorian.) Weathers and Herzog fit comfortably into this world, in their brief intros, and it’d be great to see more of Nolte’s Kuiil. Read full review

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The Guardian Jack Seale

Oct 30, 2020

Season 2 Review: If this involves a little too much recycling of the series’ own tropes – the narrative is a supersized remake of season one’s second episode – that doesn’t matter much when the special effects are so impressive and when Olyphant’s naughty cheek is such a good odd-couple fit with the deadpan monomania of Pedro Pascal, who continues to give his lead performance its nuance without the use of any facial expressions. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Nov 12, 2019

Season 1 Review: Happily, the show's brisk, handsomely produced 39-minute premiere is a great deal of fun, giving fans reason to have a good feeling about this. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Dan Fienberg

Nov 12, 2019

Season 1 Review: The premiere is still fun and packed with technical marvels that devoted Star Wars fans never could have even fathomed appearing on TV a decade ago. It's just small. Read full review

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Nov 12, 2019

Season 1 Review: Yes, “The Mandalorian’s” pilot episode is a formally sound 39 minutes of television; even with an extra nine minutes, the half-hour series moves with assurance, and looks by most attributes to be a well-polished new piece of the franchise. But for anyone who’s seen enough Marvel movies to grow tired of their formula, or who was irked by how often “The Force Awakens” relies on nostalgia over originality, “The Mandalorian” may evoke different feelings. It’s not sound, it’s predictable. It’s not surprising, it’s calculated. Read full review

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Slate

Sam Adams

Nov 12, 2019

Season 1 Review: 39 minutes of mediocre Star Wars. The Mandalorian, which was written by Jon Favreau and directed by The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels veteran Dave Filoni, looks great—or at least very much like something on which Disney spent one-eighth of the eight-episode season’s $100 million budget. But it feels uninspired from its very first scene. Read full review

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Joebobby

Nov 12, 2019

To some the first episode might of been bland but I can tell the future of this show will be great the cgi is on point the mandalorean look awesome I definitely recommend this series.

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bosrs1

Dec 29, 2019

This WAS the Star Wars you were looking for! Mandalorian has captured what so many loved about the original trilogy, and found a way to both advance the overall Star Wars story while telling small stories about regular people just trying to survive the post ROTJ world.

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Mexon87

Nov 14, 2019

Very badass!!It has all the ingredients and the essence of the rounds of this galaxy, we hope to see the evolution of this character that already has the charm and tiron of Boba fett

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Sierra-117

Apr 6, 2020

Having finally watched the Mandalorian, I am pleased to announce that this is quite possibly my favorite piece of Star Wars media since the Original trilogy, although that doesn’t raise the bar exceedingly high. Unfortunately it becomes evident quickly that prior knowledge of the franchise,Having finally watched the Mandalorian, I am pleased to announce that this is quite possibly my favorite piece of Star Wars media since the Original trilogy, although that doesn’t raise the bar exceedingly high. Unfortunately it becomes evident quickly that prior knowledge of the franchise, particularly the clone wars and rebels is required to understand many of the references, so despite the fact that this didn’t bother me, it might detract from the enjoyment of others. Pedro Pascal is absolutely phenomenal as a battle-hardened warrior with a strong moral compass, in fact he may be my favorite Star Wars protagonist to date, but once again protagonists have always been a weak point of the series so that doesn’t say much. To compensate for us never seeing his face, Pascal delivers a badass and also charismatic performance, which is always accentuated by Ludwig Göransson’s Kick-Ass score. The plot is pretty straightforward. Mando is a renown bounty hunter who after being sent on a rather questionable contract, begins to reconsider his loyalty to the bounty hunter’s guild. The series is only 8 episodes long, which is usually fine, but considering the episode lengths range from 30-40 minutes I’d say the show is a little on the short side. This is made worse by the fact that episodes 4-6 barely advance the story, which again wouldn’t be so much of a problem if it was a tad longer. This means that other than Mando, the majority of the characters, including the main villain (who isn’t even introduced until the penultimate episode), aren’t properly fleshed out. However, despite this I found myself caring deeply about the members of the supporting cast, particularly Gina Carano’s Cara Dune, and Carl Weathers’ Greef Carga. This is not because either of which are particularly well written, but because they are both extremely well acted. I mentioned before that episodes 4-6 stray from the plot, and therefore they are consequentially the weakest in the season. Episode 4 Is also a blatant rip off of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven samurai, a film which is given over 3 hours to develop its plot, whereas the mandalorian only has 30 minutes. However the saving grace of the episode is that it introduces us to Cara Dune, and therefore I am willing to forgive this. I believe Episode 6 takes inspiration from blade 2, as it features our protagonist teaming with those he would otherwise hunt, which leads to a predictable and inevitable betrayal, resulting in Mando facing each member of his team. Episode 5 is in my opinion the worst of the bunch, and the most heartbreaking thing about this is that it was directed by Dave Filoni. Nothing of interest happens throughout the entire episode, other than a short but sweet sniper hunt. Giancarlo Esposito also joins the show as an especially unmemorable villain, which is somewhat disappointing considering how amazing he was as Gustavo Fring (breaking bad), but to be fair there wasn’t a huge focus on him.
Now that all the bad is out of the way I can get onto more positives. The Mandalorian expands the lore in interesting ways, showing us more about life in the outer-rim, filling in the gaps of the Mandalorian’s (the creed, not the show) story, and providing some insight into how the galaxy evolved post empire. It’s also cool to see some really well filmed action sequences that don’t involve lightsabers for once. In conclusion the Mandalorian is a highly enjoyable ride from beginning to end, and despite its flaws, is generally one of the better pieces of Star Wars media. 9/10… Expand

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adrii9715

Feb 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What an incredible surprise!
I expected nothing from the new Star Wars movies and series, and I were right in the main triology of Rei, but this one has it.
Yes, it has the essence of the old ages of Star Wars, where the galaxy was rich in especies, where the worlds of smugglers and bounty hunters were based on an old far west style and where the main characters are charismatic.

After three spectacular episodes and a trending little surprise, the show established itself in a more standard few episodes but turn again into a high level episodes in the ending (two last episodes), finishing the first season whith hype for the second one.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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Generic_

Nov 19, 2019

Outstanding production, awful screenplay. I hope the characters and plot are soon fleshed out because this setting has so much potential. UPDATE: After a slow start this series builds into nerdgasm inducing crescendo, Episodes 7 and 8 may be the best 60 minutes of Star Wars since Empire.

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Alex_Adorov

Feb 12, 2021

#WeLoveGinaCarano **** Верни Карано трус, думал что Фавро нормальный , а он как все

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Seasons & Episodes

71

Series Overview
Season 2

76
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 30, 2020
- 9.3
  S2:E8. Chapter 16: The Rescue
  Air Date: December 18, 2020
- tbd
  S2:E8. Chapter 16: The Rescue
  Air Date: December 18, 2020
- 8.4
  S2:E7. Chapter 15: The Believer
  Air Date: December 11, 2020
- tbd
  S2:E7. Chapter 15: The Believer
  Air Date: December 11, 2020
- 7.5
  S2:E6. Chapter 14: The TragedyChapter 14: The Tragedy
  Air Date: December 4, 2020
- tbd
  S2:E6. Chapter 14: The TragedyChapter 14: The Tragedy
  Air Date: December 4, 2020
- 8.7
  S2:E5. Chapter 13: The Jedi
  Air Date: November 27, 2020
- tbd
  S2:E5. Chapter 13: The Jedi
  Air Date: November 27, 2020
- 7.4
  S2:E4. Chapter 12: The Republic
  Air Date: November 20, 2020
- tbd
  S2:E4. Chapter 12: The Republic
  Air Date: November 20, 2020
- 7.8
  S2:E3. Chapter 11: The Heiress
  Air Date: November 13, 2020
- tbd
  S2:E3. Chapter 11: The Heiress
  Air Date: November 13, 2020
- 6.9
  S2:E2. Chapter 10: The Passenger
  Air Date: November 6, 2020
- tbd
  S2:E2. Chapter 10: The Passenger
  Air Date: November 6, 2020
- 8.1
  S2:E1. Chapter 9: The Marshal
  Air Date: October 30, 2020
- tbd
  S2:E1. Chapter 9: The Marshal
  Air Date: October 30, 2020
Season 1

70
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 12, 2019