The Mandalorian

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Season 1
  • Network: Disney+
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 15, 2019
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 508 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 395 out of 508
  2. Mixed: 53 out of 508
  3. Negative: 60 out of 508
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  1. SirSwan
    Nov 12, 2019
    7
    Cons -
    - Cheesy dialogue
    - Generic personas
    - Predictable
    - Ridiculous action scenes
    - Literally feels like every big budget hollywood project

    Pros +
    + Visually impressive
    + Sets up interesting possibilities
    + Fun
  2. waahaa
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    BRILLIANT!!!! put Filoni and Favreau in charge of the star wars franchise for everything, they clearly understand star wars better than jj rj or evil kk ever could. perfect amount of old star wars stuff mixed with new. this i what filmakers need to learn should be roughly 70/30 old to new then slowly introduce new stuff...cant wait for episode 2 ...filoni favreau love you guys
  3. Rickremi
    Nov 12, 2019
    9
    Really well done. Feels like starwars. The score is a little underwhelming but overall I can’t wait to see what happens next.
  4. Iserlohn14
    Nov 12, 2019
    0
    Not sure why I even bothered, everything Disney has done with Star Wars has been a disappointment and this is no exception. Favreau is a journeyman director who brings nothing fresh to the table, and the plot is the same warmed-over "edgy hero who isn't actually edgy in fact he's a huge softie" that everyone saw coming from a mile away. Learn from my mistake and skip it
  5. Mal81
    Nov 12, 2019
    9
    So far, the tone they have set is excellent. You can really see the influences of Rogue One all throughout. As with most stories, they have to grab your attention right away if they want you to see it through. They have mine.
  6. AlexGozalez
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    Completamente fantástica, captura toda la esencia de Star Wars. Una muy digna serie a la altura de lo que se merece Star Wars.
  7. aabarber
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    the series that was brought to life by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni is a master-class in Star Wars storytelling and Cinematography. The stylistic choices they employ in this show are not just there to pay homage, they are used because of their efficacy and to continue the tradition.
  8. Sprat51
    Nov 12, 2019
    7
    Got up at 6am to watch the first episode with other diehard SW fans. We thoroughly enjoyed it and laughed at all the right beats. The world building aspects is what impressed us the most. Obviously there were some pretty generic first episode scenes, but we absolutely are impatiently waiting for the next episode.
  9. MahbubAli92
    Nov 12, 2019
    0
    Crappy generic story, borrows heavily from genre cliches just like everything else Disney does. Pascal is completely forgettable and the FX are painfully TV-grade. If this is what the execs are counting on to carry the banner once the movies end, they are in for a world of hurt
  10. OlivierPiel
    Nov 12, 2019
    1
    This should be called, Texas Ranger, Space edition. It is riddled with stupid cowboy tropes and sad cameos of Carl Weathers and Werner Herzog here apparently for a pay check.
    Isn't it ironic how Disney wants to revive a Star Wars franchise that is, basically, a story of scattered resistance against a monopolistic empire.
  11. Dano7271
    Nov 26, 2019
    4
    It seams to me that Disney is just coasting off the success of previous Star Wars movies. Three episodes in and it's nothing but fluff... Not enough content on the Disney+ channel for me to continue a subscription... moving on...
  12. Moj3
    Nov 13, 2019
    4
    Felt like a Sci Fi channel special. The scene where he tries to learn the mount, the random "yoda" type character, and combined with the short run time were all reasons to be concerned. Hopefully they go more in-depth with future episodes, perhaps 60 minute - 90 minutes would help them to explain their story in more detail and make sense of what story they are trying to tell.
  13. Servase
    Jan 1, 2020
    4
    It's decent the first couple of episodes then settles into a formulaic funk that is boring and unengaging. Hopefully season 2 will have some plot other then mystery man keeps cute baby safe....
  14. LookinLeft
    Dec 4, 2019
    5
    This show is lacking a main story. So far, it just a compilation of mini stories with hope for a main story. It’s well made and I do want to keep watching, but my patience is wearing thin. Give viewers some story, bit a just a taste here and a flash there!
  15. watchdawg
    Jan 10, 2020
    6
    High production values, very 'Star Wars' in feel. The characters are generic and I want more from them in season 2. Minimal story and a finale that contains plenty of tricks but more plot holes / logic fails. Loved the art work credit scenes. I'll watch season 2 but I want more from it - a better story, well rounded and interest characters, better dialogue, and fewer gaps in logic (no-oneHigh production values, very 'Star Wars' in feel. The characters are generic and I want more from them in season 2. Minimal story and a finale that contains plenty of tricks but more plot holes / logic fails. Loved the art work credit scenes. I'll watch season 2 but I want more from it - a better story, well rounded and interest characters, better dialogue, and fewer gaps in logic (no-one is good at shooting then suddenly everyone can shoot perfectly, the baby is everything but we're set the building on fire, the baby is everything but I'm going to strap it to my chest and fly it through a town at high speed while being shot at, there is fire in space).… Expand
  16. drewanenomor
    Dec 27, 2019
    4
    It's alright, I liked how short the episodes were and how the plot lines were completed by the end of the episode. But now its formula is becoming too simple, I think that the season being only 8 episodes is it's saving grace.
  17. Fanstatic
    Nov 30, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Each episode has it's story ripped from a classic spaghetti western. The show feels hollow, mainly because the characters get no development (something to do with 30 minute episodes). Episode 4 was the worst thus far. A seen-before-many-times theme of a helpless village needing help from evil raiders. Even star-trek did this concept too many times. Why are TV/movie makers so afraid of writing something original?
    Everything is familiar. The Mandalorian is familiar. Yoda. Bounty Hunters. AT-STs. Stormtroopers. There is nothing original in this show. It's made for suckers who don't know they're being fed regurgitated nonsense and, of course, to sell a new range of toys. Disney are simply just too greedy.    … Expand
  18. AzureOrdine
    May 7, 2020
    0
    What a waste of money, boring filler monotonous content, only 2 remotely passable episodes, absolute garbage
  19. DrBlahBlah
    Nov 14, 2019
    4
    Great production value. And really dumb. And pointless. Did I mention pointless?
  20. olegbv
    Nov 29, 2019
    2
    I honestly don't understand the obsession. There's no acting, no dialogues, no twists, no camera work, nothing. The 3rd episode was the last one for me.
  21. Rattazustra
    Apr 17, 2020
    1
    I realize why many people like it, but I do not feel the same. It is lab-engineered to be liked, as long as you do not pay much attention and don't think about it. As soon as you do, it falls apart. It is like a drug laced garbage donut. It is cheap and worthless in it's essence, tailored to lull Star Wars fans in and relying on the massive disgust that many are feeling for the sequels forI realize why many people like it, but I do not feel the same. It is lab-engineered to be liked, as long as you do not pay much attention and don't think about it. As soon as you do, it falls apart. It is like a drug laced garbage donut. It is cheap and worthless in it's essence, tailored to lull Star Wars fans in and relying on the massive disgust that many are feeling for the sequels for contrast. It is not worth watching.… Expand
  22. TixyLix
    Nov 20, 2019
    5
    I just found it really boring, there are no characters, no overarching story to care about, and visually it looks cheap. I also don’t get why Star Wars under Disney has to be constant references to the original Trilogy? Why can’t Star Wars do something new?
  23. JonnyRaves
    Apr 1, 2020
    1
    The first episode or two showed some potential, but then this series fell flat on its face. Just goes to to show you that you can slap the Star Wars brand on anything, and people will lap it up, no matter how tired it is.

    This series is basically one space freighter full of PG-rated crap with horribly lazy and amateur writing. Among the myriad of shortcomings, there are the following    The first episode or two showed some potential, but then this series fell flat on its face. Just goes to to show you that you can slap the Star Wars brand on anything, and people will lap it up, no matter how tired it is.

    This series is basically one space freighter full of PG-rated crap with horribly lazy and amateur writing.
    Among the myriad of shortcomings, there are the following main turds points:

    - the main characters are wooden, boring, and horribly undeveloped
    - the acting is dull, lifeless, and corny
    - the bad guys are such incompetent weenies there is zero sense of tension; their ineptitude is supposed to be funny, but it’s just stupid
    - the famous actor cameos in each episode are distracting and the otherwise good actors are mired with weak, corny dialogue
    - our main character is supposed to come from this order of unprincipled, career bounty hunter/warriors, but he’s really just a soft wimp (who is not really a particularly skilled fighter) that doesn’t have a heart for hurting anyone, and yet somehow is able to dispatch countless bad guys, often without even hurting them.
    - his sidekick ex-shock trooper buddy is supposed to be believable as a great warrior basically because she has a lame 1990’s era armband tattoo.

    May the schlock be with you.    … Expand
  24. Deanomite
    Jan 17, 2020
    3
    It was too gimmicky, too much cute baby Yoda, the episode that really killed it for me was the Seven Samurai knockoff, there was absolutely no inflection, pure knockoff. Mandalorians are supposed to be selfish and unattached, can't throw that out before it is even established. All around, a polished turd.
  25. DarthNihilus
    Nov 13, 2019
    6
    Like everyone else I wanted to buy into the hype surrounding this show. Disney has somehow taken a guaranteed hit brand and constantly messed it up. The Mandalorian had great marketing which enticed me and many other Star Wars fans that were looking for something new. The pilot episode is shorter than I expected the series to be but somehow manages to feel long and at times boring. TheLike everyone else I wanted to buy into the hype surrounding this show. Disney has somehow taken a guaranteed hit brand and constantly messed it up. The Mandalorian had great marketing which enticed me and many other Star Wars fans that were looking for something new. The pilot episode is shorter than I expected the series to be but somehow manages to feel long and at times boring. The Mandalorian is the only notable character in the show thus far. I don't know that anyone else was even introduced and if they were it just shows how forgettable they were. The plot is razor thin which is disappointing. You get the sense that it is being made up on the go. The tone of the show is the most troubling part. It's almost like the series hasn't figured out what kind of show it wants to be just yet. It felt like I was watching an "Almost Movie" quality TV show with high level effects but barely any coherent writing. The much teased end of episode reveal wasn't what I expected at all. I'll watch some more episodes in the hopes that it will improve but definitely wasn't a strong start.… Expand
  26. joaquinstk
    Nov 13, 2019
    3
    They should call this The Tropealorian due to the complete unoriginality of every aspect of this production. Take just about any bland western and mix it up with every audio and visual cliche of the Star Wars Universe and put it in a blender and out comes the Mandalorian. Even the musical score seemed like it was borrowed with just a few notes changed here and there. Just bland as hellThey should call this The Tropealorian due to the complete unoriginality of every aspect of this production. Take just about any bland western and mix it up with every audio and visual cliche of the Star Wars Universe and put it in a blender and out comes the Mandalorian. Even the musical score seemed like it was borrowed with just a few notes changed here and there. Just bland as hell like every other Disney produced SWU production has been since they bought out Lucas. Zero character development and the ending is laugh-out-loud stupid.… Expand
  27. BarronOfDune
    Nov 12, 2019
    0
    DISNEY SUCKS!!!!!

    lame show... I guess they knew Boba Fett was already ruined as a character so they just invented a pointless new guy to wear his armor... the effects are crap and have neither the charm of the originals nor the flash of a big budget modern movie... Pascal can't act and is given nothing to work with anyway

    DID I MENTION DISNEY SUCKS?!
  28. BabeRuthless38
    Nov 12, 2019
    0
    I liked this show better when it was called Samurai Jack...

    that might sound like a compliment, but it's really not. After all the hype this is such a generic, pointless show that the nicest thing you can say about it is that it's a fifth rate cliche version of a few better shows. The characters are flat and goofy, the setting is stale, and just like with the Solo movie the entire thing    I liked this show better when it was called Samurai Jack...

    that might sound like a compliment, but it's really not. After all the hype this is such a generic, pointless show that the nicest thing you can say about it is that it's a fifth rate cliche version of a few better shows. The characters are flat and goofy, the setting is stale, and just like with the Solo movie the entire thing just screams "no reason to exist except to stuff money down Mickey Mouse's pants"    … Expand
  29. wormwood14
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    Refreshing take on Star Wars. Maintaining the atmosphere of old trilogy while at the same time bravely treading into the new territory. I love the pilot and want more. Now.
  30. BellaSwan1992
    Nov 12, 2019
    0
    Watched it, hated it, I'm sick of all the new Star Wars stuff that always seems to be begging you to believe it's as goood as the originals. Hard to think of anything more pointless than a series about not even Boba Fett, but just his armor (and not even his armor, but armor that juts looks like his). Will not-Fett kill the cute little alien pet he was sent to assassinate? No of courseWatched it, hated it, I'm sick of all the new Star Wars stuff that always seems to be begging you to believe it's as goood as the originals. Hard to think of anything more pointless than a series about not even Boba Fett, but just his armor (and not even his armor, but armor that juts looks like his). Will not-Fett kill the cute little alien pet he was sent to assassinate? No of course not, because he's not an ice cold bounty hunter but just another generic "hero" in a rubber costume.… Expand
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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Ed Cumming
    Mar 24, 2020
    80
    Where most of the films tie themselves in knots keeping up with the family travails of Skywalkers and Palpatines, The Mandalorian operates in relative solitude. ... Favreau keeps things just the right side of schmaltzy, while also creating a more textured universe than we are used to.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    Amid the fan service, there is plot too. .. A series that has started in relatively low key fashion but seems certain to leave everyone, and not just Star Wars ultra-diehards, wanting more.
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  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Charles Bramesco
    Dec 3, 2019
    40
    Its issues hew toward the fundamentals of direction, performance, and dialogue, more problems of basic filmmaking skill than miscalculated vision. Favreau started from a more specific, vivid place than in his jobs for Marvel or on Disney’s wretched Lion King remake. Unlike his nomadic antihero, however, he doesn’t take it much of anywhere.
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