The first episode of The Mandalorian is a nostalgic blast that's thrilling, fun, and respectful of its roots, which we can't say about all things Star Wars these days. But it's the perfect fit of its western tone that makes it great.

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.

While the Mandalorian's lore is doled out just enough to keep things interesting and mysterious, the supporting cast is a little more frustratingly obscured early on in the series. ... What The Mandalorian does exceptionally well is give us a well-tempered bounty hunter with a heart, an antihero who will happily dispatch dozens of armed alien guards and is quick to execute an ally when the situation demands it, but won't mindlessly kill a baby alien just because the bounty demands it.

A TV show needs relationships; a cast of ciphers and loners too isolated to trust anyone or even give us their names might wear thin fast. The episode’s tone also unfolds rather herky-jerkily, wheeling from light to grim, tragic to weird, in a way that often feels more stilted than natural. But there is already so much to enjoy. The show looks and sounds great, with eerie flutes and electronic strings bestowing both retro and futuristic vibes.

The Mandalorian, which moves along nice and briskly as the Mandalorian is given yet another asset of even greater import to hunt down and capture. It’s so brisk, however, that we don’t get much of a sense of our main character. ... The episode’s ending — which, again, unlike Twitter, I will not spoil here — also leaves you very curious to see what happens next.

If you love watching a bunch of armored space soldiers shooting at each other with blasters, you’ll have nothing to complain about. But—sans history, motivation, or facial expressions—it rings a bit hollow, lacking the achingly human element of the Star Wars universe.

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.

The Mandalorian. Season 1. This is the Way. A stunning start to a new chapter in the Star Wars universe. Jon Favreau and the team have created an amazing series and you can't stop watching the first season. The characters are interesting, the music is amazing, the locations and the plot itself deserve applause. It is also worth noting that for all its severity and seriousness, the series produces excellent comic moments.

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-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).

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. 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.

This is formulaic and boring. Every episode either an old friend or old foe arrives to save or ruin the day, and is defeated or runs off. When an old and tired Boba Fett arrived I literally rolled my eyes and thought, so this is how they plan to carry this episode, by reminding us again that this is a franchise that we liked once. Goodbye suspension of disbelief, don't think I'll continue watching.

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.