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Is The Mandalorian worth watching? The Mandalorian Season 2 was the smash hit blockbuster TV series of 2020. The series captured the attention of millions with the debut of Baby Yoda in 2019. It’s hard to go a day on Facebook without seeing a new Baby Yoda or Mandalorian meme. The series has become as popular as Game of Thrones, which infamously fell from grace in the final season.
Is the same fate destined for The Mandalorian? While the series has an amazing Rotten Tomatoes score of 94% by critics and 89% by users, not everyone is happy with the series.
Overall, most people believe the show is good, and many are even calling it one of the greatest things to happen to Star Wars since the Original Trilogy; however, that’s mind-boggling to some Star Wars fans.
Not everyone is happy with the series. Some have accused The Mandalorian of too much fan service and pandering. Here are some opinions from Twitter:
Finished The Mandalorian last night. Overall I'm pretty meh on it. It panders in a way that makes it feel like big budget fan fiction, and the writing and acting let it down on multiple fronts, IMO. It's like Disney slapped Star Wars all over a different show at the last minute.
— Justin Fassino (@Justegarde) January 27, 2020
There is literally nothing new or fresh about THE MANDALORIAN, especially not in its first couple episodes. It's a laundry list of references and homages to other STAR WARS shit and nothing else.
People didn't want fresh and new. They wanted fan service stripped of any...
— A.B. Allen (@A_B_Allen) January 17, 2021
Honestly, this show is over-rated. It's not the worst by any means but other than Rogue One and some of the last Season of TCW this is the only "good" Star Wars that Disney has produced. Granted it only blew up because of how low the bar was set thanks to TLJ, SOLO, etc.
— MysticSpace (@MysticSpace1) October 19, 2020
Mandalorian is an overrated dumpster fire. Season 1 had the perfect formula to go with, but they all blew with the fan service of Season 2.
— Ed J (@ImperialAce1985) January 10, 2021
Finished Mandalorian season 2. I think it's better than the first (which I didn't like all that much) but there's way too much fan service. Worse, two of these characters are clearly just here to setup their own shows.
— Jesse Chounard (@Chounard) January 16, 2021
The Mandalorian is over rated. It's a solid show with some good moments, but if it wasn't Star Wars, nobody would be talking about it.
— Sam Bell ? ظافر (@TheZooof) November 15, 2020
PS The Mandalorian is bland fan service that won’t be remembered or respected in hindsight because it never did anything interesting except pander. But that’s just my opinion.
— Dave (@Dave87420241) January 14, 2021
I just find it funny how most of what seems to make The Mandalorian good to some folks are the clear moments when it panders to the fan base.
— Obama 2.0 = A Bad 4 years (@genrei_ginrei) December 19, 2020
I realized I summarized them some time ago.
The Mandalorian is bad and a waste of time and effort
Rebels is as good as TCW
the Ahsoka novel is overrated
AOTC is a masterpiece
I enjoy TLJ
BB-8 is the best hero in Bf
Here, give me all the Ws you got in your pocket.
— Grand Master Banderas (@Banderas501) January 16, 2021
oh boy do i have Thoughts about how the two highest imdb rated mandalorian episodes are the ones with the most fan service but i’ll keep it to myself pic.twitter.com/pmXJ62rfFY
— amy ➳ (@bisexualmando) January 18, 2021
Most of the negative reviews were from those who were turned off by the level of fan service in the series and felt the show didn't hold its own without the callbacks to the Original Trilogy or nostalgia creeping in.
Despite that, longtime fans seem to be delighted with the pandering to the Star Wars base. I myself was ecstatic to see the return of Boba Fett, a character that didn't get the justice he deserved in the Original Trilogy. Finally, I can respect Boba Fett.
The mandalorian has officially blown my mind wow cheers to the writers for the fan service #Mandolarian #MandalorianSeason2 #Mandalorianspoilers #mandalorianfinale #grogu #TheMandolorian #TheChild #BabyYoda pic.twitter.com/rXfQKqjKIv
— Diony Sanchez (@Diosanxhez) December 19, 2020
finally finished the mandalorian, maybe fan service is good
— spencer kain (@spencer_kain) January 17, 2021
The Mandalorian Season 2 had more fan service! Trust me, it did not disappoint!!
— Dante' Law ? "Good Man" (@dantelaw22) January 15, 2021
The fact that #TheMandalorian took Boba Fett, who I have spent my whole life calling the most overrated character in Star Wars, and actually made him as cool as his reputation is just amazing.
— Ariel Rose (@ArielRoseV) January 17, 2021
I’m not big on fan service, but Mandalorian did fan service right. It didn’t feel forced to me and contributed to the story in ways that can be disregarded as fan service.
But I did have some *minor* issues with this season. Which I will discuss tomorrow’s stream ?
— Plathanos ??? #HIVESZN (@SavinTheBees) December 19, 2020
Given that the show has outstanding critic and user reviews, and its incredible popularity, it's hard to argue that the fan service wasn't a huge success for the show. The success of the first season alone is responsible for bringing us a plethora of new Star Wars shows from Disney+, including a new Obi Wan series, Ahsoka, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Andor, The Book of Boba Fett, and more.
The Mandalorian Season 3 is expected to premiere in December 2021 on Disney+; however, The Book of Boba Fett is likely to release first and pushed the production timeline back for Season 3.
Do you think The Mandalorian panders too much to Star Wars fans, or do you love the nostalgia? Leave us a comment below!