Warning: This review contains spoilers for the premiere episode ofThe Mandalorian.
A perfect helmet: That was Boba Fett.
Boba Fett didnt say much, and he looked like a bloody battle someone was having fun losing.
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One problem, I suspect, is Disney.
But theres a fundamental nastiness built into stories about a non-talkative blaster-murderer snatching criminals dead or alive.
This new Mandalorian tends to walk into rooms full of people who are about to die.
Hes an effective capture-killer, with a collection of carbonited marks stowed in his spaceships hold.
He is also, it turns out, a man with a past.
But this was a very strange debut, merging grim toughness with mawkish softening twists.
The Mandalorian rolls with some interesting people, no doubt.
Carl Weathers heads the bounty hunter guild, and the highest-paying client is none other than Werner Herzog.
Certain problems were obvious, and worrisome.
The space lingo needs work.
This is great dialogue for any offices Slack channel.
There might be a larger saga here, promising new resonance for this far-away galaxy.
Mandalorians are, apparently, some sort of diaspora race, a Tribe wandering after a Great Purge.
(For a near-perfect recent variation on those two themes, check out Adult Swims sensational seriesPrimal.)
The Mandalorian really is Disneys Boba Fett, a mercenary safe enough for kids.PremiereGrade: C+
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