Mando and Grogu have no stake in the mainline Skywalker/Jedi vs Sith story arc the franchise is built around. Mando himself is the legacy of Boba Fett’s “rule of cool” and the idea there’s a third party in the Jedi/Sith struggle that has no Force powers but can go toe to toe with tech and training. Then there’s the Hutts. Immune to mind tricks and living tanks. Toss in an elite bounty hunter and some alien monsters. It’s two hours of a side story set in the SW universe that kinda has an impact on the main story but doesn’t. It’s all your favorite Glup Shittos glupping and shittoing all over the place. Prequel battle droids; check. Clone Wars Rotta; check. Rebels Zeb; check. OT X-Wing attack run; check. Sequels Babu Frik dudes; check. It’s basically an Ewok Adventure level movie for the modern era. A moment in the Star Wars era that means not much but a little on the galactic scale. Enjoy the fan service, enjoy the moment.
Mando and Grogu have no stake in the mainline Skywalker/Jedi vs Sith story arc the franchise is built around. Mando himself is the legacy of Boba Fett’s “rule of cool” and the idea there’s a third party in the Jedi/Sith struggle that has no Force powers but can go toe to toe with tech and training. Then there’s the Hutts. Immune to mind tricks and living tanks. Toss in an elite bounty hunter and some alien monsters. It’s two hours of a side story set in the SW universe that kinda has an impact on the main story but doesn’t. It’s all your favorite Glup Shittos glupping and shittoing all over the place. Prequel battle droids; check. Clone Wars Rotta; check. Rebels Zeb; check. OT X-Wing attack run; check. Sequels Babu Frik dudes; check. It’s basically an Ewok Adventure level movie for the modern era. A moment in the Star Wars era that means not much but a little on the galactic scale. Enjoy the fan service, enjoy the moment.