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Mandalorian is worth your time, Disney+ is meh overall
and samurai action thrown in
By T.J. REID
for good measure. The Mandal-
For the Keizertimes
“Hi, nice to meet you. I orian, however, is almost a pure
western in the vein of the Dol-
like Star Wars!”
While this is not exact- lars trilogy or True Grit. The ac-
ly how I introduce myself in so- tion is brilliant and the produc-
cial situations, ask anyone who tion values are astounding for a
knows me and they will tell you television show thanks to the
that it’s actually not that far off. small episode count (only eight
I’m a simple man; I like books, in the fi rst season) and the fund-
video games, Mountain Dew ing of the House of Mouse. The
Baja Blast, and space wizards acting is also amongst the best I
and scoundrels going at it in a have seen in a Star Wars produc-
galaxy far, far away. So when I tion, in no small part thanks to
Pedro
Pascal,
received
word
the titular Man-
that I could pick
dalorian. I have
my next review
dabbled in act-
assignment,
I
ing myself, and I
naturally grav-
have no idea how
itated
towards
Pascal can emote
one of the latest
as minutely as he
forays into Star
does, considering
Wars
uni-
the fact that he
verse, The Man-
wears a helmet
dalorian. Season
that covers his
1, which can now
face throughout
be viewed in its
the entire season.
entirety on Dis-
Nick Nolte voices the
The Mandal-
ney+, is a thrill-
ing throwback to gruff, yet lovable, Kuill. orian season 1 is
not quite perfect,
the western feel
of the original Star Wars trilo- however. Despite the small ep-
gy and a roller coaster ride the isode count, the story can still
entire way through, even if that occasionally drag and there is
roller coaster ride has a tenden- some obvious fi ller. There is an
cy to slow down a bit every episode that is almost an entire
plot reference to The Magnifi -
now and then.
One of my favorite cent Seven, for instance, that felt
things about Star Wars has always unnecessary and a bit silly. But
been its unique and ground- hey, Star Wars is Star Wars, and
breaking setting. It’s sci-fi , but this small complaint does not
only in the loosest defi nition of change my insistence that ev-
the word. There are spaceships eryone, fans and non-fans alike,
and lasers, yes, but it has always should see The Mandalorian.
“Wait, shouldn’t that last sen-
been more of a western that just
happens to feature those things tence end with “as soon as pos-
with a healthy dose of fantasy sible” if it’s as great as everyone
Pedro Pascal
plays the titular
Mandolorian. Gina
Carano plays ally
Cara Dune.
is saying it is?”
Good question, wise read-
er, and one that leads me to a
bit of an issue that must be ad-
dressed: Disney+. Is it worth
getting a subscription to yet
another streaming service just
to watch The Mandalorian? Not
really, unless you have kids who
love Disney movies. While there
are a few things that I enjoy on
the service besides The Mandal-
orian such as The Simpsons, Star
Wars: The Clone Wars, and a
delightful documentary series
about Disney Imagineering,
F O R
Disney+’s library is, overall, a
bit underwhelming for adults at
this point, although more origi-
nals will be added in the future.
This is to be expected, consid-
ering the fact that the platform
only launched last year, but I
would still recommend wait-
V A L E N T I N E ’ S
ing until there is more content
available before signing up.
But when you do, watch The
Mandalorian. You will not be
disappointed. I have spoken.
The Mandalorian season 1 is
now available on Disney+.
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