Baby Yoda remains a combined comedy/peril package (and watching him get dropped by Mayfeld absolutely felt like peril) rather than the Galaxy-changing MacGuffin we expected from the start. But the characters are cartoonish, which…brings us back to the discussion of what this show wants to be. If it wants to be a straightforward action show, “The Prisoner” is technically competent. Despite a supporting cast that varies from ‘terrifically bland’ to ‘deeply irritating’, it’s another one-time experiment that makes me appreciate that we’re getting something as willing to mess around with with its own make-up as The Mandalorian. Stream Star Wars shows with a FREE TRIAL of Disney+, right here! There is little to no mystery to them.

If Mando doesn’t get back soon, the droid will find the Child. The Mandalorian live-action TV series is set between eras of the Star Wars saga. But thematically, the episode feels empty. Clancy Brown stands out as the Devaronian heavy; even if he has one joke, he inhabits the character convincingly. Coupled with the ticking time bomb of the New Republic attack squadron we know is on its way to vaporise thieves and prisoners alike (I would genuinely like someone to discuss the slightly… war crime-y policies that seem to be in place post-Empire) and it makes for a far more propulsive second act to the episode. Between our uncertainty around Fennec Shand’s death, the spurred mystery at the end of last week’s episode, and the fact that Mando captured rather than killed most of the heist crew, it may be that his rush across the galaxy is more about the show accruing as many enemies as possible - leading to a truly gigantic potential showdown - rather than him heading towards some as-yet-unspecified end goal. The Best PlayStation Deals for October 2020, The Most Messed Up Moments in the Comic Book Version of ‘The Boys’, Daily Deals: Preorder Cyberpunk 2077 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, or PC and Save 17% Off, 14 of the Best (and Worst) CG Movie Characters, Everspace 2 Delayed Because of Cyberpunk 2077's New Release Date, D&D: Get an Inside Look at Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, FromSoftware Thanks Fans for Elden Ring Support, But Offers No New Info, Every Cancelled and Ending TV Show Announced in 2020, The Bizarre Story Behind an Iconic Resident Evil Sound Effect, when The Mandalorian episode 7 comes out with our release schedule, The Mandalorian's timeline, here's when it takes place, the episode 6 cast being loaded with cameos: Bill Burr’s Mayfeld, Galaxy-changing MacGuffin we expected from the start, spurred mystery at the end of last week’s episode, Things Ghost of Tsushima Doesn't Tell You. Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian Episode 6 review — Method Mon Oct 26, 2020 at 11:58am ET Mon Oct 26, 2020 at 11:58 am EDT By Mary Beth Ellis Leave a comment Clancy Brown stands out as the Devaronian heavy; even if he has one joke, he inhabits the character convincingly. Megan Crouse writes for Star Wars Insider and Star Wars.com and is a co-host on Den of Geek's Star Wars podcast, Blaster Canon. We know we all have one! They couldn’t do the job without him, because the Razor Crest is the only ship they have which isn’t on either ex-Imperial or New Republic radar. Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! Posted By: Jeffers Haile on: December 14, 2019 In: New Releases, Opinion, Reviews, Streaming, TV, TV Reviews Tags: StarWars, TheMandalorian No Comments. Yes, there are Star Wars delights here: that messy space station, the casual inclusion of aliens in the team, a fleet of new droids, a rare on-screen appearance of the New Republic at its height, and a surprising cameo near the end.

Listen to the latest Star Wars Blaster Canon podcast: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Acast | RSS. This Star Wars: The Mandalorian review contains spoilers. The leader even says he didn’t expect them to get as far into the job as they did. If I was being kind, I’d suggest that returning director Rick Famuyiwa was building us up for the sheer catharsis of watching them all get variously beaten, shot and captured in the more enjoyable second half. Share The Nerdy News! Once Mando escapes from his cell and becomes prison warden rather than prisoner, Famuyiwa suddenly shoots every scene like it’s a slasher film, all red lights, strobes and blind spots. Genre: Action, Adventure, … In fact, this is a good episode for aliens: both Devaronians and Twi’leks are Star Wars staples in comic books and crowd scenes, and it was fun to see them front-and-center here. The space station is nicely dingy, the New Republic jail a spotless white landscape reminiscent of THX 1138. How did these people survive without Mando around?

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I’m not sure. Title: The Mandalorian: “The Prisoner” Review.

It’s a lovely choice, able to give us more of our hero in action, using any and every tool at his disposal, while placing him in a very different light. The central question—whether Mando will or won’t kill a relatively innocent man—is tense.

It seemed pretty clear from the outset that The Mandalorian would be indulging in Western and Samurai movie tropes (not unfamiliar Star Wars territory after all), but in episode 6, "The Prisoner," we get two less expected homages in one episode - Heist and Horror.

The Mandalorian continues to be unafraid to reject TV’s current obsession with novelistic arcs, preferring a comic book approach, always offering a beginning, middle and end.

I kept expecting the droid chasing him around the ship to turn into either a gag or a moment of pathos, but instead it’s more of a ticking clock than anything else.

But with a dull cast of guest characters and not a lot to do even for our darling Baby Yoda, “The Prisoner” feels especially out of place. In a less bland episode it might have been a heartbreaking confirmation of their bond, but in this one it just feels repetitive. (New Republic world building ahoy?) With the emotional heart of the story established in the first five episodes, it’s time to get back into the Star Wars underworld with “The Prisoner.” There’s something to be said here about creating an eight-episode bounty-of-the-week show — some bounties are bound to feel disconnected from the rest.

Their dialogue is straightforward exposition with little in regards to nuance. Twitter: @blogfullofwords. That it ends with a space station being destroyed by X-Wings (each manned, in a lovely touch, by one of The Mandalorian’s directors) is an excellent exclamation mark on the episode, an action flourish that manages to indulge our Star Wars reference fantasies without getting in the way of the show as a whole (I’m looking at you, episode 5). He sends Mando and four underworld toughs to do the job.

But the bad…is pretty much the rest. These characters also didn’t work for me because I didn’t believe in them as mercenaries. But that’s been the driving factor of the entire show, and playing it out in miniature doesn’t add to it.