I was holding out hope it was in fact going somewhere, but I find it the heart of arrogance on Filoni and Lucasfilm's part to feel so assured they will have the opportunity to continue this into another season, or show, or film in the future.
I was kind of thinking the same thing.
I'm not sure how Disney greenlights Star Wars streaming series, but I was under the impression that there was no contract in place or any guarantee of a second season. Maybe Filoni thought he nailed it, but I think this series was just okay, and I'm probably biased towards the positive because its Star Wars. I think Filoni is best as an adviser Like Lucas was on "hero's journey" mythology and what makes Star Wars Star Wars. I'd much prefer they find real writer/director talent like Tony Gilroy to own a whole series like they did with Andor.
I know they've talked about a movie event tying this all together, but I'm not sure how interested anyone is going to be in a movie that ties together the sloppiness of Mando season 3 and Ahsoka. They're going to have to get a much stronger narrative to make that interesting.
I agree with you Nick that not everything needs to be tied up at the end of a season, but I was left a bit dissatisfied with the storytelling. Maybe I need to know a little more about Thrawn's plot with the casket/crates to feel real dread. Maybe I need to know anything about what Baylan is up to in order to care even a little. Maybe I needed a better character growth journey for Ahsoka. There was good eye candy and the plot didn't have holes in it, but there was room for improvement.
I'd probably rate this first season a 5.5 out of 10.