So what did you guys think?
I thought it was good, not great.
I kinda wish they made the premier episode longer, maybe a two hour premier. Maybe its going to build in the next couple of episodes, but I'd like to know The Mandalorian's motivations and ideally I'd like them to spend a few more minutes humanizing him, unless he's just going to be a badass bounty hunter, but then why get a real actor to play him if he never takes his helmet off. It seemed like they started to go down that route when he was with his clan and was having flashbacks to his childhood, but then that scene ended without a whole lot of insight.
For the most part all the scenes were interesting, but there was one "Lucas" moment where The Mandalorian learned to ride a Blurrg for no apparent reason. I'll be interested to see if this matters later, but it was a waste of four minutes for this episode.
I do like that its a weekly release. Gives us time to discuss and think about it before the next episode is released. It's only eight episodes this season, so I hope they can drive some cool stories quickly so they keep the series alive.