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Star Wars isn't good, Andor and Mandalorian S01 are good.
That Christmas special is pretty tight if you live somewhere with legal weed.
I know what I'm looking for this holiday week!
Add Rogue One, as well
I rewatched it (several times, actually...) recently after Andor S2 and was just a little underwhelmed after years of remembering it through rose-tinted lenses. That's not to say it's a bad movie. Just kinda mid or slightly above average, which puts it far ahead of the rest of the Disney-era Star Wars movies. But next to the quality of Andor there are definitely some things that stick out.
Some critiques I have are pacing, unearned character flip-flopping when convenient, and supporting characters whose own motivations don't go far beyond supporting the main characters.
It still has a special place in my heart and this isn't to say other SW media is without flaw. I think Rogue One is a fun movie but its greatness lies in how it sets up the Andor series rather than anything it does by itself.
I definitely think the best way to appreciate it is immediately following the Andor series, which itself is best after a Rogue One watch, at least the first time around. I.e. Rogue One -> Andor -> Rogue One
Mandalorian was hammy. I think people reeeeally want to pretend there's something left in that wrung out dish rag of a franchise when there really isn't.
And both of those definitely got the "popular series that drags on way too long" treatment.
Mando? Yes. Andor? No.
Andor was only two seasons though??
Andor S02 was great tho?
It was, Andor is great. However, The Mandalorian is at least one season too long, the third season isn't even about The Mandalorian anymore, he was just a side character for a large part of it.
Mandalorian is definitely my guilty pleasure. I just like the setting so much. Book of Boba however fucked up hard, besides the Tusken Raiders arc, I keep looking if there is a fan edit of just the Tusken Raider scenes and haven't found anything yet. It is really annoyiny how they had to interweave it with the Mandalorian.
Well, "dragging on way too long" is the main difference between a movie and a TV-show.
I guess everyone has their own cutoff point. I like works that are longer than movies but don't go on for a bajillion seasons, especially if they actually seem like they want to tell a story. For me, it doesn't even matter if the series is consistently good, I just don't want to watch that much content for one show. Plus the longer it goes on without reaching a conclusion, the more likely it is that it's just going to get canceled.
I suppose Andor doesn't really deserve to get lumped in with the likes of Mandalorian here, considering that it managed to finish its story in two seasons.