This story being entirely disconnected from every other movie and show really helps. Outside of “Revenge of the Sith happens in 100 years”, there’s nothing really to box this story in, which is a very noticeable issue in the other shows, especially Obi-Wan.

He’s not the lead, but he’s almost the anchor (at least for the first 2 eps.) and he’s really good. I hadn’t seen Squid Game, so I had nothing to go off of, but he’s equally compelling in both the dramatic moments and the fight scenes.

(Also, I’m really appreciating the sudden introduction of Force-assisted hand to…

My rebuttal to that would be that, outside of the more tertiary canon (games, books, etc.), we really haven’t explored Master-Padawan relationships or what the Order looked like at its peak.

They seemed to coordinate around Ahsoka showing up pretty well.

I’ve enjoyed it, but very little has actually happened in 7 episodes from a storytelling perspective and I don’t really see how we’ll have any sense of closure after episode 8 ends.

Thrawn doesn’t really care about any of them as much as he cares about loading up his ship and taking the next giant hyperspace ring home. He’s just doling out a handful of units to stall Ahsoka and Co. long enough to pack up and leave.

Ok, but go watch an episode of Bluey. It’s entirely possible to have a children’s show with writing that appeals to all ages.

I think it’s because it’s doing that thing where the game is 3D, but the 3rd dimension is muted as much as possible to look like it’s 2D.

Given enough time (say, the 20-30 episode length of an animated show for kids), Filoni will string together some decent character arcs. Kanaan Jarus is a top-tier Star Wars character.

Because it’s not the first time anyone has ever used the Force to commune with animals.

This. I’m generally enjoying the show, but if Purgills took Ezra and Thrawn away, wouldn’t hitching a ride on them be, like, the very first strategy?

I mean, he’s refused to kill off Ahsoka so far, so where else can he realistically take this character that won’t interfere with the movies?

How and/or why would he do that?

Bethesda RPGs will always have similar mechanics.
Final Fantasies will always have similar motifs.
Pokemons will always have similar progress structures.

that final scene is the first time I’ve ever felt like anyone who hasn’t seen the show would be at a serious disadvantage, and I’m sure the next episode will provide the basics for them.

Qui-gon and Obi-Wan

Witwer mentioned on a podcast that Lucasfilm is pretty loyal once you’ve signed on and done good work. It’s possible that Sam’s credit was just an easy paycheck for years of service.

It’s probably a typo and is supposed to read “scrappy”.

Sir, there are two live-action Flintstone and Scooby Doo movies, a Yogi Bear movie, and others that I’m sure I’m forgetting about.

Shin absolutely isn’t old enough to have been a Padawan during the Purge. She’s a young Force-sensitive that was likely found by Baylon and/or Elsbeth, just as I’m sure there are others scattered throughout the galaxy.