The opening bit with the two Stormtroopers was amazing. I loved that scene where they missed every blaster shot.
I was kind of disappointed that after the tension of being surrounded by an army of Stormtroopers, where it looks like there's going to be no easy way out, they just... shoot them all in a big firefight. Even if seeing IG-11 blow everyone away was cool, it was a really lame way to resolve things. They don't even suffer any consequences for doing something so dangerous and unlikely to work until the Moff returns (also, Moff Gideon leaving and giving them more time to come up with a way to escape felt like sloppy writing). The fact that it ends with them going BACK into the cantina and being trapped again was a bizarre piece of storytelling.
That said the episode was still fun to watch. The gondola ride down a lava river was a really neat looking visual setpiece. IG-11's sacrifice was also well done. Things seemed to wrap up pretty quickly after the Moff's TIE Fighter was taken down though. Like I said, I kind of have a problem with how they basically just killed EVERY Stormtrooper instead of finding a way out through a more interesting or clever way. It feels way too easy. But I still look forward to a season 2 and seeing where this story goes. This entire series has been a great way to experience stories in the Star Wars universe, and even if I have a few problems with the plotting, I've always found it compelling and enjoyable.
Also... I like the Mandalorian much better with his helmet on. Please, show, never remove it again.
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Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan
