Chapter 4: Sanctuary

This was great I really don't get the negativity. It has a compelling If unoriginal plot and adds a lot of development to our main character. I mean it's different from The precios episodes but that doesn't make It bad, in fact that's what a lot of series lack, variety and more episodical adventures, a time for our characters to get into little slices of adventure as a breather from The main plot, this one does that while It brings More layers to our protagonist. Besides this Is not a Cartoon storyline, as some say, it actually draws inspiration from Seven Samurai, one of the greatest films of all time. One flaw I could give It to It Is that the plot Is kind of rushed and maybe It could've taken a little More Time, I mean yeah, the conflict gets solved way too fast, but hey at least It does It well (unlike the next episode).

This episode was okay, sort of a day in the life episode. I enjoyed it but it seemed a bit cheap and I don't know about some of the Xena level acting from the extras. They can't all be great I suppose.

This episode was something new and refreshing than the previous three chapters. It allowed us as the audience to sit and relax with the characters and get to know a little bit more about them. Baby Yoda is still cute and getting to know a little more about the Mandalorian is great. I love the quiet moments in this show, which this episode gave us a lot of. Of course, the action is well done as well. Seeing a old and nearly destroyed AT-ST was great and the visual effects are still stunning. This might have been a little side adventure but I can't wait to see what happens next!

Coming off it's best episode so far, The Mandalorian continued it's successful first season with an action packed trip into Kurosawa inspired territory. Seemingly taken right from pages of a Kurosawa samurai epic from the 50'-60's (Specifically Seven Samurai), 'Sanctuary' was another solid entry into Disney+ flagship show. This time directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, the action is superb, the character depth is building, and we get introduced to plenty more people and settings that could play into the rest of the season quite well. Oh and he's absolutely going to take that mask off in front of the audience at some point, perhaps by the end of the season.

9.0/10

Like any good album you need tracks to fill the space and this episode proved no different. It was nice to see more of the galaxy explored and the episode humanized the series a bit more. Direction felt campy at times though, bland even, but it kept pace for the most part. There were a few missed opportunities to really appreciate certain wide shots had they been a few seconds longer. Definitely the weakest chapter so far.