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(A second installment will appear Friday on Disney+.
(Oh, man:classicHerzog.)
But that single episode suggests theres at least some promise here.
In the first sequence, our hero antihero?
Its very Clint Eastwood, if Eastwood were Boba Fett.
(To be clear: the Mandalorian looks like Boba Fett, but is not Boba Fett.)
It doesnt take long until that asset winds up frozen in carbonite.
The poor guy says he wants to make it home in time for Life Day this year.
He will … not make it home in time for Life Day.
Its so brisk, however, that we dont get much of a sense of our main character.
We also learn that hes not usually a fan of droids.
Apart from that, hes a cipher.
