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Originally Posted by General Maximus
Well it's true. What substantively has happened over the last 11 episodes in terms of character development, what we know about the universe and how has the core story developed and moved on? It hasn't. I enjoy watching it but the only thing keeping it going is the production quality and action. It could be sooooo much better story wise.
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It could do this, at which point it would make the fatal error of disappearing up fandom’s ar$e. The story arc in Mandalorian is a gentle one and each episode is reasonably self contained, much the same as the original films were. The universe continuity is fun but unobtrusive; you either get it or you don’t, and it doesn’t matter either way. The barrier to participation is deliberately low.
Yes, the linear tv style self-contained episodic format is old fashioned in comparison to the modern streaming fashion for one story tightly binding chapters together, but the evidence is that it is a big hit with its broad target audience. Remember the property is owned by Disney now and the Mouse has a particular idea how to produce this sort of stuff. Recognition of “baby Yoda” spreads far further than the show itself. That is quite deliberate, and when some of those people eventually subscribe and watch the show they will find something they can enjoy and engage with at whatever level they choose.
Notwithstanding the above, chapter 9 obviously does serve the arc - Mando went to Tattoine in search of another Mandalorian, in the hope that this individual had information that might further the quest for The Child’s home world. That was signalled very clearly at the top of the episode.