Review of Ahsoka

As per my title: Vastly overrated; disappointing, poorly written. I'll come clean with my grading grid: longtime Star Wars fan, grew up with the originals (4-6); mostly pained by 1-3; 7-9 were interesting but inferior. Rogue One was really strong; Solo was entirely forgettable. For the more recent series, I thought Mandalorian has been excellent and strikes the right notes consistently, in tone and writing, action and heart. The best parts of Boba Fett were those that featured the Mandalorian! An uneven series, to say it kindly: some dumb subplots and side characters (looking at you, power ranger emo young adult speeder bike gang... and why does Fett, this famed bounty hunter & warrior, continually take off his helmet, even when going into danger?) Andor however was terrific, and gave us some quality writing and interesting plot.

Obi Wan in contrast was utter crap. And Ahsoka... it's better than Obi Wan, but that's a low bar. Visually impressive and faithful to the 'feel' of Star Wars. But really underwhelming writing, plot holes, poor story lines, meaningless dialogue, aggravating characters. And a lot of terrible acting including the character of Sabine (also exceedingly undeveloped and frankly annoying as a character, particularly a protagonist!). Unrealistic recovery from injuries that ended many a prior figures life. Foolish choices. Nauseating bravado as a substitute for actual depth of character.

Don't believe the hype.