I don’t see how the show “talks down” to anyone. It doesn’t include violence for the sake of violence, all the adult stuff in the show has been portrayed very tastefully.

And I don’t get what you’re saying about the lack of nuanced characters. Almost all the characters in the show have depth. Din Djarin tries to follow the traditions of his people, but he faces constant conflict between people’s expectations of him and his own moral values. Cara Dune is tired of constant war with Imperial warlords, but when people are in danger she does whatever she can to keep them safe. Greef Karga goes from friend to enemy to unstable ally in the course of 4 episodes. Werner Herzog’s character wants the Empire to return, not because he just wants to be evil, but because he genuinely believes that the galaxy was better before the Empire fell.

And also, the comparisons to Empire seem unfair. Empire is one of the greatest movies of all time, you can’t judge this show just because it isn’t as great as Empire.