OK guys, I have finally caught up and watched both seasons. My thoughts:
The first two chapters were pretty meh, but chapter 3 is were the series really got me hooked. I love the fact that this series is for the most part disconnected from the main saga, although season 2 gets a little too fan service-y for my taste. I also like that they do away with the moralistic narrative of Good vs Evil and keep things simple. Din Djarin isn’t a hero, he’s just a bounty hunter doing his job, and since he’s now Manda’Lor, a role he clearly has no interest in, it will be interesting to see how this will pan out in season 3. As many have posted, I also hope season 3 takes the series back to being its own story away from the main saga.
The only episode I didn’t really like was The Jedi, mostly because I’m fed up with Ahsoka popping up in every single piece of expanded material, and since she’s Filoni’s pet character it’s not surprising that this particular episode was directed by him. That being said, props to Rosario Dawson for making an effort to sound like Ashley Eckstein.
About Luke appearing in the season 2 finale, I felt indifferent, and one thing that soured it was the internet comments using the cameo as an excuse to throw further shade at TLJ. “This is the Luke Skywalker we wanted to see. Shame on you Rian Johnson.” Please let it go.
Really looking forward to season 3, and I hope Kevin McKidd can reprise his role as Fenn Rau.