Season 2 of The Mandalorian is one of the best things to ever be shown on a screen.

That’s a pretty intense statement. Season 2’s episodes do often have a “backdoor pilot” vibe to them with their appearing characters, which can take you out of the “here and now” of Mando’s story. While Season 1 felt more self-contained and narratively focused, with much more time spent establishing new characters rather than bringing back old ones from other material. Season 1 felt like its own self-reliant story that could be taking place in some corner of a vast galaxy, while with Season 2, the way Mando keeps meeting established characters so rapidly takes away from that feeling of a wide setting.