Small universe syndrome is here to stay in Star Wars, may as well get used to it. What’s the point of having all these cool characters in this sandbox if we never get to see them cross paths with eachother? Realistic statistical probabilities of people meeting eachother…blah, that’s boring. Never tell me the odds. Just lighten up and learn to have some fun.
Yeah, I know. The franchise has been having this problem ever since Anakin built Threepio, might as well just have fun with it.
I would personally say that there is a fairly big difference between two very different character sharing a contrived origin story and a Mandalorian who is looking for other mandalorians bumping into important mandalorians. Yes, it’s technically the same thing, but the latter feels more story-relevant and not just fanservice. Ditto on Ahsoka and Luke since there’s only a handful of Jedi left on the entire galaxy. It feels much more plausible and actually adds to the narrative of Din’s character journey and the exploration of what it means to be a Mandalorian.