Personally, I was surprised by how much I ended up enjoying last night’s episode. Maybe it was just my rock-bottom expectations, but I found the episode to be quite enjoyable. Even though the effects and overall importance to the plot were highly lacking, the action choreography and overall sense of fun were enough for me to still like it.
This season feels like it’s carving out a niche for the Filoniverse as the more action-focused side of modern Star Wars, as opposed to the more slow-burn character-driven approach of stuff like Andor and The Acolyte. From the rumors I’ve heard about Ahsoka, it seems like my suspicions are true: Ahsoka is being described as having more heavily-choreographed fight scenes than anything Star Wars until this point. It’s not exactly what I hoped for (I wish every Star Wars thing could feel like Andor from now on), but I can accept it.