My thoughts through the first 3 episodes:
Pros:
Higher than average production quality at last
Enjoyable nostalgia based memories of being a Star Wars fan as a kid
Good child actors!
Fun/light hearted adventure that’s easy to watch
Cons:
I don’t care about the story in general or any of the characters at all… And that’s not to say I don’t enjoy the episodes when I watch, but if you told me the rest of the episodes wouldn’t even air, I wouldn’t be disappointed in the least. It’s not a bad show, and I realize as an adult EU fan I’m not the primary target audience here, but it’s certainly not the Star Wars that made me fall in love with the universe when I was a kid. I support side stories like this in general, but also I think we miss the beauty of how kids ALREADY connected with the OT/PT even those were more serious stories. We don’t need to venture so far into trying to appease one segment of target audience that we lose the incredible ability that Star Wars already had to bridge all age groups. I fell in love with Star Wars because seeing Yoda die in RotJ helped me process death when I was 6 years old. I fell in love with Star Wars because seeing Anakin as an isolated/lonely teen helped me process my own identity in middle school. I fell in love with Star Wars because it taught me universal lessons about life through mature stories that challenged my worldview.