The Mandalorian Best chapter and ranking (Season 1)

Both episodes from Chow were awesome

 

Here are my rankings, really miss this show.

2
3
7
8
1
6
5
4

 

Episode 2 is clearly the best in my view, followed by 7, 3, 8 and 6 as the top five.

 

Indeed, it has that certain quite Star Wars magic to it that is so hard to replicate. For some reason the simplicity of the episode reminds a lot of the first part of ANH where you're just following the droids. Hopefully season two can capture that sort of thing as well.

 

Results from the poll so far
7
8
2
3
6
5/1
4

Most divisive = 6. This episode is often either on top or on bottom.
Least liked so far = 4. Not just because it has zero votes, but it is also the one that is put on the bottom most often.

 

It was tough deciding between Chapters 3 and 7, but in the end 3 came ahead.

My overall ranking would be:

3
7
8
1
2
5
6
4

 

This is tough because I really do think of the show as the sum of its parts -- and I know that's odd because the parts have a lot of tonal and even genre differences, but it still adds up for me. I can say that 2 is maybe my favorite Star Wars thing in a great long time (and that's coming from someone who likes or loves pretty much all post-Lucas SW except for TROS), and I seem to be an outlier in that I like 4 very much indeed. The Tatooine episode was my least favorite on my first watch-through, which again says very little since I still liked it a lot, and on second viewing I liked it even more. It's... just a really good series.

 

8
7
2
1
3
5
6
4

(I love them all....even 4!)

 

8
7
3
6
2
1
5
4

 

I wish I had done this when I actually watched the season, but I'll have a rewatch to figure out a full ranking. That said, 8 is my standing favorite, for the humor, action, and emotion (I cried twice). Just having a full interaction between two troopers is interesting in its own right. Also, I think 4 is underrated: the prospect of a quieter life for Din, Cara's intro, the tooka cameo, and the coolest AT-ST I've ever seen.

 

I thought the whole series was of the highest quality but if I had to rank them in order of favourite chapter to least:
1. 1
2. 8
3 7
4. 2
5 3
6. 5
7. 4
8. 6

 

This is exactly the same ranking as my own, except I'd switch Chapter 5 and 4 by a hair. I just really don't like Not Han Solo.

 

Wait just a second. Shouldn't you be honored to sound too much like me?

 

No he's not, and no it isn't.

 

For now my rankings are...

8
7
2
3
1
4
6
5

 

I think I'm the first person to vote Chapter 4. I don't think any of the episodes are terrible, but let's go through my rankings
4—Love the village, the nods to Seven Samurai, and Baby Yoda is able to be a kid for a while. I want to raise my kid there sipping spotchka!
3—Seems like what we would expect as the season finale in terms of action. Live-action Mandalorians!
8—Incredible finale, has action/humor/emotion, and sets up Season 2 nicely!
2—Some of best 30 minutes of this show, but not my favorite. Thankfully, it showed our hero is not invincible or infallible.
1—Great introduction to our hero, and ends with an unexpected surprise...Baby Yoda!
7—Sets up the finale as our hero gathers up his crew...I watch this one back-to-back with Chapter 8.
5—Loved the scenes with Peli Motto, she really showed our hero how lousy of a daddy he is. Toro Calican is an idiot, and thankfully he didn't succeed.
6—I despised the crew going to spring the prisoner. I mean, these were all examples of people our hero had to deal with before, and he's not interested in that life anymore. I was glad he properly imprisoned them in the end. This is probably one part I would have cut out if I had a choice, but it gives the story a bit more depth, and it has some great visuals.

 

For me, before I start my re-watch tonight:

1. Chapter 8. Good laughs, good emotional beats, and fantastic action. Even better, a lot of great reveals, and closure for certain arcs. Very good! 10/10 Star Wars.

2. Chapter 3. Practically tied along with 8. fantastic payoff, great direction, and some great moments for Mando. Just so much to love. 10/10 Star Wars.

3. Chapter 7. Great seeing the gang get together for the first time. Also has an ending that makes the series actually have stakes. 9.5/10

4. Chapter 2. So much while saying so little. I also love jawas, so that was great! 9/10

5. Chapter 6. Really enjoyed seeing the Mando in his element. Seeing him conflicted with what he once did compared to his current priorities. Also love Bill Burr so it's cool having him there. 8/10

6. Chapter 1. A bit un-even. Dave Filoni showed talent but he was clearly learning the ropes still as a first time live action director. It also feels like it just needed ten more minutes to flesh it out, but maybe I just wanted more. 8/10

7. Chapter 5. This is one I could see growing on me depending on how that stinger moves the plot forward in future seasons. Really loved tattooine and the prequel era droids. Was very disappointed in losing Fennec though. 7/10

8. Chapter 4. Just didn't care for the romance subplot with Mando here. Felt a bit too early to pull a "what if we walked away from it all and had a normal life" plot point. Still had some good bits though. 6/10

Bout to start my re-watch now! Time to see if the ratings stand.

 

The Gunslinger is my favorite of Season 1, thanks to Filoni. The Child may be my least favorite, even though it was a great episode that revealed Baby Yoda’s force-sensitivity.