I caught up with this over Christmas. It’s surprisingly great. It’s very much a kids show - not in the sense that that phrase is used as a byword for shitness, but more like some of the best entertainment ever made is made for kids (e.g. Paddington 2, or Muppets Christmas Carol, or Bluey, or Princess Bride).
There’s a lot to like as an adult - the kids act like kids, not weirdly precocious Hollywood brats, it doesn’t over-use the Volume, and it’s primarily reference points aren’t just other Star Wars projects. It was cute to see Aldanhi get a mention, but it’s more interested in evoking things like Peter Pan, the Wizard of Oz, and the various Amblin films (shockingly enough, even stuff that Disney doesn’t own).
I caught up with this over Christmas. It’s surprisingly great. It’s very much a kids show - not in the sense that that phrase is used as a byword for shitness, but more like some of the best entertainment ever made is made for kids (e.g. Paddington 2, or Muppets Christmas Carol, or Bluey, or Princess Bride).
There’s a lot to like as an adult - the kids act like kids, not weirdly precocious Hollywood brats, it doesn’t over-use the Volume, and it’s primarily reference points aren’t just other Star Wars projects. It was cute to see Aldanhi get a mention, but it’s more interested in evoking things like Peter Pan, the Wizard of Oz, and the various Amblin films (shockingly enough, even stuff that Disney doesn’t own).