Not great, but not as terrible as folks who had made up their minds before the first episode are saying. I'd rate it a 6/10. Mostly uneven storytelling, poor character development, and ridiculously cheap looking production values. There were some good ideas that expanded the mythos, as well as some terrible choices. The overarching plot wasn't well written and the show suffered the usual pacing issues. It's possible they could do some course correction if there was a season 2, but I don't know who'd want to hear all the shouting over a friggin' TV show. I think it's virtually impossible to be a Star Wars producer these days. Everyone's an "expert" who knows exactly what a Star Wars movie or series needs to be. While I don't think Disney has been doing a stellar job of handling the franchise (I'm not a fan of the disjointed sequels, Kenobi and BoBF were letdowns, and IMO this is a 6/10) I also remember the vitriol directed at Lucas for the prequels long before social media devolved into what it is today. Some fans want to relive the originals others want to move on from the Skywalkers. Some want the Old Republic others want the High Republic. Some want no lightsabers others want lots of em. Some point to video games, comics, or XYZ novels as being the perfect source materials. And some of those fans might have good points and great ideas. But they'll get shouted down by other fans who'll say they're wrong and their ideas are "garbage." At the end of the day these are just bits of entertainment. Every remote has a change channel function.
