The Mandalorian Chapter 6 review

Today I’m going to be doing something a little different than my usual posts, and I’m going to be reviewing the Star Wars TV show The Mandalorian, more specifically the episode “Chapter 6: The Prisoner”. There are going to be no spoilers for the episode in this post, so feel free to read it even if you plan to watch the episode sometime, or maybe this post will even inspire you to check it out! Now, let’s get right into the review. First off, this is a stand alone episode, and it has nothing to do with the main story the show has set up before, and the only returning characters are Mando himself and baby Yoda.

This may be considered an annoyance to some, as maybe they don’t like “filler” episodes, but I personally think it is well done enough to give a pass. It has a solid story, with an exposition, a rising action, a climax, a falling action, and a resolution. Since it has a full, resolution, we probably won’t expect anything from this episode to have anything to do with later episodes. The episode, as with every other episode in the show, is visually pleasing, and you can see that a lot of time and effort was put into the costumes and set, as well as the special effects which also look great. The episode kind of has a cliched plot, but deviates enough that it feels like a unique experience. A few of the new characters are cliched as well, but to a more noticeable extent, which is one of the things I don’t like about this episode. I think the episode builds up tension very well, which is backed up by the fact that there is a ticking clock, but the episode builds up tension so well in the exposition and rising action that I don’t think they even needed it. The action scenes are beautifully done, and are one of the highlights of the episode, but that’s kind of expected from a show like this. My absolute favourite part of this episode, however, is the way it toys around with the theme. It starts out as, and for most of the episode is a TV action show. A bit later in the episode, it starts to toy around with a horror theme, which is really well done, and ends with some bleak humour which breaks up the tension.

So overall, although parts of the episode are a bit too cliched, and the episode isn’t really related to the main story of the show, some stunning visual effects and action as well as the excellently done changes in theme make me give this episode a 8/10, and I would definitely recommend watching it and the rest of the show if you have Disney plus or plan on getting it.