Star Wars TV shows have reached a point that was passed by Marvel superhero series a while ago: franchise fans still thirstily slurp down every new one in full, but casual viewers no longer have room in their schedules to blindly commit. So is Ahsoka a crossover thrill – like Andor, The Mandalorian (seasons one and two only!), and the last few episodes of The Book of Boba Fett? Or is it a fans-only drudge, like most of Boba, recent Mando and all of Obi-Wan Kenobi?
After an opening double bill introducing us to the new adventures of Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), we don’t really know. Ahsoka has plenty of flickers of what made Andor and the early Mandalorian such a ride, but it suffers from the same syndrome that makes Bad Star Wars bad: it’s so in awe of franchise lore it keeps taking our interest for granted.
