This seventh installment more or less marks the end of the second act of the season — if a season were to be considered in the same structural terms as an individual episode — and so begins the gradual ascent to what will be, ultimately, the end of show finale. Last week's installment was to be fair, mostly an Easter egg hunt, with throwbacks inserted willy-nilly to keep the most anal of fans frothing at the mouth.
Sure, some of it was fun, but the showrunners seem determined to saturate the show with throwbacks at every available opportunity. Unfortunately, this tired old Trekkie has gone back to having a wavering loyalty because not one person at Paramount has the chutzpah to try something totally new. While "The Madalorian" suffers from a similar problem, at least Lucasfilm attempted it with "Andor." And look at all the positive reviews that got. Mostly.
