The Mandalorian Season 2

The Mandalorian was a breath of fresh air for Star Wars when it premiered late last year. It was everything that The Rise of Skywalker — a much more hyped entry released a month later, billed as the final word in the four-decade-long Skywalker Saga — was too afraid to be. The Mandalorian gave us a lead character who wasn't Force sensitive and who didn't even show his face. It didn't prey on our nostalgia — well, except the part that it's set in a beloved universe — as it introduced a motley of supporting characters who were all new faces. Rather, it preyed on our shared love for all things cute and small, in giving us Baby Yoda (whom we now know as Grogu). And naturally, it helped that the little green critter was Force sensitive.