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Jake Lloyd has offered an update on his mental health.
https://ew.com/star-wars-actor-jake-lloyd-gives-mental-health-update-after-psychotic-break-8769292
He's doing "pretty good" now that's moved into a new rehab facility where he has more freedom to come and go, and it's helped him get more comfortable with his treatment, therapy and meds.
https://ew.com/star-wars-actor-jake-lloyd-gives-mental-health-update-after-psychotic-break-8769292
He's doing "pretty good" now that's moved into a new rehab facility where he has more freedom to come and go, and it's helped him get more comfortable with his treatment, therapy and meds.
Random thought: The usual thinking is one should watch the original films in production order, and for the most part I agree. But imagine if instead you watch all the films and shows, at least all the live action and maybe the cartoons too, all in order of internal chronology. When you reach the end of A New Hope, what an emotional culmination that ending must be…
I’m all for it. The Acolyte was excellent.
I won't go that far. But it's also not as bad as the most hysterical critics and haters say, not even remotely.
I’d rate the various live-action series thusly:
Andor — Unbelievably goddamned great, class by itself. Up there with Tales from the Loop in quality.
The Acolyte — Excellent, on a “normal TV” scale.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Skeleton Crew — Quite good.
The Mandalorian — Good, and reliably so, with occasional dips.
Ahsoka — Fun but a little shaky. Why does everyone speak so slowly and cryptically?
The Book of Boba Fett — Weakly structured, despite some very good bits.
Think that’s all of them so far?
I will say this much: you placed Andor and The Book of Boba Fett in more or less the right locations. 
And yes, there are seven live-action Star Wars series.
And yes, there are seven live-action Star Wars series.
With more to come!I will say this much: you placed Andor and The Book of Boba Fett in more or less the right locations.
And yes, there are seven live-action Star Wars series.
Mando S4 is in Pre-Production
Andor S2 is in Post-Production
Ahsoka S2 is in Development
If I were to rank the Disney Plus shows I think that I would have to put Skeleton Crew right on top. I haven't had this much fun with Star Wars since I was a kid.
Then I would place Andor and Ahsoka as about equal in my opinion.
From there, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Book of Boba Fett, Acolyte. YMMV, of course.
Then I would place Andor and Ahsoka as about equal in my opinion.
From there, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Book of Boba Fett, Acolyte. YMMV, of course.
I watch them each for different reasons. Andor and Skeleton Crew can't even compare in my mind.
They don't really trust each other, which is a main plot point.
Ezra and Sabine, even? Because they do exactly the same thing, just warmly. So I don’t think that’s it…
That was my read.
Hey, sure. I didn’t mean to devalue it. It just felt to me like every conversation in Ahsoka seemed to feel that way, whichever two characters were in conversation. I certainly enjoy the show and look forward to it coming back.
So far:
1. Andor
2. The Mandalorian
3. Skeleton Crew
4. Ahsoka
5. Obi-Wan Kenobi
6. The Book of Boba Fett
7. The Acolyte
1. Andor
2. The Mandalorian
3. Skeleton Crew
4. Ahsoka
5. Obi-Wan Kenobi
6. The Book of Boba Fett
7. The Acolyte
Welp, most of that I can understand; The Acolyte at the very bottom I can’t, but to each their own…
That's pretty close to how I would rank them. Maybe some movement ±1 position here and there.
As alternative to overall average, assuming that's what we're going for, if we pick the best episode from each series and rank them, it's very different. For example, with Andor, I think it's down to "One Way Out" vs "The Eye," but Ahsoka "Shadow Warrior" beats them both. We haven't even seen next week's episode of Skeleton Crew. For The Mandalorian, there are many episodes competing for the top spot, and I think they include "The Rescue," "The Spies," and "The Return."
Skeleton Crew is way better than it has any business being.
This is the way,