By: Noel Murray
When "The Mandalorian" debuted on Disney+ in 2019, the series gave "Star Wars" fans something new and exciting: a well-crafted live-action TV show with short episodes and simple stories, largely devoid of the franchise's increasingly complicated mythology. In Season 1 especially, "The Mandalorian" played like an old-fashioned Western, set in outer space, following the adventures of a planet-hopping bounty hunter and his adorable alien sidekick.













