Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, has said he was initially reluctant to return in his iconic Star Wars role, believing that Disney would be unable to "catch lightning in a bottle twice."
“The reason I did Mandalorian was that Luke had a beginning and an end. There was no middle. It was like making a trilogy about James Bond as a young boy who first became aware of the Secret Service and wanted to be a part of it. Part two was him training to be an agent. Part three is earning his license to kill — The End. No From Russia With Love, Dr. No or Goldfinger. You never got to see Luke as a Master Jedi at the peak of his powers.”
The episode in question is just magical. Him explaining the Force to Grogu and hearing the Williams musical cues makes it feel like a failed back door pilot. It’s so upsetting that we may never get a proper post-Empire Luke Skywalker series unless Luke Skywalker gets completely recast.
He’s right. All anyone has wanted to see since the trailer for Last Jedi was Luke be an absolute badass for once. We got a glimpse of that for Vader in Rouge One, but never for Luke.
I thought this was an interesting take:
The episode in question is just magical. Him explaining the Force to Grogu and hearing the Williams musical cues makes it feel like a failed back door pilot. It’s so upsetting that we may never get a proper post-Empire Luke Skywalker series unless Luke Skywalker gets completely recast.
Makes me think the time is right for a dedicated Luke game series.
Felt like one of the weakest parts to me. Star Wars can only stretch it’s wings when freed from the bloody Skywalker family.
He’s right. All anyone has wanted to see since the trailer for Last Jedi was Luke be an absolute badass for once. We got a glimpse of that for Vader in Rouge One, but never for Luke.