# The Mandalorian Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/mandalorian/ 7 people recommended The Mandalorian in Hacker News comments, 5 had mixed feelings and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Fans praise its strong first season, memorable characters and world-building. The most common caveat is that it feels shallow and aimed at a younger audience. Summary written by Claude from 19 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Enjoyable in parts (4 comments in the sample): "I guess parts of the Mandalorian fit the bill, but I wouldn't rank it up there with Firefly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47393895)) "I liked parts of The Mandalorian, but it went downhill pretty fast in terms of" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47393350)) "I did enjoy the Mandalorian, but it's a bit too shallow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359079)) - Strong first season (3 comments in the sample): "You're right that Mando Season 1 was an attempt to get back to the original concept and it got close." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359766)) "The first season was great, a nice little star wars story with memorable characters" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016460)) "Mando season 1 is what Star Wars should be" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48356715)) - Memorable characters and world-building (2 comments in the sample): "they are really stunning and gives you more time to appreciate the world building" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46595584)) "I really loved Kuiil and the blurrgs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016887)) ## What people warn about - Silly script and cartoonish style (3 comments in the sample): "Even by Star Wars standard that was absurd." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229672)) "script was so dumb it made my brain hurt" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48263713)) "too gamey/Marvel-ey/cartooney" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171356)) - Feels shallow, aimed at children (2 comments in the sample): "The Mandalorian was definitely aimed at a younger audience." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353909)) "The Mandolorian feels like a childrens show by comparison." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176394)) - Cash-grab spin-off of minor character (2 comments in the sample): "It's incomprehensible that Disney bet their relaunch on a spin-off streaming series based on a tertiary character" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48352724)) "the problem with Moana and Mandalorian is that even lazy uninformed movie-goers recognized an empty cash-grab" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49012806)) - Quality drops after first season (1 comment in the sample): "ended up devolving into mediocrity too" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170245)) ## Other TV series people recommend - [Halt and Catch Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halt-and-catch-fire/): 123 recommend, 35 mixed, 19 criticize - [Babylon 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/babylon-5/): 52 recommend, 24 mixed, 16 criticize - [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor/): 45 recommend, 7 mixed, 5 criticize - [Silicon Valley (TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silicon-valley/): 44 recommend, 7 mixed, 1 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "The Mandalorian", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mandalorian/ (7 recommend, 5 mixed, 7 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.