This being the first on-screen appearance of The High Republic era is what made me watch it. Obviously this is a Star Wars show catered to young kids so you can't expect too much when it comes to exposition but I was hoping for at least a _slight_ reveal of what may be yet to come in future shows and movies placed in this era.

One of the few notable things is that Yoda is around and is already a living legend amongst these kids. Considering this takes place hundreds of years before Episode I - The Phantom Menace, let alone Episode IV - A new Hope, where Yoda is 900 years old; I did not expect him to already be ...old. Maybe it's an act, maybe it's an oversight, but it was odd. I was also hoping to at least get a tease of what made him a legend to these kids but again, no such luck.

What this show _is_ though, is a pretty basic but not terrible show about doing the right thing, letting go of ego, and teaching responsibility. Generally an episode will start with a mistake or misjudgement of one of the kids who then over the course of the episode learns why it was bad and why the alternative is the better option. For example: think before you act, listen to your peers, don't get cocky, and don't assume based on limited knowledge. They're good lessons and it's not hammered on like some big "teaching moment". While clearly fabricated for the episode it does flow organically.

The animation style is solid and the textures are pretty well-done for the most part. Though it is all very much contained so we don't get to see a whole lot of this galaxy's era. The music is good as expected and the colors are super vivid.

The cast is diverse with a black boy as the main lead and one of the other co-leads seemingly has two moms. It is not harped upon. It just is. The kids are all voiced by actual kids _(save for Nubs, who is voiced by Star Wars veteran Dee Bradley Baker)_ Character design is solid, well-animated, though some (side) characters still a bit underused and would like to see more of them in future seasons. Likewise also hoping for at least some tangential connection to other Star Wars lore as right now it all seems pretty self-contained. Which is understandable but *some* teases or links would have been nice.

The more worrying part of this show, and I guess the Jedi Order in general, is how they all seem okay with giving these kids super deadly weapons and sending them out in spaceships (with no adult supervision) where every mishap can kill them or someone else. The Star Wars universe is a crazy one and maybe Dooku was right all along _(and subsequently Anakin as well)_ in saying it was the Jedi that were evil. Considering this High Republic era is [spoiler]supposed to end a bit disastrously in the end in part due to the Jedi playing space cops a bit too zealously[/spoiler] I am curious to see where the other shows and movies will take us.

Conclusion: For kids, this is a good show and as an adult you should not worry about them seeing anything "bad". For adults, there's not much here, at least not so far with only a single season.