To echo what HMSwolfe said, I also disagree with this to an extent. Chapter 6 especially stands out in my mind as being written exclusively for super-nerds. It relies solely on cameos and the Cad Bane reveal, neither of which have much impact on the overall story in that episode. I've realized this is why I didn't feel as excited after it as I did with Chapter 5; it doesn't have any real meat. I watched it with my dad and brother, both very casual fans, and my dad fell asleep during the overly long training sequence and my brother felt very "meh" about the episode overall. He didn't get any excitement from seeing R2, Luke or Ahoska again, and had no idea who Cad Bane was and rolled his eyes at his dramatic entrance and the cliche western duel.
Even the Boba/Bane showdown in the finale fell completely flat in my opinion; there's nothing there. No history for casual fans (or super-nerds) to understand, and it feels like it was written with the assumption that super-nerds would love it just because of the fabled unfinished Clone Wars episode of their duel, which also lacks any context or real character development.
Idk how impossibly high your expectations were, but given it was the same creative team (plus Rodriguez), I think all of us expected the level of quality of The Mandalorian. Which I think it's safe to say most people feel is pretty solid. We know Disney is capable of producing good Star Wars, they've done it before. I know Star Was is a difficult franchise because of how many generations it has impacted, and by no means do I want to discourage Disney from making more. I'd genuinely love to see them learn from their mistakes and correct course. I have faith there is still amazing content on the horizon, I just hope they can decrease the amount of blunders going forward.
