giving us a good bit of exposition while at the same time giving us insight into the Empire's colonial ambitions/attitude toward the people and culture they are systematically wiping out was just *chef's kiss*

Never gets bogged down. Doesn't get preachy or overly obvious. Text and subtext meld together perfectly. It's timeless and timely. All smack dab in the middle of an episode that is a taughtly plotted and thrilling piece of genre TV.

I'm heartened to see so many people responding to this show saying this is what they've been hoping and waiting for from the SW universe and reveling in the gold this show is.