I enjoyed the mood and look of the episode, plus it was fun to see a live action Ahsoka. But the writing was the weakest in this entire season. A few things bothered me:
There was no tension or conflict. There was never any doubt that Mando would work together with Ahsoka, or that either one of them was in any danger. Some sort of conflict between Mando and Ahsoka would really have given this episode some stakes. The episode also continues the trend of making it feel like no one is in any danger. The episode's opening establishes Ahsoka as pretty much invincible and we've already seen lasers bounce off of Mando's armor. I also felt it wasn't clearly established that the prisoners were in any imminent danger, until they gave the order. Something like a time constraint would have helped the plot, along with an imposing villain that was a match for the two of them. I'd like to see some actual stakes, some conflict, and a chance for failure.
There was no plan. They just went inside and killed everyone, like they resolve every episode. For once I would like to see some semblance of a clever plan. Yes, there was the reveal that Mando wasn't dead... which the bad guys should have seen coming miles away. Where are the surprises for the audience though? And was there any reason why Ahsoka couldn't just take this whole town by herself? Why didn't they use Mando's ship to attack the town's defenses? How did Ahsoka get past the town's defenses so easily, and why did she need Mando again? I wish there were stakes, and that a direct attack would be impossible, forcing the main characters to come up with a plan. Mando could have pretended he killed Ahsoka instead, which would have made much more sense, and would have allowed him to walk straight into town past its defenses. Or anything else apart from just running in guns blazing. I'm starting to think the writers can only write action scenes. They are terrible at writing plots and dialogue.
The Child was barely involved in the plot regarding the town, and it seems the writers were really struggling to find a reason for it to stay with Mando and not with Ahsoka. Throughout this show the Child is purely a reason for Mando to go from planet A to planet B. But the plots themselves rarely involve the Child at all. The dialogue between Ahsoka and Mando was also terribly strained and didn't flow at all. I know Mando is a man of few words, but you'd think these two characters would have a lot to talk about.
They have all this wonderful material, all these wonderful characters and worlds, and yet are unable to write a good script for any of the episodes. You'd think with 2 seasons they'd have accidentally written a good plot by now. Sorry to be such a harsh critic. I still enjoy the show for its visuals and mood, but this really bothers me.