I'm probably overly cynical with respect to SW at this point after the wretched TROS, but man, it sure feels like there is 100x the amount of content that references/pays homage/flat out panders to the OT than there is actual original content. They just can't seem to leave 3 40 year old movies behind, ever.
The Mandalorian is a love letter to the prequels, The Clone Wars and the Old EU.
It never reaches sequel trilogy levels of OT fanwank, and in many ways it's a fuck you to purists.