Look, this has already been an annoyingly long year, we’re on the brink of a searing-hot summer, gas prices are higher than my cousin Stu at a Phish concert, and we’re at war with Iran.

Given all that, I have one request: I don’t want to hear a single unkind or critical word about the new "Star Wars" movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” That movie, which I have not yet seen, is about the only good thing happening in this world, and I refuse to let anyone take that from me. 

For those who haven’t watched the television series “The Mandalorian,” from which the new movie bubbled up, here’s a quick synopsis: There’s a cool dude in an awesome helmet who protects an absolutely freaking adorable creature who audiences initially referred to as Baby Yoda, because he looks like a baby Yoda, the iconic character from past "Star Wars" films.

We eventually learned the creature’s name is Grogu, and he is fantastic and curious and funny, and he uses the Force, which is also awesome. After an episode or two of the series, most viewers adopted the sensibility of the cool-helmeted dude Grogu rides with and decided they too would die to........

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