I love the idea of the Force producing the Yoda species for whatever reason, the Empire knowing how powerful the species can be, and the remnants of the Empire wanting to either try and harness or kill this latest of the species that has now come to their attention. That's a GREAT premise, should it turn out to be something in that general vicinity.
That said, I thought the first half of the pilot was kind of rushed, bland, and clunky. That blue prisoner alien felt like something out of a '90s Star Trek episode - not Star Warsy at all - and faceless characters conversing behind masks gets real old real fast. But the second half with the droid and the ambush was great stuff, and again, the setup for the rest of the series was inspired.
I'm a little disappointed overall - it felt way more "TV-ish" than I was expecting in terms of pacing - but I'm chalking it up to growing pains for now, and am still more than excited to see where this goes...