Spoilers Book of Boba Fett [Spoiler Discussion]

[Ithekro]

Hard life tends to age people. Look at people born during the first decades of the 20th century. There are pictures of some of them in their 40s were they look like someone today would look in their 60s. People in their 60s look old, while today those same people would be assumed to be in their 80s.

Alec Guinness turned 62 when filming Star Wars. Ewan McGregor looks better at 50 than Alec did in 1964 at the same age. It happens.

 

[Saul]

Boba Fett isn't reading the same men's lifestyle magazines the rest of us are.

 

[Sketcher]

Ironically isn't Daniel Logan closer the right age for Boba in the series?

 

[JD]

Yeah, I just checked and he's 34, so that probably would be closer to the age Boba would be at the point the show takes place.
I have to admit, I was a little surprised how quiet and subdued the show was overall. I liked it, but I was just expecting a lot more big, crazy action scenes.

 

[Seven of Five]

Me too. My interest in the show only returned when the Mandolorian showed up.

It was just too slow-paced and full of mumbly dialogue, and it may have been a better-paced affair at 6 episodes?

The finale had everything in it. Drama, action, and humor. Grogu at the end in the glass was perfect.

 

[galleywest]

Me too. My interest in the show only returned when the Mandolorian showed up.

It was just too slow-paced and full of mumbly dialogue, and it may have been a better-paced affair at 6 episodes?

The finale had everything in it. Drama, action, and humor. Grogu at the end in the glass was perfect.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I really enjoyed these last three episodes of The Book of Mando.

Since the Mandolorian showed up it's felt like two very different shows vying for the same time slot, and Mando's show is more coherent and interesting. Boba Fett's is kind of disjointed. What is he trying to do? What does he want to be? Is he motivated by the loss of the Tuskens? Why is he so dead set on saving this particular town? What's his back story (for those of us who don't want to watch a ton of other stuff to get caught up)? Who knows. I learned more about Grogu in half an episode than i did about Boba Fett in the preceding four.

The one thing i kept expecting to happen and was disappointed in was that Cobb Vanth didn't show up (except that bacta tank shot). I wonder what the plan is for him, given the ending stinger.

 

[Noname Given]

Me too. My interest in the show only returned when the Mandolorian showed up.

It was just too slow-paced and full of mumbly dialogue, and it may have been a better-paced affair at 6 episodes?

The finale had everything in it. Drama, action, and humor. Grogu at the end in the glass was perfect.

I'm in the same boat as you as the Mandalorian showing up rekindled my interest in The Book of Boba Fett. That said, Boba"s story itself was effectively about six episodes because we had effectively two episodes of the Mandalorian and then a big guest starring role for a Din in the final episode of The Book of Boba Fett.

 

[fireproof78]

Din showing up in Fett only reinforces my low opinion of the character.

 

[JD]

Fett or Djarin?
If Han does show up, would you rather get a digital young Harrison Ford, like we've gotten with Luke, or have Alden Ehrenreich come back?
I vote for Ehrenreich, I liked him in Solo, and we'd also avoid another repeat of all of the issues with Luke. Not to mention it would probably be cheaper and easier for the people making the show.

 

[fireproof78]

Fett or Djarin?

Djarin.

If Han does show up, would you rather get a digital young Harrison Ford, like we've gotten with Luke, or have Alden Ehrenreich come back?

I would prefer Ehrenreich because I think he is a great Solo. However, given the trend with Luke I am imaging they will go with a digital young Ford, if Ford will sign off on it.

 

[Turtletrekker]

They should use Ehrenreich on set and then deep-fake Harrison Ford's face on him .

 

[cooleddie74]

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[CaptainWacky]

Themes, folks. It couldn't be personal with Bane, because if it's about vengeance it misses the point. Bane is a stand in for the man Boba was before he went into the Sarlacc. All business, cold as ice and willing to kill at the drop of a hat.

Boba wasn't fighting Cad Bane. He was fighting himself. When he kills Bane, he leaves that part of himself truly behind.

That's a fine explanation, but if it's what the show intended then they didn't nearly hit those points hard enough. Having Bane taunt Boba with what happened to the Tuskens just made it feel like the conflict was all about Boba getting revenge for them.

 

[ichab]

I enjoyed the season, but like others here have said, I would have preferred the focus to stay on the Fett show. The Mandolorian already has his own show and I really don't care to see more stories about Luke. I would have much preferred that character time used on examining Fett's past relationship with Bane or a backstory on Krranstan that links to Fett.

Enjoyable but I have to give the season a C for those reasons.

 

[cooleddie74]

Hard life tends to age people. Look at people born during the first decades of the 20th century. There are pictures of some of them in their 40s were they look like someone today would look in their 60s. People in their 60s look old, while today those same people would be assumed to be in their 80s.

Alec Guinness turned 62 when filming Star Wars. Ewan McGregor looks better at 50 than Alec did in 1964 at the same age. It happens.

Sean Connery was just 41 when he made Diamonds Are Forever. Look at how much younger he appeared just four years earlier in You Only Live Twice. Many people born in the early 20th century either lived hard lives or drank and partied hard.

 

[Tuskin38]

if Ford will sign off on it.

Well, it's rumoured he's doing it for the new Indiana Jones film.
There were filming leaks of him in the Indy outfit with tracking spots on his face.

 

[fireproof78]

Well, he's apparently doing it for the new Indiana Jones film.

I more meant him returning to Star Wars.

 

[Tuskin38]

I more meant him returning to Star Wars.

Oh whoops.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

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I gotta agree with Allen, the overall Strategy that they wrote for Boba Fett to use was pretty weak / stupid.
He REALLY misused his forces and badly applied them.

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Damn, the "Scorpenek Annihilator"™ Droid was bad ass, why didn't the CIS mass produce those droids?
It only needs a few more modifications in it's base design to be even harder to kill.

 

[Reverend]

The whole show is riddled with bizarre choices and weird contrivances. How were they getting back and forth from the Palace to Mos Espa? On foot!? We never see them use a speeder or a skiff. Did the Rancor have to walk all that way too, or was he stashed outside the city limits "just in case"? If the former, why not get Slave One instead? It should have enough artillery to deal with those droids AND strong enough shields to hang in the fight.

Why did Boba even *want* Jabba's territory in the first place? Since when has he felt any kinship for the people of Tatooine (who aren't Tuskens) in general, or Mos Espa in particular? How exactly did Bib "betray" him? Did he think Bib ordered the deck gunner that damaged his jetpack? Seems pretty arbitrary.

Despite all of this I still liked the show for the sheer spectacle, I just wish there'd been a more coherent story and character arc for the title character. This feels less like Filloni's usual approach and more like JJ Abram's "think up shit that looks cool, fudge and half-arse the justification after the fact!"

Damn, the "Scorpenek Annihilator"™ Droid was bad ass, why didn't the CIS mass produce those droids?
It only needs a few more modifications in it's base design to be even harder to kill.

I can think of two reasons; 1) Money! 2) They weren't supposed to win. The whole point of the war was to drain the power and resources of the outer systems and increase the authority and raw industrial might of the core. That means keeping the two sides artificially matched until the plan plays out. Any superweapons being developed for either side were just unknowingly R&D projects for the Empire to be, which is why nothing decisive was ever deployed.
Indeed, the droids vs clones dichotomy of the conflict could be seen as Palpatine testing to see which kind of force would serve the Empire better. There's a world in which he considered having the Stormtroopers be all droids.