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Spoilers Book of Boba Fett [Spoiler Discussion]
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Yeah, in the original scene there was a large-ish table covered in various junk and a chair where the bar is now, plus the cantina style tables and chairs appear to be entirely new.
And it's been closer to 9 or 10 years, so plenty of time for some furniture to have been moved. Or possibly the place has always been set up for trade and repair side of the business in daylight hours, but after sunsdown they pack all that away and break out the cafe seating and refreshments as that's when most of the local farmhands knock off and want a drink. Not unlike the Pika Oasis in a lot of ways.
As for what they may or may not have heard about Luke; they probably just assume he died along with his aunt and uncle when the farm was razed . . . that or they think he murdered them and did a runner.
I like the build up the deleted scene gives Biggs and his connection with Luke. Only problem is the time does not work. The film takes place durinv a couple of dats at best from what we see on screen. Biggs plan was to leave Tatooine then jump ship with some fellow academy friends and join the rebellion. When Luke sees him at the end of the movie Biggs is already a trusted X-Wing pilot, enough of one that the attack commander accepts his vouching for Luke's abilities. If their two timelines matched up Biggs wouldn't hsve had time to do that before the Falcon arrived
Well I did read the novel and the comic back then.
I got around to watching the first two episodes in one evening. So far I like it. I thought the first episode was just fine; I don't get the complaints that critics have been making about it being underwhelming or a letdown, or whatever. I did think that the execution of the sarlaac stuff was a bit cheesy (the inside of the digestive system, and Boba popping up from the sand).
The second episode was great in its exploration of Tusken culture, showing that they aren't just the semi-intelligent savages as previously portrayed. Maybe some of this was explored before in the old EU or in the new novels or comics, but I can't remember. And I had always assumed that the gaffi/gaderffii sticks were sloppily thrown together completely from metal scrap pieces. So it was eye-opening to finally see the careful craftsmanship that goes into it, and also the personal connection with having to go on the quest to get the base piece of wood; a good bit of world-building there.
But anyway, the flashbacks are interesting and all. But I wish they would get on with the 'present day' story, or at least show a more direct link between what happened in the flashbacks and what is happening in the framing story. You know, something like the Tusken tribe showing up again in the end to help out Boba as the new Daimyo.
Kor
The second episode was great in its exploration of Tusken culture, showing that they aren't just the semi-intelligent savages as previously portrayed. Maybe some of this was explored before in the old EU or in the new novels or comics, but I can't remember. And I had always assumed that the gaffi/gaderffii sticks were sloppily thrown together completely from metal scrap pieces. So it was eye-opening to finally see the careful craftsmanship that goes into it, and also the personal connection with having to go on the quest to get the base piece of wood; a good bit of world-building there.
But anyway, the flashbacks are interesting and all. But I wish they would get on with the 'present day' story, or at least show a more direct link between what happened in the flashbacks and what is happening in the framing story. You know, something like the Tusken tribe showing up again in the end to help out Boba as the new Daimyo.
Kor
Don't know why this suddenly clicked in my brain, but I was wondering what the point of the long speeder was given there seems to have been as many cars given over for passengers as there was for cargo, and yet the only people on it were the guards. And then I remembered Luke's line "I can get you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley, or wherever you're going."
I guess I always assumed that meant just hitching a ride on an airspeeder or renting a landspeeder or something because it's not like Tatooine is has anything resembling infrastructure; but now I'm thinking these longspeeders probably run regular overland transport routes between the major and minor settlements (like actual trains trains!) And the Pykes were using one of these to smuggle spice instead of just using a starship precisely because it wouldn't draw undue attention.
Seems obvious in hindsight, but for some reason I find this a very appealing idea as it makes the place feel much of a living planet. People can complain about the SE changes all they like, but George clearly intended this place to have a lot more hustle and bustle in the cities and towns than they were able to pull off in the Tunisia location shoots.
However, we don't actually know how long the droids were out there wandering the wastes. Sure, it cuts from high noons out on the dunes to dusks in a canyons, but does that mean it's the same day? They could have been out there for a few days before the Jawas picked them both up, and it could have been another day or two before the sandcrawler made it's lazy circuit around to the Lars farm.
Even at the most conservative estimate, you're probably looking at about 4-5 days from Tosche Station to Yavin IV for both Luke and Biggs: -
Day 1) The pod lands in full daylight, dusk by the time the Jawas get to R2 in the Canyons
Day 2) At the farm by morning, R2 does a runner around nightfall.
Day 3) Luke out searching at first light, spends most of the day with Ben, gets back to the destroyed farm when the suns are low.
Day 4) Luke, Ben & droids get to the bluff overlooking Mos Eisley by full light, blast their way off planet at least a few hours later as the suns are already getting low again.
Day 5-7?!) However long the trip is from Tatooine out on the rim to the Alderaan system in the core, the jailbreak, then the trip to the Yavin system, back out on the rim on the other side of the galaxy, at the speed of plot! Plus however long it took to analyse the plans for a way to exploit Erso's weak spot, plus at least putting Luke into a simulator to make sure he can actually handle an X-Wing.
Biggs was shipping out on day 1, probably jumped ship on day 2 and could have been on Yavin by day 3 or 4 before Luke had even left then planet. By that time Masassi Group were in desperate need of pilots after the losses at Scarif just a few days prior, so Biggs probably got assigned damn near instantly since it was a pre-arranged defection.
I guess I always assumed that meant just hitching a ride on an airspeeder or renting a landspeeder or something because it's not like Tatooine is has anything resembling infrastructure; but now I'm thinking these longspeeders probably run regular overland transport routes between the major and minor settlements (like actual trains trains!) And the Pykes were using one of these to smuggle spice instead of just using a starship precisely because it wouldn't draw undue attention.
Seems obvious in hindsight, but for some reason I find this a very appealing idea as it makes the place feel much of a living planet. People can complain about the SE changes all they like, but George clearly intended this place to have a lot more hustle and bustle in the cities and towns than they were able to pull off in the Tunisia location shoots.
Time is always a little nebulous in Star Wars, at least in regards to the narrative (at least it was, for some reason the ST seemed obsessed with arbitrary ticking clocks.)
However, we don't actually know how long the droids were out there wandering the wastes. Sure, it cuts from high noons out on the dunes to dusks in a canyons, but does that mean it's the same day? They could have been out there for a few days before the Jawas picked them both up, and it could have been another day or two before the sandcrawler made it's lazy circuit around to the Lars farm.
Even at the most conservative estimate, you're probably looking at about 4-5 days from Tosche Station to Yavin IV for both Luke and Biggs: -
Day 1) The pod lands in full daylight, dusk by the time the Jawas get to R2 in the Canyons
Day 2) At the farm by morning, R2 does a runner around nightfall.
Day 3) Luke out searching at first light, spends most of the day with Ben, gets back to the destroyed farm when the suns are low.
Day 4) Luke, Ben & droids get to the bluff overlooking Mos Eisley by full light, blast their way off planet at least a few hours later as the suns are already getting low again.
Day 5-7?!) However long the trip is from Tatooine out on the rim to the Alderaan system in the core, the jailbreak, then the trip to the Yavin system, back out on the rim on the other side of the galaxy, at the speed of plot! Plus however long it took to analyse the plans for a way to exploit Erso's weak spot, plus at least putting Luke into a simulator to make sure he can actually handle an X-Wing.
Biggs was shipping out on day 1, probably jumped ship on day 2 and could have been on Yavin by day 3 or 4 before Luke had even left then planet. By that time Masassi Group were in desperate need of pilots after the losses at Scarif just a few days prior, so Biggs probably got assigned damn near instantly since it was a pre-arranged defection.
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Loved ep 2!!!
Enjoyed seeing Camie and Fixer at Tosche Station (just like the ANH deleted scene) and Fetts time with the Tuskens is intriguing and great to watch.
Cannot wait for more!
Enjoyed seeing Camie and Fixer at Tosche Station (just like the ANH deleted scene) and Fetts time with the Tuskens is intriguing and great to watch.
Cannot wait for more!
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I have to admit, I'm not always good at figuring out what is and isn't meant to be a literal part of the scene when it comes to this kind of stuff.
If we are going to get a Clone Wars/Rebels character, my guess would be Cad Bane, since he'd have the most direction connection to Boba Fett. If we are going to get live action Rex, I'd rather save him for Ahsoka's show.
I can't see Omega appearing outside of The Bad Batch while it's still in production, they're probably not going to want to establish to much about her post series history before it's over.
I'm thinking we'll get one or more of the following characters in the season finale: Cad Bane, Qi'ra representing Crimson Dawn and its interests on Tatooine and Han Solo. If both Qi'ra and Han appear it would prove very interesting for multiple reasons, not the least of which are the rumors Harrison Ford might have filmed scenes for the series and he'd be playing the older Han and not Alden Ehrenreich.
Cad Bane is trash.
Cad Bane should be tossed away like the Holiday Special.
His voice was grating, he felt overpowered, and completely joyless to watch.
Well, it was never the fall. It was the sudden impact at the end.
ETA: the more I think about this, the more I like it.
Personally I just don't see her going out to someone like Becket. He's just not that dangerous.Well, it was never the fall. It was the sudden impact at the end.
ETA: the more I think about this, the more I like it.
Plus she was the only one to ever get inside Boba's head, so lots of potential there.
Side note: what the hell was Lando doing that he ended up owing her money? He doesn't seem the "hires psycho assassins" sort. Even less the "hires psycho assassins and suicidally neglects to pay them" sort.
Dangerous enough to get the drop on her and push her to a likely death and dangerous enough to almost get the drop on and finish Han Solo.
I'm enjoying this thus far in the early going.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm exactly the target demographic for this. I knew Boba Fett from the early pre-"Special Editions" days, I know Temuera Morrison for his work outside of Star Wars, his inclusion in the prequels was one of the best ideas Lucas ever had, and the retroactive reimagining of Boba Fett as a kind of hero for the downtrodden of Tattooine after having clawed his way up from the Sarlacc's guts has been hanging out there for a while, seeded further by his turn in The Mandalorian.
Thus far, it's delivering. Boba is out of his depth in both timeframes -- his sojourn with the Sand People and his "present"-day sojourn as the "Daimyo" of Mos Espa -- and we get to see him finding his feet in both the present day and flashback in a really intriguing way. There have been some thrilling sequences, the train heist in particular. And Morrison is magisterial, a presence that carries off even the weaker (in the moment) story beats.
I'm also pretty sure that a lot of the indigenous-resonant stuff in the Book has to have come at Morrison's prompting. The dream tree sequence in EP.2 resonates with Maori Sacred Tree symbolism in many ways, and the gaffi stick carving sequence in EP2 feels awfully similar, in an abbreviated form, to the making of a taiaha. I'm loving this stuff: why have Temuera Morrison as your Boba if you're not gonna leverage it? It's rad as hell and I'm looking forward to more.
Thus far, it's delivering. Boba is out of his depth in both timeframes -- his sojourn with the Sand People and his "present"-day sojourn as the "Daimyo" of Mos Espa -- and we get to see him finding his feet in both the present day and flashback in a really intriguing way. There have been some thrilling sequences, the train heist in particular. And Morrison is magisterial, a presence that carries off even the weaker (in the moment) story beats.
I'm also pretty sure that a lot of the indigenous-resonant stuff in the Book has to have come at Morrison's prompting. The dream tree sequence in EP.2 resonates with Maori Sacred Tree symbolism in many ways, and the gaffi stick carving sequence in EP2 feels awfully similar, in an abbreviated form, to the making of a taiaha. I'm loving this stuff: why have Temuera Morrison as your Boba if you're not gonna leverage it? It's rad as hell and I'm looking forward to more.
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