The Book Of Boba Fett

[Tuskin38]

This isn't the spoiler thread, so these posts should probably be spoiler tagged as there's no warning in the title.

This is the spoiler thread
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/book-of-boba-fett-spoiler-discussion.310107/

 

[Tuskin38]

Spoiler

What's up with the train "fish" heads transporting glittery spice/splice?! Isn't that the same stuff from Dune?!
Really confused.

Spoiler

Spice was first mentioned in ANH as being mined on Kessel, the same fact was mentioned in this episode.
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Spice

The aliens are Pykes, who run some of the spice mines on Kessel, the species was seen in Clone Wars and Solo.

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Pyke
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Pyke_Syndicate

 

[cooleddie74]

I liked this week's episode. A lot.

I can't think of anything that outright disappointed me.

 

[Jayson1]

I liked it also. I did not know this show was going to be doing so much Dances with Wolves stuff but I expect the 2 stories to eventually merge together in the present. I think the Tuskins will make up the bulk of his criminal empire and that will not please all those other criminal types being replaced. Especially the Hutt's and I would say the Mayor but i think the Mayor is going to be killed by the guy who seems to be in second command. That character isTh great and is played by actor who is talented which makes me think he has a bigger role to play in the events of the story. Same with Jennifer Beals. The train attack was pretty epic as well.

 

[cooleddie74]

This is how you do Dances With Wolves, not the way Avatar did it.

 

[Jayson1]

I kind of like Avatar but I also agree.

 

[fireproof78]

I'm getting the distinct impression that you'll be here to tell us how bad all seven episodes are...

Yup. People watch things they don't like or enjoy. It's a weird thing that fans do...

Spoiler: Spoiler

How the hell can Ben Kenobi say only imperial stormtroopers are that precise with train snipers like that on Tattooine

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Spoiler: Spoiler?

How many years has it been?

Yeah, but the audience needs to see the actors face. Rule of TV lol

Mandalorian and even Clone Wars proved otherwise.

 

[cooleddie74]

To be fair the Stormtroopers boarding the Tantive IV at the beginning of ANH were pretty precise. They killed a lot of Rebel Fleet Troopers. It's just that when they're aiming at our lead heroes their aim sucks.

 

[fireproof78]

To be fair the Stormtroopers boarding the Tantive IV at the beginning of ANH were pretty precise. They killed a lot of Rebel Fleet Troopers. It's just that when they're aiming at our lead heroes their aim sucks.

Plot armor is a coveted piece of equipment.

 

[cooleddie74]

Every skilled enemy is dangerous and a good shot until they're not. Just like the Borg in Trek. The worst thing around - until Species 8472 shows up.

 

[fireproof78]

Every skilled enemy is dangerous and a good shot until they're not. Just like the Borg in Trek. The worst thing around - until Species 8472 shows up.

I mean, in the initial film stormtroopers gun down the vast majority of the Alderannian Counselor Guard, and put a good show of forcing gang to retreat so that the homing beacon can track them to the Rebel base.

So, yeah, they are skilled enough to hit Leia twice, R2 and 3PO. Seems precise enough.

 

[Christopher]

I mean, in the initial film stormtroopers gun down the vast majority of the Alderannian Counselor Guard, and put a good show of forcing gang to retreat so that the homing beacon can track them to the Rebel base.

So, yeah, they are skilled enough to hit Leia twice, R2 and 3PO. Seems precise enough.

Also, it was established in the original film that our heroes were allowed to escape the Death Star so that they could be followed to the rebel base. So we can presume the Stormtroopers missed on purpose. Clearly that wasn't followed through in later movies.

 

[cooleddie74]

Yeah, what was a deliberate ruse in ANH to further the plot turned into a running gag in the next two films. Stormtrooper aim after the first film turned into a meme and years before the first memes even existed.

 

[fireproof78]

Yeah, what was a deliberate ruse in ANH to further the plot turned into a running gag in the next two films. Stormtrooper aim after the first film turned into a meme and years before the first memes even existed.

Hmmm...

 

[cooleddie74]

Well, Internet memes, then.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

FWIW my comment was meant to be a bit facetious for humor sake. I was just thinking damn, these guys have some terrific aim sniping at that distance from a moving train.

 

[Jedman67]

Mandalorian and even Clone Wars proved otherwise.

Mandalorian was the exception that proved the rule, and Clone Wars is a cartoon.
And in both all the characters frequently remove their helmet except Mando, who was raised by religious fanatics

 

[fireproof78]

Mandalorian was the exception that proved the rule, and Clone Wars is a cartoon.
And in both all the characters frequently remove their helmet except Mando, who was raised by religious fanatics

I don't understand how being a cartoon impacts that. Regardless, Mando is the main character and rarely removes his helmet. Still worked, and in fact is cited as an extremely popular character.

 

[Christopher]

Mandalorian was the exception that proved the rule, and Clone Wars is a cartoon.

I wouldn't say it's the exception, not in Star Wars, anyway. This is something that struck me the last time I watched the original film. After the initial scene on the Blockade Runner, once Leia is captured, how long is it until we see another human face? A huge swath of the first act is all about droids and Jawas and Stormtroopers and Darth Vader, characters without faces. From a structural standpoint, that's very odd. And yet somehow that didn't alienate the audience seeing it for the first time in 1977. They were able to get invested in Threepio and Artoo as characters, so those two faceless figures could carry the narrative long enough for humans to show up again.

Keep in mind, also, that Star Wars has a fair amount of Japanese cinematic influence in its makeup. In Japan, with their history of kabuki and noh theater, there's a lot of acceptance for stories in which the main characters go masked much or all of the time. Tokusatsu franchises like Super Sentai and Kamen Rider have the heroes spend much of the time in full face masks, and even often have main characters that are costumed creatures with immobile faces -- for instance, the current Sentai series Zenkaiger, where four of the six Zenkaigers are robots played by masked suit performers and voiceover artists. It's surprising how expressive masked characters can be.

 

[cooleddie74]

I believe the first human face we see after the two Imperial officers talk to Vader on the Tantive IV is Owen Lars when the Sandcrawler arrives at the Lars Homestead. The Sandtroopers, of course, wear helmets the whole time to cover their human faces.