The Book of Boba Fett

[harrisonp]

I definitely looked at my wife while watching this episode and asked if she thinks Boba has brain damage. Which would honestly be an interesting angle for them to explore, if they were actually trying to explore anything at all, which I’m not sure they are.

Boba has a lot of weight as a character and viewpoint. He’s a clone, lived through the Clone War and rise of the Empire, raised by the underworld, outlived the Empire, escaped a dreaded and legendary creature (Sarlaac), and now holds the keys to a major crime element in the galaxy, yet the writers don’t really seem to be doing anything with it. Instead he’s fawning over a baby Rancor and hanging out in his spacuzzi all day. Do something with the character please! The stuff with the Tuskens was a start, and then it’s done and dusted one episode later.

 

[CopperRevan]

I did. I took it as a simple transition/fan-service scene, much like the scenes with the worrts. But it would be interesting is this was a bit of foreshadowing.

didn't the B'omarr monks initiate Bib Fortuna and Jabbas palace was formerly theirs?

 

[Riceball]

Some dude pulls up on me in the middle of a dark alley and tells me to work for him.. yeah ok…

I thought everything about the episode was far fetched.. but then again it’s Star Wars it’s all a fantasy

What's wrong with that? You're unemployed, have expensive hobbies (cybernetics & space Vespas), & are not exactly model citizens why wouldn't you take a random job offer, even if it is from some dude who approached you in a dark alley? I'm sure that Joan Jett and her pals probably looked at it from the standpoint of a gig is a gig and any job is better than no job.

 

[Grievous]

That I’d watch. Star Wars retelling of the Robin Hood legend, but not with existing characters.

Except these are your screenwriters…

 

[Halliwax]

What's wrong with that? You're unemployed, have expensive hobbies (cybernetics & space Vespas), & are not exactly model citizens why wouldn't you take a random job offer, even if it is from some dude who approached you in a dark alley? I'm sure that Joan Jett and her pals probably looked at it from the standpoint of a gig is a gig and any job is better than no job.

Heh… idk i didn’t buy it

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Cara Dune slaughtered the Tuskin’s, still upset that Emperor Mickey fired her.

My still unanswered question is how did he get so bad between Mandalorian season 2 till now where he needs sleepy bath time to recover? He showed no signs of such a condition with Mando.

And why did some Jawas have red eyes if they were on Tatooine?

Why did biker girl upgrade just an elbow? Her upper arm and wrist and hand are still flesh. What advantage does a bio-elbow give you? Before you say, it fixed an accident, they said the gang did upgrades.

Why are we recreating scenes from Laurence of Arabia and Back to the Future 2 for Fett?

Why do I care so much?

 

[CopperRevan]

Heh… idk i didn’t buy it

next you will have the mayor's receptionist show up to Jabbas(Boba's) palace with a door dash order or something

 

[Psab keel]

 

[CopperRevan]

Cara Dune slaughtered the Tuskin’s, still upset that Emperor Mickey fired her.

My still unanswered question is how did he get so bad between Mandalorian season 2 till now where he needs sleepy bath time to recover? He showed no signs of such a condition with Mando.

And why did some Jawas have red eyes if they were on Tatooine?

Why did biker girl upgrade just an elbow? Her upper arm and wrist and hand are still flesh. What advantage does a bio-elbow give you? Before you say, it fixed an accident, they said the gang did upgrades.

Why are we recreating scenes from Laurence of Arabia and Back to the Future 2 for Fett?

Why do I care so much?

i will only TRY to answer one of these..lol, an army of Offworld Jawas are on the way...or theB'Omarr brains were implanted in Tatooinne Jawas...lol

 

[NakedMoleRat]

i will only TRY to answer one of these..lol, an army of Offworld Jawas are on the way...or theB'Omarr brains were implanted in Tatooinne Jawas...lol

That seems rather obvious now.

 

[Treadwell]

It's not "Delusions of Grandeur" but "Illusions of Grandeur"

Delusions.

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[JoeG]

I honestly can't believe how fast this thread moves! How is there so much conversation about a show that's been pretty mediocre in its first half?

I'm a pretty big Fett fan. I have Boba Fett tattoos for chrissakes. This show so far is eh at best. Hoping they pull it together in the 2nd half, but I don't have much confidence.

 

[Wolfsburg]

Maybe the B'omarr monks that are behind it all. They just want their monastery back.

They're always in the shadows, feeding info to any enemies & maybe even let Krrsantan into the palace. That'd be a twist.

There’s a part of me that would love it if this happened! Lol

 

[Wolfsburg]

I honestly can't believe how fast this thread moves! How is there so much conversation about a show that's been pretty mediocre in its first half?

I'm a pretty big Fett fan. I have Boba Fett tattoos for chrissakes. This show so far is eh at best. Hoping they pull it together in the 2nd half, but I don't have much confidence.

I think the mixed bag nature of the show is exactly why there is so much discussion. Lol!

 

[nickytea]

I wonder why folks keep invoking "the writers" rather than just saying "Jon Favreau"? (Filoni only co-wrote ep 6, Favreau is solely steering the ship on this one.) I'm loving the show, but if you're not, it's Jonny Favs' doing from top to bottom.

 

[harrisonp]

Well then I blame Favreau and Rodriguez (since he’s the show runner). But I also don’t think Mando is a slam dunk 10/10 like some people do, so he’s far from infallible in my book.

 

[Indy Magnoli]

I haven't read the 97 pages of this thread, so it might be said before but... why do we have to "understand" every character? Can't we just have some bad guys? Sand People used to be violent savages... but now we understand they have an elaborate culture. Thieving biker gangs are just out-of-work teenagers we can relate to. Even rancor "monsters" have feelings and are really just peaceful animals forced into violence. Maybe we'll find out about the Sarlacc pit's digestion problems soon or that Jabba suffered from glandular fever.

And the legendary Boba Fett is afraid of offending an employee with a cybernetic eye by saying "keep an eye" on someone? Really?! Boba Fett needs to keep his helmet on and start shooting people. Please.

 

[CopperRevan]

I wonder why folks keep invoking "the writers" rather than just saying "Jon Favreau"? (Filoni only co-wrote ep 6, Favreau is solely steering the ship on this one.) I'm loving the show, but if you're not, it's Jonny Favs' doing from top to bottom.

If i tell you to write the the words"red" and "blue"...whose words are they? yours or mine?

 

[Wolfsburg]

I think “the writers” is just being used in a generic sense. The powers that be, whomever is responsible. I also agree The Mandalorian as a show wasn’t infallible although I’d say it was more consistently good thus far. If Jonny Fav is sole writer of BoBF, maybe Davey Fil should’ve contributed as well.

 

[Wolfsburg]

I haven't read the 97 pages of this thread, so it might be said before but... why do we have to "understand" every character? Can't we just have some bad guys? Sand People used to be violent savages... but now we understand they have an elaborate culture. Thieving biker gangs are just out-of-work teenagers we can relate to. Even rancor "monsters" have feelings and are really just peaceful animals forced into violence. Maybe we'll find out about the Sarlacc pit's digestion problems soon or that Jabba suffered from glandular fever.

And the legendary Boba Fett is afraid of offending an employee with a cybernetic eye by saying "keep an eye" on someone? Really?! Boba Fett needs to keep his helmet on and start shooting people. Please.

I honestly agree. Depth and nuance can be good but sometimes I do think we’re rounding off way too many sharp edges.