One thing I like about the way Boba looks in this series is that black garb under his Mandalorian armor... and it was so cool seeing them revealed as Tuskan robes.
If you look closely at the 'tribal dance' scene, the dance itself is the exact motions of the Gaffi stick fight training that Bobba learned earlier in the episode. He was being taught as a member of the tribe from the start, very cool story telling.
If you really wanna hey technical about the Tuskens, it was KOTOR that spearheaded the idea that they were just normal people trying to get by with their own amazing culture. Kudos to Fav and crew for digging into that old lore and mixing it with Morrison's tribal ancestory and ideals to create the beautiful scene at the end.
I thought of this too! That’s one of my favorite light side revan quest choices: help them or slaughter them. Help tells a better story and shows how shitty Czerka Corp is
Maybe it's that exposure to Kotor, I was pretty young when it came out, but I never saw them as anything less as a people, even in the movies. I honestly don't remember a time when I did personally, and I didn't know that people did in general. Interesting.
Such a great episode! Loved how they showed Boba Fett, how he earned his spot in the tribe, him going on a vision quest, making his gaffi stick. The Tuskens and their culture, and way of life. Everything about this episode was so damm good! Such great story telling.
If the backstories are going the way they're going. I feel like Boba unified the tribes and that's why Bobba isn't worried about the Hutts. He's modernized the Tusken raiders and keeping them hidden for when he needs to deploy them. Would make for a good story otherwise..
I'm hoping that ends up being the case, rather than the other oft-mentioned hypothesis that the tribe ends up getting massacred, leading to his quest to retrieve his armour. I could see that particular plot beat being a part of the series, but it'd be a shame to go through all the effort to humanise them only to have them basically end up disposable. I don't want Tuskens shoved in the fridge!
That would make sense, and I was starting to suspect it myself. Why spend so much time in the past with Tusken Raiders if they are not going to become part of the present? I originally thought they were just filling in the gaps, but we've spent more time with the Tuskens than is necessary for that now. They're setting something else up.
Another detail in the mayor's line "Running a family is more complicated than bounty hunting" is a possible callback to the line from The Mandalorian line "Bounty hunting is a complicated profession."
Those poor banthas always seem to be the first to go. They're just minding their business and they either get eaten or shot. It was cool to see that herd of what looked like wild bantha as the train went by. So glad these episodes are taking their time and giving us all this detail.
This new gladiator wookie makes Chewy look like a wimpy puppy! Seriously his design looks amazing, his face has so much personality and Is it just me or does his face have more expression than Chewy's ever did? I feel like you can see exactly what that big wookie is thinking.
About the two trees, I think of them more as something representing Jango and Boba, and breaking a branch and later reforging it to the gaffi stick symbolising the duality of keeping his heritage but also breaking up with his father's ways to create his own legacy.
I feel like that scene is interesting because we really never have thought of Boba as having been created with a purpose like the other clones were, but he was. Jango wanted him to become a bounty hunter like him, that was his purpose. Just like the other clones, he was never really meant to have his own identity.
For me, this was one of the most emotionally intoxicating and all-around greatest Star Wars experiences since Revenge of the Sith. All of the lore, BLACK FUCKING KRRSANTIN, the Pyke syndicate, tosche station with Cammie and Fixer, the flashbacks to attack of the clones, the Haka chant around the fire to signify Boba’s assimilation into the Tusken tribe, gaining their respect. Oh, and the lizard sequence… simply beautiful and meaningful in so many ways. Superbly shot, fantastic score, attention to detail. 10/10.
There's an old comic series about a Jedi Outcast named Sharad Hett who joined the Tusken Raiders and created a massive War Band to take over the Dune Sea. Jabba the Hut was responsible for slaughtering them and breaking out into smaller tribes. Sharad Hett passed away but had a Tusken son named A'sharad Hett who later became Darth Krayt. This could be explained to Boba Fett (minis the A'sharad Hett part) and he could be putting together the War Band again and why he took Jabba's place...
This is EXACTLY what I thought. Boba is here as a Tuskan to get them their respect. Felt confirmation of it as soon as he made the Pikes pay them to pass through without being in their tribe.
im betting Boba can call on the tribes if he needs too, but he doesn't want to reveal that card yet. No one knows, he basically has an army behind him.
It’s so great to see so much characterization for the Tuskens, while it doesn’t erase what some of them did to Anakin’s mom, it really helps establish a more life like universe where the truth is more complex than light vs dark. The Tuskens and the Jabba basically being post-apo survivors ala Mad Max is great. This episode’s train heist was stunning, most fun I had watching the Disney+ shows this past year.
The Hutt twins acted like lovers all coiled up and cuddled up together, just goes to remind us how vile and strange the hutts were. It was awesome seeing the hutts brought back by Disney. I was wondering if we'd ever see live action hutts again
I loved it. I was thinking about how the train sounding similar to the Krait Dragon. They could have used storm air sirens on the train much like the Germans put those sirens onto their Snuka Bombers as a psychological weapon. As soon as I heard that, I thought of Snukas.
@@klchu They’ve dedicated so much time to building up Boba Fett’s relationship to them, it seems almost impossible they won’t play a big role in the “present day.”
I suspect they are both inspired by history. From the little I know and putting aside religious values, the tribes of the Arabian peninsula became an incredible force once Muhammad unified them. I think there are similar episodes in other parts of history, like the mobilization of the Mongolian tribes, the Germanic tribes, the Viking tribes, just amazing, if I"m correct about it.
Here's a fun detail! The engine of the train is actually a repurposed Podracer engine! And the interface that the droid uses to divert power to it is a callback to the one Anakin uses when his engine is damaged during the race in Episode 1.
I'd love if the Tusken chieftain turned out to be A'Sharad Hett, the Jedi general from the Clone Wars who fled from Order 66 and went back to his Tusken tribe, having been the son of Sharad Hett, a Jedi who joined the Tuskens sometime before the Phantom Menace. He would encounter Obi-Wan once or twice if I remember correctly, and plays a big role in Legends canon post-Yuuzhan Vong invasion.
9:00 He talks about how Tusken are portrayed as beast uncivilized etc. In this episode the leader says something like some turned to attacking and fighting . Their tribe is different
I just really loved how the "fighting" moves they were teaching Boba in the beginning were actually the steps to the dance. It shows that they are not violent creatures, but rather peaceful unless provoked and are simply trying to survive just like everyone else. I also love the emphasis they are putting on family in this series, showing that it is not something of blood, but rather something of trust and respect for one another. The Hutts clearly only care about power, as shown with the fact that the twins don't care about their cousin's demise. Instead, the Tuskan tribe took in an outsider as their own. The juxtaposition in this series is amazing.
I wouldn't go so far as to call them peaceful. Tuskens aren't peaceful. But at the same time, they do have a spiritual side and it was amazing to see some of it.
I love that Morrison included the facial expressions of the haka at the end of the episode. Since he is the only one unmasked he included some of his own culture and it was so cool.
For some reason, the Astromech Droid playing the drums in Max Rebo's Band makes me laugh outloud every time I see it!!! There's something about seeing Droids doing mundane human things thats really funny but still cool to me.
The droid in the cantina on the gambling table was also seen a few times in Rebels as the pilot of the transport ship between Garell and Lothal. Seen in the episodes Siege of Lothal and Blood Sisters
Everything about episode 2 is breathtaking, most breathtaking from start to finish, seeing Boba earned those robes and his self made Gaffi stick really connected this to the Mandalorian’s episode the tragedy super well. I’m anxious in where episode 3 picks up right up after it’s predecessor.
I kind of assumed that Mochi WAS the rancor in Jabba's Palace...timeline wise, it would make sense for him to be "all grown up" by episode 6 (not to mention it was Bib Fortuna that picked Mochi up). I don't think there's another rancor running around in Jabba's Palace, lol
Temuera’s taiaha skills well played in this episode. It’s also interesting that the creators have made many of the Tusken’s weapons based on Fijian war clubs.
@@sharmilafalzon the way he weilds the gaffi stick uses many taiaha moves, but the stick itself is definitely based on Fijian war clubs. It is not at all similar to a taiaha in appearance. BTW, there is no apostrophe in the word Māori, just the accent as you see.
@@kwerk2011 Oh wow- what a call back to Pacific Islander, and especially Fijian culture. The whole end dance felt like a modified Hakka to me. The episode was soo good.
I'm just wondering if Temuera Morrison had anything to do with any of the Choreography for the Tusken ritual 'dance' at the end as the scenes where he has the 'line' of Tusken's behind him are very reminiscent of a Hakka which being from NZ I'd imagine it'd be pretty important to him to include in that type of sequence 🤷♂
There may be some haka influences but I'd say the majority would be influenced by Mau Rakau which is a form of fighting used with Taiaha (spears) which he also used to influence the fighting styles with the Gaffi stick as Boba Fett. Many of the moves look similar to moves I've seen and learnt from Mau Rakau
I had the same thought. I remember Temuera talking about bringing his Maori tradition in the fighting style of Boba with the gaffy stick for Mandalorian. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Haka was an influence for the Tusken ritual.
Wasn't impressed with Episode one but this episode was fantastic! Hope Boba looks for more reinforcements and we see the likes of dengar, bossk, Ig88, zuckuss or 4LOM!
Yes! As far as I know, the most recent (both chronologically and in the real world, other than the recent comics taking place after Empire Strikes Back) appearance of Dengar and others is in the book Aftermath: Empire's End, in which Dengar, Embo, Jas Emari, and the Rodian Jeeta form a crew. It takes place around 5 ABY and BoBF takes place in 9 ABY, so I'm not sure how likely it is that they are still around bounty hunting four years later, but it's a possibility! After checking Wookieepedia, at least Embo and likely Dengar were both alive in approximately 34 ABY, so we don't have to worry about them being dead by the time of BoBF!
I like how when he arrived at Toche Station took the marauders bikes he was very much like the Terminator and like the Terminator he too was “naked” without his Mandalorian or Tusken identities
I would imagine Jabba's Grandmother is still alive and might be the "Boss of Bosses" also I could see the Twins using Jabba's son Rotta as a pawn to take hold of whatever remains of the Hutt Cartel following Jabbas death.
In the MMO, The Old Republic, it is shown that there were 3 native species on Tatooine. After it became a desert, the Tuskens and Jawas survived while the unnamed third species did not.
I love how star wars is like a forever story.... Hopefully they'll stay on this task on delivering masterpieces. I know there is a lot of amazing people that make these things possible...but Filoni and Favreau are SW's gods
My personal head canon is that the lizards have their eggs hatch in those trees, and have an electromagnetic sensing organ like some bird and fish species, so they can navigate to their home tree.
It's SO good, I can't even take it. I've loved Tuskens since Knights of the Old Republic let us communicate and treat with them, so having Mando sign with them in The Mandalorian, then have that all built upon even more in this episode was just too perfect.
I absolutely love how the Tuskens have gotten humanized on Mando and Boba Fett. It’s so interesting seeing that side to them after essentially being treated like one dimensional bad guys in older movies.
You know, this episode is really great, I loved every bit of it and I agree with your statement on how the Tusken Raiders are being given a better background, and now they are more like the victims and not the attackers. I hope this show keeps making absolute bangers because this show really does deserve more praise.
Totally awesome to see an actor of Māori descent in the Star Wars universe. The entirely wooden practice weapon he took first & there was that whole scene in the bar that reminded me so much of his Jake the Muss character, the way he ripped through there! I noticed the weapon, it reminded me a lot of a Taiaha, I feel like you couldn’t wield one faithfully without Temuera’s facial expressions. The whole spiritual journey of finding the branch, the emphasis on woodwork, meticulously carving it by hand himself, reminded me heaps of Māori culture. Also the way he took primitive weapons to help liberate a tribe of sand people that were perceived by others as uncivilized savages, that shit’s deep. Would be really interested to know how much input Temuera has on the plot, looking forward to episode 3!
Absolutely awesome to see the series created by fans for the fans. So much attention to detail and SW lore and history. It's fantastic and keeps me coming back for more as a fan since 1977. Really amazing and love this channel for showing us the depth of it all.
Ok but imagine if there's a scene where the kid is holding the female warrior's (i think that's his mum atleast) helmet after or during them being killed. Would he an awesome parallel to boba holding jangos helmet. Hell the kid could even survive and boba could look after him
I had huge "dances with wolves" vibes with this episode... the outsider becoming one of the tribe, the spiritualism of their ceremony, the majesty and beauty of the clothing. I absolutely loved this episode.
About the tree and (probably) Jawa eyes, Tuskens and Jawas used to be the same species (the Kumumgah) before Tatooine was glassed by the Rakata. After that happened they retreated into the caves for thousands of years and eventually split into the Tuskens and Jawas we know today. (The Jawas obviously staying in the caves longer resulting in them being much smaller)
Really making this into a gem of a series. Love the back stories and the reuse of classic characters. The costumes and puppetry is just brilliant. I also love how it just takes a huge steaming dump on the previous movies.
The Mandalorian and the Book of Bobba Fett really accentuate the flaws of the the Sequel trilogy at this point. The Hidden easter eggs, the plot, the action and spirit of star wars itself are all far superior in just a single 1 hour episode than a whole trilogy of movies combined. It just really shows at this point that if Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni had the reins on the sequels we would likely have had a love letter to the original 6 movies made in a modern era of film making.
@@TheNovahnite As a male I love masculinity in cinema. It gives me something to relate to. Cause as men in politically correct America you literally have no out let. Star Wars, and Lord of the rings just strike a really deep cord.
That door wasn't designed to intimidate, it was designed to be sturdy. The whole building is a B'omarr monastery - Jabba just decided to start squatting there.
Assuming the Hutt clans are still around. Jabba's kajidic, what they call their clans, is pretty much wiped out after the death of jabba. His clan was the Desilijic kajidic. Now you could have Gardulla the Elder of the Besadii kajidic who may Still be around and pulling the strings from Nal Hutta. It will be interesting to see
I also think bounty hunters like Boba and Fennec just have an ingrained fear of the Hutts. For years these people have been the ones to sign their checks and get them work. And they, like everyone else, was essentially made to worship the Hutts.
*Excellent translation of this episode! I am starting to wonder just how you know as much as you do when it comes to SW lore! I mean you mentioned the Toshi Station scene and actually knew about it! Impressive work! This can’t all be you, you must have some helper nerds that know all of this stuff!* keep up the great work!
The tusken mentioned about tatooine having oceans at one point. There's a shot of a Tusken, the kid I think, digging and if you look close there's an old claim shell. I thought that was cool af
I wouldn't be surprised if the mayor really did send those assassins, and cast blame on the Hutt twins in an effort to turn crime lords against one another.
Quite possibly. It's pretty clear that the Mayor thinks Boba isn't going to be in the job long, and isn't worthy of his respect. Though a bit odd that he would make such efforts to antagonize someone with such a deadly reputation. All the support of the Hutts wouldn't do anything to save him if he had caught a blaster shot during their meeting.
To be honest while the analogy to native Americans is obvious, I think it is also comparable to communities of native desert inhabitants like berbers or bedouin families/communities. It is actually common to have a strong importance and reliance on the community to survive extreme or very harsh environments.
I really love what they're doing for the tuskans, heavily basing their culture on various tribes like the Afghanis, an Native Americans, and showing their relationship with what are basically colonizers
It is just utterly amazing how all the different SW shows and movies of past and present are tied together. Of course, it shouldn't be any other way, but it's still amazing that they are, even down to the smallest of details (like the change in the trap door button on the throne and who likely made that change and why). And kudos to this and all the other YT reviewers that make these videos letting us in on all those connections and details!
These first few episodes really made me feel like it was shining it’s light on how it was based on Dune. Boba having a psychedelic spiritual journey like Paul’s water of life, boba teaching the tuskens how to ride a speeder like Paul teaching the fremen the weirding way, obviously the spice, and so much more.
As Screencrush observed, the trees represent Jango and Boba. He is entangled in Jango's tree which represents how he became obsessed with his Father's legacy and the family business of Bounty Hunting.
One thing I like about the way Boba looks in this series is that black garb under his Mandalorian armor... and it was so cool seeing them revealed as Tuskan robes.
i think its mid and he should wear the armor underneath the robes, the fortnite skin looks like shit fr
At first I didn't quite like it, but got used to it. However, this backstory really makes it better and I appreciate it much more
Well we knew this form the mandalorian.
Indeed!
Also cool to see someone getting dressed in the Star Wars universe as I haven't really ever seen any buttons or zippers.
If you look closely at the 'tribal dance' scene, the dance itself is the exact motions of the Gaffi stick fight training that Bobba learned earlier in the episode. He was being taught as a member of the tribe from the start, very cool story telling.
this is very common in martial arts
@@aidancotter8599 not many people who watch star wars participate in martial arts to know that bud
It's most likely inspired from some moves from the Taiahā (Māori War Staff). As Morrison most likely suggested it.
Also the Gaffi stick is most likely inspired from the Fijian War Club named *Totokia,* I think it translates to *Pineapple Club.*
No shit Sherlock
If you really wanna hey technical about the Tuskens, it was KOTOR that spearheaded the idea that they were just normal people trying to get by with their own amazing culture. Kudos to Fav and crew for digging into that old lore and mixing it with Morrison's tribal ancestory and ideals to create the beautiful scene at the end.
Star Wars Cosplay was forever changed after this episode lol
I was definitely having KOTOR flashbacks watching this episode. So good!
This episode reminded me of kotr so much it made me hugely nostalgic.
I thought of this too! That’s one of my favorite light side revan quest choices: help them or slaughter them. Help tells a better story and shows how shitty Czerka Corp is
Maybe it's that exposure to Kotor, I was pretty young when it came out, but I never saw them as anything less as a people, even in the movies. I honestly don't remember a time when I did personally, and I didn't know that people did in general. Interesting.
Boba is learning the lesson: if you're nothing without the armor, then you shouldn't have it
I understood that reference
@@michaelrhett4958 I understood THAT reference
@@michaelrhett4958 “I understood that reference”
Are you suggesting there might be a Mandalorian Tony Stark showing up to reclaim his armour?
@@davidolden971 I understood that reference.
Such a great episode! Loved how they showed Boba Fett, how he earned his spot in the tribe, him going on a vision quest, making his gaffi stick. The Tuskens and their culture, and way of life. Everything about this episode was so damm good! Such great story telling.
If the backstories are going the way they're going. I feel like Boba unified the tribes and that's why Bobba isn't worried about the Hutts. He's modernized the Tusken raiders and keeping them hidden for when he needs to deploy them. Would make for a good story otherwise..
I really hope he united all the tribes.
Boba’s unification of the tribes would be in keeping with all of the allusions to Lawrence of Arabia for sure…
@@jeffreycarman2185 I don't think I've ever watched that movie. Seen a lot of comments pointing out similarities.
I'm hoping that ends up being the case, rather than the other oft-mentioned hypothesis that the tribe ends up getting massacred, leading to his quest to retrieve his armour. I could see that particular plot beat being a part of the series, but it'd be a shame to go through all the effort to humanise them only to have them basically end up disposable.
I don't want Tuskens shoved in the fridge!
That would make sense, and I was starting to suspect it myself. Why spend so much time in the past with Tusken Raiders if they are not going to become part of the present? I originally thought they were just filling in the gaps, but we've spent more time with the Tuskens than is necessary for that now. They're setting something else up.
The classic western themes that are shown in this and The Mandalorian are so surreal it’s awesome
And what's cool about that is that the old westerns were based on old samurai movies and Lucas used Shintoism as a basis for how the force works.
It’s a real Dances with Tuskens theme, and that’s a good thing
Ye
It's not unreal, it's lazy. Lol though
@@davida12345 Wow you’re trying so hard looking for something to complain about.
Another detail in the mayor's line "Running a family is more complicated than bounty hunting" is a possible callback to the line from The Mandalorian line "Bounty hunting is a complicated profession."
I was just rewatching the mandalorian and I think you are 100% right
So in Obi-Wan we'll probably have "Being a Jedi is more complicated than running a family"
@@GamiCross Something along those lines, probably, and it'll most likely come from Owen Lars
Funny because the mandalorian bassically started a family.
Those poor banthas always seem to be the first to go. They're just minding their business and they either get eaten or shot. It was cool to see that herd of what looked like wild bantha as the train went by. So glad these episodes are taking their time and giving us all this detail.
Like seeing herds of buffalo from the Old West
i noticed that too lol. what do they have against the banthas??!@
This new gladiator wookie makes Chewy look like a wimpy puppy! Seriously his design looks amazing, his face has so much personality and Is it just me or does his face have more expression than Chewy's ever did? I feel like you can see exactly what that big wookie is thinking.
He did look amazing! And yeah, upon seeing him, I thought, "Holy crap! Chewie would have NO chance against him!"
I thought Boba was going to ask "what have you been feeding that thing?"
The animatronics on it are amazing!
@@TheRowlandstone73 He did beat Chewie in a head to head in the comics!
@@jordanshilander7402 Actually,Boba knows him.
About the two trees, I think of them more as something representing Jango and Boba, and breaking a branch and later reforging it to the gaffi stick symbolising the duality of keeping his heritage but also breaking up with his father's ways to create his own legacy.
I feel like that scene is interesting because we really never have thought of Boba as having been created with a purpose like the other clones were, but he was. Jango wanted him to become a bounty hunter like him, that was his purpose. Just like the other clones, he was never really meant to have his own identity.
Great thing about symbolism is that it can be both :-)
For me, this was one of the most emotionally intoxicating and all-around greatest Star Wars experiences since Revenge of the Sith. All of the lore, BLACK FUCKING KRRSANTIN, the Pyke syndicate, tosche station with Cammie and Fixer, the flashbacks to attack of the clones, the Haka chant around the fire to signify Boba’s assimilation into the Tusken tribe, gaining their respect. Oh, and the lizard sequence… simply beautiful and meaningful in so many ways. Superbly shot, fantastic score, attention to detail. 10/10.
The costumes, the pageantry. Wow. What an episode.
even then you missed the speeder lessons and the train heist, this one episode is bursting with content
Was gonna mention Haka, glad to see it!
This episode was FANTASTIC. I liked the first episode but this one really has me anticipated for all the upcoming episodes
It was legit on par with the best Mando eps. Incredible. Jon Favro and his team are just crushing it. Give them everything Star Wars.
I think this series is beginning to demonstrate a really extensive attention to detail and character that makes it a superior cut above the rest.
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There's an old comic series about a Jedi Outcast named Sharad Hett who joined the Tusken Raiders and created a massive War Band to take over the Dune Sea. Jabba the Hut was responsible for slaughtering them and breaking out into smaller tribes. Sharad Hett passed away but had a Tusken son named A'sharad Hett who later became Darth Krayt.
This could be explained to Boba Fett (minis the A'sharad Hett part) and he could be putting together the War Band again and why he took Jabba's place...
Cool
Sorry Erik but we're replacing you
This is EXACTLY what I thought. Boba is here as a Tuskan to get them their respect. Felt confirmation of it as soon as he made the Pikes pay them to pass through without being in their tribe.
I can see this tusken tribe moving into Jabba's old palace soon
im betting Boba can call on the tribes if he needs too, but he doesn't want to reveal that card yet. No one knows, he basically has an army behind him.
It’s so great to see so much characterization for the Tuskens, while it doesn’t erase what some of them did to Anakin’s mom, it really helps establish a more life like universe where the truth is more complex than light vs dark.
The Tuskens and the Jabba basically being post-apo survivors ala Mad Max is great.
This episode’s train heist was stunning, most fun I had watching the Disney+ shows this past year.
Gotta remember, there are many 'different' Tusken tribes. Some follow a more peaceful path, others not.
@@adamjones-ps Very akin to Native Americans. “Cowboys vs. Indians” type of theme. Very cool!
What Adam said... judging an entire people group based off one small groups behavior.
The Hutt twins acted like lovers all coiled up and cuddled up together, just goes to remind us how vile and strange the hutts were. It was awesome seeing the hutts brought back by Disney. I was wondering if we'd ever see live action hutts again
They're preoccupied with the debauchery of Alabama...
The Hutts are asexual after all, changing their sex at will. Cool to see the writers embrace the disgusting peculiarities of their species.
the train sequence is totally one of my favorite scenes in star wars now. absolutely love it.
Omg, yes! And the female tuskan sequence was so badass! Amazing!
It was intense!
the scene was great! i was just waiting.for someone to shout WITNESS ME lol
I loved it. I was thinking about how the train sounding similar to the Krait Dragon. They could have used storm air sirens on the train much like the Germans put those sirens onto their Snuka Bombers as a psychological weapon. As soon as I heard that, I thought of Snukas.
I have a feeling that the Tuskens will be Boba Fett's version of "desert power," like the Fremen of Arakis in _Dune._
100% - If we don't see the Tuskens at some point in the current timeline I will be sad.
I had the same thought. Boba's palace is sparsely populated. My money's on the place being inhabited by sand people before the series is over.
@@klchu They’ve dedicated so much time to building up Boba Fett’s relationship to them, it seems almost impossible they won’t play a big role in the “present day.”
I suspect they are both inspired by history. From the little I know and putting aside religious values, the tribes of the Arabian peninsula became an incredible force once Muhammad unified them. I think there are similar episodes in other parts of history, like the mobilization of the Mongolian tribes, the Germanic tribes, the Viking tribes, just amazing, if I"m correct about it.
The Tuskens ARE actually inspired by the fremen just like how ALL of Star Wars is inspired by Dune
Boba Fett carrying the dead Tusken to the fire was very reminiscent of Anakin carrying his dead mother.
...or C-3PO carrying a dead jawa.
Or anyone ever carrying a dead body....hahaha
what a stretch
I was reminded of that too
Here's a fun detail! The engine of the train is actually a repurposed Podracer engine! And the interface that the droid uses to divert power to it is a callback to the one Anakin uses when his engine is damaged during the race in Episode 1.
so one was used to make a speeder for Cobb Vanth and the other one to make a long speeder
Those bikes are gonna make disrupting Pod races way easier.
Also real rats existing in Star Wars is hilarious to me.
lol, that is kinda funny.
Honestly I love how were seeing more of how the tuskens survive and what the tribes looks like
I'd love if the Tusken chieftain turned out to be A'Sharad Hett, the Jedi general from the Clone Wars who fled from Order 66 and went back to his Tusken tribe, having been the son of Sharad Hett, a Jedi who joined the Tuskens sometime before the Phantom Menace. He would encounter Obi-Wan once or twice if I remember correctly, and plays a big role in Legends canon post-Yuuzhan Vong invasion.
9:00 He talks about how Tusken are portrayed as beast uncivilized etc. In this episode the leader says something like some turned to attacking and fighting . Their tribe is different
As with most species, it all comes down to the tribe
I just really loved how the "fighting" moves they were teaching Boba in the beginning were actually the steps to the dance. It shows that they are not violent creatures, but rather peaceful unless provoked and are simply trying to survive just like everyone else. I also love the emphasis they are putting on family in this series, showing that it is not something of blood, but rather something of trust and respect for one another. The Hutts clearly only care about power, as shown with the fact that the twins don't care about their cousin's demise. Instead, the Tuskan tribe took in an outsider as their own. The juxtaposition in this series is amazing.
I wouldn't go so far as to call them peaceful. Tuskens aren't peaceful. But at the same time, they do have a spiritual side and it was amazing to see some of it.
@@KMCA779 different tusken tribes have different dogmas
I love that Morrison included the facial expressions of the haka at the end of the episode. Since he is the only one unmasked he included some of his own culture and it was so cool.
For some reason, the Astromech Droid playing the drums in Max Rebo's Band makes me laugh outloud every time I see it!!! There's something about seeing Droids doing mundane human things thats really funny but still cool to me.
The droid in the cantina on the gambling table was also seen a few times in Rebels as the pilot of the transport ship between Garell and Lothal. Seen in the episodes Siege of Lothal and Blood Sisters
Everything about episode 2 is breathtaking, most breathtaking from start to finish, seeing Boba earned those robes and his self made Gaffi stick really connected this to the Mandalorian’s episode the tragedy super well.
I’m anxious in where episode 3 picks up right up after it’s predecessor.
I kind of assumed that Mochi WAS the rancor in Jabba's Palace...timeline wise, it would make sense for him to be "all grown up" by episode 6 (not to mention it was Bib Fortuna that picked Mochi up). I don't think there's another rancor running around in Jabba's Palace, lol
That's what I've always assumed too, yeah
I thought this was common knowledge, has it not been confirmed?
Let’s go, this episode was amazing!
Temuera’s taiaha skills well played in this episode. It’s also interesting that the creators have made many of the Tusken’s weapons based on Fijian war clubs.
Hands up if you quietly said "too much weights, not enough speed work" after the bar fight scene!
maybe they are Ma'ori too? Morrison is Ma'ori and maybe it is call back to his heritage?
@@sharmilafalzon the way he weilds the gaffi stick uses many taiaha moves, but the stick itself is definitely based on Fijian war clubs. It is not at all similar to a taiaha in appearance. BTW, there is no apostrophe in the word Māori, just the accent as you see.
@@kwerk2011 Oh wow- what a call back to Pacific Islander, and especially Fijian culture. The whole end dance felt like a modified Hakka to me. The episode was soo good.
If you watch this with episode 1 back to back, most people would not say they dislike the series. Epside 2 got the series rolling
Couldn't agree more. It should have been a 2 hour Premier like the mandalorian
@@kneelbeforezak 100% I don't understand why they didn't do that.
@@M1keSpade It's really strange. They also fucked up wandavision on launch. 2 episodes instead of the 3 that the press received
@@kneelbeforezak yea I think they don't care. It's like they randomly say "hey let's do this" 🤣
I'm just wondering if Temuera Morrison had anything to do with any of the Choreography for the Tusken ritual 'dance' at the end as the scenes where he has the 'line' of Tusken's behind him are very reminiscent of a Hakka which being from NZ I'd imagine it'd be pretty important to him to include in that type of sequence 🤷♂
I thought the same
There may be some haka influences but I'd say the majority would be influenced by Mau Rakau which is a form of fighting used with Taiaha (spears) which he also used to influence the fighting styles with the Gaffi stick as Boba Fett. Many of the moves look similar to moves I've seen and learnt from Mau Rakau
I'm nearly half Maori and I used to work with Temuera's cousin. The Maori culture stuff was the first thing I noticed.
I had the same thought. I remember Temuera talking about bringing his Maori tradition in the fighting style of Boba with the gaffy stick for Mandalorian. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Haka was an influence for the Tusken ritual.
Totally with you on that! The meta-ness of it hit me straight away. So cool!
This episode was truly great!
I love what they’re doing with these series. Tying in just so many great aspects and it’s just done so well, it’s moving! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Wasn't impressed with Episode one but this episode was fantastic! Hope Boba looks for more reinforcements and we see the likes of dengar, bossk, Ig88, zuckuss or 4LOM!
Or they’ll come to him for bounty hunting
Yeah true!
Yes! As far as I know, the most recent (both chronologically and in the real world, other than the recent comics taking place after Empire Strikes Back) appearance of Dengar and others is in the book Aftermath: Empire's End, in which Dengar, Embo, Jas Emari, and the Rodian Jeeta form a crew. It takes place around 5 ABY and BoBF takes place in 9 ABY, so I'm not sure how likely it is that they are still around bounty hunting four years later, but it's a possibility!
After checking Wookieepedia, at least Embo and likely Dengar were both alive in approximately 34 ABY, so we don't have to worry about them being dead by the time of BoBF!
Episode 1 was lit
Same! Episode 1 didn't grab me. But this one is pulling me in!
I like how when he arrived at Toche Station took the marauders bikes he was very much like the Terminator and like the Terminator he too was “naked” without his Mandalorian or Tusken identities
I would imagine Jabba's Grandmother is still alive and might be the "Boss of Bosses" also I could see the Twins using Jabba's son Rotta as a pawn to take hold of whatever remains of the Hutt Cartel following Jabbas death.
I think its the hut council, kill a hut the whole cartel is forcer to kill you unless you have permission.
@@DarthAxolotl yes but Vader killed nearly the entire council except Jabba in the comics set between Empier & Jedi.
@@DeamonChocobo yeah because he Vader, not much you can really do lmfao
@@sosa_moody4674 what I meant was there really isn't a council left, not that Vader could get away with it.
Erik Voss had been making better Star Wars breakdowns then, Star Wars Theory. I see you killing it Mr. Voss
I love how they are diving deep into the tusken culture. Also I get a big cowboys and Indian vibe along with some dances with wolves.
I loved the shot of Jango leaving boba behind on Kamino, basically I loved the whole episode!
That was sad. He just left him alone in the middle of the night.
At the end of the episode, I felt a strong Polynesian influence, especially with the carving of the staff and the ceremonial dance.
Interestingly, the staff is very much Melanesian as opposed to Polynesin, it is of Fijian origin.
I love that they utilized the curved shell from the McQuarrie concept art! Probably the best homage yet.
In the MMO, The Old Republic, it is shown that there were 3 native species on Tatooine. After it became a desert, the Tuskens and Jawas survived while the unnamed third species did not.
Wow ....I really appreciate all the time you took to highlight the “Easter eggs “ of this amazing chapter!
I love how star wars is like a forever story.... Hopefully they'll stay on this task on delivering masterpieces. I know there is a lot of amazing people that make these things possible...but Filoni and Favreau are SW's gods
Had a very Dance with Wolves and Last Samurai vibe I love it
My personal head canon is that the lizards have their eggs hatch in those trees, and have an electromagnetic sensing organ like some bird and fish species, so they can navigate to their home tree.
Seems legit but this being Star Wars it's probably more fitting if they use the force to guide themselves back rather then electromagnetism heh
@@TheRyujinLP this is very true!
It's SO good, I can't even take it. I've loved Tuskens since Knights of the Old Republic let us communicate and treat with them, so having Mando sign with them in The Mandalorian, then have that all built upon even more in this episode was just too perfect.
I absolutely love how the Tuskens have gotten humanized on Mando and Boba Fett. It’s so interesting seeing that side to them after essentially being treated like one dimensional bad guys in older movies.
You know, this episode is really great, I loved every bit of it and I agree with your statement on how the Tusken Raiders are being given a better background, and now they are more like the victims and not the attackers. I hope this show keeps making absolute bangers because this show really does deserve more praise.
Totally awesome to see an actor of Māori descent in the Star Wars universe.
The entirely wooden practice weapon he took first & there was that whole scene in the bar that reminded me so much of his Jake the Muss character, the way he ripped through there!
I noticed the weapon, it reminded me a lot of a Taiaha, I feel like you couldn’t wield one faithfully without Temuera’s facial expressions.
The whole spiritual journey of finding the branch, the emphasis on woodwork, meticulously carving it by hand himself, reminded me heaps of Māori culture.
Also the way he took primitive weapons to help liberate a tribe of sand people that were perceived by others as uncivilized savages, that shit’s deep.
Would be really interested to know how much input Temuera has on the plot, looking forward to episode 3!
Absolutely awesome to see the series created by fans for the fans. So much attention to detail and SW lore and history. It's fantastic and keeps me coming back for more as a fan since 1977. Really amazing and love this channel for showing us the depth of it all.
I'm gonna cry when the Tribe gets murdered. This I love how the tuskens are being portrayed with the newer shows.
DOn't say that.... :(
Ok but imagine if there's a scene where the kid is holding the female warrior's (i think that's his mum atleast) helmet after or during them being killed. Would he an awesome parallel to boba holding jangos helmet. Hell the kid could even survive and boba could look after him
I really loved this episode too. Pretty sure a had a smile on my face the entire episode. Soo awesome!! Can't wait for more!
Love this episode. Love what they are doing with Mandalorean, Bobba and really looking fw to Kenobi.
I had huge "dances with wolves" vibes with this episode... the outsider becoming one of the tribe, the spiritualism of their ceremony, the majesty and beauty of the clothing. I absolutely loved this episode.
Great episode
More points of detail...
The Hutt wipes his sweat with a Hoojib.
Temuera Morrison also does the Haka Dance and it shows in his facial expressions.
Glad I wasn't the only one that recognized the Hoojib! :-)
It really is a mix between the Haka and Maori dances. At the start it is Haka, but clearly Maori by the end.
About the tree and (probably) Jawa eyes, Tuskens and Jawas used to be the same species (the Kumumgah) before Tatooine was glassed by the Rakata. After that happened they retreated into the caves for thousands of years and eventually split into the Tuskens and Jawas we know today. (The Jawas obviously staying in the caves longer resulting in them being much smaller)
No words after the lizard jumped into his nose, and y3t there was so much story, so much emotion that words weren't needed. Love it so much!!
I really love when in Star Wars we see different interpretations of the force than jedi and sith
This video helps me understand things. Especially from sources I haven't seen. Good stuff.
Really making this into a gem of a series. Love the back stories and the reuse of classic characters. The costumes and puppetry is just brilliant.
I also love how it just takes a huge steaming dump on the previous movies.
The Mandalorian and the Book of Bobba Fett really accentuate the flaws of the the Sequel trilogy at this point. The Hidden easter eggs, the plot, the action and spirit of star wars itself are all far superior in just a single 1 hour episode than a whole trilogy of movies combined. It just really shows at this point that if Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni had the reins on the sequels we would likely have had a love letter to the original 6 movies made in a modern era of film making.
@@TheNovahnite As a male I love masculinity in cinema. It gives me something to relate to. Cause as men in politically correct America you literally have no out let.
Star Wars, and Lord of the rings just strike a really deep cord.
Yours is the best review of any I've seen. You absolutely nailed everything. Great work!
I’m surprised you didn’t notice that Boba holds a tusken just like Anakin held his mother in Attack of the Clones. Great callback
this is surprisingly some of the best star wars content made! i love it!
Now that we have two vampires from What We Do in the Shadows as droids in Star Wars, we need to complete the set. Give us Nandor and Nadja droids!
No Guillermo though!!
@Jake Schwartz why no Guillermo? No European accent? Or because he's not a vampire?
@@zengamer21 haha I was kidding because Nandor always excludes him because he’s not a vampire
@@jakeschwartz6248 noice :)
i was just happy to see a 50 minute episode!
As a fan of the Star Wars Radio Plays, I hope we see more of Camie and Fixer.
This episode was so freaking good!! The direction was flawless
That door wasn't designed to intimidate, it was designed to be sturdy. The whole building is a B'omarr monastery - Jabba just decided to start squatting there.
Oh - and Spice was a metaphor for OIL.
The war dance at the end looks very much like the Pacific islands war dances
When it comes to asking for permission to kill the twins it’s more than likely just having to ask the hutt clan as they are a large crime organisation
That is correct
Assuming the Hutt clans are still around. Jabba's kajidic, what they call their clans, is pretty much wiped out after the death of jabba. His clan was the Desilijic kajidic. Now you could have Gardulla the Elder of the Besadii kajidic who may Still be around and pulling the strings from Nal Hutta. It will be interesting to see
I also think bounty hunters like Boba and Fennec just have an ingrained fear of the Hutts. For years these people have been the ones to sign their checks and get them work. And they, like everyone else, was essentially made to worship the Hutts.
*Excellent translation of this episode! I am starting to wonder just how you know as much as you do when it comes to SW lore! I mean you mentioned the Toshi Station scene and actually knew about it! Impressive work! This can’t all be you, you must have some helper nerds that know all of this stuff!* keep up the great work!
Damn this episode was absolutely just glorious and a sight to behold , 💯💯💯💯💯💯 on both ends
Joseph Campell Hero's Journey in full effect, y'all
The tusken mentioned about tatooine having oceans at one point. There's a shot of a Tusken, the kid I think, digging and if you look close there's an old claim shell. I thought that was cool af
i liked the two scenes where the killed the bantha referring to the line from the mandalorian “and they couldn’t hit the side of a bantha”
When Boba was carrying the Tusken to the pyre it reminded be of Anakin carrying Shmi to the pyre. Felt like the same shots...almost.
THANK YOU!
This was great fun!
I enjoywd the Boba Fett episode all over again.
Thank you
The Biker gang was great! Nice catch on there Kuttes I didn’t catch the Tatooine and logo!! Hope the Bikers come back in present time against Boba
They would need permission from the Hutt Council, just how they gave the kill order for Ziro in the Clone Wars.
I will say, I absolutely loved how they showed us the Tusken's culture.
I wouldn't be surprised if the mayor really did send those assassins, and cast blame on the Hutt twins in an effort to turn crime lords against one another.
Quite possibly. It's pretty clear that the Mayor thinks Boba isn't going to be in the job long, and isn't worthy of his respect. Though a bit odd that he would make such efforts to antagonize someone with such a deadly reputation. All the support of the Hutts wouldn't do anything to save him if he had caught a blaster shot during their meeting.
These are so fun to watch. Thanks Erik and team.
Imma be honest this episode was WAY better than the last, still better than the best mando episodes, but still realy good!
8:30 I like that you mentioned this because I was watching this scene and thinking my US history teacher would love this
To be honest while the analogy to native Americans is obvious, I think it is also comparable to communities of native desert inhabitants like berbers or bedouin families/communities. It is actually common to have a strong importance and reliance on the community to survive extreme or very harsh environments.
"Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don't give up"
I really love what they're doing for the tuskans, heavily basing their culture on various tribes like the Afghanis, an Native Americans, and showing their relationship with what are basically colonizers
It is just utterly amazing how all the different SW shows and movies of past and present are tied together. Of course, it shouldn't be any other way, but it's still amazing that they are, even down to the smallest of details (like the change in the trap door button on the throne and who likely made that change and why).
And kudos to this and all the other YT reviewers that make these videos letting us in on all those connections and details!
So happy for positive reviews, rather than Fandom Menace toxic non-fans getting butthurt because of Sandpeople.
These first few episodes really made me feel like it was shining it’s light on how it was based on Dune. Boba having a psychedelic spiritual journey like Paul’s water of life, boba teaching the tuskens how to ride a speeder like Paul teaching the fremen the weirding way, obviously the spice, and so much more.
The female warrior is such a badass character. She deserves a name! I propose "Tuskanaa."
That lizard high scene was so freaking awesome I loved it
As Screencrush observed, the trees represent Jango and Boba. He is entangled in Jango's tree which represents how he became obsessed with his Father's legacy and the family business of Bounty Hunting.
This episode is soo good even with less dialogues