The Book of Boba Fett: MY REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- The Book of Boba Fett answered a few questions and opened others. The show, while fun and flashy and entertaining, didn't feel like it had a consistent theme. The show was a bit all over the place. Between Boba, Mando, Grogu, Luke, and Ahsoka, I couldn't tell who's show this really was. I'd like to believe there will be a second season, and I hope Cad Bane wasn't brought in just to be terminated so quickly.
Overall the show was fun, but it was a mess. It felt like the finale could have been one of the episodes to build Boba's character and struggle. maybe it could have been the 4th episode, and then we'd have 3 more episodes to go where the real big villains reveal themselves, perhaps the Hutts, perhaps a crime syndicate, anyone really.
The show started and ended with the Pykes, and it could have been so much more that that.
Onto Kenobi now, which is much much more critical for me.
Let me know what you thought of the show!
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I'll definitely be down for season 2.
That said, here are my conflicted thoughts on season one of Boba.
What do you think?
I loved the series, thought it was better than mando season one.
I think they need to build off Boba telling Fennec that they aren’t cut out for the ruler life and allow him to explore the galaxy in season 2 in Slave 1, with a more inspiring antagonist
I liked the show but you're right we lost some of whom Boba really is. I think he should've had more violent outbursts as in
more of the outbursts which we would have shown he was actually struggling with the change. Because if you think about it
changing who you are at your core is so obscenely hard that most people won't even try. You also asked the same question
I did, which is what happened to the female Tuskan. I think her and some rogue Tuskan's she had gathered would have been
more suited to backing up Boba than the Mod's or Freetown residents.
A cool end credit scene for me would’ve been seeing Cad Bane being rescued by Todo and taken aboard his ship. I feel like Cad Bane is an interesting enough character that he could have his own show especially with the amazing Corey Burton and it doesn’t appear like it’s that difficult to make him appear in live action like it’s just a mask.
Him breaking the tree branch and making a new life , I think is just Disney breaking away from good Star Wars .
Great actors and actresses but terrible story and script.
But definitely down for season 2 hopefully we’ll see Mace.
It was small, but the emotion in bobas voice when he was saying “I can take him” was so awesome to me, it felt like a quick flash back to og trilogy boba. Wish I got more of him like that tho
This was the first time in the show that Boba truly reminded me of Boba and I wish we got more of it
Edit: I forgot the part about blowing the Nikto biker gang to smithereens. That felt like Boba too, but Temuera really nailed the emotion in Boba’s voice in this scene
And then they make him walk back on it, like that would have been a better duel
@@mdarou2005 fr I was like "finally" and then they are like '"no remember you are supposed to be lame"
THIS. I was so expecting him to just go all out right then and there
The closing scene of Mando Season 2 was I think the last time Boba was truly Boba. This is how he would've taken the throne if that scene were in TBOB: He would walk in, Fennec would've taken out all the guards and security by that point because she's just better. Boba would walk to Bib, immediately remove his helmet, say he's Boba Fett, and ask him for that chair. Bib would begin to protest, but Fennec would load her blaster and he would be scared into silence before getting up and scurrying away or tripping into the Rancor pit. Boba would then sit in Jaba's throne still helmetless, and with a tired sigh.
Here is what I think. I have heard there were some reshoots, which is normal. I've also heard that Rodriguez cut a lot. With that knowledge I have my own theory. The Book of Boba Fett, had not enough material to fill all the chapters. This is where The Mandalorian got more story than originally planned, maybe even getting some of the narrative from season 3. I assume Grogu's return wasn't even planned for the finale. It would have made more sense it was Boba was meant to calm the Rancor. He is an experienced beast handler and it would have impressed the locals even more. That said, overall I enjoyed it the Book of Boba Fett. The plot was good, just how the story was told, was a bit messy at times.
No I think everyone misses the big point is that grogu is a foundling and a Jedi when Luke presented him with the choice of being and mandolorian he chose the second now what I think there there trying to do with grogu Mando and boba is reform a new mandolorian empire with grogu being exactly like tarre vizla the first mandolorian Jedi the rancor was a symbolic meaning for the order coming together and there are many instants were Jedis have been able to take crazy beast I’m sure the story will unfold it’s only the first season
Punctuation please haha jesus
I would have been so much cooler if, when the Pikes took over Boba's (Jaba's) Palace and accidentally released the Rankor. The Rankor kills off all the Pikes at the palace, leaving it ready for Boba to return later. The Rankor then goes to the city creating havok for both sides and Boba confronts the Rankor, which the Rankor is familiar with him. Boba mounts the beast (for the first time) and saves the day...and as you said, in sight of the townsfolk which exemplifies not only his power but him showing respect even to a beast.
@@vincentmartinez222 A lot of this could’ve been explored in mando season 3 though. Like why should we care about the Jedi order in this story that had nothing to do with Jedi up until they shoehorned them into episode 5 and 6?
I think the original plan was for Mando s3 to follow a month or two after book of Boba, then they delayed it for a year. Maybe they moved the initial episodes of s3 into book of Boba, or re-edited the episodes that carried on the Boba story, it felt to me like book of Boba had a natural end at episode 4.
The show had so much potential. They hit some parts of the show perfect. Absolutely amazing. But overall it was a bit lackluster. Still enjoyed it for the most part though.
I really wish they let the Tusken female warrior and the young one survive, and then reunite with Boba, and join him in getting revenge on the Pikes. As it was, they were totally forgotten
Bros it was good. There has to be a time where u gotta say that not everything’s gotta be fuckin perfect
@@Pileven ok bro.
You do realise there’ll probably be a season 2, right?
@@Pileven these are star wars fans bro, they’re never happy 😂
I think that if they wanted to go with the “Boba going soft” narrative they should have had Cad Bane early on in the season. Have him represent what Boba was before: his dark past, his killer mentality, his ruthlessness. I think that duality would have worked well to elaborate on Boba’s internal conflict.
It wouldn’t have solved all of the show’s problems, but I think it would have been better. I just can’t help but feel like Cad Bane’s narrative potential was so unnecessarily wasted.
Agreed, having Cad Bane in episode 6 and 7...and then for the Marshall to survive, really undermined how strong Cad Bane was, not to mention how ruthless Boba had been in the past, really didn't showcase it as much as it should have.
Yes
@@FPSTyler1Clips now that you mentioned the marshall, i think he shouldve been an important part of the show earlier too, representing the new side of boba so you have two sides of the same coin
I agree 100% with what you said. I’m hoping that they give a season 2 to the show because there’s so much potential, and I think that with feedback, Favreau could redeem Boba, the baddest bounty hunter in the galaxy
yeah I really enjoyed the show i think it was fun and fin show and don't care about those other people who complain about the shows
The problem is that Jon and Dave already had 7 episodes to show him as the baddest bounty hunter in the Galaxy.
@Jaden Fuentes exactly. Show had like 2 good episodes with boba. The ending sucked big time and they killed his personality. They got some cringe biker gang, and why is a new lord have no servants? It’s like him and five guys. I want the show to come back just so it’s meaningful. Unlike the sequels there’s a chance they can spare the character since it’s a series.
@Jaden Fuentes bro you don’t have to insult the guy for having an opinion
@@indridcold2840 you’re right about that, and they only used 5 of them for Boba. I do believe in them and sometimes it takes a little time for a show and the character to hit their stride. Remember how naive/annoying Ahsoka was in the first few seasons of Clone Wars? Dave listened to the criticism, made adjustments and now she’s only one of the best characters of the whole franchise
A harsh but completely fair review Imo. Individual episodes were amazing but the overall narrative and story could have been much more tightly knit.
Hello there
Not harsh at all, just fair
It’s not really that harsh. You wanna hear harsh? This show was the most amateur display of story crafting in Star Wars I have ever seen.
Yea not harsh at all, this show sucked. Boba had his helmet off for 90% of the show, his helmet made him famous. The mysterious character that was boba was ruined, the show was such a joke, the only good episodes were with Luke and Mando.
That's really not harsh.
My biggest issue is that rushing Mando and Grogu's reunion in a show that wasn't meant to be about them also does a HUGE disservice to The Mandalorian as its own series, not just BOBF. Imagine, in the future, a casual viewer watching Mandalorian for the first time and they go from Season 2 straight to Season 3. It's going to be so jarring and confusing to see Mando let go of Grogu only for them to be together again immediately in the premier of next season. Sure they'll recap what happened but still; being forced to watch ANOTHER show to learn about what happens to the ones in the original is such a wonky storytelling choice.
That being said I enjoyed the show enough. It was just weirdly structured and pretty sloppy. And I just didn't like how a third of the season is about other characters. I was really hoping to see Boba's crew from Empire Strikes Back show up, or even his crew from the Clone Wars. Hopefully they'll see the criticisms and not make the same mistakes again. I hope they give Boba another season to redeem the show.
Agreed! It’s obviously a fast money cash grab by Disney. Probably Kathleen Kennedy’s call
My biggest issue with people complaining is them making comments about what the show was "meant to be" from a completely baseless perspective. Favreau literally called it Mando 2.5 last year.
@@naftulzvi3353 Sure that's valid. Though tbh it really shouldn't have been Mando 2.5 at all. It's just unfair to the character of Boba.
Perfectly said.
@@Jettayu101 The fact this show even exists is a fever dream. We got 5 episodes with a character that originally had 4 lines of dialogue 40 years ago. I'd rather them progress Mando here then have to waste episodes in Mando 3 doing what was setup here.
While I enjoyed the show overall, I really hope Kenobi doesn’t feel anything like this. I want Kenobi to feel a lot higher budget and more like the movies than a spin-off series. I really hope they don’t screw it up.
Ya me too
Boba Fett felt like a $10 budget movie.
I actually barely made it through 1 episode and was very close to not even finishing it. It was that horrible, in every single area of what makes for good entertainment.
The pacing, writing, music, action sequences - all laughable. I literally started laughing when the music started, or when Boba was surrounded by guards. It was such an odd boring sequence and he came across as old and tired.
@@pleco101 come on now it wasn’t terrible but it definitely seemed like something was off right from the first 5 minutes
@@jrfi8264 Maybe it gets better with each episode. But I just couldn't do it beyond the first.
I was in the movie theater in 1977 for the very first Star Wars movie, so I suppose I expect some decent music, or action - but it wasn't there, in this show.
@@pleco101 yeah but the first movie was boring and filled with plot holes too, this is star wars not star trek. it was a kids movie
Would have been nice to get to know the locals who are being oppressed, maybe even see some spice addicts and how it ruined their lives. That would have made Boba's quest more emotionally compelling.
I wholeheartedly concur with yond statement, thee seemeth liketh a wise individual
How refreshing it is to converse with more sophisticated Star Wars fans
I agree, boba wanting to stop the spice trade just came out of nowhere, there wasn't anything to suggest or tug at him personally to stop such a lucrative business especially since he's a CRIME LORD
Bruh it’s fricking star wars just shut your trap and enjoy the blaster fire
@@dangdingus1157 u forgot to switch accounts my friend
When Fennec assassinated those leaders at the end, I thought it was Boba at first.. That would've redeemed him in showing that he still has that ruthless killer side to him when all attempts for peace are disregarded.
Too bad they went the generic good guy route, he would've worked better as an anti-hero
Agreed. At this point I'm pretty sure that Disney outright says that the main character isn't allowed to do things that can be construed as morally questionable.
They really want to retire Boba’s persona as a killer and paint him as a Lord. Their character writing throughout this season reflect that.
I expected him to go in there guns blazing but I'm happy with what we got
Agree, Mando and boba fett are both the same character - rather generic good guys .. I really want a season where we follow a bad guy like Cad Bane throughout. I bet it would be more interesting
Maybe the acolyte will do that
Often times they kept switching between this show being “Book Of Boba Fett” and “Mandalorian Season 3” to the point where I felt like this was just a filler arc to the actual Mando franchise. It felt like they didn’t know whether to make this Bobas own thing or just a side mission/story to the overarching series that is The Mandalorian which is something you can’t do with a character like Boba Fett. And before they were able to choose a path to go with the show hit it’s 7 Eps and it’s over.
@@yeoj_ not even, it was literally just the finale that had the war… And a lame war too lol
It was always just an arc in a bigger story, but maybe it should have only had 4 or 5 chapters instead of having 2 primarily independent Mando episodes. Those could have been released as Mando S3 E1&E2 with some different scheduling choices
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Take away the title name and we have a new situation where it's just an arc
@@punchforpound2808 Wow. Could not have said it better. Completely agree 100%. This is what you get when it becomes only about $$$ rather than a passion for the characters and compelling stories you want to tell like Lucas had. They are just riding on the names and legacies of these iconic characters for another buck and absolutely butchering them all in the process. Unbelievable and shameful what Disney has done to star wars. I don't recognize it from the star wars I grew up with
The series left me feeling "unfulfilled". They spent way too much time on mando and not on boba. Anyone remember the clone wars episodes that had maul and the death watch building up their army? That's kind of how I thought the book of boba fett should've been. Boba constantly making moves to build his own army and still rule with respect.
I wish boba fett gets more of his “badass” appeal back. I think he lived up to his name in season 2 of mando. I loved fennec shand and I think she’s amazing. Going from mando to Luke and back to boba really killed the show for me. Going back to the turf war plot took away its significance since episodes 5 and 6 we 9/10-10/10
I like fennec shand but her looks are kind of distracting. I mean, she always looks so perfect. She needs a smudge of dirt on her face or something.
Yeah Fennec was more Boba than Boba here.
I mean seeing him riding a rancor and blasting soldiers was enough to make him badass for me tbh
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Fennec Shand is more competent than Fett, unfortunately, but I don't find her likeable or interesting at all. Why do we need her and Boba Fett together? It would've been better if she stayed in the Mando show and never got shot in the gut. That way we could've seen her continue being an adversary to Din instead of just Fett's right hand.
Mandalorian
Mando: “He’s finally with his kind…”
Luke: “I will protect him with my life… he’ll never be safe until he gets training”
Empire: “we will spend millions to capture him”
Boba:
Luke: “Oh you don’t want to be here, I’ll have my droid take you back to Mando”
Too big simplification, but still kinda funny xd
Yea i also disliked the fact that it was that simple for Grogu to return to Mando after everyone had like this idea in mind of Grogu leaving Mando and going to train to become a Jedi. Yes we knew he couldnt have been trained by Luke since Ben was Lukes first student but i was still disappointed. As was said in the video it really really negates the Ending of Mando season 2. Like why was all that even necessary in the end. Would only make sense if Grogu realizes why he needs to be a Jedi, maybe not through the death of mando but maybe someone gets badly injured or sth and grogu realizes he should hone his skills in the force.
Luke can protect grogu better then mando. It doesn’t matter if he wants to be a force user or not the empire is ganna try and capture and use him regardless
I think R2 snuck him out and Mando is taking him back.
millions aint much
"I'm the crime lord now"
Honestly was expecting the show to be a gritty SW criminal underworld series, but the story was just all over the place. There were some parts that I liked, like the Tuskens and eps 5 & 6, but the overall plot and finale was just underwhelming. This show was pretty much a mixed bag for me. Hopefully this can be rectified with a second season, if they plan on doing one. Also, no more directing for Robert Rodriguez please. Let Bryce Dallas Howard be the showrunner, heck how about let the Russo Bros take a shot at writing and directing a SW series
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I hope they just make more mandalorian seasons instead. Hes a much more interesting character
We wanted space tijuana, we got Paw Patrol
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Disney/Marvel cannot do gritty it seems. Im very worried about Kenobi at this point. In my opinion Kenobi should be a serious character drama (like Mad men) that dives into the remaining jedi's psychology after the order is destroyed.
I agree. I feel that the whole Mando/Grogu part should've been included in Mano III instead of this story.
Personally, I knew there was a problem when the two best episodes had nothing to do with Boba Fett
Yupp hit it on the head there.
Kinda makes me feel like they randomly pulled episodes from Mando S3 to stretch things out.
Exactly! 👍
My favorite is episode 7
@@Navigator_Isle I think every Star Wars fan ever wanted boba to join the ranks of badass old ppl in starwars. But in my opinion he just really fell short of his legendary persona.
I noticed in the finale that grogu's choice to leave luke to help his friends on tattooine almost directly parallels luke's choice to leave yoda to help his friends in cloud city. I wonder if this was intentional or not 🤔
Also reminds me of Aangs choice
We have no evidence that Grogu's decision was motivated by anything other than a feeling of attachment. Luke, however, had experienced a vision of his friends being in serious danger.
Yeah I thought about that too. I wonder if grogu is gonna go back to finish his training or if he’ll just stay with mando.
Of course it was. All Disney knows how to do with Star Wars is recycle, the only exception being the first season of Mandalorian.
factos
For me Book of Boba had higher highs than The Mandalorian but also had WAY lower lows. The Mandalorian was much more consistent and engaging all the way through.
Yep. This is the way
@Aidan Roberson Agreed
wow I think quite the opposite. Give it a shot to the Mandalorian again, specially season one, it has a lot of really bad moments and episodes that are really not good at all. The finales are both great, but excluding that the Mandalorian is a very mixed series.
@Daryl Dixon TV considerably slower than the bad episodes of Boba Fett
The higher highs were the Mandalorian episodes...
The main problem with the Boba "going soft" story line is that we never really learn why. The show didn't show us any of the trauma that caused him to re-think his life choices. I thought we would see some pivotal events in his past--someone he cared about being killed--and learning, over and over, that revenge, killing, etc. doesn't change anything. This show gives us nothing of that. Instead, we get the "Tusken Montage" which, while it serves the purpose of giving Boba some kind of perspective and motivation for change, it doesn't "feel" at all like something that he would completely change his character for. The show failed on many levels, starting with this .... the whole "Mandalorian Imposition" thing just ruined the second half completely. Sure, it was fun and great fan-service--and full of "wow" moments--but this was SUPPOSED to be a show about Boba Fett ... What we got was a show that was so completely unbalanced and terribly written, that the only thing it really accomplished was setting up Mandalorian, season 3. We are not even left with a desire to see a second season of Boba Fett; they watered-down the character and story so much, that the only feeling one has after watching the finale is ... "meh".
Explain why Boba Fett went soft? Becasue he's older. Becasue he experienced the formation of a bond with a group of people that the galaxy as a whole disrespects - the sandpeople. He's been made to see that a life killing for money is not as rewarding as a life building relationships. It's not explained to you becasue it is so overtly implied... they can't explain everything to you like it's a 30 minute cartoon.
@@lrlong1285 And that's precisely why the writing fails. The Tusken camp "interlude" feels incredibly contrived, and the implied notion that suddenly, now, just because Boba is old, he's able to see life differently, is absurd, even laughable.
He spent all that time in the sarlaac pit, being digested, but he somehow comes out of it having developed a conscionce? And then we're supposed to believe that a humbling by some native Tuskens is enough to change a lifetime of training, hunting, and killing? It's just lazy writing, ripped from Dances With Wolves, The Last Samurai, etc. ... movies that did it much better, with only a couple of hours of screen time.
The flashbacks could have shown Boba wanting revenge, failing, and learning that he's not as good as he once was .. and the flashbacks could have been connected to something he actually cares about. Exploring Boba's life before the sarlaac pit would have been more interesting, and would have set up a natural, organic reassessment of his life choices.
The Tusken interlude is completely undermined by the fact that there is no real connection with them, apart from this implied regret, guilt, etc. He dances around with a gaffi stick, does a little ceremonial "going native" montage, and that's all the character development we get. It's such a missed opportunity.
What they did with Boba for the rest of the show, though, was an exercise in stupidity. They turned an action-oriented, self-driven, self-motivated, self-actualizing character with agency into a passive, bloated idiot who can't make a decision without consulting five of his friends first. It clashes utterly with the man he was and should still be, and, again, feels contrived and lazy. This is why the show simply did not work, and also why Din Djaron, "Mando", comes out as the "better" Boba Fett.
Din never takes his helmet off, he's imposing, he's a man of action, he has a code, etc. Din Djaron has taken on all of the qualities that made Boba Fett interesting, and it shows. The Stark contrast between the characters is even jarring when they're on screen together.
Meanwhile, Boba Fett is just some tired, brain-addled old man, who walks around scowling at people and mugging for the camera. He doesn't even know what's going on half the time, relying on Fennec to play "caregiver" while he straps on another pair of Depends.
Also, the notion of a "noble" crime lord is just dumb. Why not just have Boba liberate the place, declare Tatooine off limits to the cartels, and give the government back to the beaurocrats?
We're supposed to believe that Boba ... a former man-of-action ... wants this "noble" crime lord life? How laughable ... and stupid.
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@@SuperDoggy99 Christ that was a lot of whining.
It's disappointing to me that we have gone through 2 seasons of Mando to get grogu to a jedi only to make it feel that the journey has been for NOTHING. Why should we care whatever they do if they're just going to change it when they feel like it. No happy in my opinion.
I don’t understand why Mando went through all that trouble trying to get grogu back with his kind for him to return an episode later I wish they would’ve saved that for mando season 3
Or maybe even Season 4
Or just...NOT done that
Someone said Luke is still testing him (Grogu) or its the attachment for Mando
He dont want Grogu to face his father fate
Or the writers wanted Grogu in Mando season 3
Uzi
Because.... TOYS!! GOTTA SELL MORE GROGU TOYS!!!
I think mando will take him straight back to luke in season 3 episode 1. He has no explanation of why grogu just randomly showed up.
I thought they were going to go a whole season without Grogu to really payoff his return but nope he returns in a show that’s not even his. “The Mandalorian: Boba Fett side quest.” That’s basically what Book of Boba is.
I agree and this was why I wished this show didn’t have any other characters that we have seen before so we could focus on boba
A flash back in where Jango is training 1st Gen Clones and bonding with Boba would've been cool. Or Boba going out to do a Bounty Hunter job to get muscle, that muscle being Bossk who questions Bobas softness
one where we see Cad Bane train him after jangos death, you can tell that cad doesnt love boba, hes just doing it because he feels he has to. then a betrayal (either boba betrays cad or cad betrays boba) then their previous duel where bobas helmet gets dented and when cad gets a piece of skull blasted off, requiring the metal plate
I like your *style.*
It’s not the lack of a “big bad” that makes this show struggle. It really isn’t, and frankly, we don’t need every single Star Wars show/trilogy to take that same path - it’s a little played out. It also doesn’t need more factions from lore or even more character threads, that would just make it harder for less diehard audiences to understand it. Having the Pikes be the biggest villain is fine.
No, IMO you hit the nail on the head with your first comment - it feels disjointed. Between flashbacks and episodes devoted to other characters…it hops all over the place but never really takes the time to develop any single character thread.
What made Boba aspire to take over the Hutt empire specifically? Who knows, we don’t really see. The Pikes…what are they up to? They don’t just exist on Tatooine…right? A MUCH better way to use those episodes which focused on other characters would have been to show us the leaders of the Pike Syndicate, develop their ambitions, use them to help flesh out Boba’s character. That’s just one example and there are many more like it. If Cad survived, they should have teased that in the end credits, hinting at a budding rivalry between two fearsome figures.
Instead the writers got distracted with Luke, Asoka, Grogu, and the Mandalorian arc. They got distracted by the “mods” - they only needed to exist to save Fennec. We didn’t need them to have a central role at all. A good test for whether or not a character needs to be there is replacing them with someone else. If the unique traits of that character don’t add much, their absence seems fine. Nothing is lost by making the “mods” just regular drifters on the streets of Tatooine. Hell, they could have used ex-stormtroopers now unemployed because no one will hire them. That’s WAY MORE INTERESTING.
Yeah, this just seemed like it was a bunch of random stories that may or may not come back into play sometime later in the story. There wasn’t any clear explanation of why a lot of things were done the way they were.
This should have been a 10-14 episode story. We should have seen him SLOWLY stop being an a-hole and become who he is now.
@@thomasjorgensen9851 For sure. And we don’t even see the overall ambitions of the Pikes, or really much of the galaxy in a way that adds to Boba’s story. Like…imagine an episode where he takes Slave One to recon the Pike Syndicate on their home world but someone sees the iconic ship and it blows his cover of “being dead.” Then he has to deal with the consequences of the galaxy knowing he is alive, namely Cad Bane being sent to track him down. Like…damn, I’d watch that.
@@vinced7618 Absolutely. We should have seen him try to go back to his bounty hunter ways after the Tuscans are killed, before he decides to take over Jabas empire. Perhaps this is when he personally runs into the Pikes for the first time in the series, during a job where they try to screw him. This makes him mad and he begins to see how he has been taken advantage of. Then when he meets Fennec he has a real reason to kill Bib Fortuna and take over - he’s tired of being played. But the Pikes are mad and see an empire run by Boba as a threat, so they send Cad Bane to track down Boba, and gradually begin to take over Tatooine. I’d much rather have seen that story, even if we still got one episode where Mando built a new ship and then came to help. It would have made sense in the arc.
@@phishphood423 I loved the thought of Cad being the big bad...
How awesome if he tried to get back into bounty hunting but he lost his edge without his armor, then on some kind of a mission Bane betrays him in some way so there's a personal grudge. He's left for dead, maybe shot by Bane in a standoff and assumed to be dead, then saved by someone we wouldn't expect. Maybe the mission is on Dathomir (first live action would be amazing) and is saved by Merran with some sort of ritual! Then the near death cut-throat experience and realization that age is creeping up forces him to go more straight and that's what sends him back to Tattoine to search for his armor.
You could have had the exact same story with the Tuskans and if there were 3 episodes of Boba being old-school Boba and giving him an actual arc. Then the final standoff when Boba is re-armored would have meant so much more.
It would have been cool if there were like more flashbacks from Boba's past as a bounty hunter as he learns to deal with what he did, in reality they literally just made it seem he's changed in character with one single decision.
Exactly. Imagine naming a show with said character but do something completely different. Wasted so much time and energy with the Tuskens. Sad part is, there was no payoff! It wasn’t even Boba that killed the Pikes, and he had a reason to kill them😂
I kind of hope that Grogu chose to stay with Luke, but similar to Luke in Empire, Grogu sensed his friends in danger and went to help
And Mando will bring Grogu back to Luke (eventually) to continue his training. It would be a nice full circle moment with Luke and a little green guy
Commenting 2 or 3 months later, but looking back at Mando and Grogu reuniting in the BOBF season finale, I kinda imagine Mando (in a way, whether right away or a little later on) deciding to bring Grogu back to Luke to continue the Jedi training. Seeing if Luke would still take Grogu back. Kinda mirroring Luke returning to Yoda in ROTJ to complete his Jedi training only for Yoda to say that he has nothing left to teach Luke.
A stretch to be sure, but I could still imagine something like that happening in Mandalorian Season 3
If Grogu stayed with Luke, Ben Solo would have potentially killed him during the massacre at Luke’s Jedi school.
I personally thought the finale was pretty good but I think there should've been 8 episodes and Cad Bane should've been introduced in like episode 3 or 4 to really get this feel of a looming threat
I really enjoyed this series. Sure it has its flaws, yet I think that said flaws can be ironed out in season 2. My main problems are:
- the lack of Boba in his own show.
-him being more involved in the action.
- keeping his helmet on more of the time.
-him being more ruthless in order to protect his territory
Hopefully in season 2 these problems are adressed.
Ye
you understand absolutely nothing of pacing, and general filmmaking it seems
your critique comes down to personal preference, how about you really think about it instead of mindlessly taking it in? or maybe you are just that dense
@@lp.shakur Bro, he's not a filmstudent. People can critique and rate a show based on their own standards
@@technolegends306 yeah he can, it's just bs, but you do you
@@lp.shakur well what do you think since you are sooooo educated on the intricacies of making shows
Nothing was better than watching your live reactions as soon as I finished each episode. Thanks for making the boba experience even better Theory!
The chat was so much fun 😂
Yup, this is exactly what I did each night. Really enhanced the experience!!
Open a new tab for youtube and watch it with the reaction in the background thats what i did
I gotta completely agree. To me the show needed to: make Boba’s instincts fight his feelings (similar to his fight with Bane where he became savage at the end), the modders look more desert-ish instead of shiny new, and leave the Grogu stuff for the Mando season3.
What I liked: lots of cool Star Wars stuff (Tuskes rocked, final battle with droids and Rancor rocked). What I didn't like: No compelling narrative throughline, felt meandering and all over the place, both in quality and in storylines.
So Boba decided he wanted to change his ways. Okay, that's fine, but how about you show a bit more of him being the Boba everyone knows *first* (ie. the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, the one we saw a glimpse of in Mandalorian season 2) and THEN have him do the change of heart.
Could have had a bunch of flashbacks to scenes throughout his life before the Sarlac, showing why he's got the reputation he has, so we know what he's changing from.
Would have worked a hell of a lot better than the "he got out and now he wants to be different" they decided to go with
@@skoffs Exactly
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Dying light 2 had a storyline on par with this show 😂
Nothing even happened! Can you say we're at a different or new place in any way than we were before the show? Disney absolutely ruined the king of the bounty hunters. Disgraceful
It was underwhelming. Especially how cad bane was handled. Some of the flashbacks should have been used to establish their past.
Cad bane went out like a chump typical Star Wars killing off good ass villains in the lamest way possible
I loved seeing how Boba got out of the sarlac pit and even when he bonded with the tuskan tribe. But after those 2 episodes, the show was missing something. The fact that Mando and Grogu stole the show so easily. I felt both the 5th and 6th episode should have been saved for The Mandalorian s3. Cad Bane was such an epic appearance but I highly doubt Cad is dead. The finale was underwhelming like most viewers have said. We already knew Cobb Vanth didn't die so the end credit scene to me just seemed a let down.
It was missing direction, or directing😂 I can't tell which at this point!😂🥺
Cad took a 10-12" spear through the heart ! I think he's dead . His life light was beeping red too which usually means game over . Also , do you think Boba Fett and the city will just watch Cad Bane rise up and walk it off without notice ?! If it did happen , there would have been a major commotion and they would have HAD to show us . If they bring him back after he's been skewered like a shish-kabob , I am going to be annoyed because then , what would you have to do to kill someone if spearing them in the heart isn't enough??? Lmfao
No I hated the tusken parts just for the simply fact that everyone thinks these savages could do no wrong even tho they would’ve worked boba and the rodian (had he lived) to death and just left to rot afterwards they deserve no sympathy and I’m glad there all days; not just the men, but the women and children too.
@@Wally-pu2hh I feel they did to Cad what they did to Boba initally in Return of the Jedi where this big bad ass bounty hunter comes up and hes notorious but goes down so easily. I think when the camera panned down to show his body, Cad will be back. The fandom loved seeing him come to live action.
@@hdvsmith I believe I read somewhere that Tem said Boba spoke too much. Boba in ESB was feared because he spoke very little and followed up with no words by action. It was missing numerous things. If Din and Grogu could steal the show that easily with just 2 episodes. Then it was entire concept of how Boba was changed. He was awesome in The Mandalorian. I liked Fennec and Boba but leave the Power Rangers from Back to the Future part 2 out of it. Felt they added nothing to the overall concept.
I feel like they missed out on maybe Boba overcoming the fact that he’s Jango’s clone, which is what may lead him to wanting to be more than a bounty hunter. That would’ve been a cooler angle
Problem with this series was hands down the director - Robert Rodriguez. Every episode he directed (which was the majority of episodes) he got it wrong, it felt like a crappier spy kids, Bryce Howard Dallas comes in and does a phenomenal job with the mando episodes and lays the rest of the show to shame. They should of had her directing the series
Agreed. He can direct good action when he is on the ball, but he has always had a problem with pacing.
Agreed
The action in the finale felt cheesy as hell, everyone was acting dumb
Why do they hire these incompetent people
@@jacookie9707 FACTS. Like yea lets continue running in a straight line away from this giant, murderous droid instead of darting off in random directions through the alleyways of the city.
I feel like they really should do a season 2 to improve on the flaws this season had. There is so much potential to explore the criminal underworld with bounty hunters that they really missed.
this show was supposed to give Boba the spotlight he deserves after 40 years of being a laughing stock falling into the Sarlac pit by a blind man becoming nothing but a joke. Only the people that read the comics truly understood how special he was and this was the show to right that wrong, but they dropped the ball and the show only confirmed to all the fans that he was indeed a total clown after all. To have another season just to fix the season that was supposed to have already fixed boba is just undeserved. Boba does not deserve another season. In my opinion, he's better off being a cool-looking side character in another Mandalorian's show.
I’m sure it will be an improvement, a lot of people are acting as if this is the last we get to see of Boba. If anything this season will lower people’s expectations for the next one
I enjoyed the show for the most part. Boba Fett has always been one of my favorite characters in Star Wars. But I feel that the show really missed the opportunity to really develop the character, what we got just didn’t feel like Fett.
exactly also he was so weak
@@PadawanNeel Fr he was such a pussy. I was waiting for the whole season for him to snap and say enough is enough. I thought he finally did at the end when everyone is getting murdered but it turns out to be fennec…
@@jfer8152 saying its all fennec is just disingenuous, all she did in the finale was save the mods and shoot some fish in a barrel. you can argue it's too little too late and i would probably agree but boba was a total badass in the finale
Many things left me feeling unsatisfied with the execution of elements of this show and it now making the s2 finale feel somewhat redundant.. but a huge let down were the lack of Boba flash backs outside of the tuskan raiders.. we could have got a stunt double to play young Boba with Temuera voicing him over as we see Boba having nightmares in his healing tank of him doing monstrous badass shit when he was in his prime to set the tone and reinforce the reason he didn't want to be that guy anymore..
After episode 3 and 4, I was beginning to wonder what they had in store for Boba Fett. I really enjoyed the episodes directed by Bryce and Dave, which coincidentally, had less than 40 seconds of Boba Fett, but it just goes to show that maybe Jon Favreau should have changed a few things about how he wrote the character for this show. Boba went from an epic fighter, to 'Like a Bantha' who gets overridden constantly. His character was completely overshadowed by Fennec, and later Mando + Luke, leading to mediocre finale. Robert Rodriguez's episodes (1, 3, 7) seemed to be a low point. Overall I was glad we got some Star Wars to fill the gap until Mando S3 next year
Probably should have listened to tem
I thought the 2 episodes spent without Boba would make sense come finale, but they didn't... they literally gave an entire episode to Grogu, a character that Boba Fett hasn't really even had an onscreen introduction to
Boba really didn't seem that powerful did he
One of my biggest complaints is how Luke just put grogu in his xwing and flew off across the galaxy on his own. He's a freaking baby and the empire is hunting him, just seemed really weird that Luke would do that. I get they wouldn't want Luke to just come in and save the day again but if that was their worry they should have waited to reunite grogu and mando until mando s3 cause the reunion felt really rushed to me.
i agree I actually thought Mando and Grogu wont be reunited until like the third episode of Season 3 or something, this reunion didn't feel earned and Luke literally had Grogu for not even a week...I think Mando needed Grogu gone to be lost and tried to reclaim Mandalore in the wrong ways and then he knows he needs Grogu back to be a better man
@@eugeniawong249they will explain what happens in the next mando episode, what if Grogu left on his own, what if Luke didn’t have a choice of accompanying him
Lmao buddy R2 flew him lmao
@@triple-aaiden8361 Yeahhhh because R2 is gonna help Grogu at all besides flying? Way to miss the point. Tatooine a super dangerous place, hes sending Grogu by himself sitting in a ship with R2 to go land there? Like cmom dude
@@PastLifeVillian what argument r u making here kiddo R2 was gonna take him to Mando thats it besides its a show lmao
I feel like the Mandalorian himself ruined Boba Fett’s character. Mando is everything we ever wanted Boba to be. Unfortunately, you can’t have two characters be exactly the same.
but we can have 3 movies about the death star. 3 more movies about the rebel alliance (which episode 6 made seem like we where done with that whole thing). Episode 7 was basically a repeat of 4 lol. Nah This franchise has no problem with repetition, I totally agree with you though about your opinion on Boba being underwhelming. I just honestly don't see the problem with having Mando and Boba have similar characters but slightly different. One is focused on honor and code, the other just cares about making money and watching his ass. How are these characters the same lol (not saying you are, just puting the thought out there). Mando could have tried to convince Boba to bring honor to his father by returning to the Mandolorian way or creed and Boba could have voiced how he felt the creed betrayed his father or something. Anything. That literally would've been more interesting than what we got. But ya i totally agree with you though, wasn't happy about Fett's behavior/character. Not the cold hearted, sharp, killer the mountains of star wars lore painted him to be. I constantly felt like he was just not clever or sharp at all. Tricks pulled over his head that his right hand man phenik could see coming??? he's Fett. Your not sneakin up on him while sleeping, bacta tank or not. Mando pulled his gun out in 2 secs when ahsoka snuk up on em. But dis nigga Fett is comin down stairs in his bath robes after a scrap????? nah. Not Fett. Just a Moron. lol, Puts his entire ship into the mouth of a creature that just nearly killed em, when he could've just blasted the damn thing for good measure when he showed up... hell that would've portrayed the Fett we know... that would've displayed a killer's instincts (which he clearly lost in that pit looool). instead he peers inside like an absolute tool box and like he didn't just barely make it out the first time... in front of phenik (who was more resourceful than he was in his OWN SHIP). JUST EMBARRASING.... pathetic ha. Needed the power rangers, his 2 man army of pigs, and phenik to solve everything for em. not good, but that's just my opinion.
Who is "we". Speaking for myself its completely inline with Boba's character from the clone wars...... And how you except a person would react after having a near death experience and being raised with a family for 5 years.
Him coming out of the pit and being the same person makes no sense. Its not even a "trope" for someone to have a near death experience and have a change of heart. Thats just real life.
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No lol
@@maxpowers4436 Here is a explanation to a smooth brain. If Boba Fett decided to become more then a cold hearted bounty then it's ok. I can believe that. Thing is it doesn't mean you become some push over. If you spit on his proposal for peace then get ready to meet Boba Fett the bounty hunter. This guy can hunt light saber users...
His job is to face death every day. It's not like he would have 180 change of personality because he almost died. He wants to be different then his father? Ok. Doesn't mean he is now total pacifist or something.
I feel like old games or movies treated him better because people feared him. Not because he was scary dude in armor but because he was skilled bounty hunter that is still alive.
I think Dave Feloni probably wanted Boba to keep the ruthless attitude but knowing Disney execs likes to be nosy they probably say "nah make him looks more like a good guy"
I agree with a lot of what you said. One of my main grievances with this season was that it felt like Mando really stole the spotlight from Boba once he showed up. I get that the writers wanted to give Mando a nice solid cameo in the show, but it honestly felt like he got more lines and screen time in 6 & 7 than even Boba did.
The part in the last episode that really angered me was when Fennec took out all the traitors and the mayor... that should have been Boba!!
Why should that have been Boba.
with the flamethrower he almost never used in the whole show!!!!
@Dominik Rain Boba isn’t good but more anti-hero. Even still, I think Boba figured would’ve sold regardless as he’s always been popular despite doing nothing in the OT lol.
Yeah Fennec could have done cover fire while Mando and the Rancor wreck the foot soldiers. Then Boba jetpacks and disintegrates all the traitors and mayor.
The biggest issue I have with the ending is having Mando and Grogu reunite in so quickly and in a way that felt unearned. All my other little issues with the show can easily be fixed in S2, but you can't undo Mando and grogu reuniting. I think that takes away a lot of the potential for S3 of Mando.
@Kit Kat we know that they don't care about canon XD
Yep, it seems Mando S3 is gonna be yet another season leaning on the cute puppet. Which now it is walking around really just looks like a puppet.
Dude, I didn't even think about that! Holy shit.
@Kit Kat god it sucks how limited Star Wars can go due to the sequels… we all know that our OT crew all become shitty, deadbeat people so its kinda hard to make up for any of that
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I definitely agree. You hit the nail on the head. It definitely felt like a general star wars show. They could have done much more to show Boba Fett as a deeper character. They started good but it would have been better if Boba had something under his sleeve. I always thought Boba would have been a master strategist and battle tactician. Instead he seemed to have almost no plan and rely on everyone else for direction. Listening to others doesn't mean doing what they tell you. It means using they're information and expertise to formulate a master plan.
Well said friend!
I really hope they'll learn their mistakes from this and improve upon them in Kenobi.
That’s what I thought after the last Jedi. Then the rise of Skywalker happened.
They probably have all if not most episodes taped seeing as how filming started a while back. But I got high hopes that the kenobi show will be great.
The issue there is that Kenobi has already been filmed and is going through post production. So no time to reshoot, Kenobi will not be influenced by the fan reaction to BoBF.
The outcome of Book of Boba , whether amazing or lackluster , won't impact Kenobi. Not to mention , Kenobi has one director AND was sidelined for an extra year to flesh the story out. I think it'll deliver beyond our expectations tbh
@@On_Brannd how about the fact it will already be finished?
The last episode was a bit of a let down.
And to make it worse, the whole second half of the episode felt irrelevant due to Fen just killing all the crime bosses alone.
Mad Luke didn’t show up with Ashoka? God bro ur a L
@@bini2851 nah mate, I don’t think they should have been in the show at all. While those episodes were great, they should have been in Mando 3, not shoehorned into a Boba show.
As always she does everything without breaking a sweat….the only times she’s ever struggled was when she was on the brink of death. Does any competent writer not know how to write women?
@@maraudershields283 I love people's entitlement, it's so funny to read. "They should have been in Mando 3". Like who tf are you? The writers had every intention of this show having them from the start and crossing over all of their characters. They've literally said it last year.
@@naftulzvi3353 why is it called the book of boba Fett then?
If I were to describe my feelings about the finale episode, I would say this: There’s nothing wrong with it, but it felt like something bigger was being built up.
Excellent way to sum it all up.
Yeah, seven episodes was too short. Six episodes of setup, only one of payoff...yeah, not enough.
We must prepare for war vs an evil crime syndicate for the fate of the planet. All we need is a couple of moisture farmers, spunky scooter kids, a few actual (underutilized) warriors, and one single ship for us all to hide behind at the same time.
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Boba was an afterthought in his own series. A super reactive good guy that keeps making simplistic/dumb decision throughout. Kinda disappointed, it felt like a poor man's Mandalorian, and Boba deserved better than than.
I sure hope Kenobi leaves Tatooine more often than not. I think we're all a little tired of that planet and it makes the universe feel small.
Considering who's producing and writing that show I'm not sure if I'm even excited about it.
@@LeutnantJoker they had an academy award winner writing the show but they scrapped his story and hired a guy who wrote transformers
@@FeNite8 I have no knowledge on what's going on with kenobi. So hearing this is quite disappointing.
I, for one, actually am interested in tattooine. We get to see how the newly formed empire handles it and the hutts. And I get to see how tattooine is post prequel trilogy, pre-original trilogy.
@@OscarASevilla it’s been the exact same it’s just a desert planet
For me, I felt like the show was really starting to pick up after episode 4 once we completed Boba's flashbacks and he was completely healed. I felt Boba was really going be more involved but instead, we paused all that buildup and got side tracked with Mando, Grogu and Luke for two episodes. As much as those episodes were well done, I feel like if we used those episodes to instead stay on track what we were building to, we could've had:
- Cad Bane introduced earlier.
- Boba and Banes relationship elaborated on which would've significantly upped the tension and impact of their confrontation.
- show Boba actively engaging in the action more outside of just the final episode
-More than likely bring in another faction like the Hutt twins or Black Sun or Crimson Dawn as Theory said. The Pykes were ok but it definitely needed just a tad bit more besides them.
-I'll even take some moments of him interacting with the people of Mos Espa besides the people working at the casino. Let's develop this town a bit more! At least then we can actually feel a connection to who we're fighting for outside of just mentioning it.
Regardless, I still enjoyed the show and I'm happy to see more live action Boba Fett. Looking forward to a season 2 if they decide to greenlight one!
The interesting thing about Boba Fett was that it felt like they wanted to make Boba the opposite of Mando in almost every aspect.
Kinda weird how there was no episode 8, the finale could’ve easily been 2 parts, and they could’ve given Cad Bane more screen time. When I saw the credit scene was just Cobb Vanth in the Bacta tank, I got upset. No one can die on this show except for fan favorite Bane.
It makes no sense. Mando S2 is so much better
Don't be suprised if bane isn't dead either. After all, darth maul was cut in literal half and he survived. Leave it to star wars to immortalize its characters. I wish they took the game of thrones approach and left the dead as dead.
@@brbrd102 To be fair, all of Maul's really great stuff comes AFTER he gets the chop!!!
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Sure, but the lack of impermanence cheapens the experience. They could have easily created a new sith character and gave him the same story.
I always think why should a character be brought back from the dead. There needs to be a reason and a story you want to tell for him to come back. If the character doesn't add anything to the show anymore then why bring them back.
Luke told Grogu he had to choose. He also told him that he has such a long life that most people he meets are just for a short time which to me also gives Grogu an opportunity to make the best of the time he has with people who he cares for Din Djarin. As Luke said he wasn't necessarily training Grogu but helping him to remember. But it does seem as if Grogu needs training to build up his stamina, he also has some seemingly mental blocks stopping his use of power and communication. Another thought on Grogu leaving is that Luke also left to save his friends and left his training with Yoda. He also went back to his training. And as all I have talked about is everyone except for Boba it shows that the show lost its way, even though there were many parts that I enjoyed.
I agree, but it should have been drawn out a little more to really show the longing between Grogu and Mando - to have them reuniting within a few episodes with no heart-wrenching decisions or adversity was just lazy and pandering. It reminds of Once Upon A Time, where Emma had to leave Storybrook and lose all her memories of everyone she loved - it was a huge dramatic moment and heartbreaking to watch - and then 5 minutes later they were working to undo it. Luckily No Way Home stuck the landing and didn't cave in for a happier ending.
Great points!!
Grogu will eventually go train with Rey, mark my words
im just hoping grogu ends up back with luke again, no way can they undermine mando season 2’s entire plot. if he doesnt become a jedi just like yoda, theyre missing out on tons of money on endless content from the new jedi grandmaster in the future. we need more yoda-like lightsaber action!!
I'm sure they made Jon Favreau write Luke out of the finale. There is no sense at all in sending a baby as if it was a parcel, when Luke had nothing to do in his academy with his 0 students. Luke would have been there during the battle helping with the pykes because there would have been a lot more of them and he would have been the one who dealt with the Rancor. Who are the ones who makes these kinds of decisions? Kathleen Kennedy? I don't think it's good spending all those chapters looking for a Jedi to give Grogu to and then having him again when Mando can't take care of him and Grogu is in danger because the remains of the Empire are looking for him. I don't get all these inconsistencies. And I think Jon Favreau is a wonderful writer. This is not coming from him.
Another point of view would be that the Mandalorian is the main adventure and the book of Boba Fett is nothing but a mere side quest. We just gained some companions or Allies for a bigger cause in the future.
Love your content. Sadly, it didn’t live up to its hype. The fact that I enjoyed only 3/7 episodes is testament to its quality.
I enjoyed watching your reactions to the entire series!
What were your thoughts on the series?
@@quickbinger1058 Kinda lame
@@GoldenKnightsFan-dv9er I loved it but hey, you do you.
@@quickbinger1058 I enjoyed it a lot but definitely not perfect. Other than that, very watchable
@@quickbinger1058 Sadly the good episodes doesn't have alot of Boba in it.
I think there’s absolutely something to directors that genuinely seem to love and understand Star Wars (Dave Filoni, Bryce Dallas Howard) and those that love themselves and their own style more than anything (Robert Rodrigez, Rian Johnson)
I think Favreau really fucked up the writing and dialogue here. Mix that with whatever the fuck Rodriguez is doing and you get this
I agree, Robert Rodriguez directing was terrible
Who thought hiring the guy that did spy kids and all that shit was a good idea. That guy is so out of touch I bet when they thought up the mod gang it was like "oh yeah, the cool kids these days are gonna love this".
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@@benmwilliams I’m not gonna lie. I love desperado but outwith that his directing is not for me
Sure, I'd change a few things. Like making Boba say "I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye" to Cad Bane and having Boba use his jetpack more often to escape enemies while yelling "See ya chump."
Also, when Boba stabbed Bane with his Tusken staff, he was supposed to say "Still got the moves."
But, all in all, "I missed the part where thats my problem."
Boba Maguire?
or when boba stabs bane he says "How'd that get in there?"
Too bad this show's an embarrassment. I despise it.
Having Ben Solo would have been awful. I want those awful movies gone. They have no redeeming features. Give me Jacen and Jaina Solo instead. And when it comes to Boba Fett and the show, I really wanted to like it but it just never failed to disappoint me. Making Boba a sensitive and emotional good guy was a gigantic mistake and putting Grogu back with Mando renders season two meaningless and forces the schtick we already had when episode five proved Mando can carry the series himself. Seems like a very corporate move to throw Grogu back in there. The dynamic was fun but between having the story played it’s course and Omega staying with the Bad Batch their whole series. They’re doing the ‘warrior has to take care of a kid’ trope to death in these shows. And whitewashing the Tuskens as a people we should sympathize with and making the PS as easily defeated as stormtroopers was dumb. And don’t get me started on the mods. Boba hiring them was so stupid. I would have much rather had him stay ruthless and kind of bad but maybe reconnects with his daughter from the EU. Or hunts down to kill people he has a grudge with. I don’t want him as a softy who cares about people. Maybe throw in Aurra Sing and Bossk too.
Agreed
Agree wholeheartedly. Kathleen can’t keep her grubby paws off Star Wars. Disney is just being so insanely hit or miss for me. Mando season 1 & 2 were amazing. BOBF was so insanely mid, then wow! The return of mando was so sick, I had hope again. Grogu is still alive! Cool! OMG YODA’S LIGHTSABER! Oh… he picked the chainlink, cool. We didn’t even get to see him make the choice and now we’re back to Mando the Middle Aged Father.
So disappointing.
Finn was a pretty cool concept. The idea of a conditioned war soldier being force sensitive and using that to break his conditioning. Then having to come to grips with what he's done over the years and deal with a constant inner turmoil that repeatedly shows up in his world as he's forced between new and old friends over and over again. Just seeing him grow throughout the movies as he learned to harness his power and become part of the next generation of Jedi... oh wait, NVM. That never happened. Was Finn even in the movies after 7?
@@malachiflannery9093 forgetting Clones Wars Season 7, which had 1 great arc, 1 really really great arc, and one God awful arc. Also overall I still felt like the show was incomplete. Spectacular final scene thought.
Bad Batch had a really strong first season. Not saying it was perfect, but compared to Clone Wars and Rebels which had really really weak first seasons, it's looking very promising so long ad Disney doesn't cancel it before season 7. Also loved how Bad Batch brought together materials from the games (REPUBLIC COMMANDO LET'S GO!!!) and early Clone Wars seasons (like the Clone who defected to become a farmer with a hot badass wife).
I would have preferred they make this series a Star Wars “Breaking Bad” with Boba, Bossk, Dengar, the Pikes, etc. But of course Disney would never do that, instead you get Starbucks barista’s driving around Tatooine on Vespa’s. So much potential lost.
I think they hurt the character of Boba Fett more than they helped it. Maybe too many writers or higher ups pulling his character in different directions, they wanted to make him a good guy hero but also have the respect of the underworld. It just didn't work and they lost so much of that mystery and mystic that was Boba Fett. He had his helmet off most of the time carrying it around like a purse which didn't help his character. He didn't seem like the Boba we know that was ready to spring into action. I honestly think they deleted a few episodes and took episodes from the next season of Mandalorian to fill the gaps.
Absolutely agree
Couldn't agree more!
I wish they had more episodes
If they wanted to take Boba's character in this direction, they should have looked to Wolverine as an example.
Logan was a living weapon who killed hundreds, but once he escaped he became.... More centered, more calm, more compassionate.
But at the same time, he was still ravingly badass. He was still tough as nails. He was still a highly effective super soldier.
Boba is still a good fighter....But he comes across as such a wimp here. Maybe if he had tolerated less disrespect and been less afraid to bounce those who talk down to him off a wall... That one major tweak alone could have saved it.
But nah, we got Boba pretending to be a soyboy instead.
In what direction? Boba hasn't been shown to have a short temper since he was a child. Why didn't Boba blast Vader into a wall when he shoved his finger in his face and said "No disintegrations!" in ESB?? If Boba couldn't handle someone disrespecting him and was always losing his temper, he would've been killed years ago.
Don't dis soy, if you're American, you were raised on that shit. 🤦 You know why an Impossible Burger tastes like a Whopper? Cause that shit barely had meat in it to begin with. If you weren't too rich to eat public school cafeteria food, then you also consumed a lot of soy growing up.
@@barryallen871 Bro why are you so triggered? Get a life lmao
Turned him into just another clone trooper
@@barryallen871 non Americans being stupid again LMAO
When I hear the title, "Book of Boba Fett", I instantly think of his life story from start to finish, like a book would generally do. I think they missed out a lot on bringing back old scenes from when he was a young boy (which they did a bit), young adult, mature adult, and now an old adult (present time). I would love to know what he was up to in his prime, to see the ruthless Boba that we all know of, and bringing that into live action would of been great, rather than bringing in some characters who quite frankly are irrelevant to the "Book of Boba Fett", such as the power ranger bikers, etc. I think the final episode should be where Boba takes over the throne from Bib Fortuna, which then takes us to a potential season 2. Those are my thoughts on the show and my take on it, but whats done is done and we cant go back and change it. Praying that the Obi Wan show doesn’t disappoint!
@MeMarzani I agree with that 100%, well said.
It was never advertised that. From the initial teaser of the show there were never any suggestions that they would do that. It was pretty clear what this show was about. Resurrecting Boba so he could become a part of the mandalorian timeline and story. Can’t be disappointed by baseless wishes. As much as I wish it could have been
@@peanutbutterbandit2238 I understand your perspective however if you are going to use the following title: "Book of Boba Fett" perhaps have the show actually follow the timeline of how a book would be, from start to finish, implying a story of young Boba to present time Boba.
@@adouma3629 perhaps it was a bad choice for the title. I’ve heard many people complain that they thought “book of boba” meant that we would go back in time and tell bobas entire story. Based on the teaser I expected the show to be much darker and grimy showing Boba creating a crime organization and visiting the “underworld” of the galaxy. Perhaps nal hutta and the lower levels of coruscant. Hopefully someday
I would have wanted an actual "Book" of Boba Fett which contained his revenge list. Then you can tease Boba hunting Han Solo throughout the Galaxy.
I loved every second of the book of boba fett besides the modders. I love how it's more of a slow draw criminal syndicate show. It's perfect for what it's trying to do. Not everything needs to be explosions and lightsabers
Thank you! These people just want boba goin around planet, to planet killing people, and collecting bounties! Lol talk about boring! The shows giving him depth and they hate it! Makes no sense.
The Mods were great, we need a spin-off show on them.
@@Sammy-ec8cr it seems as though they want the boba Fett that is silent and imposing. But we were already given that character from Mando, who is based off of boba, but to roll with that kind of character again so soon after the mandolorian would also be weird.
I’m gonna be honest, I thought the finale fight was incredibly lame. Two of the most powerful droids in Star Wars lore and they’re missing targets directly in front of them with no cover. Made the fight super goofy imo
I assume you would rather the main characters just get cut down and then the credits roll? This is such an odd criticism
@@JorgeBorges_00 I think even a small amount of collateral background character damage should have happened
@@JorgeBorges_00 it doesn't have to be main characters though, I loved the episode but admittedly they have many targets that were non main characters and none of them died lol
That's why you don't buy the base model. The advanced targeting was on the next trim level.
@@red-hot yes they shouldve killed off the scooter gang, wed be happy. Especially the punk chick, she was fucking awful
It was awesome to see Mando, Grogu, and Luke in the show, but I think they should have saved those scenes for Mando S3 and focused more on Boba and his story. Maybe just have Mando help Boba alone and build up his character a bit more. I also think they should have introduced Cad Bane way earlier in the show and had him, the Pikes, and maybe Crimson Dawn/ Black Sun be the main villains of the show. Overall, the show was kind of underwhelming towards the end and there were a lot of missed opportunities imo.
With the way they were handling his crime boss story the show would've been so boring if they kept going with more episodes about Boba walking around Mos Espa and posing
@@ryderls2729 that's the problem, they make boba boring and lame. Its not our fault to like mando content more, it just that boba is so boring to watch.
@@ryderls2729 That was their choice not focus more on the conflict with the Pike’s and dedicate 2 episodes and a good portion of the finale to Mando and Grogu. There is so much more they could have given us on stuff actually pertaining to Boba Fett.
@@KaptenAus I agree. They should have made Boba's story interesting, so it could hold up on its own as the main focus. This is HIS show. Why is his story and character arc the most boring of them all?
@@peacock0328 boba in a nutshell:
"i want to kill him"
fennec: no
"okay"
I wish we had gotten to see the rest of the Empire Strikes Back bounty hunters. Would have been cool if Boba had a bigger crew, still a fun show to watch nonetheless.
We never even saw one of them
Yeah the modders should have been shown early on and all get killed besides the female. Then have her convince Boba to use his skills for good and it focuses on Boba recruiting all the ex bounty hunters with Fennec. Like show Dengarr be a drunk and Bossk still hunting.
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This. Dengar, Boosk, Zukkus, and 4LOM should have been in it. Even a rebuilt IG-88. Not including them was a huge missed opportunity.
He should've hired Dengar, Bossk, and IG-88 instead of a bunch of cyperpunk betas.
This is why I like you and your channel; you resonate with my own opinions, and you come from a place of love for Star Wars.
You’re missing the point of the post credit scene; that room was empty compared to shots when Boba was in there. Fennec also said that they aren’t really cut for ruling a city. This all implies that Cob Vanth will take over Tatooine leaving Boba and Fennec to venture out and find whatever their calling is. Maybe Rangers of the New Republic show will translation into a Cobb Vanth show.
The Book of Cob Vanth, streaming on Disney+ in January 2024
Welp that means this whole show was for nothing.
You know what I think? I think they made the first two episodes of mando s3, got shut down from covid or got delayed for some reason, and had to figure out a filler show. So they took the two episodes of Mando that they had, and built the lackluster Boba show around them. Episodes 5 and 6 are just on a different level in every aspect than the rest of the series.
I think firing Gina carrano also slowed production down, she was becoming an important piece of the show
Good. She’s butch anyway
@@CalebSpears1 Now that's a dumb take.
@@Splifftone 👌🏼
I think the Grogu choice thing was Luke wanting him to take the armor, as in he wasn't really making him choose, it was like if Grogu takes the saber to become a powerful Jedi, maybe that would show Luke thats the path to the dark side. So he wanted him to choose the armor, just like Luke chose to help his friends on Dagoba when Yoda gave him the choice
You said my exact thoughts involving Luke, Grogu and the Mandalorian. They didn’t belong and I LOVE them. I just felt they didn’t develop him enough in his own show. This was like throwing a dart on a wall just to see what would stick. Which is unfortunate.
Yep and it made the grogu and din separation feel cheap as they reunited too quick
Boba said at the end that the life isn’t for them after all and Fennec responds with “if not us, then who”. I think Cobb could be the new ruler while Boba and Fennec go around the galaxy doing cool shit. That would be a good season 2.
BoBF Season 2: the Hunt for Mace Windu lol
That's a cool idea! Nice
Lmao nice I would love to see that
I think they made a mistake having two episodes that were Fett-less and focused completely on Mando. My initial thought was if they had just made this series focused on Fett but sprinkled in characters from Mando that it would have made more sense. Then going forward, they could alternate shows each year/six months. Then in Mando S3 you could have an episode where Mando either comes back to Tatooine or has a holo call with Boba to help him on a mission. Then in Fett S2 the same thing happens with Fett meeting up with Mando some where in the galaxy. Let's build the SW universe and go to other planets other than Coruscant and Tatooine. Boba could help Mando start to unite Mandalore and rebuild the planet and strengthen their society.
That episode where it literally solely focused on Mando and the dark saber, they could have given half the episode to Fett, or had it go between Mando and Fett's story, but they did a whole episode. Not only did they do a whole episode, the episode after that still felt like it was centered around Mando more than Fett. I get that the two stories cross over, but that should be it, cross over one and others stories without having either one of them steal the limelight. It's as if they doubted how well The Book of Boba would be received so they chucked in the Mandalorian as a fail safe.
i precisely think thats what going to happen. i think boba will come in mandos show too. i think it would be crossovers and universe building
It felt like a bridge. The past few years as we have been getting new sequel movies we have also been getting movies like rogue one and solo, “bridge” movies that are just meant to fill some gaps. In the past two years getting mando 1+2, and now waiting for mando 3, this felt like a bridge between the two. Like a little detour that still ended up affecting the main story Disney is focusing on right now: mando.
A very fair review. I feel like you absolutely nailed the themes that this show was trying to go for. The show definitely had its moments and some serious potential set up, but tripped up in some pretty big ways too. I suspect there was some serious mess behind the scenes or something.
This is exactly how I feel about the book of boba fett. Episode 5 and 6 were fun but they should have been in a different series and the speeder bikes were a bit too cartoony but I still enjoyed the series.
I love how now literally every character is immortal. Gut shot, “gunned down in cold blood,” doesn’t matter. Can’t wait to see that Jango isn’t dead, and he’s a modded cyborg. It’s not lazy storytelling at all.
They went from their latest trilogy killing all main characters asap to oh shit let's never completely kill anyone because then we screwed and for toys sale
Exactly lol I love how Maul got literally CUT IN HALF and “somehow Maul returned”. One of my favorite characters tho.
@@JasonTopo well they did his arc well in clone wars and rebels lmaoo and George wanted maul back because he was so popular amongst the fans for his 6 minutes of screen time 🤣
I really like Cobb tho
Did you see the power ranger do the spin shot?
That confirms him as Jango. He’s watching over Boba lol
The Book of Boba Fett had two problems at its core:
1. We’ve had forty years to imagine how cool Boba Fett could be and everyone wants something different
2. Star Wars has quickly become the quest for more spinoffs. Like every DCEU movie of a few years ago they forego focus on the characters we came for to instead try and build anticipation for what the guests may or may not be doing in their own future series.
Fact s
I love your content I’ve been watching you for 5 years. Your completely right and you deserve to have an opinion in how Star Wars future is going to be. I have a hard time letting people who don’t love the story dictate it for us us
It never ceases to amaze me how I’ll turn on Theory and he articulates exactly what I’ve been thinking.
Moreover he is the most fair observer of Star Wars. Not overly critical, not simping.
Some episodes were on another level. I loved the idea and the majority of the show but they neglected my boy Boba a lot, I wanted to see that mysterious and content Boba and being ridiculously cool and savage at the same time. Loved the watch parties and vids though they added that extra excitement. Much love my boy theory.
agreed boba definitely needs some more silent, stowick, cold killer screen time
Boba was always my favorite “villain” besides Vader. This Boba was unrecognizable. I understand they needed to humanize him more, which is most likely why he constantly removed his helmet, but I just don’t know. This show felt very weird, the pacing was strange, even though I felt episode 5 and 6 were genuinely the best Star Wars we’ve had in forever, it shouldn’t of been in this show.
I COMPLETLY AGRREEEEE WIT U BOIIIII
"This Boba was unrecognizable."
How much have you seen of Boba Fett? Have you seen his arc in the clone wars? If you have this comment makes zero sense. If you haven't. Go watch it.
@@maxpowers4436 His arc in the clone wars? Are you talking about child Boba Fett? Lmao, he's a kid, you expect him to have the same morals and attitude towards life as he did as a kid? No. I'm talking about Boba Fett in the OT, in the comics, in pretty much any game he was in, not the same character, He's been Disney-fied.
You mean the episodes boba fett wasn't in? Lol. Disney is off its meds
Mine is 1. Vader 2. Thrawn 3. Pong Krell
This is how I would’ve liked the show to have gone. Have the flashbacks be done in the first two episodes and not have it go back and forth from present time to past. Scrap the mods. They did not fit the tatooine environment at all. Then after that, introduce Cad Bane way earlier and then the rest of the show be Boba, Din, Fennec and Krrsantan vs Cad Bane and the pykes and maybe introduce other bounty hunters that maybe could work for the pykes, like Bossk. Most importantly, save the Luke episode for Mando season 3. You can save the episode with Mando going to see the armorer because it would’ve been a nice transition to how boba reached out to Din when he needed muscle. The rest of the show is boba vs the pykes.
Exactly! Yes! That would have been awesome! Just a few changes to the sequence of the story and there you have it.
Yes, *Bossk.* Either way yet one more missed opportunity for the series. Blah.
I’m torn on the Grogu thing. On one hand I agree with all your points but at the same time I think it makes sense for his character. He was forced into training to be a jedi which almost got him killed in order 66. Then mando saves him and they develop a deep bond. Why should grogu even care about becoming a jedi? He never once showed any sign of enthusiasm for it and being a force user purely made his life harder. As far as story goes I thing he should’ve chose the lightsaber but as far as his character goes I don’t think it makes sense for him to
Also…he ages completely differently. Homie could be a foundling for 100 years and then switch to be a Jedi padawon, perhaps reys padawan? Lol
Or practice the force while being by mandos side. Honestly, anything could happen and whatever does, I hope it turns into big movies.
I understand your point but the whole theme of the mandalorian was mando Getting grogu back to his own kind.
You can chualk it up to it being the will of the force that got grogu to luke, only makes sense.
Grogu can live up to 900 years old and pass on the knowledge of the force and jedi long after luke is gone.
Plus in his flash back jedi died to protect him and so he survived because of the jedi. they knew of the Significance of his survival!
Just doesn't make sense to go through all that and luke saving the day Just for him to go back to mando smh.
What dumb, imo, is that he had to choose one over the other. Legends Luke MARRIED Mara Jade....and did away with the ridiculous traditions of the jedi. Theres no reason why Grogu shouldn't be able to have more leeway..
@@KDBSPORTS_ENT exactly I was saying it makes sense for his character but not coherent plot wise
@@MochaZilla I’m hoping this will become a bit plot point. Like Luke’s first big mistake as a teacher and with his first student. It would cool to see him change in the future and have this be a big regret
It was ok but the focus was a bit off. It felt like it should’ve just been called “Tatooine” instead of focusing on a character.
When you have 2.75 episodes that go completely away from the story you're telling you're doing it wrong even though both of those episodes had stuff we loved. It didn't belong here and felt unnaturally crammed in just to advance the Mando story for his next season.
I really enjoyed it. Was it perfect? No. Was it awesome fun and a good time in my favorite sci fi universe? Hell yes
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your channel on RUclips. When I began watching these Star Wars series I came across these reaction videos, particularly yours. Part of the joy for me in addition to watching the show is seeing your reaction to it after it airs. It’s become part of the excitement and has been a tremendous pleasure. Thank you again for all your hard work and time that you put in for your channel. My overall thoughts on both series: STAR WARS IS BACK! I choose not to nit-pick details because of this fact. Favreau and Filoni have demonstrated their genius by making these characters weave in and out of all their series and there is more to come. I believe the Book of Boba Fett is written and done. Not to say that we won’t see these characters again. In fact, I’ll put money on the fact that we will. It was summed up beautifully by one of you - “That was fun!” It was, and we’ll continue to have more of it. Thank you again for this channel and I’m a happy subscriber!
It's at least enjoyable. I was thoroughly entertained by all 7 episodes. It's nice that they at least gave more in depth detail to the Tusken raiders. I hope it gets more seasons.
I really enjoyed it! I honestly think that thr Boba we got was a logical extention of the Boba we see in clone wars. Boba was always a place holder, a tool, or a vehicle for revenge in that series and all he was really looking for was acceptance and family. I love how this series finally gave that to him. I also think it gives important lessons about found family.
Further, I think this series suggests that while Michale was more scary and maybe more powerful, Vito was a better GodFather and that is whom they patterned Boba after.
Finally, I agree that this series has a lot to sat about destiny and choice. I see that this show really is about the choice for Mando though. If he grows he will become a leader like Boba. If he doesn't he will die alone in the sand like Cad Bane. I also agree he isn't dead.
Was really looking forward to this review. I have been watching you for so long, and my dad was the one that got me on your channel when you had only a few hundred thousand subs. Sadly he passed recently but I know at least the Mando and Luke scenes he would have loved. Really am hoping they make the sequel trilogy non-canon. Wanted to thank you for all you have done for not only star wars but educating us all on something we love.
@Gwentastic I know but as a fan since I was a child, being 22 now, it sucked to see the Luke that I grew up with turn into this. I have false hope, however, Dave and Jon will make everything right. Just did not feel Return of The Jedi Luke would have actually told Grogu no attachment.
@Gwentastic Mandolorian is based roughly 5 years after ROTJ, meaning he has already become a master. Having training from force ghosts he would know a lot more. You are right, however, when Mark Hamill and George Lucas even say the character is portrayed wrong I go with that. The creator of the whole series would know more than current writers I would hope.
Luke knew attachment was needed in ROTJ, cause it is his attachment to Anakin that saves him from Vader. I agree with everything you said though, cant just make a trilogy series make billions and say "no longer canon".
@Gwentastic it made no sense for his character until it was his character he had character in legends he was better and wasn’t as bullshit as the old Jedi in the sexual trilogy he’s just an asshole
I feel like you hit every nail on the head. I’ve said these exact things on Reddit and people think I am crazy.
The problem was in this season he wasn’t scary. In Mando when he’s annihilating storm troopers he was an absolute beast. In this season his character was written so differently it was almost jarring. Watch this season finale then watch The Tragedy episode of Mando. Boba is two different people.
I hated the modded biker gang teenagers. Possibly the dumbest thing ever. “We have to steal water because we can’t afford it but we can have our modded our rainbow speeder spikes with body tech modifications”. Like what the hell. The Wookiee assassin literally tried to murder him in his sleep and he just let him run off. This is a soft money grab. Very disappointing in my opinion!
Ahaha I couldn't stop laughing at them 😂
They were like a corny power ranger knock-off with all the teenage angst and matching bike colours 😂
can we talk about how they moved at 2mph... actually lets not, it was terrible and i dont want to relive that
@@nemothecanine8268 I know it was so terrible😂 It didn’t even feel like Star Wars when they were on the screen. I cannot fathom how they not only pass the writing, but film it and think it’s ok to put in the show. I don’t have a ton of hope as a Star Wars fan for the future shows.
@@TheWhiskeyBandit I know it’s stingy but I almost cancelled my subscription after that. I don’t even wanna get started about how Boba Fett is the softest “cold blooded bounty hunter”
@@kollu8896 its the only thing SW related i wont rewatch if that explains it haha
Overall I enjoyed the show but was underwhelmed with some of the episodes. I feel like they missed a lot of opportunities they could have had with certain characters. I did love the Rancor scene with Boba riding him through the town. Episodes 5 and 6 were great. I just hope with season two and any other shows Boba shows up in we can see more of the bad ass Boba.
I have the exact same opinion of the show and it's been beating me up. It's awesome to hear you're on the same page as me and it brings me great relief