STAR WARS THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT EPISODE 4 SPOILER REVIEW ( The Geek Buddies | Laura Kelly ) 

“I don’t want to keep working for people that are going to try to get me killed” … sounds like good enough of a motivation to me…. be your own boss, pretty straight fwd in my opinion

The last time he had his armor was around the sarlacc pit, it is the clear point to start looking for it. The next he remembers probably is waking up in the Tusken camp, so for him, the starting point is the pit. It is also several years now. It needs to be eliminated as the first point, because it is the hardest to conquer anyway. If it is not there, it is probably "easier" to find, even in this huge galaxy.

A big part is the OG was the '70's-'80's. Tech, FX, George only had fever dreams of the tech we have today. Growing, adding, updating, the existing lore...love it! We can NOW make these worlds full and alive. Love it!

As someone who didn't like Boba before, this show is doing a lot to help me appreciate him. He's certainly not my favorite, but I at least appreciate him as a character now.

When Boba sees his ship, it looks like he gets teary eyed. Nobody doesn't mentioned that.

As someone who wished Boba Fett stayed mysterious, the truth is that George already humanized and "softened" Boba by showing him as a little kid who loves his dad. This series at least gives him depth and development. He's not just a walking action figure anymore. Also, there's 3 more episodes left and I suspect we'll get some big thrills.

So here for this!! Love the reviews by The Geek Buddies!!!

I listen to 4 different shows that break down these episodes and I have to say the Geek Buddies is my favorite breakdown show. Keep up the great work Geek Buddies! Love the show!

Thank you so very much Laura, John and Michael for a wonderful and thoughtful discussion on this 4th chapter in The Book of Boba Fett. Excited to see where we will be going in these next few weeks with the show!!! New Star Wars each Wednesday!!! Hope you guys have a great weekend!!! 🙂

I think they wanted to do a Boba Fett story and planned for the movie route which fell through. So they made The Mandolorian and that covered the Bounty hunter angle and that was a hit. They decide to go back to Boba Fett after his intro in Mando, so now we have to do something else and here we are. You can’t have Boba do the same thing as Mando, with missions and flying around. I enjoy the show on its own merits.

Yes!!! Geek Buddies!!! The time is now…

*Boba tries to get his ship alone and fails* - thousands of Star Wars nerds scream about how Boba would have known better 🤦🏾‍♂️

The shows not bad. I want to see where the story goes.

Is it bad when John mentioned Peacemaker I thought, “damn I wish they were reviewing that show week to week?”

Laura Kelly you look fabulous 🤩 ❤️ we’re big fans up here of your podcast 🍷

Great show! Love the breakdown of this episode! Mike's explanation of the push and pull between Boba and Fennec is an interesting perspective. Their push and pull is about being a crime lord, through the eyes of a bounty hunter and a tribe warrior.

To be totally honest I enjoy the spoiler breakdowns from The Geek Buddies about the BOOK OF BOBBA FETT more than the show itself

I’m loving the show pacing and all. Hopefully the final 3 episodes shut up all the unwarranted criticism.

Seeing Thundercat was a pleasant surprise

It hasn't been a great show but it hasn't been a very bad show either. It has had its good points. I'm not going to crap all over it. I'm a big mandalorian fan I need to rewatch it. That is the way 😊💪🦵

Also, in the sequel trilogy, it shows the Guavian enforcers, which were cybernetically enhanced humans. These modified humans could be precursors to that.

I love his affection to the animals...

This show is bubbling along nicely, and it's about to explode.

Guilt trippin Boba for saving that girl's life is classic lol.

I love the Mods because they break the inherent rules of the planet's aesthetic. Cyberpunk isn't just about cybernetics -- the punk attitude of rejecting a status quo and doing what you want to do in spite of your environment. It also reminds me of how people build low riders in the hood. I also connected with it because growing up in George Lucas' hometown a bunch of my high school friends and I dressed like mods and listened to a ton of British Invasion music. Cross cultural pollination is real. None of us could afford a vespa though. haha.

Michael's suggestion about adding sass between Boba and Fennec got me thinking, "why is this man not in the writer's room at Lucas Film???" Perfect! That would have made the scene perfect!

Thanks for the great recap. I would say to Vogel: Shand is getting to roll with Boba Fett: BOBA FETT! At this point she knows who he is, so a legend asking for help and she saying yes immediately doesn’t seem out of place to me. Especially considering he saved her life. He could have left her to die. And his proposal wasn’t too ridiculous.Go inside and get a ship. You could tell when she saw the map she had the skills to help a legend and pay the debt. Also, the bounty on her was most likely Dead or Alive so it makes no sense for him to save her. Boba was doing a good deed ( that had a personal benefit yes) which I would say isn’t done with fellow bounty hunters who don’t know each other personally.

The colours were perfect its meant to rebel. Different from "drab" sand planet.

To give the changes on Tattoine some defense it is 10 or more years since Luke left in a new hope and the spice trade has taken off so there can be new money on Tattoine

I get more excited for this show than the actual show! Thanks guys

I'm all for the Mod Shop and I want a Synth album based off this episode

Thank you for a great review like always. Whenever I don't understand something in a Star Wars show I'm just like "Oh the Geek Buddies and Laura will explain it to me" 😊

All the Slave 1 scenes were awesome, I liked the rat catcher droid, I hope we see it more.

Time passes..changes happen. I see the color and modifications of the mods as a metaphor for change in Tattoine..through Boba Fett. His journey and transformation bringing the change needed for growth.

Firespray is the type. Like xwing,y-wing, etc

Satr Wars is the future, Rocha? Remember: "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."

Another great Boba discussion. Without a doubt the number of people who plan to cosplay as Black Krrsantan at upcoming fan conventions and future sales of action figures based on that character once the toy line hits stores is going to be huge judging from his popularity from starring on Book of Boba Fett.

When Boba and the crew roll in for the final fight, I need Boba on the Rancor and Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight" aka the theme song for Miami Vice playing in the background...

I love all the influences to AOTC .

Mod Shop Doc was thundercat who is a alternative artist I guess you would say. He does techno, hip hop, etc. but it felt out of place to me.

It is a slow build, and I agree on your misgivings, but like Laura, I am generally on board with most of it, and like Michael, am anticipating context in further episodes to bring it home and justify this approach. I expect that, as these last episodes will have no flashbacks and no more trailer shots, we're in for some big deal cool stuff.

Like a long form Western, it's taking its time and I'm digging it....

Someone brought up in another podcast the COO-K droids nickname is General Clevus. >; >

I can understand Rocha's point about how Shand didn't have a say in her becoming cybernetic, but I liken it to finding someone that seems critically wounded on the side of the road, you take that person to the hospital and it turns out that they need an artificial heart to be installed to save her which the doctors do then being told that you should have left them on the side of the road to die. I mean, sure, if they were conscious and that were a choice, but to see someone critically injured and taking them somewhere so that they can be saved doesn't seem the most unusual reaction. Not to mention, cybernetic changes don't seem all that unnatural or unusual in the SW universe from Luke and Anakin's hands, Grievous, the cybernetic bikers, etc, it doesn't seem to have any kind of a stigma (other than maybe the degree to which the bikers are modded which Lortha does point out), either.

I really don’t think Fennec wanted to die, regardless of how she got there(mods), considering how hard she tried to fight Mando and the young BH.

Remember the Cyber kids are not hiding their mods unlike Luke.. You can have some color in different shaded territories

Rocha called Din Djarin showing up from day one. Score one, Rocha. Also, as a pet fanatic, I'm a fan of Boba being an animal lover. Vogel, you said not nice things about National Geographic awhile back, but not they have a whole series about 80's Top Ten you should be watching. It's hosted by Soda Pop Curtis, himself. It didn't feel like Tatooine to me. But maybe that's what's good about it. Tatooine is suddenly more than just a junkyard and desert. Firespray is the model and he's referring to it by its model. I wish it was still called Slave I, but it's not a huge deal. If the Falcon wasn't the Falcon any longer...that would be a big deal.

I'm with you guys overall, I'm still enjoying the show it's not bad by any means...each episode just leaves me wanting a more. Although I think a lot of us felt this way about Mando seasons 1 and 2 halfway though as well so hopefully it all starts coming together next chapter.

I am a little surprised at Mike’s feelings. This was my favorite episode so far or at least tied with season 2.

I find the title of the episode should give a clear hint what to expect this time: The Gathering Storm. That is a slow, calm time before it goes bonkers. It is also the middle episode of the season, closing the past timeline and preparing the war in the present. I mean, there are 3 episodes of big conflict coming. It is the gathering of the troops, e.g. Black Krrsantan, etc. I think this was Fennec's episode very much and after complaints about it, I think she did a lot here, and a lot of bad ass stuff, I don't understand that complaint at all for this episode. Also, Boba is still learning how to run a criminal empire especially in a way not done before on Tatooine. He does and will make mistakes, that is natural, I believe.

I would love to see Fennec being more 'kick ass' as well.. but remember, the events of The Bad Batch happened somewhere around 28 years prior to the events of Book of Boba... I think Fennec is pretty damn spry for her age as is.

I'm still holding out that they stick a 3 episode landing... 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾 That said I really enjoyed this episode! Much more that last week. Big love you guys! Crushing it!!!

After the fourth episode, I suppose the title, "The Book of Boba Fett" is okay. We are getting insight into Boba's character in a tv series we'd never get from a film. Each episode does show us a bit more, his affection for animals caught me by surprise. When we meet him in the original trilogy, he's a well known, successful bounty hunter. His demise in ROTJ showcased Han's tendency to live a charmed life. Even blind, he makes the move that saves him and Luke, but sends Boba into the pit. Boba had a near death experience, he went from the top of his game to the biggest crash of a career. His encounter with the Tusken tribe opened the door toward the concept of family. It occurred to me he has no concept of family after the loss of his Dad. Have we ever seen him in a successful relationship? How does he think he can run a house if he's always been a lone wolf? I am not sure what I was expecting from this series. The action sequences are well done but Boba chasing around the rabbit droid and threatening it is strange. How does a droid know who he is? It seemed a bit crazed. I guess I am thrilled to have SW on tv each week. I just don't believe Boba's career choice. He's not a joiner. I am hoping Omega walks into the series. She had a strong sense of family. I have no idea where she would have gone during the galactic war but the bright eyes and optimistic nature she had must have changed as she became an adult. I would think she knew about Boba and want to connect with him. Not sure he'd feel the same way. I actually think Boba is not going to make it. He should have stayed out in the dune sea with his tribe rather than challenge the Pike's. He's a terrific warrior but crime lord, it's not working.

Like why would Fett feel the need to threaten a defenseless Droid by name dropping himself.

Boba made that decision for Fennac bc he needed her on top of seeing a person in need.. I do think Fennac will have that talk with Boba soon enough...

We need some DC love Doom Patrol or Peacmaker reviews would be great

Fire spray is not the name of the ship... its the modal of the ship.

I don’t think it’s a bad show and I’m all for character building but I just don’t have the “can’t wait” feeling see the show like I did for the Mandalorian.

I feel like it’s a weird take that you need to see Boba try to take the ship and fail? He’s not a dumb bounty hunter, too many ppl are too many ppl, hence he needs help from Fennec which is why he saved her.

Is this going down an 'Unforgiven' route? We've seen what Boba can do when he's pissed or motivated. If there's tragedy coming up he could flip and we'll see a very different side of who he is

Am I a terrible person, that the single flare going up over the desert, from the Mandalorian, was more exciting to me than the entire rest of this show? I so want to like this but Boba just seems like an old man wandering around.

This series has kind of lost me I don't even watch it when it comes out anymore I wait till Friday night i just find it meandering and uneventful. I don't hate it though there's some cool moments

Wow. I don’t know what show you all watched…”buffony, soft, too fast, too slow, too much telling-not enough showing, we need to be told everything, they told us everything, they are two bada$$es so they need to show that, oh it is too easy for them to get out of scrapes, etc”…Dang. I enjoyed this episode and, frankly, I’m enjoying and continue to enjoy the ENTIRE Book. There’s a vast galaxy to work in and, as they are trying to tell Boba Fett’s story, you’re saying, “No. You’re telling it wrong.” The story isn’t finished yet (and what’s to say that the back allies on a backward hot sand planet don’t rebel and want cool, smooth, colorful tech from a center planet rather than an outer rim backwater? And they are two of the biggest Boss level bada$$es in the galaxy and, teamed, up, stuff IS going to easier for them than for others…BECAUSE they aren’t the normal level, they ARE bada$$es!). Normally, I really enjoy watching Geek Buddies and I was excited to start watching when it posted…then my hopes sank. I’m not sure I can stand to watch this full video because I’d like my RU-vid friends (Geek Buddies) to geek about about the cool things I was geeking out about too and, instead, it’s been one rolling complaint to another. I keep hoping that you’ll get to the parts where I’m in agreement with you and we’re geeking out about the great stuff together. You’re killing me, Smalls, with all the jumping-the-gun judgements. Don’t you see what they are setting up here? What all they’ve explained/showed? How things are moving forward? What plot items they’ve already made and what they are headed for? There’s ALWAYS stuff any show has in reserve and we’ll get there, I’m sure. Just.Freaking.Be.Patient.

I like Star Wars too much to be a proper Star Wars fan.

I'm still pretty mixed on the show so far

Bantha's name is Tony

I enjoy the show, not as much as Mando. Regarding the criticism, it's fair. I just dread the inevitable "get woke, go broke" cliche narrative that incels crave.

I'm just enjoying the show. I'm assuming he won't be soft that long if he has to have full control.

I notice many of the conversations around this series have omitted the fact that jon favreau is the main writer and his writing has been a little sloppy,i have a feeling that if someone else had written this show fans would be going off as usual, are people scared to criticize favreau.

I just wish Boba wasn't so stupid sometimes. Why would he fly so close to sarlac pitt? We see Fenic has a scan droid, why not just send that thing down there. Plus he wants to be a crime lord, and he's just now realizing he needs more troops?

Actually I like the deal Bobba made with the other factions . He made sure they don’t get involved and set himself up to be the lead crime boss when he takes out the pikes kinda like Vito corleone did when he agreed to take on that mob boss alone

Wasn't it refreshing to finally, for ONCE, not have conflict but a relationship just smoothly coming together between two people? Do we really need the Hollywood blueprint applied on every single scene? Agree with you on the friendly banter though, that would have been awesome!

Like Mike, and everyone else. Liking the series, but for 7 Ep's, this is taking too long to get stuff going. Now, Ep's 5, 6, and 7, could be 45 minute's to 1 hour each (PLEASE GOD I pray so), be packed w awesome stuff, and battles, which would get fan's really talking, and excited!....This was a tale of 2 diff Ep's in 1. 1st, 20 minute's or so, was OK. Hovering over the Sarlac, we all knew it would attack them. My issue, per se...that seismic charge would've OBLITERATED THEM. That bomb, going off in sand, which is dense and packed around it, like any explosion, the force explodes out of the area of least resistance, so while the shockwave would travel out, it would also be forced right up the Sarlac's ass, lol, and blow that ship, and them up..BUT ANYWAY...lol......the last 13 min's or so of the ep, was FANTASTIC!

It’s not the book of fennec and she’s been more bad ass then boba so I’m not getting your position Rocha but I respect it!

I love you guys even though I highly disagree with most of the points you are making this episode. The Book of Boba is much more the full Star Wars experience to me than The Mandalorian. It’s seemingly like the haters of the prequels don’t like that this show has more of the slapstick element that’s always been a part of the weird mixed up soup of Star Wars… this is already my second favorite Disney + show after WandaVision (another show more often criticized for what it wasn’t rather than for what it is.)

I am getting a little tired of this Male Female Male Female discussion every single time especially from John. I am a woman and I am all for having great roles for women but this getting annoying now. If it is Boba who wants to create his own house and Fennic is going along the ride with him then of course she is going to save his life show her skill and vise versa sometimes. Why does it suddenly became a Man Woman thing again. This show is about Boba Fett and all other characters are serving his story no matter what gender. If partners in same gender relationship platonic or otherwise save or advise each other, it's not even discussed that X is supporting Y. But when it is a Man and a Woman, it's this weird competition. Why is a Woman advising a man to do this or vise versa. Why is that? Are two people not supposed talk to each other or what. And Boba did not ask for permission to save Fennic when she is in no condition to answer is ridiculous. It reminds me of the lady who wanted moms to take permission from their newborns if they can change their nappies. Let's not throw all logic out of the window. What if she wanted to be saved any which way possible and not left to die, then what, she would be able to corroborate that either. There is something about taking a stand for an issue and then there is something about going to the other end of being ridiculous.

Omg!

They can change the name all they want, it will always be SLAVE I. Firespray is a cool name (for the class of ship), but Slave I is fucking cool. Same with our Wookie buddy. His name is BLACK KRRSANTAN. Again, Krrsantan is cool. But Black Krrsantan is fucking cool. And he’s Disney canon so I have no idea why they are shying away from his full name. Oh wait yes I do….it’s Disney. They’re going to make sure that anything that was ever badass and cool becomes tasteless, soulless, bland garbage. It’s a damn shame.

ive been really disappointed with it so far ive been bored personally

This is Boba’s show right. I get it John wants everyone to be equals, but this ain’t that show. The lead is the lead. This isn’t a co-lead show.

Boba does come off like a big dum-dum that doesn't know what he's doing in this series. I think he better marry Fennec before she decides to leave. 😆

Sadly this series is not working for me. It's terrible.

I just don't find the show interesting... the writing is boringly formulaic, the action poorly executed, and no one seems to be smart in this show. "Good" or "bad" guys. It isn't a bad show, it is just a filler for a network that needs new shows.

Love your breakdown, but I don’t think the points about how Fennec would feel to be modded (and saved) is a point that has any weight. Clearly she said “I guess I’m worth more alive than dead.” She understands or thinks she’s been saved to be brought in as a bounty. To twist this into a weird statement about women’s rights is a very strange take. And I feel bringing a contrarian view where none is necessary. It lessens the impact of those times when such conversations need to be had (which are definitely worth having in general).