I think this series needed a few more episodes. A couple more focusing back on Fett and Shand after the Mando stuff would have been enough for me. I kinda hate these short seasons. 15 or even 10 episodes would have been enough time to breathe. As is tho I really enjoyed it! Just wish we had more time.
It was probably too expensive to have more than seven episodes however I think we should have gotten 12 episodes instead. Boba needed a few more episodes of him running the city to flesh out the town more.
@@Zay9xx Reports claims that Andor season 1 would have 12 episodes, but I think we need to wait and see. It feels weird for that series to have more than 10 episodes of all the series. From Marvel Studios side, WandaVision had 9 episodes. And She-Hulk was promised to have 10.
I’m not sure if it’s a British thing but most of our TV shows are around six to eight episodes long, so I’m used to these shorter series styles. For me ten to fifteen episodes might be too much
It's a strange series, but I overall enjoyed it. Nothing great, but not even close to the trainwreck that I've seen others portray it as. Yeah, it's got some flaws, but I overall liked Boba's journey.
Agreed, the universal hatred for this show was shocking to me. Star Wars fans are genuinely the most insufferable fanbase of all time. It wasn't perfect by any means but it was a damn good show. And I hope we get a second season.
The Mandalorian: Spends an entire montage showing Din learning to ride a Blurgh, an animal nobody cares about Book of Boba Fett: Spends an entire NOTHING showing Boba learning to ride a Rancor, an animal most fans love to see
As a show that has so many flashbacks, I feel they dropped the ball on not flashing back on Boba’s relationship with Cad Bane. That character looked BA, busy as I haven’t watched any animated shows nor read the books/comics I knew nothing about him. Thanks to this channel I could appreciate the backstory more. Which shows they needed to give that arc a little more screen time.
@@CastOfCharacters13 I hope we get a season 2 where cad is still alive and boba has nightmares about killing him because he helped raise him and they end up having to resolve it throughout the season
I think Boba on the Rancor with the "it'll take a while to learn" is pretty much the same as Mando flying with the jetpack 2 minutes after the Armorer told him it would take training to get it to listen. At least Boba had time to learn off screen. Also, I feel like it's more impactful seeing him ride it for the first time into battle rather than while training.
@1993DJC while still impressive he really just blasts into the air then shoots the grapple rope, uses it to boost closer to the Tie, and then uses it to have a rather rough landing. He doesn't really fly it around like they do later
@@RevanMartinez fingers crossed for a season 2 and maybe more rancor training cuz he did end up loosing control of the rancor when it got scared of fire so it would make sense for him to train more I just want a second season
SIMPLE FIX: for every Din, Grogu, and Luke episode ADD A BOBA EPISODE. Keep 5 and 6 where they were but have the new episode 7 and 8 show what Boba was doing at that time developing his character and ramping up to the themes in the Episode 9 finale even more. Giving us more Boba, Fennec, Rancor, Cad Bane whatever we needed in the episodes before the finale to further heighten the emotions felt in the Boba-centered final episode.
I agree with to a point. They built a story in the first 4 Episodes, and then just had about an Episode and half of The Mandolorian, and a good portion of the 7th as well. It made the Series feel disjointed and even. It was to bring Mando into the show, but all the Armorer, Grogu, Luke and Asoka material should have been in Mando Season 3 - They just didn't have a place in The story built in Episodes 1-4. They could started 5 the same way, Mando drops the head off, and heads to Taitonne. You could have still included the ship building part, and then Fennec appears at the half way point. You then could spent the rest of that episode, and the rest of time with Boba and the Rancor, The Mods, the people of Freetown, etc,. Leading to the Final Showdown. When your series is titled "The Clone Wars" it doesn't feel weird to go into different directions. When your series is titled 'The Book of Boba Fett", and they did what they did.... I enjoyed a lot, but because of the disjointed feel, it's a C for the Season for me.
Overall, I felt The Book of Boba Fett is a decent series overall. Yes, there were some bad decisions and episodes 5 and 6 really took away the spotlight from Boba which I was very disappointed. Episode 7 redeemed the show for me. We finally get to see Boba and Mando use their jetpacks and absolutely destroy the Pykes and Boba riding a rancor left me speechless. Overall, this show was a decent show and it nice a B tier show.
I think this is my favorite channel for Star Wars reviews and lore. I loved the finale and was surprised to see other channels that said the finale was straight up terrible
Great review Alex, as always. As an addition to all you said, I think The Book of Boba Fett also did a very compelling work in the development of The Mandalorian's journey through his bond with Boba. Especially considering the situation Din found himself in after winning the Darksaber in combat and completing his mission by returning Grogu to the Jedi. A point at which we might think that he had achieved everything, but that Favreau and Filoni have make his "Empire Strikes Back", meaning the loss not only of his emotional bond (Grogu), but also being disowned so much by the Mandalorian nobility (Bo Katan, disappearing from the map since she was not the one who took the sword), the clergy (The Armorer, the spiritual leader who sends him to ostracism for considering him impure) and even his comrades-in-arms (Paz Vizsla). In this setting, both The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett have focused on Boba as the voice of the working class. The common people. The simple man making his way through the galaxy, like his father before him. The one Bo Katan reviled for considering him an inferior Mandalorian as the clone he is. The one gathering Fennec Shand, the Gamorreans, Krrsantan, the kids from the streets and even the people of Freetown to forge a comminity because he was tired of his kind (the working class) dying because of the idiocy of others. And when Mando returns to Tatooine, one of the most low profile worlds in the galaxy, he found true brotherhood not only with Boba Fett, but with the people he represents. The part where they both decide to go against the Pykes Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid style willing to die for each other, not because of any kind of class contract, creed, or money, but because of the true honor of having found their true peers, it represents the resolution of the journey of a Mando who has been wandering alone throughout the Galaxy throughout the season and who has finally found his place, as his Jedi brother Grogu also does. All of that in Tatooine, the same place that the Force continually told Anakin in the PT that this was where he needed to be. Not with the political nobility of Coruscant, not with the clergy of the Jedi Order, but back in there. With the people. Mando and Boba fighting together as one, something Din didn't found with the Armorer not with Bo Katan, is like the closure to an arc in which Mando has found himself more lost than ever, finally finding his own. The real workers who, like him in the first season, are the ones who get the work done. I suspect that this union forged here between Mando and Boba will grow as the series progresses as two characters that have been united since the beginning. Mando being introduced as a new iteration of Boba at the beginning of his series. Boba Fett answering the call as the prime Mandalorian when Mando and Grogu arrived at the galaxy's summoning center on Tython. I wouldn't rule out that in the future it would be Boba Fett who helps Mando to ride the Mythosaur as he did with the Rancor when Mando wasn't able to pass that test. Beyond that, I find it very interesting how at this moment in the galaxy with hardly any Jedi, it is the Mandalorians who are acting as "Rangers of the New Republic", ensuring peace and stability on the edge of the Republic. Sabine in Lothal, Mando in Nevarro, Boba Fett in Tatooine... That it was Mando who helped Ahsoka on Corvus is almost a representation of what is happening in the Galaxy, with the Mandalorians becoming the armor of the worlds while the Jedi continue the spiritual reconstruction that we are seeing through Ahsoka (the old ways), Luke (the new ways) and Grogu (the core of everything the Jedi are, becoming ill with the fall of the order, and guiding Luke in his new path as a teacher when he chooses chain mail from his bond instead of Yoda's sword).
I do like the idea of calling it Tales from the Outer Rim because I feel like a lot of the miscommunication was that this was supposed to be Boba's show and the umbrella name would eliminate that misunderstanding. I don't think we can compare what we're seeing to Clone Wars because Clone Wars was never meant to follow just one character, hence why it wasn't called The Anakin Show
I don’t understand how fans wanted such a stoic & mysterious assassin with no emotions or remorse & were dissapointment by his revealed past & childhood in AotC & the Clone Wars when he literally gets defeated in the OT by a blind man accidentally hitting him with a staff. A character can still be badass & have human emotions
While just focusing on Boba all the time might have worked- there's something to be said for involving the Mando and Grodu after Boba helped save Grogu from the Empire. It'd be weird to just leave Boba hanging in his hour of need- and similarly weird to introduce the mando without properly establishing context on what's going on with both.
It was fine. The Mandalorian episodes should have been saved for season 3 of the Mandalorian and Boba should have been portrayed somewhat more competently. For me personally, he seemed kinda lost too often. Still enjoyed the season. But I don’t think I would have followed it if it wasn‘t Star Wars. I get that it’s a larger universe, but I think every story needs to be good enough so that it could theoretically stand on its own.
Yeah, this series was definitely weird for me. Mostly good, but it made some very off decisions here and there. The Mando stuff should have been saved for The Mandalorian. That being said, I hope there's a Season Two for BOBF, so that we can have more time with Fett and hopefully do some good for him.
I really dont get where this idea of EU boba came from. This is the same guy who was expressly against pre marital sex and was an honor bond warrior for most of his life.
I’ll just be honest. When the characters and material are this beloved, it really needs to be excellent. As much as I loved the Tusken Raiders part of the storyline, I thought the rest of the season was disjointed and just not very well told. I did like the Mando episode and most of the Luke, though their were a few confusing choices there. I’m not sure why, but Robert Rodriguez forgot how to direct for some reason and Favreau saw some of his worst dialogue and writing that I’ve experienced yet, in many of these episodes. I just hope we get a better season of Mando and that Obi Wan fares better.
I agree with pretty much all you said. Also, I think Favreau just is not a very good storyteller to be honest. He's an enthusiastic guy who the powers that be trust, but to me it seems he has very little to say other than "I'm doing the same thing I did when playing with my action figures as a kid"
Agreed. The story was disjointed and, my god, the dialogue is horrible. Someone also got to explain to me why does a man who was born and raised to be a killer by Jango (if the rancor symbolism is to be taken at face value), grew up in the Galaxy's underworld after Jango's death, and became the galaxy's most feared bounty hunter in his prime needs to be whispered in his ear constantly about how criminal underworld works?
What I enjoyed most about this series is the hints of biblical imagery used. The first episode title is a quote taken from the book of Exodus(the Second book in the Old Testament much like how book of boba is the second show in the Mando verse). Even the larger story in Exodus is essentially a man(Moses) leading a larger community to a better life much like Boba. They both even receive visions that fuel their journeys to becoming leaders.
I loved this series from start to finish, much more than I thought I would. It made me care about Boba Fett in a way that I hadn't before. Don't get me wrong, I've always liked the character but I never felt desperate to see more of him until The Mandalorian S2. I loved his arc to recreate himself, all the stuff with the Tuskens, him meeting Fennec, saving her and the start of their friendship and then all the stuff in the present day with him recovering from old wounds and trying to fit into this new position he's chosen for himself. Likewise, as a fan of the prequels and TCW, it felt so rewarding for all those aspects to be brought in. Temuera Morrison did a fantastic job as Boba and so did Ming-Na Wen as Fennec. I hope we get a Season 2, I'd love to see more of them as those characters. And it was amazing to see so many aspects of other Star Wars media being brought into this show and liveaction; Black Krrsantan, the history of the Darksaber, a BD droid, the Pykes, Cad Bane, especially, I was thrilled at how much they touched on his history with Boba and Jango. Not to mention the return of elements like the N1 starfighter, the expansion of the Tuskens, all that was great to see. It all felt like a love letter to all different eras of Star Wars. All that said, I do fully admit that some of the stuff we saw felt weird to see in a Boba Fett series, the stuff with Luke, especially, but by the end of Chapter 7, I felt I understood enough why we saw what we saw, particularly with Grogu and his decision to return to Din. And I still feel the episode with Luke had similiar themes to Boba's story like how Din's story in Chapter 5 did. Boba is trying to rebuild himself and move into a new role in life, Luke is trying to rebuild the Jedi and do the same. The fact that Luke and Ahsoka know each other excites me to no end and yeah I wish we had more time to explore that but I think that time will come so I can be patient and just accept what we got for now happily. I can accept all these shows being treated as one, larger overarching story because that's what they are, they've made it no secret that's how they are being viewed and marketed by the creators, they literally called Book of Boba "the next chapter" in The Mandalorian story and I think Mando S3 will make even more sense of it when it finally arrives.
Agreed, @Ice. I won’t do you the disservice of restating what you said in your comment, but I will just add that this really felt like Star Wars to me. Mythic and pulpy, veiled themes of rebirth and obvious lessons on the power of community, with enough titillating action and tip of the iceberg storytelling to keep us coming back week after week. I want more!
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. Just because these future Star Wars shows are gonna be crossing over, that doesn't mean characters' arcs should happen in other characters' shows. The Clone Wars jumping around made sense because it was all about the Clone Wars and the hundreds of characters involved. This was the Book of Boba Fett. We didn't need Luke, Grogu, Ahsoka, etc.
I could see us looking back on this season with a bit more understanding later down the road if another season comes or even with Mandalorian Season 3. I remember finding a few episodes weaker than others in both shows, but by the time the finale came around, I understood the significance of those ‘weaker’ episodes. Naturally, this is just how I see it, I don’t expect everyone to feel the same as I do. Overall, I was satisfied with what we got in The Book of Boba Fett. It’s not perfect, but it’s still enjoyable to watch. Do I hope we get a second season, absolutely. If not, fine, I can expect that. I am very excited to see where Filoni and Favreau take this story next with Mandalorian Season 3 at the end of this year. Until then, bring on Obi Wan Kenobi, Bad Batch Season 2 and Andor.
I am struck by a memory of an article last summer (maybe Collider?) that quoted a source describing this show as Mandalorian season 2.5, telling us outright that there was going to be lots of crossover. It is unusual for me to have forgotten that much detail about a forthcoming show I was so eager to see. By the premiere, I watched with no expectations and was surprised like everyone at the number and depth of crossover. I too have a few reservations about Luke/Ahsoka meeting (fingers crossed for Hayden/Anakin to show up to talk to her) and the swift reunion of Grogu and Din. But from a real world standpoint, it would be a hard ask of Disney to not feature one of the most popular characters in their universe in a season of the show on which he stars, though I doubt that corporate interests drive the creatives on these shows.
I looked forward to every episode, enjoyed every episode and loved the characters. (Jennifer Beal better have gotten some bacta tank time) Yeah the storytelling was jumpy between the flashbacks and redirects, but I enjoyed the results. I have opinions on how things should have been done different for effectively every movie, but they don't detract from my enjoyment. I hope we have tons of shows and movies for the rest of my life, some will be better and some won't. Give it to me anyway.
I just wish there was more boba and fennec episodes 7 was already short enough and to have two episodes practically not have them in it was a mistake me thinks
I think I agree with everything you said about the show. I would like to add a personal consideration: I don't have anything against TBOBF and The Mandalorian, also I think Kenobi and Andor will be great... That said, I think the only important things left that we NEED to see from this era are a conclusion to Mando's story and to Ezra-Thrawn and Ahsoka's one. Once we'll get that, and I hope we will soon, I'd be more than happy to consider this part of the saga closed. Don't get me wrong I love these characters, but how long we'll be excited to see them popping up everywhere? I feel like we'll eventually need something new or it will get boring really easily. Set the next chapter centuries in the future or in the past and start up with new characters and new ideas!!
The most egregious part is how Boba Fett seemed to go from "Indigenous Rights" to "Settler's Rights". When he needed muscle who did he turn to, the Tuskens or the settlers? Who did he claim as his people in the finale, the Tuskens or the city folk? We didn't get a hint at how Boba intends to handle the conflict between the Tuskens and Offworlders. Boba didn't even avenge his adopted family, Fennec did that. They leaned so hard on western tropes, like the townsfolk rallying to fight the bandits, they abandoned one of the best parts of the show. Its a shame they didn't do that storyline justice since Temura Morrison is Maori.
There was a lot to like in the series. I thought Cad Bane was a super compelling villain. I think they're setting up Boba Fett to be a new Mandalorian. Hence the tie-in.
Everyone seems to be glossing over Amy Sedaris's character Peli Motto (one of the 1st to meet him) actually understood Grogu all along!!!!! This is displayed when she says "Grogu? Well that's an unfortunate name"... she met him long before Ashoka, this made me want to go back & re-watch some of her earlier interactions, this certainly adds another layer to those scenes & shows that Peli could have sold out Mando several times. I think this breadcrumb was intentional.
It did take some getting used to but I wound up loving this series. The first few episodes were really enjoyable, but I was having trouble seeing Boba as the same character from before. I was really enjoying him, but the A to B was really unclear to me at first. Then it suddenly clicked for me between episodes 3 and 4. And now I absolutely love the arc he goes through in this, and the payoff of the finale was just amazing!
While I would have liked more episodes focusing on Boba, I think that's more of an issue of the length of the season than a problem with having some episodes that focus on other characters, especially when there are loose ends in the plot that need to be addressed before it makes sense for them to meet up with Boba. I'm really glad that they took the time to show us some epilogue for Mando season 2 before bringing them into BoBF; it would have disappointing to leave either of them out, and we all would've had to wait a whole additional year to find out if Din and Grogu are reunited. The other big positive we get from having a few episodes less focused directly on the eponymous character is that it probably means the other upcoming spin-off shows will also feature other characters like that, which not only makes for more interesting and varied stories that take place in different locations and from other time periods, but it also means that, even if a person is not a big fan of the titular character specifically, or is not really interested in their main storyline, they shouldn't assume that the show won't have anything more up their alley. As a life-long Boba Fettishist, I was *beyond* excited about BoBF... but I wasn't really excited about Ahsoka, I couldn't care less about Cassian Andor, and I don't like Obi-Wan, so I wasn't really looking forward to those shows at all... but after seeing that BoBF wasn't 100% All Boba, All The Time, I am much more curious about who and what else we'll get to see in those other shows and am looking forward to them now.
Nice to see a comments section without all the hate for this show. I think we've all been spoiled with the Mandalorian 😂 Too many folks expected RotJ Boba. Well RotJ Boba got beaten by a blind man and left to rot in a Sarlacs stomach with no thought and with no one to miss him. It's enough to make anyone feel alone and in need of a change. Just let his character develop! 😅 This series was messy, but honestly looking at the whole thing as part of one big story with the other shows helps to no end. I really enjoyed it. It reminded me of The Clone Wars a bit for some reason. If you didn't, that's fine too, but a lot of people are going a bit crazy about it. I'm hoping it'll be looked back on a little more fondly in the future and I am really hoping for a season 2. Not sure which other show Cob Vanth will show up in otherwise.
I get why you say it was weird, but for me this ended up being my favorite of the TV shows so far (including Obi). I love a good redemption story and always had a special interest in learning more about both Boba and Mos Epsa.
Very good summary - I especially agree that the two interlude episodes belonged in a Season 3 of the Mandolorian, while they missed out on an opportunity on Boba Fett to go deeper into the story. It seemed just a plot device to bring Grogu back to save the day - but the finale could also have been the opener for Season 2 of Boba Fett - having left it on a good cliffhanger....
Would people feel differently if the series didn’t have Boba Fett in the name? It could have just been called “Bounty Hunters” and then it would make sense to be about Boba, Mando, and Bane.
Maybe, but if that were the case the best way to fix that issue would be to split the 6th episode into a Mando episode with more Luke and Grogu scenes, and a Cad Bane episode that had flashbacks to Boba's past. Then maybe rearranging the episodes a bit.
My favorite thing about this video is that I get vibes that you love the star wars universe, but there's no gatekeeping or feeling like only movies over 10 years old can be good. Thanks for the positivity! The world of star wars needs more of that.
if they didn't have those episodes with Mando, Luke, Grogu and Ahsoka, then the finale wouldn't make a ton of sense. I feel like they're creating a mini Star Wars universe with these series and that's also why they may have had those episodes in it, that way people watching the different series will know the growth and change in all of the characters
So just as I was watching this I had an epiphany of sorts. So, the spin-off side story episodes about Din and Grogu, they feel less like side stories when you consider the theme about Boba having lived the life he lived because he lost his father. It fits thematically, Din and Grogu are like an ideal version of what Jango and Boba could’ve been. A loving bond, between a bounty hunter and a child, and this time nobody’s leaving anybody behind. When Boba finally finishes his fight and fully reinvents himself as this benevolent leader, he also sees this new generation off on their way into the stars to live the life he always wanted as a child and lost when Windu guillotined Jango and forcibly separated them. Din and Grogu though are inseparable. They’re emblematic of his past struggles with separation and loss. It’s kinda powerful in that way. I just hadn’t really thought of it like that until I saw this video and heard some of the themes and the criticisms elaborated.
Makes sense. Though if that was the goal, it could have been presented better. The main “problem” for me in that sense, is that the Din/Grogu part should have been spread across multiple episodes, thematically linking pieces of Boba’s story with Din/Grogu’s story in each episode. Like for example we see Boba dreaming about his father and then we cut to Din/Grogu experiencing something somewhat related/similar. I’m sure everyone involved will learn from this and I’m sure they see many of the same “issues” we see. In the end it doesn’t really matter, I enjoyed it.
Yeah I agree wholeheartedly. It could’ve been presented better, instead of all in one episode and then another episode back to back like they did maybe have it as a running B plot for a few episodes while we still keep cutting back to Boba and what he’s doing. That said, I dislike it less in light of the ways it fits these themes. And yeah I imagine they’ll do better next time.
I like your synopsis on the series. I have listened to a few others on RU-vid , and their's are too fanboyish for me but also good. . Just wanted to say you hit the mark on it . Good job 👍
Like your explanations. I really liked Boba's personal growth. I loved the Rancor. I loved all the elements from the comics and games. You are correct. The introductions of the characters who were in CW, games, and fan fiction were such that new viewers would be able to get it. They would likely want to see all those episodes. I loved the episodes about Din, Luke, and Asoka. It is like a novel that jumps around from place to place. I wanted to see more riding the Rancor. Stories needed more time. I was saddened and agreed that the stories were rushed . Cad Bane gives the shivers. There are many more stories. Tales of the outer rim would be a good idea. Then, the jumps would be accounted for
I wash they could have added more episodes to the show and make Bubba fett The main Character not the side character like one Moment we were with him and next we were with din Luke yada baby and last couple episodes than the final episode when they all fight the bad guys but all to together it was okay story but that's just me
I thought this show was an absolute joy to watch, just like the first two seasons of Mando. I have zero issue with the sidebars, because they're building one huge universe here, not just one show.
Speaking of mixed feelings, what do you think about the idea that all of these TV shows are there to flesh out and validate the Sequel Trilogy, much like the Clone Wars cartoons did for the prequels? Rather than helping fans forget the sequels exist, they will show Luke’s descent to bitter old failure in great detail. They’ll also chronicle all of the machinations involved in the creation of Snoke and the return of Palpatine so that everyone will re-watch the final sequel and say, “well of course he’s back, duh!”
🤔.....interesting observation. I admit that after watching the Clone Wars cartoon, I do enjoy Attack of the Clones a lot more. Of course I have to wonder if there's any TV they can show me that will make me fell better about how Luke, Leia, and Han ended up. Can the sequels ever really be validated in our minds?
One of the few yt commentators who seems to get what the series is trying to achieve, especially Re this being part of an overall larger series thanks!
Iron man takes up a lot of time in captain America civil war and Spider-Man homecoming but it’s great and fits the overall story they are building to like this is. I view this as the MCU of Star Wars and every property is going to be deeply connected
I'm curious about how the people who don't like that we cut away from Boba for two episodes feel about the episodes of "The Clone Wars" that have nothing to do with the war or the Clones. The Mortis episodes are barely connected to the rest of the series, but I don't see people rioting against them.
I liked the documentary on Tusken culture, and the Mandalorian season 2.5. I feel they could have put more substance into Boba's past after the Clone Wars and up to Return of the Jedi, especially for people who have only seen the films and the TV shows.
I liked the series overall, but the two key issues I had were indeed, a) The Mandalorian stuff, especially the major reset to his status quo - not everyone is going to be following everything, although I've been watching The Mandalorian, and ultimately did end up watching Book of Boba Fett, I originally wasn't planning on watching BoBF, and I'm sure there must be others who _haven't_ who will wonder why the season 2 ending seems to have been abandoned at the start of the season 3. b) the other thing that I think is more of a missed opportunity than an issue, is since the theme is Boba finding his own identity after Jango pushing Bounty Hunting onto him, show some of that in the flashbacks - every time the Kamino flashback showed up, I thought we were going to see more, with Temura in the Jango armour, indoctrinating young Boba, even if they had to keep Jango's helmet on to save budget on de aging Morrison, or avoided showing Boba's face so they didn't have to do anything too dynamic with the render of young Daniel Logan's face, it'd be something. For that matter, use the flashbacks to help establish Bane working as Boba's second mentor after the death of Jango. It could just be a very quick scene, something new that wasn't in Clone Wars to help establish, bounty hunting wasn't something Boba exactly "chose" to do with his life per se.
In retrospect...they might should NOT have rushed out something for Boba. The tusken...what was the point of that? 9verall I enjoyed it but they actually started looking me by episode 5...which was fantastic but...it broke the show. The tusken should have come in to save the day...woth the rancor being a part of it. Boba trying to redefine himself...i love redemption arcs. But this show was a bit...unfocused...
I give the overall series a 7.5/10, my favorite episode is episode 2. the finale was filled with action which was epic, and gave me many vibes. It is also the first series i have ever watched live, basically the first ever series to come out after i became a huge star wars fan.
Every new Star Wars show starts out the same way and I hear the same thing from fans. I just say you gotta really look at those movies. To me the pacing the direction all have that same flare, action, campy and corny. Its just fun and deep with the message. When Kenobi comes out fans gonna say stuff like they never seen Star Wars before. These shows are actually better when it marinates.
I feel it needed an episode in between 6 and 7, to reestablish the main timeline of the show. I'm much less negative about the whole thing than a lot of people I've come across, but the flow and pacing just wasn't quite there IMO.
The vison quest, seeing the dessert becomming water, two mentions of Tatooine once being covered in water, Boba growing up on an planet covered in water, The pikes basically looking like fish, Bobas quarrel with a water merchant. All these water based clues came together in a brilliant ending, with what felt like the two smallest street gangs ever fighting it out on a corner of the city? Eh okay?
You see, we have this box, and what's in the box is a mystery...😆 But seriously, the final scene of the sequel trilogy takes place on a VERY desert-y Tatooine, so just call that stuff a JJ Abrams style dead-end.
I love how your recent videos explore Star Wars through a thematic and analytical lens rather than just the literal, Wookieepedia-esque sequence of events. It really helps contextualize some of the more confusing narrative decisions.
In my opinion The Book Of Boba Fett is just good in my opinion. While I loved episodes 5 and 6 everything else was just ok. Here's My Ranking for all the canon Star Wars shows so far... 7. Resistance 6. Visions (not canon but I wanted to include it) 5. The Book Of Boba Fett 4. The Bad Batch 3. The Clone Wars 2. Rebels 1. The Mandalorian I cannot wait for Obi Wan Kenobi, Andor, The Mandalorian Season 3 and everyeverything else in 2022 and beyond !
🤔.....liked your take....... One thing I haven't seen anyone mention is what if they had hinted at or pursued a romance between Boba and Fennec ? (Of course, maybe I've lost it.) Still, I am curious to see what others think.....
While I definitely enjoyed this series, I agree that Episodes 5 and 6 were...off. A lot of stuff in Episode 5 had absolutely NO bearing on Boba's finale (I thought maybe Din's N-1 would have helped out somehow). So I would say I WOULD sacrifice them for more Boba-centric episodes. And I will say, I don't think Boba NEEDS a Season 2. What's going to happen? Someone else comes in and threatens Most Espa? Boba leaves his people to go fight someone else's problem? I can see him helping Din out again, but not in his own show, in Mando Season 3. Boba's story is likely complete in it's singular focus realm.
Overall, aside from the episode and a half of the Mandalorian. THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT was boring. Interesting scenes from time to time, yet overall it was a bore. Boba wants to "reinvent himself", yet he wants to be a crime lord. He doesn't want to be a killer, yet killing comes with that career choice. His motivation had me confused. He was just dumb the entire series. Like seriously, you don't think those other families would betray you? Like the moisture farmer said in Ep 3. NO BODY RESPECTS YOU. I found myself expecting less and less of Boba as time went on. I won't be back for any more seasons, if there are any.
It's trash... Yah, it's fine that you forget those stories... But what the same producers made was literally his life... So its noncannon? It's Luke all over again... I quote TCW: "You can change who you are, But you can't run from yourself"
as much as i loved episode 5 and 6 i really think they should have just saved both those episodes for Mando Season 3 (with the boba fett stuff cut out of them of course) and then just cut Din out BOBF entirely. there's also just the problem that i have that we had this emotional goodbye between Din and Grogu at the end of Season 2, where it really seemed that showing them apart from each other and how that effects them, would be the story of season 3, only for us to see them separated for 2 episodes and then they are back together again. i expected that they would be back together its just that it was too fast IMO, and i wish we would have spent the entirety of season 3 on that storyline with them first coming back together as the semi finale or finale of season 3
Reasons I like the Mod gang in episodes 3 and 7. 1. I like things that are unusual for Star Wars. It never had time travel before until towards the end of Rebels season 4 with the "World between worlds" Some could say that it feels out of place for Star wars. I loved it and the mods for being something different.. 2. I Really like Drash, the one with the red droid arm played by Sophie Thatcher. Not only do I think she is cute, she reminds me of a friend . I like how she uses her knife, how she drives her scooter, how she is determined to accomplish what ever it is that she wants to. She is a bad ass and she also reminds my of Jyn Erso from Rogue One. 3. I think that young people as a group has never been explored or represented in Star Wars before besides Younglings and I think it is about time they are. 4. Having the Mods in the show, allows the viewer to see things from a different perspective. we didn't know that there were not job opportunities. We need to see all different types of people on Tattoine, not just moisture farmers, gangsters, crime boss's, Jawa's, Sand people, business owners, Twi'lek slaves and musicians. Why can't we have teenagers or people in their 20's? Star Wars is for everyone, not just small children and men in their 40'sand 50's. 5. I like that the mods are cybernetically enhanced. I recently watched Alita Battle Angel and wished that they could some how do something like that in Star Wars and in Boba Fett episodes 3 and 7, they did! Droids parts on Humans is not new for Star Wars. Besides Fennec Shand and the mods, other Star Wars characters that were cybernetically enhanced are: Anikin Skywalker/Darth Vader Darth Maul in the Clone Wars Echo from Clone Wars/Bad Batch General Grievous Lobot-Lando's aid from Cloud City Luke Skywalker Savage Opress- Darth Maul's brother in the Clone wars Saw Gerrera in Rogue One ===================================
Personally, I think the Mando stuff shouldn’t have been in this series. Don’t get me wrong, I liked them; but the series is called THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT, not Boba Fett and His Amazing Friends. Instead of all that stuff, I’d much rather have had a few episodes with some more character stuff for The Mods, Krrsantan, The Guards , The Rancor etc. As for Cad Bane…he really should have been here from the beginning, maybe even been the guy who slaughtered Boba’s Tusken family. Speaking of the Tuskens…why didn’t Mando or Boba call them into the fight with the Pikes? Tatooine is their home too, the Pikes were slaughtering their people, trespassing on their land; you’d think they be more than willing to help, especially since one particular tribe helped in SLAYING A KRAYT DRAGON. Hell, you could’ve shown us a scene where Boba heads to the palace for the rancor…only to see someone near the gates. Then, after spending some time with Mando and Fennec (who really should have been in the fight), we hear a variety of roars, yells and footsteps…culminating in the reveal of not only Boba on the rancor, but the Warrior Tusken from his tribe leading an army of fellow Tuskens to fight the Pikes. Final thing…Boba should have been the one to kill the Pike Leader and the Heads of the other Crime Lords, don’t really know if he’d kill The Mayor.
I'm going to go against the conventional wisdom and just say TBOBF was a masterful series. Sure, it had some narrative hiccups. But on balance, I think it was an excellent exploration of Boba's figurative resurrection. I've been describing the series as a hagiography; the story of a sinner who became a saint; a loner who became a leader. It's very Biblical. It's even set in a desert. I'm hoping for a Season Two, or failing that, more adventures with Boba Fett and The Mandalorian in Season Four of TM.
I expected different story but I'm okay with what we got. I don't like the bike gang but everything else was great/okay. The story about Grogu was predicted because we know what happens to Luke Jedi temple. And I don't want see story about Luke except if they decanonize sequels. it's kind of stupid that mandalorian season 1 and 2 was about Din finding Jedi for Grogu and now he is back with him. I'm excited for mandalorian S3 because BoBF e5 was really great. I think that Din will give dark saber to Sabine and Sabine will liberate Mandalore.
As much as I enjoyed the 2nd half of BoBF (aka.. everything except one of E04 onwards - I didn’t vibe with this show as much as I’d like to), I have more concerns speaking for the casual viewers. As someone who lives in a household where I’m the big fan and everyone else (my parents and sister) aren’t, they only care about the ones considered as ‘Required Reading’ (basically at this point the movies and the Mandalorian). Not one of them watched the Book of Boba Fett. Now, imagine when we’re all watching the Mandalorian S3 together and they start getting confused on why Mando and Grogu are back together so quickly (keep in mind my parents are the strongest critics in my family - they won’t tolerate deviations that do not further the plot and are strong proprietors of “If it’s unnecessary, don’t do it” in well… almost everything). That means I have to explain what happened in BoBF E05 and E06 and they will have questions like “Why in that show? Why not this show?”. Other casual fans might not have the luxury of having a Star Wars fan around to ask or the time to watch that additional show where most of it they probably won’t care about. They’re going to be extremely confused. It’s finding an important detail of one book in a completely different book, when the main series is required reading and the rest not so much. It honestly makes me question some of the creative decisions done behind the scenes and why they thought it was a good idea to deviate two episodes for another character with his own ongoing show? Will it impact the overarching arc as a whole? I think so, and some fans are probably going to take issue with that. Now, before going at me with the Clone Wars analogy, allow me to give you two points: 1) It’s in the name. The Clone Wars. Not “The Book of Ahsoka Tano” or “Ahsoka’s Tales from the Clone Wars”. This means that what we’re being promised is the entire Clone Wars story as a whole. A chronicle of the war from different points of view, not just one character. If they marketed The Book of Boba Fett better and went with “The Wars of Tatooine” or something similar, we probably won’t have the 2 episode deviations be that big of an issue for fans who watch everything (though I assume it won’t change the stance of casual viewers - they’ll still be confused as ever) 2) The Clone Wars is a SINGLE show. No one has to watch anything else of a different title, just the one show. All Clone Wars fans have to do is watch the one show, and they won’t have any loose strings to tie up (prior to Season 7 of course). But fans of the Mandalorian are going to be forced to watch not one, not two, but potentially THREE shows (if Ahsoka is part of the Mandoverse, but I think its main targets are CW and Rebels fans), that’s two additional shows they probably don’t have time for. That might be too much. If all of this was under one umbrella term from the get-go, it wouldn’t be this bad, but the fact that we aren’t is a little concerning.
This is a really solid review (not just because I agree). I keep having two thoughts... The first is that Disney didn't provide enough budget for the series (or at least enough budget for what fans expected the season to be). The lack of character development for the Mods, or building the connection between Boba and Garsa Fwip, or Boba and the Mods (which would better explain why he decided to defend the ruins of the sanctuary), not having the extra scenes showing Boba learning to ride the Rancor, etc... The other thought is that some "editing" by a Disney committee led to the odd focus in chapters 5 & 6. By this, I mean, "Hey, we need to have a bigger focus on Mando and Grogu so we can sell more toys" kind of editing (I also think that may explain the Vespa aesthetic). I think you hit on the budget issue in your 20 questions video. The monetization of the series issue is another story. I imagine that if the Lego Group was going to do sets based on the Book of Boba, what we'd get is Mando's N-1 and Luke's new Jedi Academy (I suppose a Mos Espa playset with Boba riding the Rancor is also a possibility...). But Disney's ability to push the series in specific directions - to create monetization opportunities can not be underestimated...
why build with robots when you have 2 jedi masters that could use the force. I coulda did without that scene. Also, why did Luke show off his force skills with the floating frogs? Impressive yes, but what was the point for the viewer? Agreed I woulda like to see the battle in more depth and story. If youre gonna do a show called "The BOOK..." I wouldve thinked that training that rancor wouldve been a huge part of his chronicles. Also, the mods kids do nothing with their mods!!! I mean Robocop could kill them. Weak cyborging if you ask me. Gay ass colored bikes too. Gay. ...like in fruity and not Star Warsy.
Funny you call it "season one". Pretty sure it was always planned to be a one-off mini-series. That's WHY it jumps around. It's Mandalorian season 2.5.
Hardly a confusing series. It was clearly meant as a launch pad for future storylines in other shows. This complaint is akin to complaining that Wonder Woman was in BvS, because Wonder Woman was not in the movie title. Exploring "everything about Boba Fett" was a mistake. Just prior to this remark, the remark was about how the original allure towards Boba Fett was based on the unknown. See how these two back-to-back comments clash? One ruins the other. Less Boba made a better Boba. And what was cool about him (the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy), he is breaking free from? It was bad enough that Boba was in the crappy prequel. Now there is little real allure at all. Especially considering that we now get to know that he is senselessly undecisive, far less the leader than his partner, and doesn't even want to be a Bounty Hunter. Hardly cool anymore. Imagine if a Clint Eastwood western decided to tell us all about the history of the Man with no Name and then told us that he wants to break free from his lifestyle and be a mayor. Coolness gone. Fun series, but they wrecked Boba Fett. The character would have been better served as an occasional visitor to Mando's storyline after giving him a couple episodes to explain the Sarlaac pit. But Mando's storyline is also weaker now. In a universe where very few Mandalorian are left standing, they decide to cast away Mando because he took his helmet off? AND after telling of the prophesy of the blade owner's importance?! Ridiculous. I would think that after your planet was destroyed that survivability might demand it time to take a closer look at those rules. Especially considering that loyalty between the Mandalorians was already shown to be of great importance. Bad writing. Also, the critique about the Fett/Rancor relationship is old hat for Star Wars. Luke quickly learned (as an adult) to defeat somebody like Vader who was trained from childhood. Rey quickly learned (as an adult) how to hold her own and create advantage over Kylo, who was trained since childhood. Now Boba Fett is riding a Rancor after being told it would take time. Clearly, a lot of training inside the Star Wars universe takes place off screen. And I guess we can expect that Groku will simply keep doing better and better Jedi tricks with Mando while receiving no training. It's trivial to complain about it. This is what Star Wars does. And like you stated, isn't there supposed to be an Osoku live-action series coming up? We will probably see some of what you are wanting to see, which was clearly a matter of set-up for future telling. Pre-mature complaining.
I really didn’t like this series at all. It seemed like it was thrown together because they didn’t know if Pedro Pascal would be returning and they didn’t have any other shows ready to start filming. They looked at what they had, sets of Tatooine, some scripts for Mando season 3, and Temuera Morrison & Ming-Na Wen, then they worked it all together. They started filming Boba Fett and once they knew Pascal had signed on, they figure they could use this show to get Grogu back with Din and not have to waste 2 episodes of The Mandalorian. There will be a lot of fan back lash with this series because Boba Fett, in their minds, should be a badass, and this really grounds him. This show has all the points you have mentioned in your reviews, Boba trying to get away from the shadow of his father, trusting in others, etc. People have already started comparing Robert Rodriguez to Rian Johnson. Which isn’t Rodriguez’s fault. If Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni speak out about what happen behind the scenes it may help. The only other thing I can think of to save this show, is after we get the Ahsoka and Rangers of the New Republic, we find out all the bad guys are working for Thrawn. From what I’ve heard about the Obi-Wan show, this should have been worked into that show. Obi-Wan not leaving the planet, watching over Luke, and helping a town with a problem. Boba Fett should a planet hoping story. If he wants to quit being a bounty hunter that’s fine, but he can go around helping other planets. That may make him more like the Mandalorian but that’s why I think they used some of the scripts. We just need to get away from desert planets, especially Tatooine.
I think TBOBF is so similar in feel to The Mandalorian--same look, same music, same style of storytelling--that they don't feel like two different series to me. Because of that nothing felt weird or out of place to me. It was just season three of Favreau's Star Wars Fanfiction (not used derogatorily). And frankly, I'm looking forward to season 4. Especially if it prevents him from making more live action versions of classic animated Disney movies.
