The Book Of Boba Fett (December 2021)

[Kebron]

The Man With No Name always got beaten up and humiliated in his films too. But he always came back and came out on top in the end.

Which is why all the complaining isn't making sense right now. Wait to see how it ends. For all we know he slaughters the tribe and decides fear is better then honor in the end.

 

[Sassafras]

This is not how I imagined a Boba Fett series to be like.

Is the real Fett going to show up in his series...

Not even a huge Fett fan but WTF. Don't know who this character is supposed to be.
What happened to the silent radiating menace....

So. Much. Cheese. Writing, editing. Fett keeps getting upstaged by his costars. Either he doesn't have the acting chops or the director or editing is off. Staggering in the degree of tropes. Suppose you could say there's a big solid arc here, except it's been-there-done that. Lame. Even the lizard reminded me of the sensor that crawled into Neo in Matrix 1.

They skipped the trope of the Western hero getting sick - so the presumably female or transgender or whatever badass Tusken didn't pull her rags off while tending to his fever, proving to be a beautiful blue alien - but I wouldn't have been surprised. Getting high and seeing visions - was really expecting something profound, but instead it's a tree branch. And if it's so meaningful, where has that weapon been lately?

IMO corny flat Filoni writing not doing Morrison any favors and neither is the dirty onesy. But, happy if at least some of the Fett fans are happy with it. I'd still shell out for some new Tuskens

So, for those who are onboard with Fett's characterization and story arc, how are you guys reconciling the fact that he got his hands on a speeder and decided to return to the Tusken village rather than go retrieve Slave I?

Is this supposed to be Fett experiencing Stockholm Syndrome? I'm being totally serious with that question. I saw a guy who broke free from his bindings in the first episode and made a run for it (stupidly). Then he returns to the village with the kid, and I'm thinking maybe he knows he can't get away from them without transport. But then he gets a transport in this second episode... and still goes back. What's the logic/reasoning there?

Didn't have much of an opinion except WAS expecting that Fett would be more quiet, menacing, and a more *practical* moral code than Din D'jarin; e.g. the kind of guy who would shoot an unarmed prisoner because it's more convenient or something - something Din would never do. So eventually the two would work together but there would be a distinct moral contrast. Not that Fett would be amoral, exactly, but less constrained.

Now, not so much, he's like a warm fuzzy who got high I mean enlightened. Smokin' the peace pipe with the Tuskens and asking questions like "What's it all about, really? And anyone got some bantha jerky, I've got serious munchies".
As for why he came back, just another trope e.g. bonding with the noble savages. Logic has nothing to do with it. Just wait until the entire tribe is conveniently slaughtered.

 

[Kebron]

Luke went over well in TLJ. Batman, Superman, Luthor in BvS. This is for entertainment purposes and I am not entertained. If I want to watch some fat man dance around, I'm there are some highlights of them at football events on Youtube.

Again, Mando is the Boba Fett show and they decided to make Boba Fett as Temuera and not Temuera as Boba Fett. Fett is now more of a barbarian tribesman now and why he carries a blaster instead of melee weapons is beyond me.

You could even say Luke was a child predator, taking young, adolescent children from their parents/guardians.

You can justify any type of writing, but it doesn't mean it delivers. I thought I was out, Mando brought me back in. Now, I feel like I am out again on this one.

Delivers according to who? When talking if something delivers it's opinions and views, not facts. There are people who liked Luke in TLJ, and loved Bats and Supes in BvS (I think everyone hated Luthor though, but I could be wrong.) Doesn't make any of them wrong nor are the people who don't like it.

 

[matticus]

Delivers according to who? When talking if something delivers it's opinions and views, not facts. There are people who liked Luke in TLJ, and loved Bats and Supes in BvS (I think everyone hated Luthor though, but I could be wrong.) Doesn't make any of them wrong nor are the people who don't like it.

Must mean that Batman and Robin is a good movie cause you cannot dismiss that some people might like it.

 

[chrisstbh]

The most Boba Fett part of the episode was him arriving at Tosche Station, slaughtering a bunch of punks and leaving with what he needed without saying a word.

 

[Kebron]

Must mean that Batman and Robin is a good movie cause you cannot dismiss that some people might like it.

To them it is a good movie.

 

[greygoose]

I'd still shell out for some new Tuskens

The Tuskens have been the best part so far. The train assault was actually pretty cool, it's just hard seeing Morrison flying around in that white suit.

 

[greygoose]

The most Boba Fett part of the episode was him arriving at Tosche Station, slaughtering a bunch of punks and leaving with what he needed without saying a word.

Yep, it was. Need more of that.

 

[Asta]

The most Boba Fett part of the episode was him arriving at Tosche Station, slaughtering a bunch of punks and leaving with what he needed without saying a word.

Like Patrick Swayze.

But without the words.

 

[matticus]

Turning Fett into a clone clearly has been the biggest mistake made to this character. I don't mind the clones, it just is a disservice to this particular character.

 

[chrisstbh]

 

[Spartan Rex]

Black K’s background:
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/book-of-boba-fett-wookie-black-krrsantan-obi-wan

 

[Neal136]

As an aside, I've been laughing my *** off at all the fat jokes thrown around so far, but I'd wager that most of us won't be in the shape Tem is at 60.

 

[chrisstbh]

As an aside, I've been laughing my *** off at all the fat jokes thrown around so far, but I'd wager that most of us won't be in the shape Tem is at 60.

The only time he looked too big was when he crawled out of the Sarlacc, because that look clearly wasn't designed for him.

I think he looks great in his current outfit though, and we've had a few glimspes at him without a shirt on and he looks in good shape.

 

[greygoose]

As an aside, I've been laughing my *** off at all the fat jokes thrown around so far, but I'd wager that most of us won't be in the shape Tem is at 60.

He looks good for his age. The issue is Fett isn't 60 years old. Found out before that's he's meant to be 35.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

The Man With No Name always got beaten up and humiliated in his films too. But he always came back and came out on top in the end.

True, also, Man with no name was played by Clint f****** Eastwood in his prime.

No offence to TM, but he's not Clint Eastwood.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

I'm sure they will try to weave this whole nonsensical Sand People plot that has taken over the show back into what is supposed to be the main part of the show. It feels like a really stupid direction and completely out of character for Boba Fett and so far it has eaten up about 70% of the first two episodes of a seven episode series.

The first episode should have been dedicated to an epic Sarlaac Escape. He could have just salvaged some form of transport from the Sail Barge wreckage, made his way back into town and in episode two we could have skipped the tuskens and already be focused on the trials and tribulations of the main story which is supposed to be him taking over Jabba's affairs. The bacta tank flashbacks could be him dreaming of his past entanglements as a badass bounty hunter. But this is Lucasfilm Disney Star Wars so I'm not surprised we are getting Temuera Morrison starring as whoever the **** this character is supposed to be.

 

[Neal136]

He looks good for his age. The issue is Fett isn't 60 years old. Found out before that's he's meant to be 35.

I totally agree, but there's a difference between looking fat and out of shape and not looking the age he's supposed to.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I wish the show didn't have so many flashbacks. I care more about the current Fett, than how he became...the current Fett.

 

[chrisstbh]

He looks good for his age. The issue is Fett isn't 60 years old. Found out before that's he's meant to be 35.

41