Yep 99% of Star Wars villains end up reformed at this point. Even Darth Maul who literally looked like Satan himself had a touching "save the Chosen One" moment in Obi-Wan's arms!
They literally had the perfect setup. Show stopping moment on Tython where he slaughters an entire squad of Stormtroopers then pretends to be Mando's friend like he did with Luke and Chewie in the Holiday Special. Then we learn that he was secretly working for Gideon (which tracked perfectly with Gideon saying "Just assume that I know everything") and then bam surprise turn and Mando has to deal with the super badass that played him for a fool. It was literally all laid out in front of them and then they do a complete 180 for this crap.
I'm talking about setting, costume, social structures and historical associations, the train, the "their lands" thing, etc etc. That's this show.
You mean one end of a Tusken weapon (um, Han Solo's weapon is 90% a German officer's pistol, should we give a cultural/ideological association there?) and a short dance that is performed pretty much anywhere for anything now?
Haka shows up in F&F for crying out loud. It may be controversial, but Haka is performed literally everywhere now, even by non-Maori. It's not some obscure, little-known cultural act - TM knows its been a TV and tourism standard for decades, so he was more than willing to sell it out (yet again) for a Disney TV show.
And its actually debatable that it's "his" to give away.
TM is "proud" just to have work at this point, and the filmmakers obviously encouraged any "empowering" multicultural trapping they could shoehorn into their new-age "indigenous" Tuskens. And no, curiously, they didn't ask for anything cultural from TM's Scottish/Irish half.
It's just exploitative. Like Haka being performed by non-Maori or by American football teams. And it's inappropriate to associate it with animalistic savage creatures.
I think he'd be better to play Boba between the PT and OT.
What is he now, 35? Maybe a bit too young for BoB, but at least he's in better shape and his face is already associated with Boba Fett.
Probably because Mando shared some of the core elements that made Boba Fett a fan favorite. Both were mysterious, direct, good at their jobs, and looked cool as ****. We don't need to know about Boba's childhood trauma or even his personal life, if he even had one.
You’re right it’s not a bad thing it’s called Mandalorian season one and two lol
I first I didn’t like fennec being there it should’ve just been his holiness badass there alone but what the hell he can have his side piece there why not.Mando Season 2 ended with not one but two "final moments" of classic OT characters.
Yes for me the ST still "counts" but I love the idea of watching the movies and then after the ST circling back to Mando and ending on an awesome note for both Luke and Fett. I think Mando Season 2 might just have to be my official jumping off point for anything set after the OT going forward.
If Andor or Kenobi or Ahsoka are cool then great but for me it goes OT/ST/Mando 1&2 then done.
I can picture it now. Luke has his right hand raised, saber in hand, ready to slice. His left hand gesturing from mid-air Fett to 2 feet in front of him. Fett lets out a nervous fart on his descent.
Is that really the same character from BOBF lolMando redeemed Fett's tactic of flying to within point blank range of an opponent.
Didn't Pedro think he was initially being cast as Boba Fett due to the similarities?
