The Book Of Boba Fett (December 2021)

[darth dennis]

All I know is that based on what we saw in yesterday's episode they should use that same team of movie magic wizards and give us an ongoing continuation of Luke's story *now* while Mark is still alive and the body double/Deepfake team is firing on all cylinders. The Acolyte? Seriously? This shouldn't even be a conversation. Give us more ninja Luke!

But what about the people that say "give us something new in Star Wars instead of rehashing old characters"? I'm all for rehashing if done well.

 

[a-dev]

Dave Filoni can always use the World Between Words to change a few things in the future of the saga, but i would only erase Rise of Skywalker things, part of because i love TLJ and part because it would be a huge desrespect to Carrie Fisher as this was her last real work in the saga.

Erasing The Rise of Skywalker would make no difference. I need them to wipe out the ST's entire existence

 

[Asta]

Erasing The Rise of Skywalker would make no difference. I need them to wipe out the ST's entire existence

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[greygoose]

Already smarter than Boba Fett, I see.

Not hard to achieve to be honest.

 

[greygoose]

Erasing The Rise of Skywalker would make no difference. I need them to wipe out the ST's entire existence

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[a-dev]

 

[Darth Snoopy]

 

[greygoose]

 

[matticus]

 

[user 64404]

Erasing The Rise of Skywalker would make no difference. I need them to wipe out the ST's entire existence

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Actually without Rise of Skywalker you can have a whole different ending for the saga, at least for me Palpatine return and his plan was one of the worse things to happen in Star Wars and i like the Dark Empire storyline(Palpatine return done right).

 

[ajp4mgs]

Well I think it's because this idea of no attachments is alien to most humans. That whole philosophy itself seems confusing and contradictory. You're encouraged to love but you cannot 'have' love?? WTF? And we do tend to view it as a causal factor in Anakin's turn to the darkside. If Anakin had simply been allowed to free his mother from slavery as he wanted or to even go check on her at some point, if he had been allowed to love someone openly and not have to keep it a secret - he would have had so fewer reasons to resent the Jedi. Given how we identify with his need to keep people he loves safe - 'attachments' as the Jedi call it - that's just basic humanity to us - we the audience blame the Jedi for his turn at least as much as any other reason and so that gives us the impression that the films are presenting the Jedi teachings as flawed since they contributed in no small part to everything that follows.

But yes, your Lucas quotes do suggest more that he is advocating the Jedi philosophy and, I guess, putting all the responsibility on Anakin. And yet all I can think is how the hell this doesn't happen with every second or third student. It IS a flawed philosophy. I find it so silly it's a big reason I've never liked the PT

What Lucas was conveying is to love without possessiveness. He makes it pretty clear that Jedi are encouraged to love, but not allowed to form possessive attachments to what they love. The point being that if your love for someone (or something) takes the form of a possessive attachment, you're going to fear losing that. And we all know what Lucas says that fear leads to.

What you're saying about the concept being alien to most humans is fine, but that's kinda the point: Jedi are supposed to be enlightened and elevated. They're not like most humans because it'd be very dangerous if they were.

So much of this has its conceptual foundations in real-world philosophies and traditions. The basic underlying premise is that nothing is forever, and you don't get to decide how long you can keep what you love. By being willing to accept that, and by being able to "let go," you attain a healthier mindset and are left less vulnerable to destructive consequences.

Just think of how many acts of rage have played out in the real world as a consequence of a breakup or having something taken away. Then add crazy Jedi powers to those scenarios.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I don't buy 1/6 SW figures, but this one is tempting.

This Bane fellow better not disappoint...like someone else I know.

Also, what's with those tubes? Is that for breathing? What with guys named Bane and tubes?

He's mine, so bought if HT does him.

Characters with "tubes" rule!!!

 

[ajp4mgs]

What if Ahsoka replaced Mara Jade as Luke's wife? He was clearly simping for her when asking if he'd see her again (which I could absolutely see as a total Luke move, lol).

Mark was always bummed about the Leia sister thing, lol.

You're familiar with what George Lucas thought of Mara Jade and Luke being married, right? I don't think Filoni would want to go there.

 

[ScoutingForToys]

Episode 5 and 6 has laid bear Boba's inadequacies as a lead character.
Once again, another episode with little to no Boba, that was superior to the 4 that preceded it.
Somehow the fact that these last 2 episodes have been good, actually increases my anger and dislike of the show. How can they screw up this badly with Boba.
He's dead to me as a character.

Really enjoyed this episode. It adds to the series issues with messiness and lack of focus, but this episode and the last one are great as a 2 part mini series.

Love seeing Timothy Olyphant play space Raylan Givens. I'd be much happier with a Cobb Vanth series over this crappy Boba Fett one.
Loved the little touches like the creaking weather vein.
Very happy to have a live action Cad Bane. It was weird at first seeing him in realistic proportions after all these years seeing him in his exaggerated stylised animated form. Really pleased they kept the voice actor.
Hopefully Cobb isn't dead. Looked like a shoulder hit to me.
His poor deputy got wrecked.

Grinning like a happy idiot for so much of the Luke and Grogu stuff.

Oh well. Back to the regular Boba garbage next week. Directed by RR no less.

6 episodes into a 7 episode Boba Fett series and he's barely done anything in the current day crime lord story.
In the flashback stuff he bopped a few people on the head with a stick but in armour? Virtually nothing apart from that horribly choreographed pathetic "fight scene" in episode 1.
Not used his blaster. Used his jetpack for all of 2 seconds. Barely wears his helmet. Respectful and avoids violence. Spends all his time walking around the streets and being confused by locked doors.
And Cad Bane calls him a cold blooded killer. What a joke.
Within a few seconds of his first appearance on BoBF, Din Djarin had bisected a dude and cut his head off.

Wouldn't be surprised if next episode he let's everyone else do all the work whilst he sits on his therapy Rancor.

Really hope we don't get a second series of this.

Better to focus on Mando season 3 and Ahsoka. Maybe sneak in a Cobb Vanth series or a Luke Skywalker series. Leave this nonsense off the schedule.

 

[Khev]

That dinner scene will always strike a chord with me. It was a major scene that was missing on my family's ill-fated TV recording of Empire where we forgot to resume recording after we had paused it during ad-breaks. That was my copy of Empire for years - or what seemed like years back then, I was a child, so maybe it was one or 2 years at most. I was missing the later Dagobah scenes and pretty much most of the Cloud City stuff up to the escape. I don't think we even had the Carbon Freezing of Han.

But that dinner scene - when I finally got to see that again, having completely forgotten about it - Holy **** Han Solo met Darth Vader? He shot at him?! Vader force pulls the gun out of his hand?! Boba Fett walks in! For me it was like watching a special edition of the film with brand new scenes before the special editions were a thing.

That was like me in the early 90's finally watching ESB on laserdisc after years of pan & scan VHS. I had no idea that ever since the theaters I was almost literally seeing only half the movie at home. The whole universe seemed to open up, entire characters and starships suddenly appeared in scenes that I didn't even know were there, etc. It was literally like watching the movies for the first time all over again.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

He's mine, so bought if HT does him.

Characters with "tubes" rule!!!

 

[Khev]

You're familiar with what George Lucas thought of Mara Jade and Luke being married, right? I don't think Filoni would want to go there.

No I actually can't recall, please remind me, lol.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Characters with "tubes" rule!!!

You might be on to something. I always liked Scum Bug from the TMNT. He had...tubes.

 

[ajp4mgs]

No I actually can't recall, please remind me, lol.

He famously hated the whole thing. George even did a playful angry bit with Seth Green about Mara Jade where he throws Green out of his office over it.

EDIT: It wasn't Green he threw out. Here's the vid:

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Those look like swirly straws. That's how Bane gets his Kool Aid.