Star Wars The Book of Boba Fett

[Brick Loosener]

But your original post didn’t reference his accent, you said you don’t need to see a Kiwi Boba Fett.

If someone said they didn’t need to see a Vietnamese person saving the day in TLJ, I’m sure you wouldn’t have let it slide.

It's ok - he was woke before it was trendy.
His rules only apply to us.

 

[Gasometer]

Is how this thread will roll aka the past two pages? Sheesh get a room and sort it out.

 

[SM]

That creature just didn’t do it for me. Didn’t like the design or FX. And it didn’t fit in with a desert environment, the whole thing grated on me.

The episode didn’t catch me like ep 1 of Mando but it was solid and I’m still interested to see where it goes. Are we to assume that Fett’s near death experience in the Sarlaac caused to him to go from ruthless, renonwed killer to empathetic, respectful gentleman. It’s been a big character pivot.

Like everyone, glad to see Max Rebo still playing live gigs. If you want to be freaked out, check out the actual character body design, which was obscured in ROTJ. It’s a disturbing body shape.

Remember that the 'present' is about 5 years later, that's a lot of time for character growth.

 

[GreyCrow]

The Sand Worm reminded me of an old Jason and the Argonauts stop motion creature - not in Jason but the style

 

[glenferry23]

Are we to assume that Fett’s near death experience in the Sarlaac caused to him to go from ruthless, renonwed killer to empathetic, respectful gentleman. It’s been a big character pivot.

This is a very valid point to raise and I think this originated from the mystery and “coolness” of Boba Fett, from when he first popped up (I think his first appearance was as an action figure in the aftermath of Star Wars).

No one really knows much about his character traits or personality etc, he’s actually had very little screen time (proportional to his legacy and how well received he’s been within the fan base). For all we know, perhaps he’s always been a bounty hunter/mercenary that’s had his own code of respect, a way of doing things and so on.

Maybe he’s always been like that, an anti hero style character? So in that respect, am not sure if it’s a huge pivot or not, as we don’t really have the previous screen time etc to point towards.

 

[JackOutback]

But your original post didn’t reference his accent, you said you don’t need to see a Kiwi Boba Fett.

If someone said they didn’t need to see a Vietnamese person saving the day in TLJ, I’m sure you wouldn’t have let it slide.

Fair play, I said the accent grated in the very next post, but that’s not clear in the first post. Fett’s mechanised voice is a part of his menace and mystery.

That creature just didn’t do it for me. Didn’t like the design or FX. And it didn’t fit in with a desert environment, the whole thing grated on me.

The episode didn’t catch me like ep 1 of Mando but it was solid and I’m still interested to see where it goes. Are we to assume that Fett’s near death experience in the Sarlaac caused to him to go from ruthless, renonwed killer to empathetic, respectful gentleman. It’s been a big character pivot.

Like everyone, glad to see Max Rebo still playing live gigs. If you want to be freaked out, check out the actual character body design, which was obscured in ROTJ. It’s a disturbing body shape.

Episode started out very cinematic but the effects got ropey after that. The fight scene with the Tuskens made it obvious they were on a set and I didn’t care for the monster either. And I agree, smoothing out all of Fett’s ruthlessness because he’s now the show’s hero is a massive character change. It needs to be explained. Show was fine, hope it gets better.

Most interesting aspect for me was the Tuskens, hope they show them more in Obi-Wan.

 

[SM]

I dunno if I agree with this notion of 'massive character change'. People are reading into the character a lot of the Legends' activities that aren't canon anymore. As Glen said, we really don't know that much about him to declare anything a character pivot or not.

 

[glenferry23]

I dunno if I agree with this notion of 'massive character change'. People are reading into the character a lot of the Legends' activities that aren't canon anymore. As Glen said, we really don't know that much about him to declare anything a character pivot or not.

Yes I keep hearing him referred to as ruthless. For me, he was ruthless in his return in The Mandalorian. I’ll never look at a gaffi stick the same way haha.

Prior to that in the films though, has he done anything significant enough to earn that label? A background cameo appearance in ANH special edition; consummate professional in executing his contract of bringing in the Millenium Falcon in TESB; went down clumsily in ROTJ.

There really isn’t that much to call upon in the films to draw these conclusions IMO. His legacy/mystique from the OT is greater than what we’ve actually been shown.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

This is a very valid point to raise and I think this originated from the mystery and “coolness” of Boba Fett, from when he first popped up (I think his first appearance was as an action figure in the aftermath of Star Wars).

No one really knows much about his character traits or personality etc, he’s actually had very little screen time (proportional to his legacy and how well received he’s been within the fan base). For all we know, perhaps he’s always been a bounty hunter/mercenary that’s had his own code of respect, a way of doing things and so on.

Maybe he’s always been like that, an anti hero style character? So in that respect, am not sure if it’s a huge pivot or not, as we don’t really have the previous screen time etc to point towards.

The Clone Wars series has heaps of early Boba. From memory, he trained as a clone trooper and tried to blow up Mace Windu.

I believe his armour was made from blast shield, not beskar, which is why his helmet has that dent. Though that may have been retconned.

 

[glenferry23]

The Clone Wars series has heaps of early Boba. From memory, he trained as a clone trooper and tried to blow up Mace Windu.

I’m a bit hit and miss with that entire series, the final season though was excellent. I felt that I learned more about Boba Fett in that one conversation he had in The Tragedy with Mando than I knew in the previous 30+ years of following Star Wars.

 

[GreyCrow]

Just on chilled Boba I feel the healing tank might play a bigger part as we see him reflecting how he got to where he is.

Which ties in with his Tusken memory. He starts out wanting to escape to helping the child and returning.

Now whether that is carried forward to other memories is yet to be seen

Could be a way to have flashbacks without doing a linear timeline

 

[Ry009]

I love his new look, and I think it's also a concerted way to break away from everyones notion of him and establish a character with some depth.

On the 'skirt' comments ....and I could be wrong here, but doesn't that look tie in with his history with the Tuskens? My memory could be fried but wasn't his first reveal in Mando the same episode as the Tuskens helping everyone bring down the Krayt dragon?

I suspect we're going to see more history with the Tuskens and him keeping his current getup while wearing his old armour is a way to show his past and present.

Very good choice IMO. If the show is going to be successful, he needs to be more than 'mysterious guy in really cool armour'.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

I wonder if he will have flashbacks to the Holiday special

 

[Royces Hart]

I wonder if he will have flashbacks to the Holiday special

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Hope he eats some shrooms and has flashbacks to this

 

[SM]

Wonder with the delayed reveal of the mayor whether we'll see them in a flashback potentially as part of the gang from the first ep before seeing them in the present as the mayor.

 

[StFly]

Wonder with the delayed reveal of the mayor whether we'll see them in a flashback potentially as part of the gang from the first ep before seeing them in the present as the mayor.

The farmer that got bitchslapped to be all "I need ninjas to catch swoops and boss people around and get out of moisture farming". Farmers United Party: Parkour specialists.

 

[Bostonian]

Felt a bit weak that episode.

Can't say I even had a favourite moment.

Hopefully ep 2 it picks up a bit more steam.

 

[Bostonian]

Felt a bit weak that episode.

Can't say I even had a favourite moment.

Hopefully ep 2 it picks up a bit more steam.

I take that back.

Having Steven Toast voice 8D8 was enjoyable.

 

[Fwoy]

do we know what day ep 2 drops? Will they revert to Fridays?

 

[SM]

Felt a bit weak that episode.

Can't say I even had a favourite moment.

Hopefully ep 2 it picks up a bit more steam.

Fett escaping the Sarlacc?

 

[glenferry23]

do we know what day ep 2 drops? Will they revert to Fridays?

I recall hearing a “Wednesday is the new Friday” tagline from Disney a while ago, so I think it’s Wednesday’s from now on unless there’s a change.

 

[Bostonian]

Fett escaping the Sarlacc?

Thought that felt rather weak story writing.

Seemed super easy, barely an inconvenience.

 

[SM]

Thought that felt rather weak story writing.

Seemed super easy, barely an inconvenience.

Haha ok, I mean it's almost literally exactly how it goes in Legends and seems to make sense to me.

 

[peternorth]

Maybe one could say the Directing and Producing was weak. hahaha actually scrap that i have no idea what that means

 

[Royces Hart]

Haha ok, I mean it's almost literally exactly how it goes in Legends and seems to make sense to me.

But earlier you dismissed us basing our idea of Fett’s character on Legends and said they aren’t canon.

I dunno if I agree with this notion of 'massive character change'. People are reading into the character a lot of the Legends' activities that aren't canon anymore.