The Star Wars Thread v2 - *NO SPOILERS*

[Nibble]

It's been in 6 movies and 4 tv shows. There are other places they could be.

Maybe they should change the name to Sand Wars.

[Tomous]

I think part of my lack of enthusiasm for Boba Fett was when I realised it was set in Tatooine again.

[Victor Mildew]

I'm really enjoying Boba Fett, but it really feels like a retread of the mandalorian. I understand they're going to have to cross over at some point with them showing his tanning bed flashbacks,but surely it'd be more interesting to have half the episode on a current and really out there mission somewhere we've never seen, then having the flashbacks be shorter and set on tatooine.

I've never got the love for Boba, and this isn't doing much to cement the fan boy wet dream image of him being this ultimate badass. He should be the bounty Hunter equivalent of Vader showing up, but all he seems to do is take his helmet off, stand there and growl something before rolling his eyes and walking off.

[Dual]

Snowflake cuck Boba Fett lets his pigs and FEMALE bodyguard do all the fighting.

[Robbo-92]

I think that’s another of my minor gripes with The Book of Boba Fett, in that Boba should be a bit of a badass while all we’ve seen happen so far is him getting beaten up and then go for a nap to sleep it off.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

My biggest criticism of Book of boba fett is that it's just too similar in tone to the mandalorian. It just doesn't feel like a different show and it's existence ruins the uniqueness of the mandalorian. Obviously I'll still watch both shows though

[Xeno]

I am hoping that Mando travels to other places and that any new series does the same.

I do have to say that I am enjoying TBBF.

[Alvin Flummux]

The Mandalorian is essentially the show Book of Boba Fett might have been, had the Mandalorian never been made; all up in the bounty hunting sphere, traveling hither and yon, while also exploring Mandalorian culture. But that territory is taken, and Boba Fett is free to explore a very different, but somewhat adjacent and sometimes overlapping, world - that of the galactic underworld, with its criminal syndicates, power games, turf wars and more. Fett's still very much in the "conquer your local neighborhood" phase of his criminal imperial ambitions (I got a very videogame vibe in the scene where Matt Berry was giving Fett the factional lay of the land), with a very local focus on Jabba's seat of power, but I doubt it'll remain there forever.

The shows have a similar feel, and will probably intersect several times, but they're not on the same path.

[DarkRula]

Episode 4 of BoBF is another great episode. Particularly how most of it is dedicated to the flashback of finding Fennec and their first mission together. And once again, a sonic charge is used. That sarlacc is now properly cooked.

[Supachipz]

Thanks for the recommendation on the Clone Wars. I started with the movie and it was exactly what I was looking for: Anakin, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Jaba, Padme all the kinds of back story I want. I enjoyed the movie, though had to watch it in three sittings. Going to give the show a go now

[DarkRula]

Thanks for the recommendation on the Clone Wars. I started with the movie and it was exactly what I was looking for: Anakin, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Jaba, Padme all the kinds of back story I want. I enjoyed the movie, though had to watch it in three sittings. Going to give the show a go now

No problem. The series has a whole lot of that stuff. Plenty of battles and digging deeper into the war. Hope you enjoy it all.

[Robbo-92]

About half way into episode 4 of Boba Fett and despite the flashbacks still being the focal point of the majority of the episodes this has felt a lot more like what I was expecting from the series before it started.

[D_C]

Loved the cheeky General Grievous nod in the flashback Also, did they find a way to refer to the moped gang as the mods? That did get a little chuckle.

[Robbo-92]

Just finished chapter 4 and thought it was the best episode so far, by quite a way as well.

[DarkRula]

Loved the cheeky General Grievous nod in the flashback Also, did they find a way to refer to the moped gang as the mods? That did get a little chuckle.

That droid clearly watched The Clone Wars.

[Moggy]

Ming-Na Wen and Jennifer Beals are both 58. When did we invent eternal youth?

I've enjoyed the whole series so far but thought today's was a step up. I'm looking forward to the war starting.

[Kanbei]

Thanks for the recommendation on the Clone Wars. I started with the movie and it was exactly what I was looking for: Anakin, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Jaba, Padme all the kinds of back story I want. I enjoyed the movie, though had to watch it in three sittings. Going to give the show a go now

If you are enjoying the start you will love the final few seasons. Absolute god tier stuff at the end.

Rebels isn't quite as good but still absolutely brilliant. Dave Filoni who is one of the showrunners of the Mandalorian and Boba Fett was the guy in charge of it all.

[Robbo-92]

Ming-Na Wen and Jennifer Beals are both 58. When did we invent eternal youth?

I've enjoyed the whole series so far but thought today's was a step up. I'm looking forward to the war starting.

I had no idea both were 58

I do agree that todays episode was a step in the right direction for myself, looking forward a bit more to next weeks than I have been before.

Thanks for the recommendation on the Clone Wars. I started with the movie and it was exactly what I was looking for: Anakin, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Jaba, Padme all the kinds of back story I want. I enjoyed the movie, though had to watch it in three sittings. Going to give the show a go now

If you are enjoying the start you will love the final few seasons. Absolute god tier stuff at the end.

Rebels isn't quite as good but still absolutely brilliant. Dave Filoni who is one of the showrunners of the Mandalorian and Boba Fett was the guy in charge of it all.

The last 4 episode of series 7 of Clone Wars is superb. I really enjoyed Rebels as I found it a lot more consistently good than Clone Wars, the high points of Clone Wars beat the high points of Rebels though in my opinion.

[Frank]

Have they ever said anything officially about the decision to stop calling Boba Fett's ship Slave 1?

With the Lego version that released a few months back to tie-in with the Mandalorian it was just referred to as "Boba Fett's Ship", and in this episode he just refers to it as his Firespray Gunship. I wasn't sure if they've ever officially said that they're going to rebrand it.

Also that gate scene, and peering into the Sarlacc pit just shows how impractical the thing is

EDIT: The Mandalorian musical sting at the end

[Alvin Flummux]

Fennec dropping the seismic charge into the Sarlacc was an excellent move, and the gunning down of the biker gang was so very satisfying.

The bike gang hired by Fett being called the Mods was a great decision. Not only does it reflect the group's actual Mod origins, but it also references their body modification penchant.

Also, the Galaxy's Edge Cantina has a brilliant playlist, that I hadn't heard before today:



Bops a-plenty.