Mini Series The Book of Boba Fett 1.03 - Chapter 3 - Discussion Thread (Spoilers Allowed)

Clearly Star Wars hasn't been good since the Adventures of the Starkiller as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars.

 

What is Boba going to do with the Rancor? It's easy and the narrative has already pointed in this direction. Boba will ride this thing into the streets of Mos Espa and then will be taken seriously through this terrifying and intimidating moment.

Because I feel current observations by fans hold an element of truth where he is currently not taken seriously by the citizens of Mos Espa and is treated as a bit of a joke. No one appears to feel threatened and intimidated by Boba and people who he interacts with almost feel confident enough to say what they want and how they want towards Boba. Fwip and even Shand herself have alluded to the idea that people command respect in Mos Espa by being carried from place to place - ie. Hutt style. It portrays a level of wealth and power.

You only have to look at Fwip's mannerisms and almost fear in her eyes when she hears the beating drums of the Hutts approaching. The citizens have probably been conditioned by Jabba and his thugs this way because of the consequences that would have happened if a citizen stepped out of line.

For me, the roar of an approaching Rancor will create that same affect on people that the drums do. And once he rides that thing into town, I think this is the point Boba will be taken seriously. It will allow him an audience with the Trandoshans (which I feel will be lead by Bossk), the Aqualish and the Klatoonians so that he can unite these 3 main races who occupy Mos Espa - after he tells them of the threat posed by the Pykes and Crimson Dawn.

The Rancor (riding it) will be Boba's grand statement to the folks of Mos Espa. The Rancor has already imprinted on Boba.

That's how I see things anyway.

 

Gave it a 7/10. Black Krrsantan and the rancor bumped it up a notch for me. The episode was ok; just not all that memorable. I left my full review earlier.

 

The Book of Boba Fett doesn't refer to an actual Book.

Book is just the name of his Rancor.

 

He is an actor, but really not top notch. He has also been given too much say in the production, he is only the face of Boba Fett after all. Quite frankly it looks like he does not understand the character, did he do any research at all?

 

6/10

And I was tempted to give it 5 just for that cartoonish chase at the end.

 

I've read all 20-odd pages of comments and think I might be in the (significant?) minority of folks who actually enjoyed this episode. It won't score as high as previous ones for me but there were still some bits in it that, y'know, didn't happen in other episodes and were actually quite good...

Krrsantan, the tribe, weasly officials, leaders having one-to-one moots, the idea of bigger baddies to come. I thought Boba-at-night looked pretty intimidating, and he was rather skillful at turning potential gunfights and violence against him into a threat or actual recruitment of those he faced off against. (Hutts and Krrsantan included).

Sure, there are bits I think were typical of Rodriguez and other aspects of disappointment that others have torn to shreds. I didn't particularly enjoy the strangely edited Vespa chase. Add to this the Power Rangers motif and these were probably Rodriguzes's signatures to sign off his directed episodes? I think that was his last one? Danny Trejo, of course, may carry another of Rodriguez's marks forward into the next episodes.

Plot points and the absence of Boba's anticipated badass and cunning have also been massively criticised. Can't argue with some of the logic...BUT...this is a fantasy story, escapism, and too much explanation can equally lead to scratching of heads.

I do hope we get to see Boba being badass. The flags are there - his health, his armour, his fighting prowess, a working jetpack, a coolness when negotiating, a willingness to fight and then stop when someone is beaten, a palace, a rancor, some bodyguards, a highly-trained right-hand assassin to act as a foil against, some young people to populate the palace. (No translator droid, unless 8D8 is that, and no ship yet).

I get that it's not all there for some at the moment and that this latest episode really spoilt the series so far/was the last nail in the coffin. For some, but not me.

I'm looking forward even more to the next episode. At least this one wasn't "filler", which might have sparked a different set ofcriticisms from us SW fans...

We've had the flashback and flashdance so fingers crossed.

Yeah I got the feeling they weren't impoverished. They were just teenagers doing what teenagers mostly do - mod themselves to look fly, not care about the boring bits of reality and cause a bit of mayhem. What Luke might have eventually become if he'd listened more to Aunt Beru and R2 and Threepio hadn't found him.

 

I’ve said before that I was disappointed in how no one took boba seriously, but honestly, if I saw him making this face:



I also wouldn’t take him seriously. He looks like a doof without the helmet.

 

For me, the real threat to the success of TBOBF (at this stage of 3 episodes in) is not Boba, but rather the characterisation of Fennec Shand; particularly now that Boba's Tusken family are now dead.

Because when I look at The Mandalorian, for 2 seasons there was the truly wonderful and endearing relationship between the lead characters of Din and Grogu. Both fed off each other and both grew individually and together - and each had their own unique personality.

But the characterisation didn't stop there. For me, Kuiil was a standout character too. He was an interesting character with a substantial backstory. Then there was the Armourer and the characterisation of the Jawas. Peli Motto and her droids were great and eccentric. IG-11 was brilliant. And you keep going down the list until you get to Greef and Cara; who I consider more 1 trick ponies and don't have enough aura to carry the story themselves.

Turning to TBOBF, Fennec has been hidden behind the Tuskens in the first 2 chapters. The first chapter gave a taste of the Sandpeople and the second delivered the most amazing characterisation of them. Not only from an overall perspective, but further down to individual members like the kid, the Chief, the Warrior, etc - like Kuiil, all unique and individual personalities. Even with masks on and not understanding a word they said, their personalities shone out through what they said and their body mannerisms.

Now they are dead and Fennec can no longer hide behind them, does she become like Greef and Cara and just be characters with no great presence. Or do the writers actually develop her more than being another Phasma.

Because after 4 live action tv shows and an appearance in the Bad Batch, we actually know nothing outside of people calling her a master and dangerous assassin. Where is her back story and development? Sure, she is brilliant in combat and ability, but where is the further substance? Sure Boba rescued her and he is her Boss, but surely Fennec can be allowed her own moments to grow and shine; even if it means to challenge Boba's outlook on things. Without it, how does Fennec grow a stronger presence and aura in the story?

For me, Fennec now needs to step to the front and have more characterisation to feed off Boba and vice versa. Because one of the really great things about Star Wars is the numerous complex relationships and interactions that occur as the story progresses. If Fennec doesn't step up, then the story begins to really focus on the characterisation of one character (Boba) only - to the detriment to the story. And those street kids don't cut it I'm afraid. The story needs more Fennec - more unique Fennec.

 

Of course the only reason they called on him to play Boba is because he played Jango in AOTC. It is what it is.

Once upon a time I was wondering how come Ashley couldn't have just reprised her role as a LA Ahsoka, and while some made the argument that her features may not have translated well, it was her "limited acting experience", compared with Rosario, that others mentioned was the real deal-breaker.

 

The bike gang and the chase scene were very Lucas-like. Reminded of the speeder chase in AotC. Rebellious youths have always been a staple of Star Wars, starting with Luke and Biggs and their friends from the deleted scenes of ANH. I'm looking forward to what happens with the gang, especially the "Alita Battle Angel" girl. I liked her.

 

I’ve watched the episode a few times now, and it could be my imagination but I think the speeder chase gets slower and slower every time you watch it

 

I give it a solid 7. Not my favorite episode but I enjoyed it a lot more the second time I watched it.

 

The contract was an episode > 37 minutes and at the post production they found out they filmed only 29. They had do something pragmatic.

 

Everything would get old fast on a planet with two suns.

 

yeah, it reminded me of watching a Zamboni

and I also liked the opportunity to see some of the streets of Mos Espa. but I think it would’ve been better if the majordomo had been a decoy for the mayor’s getaway, you could still have some of the speeder chase but Boba with his jet pack would be chasing the real target

 

A more accurate name for the show would be The Bacta of Boba Fett.

 

I do wonder whether this.

If you are making a show for Boba Fett. He kinda has to say alot. And i think Tem understands the character about the same as the people explaining the character he is playing to him. He is playing the character written in the script.

 

Am I imagining this or were the cyber punks standing around an oil drum fire when we were first introduced to them because I feel like 80's style punks with switch blades and chains standing around a burning oil drum is the most cheesy 80's thing ever. I'm surprised there wasn't somebody in the gang named Spider!

 

Anyone else thinks that her home planet could be Planet Terror.

 

Biker gang felt like it was going for that Alita: Battle Angel (also Rodriguez) look. Everybody's got prosthetics. Their bikes themselves looked very cool (love when Star Wars goes for that aesthetic - Attack of the Clones is dripping in it), but I thought they looked fairly ill-fitting on Tatooine. Would have loved to have seen them on, say, Coruscant. A similar chase set near something like Dexter's diner and oof, that'd be cool. Would feel very Lucasian, very American Graffiti/Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Bummed to see the Tuskens go so soon. That half of the show was grabbing me more than the faux-The Godfather stuff of the main timeline. Curious to see where it is all going, though, and how Boba's "family" continues to grow with him.

I do find myself wishing that this show was the planet-hopping adventure, and that Obi-Wan Kenobi would be set entirely on Tatooine, though.

Also, nice seeing Rodriguez work Trejo in.

 

But why does he have a say? He had a couple of scenes as Jango and did a few voices for video games. That's it. There are dozens on this forum that have a better understanding of the character than Morrison. He is pushing his own character too much, see what @silentfault says above, and then there's the tribal faces he pulls when dispatching an enemy.