Mini Series The Book of Boba Fett 1.04 - Chapter 4 - Discussion Thread (Spoilers Allowed)

I thought it was out of respect. In the EU, these two had worked together. And even if that's not so now, they knew of each other and likely had respect for each other. Hence, BK didn't try to maim Fett.

 

I liked the techno music during the scene. The heaviness of it also made the modders seem more dangerous. Which they didn't seem last episode. Music like that might've helped during their introduction in Streets of Mos Espa.

 

That's been one of my pet peeves in multiple franchises for years. Supposedly elite spec ops soldiers with ninja stealth skills are carrying all these gadgets and weapons with brightly-colored blinky lights, usually with beeping and whining sound FX so that they'll draw even more attention. That is so dumb.

OTOH, tactics were a little better than usual. Did you notice in the firefight in Jabba's hangar, there were crates and barrels scattered around, and people actually took cover behind them!

He still had that long Tusken rifle, but I don't recall him ever using it. I can let that slide for the stealth infiltration phase; he was trying to be quiet and not draw attention.

As for Fwip, she gave Boba a helmet full of coins, and the implication was that he'd provide 'protection' for her business in return. But when BK was assaulting her paying customers and smashing her game tables, Boba just stood there and watched and she had to deal with the problem herself. What's she pay him for, anyway? She should ask for a refund. That said, I did like the way she handled things.

 

I don't see those two things as mutually exclusive. He wants to have a family, and he wants to be his own boss. So...he becomes the boss of a family. A family, it seems, he intends to create out of people he respects.

 

Well I thought it was a fantastic episode, easily my favourite after Ep. 1, the flashbacks are the best part of the show. I can't believe they went and addressed the Legends scene with Boba blasting the Sarlacc but with Fennec that actually drops the thermal grenade, now changed to a seismic charge into the sarlacc. The flashbacks can't stop until Boba finds out Cobb Vanth has got his armour. Will there be a trail for Boba to follow, he's going to have to figure out Jawas took his armour though anyone with a relative knowledge of the desert should work out these pesky little scavengers would be prime suspects, we'll wait and see...

 

I'm gonna just give a little kudos here with the series' restraint thus far in keeping the cameos to a tasteful minimum. The handful of familiar faces have been peripheral to this point. Given the ending of this chapter, that seems likely to change next week. Hopefully we'll have familiar characters operating in service of Boba's narrative and not vice versa.

 

Lol are you seriously replying with counter points? My dude, I guess it wasn't obvious by my couple "lols" or calling Vader's confrontation with Han a "brunch" but I was being facetious just for fun.

All good and meaning with absolute sincerity but my bad for not being more clear so you didn't have to spend time typing that response. I was aware or feel the same way you do about those points.

 

There were some great scenes in this episode, but overall it might be the most disappointing one for me, because they finally went for the character development, and it was just completely uninspired. Boba is not a compelling character, just a prism refracting whatever production design-driven plot points the uninspired writers come up with. I've been very generous with my scoring up till now, but my generosity has reached its limit.

The Good:

• Garsa Fwip: has there ever been such an enchanting, splendid character in Star Wars? Definitely not from the feminine side. Her dress was fabulous, what a scene stealer!
• Droid antics were great, especially the Chef Greivous.
• Slave 1 was cool
• Krrsantan: fairly one-dimensional for now (the standard for this show), but great design, whoever's in the suit knows how to move it.

The Bad:

• Boba's introspective moments are getting dumber and dumber. I've come to the realization he's just not a very smart guy, or maybe a dreamer. He's not a hardened bounty hunter, can't imagine he ever was, not in this story.
• The "gather the bosses" scene was terribly written, everybody speaking in allegories and allusions.
• Way too many night scenes, hard to see what's going on, and color is lost.
• The recycling is getting annoying, we don't need to see so many shots of Boba on a Bantha, or going back to Sarlacc pit and wasting time there, or waking up in the Bacta tank two or three times every episode. The production design of this show is pretty good, but when they stretch things out it gets boring.
• The music is not delivering for me, the techno was not great, but none of it is remarkable

The Ugly:

• Fennec Shand: what a pointless character. She adds nothing, and by the emptiness of her campfire scene with Boba, I don't think she could add anything if they wanted her to. Boba is talking about making a "house" and she is all-in on it. What does that even mean? Why does an assassin want that? Is it now normal for the scum and villainy of Star Wars to pack it in after their first brush with death? Why is it so hard for the tv side of Star Wars to achieve competent writing? The Mandalorian had this problem too, but it wasn't nearly as bad. I've said it before, I'll say it again, Cara Dune is a much more interesting, and far better written character than Fennec Shand.

 

He was given specific orders to squeeze Boba Fett not rip Boba Fett.

 

This whole Slave 1 thing........

I get why people are upset with the writing, and the decision they made.....as to me it will always be Slave 1, and I have no problem with that. And it annoys me that Disney/LF have to make that change. Its indicative of society today, how messed up it is. So look at it this way.....they can't call it Slave 1, because the backlash and publicity that would generate would be intolerable. Do I wish Boba would just say Slave 1, yes of course I do....but I see why the writes 'have' to change it. And yes, it should have been worded/written better.

The episode was fantastic. The series is NOT all over the place, the pacing is perfect, the choices they are making (colorful speeder bikes, the mod parlor etc....) are all great, new and refreshing. Bold choices. I'm SO glad we are not getting, 'safe' Mando 3 here (as much as I love Mando...and we will get more of him later).

 

By the way, right before the meeting with the three Mos Espa families, we unmistakably hear Cobb Vanth's introductory theme. I'm guessing that when Din comes, he brings Vanth with him - a guy who also has a keen interest in getting rid of Tatooine's oppressive criminal overlords.

 

I think boba just called it a firespray so fennec would know what kind of ship it was.

 

Me too. I wonder if it's just a matter of liking techno. Some people freak out over this in SW, but I'm very happy with it.

I also think the mods are a great addition to the SW universe, and they make perfect sense for a number of reasons, but also if some beings want to make themselves like Force users via tech (assuming they're heard of Force users, which in my view, many more would have than fans often assume).

 

I really hope that Din and the Mando's don't swoop in like a bunch of deus ex machina's stealing Boba's thunder in the finale of his own show. Then again I was totally on board with Luke doing the same thing in the season two Mando finale.

 

As much as I agree with you regarding how great a character Garsa Fwip is - I think your re forgetting Leia!

As for your Bad points, disagree with all of them.

Your ugly point. Disagree completely.

Sorry you are not enjoying (a very well written and conceived) show.

 

Haven't we heard techno in SW before, in TCW? Anyway, it fits as much in SW as big band jazz.

 

I know.

 

Wait what? So far she has been more relevant than Boba Fett.

 

Interesting, I had not noticed that Cobb Vanth has a musical theme as well, even though I have listened to the themes of Bo Katan, Boba Fett, Ahsoka and Luke Skywalker a million times. I am going to go find it, and then watch the scene you speak of again.

 

You can compliment the show in any way you want, but to say it's "very well written" is just ridiculous. Come on.

 

Leia is wonderful too, and we'll always love her. The way Garsa can take over a scene though, man. Jennifer Beals might get to the same level as Ian McDiarmid if they give her enough material. Padme was enchanting too, but in a more passive way.

I can't think of any scene where she could have been left out and nothing would be lost. She is pretty much a redundant aspect of Boba, his "bad side" that was written out for "reasons".