trappedslider
Legend
it slices it dices it makes julienne fries and then gets beheaded. The rat catcher droid was like "I'm out."
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The Book of Boba Fett (spoilers)
- Thread starter Enevhar Aldarion
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Nikosandros
Golden Procrastinator
So, if the Mandalorian takes place 5 years after RotJ, did Boba spend most of that time with the Tuskens?
embee
Lawyer by day. Rules lawyer by night.
Yes.
And we will be treated to about 2 minutes of "present day" per episode, followed by approximately 53 minutes of flashback showing such crucial events as Boba Fett deciding to shave his head; why Boba Fett's cape has a stain on it (not that stain, the other stain. no, the OTHER other stain); Boba Fett shopping for bacta tanks; Boba Fett driving - IN REAL TIME - to Mos Entha to pick up grain-free rancor chow, and; Boba Fett filling out the rebate card for the bacta tank.
Oh, and any vaguely menacing criminal that is introduced will immediately be killed to maximize audience
pukunui
Legend
I think it was a mix of time spent in the sarlacc and time spent with the Tuskens.
embee
Lawyer by day. Rules lawyer by night.
My problem with this show, so far, is the (to me) unnecessary reliance on flashbacks. Ordinarily, flashbacks are used to illustrate parallel plots (perfectly exemplified in The Godfather: Part II).
But here, it's just used to say, "Also, 5 years earlier, this happened." I find it jarring and, frankly, distracting.
One criticism of Episode 1 was that it was a short episode that ended on a lull without any open thread for the next episode. I personally think that it would have been greatly improved with E1 being Boba's time with the Tuskens. Breaking it up and adding in a framing device did it no favors.
Then, just play the story out in chronological order.
Also, not helping things is the same thing that was one of the major flaws of the Sequel Trilogy - too many creative voices.
E4 was better than E3 (which I thoroughly disliked for a variety of reasons) and it was also tonally hugely different. Not a surprise as Robert Rodriguez wrote and directed E3 while Favreau wrote E4 and Kevin Tancharoen (itinerant TV director) directed. The result was a wide disconnect between these two episodes. Making it even more bizarre is the tonal shift between Rodriguez' E1 and his cartoony E3.
There seems to be nothing connecting these episodes together. The flashbacks are supposed to be bookending something but there is no other bookend.
It just seems to lack any overarching direction.
As to E4, like I said, better than E3, but still deeply flawed. EV-9D9 sees that "it's not rats" and then stupidly keeps walking to investigate instead of raising the alarm. That kind of numbskull behavior is right up there with the one-at-a-time-itis from the town square fight scene in E2.
Evidently Boba knows the Mods from E3 because they modded Fennec. That wasn't at all made apparent in E3.
Offing Bib Fortuna seems to have been an afterthought, even though he was the prior boss and, also, a well-known character. He was given short shrift.
The Pyke Syndicate, while being touted as the Big Bad, really hasn't earned it yet. The mayor was possibly a Big Bad had earned it but was dumped.
The Nikto Gang, while wrapped up on-screen, is just kind of there and not connected to the Pykes. So, other than a couple of scenes, I see no reason to care about the Pykes. Contrast this to the smarmy twi'lek assistant, who was a character who really earned a better ending than a Biff Tannen car crash.
I'm not feeling the Pykes as villains. Sorry, just not my cup of tea.
But here, it's just used to say, "Also, 5 years earlier, this happened." I find it jarring and, frankly, distracting.
One criticism of Episode 1 was that it was a short episode that ended on a lull without any open thread for the next episode. I personally think that it would have been greatly improved with E1 being Boba's time with the Tuskens. Breaking it up and adding in a framing device did it no favors.
Then, just play the story out in chronological order.
Also, not helping things is the same thing that was one of the major flaws of the Sequel Trilogy - too many creative voices.
E4 was better than E3 (which I thoroughly disliked for a variety of reasons) and it was also tonally hugely different. Not a surprise as Robert Rodriguez wrote and directed E3 while Favreau wrote E4 and Kevin Tancharoen (itinerant TV director) directed. The result was a wide disconnect between these two episodes. Making it even more bizarre is the tonal shift between Rodriguez' E1 and his cartoony E3.
There seems to be nothing connecting these episodes together. The flashbacks are supposed to be bookending something but there is no other bookend.
It just seems to lack any overarching direction.
As to E4, like I said, better than E3, but still deeply flawed. EV-9D9 sees that "it's not rats" and then stupidly keeps walking to investigate instead of raising the alarm. That kind of numbskull behavior is right up there with the one-at-a-time-itis from the town square fight scene in E2.
Evidently Boba knows the Mods from E3 because they modded Fennec. That wasn't at all made apparent in E3.
Offing Bib Fortuna seems to have been an afterthought, even though he was the prior boss and, also, a well-known character. He was given short shrift.
The Pyke Syndicate, while being touted as the Big Bad, really hasn't earned it yet. The mayor was possibly a Big Bad had earned it but was dumped.
The Nikto Gang, while wrapped up on-screen, is just kind of there and not connected to the Pykes. So, other than a couple of scenes, I see no reason to care about the Pykes. Contrast this to the smarmy twi'lek assistant, who was a character who really earned a better ending than a Biff Tannen car crash.
I'm not feeling the Pykes as villains. Sorry, just not my cup of tea.
embee
Lawyer by day. Rules lawyer by night.
It couldn't have been more than a few days in the Sarlacc.
He needed to raid a stormtrooper for air. Not to mention thirst.
MarkB
Legend
"In his belly you will find a new definition of pain and suffering as you are slowly digested over a thousand years."
Whatever the actual logistics, it seems like you're expected to last longer than a few days in there.
embee
Lawyer by day. Rules lawyer by night.
I'm beginning to think that Threepio was being a little overly dramatic.
Enevhar Aldarion
Hero
The name of the ship was spoken out loud only once or maybe twice in Clone Wars, but nowhere else, and it would be easy for that to be dubbed out. Otherwise, you have a bunch of non-canon references to the ship's name. And if you include all of those, the thing is not even Slave 1, he is up to Slave 4 post original trilogy. But thankfully none of that stuff counts any more.
trappedslider
Legend
Tbh, my first thought when they killed the Sarlacc: "Must have been something he ate"
