The Book of Boba Fett (spoilers)

[pukunui]

Luke is told that by an inveterate liar.

Obi-Wan also said he didn't know Artoo.

Well, I don't think Obi-Wan was lying when the original movie came out. It's just that, thanks to the way Lucas wrote the prequels, some of what Obi-Wan says in the original movies makes him come across as a liar. Which is too bad, because I don't think Lucas ever intended him to come across as disingenuous.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

Also, talking of unexpected reprieves, honourable mention for the two poor Gamorreans, who unlike the Mods and the wookiee were not lucky enough to get one.

Some of the unnamed Mods did die, but the core four, with the speaking roles, all survived, though there were some wounds. And poor Santo, as the Mods call him now, he really took a lot of abuse in this series. I knew Wookies were tough, but not that tough. As for the Freetown crew, I do not recall seeing a single one of them go down, so I would have to rewatch to make sure. That was the one thing about the fight that threw it off for me. No way about half of them should not have been gunned down. But it was nice to see Fennec show her assassin skills at the end when she eliminated the three gang bosses and the Pyke leadership. Leaving the mayor hanging there, while she coats her blade with the green blood of the head Pyke was a good touch and made up some for the G-rated fighting earlier in the episode.

 

[pukunui]

Some of the unnamed Mods did die, but the core four, with the speaking roles, all survived, though there were some wounds. And poor Santo, as the Mods call him now, he really took a lot of abuse in this series. I knew Wookies were tough, but not that tough. As for the Freetown crew, I do not recall seeing a single one of them go down, so I would have to rewatch to make sure. That was the one thing about the fight that threw it off for me. No way about half of them should not have been gunned down. But it was nice to see Fennec show her assassin skills at the end when she eliminated the three gang bosses and the Pyke leadership. Leaving the mayor hanging there, while she coats her blade with the green blood of the head Pyke was a good touch and made up some for the G-rated fighting earlier in the episode.

I recall seeing at least one Freetown citizen get gunned down while they were making their stand. Those droids had stormtrooper-level aim while everyone was running away in the open, though, eh? That was pretty ridiculous.

It would have been nice if they'd let Fennec do more in this series. Ming-Na Wen's talent was utterly wasted.

I feel like it really could / should have been longer than 7 episodes so they could have spent more time with the various characters and given the show some more plot. I still don't understand why Boba Fett wanted to take over Jabba's position.

 

[ART!]

If they can't make those speeders look like they're going fast, I'd rather they just leave them out. Does Rodriguez just not know how to film things so they look fast? I don't get what the problem is. I'm sure it's complicated to film and edit it, but it's not like no one's ever figured it out before.

 

[Tonguez]

. I still don't understand why Boba Fett wanted to take over Jabba's position.

destiny?

when the Mandalorian Armourer talks about the chosen one she refers to him riding a Mythosaur. Boba Fett rides a Rancor here and claims to have already ridden something 10 times bigger

 

[Mallus]

That was delightful. I take back everything I said previously in my head about Richard Rodriguez phoning it in.

So in seven episodes they meandered their way from Dances With Wolves to The Seven Samurai and King Kong. I’ll allow it.

 

[pukunui]

destiny?

If so, it wasn't communicated very well.

when the Mandalorian Armourer talks about the chosen one she refers to him riding a Mythosaur. Boba Fett rides a Rancor here and claims to have already ridden something 10 times bigger

True. But it feels more like they're setting Din up to be the new leader of Mandalore, not Boba (who doesn't even consider himself to be a Mandalorian really; he's just a simple man trying to make his way in the galaxy).

Do we think we'll see Din riding a mythosaur (perhaps one tamed by Grogu)?

 

[wicked cool]

I liked the characters ( except the bikers)

I give it a 6 1/2 out of 10 for the rancor fight , cad bane and feeling like the fistful of dollars trilogy.

my big problem is at times I felt like I was watching power rangers. The action was slow and stiff and everyone seemed to be running in slow motion (especially the scene where Wookie gets tackled). I can’t blame tv as hand to hand fights were better executed in 60’s Star Trek. It felt like Kirk was so much faster
I hope we get more cad bane as we didn’t get enough of him

 

[billd91]

Yeah, but we were talking about someone's perceptions of the timeline based upon when they first saw Episode IV, before we knew those were lies.

Before they were made into lies by George Lucas run amok in the prequels.

 

[MarkB]

Before they were made into lies by George Lucas run amok in the prequels.

Well, the part about Vader murdering Luke's father only took one movie to become a lie.