The Book of Boba Fett (spoilers)

[Zardnaar]

Fun episode.

Scorpenek annihilator droid

The Scorpenek annihilator droid was a model of fourth class droid that saw utilization during the time of the New Republic. In 9 ABY, a pair of Scorpenek droids were utilized by the Pyke Syndicate in their efforts to claim control over the planet Tatooine from Daimyo Boba Fett and his gotra...

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They added these things to the new Canon. CR12 each in the old SWSE. Even caught the name.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Obi-Wan Kenobi now has a start date of May 25:

And yes, it is also set on Tatooine.

And doesn't that sand look like water...

I think the most important thing that happened in Boba Fett was establish Tatooine's water-world past in the new canon.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Yeah. I was hoping he'd live as well. I also didn't care for the 4 or 5 quick camera switches showing Fett sneering over Bane's body from slightly different angles.

The Boba/Bane showdown really doesn't make a whole lot of sense without the relevant The Clone Wars episodes.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

A couple of other thoughts:

RE the occasionally sluggish action sequences: In yea olden days they could simply of speeded up the frame rate. I wonder if there is something about the digital FX that prevents this?

Major characters in this TV show clearly have lots of hit points. Also see: Reacher.

 

[Ryujin]

A couple of other thoughts:

RE the occasionally sluggish action sequences: In yea olden days they could simply of speeded up the frame rate. I wonder if there is something about the digital FX that prevents this?

Major characters in this TV show clearly have lots of hit points. Also see: Reacher.

Old WEG Star Wars. Roll Strength to resist damage. Use a Force Point.

 

[embee]

He said he doesn't remember owning a droid, and he never owned R2.

Yes. And I don't seem to have any recollection of that, Senator, and it all depends on what your definition of "is" is.

 

[Mezuka]

It was all fine. Not excellent but fine. I think the Mods will take over for Fett.

Personally, I feel like the series didn't need the two mando episodes. Mando could have shown up out of blue, with Grogu in a satchel, at the bar saying "maybe I can help with that." That would have been awesome!

The two mando episodes destroyed the tempo and climatic build-up towards the final episode. His new ship and Grogu refusing to train with Luke could have been explained with flashbacks in the next Mando series.

I do wonder how much input a director has on a set of Disney+. I know for many TV shows the director is nothing more than an orchestrator - not an 'author' like Villeneuve. The storyboard and everything else is already decided.

 

[embee]

I do wonder how much input a director has on a set of Disney+. I know for many TV shows the director is nothing more than an orchestrator - not an 'author' like Villeneuve. The storyboard and everything else is already decided.

This episode, along with 3 of the others, was directed by Robert Rodriguez. Arguably, he is an auteur director.

That said, he likely has to work within Filoni's and Favreau's vision and certainly within Disney's parameters. But he likely had a bit of latitude.

The problem with Rodriguez is that, while he's well known for modern grindhouse with the Mariachi and Machete, movies and From Dusk Till Dawn, he is equally known for Spy Kids and Sharkboy & Lava Girl.

I think therein lies the dilemma. The first episode drew from Mariachi but everything with the Mods had a Spy Kids feel to it.

 

[ART!]

I pretty much agree with everyone's criticisms - it's been a very odd and uneven series. It feels like something happened during production that forced them to scramble and squeeze stuff in or add content. Maybe it will make some sense in the context of upcoming announcements of new shows/movies?

 

[Maxperson]

The Boba/Bane showdown really doesn't make a whole lot of sense without the relevant The Clone Wars episodes.

Does the Clone Wars explain the quick angle changes? I gathered from their conversation that there was a long history.