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skullbone
01/06/22 2:10:31 AM
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*Unmarked spoilers for latest episode of Boba Fett and Mandalorian in this topic

Instead of trying to discuss in the MCU topic I figured I'd just make my own here.

The first episode was whatever but I was really hooked into the second episode. My only critique is that this Tusken Raider storyline feels like it also could have been a regular arc in the Mandalorian show. Both of their main character traits being stoic, quiet, warriors makes this feel a little samey compared to Mando.

Oh and it's also a little weird that Boba Fett is supposed to be like early 40s and he clearly looks like a 60 year old man but that's unavoidable I guess. It's funny to think that Boba Fett is probably only like 5 years older than Din Djarin.

The crime lord stuff is a new wrinkle of course but we've only gotten like 15 minutes of that over the first two episodes so I'm excited to see more of that.


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Leonhart4
01/06/22 10:29:10 AM
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Give me more evil Wookie please

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Leonhart4
01/06/22 10:56:51 AM
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Also I think you can justify Boba looking older just based on all he went through

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GuessMyUserName
01/06/22 11:09:28 AM
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finally a topic yess

yeah first episode was kinda jarring in a way, not that I didn't like it (although I've certainly seen lots of criticism) but it wasn't what I expected.. and also it's just very split-up between the flashback and "present" day to the point it feels like it's trying to tell two different stories.

also I wasn't expecting Boba to be so humbled in the first ep - like yeah I know that's his legacy in the movies as someone that got chumped by the Sarlacc Pit but I figured they'd go in with an OP Fett to suit his commercial image even further than Mando

Second episode was really good although this time it really does just drop the present-day stuff to largely focus on the Tusken times, which was all fascinating to watch their cultural development, Boba training Tuskens with the speeders, and taking quite the leadership role negotiating with the Pykes. Not completely sold on the present-stuff yet but this ep did give some Hutts and freaking Black Krrsantan which is really cool so I'm wanting more of it. Right now I'm just hoping that the Tusken flashbacks kinda reach its conclusion soon so the show can focus on the current stuff, even though it was certainly the highlight this week. It does feel like its getting there though, as the Pyke stuff leads into his new goals with Mos Espa.

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Aecioo
01/06/22 2:06:20 PM
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I prefer the Tusken stuff but I'm hoping they have more current political intrigue stuff.

I'm just a sucker for westerns

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Sorozone
01/06/22 2:18:32 PM
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Neither episode has wowed me. It hasn't given me much of a reason to stay invested outside of the fact it's about Boba Fett. The insight into the Tuskens was cool, but it it felt entirely too dragged out.

Still going to watch the entire season and I'm hoping that all this politicking leads to something substantial.

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skullbone
01/06/22 3:13:45 PM
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Yeah Black K was awesome and I'm sure it means Dr Aphra is coming soon too right?

Also I could see one more episode with the Tusken Raiders because we need an episode where they all get slaughtered or something right?

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Murphiroth
01/06/22 4:16:26 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
Also I think you can justify Boba looking older just based on all he went through

This.

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guffguy89
01/07/22 7:37:28 PM
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i enjoy the split storyline. Good show so far.

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GuessMyUserName
01/12/22 3:14:27 PM
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Seeing a lot of complaints for this episode but I really liked it? I mean it's no ep2 but easily more entertaining than the first, and it's finally pulling the flashbacks with present day for a proper antagonist force. Pykes are definitely the ones responsible for murdering the Tuskens, and now they're clearly the big guns moving in on Tatooine - which I'm all hyped to finally see Pykes portrayed as threatening, since so far throughout Star Wars shows they're talked up big but never show it well.

Boba waking up from his bacta tank to a Black K attack I loved, they've been showing Boba wake up peacefully so often I've just been so conditioned think all is well but then bam WOOKIE. I've seen complaints on the cybernetics gang being a buncha 2000s biker teens, and yeah their design isn't great but I like Boba settling the dispute with the water farmer gouging prices.

lmfao Danny Trejo is in Star Wars hell yes

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Mr Lasastryke
01/12/22 3:31:04 PM
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still need to watch this show but i'm already down on it now that i know it's about tatooine and tusken raiders. you could do so much with the star wars universe but they keep going back to the same shit over and over and over again.

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HanOfTheNekos
01/12/22 8:30:01 PM
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One of my least favorite things in Star Wars is when there are elements that are anachronistic to the setting. That's what the little gang is. They don't belong in this setting.

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LeonhartFour
01/12/22 8:33:51 PM
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HanOfTheNekos posted...
One of my least favorite things in Star Wars is when there are elements that are anachronistic to the setting. That's what the little gang is. They don't belong in this setting.

someone on the show is a fan of cyberpunk I guess!

also they might be a fan of Nier because we're definitely getting rancor riding by the end of the show

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GuessMyUserName
01/12/22 8:46:04 PM
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fashion evolves fast on the planet of tattered robes

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TotallyNotMI
01/12/22 9:57:42 PM
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The bikers are whatever. Boba needed allies so I'll accept them. But I won't care if the Pykes murder them all

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TheRock1525
01/12/22 9:59:37 PM
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I'm gonna be honest: two episodes into Boba Fett and I think it kinda sucks.

I'll probably give more detailed thoughts when I'm home but it's hard not to compare this to the Mandalorian and not see a lot of its shortcomings.

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scarletspeed7
01/12/22 10:11:16 PM
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The second episode flashbacks were fantastic.

The third episode chase scene was actually one of the worst chase sequences I've seen in the last ten years.

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TotallyNotMI
01/12/22 10:14:21 PM
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The 'chase' scene felt like they were on geriatric scooters. I kept expecting people to be walking past them.

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GuessMyUserName
01/12/22 10:21:08 PM
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i kinda immediately forgot the chase scene as soon as it finished

I remember colourful bikes but that's it

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scarletspeed7
01/12/22 10:42:44 PM
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TotallyNotMI posted...
The 'chase' scene felt like they were on geriatric scooters. I kept expecting people to be walking past them.
It was the slowest, smoothest chase ever.

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skullbone
01/12/22 10:56:25 PM
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Did the people making this show really think that the audience would find these Inspector Gadget, Power Ranger, biker gang cool?

We had two separate actions scenes with them in this one episode.

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TheRock1525
01/12/22 11:00:29 PM
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GuessMyUserName
01/12/22 11:03:33 PM
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if the girl turns out to be Arden Lyn I'd be happy because that brings me one step closer to canonizing Dark Forces II

Arden Lyn gives me Masters of Teras Kasi which brings me to Thok which carries over his brother Gorc hell yeah

... of course they could always just name one of Boba's gamorrean guards Thok and that gets me there faster but HEY options people, options

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Lightning Strikes
01/13/22 5:19:54 AM
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Going to post my full feelings on the show and this episode later, but since the low quality of the physicality of the bike chase came up - this is why sometimes CG is better and more appropriate than practical effects. The dependence on practical effects made the whole thing look extremely slow which in turn made it look more fake than just having CG bikes there.

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TheRock1525
01/13/22 6:34:03 AM
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Lightning Strikes posted...
Going to post my full feelings on the show and this episode later, but since the low quality of the physicality of the bike chase came up - this is why sometimes CG is better and more appropriate than practical effects. The dependence on practical effects made the whole thing look extremely slow which in turn made it look more fake than just having CG bikes there.

From what I could tell, a lot of the chase was still CG.

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GANON1025
01/13/22 5:36:54 PM
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skullbone posted...
Did the people making this show really think that the audience would find these Inspector Gadget, Power Ranger, biker gang cool?

We had two separate actions scenes with them in this one episode.

Just wait until they jack some stims into their decks then take on those corpo fucks

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Sorozone
01/13/22 5:44:37 PM
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Yeah, not a fan of episode 3. Didn't like the new group. As mentioned the chase scene just wasn't good by any metric.

Danny Trejo showing up as a character was the best part.


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GANON1025
01/13/22 5:50:12 PM
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Honestly I like the gang, I enjoy that they stand out a bit. But that chase scene was dire

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LeonhartFour
01/13/22 5:51:19 PM
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I just hope they aren't selling death sticks

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Whiskey_Nick
01/13/22 5:55:27 PM
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Love all 3 episodes so far, but my god I thought my Disney+ was lagging or something for the chase at first. No sense of speed at all.

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skullbone
01/13/22 6:39:12 PM
#31:


GANON1025 posted...
Honestly I like the gang, I enjoy that they stand out a bit. But that chase scene was dire

I feel like they might fit into another property better. Seeing a bunch of hot youths in fancy clothes with matching scooter bikes just does NOT fit the vibe of Tatooine. Also their first scene is complaining about being poor and desperate for water but they're wearing pristine clothes with pristine bikes and droid implants.

I'm not saying we need a whole episode of backstory for these very weird characters but the speed at which they were introduced and then made important was a little too quick. They just stick out like a sore thumb in this world right now.

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GuessMyUserName
01/19/22 11:16:36 AM
#32:


Really liked this ep, although it really feels like they could've just done the show til here chronologically rather than the really uneven juggling between flashback and present.

Wasn't really expecting Boba to be living with the Tuskens these whole 5 years until Fennec, kinda puts some more meaning with his time with them as a more significant turning point though, as he says he was prepared to leave hunting. Also confirms a few fan theories about the last episode taking place at the same time as Mando's, with the Stormtrooper mask on pikes and Peli being seen walking with her pit droids in the background.

Chef Grievous lmao

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LinkMarioSamus
01/19/22 12:37:21 PM
#33:


Started watching The Mandalorian. I'll elaborate on my thoughts if anyone asks.

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Leonhart4
01/19/22 12:42:07 PM
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I'm sure you will even if we don't

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Aecioo
01/19/22 1:00:10 PM
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LinkMarioSamus posted...
Started watching The Mandalorian. I'll elaborate on my thoughts if anyone asks.

Oh no.

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Lightning Strikes
01/19/22 7:12:52 PM
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https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/19/boba-fett-is-dead-how-disney-ruined-star-wars-coolest-character

Ouch.

Tbh I kind if disagree, Boba Fett was never that good and a weakness of the series is that it hasnt given him enough depth or even full motivation. He is just wandering around trying to look cool but winding up strangely ineffectual. Also I havent watched episode 4 yet but I feel comfortable calling episode 3 the worst canon love action Star Wars thing not called Attack of the Clones or The Rise of Skywalker, and the speeder chase has to be the worst action sequence in the franchise overall.

So Im not impressed.

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Whiskey_Nick
01/19/22 7:25:19 PM
#37:


Have loved every episode

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GuessMyUserName
01/19/22 7:47:00 PM
#38:


First episode was weak for me but 2nd was great, I didn't mind the 3rd, this week's cool

I actually like the characterization of Boba and I'm glad he's not OP or anything... but I will say yeahh they could definitely do better with making him look actually competent at least. Hopefully now that the show seems to be focusing on present-day and being healed he can start kicking into gear

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TheRock1525
01/19/22 7:48:38 PM
#39:


Lightning Strikes posted...
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/19/boba-fett-is-dead-how-disney-ruined-star-wars-coolest-character

Ouch.

Tbh I kind if disagree, Boba Fett was never that good and a weakness of the series is that it hasnt given him enough depth or even full motivation. He is just wandering around trying to look cool but winding up strangely ineffectual. Also I havent watched episode 4 yet but I feel comfortable calling episode 3 the worst canon love action Star Wars thing not called Attack of the Clones or The Rise of Skywalker, and the speeder chase has to be the worst action sequence in the franchise overall.

So Im not impressed.

The title of article should be "How Disney Ruined Its Coolest Costume Design."

Since calling Boba Fett a character in the OT is a stretch.

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Leonhart4
01/19/22 7:48:44 PM
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I was never the person clamoring for more Boba Fett in the first place, so I'm fine with what they're doing with the character. Mando is basically who the fanbase has always wished Boba was, so that character already exists.

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Seginustemple
01/19/22 9:00:38 PM
#41:


Lightning Strikes posted...
this is why sometimes CG is better and more appropriate than practical effects. The dependence on practical effects made the whole thing look extremely slow which in turn made it look more fake than just having CG bikes there.


Idk if practical effects are the problem, there's a bike chase in Return of the Jedi that still looks hella fast despite the dated effect

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PerfectChaosZ
01/19/22 9:56:28 PM
#42:


Leonhart4 posted...
I was never the person clamoring for more Boba Fett in the first place, so I'm fine with what they're doing with the character. Mando is basically who the fanbase has always wished Boba was, so that character already exists.

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LeonhartFour
01/19/22 9:58:08 PM
#43:


well yeah but I'm just saying in terms of being a hyper competent bounty hunter, that's basically what the fanbase has always clamored for Boba to be seen as, and you already have it in Mando while wearing the same armor to boot, so Boba doesn't need to be that in this show

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scarletspeed7
01/19/22 10:04:40 PM
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Also, Boba Fett is 60+. He doesn't need to still be a prime vigilante - there has to be direction for him after he begins to fall from the zenith of athleticism and skill.

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TheRock1525
01/19/22 10:21:20 PM
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I mean within the Star Wars lore wouldn't he be late 30's?

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PerfectChaosZ
01/19/22 10:23:47 PM
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Shouldnt have gotten that fast aging mod, Jango.
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LeonhartFour
01/19/22 10:28:15 PM
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TheRock1525 posted...
I mean within the Star Wars lore wouldn't he be late 30's?

He's 41.

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scarletspeed7
01/19/22 10:30:47 PM
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Let's not pretend Temeura Morrison is 41.

I mean, I know I should respect the canon timeline or whatever, but I'm staring at an old man on my screen.

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PrinceKaro
01/19/22 10:37:56 PM
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Lets just say digestive acid doesn't do much for the complexion

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skullbone
01/20/22 12:40:53 AM
#50:


scarletspeed7 posted...
Let's not pretend Temeura Morrison is 41.

I mean, I know I should respect the canon timeline or whatever, but I'm staring at an old man on my screen.

It's very difficult when we've already seen the perfect example of what he's supposed to look like as a 40 year old (Jango Fett in AOTC)

I understand respecting the actor but you could at least try to make him look a little younger. I believe I've said it in this topic already but Boba is only supposed to be like 5 years older than Din Djarin!

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