There is two reasons why the BoBF gets a ton of hate that it oh so rightly deserves.

1. Boba Fett is made to seem he is ignorant of the complexities of the criminal underworld of tattoine. Look you can make the argument he was the hammer and wasn't concerned about that world, but that is not the reality of what the bounty hunting world as fleshed out in star wars. You don't survive solely based on killing and being a hammer. You have to be good at that AND know how to navigate the criminal world.

2. Two whole episodes of the show are spent setting up the next season of the mandalorian. I can confidently say none of it was needed for the plot of the BoBF "Oh but how would we understand why grogu was back with mando!" We wouldn't, but it wouldn't break the story and we would be pumped to find out why they are together when the next season of Mando comes out and we could have gotten two extra episodes or at least not had the story interrupted by mando

Dont get me wrong, if feel like most of the parts with boba were a bit undwerwhelming, but everything to do with luke, din, and cad bane were perfect. cad bane is probibly my favorite live action adaptation so far. The scene where din gets the n1 naboo starfighter and rides through beggar's canyon and then says wizard afterwards is a perfect call back to the phantom menace. Cad bane was just perfect. And luke was just nice, nothing to special because of the limits of the deepfake with emotion, but still nice.

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I was wondering if there exists a recutting of TBOBF where he flashback scenes are in chronological order? That way you could watch the show without jumping back and forth in the timeline

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Just a discussion because this has always kind of bugged me.

Think about it: in the show, you have - Omega's brother, protected by Omega's first bounty hunter who went up against Omega's other "brother"s, while the duo on Tatooine fight the syndicate that same Clone squad went up against on Ord Mantell, who have chosen Omega's second bounty hunter as their field commander - who already met and fought Omega's first bounty hunter on Bora Vio.

It just feels like there are so many links to this one thing together in one place that having it not referred to in the slightest actually baffles me a little. Even a small remark at episode 7 when Boba and Bane fail to reach a truce outside Garsa's, Fennec could have mentioned behind closed doors she doesn't think Bane is allt hat tough because she's already beat him. Or like at the end of Episode 4 when Boba talks about needing muscle, Fennec could have made an off-hand comment about a squad of special clones sounding pretty good right about now - which would have been perfectly relevant to that moment. (Chances are with the growth acceleration, the Batch have all passed away one way or another by then, so that's all very straightforward - but Omega doesn't have that, so she could still be out there kicking around somewhere for all we know).

I do not particularly like Boba Fett as a character, but I am mildly interested in this series because it intersects with the other Star Wars series.

I am interested in Ahsoka, Grogu, Luke Skywalker, and to a lesser extent Bo-Katan and Din Djarin.

In that context, are there any episodes of The Book of Boba Fett that are worth watching while skipping others?

Thanks in advance!

In Legends, Boba Fett became Mandalore during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. He lead his people against the Vong, rebuilt Mandalore and summoned Mandalorians across the galaxy to return to their home. Not too different to what Bo-Katan and Din Djarin did in Disney Canon. I drew Boba as Mandalore the Disney Canon way darksaber and all. Also gave my boy some armor upgrades fit for a ruler. I think it's an interesting concept for Boba to loosely follow his Legends route instead of becoming the crime lord Clint Eastwood type we saw in Canon. I'd take him over Bo-Katan any day.

Whenever this show comes up in conversation I always hear about how they "ruined Boba" and destroyed his badasserry. How he was so out of character. So I thought I'd give my analysis of the story and Boba himself. (This is gonna be pretty long so I won't blame you if you stop here. TLDR at the end).

We're gonna start with some (or a lot actually) background. Boba Fett was created with one singular purpose: bounty hunting. He's quite possibly the only being in the whole galaxy (outside of the clone troopers) who was literally born with a clear purpose. Jango's purpose. Jango cared about legacy more than just about anything else. Sure, there was a massive clone army created in his image, but he actually rather detested the clone troopers. Nothing more than "livestock" and "cannon fodder" to him. He wanted a true heir, who could carry on the legacy of the name Fett. And so he had one created. Boba Fett never truly had a choice in what he would become. He was in every sense the image of his father.

To put it bluntly Kamino is a pretty shit planet to grow up on. The weather is always the worst and the locals are awful. (I could write a whole separate essay about everything wrong with the Kaminoans). Boba spent much of his childhood here, as Jango was often away on his hunts. Needless to say, this did the boy no favors. He would come to develop this obsession with the idea of bounty hunting and when he was finally old enough to come with Jango, it was all he ever wanted. Before Boba had even hit the double digits of age, he was already a seasoned killer. "My father says that clean kills are the best. But he also says that regular target practice keeps you sharp." (Child Boba as he takes some extra time killing a rival bounty hunter).

Boba came to idolize Jango. It became his dream to spread the name of his father to the entire galaxy. That's why it shattered his whole world when his father was killed in combat by Mace Windu. If Boba's path hadn't been set before it sure as hell was now. He devoted himself fully to living up to his father's image, throwing himself into the care of scum and villainy such as Aurra Sing and Cad Bane. It was under Sing's tutelage that we first see that a bounty hunter may not be who Boba truly is at heart. Sing primarily does most of the dirty work while Boba watches often in disgust and horror as even Jango only rarely went as far as she did. Boba launched a crusade against his father's murdererer but ended up horrified at the result. (Though he never truly did let go of his hatred for Windu). His quest for vengeance would have him thrown into Republic prison for much of the war.

I'm gonna start skipping some beats now because I'm only trying to cover what's relevant and this is already getting pretty long. The rise of the Galactic Empire led to a time of lawlessness in the galaxy as Palpatine encouraged the activities of the crime syndicates. At this time, Boba had been free for quite some time and near the end of the Clone War he had been able to establish some infamy as a competent bounty hunter. With a livelihood being difficult to maintain in these dark times, Boba's training as a bounty hunter served him well. Decades passed and the hunting life was all he knew. A lonely life. He didn't truly enjoy it but it kept him afloat and he felt he owed it to his late father, to continue the legacy. Eventually, he would be known as the best, even being sought out by the likes of Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt.

And then the Sarlacc. By all rights Boba should've died here. And in a way he did. The Boba Fett, that Jango had molded did die in the Sarlacc. The Bounty Hunter. What emerged was a new man. One unconstrained by the expectations of a dead father.

The Tuskens showed Boba what he had always really wanted. Community. Family. Everything he lacked on Kamino and everything that Jango never saw fit to provide. He had tried to seek out a family after Jango had died, but they only ever saw him as the clone of Jango, never as a unique individual. The Tuskens, with little knowledge of the wider galaxy, are only able to see Boba as he is. Him saving the child and choosing to return of his own accord cements him as a part of their tribe. He never truly leaves the violent ways of his old self behind, but now he only used the skills for the purpose of his community.

And then they all get diagnosed with dead. Damn. Boba really cannot catch a break.

So he sets off alone. A Reborn Boba Fett. Alone amongst the endless sands of Tatooine. With the Tuskens gone, his old life beckons. But Boba is a new man now and he sees the flaws of that life all too well. But maybe his newfound perspective can change it for the better. Just maybe he will finally reinvent the hunting trade as he has reinvented himself.

So he kills that thicc mfer Bib Fortuna and takes over with the help of his new work-wife Fennec Shand. Pretty much everyone (including Fennec) is confused by his fresh outlook. Why he's not acting like a typical crime lord or mercenary. I'm not going to recap the whole show, but long story short, he gains their trust by showing them why his vision works. By recruiting those that Jabba would've killed. By protecting them where Jabba only sought to profit off of them.

And then a face from his past: Cad Bane. Bane is everything that Boba wants to leave behind. A merciless killer who'll do anything for a payday. Cad tries to goad Boba back into his old self. Compares him to Jango, as if Boba himself is no more than a carbon copy. Treats Boba's attempts at self-reinvention as a joke. They fight and Boba kills Cad supposedly proving Bane's point that Boba was no more than a "cold-blooded" killer. And that's what Bane can never truly understand. Yes, Boba is a killer. And he always will be. But now he does it in the servitude of his people. His community. His new way of life. He's a warrior and a protector now. He's no longer killing for a payday.

In this way Cad Bane and many of the viewers are very much the same to me. They only see Boba as a killer and someone who is cold and emotionless. Because it's "cool" I guess. However, the seeds have always been there for Boba to rise above the bounty hunting life and in the show he finally does. To me, Boba is a very solid character arc and it's so frustrating that his journey is despised by so many because all they want from him is a guy that kills people and looks cool while doing it.

As said in the title of my most, I don't think the show is perfect. I am kind of annoyed that Boba lost some of his time to shine, because Disney didn't want to start off Mando season 3 without Grogu. I don't think having the show turn into The Mandalorian for a while was a good idea and I could list many other problems but if I did, then this already long post would be way longer and I don't want to waste any more of your time with negativity.

TLDR: I think the show makes perfect sense with Boba's character arc as it's been set up over the years and I thinkit's pretty annoying how so many "fans" either can't see it or willingly ignore it because it doesn't align with their own personal desire for who Boba Fett is.

For some reason this post wasn’t allowed on r/starwars

In Defense of BoBF

There’s a post asking what people think about Boba Fett after his show and I’ve given my thoughts there and in a plethora of other threads on why I love him so much more. I feel like people don’t get why it’s so much better for him to Change as a character.

He is a clone. An unaltered clone of Jango Fett. His entire character is just following in his dad’s exact same path. He is only a bounty hunter bc his dad was a bounty hunter. He’s never had his own motivations or goals, or personality since 2002.

His “death” in the Sarlacc happened around the same age his dad was when Jango was beheaded. I think nearly dying at like the same exact age as his dad, who both Bane and the girl in Mando S2 keep reminding him he is a clone of, would make someone change their personal goals and motivations.

Than after getting out the Sarlacc pit, he is taken in by the Tuskens Raiders, he spends 5 years building a relationship with them; learning and adopting their culture. That’s so damn cool. The trippy desert sequence is his Luke cave moment from ESB. He seeing the things tormenting his thoughts: He sees the armor that traps him and images of his dad. Powerful. After that all the Tuskens are killed.

So now we have a tragic backstory after an already tragic backstory. Boba than meet a bounty hunter who knows the old him and she’s confused by this new Boba (just like the Audience!) he explains he doesn’t know his own motivations just that he’s tired of nearly dying to idiots. So look we now have an interesting story about self-discovery.

Now he meets Mando. WITHOUT BOBF this would make 0 sense. He helps Mando? Why the hell would he do this??? Oh because he sees a found family (JUST LIKE THE ONE HE HAS WITH THE TUSKENS!) and decides to help. Not bc of some “code” but because he sees himself in Mando. They are two lost men trying to discover themselves through found families.

Then we get to him leading Mos Espa. Do people forget how we are introduced to the Mods? They’s a report people are stealing water. But when he goes to investigate he finds the supplier is purposely screwing over locals. He gains allies by helping the people of the community, not the supplier. The whole arc is him learning to lead over a community, and not run it like it was done before. How it was done before: Nearly got Boba KILLED!

Finally it ends with him confronting a rival from his past. Bane says to him the same thing the Mando girl from S2 says: “you got your father’s blood” he’s constantly being reminded he’s a clone of Jango. That he can’t change. Bane says he’s gone soft but Boba knows he’s over corrected and becomes the killer again but this time instead of money, it’s for his community. And he kills Bane not with his own weapons or his armor, but with the Gaffe stick he made after his Luke Cave sequence.

The show ends with him questioning if he’s made the right choices. Fennec who has questioned his decisions the entire season says to him, no you are a good leader.

Perfect arc. Great character. People need to get over that he changed. He had to. Reverting him to pre-Sarlacc Boba would ruin Return of the Jedi and allows him to become someone who’s not fuckin Jango Fett. I love how the story takes that established lore of being Jango/A clone and makes that motivation for him to become someone new.

NOW was the show shot well? No the Volume is ASS imo and doesn’t work for a show like this. It should’ve had real sets, and it sucks that it filmed during the height of COVID. Shows couldn’t have more than like 15/20 people in a small area like the Volume and it really hampered a lot of shows. But the Story? I love it.

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I know that it’s unlikely that it’ll get a season 2 but I thought that it’d be fun to try and think of a scenario for a season 2. Here’s what I came up with:

I'd like to see Boba Fett, and Fennec Shand, in Season 2 leave Tatooine as he would no longer be daimyo since at the end of Season 1 he said, “we are not suited for this.” Plus, Cobb Vanth would now be daimyo since I’m pretty sure Tatooine respects him and he will have been healed by Bacta and modifications/cybernetics. I’d want Boba to search for his family, either Arla Fett, Omega, or Connor Freeman, as they're a connection to his father, and maybe see flashbacks with an in-depth look further into their father-son relationship as I felt that was greatly missing in Season 1. Plus we need to get more information on who Fennec Shand is and what her backstory is.

Cad Bane should be brought back since he also has connection with Jango, as his student/friend/rival, and we could see flashbacks of both young Boba and young Cad Bane. It might also be beneficial to bring Cad Bane back as a way to get flashbacks of young Boba with Cad Bane being taught the trade of bounty hunting and see Cad Bane put the dent in his helmet, as planned in the canceled Star Wars The Clone Wars arc: The Bounty Hunter Arc [Episodes: The Lost Child, The Job, Legacies, Duel of the Bounty Hunters]. The reason that Cad Bane would have survived the end of Season 1 of BOBF is that the beeping coming from his chest was a distress signal for someone to find him. He had a device inside him to keep him alive long enough for somebody to find him, and in this case it was Crimson Dawn. They restore him via the use of Bacta or modification/cybernetics, like the Mods did with Fennec Shand. Cad Bane would help them to settle his debt to Crimson Dawn for saving his life or he might willingly help as he wants revenge on Boba and Fennec.

The big bad for the season could be Crimson Dawn run by Qi'ra as I felt like the Pykes in Season 1 could have been working under her. As Cad Bane says, “I didn’t realize the Pyke’s were so ruthless,” implying that they don’t usually act or make moves like they did in BoBF Season 1 meaning that their methods might have changed after being absorbed by Crimson Dawn. Plus the Hutt Twins didn’t try to claim Tatooine as it was already given to a different syndicate and even though the Hutt cartels power might have lowered due to Jabba’s death in Return of the Jedi the Pykes still aren’t as threatening to the Hutt cartels power as Crimson Dawn is. Since Boba + crew killed the Pykes, Crimson Dawn might now see them as a threat or feels as though they need to kill them to show that they still have power and send a message to other crime syndicates that they can't mess with them or take over their businesses. So Crimson Dawn puts a bounty on them for multiple bounty hunters to hunt/kill them while also trying to kill them themselves.

Due to too many close calls with Crimson Dawn I feel like Boba Fett + crew would call up some old bounty hunter friends but also go to Black Sun, run by Savan with Guri as her bodyguard, and ask them for help in dealing with Crimson Dawn. I feel as though Boba would promise Black Sun that in exchange for their help in dealing with Crimson Dawn they can have all of Crimson Dawns Territory, Resources, and Operations after helping deal with them.

Overall, though, I think Boba should slide back into his old habits of being ruthless since it felt out of place for him being so nice, plus he is no longer the daimyo of Tatooine so he isn’t a leader that people need to respect. The Galaxy is a rough place, and while Tatooine’s got some rough parts to it but I feel like other worlds would really push Boba on the edge, having him have to resort back to his old ways/personality.

Finally, the theme of the second season of The Book Boba Fett should be about what a family is and how to be a family. The first season’s theme seemed to be about how becoming part of a tribe or community isn’t a weakness but a strength, so I feel like this fits with that idea. You could see how Boba becomes a family with his blood relatives and how he becomes a family with those who aren’t of blood as a real family are people who choose to be with you and support/care about you regardless of your flaws.

Ahsoka doesn't want Din to see Grogu because she believes seeing him will make it difficult. Not only is this wrong on a logical and moral level, but it is directly against Luke's teachings.

Luke did NOT believe in forgoing of attachments for Jedi, this is precisely why he was so set on saving his father, he loved him and wanted to help him without killing him even when it appeared that the rebellion would lose. When Luke defeated the Empire he started his own Jedi temple and refined the laws of the Jedi to stop the condemnation of attachment.

Even if he didn't, seeing someone who you miss does not make it harder to let them go in itself, in fact, that very thing is an opportunity for exposure and the learning of a valuable lesson. One should be able to let go despite still seeing that person. One should be able to let go of the negative actions that come with missing someone or being attached. This actually might be HARDER to do for a child who dearly misses someone, ESPECIALLY if they learn that that person chooses not to see them, or that others who they consider caregivers for them prevent them from seeing that person.

I for one would feel like they do not trust me to be mature enough to see them and still be able to let go. Having someone check in on you from time to time is a healthy way to keep your distance while also not being too attached. If someone misses someone and is completely prevented from seeing them it's very possible that this will cause anger or sadness or resentment and that is obviously not good.

But either way, good guys have attachments. They have people they care about that love them and who they love back. They have the spirit of those people behind them keeping them upright in dark times. Imagine if no one loved you, imagine if you had no friends, that there was no one who the thought of losing scared you? What kind of person would you be? You'd be lonely and purposeless.

There are healthy attachments and unhealthy ones, the difference is the way that you manage them, which one cannot learn how to do properly without any experience in the matter, so absolute abstinence of attachment is only a recipe for someone who has no experience or control over their negative emotions and whenever they happen they will react in a bad or uncontrolled way. This is just a proven fact of psychology and life, it's why we do exposure therapy and practice things.