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Well that was cool
So apparently Razorcrest sales weren't what they were hoping. I can't say I'll miss that ship. Looks like they're hoping to sell another wave of Slave-One sales 40 years later.
Good episode but I really don't like what they are doing with Boba Fett. I don't mind him teaming up with Mando if it aligns with his own interests but I don't like how he now appears to be an honorable guy. This could be a setup for Mando, but to what end? The "Empire" already has the child (not to mention he killed a bunch of stormtroopers). The guild doesn't have a bounty on Mando anymore. If he really does have altruistic intentions, I hope there is some sort of flashback or explanation for the change in character.
I never said that it doesn't or can't make sense. I simply said that I don't like it. Sure stuff can happen and characters can change off-screen, but that's bad/lazy storytelling in my opinion. You're not wrong to think otherwise. We just have differing opinions. Sure we didn't know much about him but that was part of the reason of his popularity. Sometimes less is more. But if you are going to resurrect a popular character, I think they should build on what little is known like they did with Darth Maul in The Clone Wars instead of having him behave in ways that completely contradict what little we knew and liked about the character.It's not like we ever really got much character development for Boba Fett in the first place though. He literally was a throwaway character who gained cult status afterward. Sure he was a bounty hunter, but to say being honorable in any way goes against his character doesn't really make sense. We only know of a very brief, very vague moment of his life. How are we to assume what his interests are after being eaten by a sand worm and left in the desert for 20 years?
Mando wasn't exactly honorable, except to his mission and his creed before he met the child. He changed very quickly. Boba has had much more time to have developed honor if it wasn't already there.
He is a cultural Mandalorian, though, and presumably a member of the Bounty Hunters Guild. Both of whom honor agreements above all else. His agreement with Vader was that he would get Han. No moral judgement either way because his agreement with Jaba (maybe through the Guild??) was to acquire Han.I never said that it doesn't or can't make sense. I simply said that I don't like it. Sure stuff can happen and characters can change off-screen, but that's bad/lazy storytelling in my opinion. You're not wrong to think otherwise. We just have differing opinions. Sure we didn't know much about him but that was part of the reason of his popularity. Sometimes less is more. But if you are going to resurrect a popular character, I think they should build on what little is known like they did with Darth Maul in The Clone Wars instead of having him behave in ways that completely contradict what little we knew and liked about the character.
Here's what we knew of Boba Fett. Not counting the ridiculous holiday special, we were initially introduced to Boba Fett in ESB. An imperial officer refers to him and the other bounty hunters as scum. Now, sure this nameless character might be a poor judge of character and bounty hunters are misunderstood but it's clear what the original intent was there. They were setting these guys up to be shady characters. Or if you look at the special editions, we first see him in Mos Eisley. Remember what Obiwan told Luke about the type of people that thing out there? And just because of Obiwan's line doesn't mean it has to apply to everyone but it's clear that unless we were shown otherwise by a developed character (like Han), that's what they were trying to set up with everyone there.
So what else? Well he did conspire with the 2nd most evil man in the galaxy to manipulate Lando into betraying his friend. He also stood by and watched as Vader altered the deal with Lando. Why? Because one of those alterations involved Vader handing Han over to Boba Fett so Boba Fett could profit from it. Now we see Boba Fett selflessly honoring a deal that was never even agreed to?
He had to be singled out and told by the Vader not to disintegrate anyone. Vader also stopped him from blasting Chewy when Han was about to be frozen. When the 2nd most evil dude in the galaxy has to tell you to calm down, it kind of implies that he's pretty reckless and careless with the lives of others. Speaking of which, the one time he was concerned about someone surviving is when he says to Vader about Han "What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot to me." All he cared about was himself. Not only did he not care about Han but he didn't even care about Vader's plans for Han and had no problem making this clear to Vader.
Finally he hung out with Jabba. Like the rest of Jabba's crew, he stood by and watched as Jabba fed the Twilek to the Rancor because she wouldn't put out for Jabba. He had no objections to slave Leia either.
So yeah, he didn't get a ton of development in what little screen time and few lines he had. He was just a 1-dimensional character. But that 1 dimension is not what they appear to be building upon. That's fine if it works for some people, but it doesn't quite work for me. I'm not saying it ruins the show for me and that's why I said I'm hoping we get some sort or explanation for this one way or another. But that's why I don't really care for what we've gotten so far.
It's not like we ever really got much character development for Boba Fett in the first place though. He literally was a throwaway character who gained cult status afterward. Sure he was a bounty hunter, but to say being honorable in any way goes against his character doesn't really make sense. We only know of a very brief, very vague moment of his life. How are we to assume what his interests are after being eaten by a sand worm and left in the desert for 20 years?
Mando wasn't exactly honorable, except to his mission and his creed before he met the child. He changed very quickly. Boba has had much more time to have developed honor if it wasn't already there.
Jengo was a foundling (culturally raised as a Mandalorian). Not certain that was ever established before or not. I assume that means that Bobba inherits the “citizenship”.Were they trying to elude that Boba Fet was once a Mandalorian?
Jengo was a foundling (culturally raised as a Mandalorian). Not certain that was ever established before or not. I assume that means that he inherits the “citizenship”.
in Clone Wars, he was shown as hitching in with a number of shady Bounty Hunter clans as a child after Jengo’s death. Iirc, he ended up on Mandalor...
I personally don’t see him as “good” or “bad”. He was a troubled youth, but that more so explains why he is such a badass. All his dealing with Vader, Jaba and now Mando, I feel are more about professionalism and adherence to a code.That makes sense. I was really confused. What "turned" him though? Or technically was he never really "good?"
Jengo was a foundling (culturally raised as a Mandalorian). Not certain that was ever established before or not. I assume that means that Bobba inherits the “citizenship”.
in Clone Wars, he was shown as hitching in with a number of shady Bounty Hunter clans as a child after Jengo’s death. Iirc, he ended up on Mandalor...