CONFUSING MOMENTS OF BOBA FETT SERIES EXPLAINED

BOBA TAKES OVER MOS ESPA


The entire series centered on Temuera Morrison’s Boba Fett taking over Mos Espa as the resident Crimelord. The audience has no idea why he is doing this. There is no purpose to anything, which undermines any attempt to invest in the story and everything going on.

If there’s anything good the show did for the bounty hunter, it was in the early episodes, exploring how he survived the Sarlaac Pit post-Return of the Jedi. This is ironic in hindsight because, at the time, it seemed that there wasn’t enough present day story yet, little did viewers know those flashbacks were as good as Fett’s story was going to get.
His time with the Tusken Raiders was interesting and showcased how Boba Fett got to where audiences saw him in The Mandalorian. Seeing him interact with this entirely different culture and then come to accept their ways was intriguing—not to mention it was the first time fans were getting proper lore for the Tuskens in general. His time with them in episode 2 is the high point for the character in the entire series.
But besides those fleeting moments, Fett’s character development was continually dragged down by the “why” of it all. Not to mention the bounty hunter showed himself to make for one truly terrible leader.

The newly minted Crime Lord hardly made any decisions of his own, always going with whatever someone else told him. Fennec Shand may as well have been in his position, for whatever that’s worth..
When it comes to Shand herself, she also gained not much by being in this series. The show revealed how Fett saved her, but audiences basically already knew all of that information. From there, all she did was tell Boba what to do, give exposition, or do a cool action beat.

THE BOOK OF STAR WARS


Time to address the elephant in the room: Mando. His introductory episode was easily the best of the series. Well, this is The Book of Boba Fett, not The Mandalorian.
The subsequent installment exacerbated that issue. Why is the story showing audiences Grogu being trained by Luke Skywalker? It’s awesome, yes, but it doesn’t fit with the story The Book of Boba Fett is trying to tell.
After the first four episodes, the focus took a drastic shift off its lead character and never truly returns. Not only is the original bounty hunter supposed to be the focus of his own show, but he’s also the least interesting part of the whole affair and the series itself seems to agree.

The entire show could have been restructured and rearranged just a bit, allowing it to tell a broader story about multiple characters. But, in the end, we got a disorganized tale that doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, or even for the two characters it’s supposed to follow.
At least it gave audiences updates on half a dozen exciting characters even if it was to the detriment of its own show.

THE ARRIVAL OF CAD BANE


One of the biggest surprises of the series was the official live-action debut of one of the franchises’ most beloved bounty hunters: Cad Bane. His introduction couldn’t have been more perfect, and his gravitas and sinister charm were as great as ever.

In the end, it’s fitting for his first live-action appearance to have been in Book of Boba Fett. The two characters share some history from the Clone Wars days, and they were initially fated for a duel in episodes of the animated series that never saw the light of day.
It seems they may have had those in mind when it came to Cad’s involvement in this series. He was a fantastic villain who simply wasn’t in the show enough. Not only that but he was introduced far too late in the game.
While Cad should have been the primary antagonist, instead, that privilege went to an underwhelming group of henchmen: The Pykes

CLOSING THE BOOK


In the end, The Book of Boba Fett felt something that never needed to be taken off the shelf or even told in the first place. There were far more interesting stories to be brought to life, as showcased by episodes 5 and 6.
If there’s one thing that the show did give audiences, it's another fantastic theme. The story may be lacking, but the music is just as strong as it always is within the Star Wars franchise.

Here’s to hoping that the best new element introduced, Cad Bane, isn’t dead yet. Even if he is, and the beeping of his suit truly means nothing, he could still show up at some point in Kenobi. It would be a shame if this awesome character’s first and only time in live-action took place within this mediocre Star Wars tale.
With it being Star Wars, the series will more than likely get renewed for a second season. Hopefully, if it does, the creatives behind the scenes will hear all the feedback and craft a story worth telling, preferably one about its titular character.
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