Quite a shock with how much they had in it. Won't say more as spoilers aplenty otherwise.
Anyone seen the youtube reactions to the Red Wedding in GoT? I was embarrassingly close to this at one point today.
Not a spoiler by the way just a ....... I've maybe said too much .....
There are seven episodes in total – but some are longer than others.
Some episodes definitely feel a lot longer than other ......
So far I'm preferring those that are basically Mando gate crashing and stealing the entire show
I think we will get an announcement at the end of the season saying brand new series coming soon like they did at the end of the Mandalorian when it announced book of boba fett out of nowhere. Basing this off the content of this new episode
Oh god, Timothy Olyphant. "It was justified..."
Mando landing in a swamp.
R2 friggin D2.
Droid ants.
GROGU!!! Fake Luke!!
Force feeding frogs.
Ahsoka Tano.
Training montage!!
The good, the stupid and the ugly.
Shiny things! Choices.
Hum du dum dum du dum...
It's like the greatest hits album...
Good episode btw, but again with only, what 30 seconds of Boba Fett in a Boba Fett episode...
As for spoilers, I don't come in here until I've watched the episode - you're only to blame if you do IMO 😁
Great episode tonight 👌🏻
The hiring of Shamook re Luke is a nice touch and a cool storey.
I'd be a Manadlorian, no a Jedi, Yoda's light sabre, although a Mithryl vest made of Beskar, Mando Hobbit.......can I phone a friend?
I hope the guy from Deadwood is ok....
I hope the guy from Deadwood is ok….
Hope so too, he's bloody excellent in the 'old fashioned western Marshall' roles, Justified is worth a watch if you're a fan.
Don’t forget..
Spoilers be damned, I saw this thread earlier but didn't look in until after I'd watched it's not hard
Surely I can't be the only one to think of Iron Maiden's Eddie when Cad Bane lifted his head up...
Oh yes. Watched it with the kids and I was all like, look it's CB. They'll have to find a new reason for the dent in Boba's helmet.
Cad Bane ..Ahsoka
Therory Grogu swinging the dark saber
They've just given up on Boba at this point. 🙂
I don't know this is wise, who could resist watching him having a spa treatment while dreaming about learning to fight with a stick for half an hour?
I now understand why the first four episodes were so slow and seemed lower-budget.
They spent all the money on making Luke's face look so realistic.
That was a good episode, but I don't understand the frothing excitement here for characters I'm barely aware of - were they in the cartoons?
The Mando led stuff is so much better than Boba Fett, the character has lost all it's mystique and without wanting to sound fattist Morrison just looks a bit too portly.
Deepfake Luke is such a huge improvement, I'd happily watch a 'young' Luke series or film and wouldn't be surprised if that's in the offing.
I honestly think there will only be 1 season of Boba Fett, just to get his back story in and explain how he survived the Sarlac pit, then to set him up in the world so he can be in a few Mandalorian episodes.
Mando season 3 will be their 2 storylines merged with some boba with Mando but mostly Mando.
were they in the cartoons
Yes, significant characters from The Clone Wars, Rebels and the Bad Batch.
Those series on the whole are excellent, however they do have episodes that a bit too kid-ish. There's a lot of episodes to get through and you never know which ones are skippable. It would be good if there was (there maybe already is) a curated list of episodes to watch to get the main thread of the stories with the least amount of cruft (think Star Trek holodeck episodes).
Cad Bane dropped a big hint about Boba when he met the sheriff. Boba has also warned through out that the syndicate need to learn him alone. Boba will ride into town on is horse next week.
Yes, significant characters from The Clone Wars, Rebels and the Bad Batch.
I thought as much.
As someone who can't engage with the cartoons (Star Wars for me is a film - and now TV - thing), It feels overly portentious and a bit clunky when they bring in these characters.
This is what they call "fan service" I assume? It feels like some scenes may have been shoehorned in from other sources, leaving the main narrative a bit stretched and baggy.
Or is it just me?
They’ve just given up on Boba at this point. 🙂
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Or is it just me?
I think it helps if you know the lore, I’m far from full on fanboy so some are new to me. Not sure it deters much from it though.
I mean Cad dropped another hint about the sherif too.
This is what they call “fan service” I assume?
For me, fan service is more when they have Luke re-enacting the training from Empire, getting Grogu to play with the same drone-ball-thing from New Hope and throwing in dialogue from the old films almost word-for-word.
Absolute awful fan service for middle-aged babies that don't want to grow up.
I saw that comment on a review of the episode. I think it was intended as criticism, but to be honest I resemble that remark and am quite happy with it 😀
Boba will ride into town on is horse Bantha next week.
FIFY
The Togrutans like Ahsoka and the lady who ran the gambling plan- those floppy horn things, are the body parts or a head dress?
Boba will ride into town on is horse Bantha next week.
If he sets off next week he might arrive midway through Mando season 3.
The Togrutans like Ahsoka and the lady who ran the gambling plan- those floppy horn things, are the body parts or a head dress?
Asking for a friend?
Didn't he leave the Bantha in the older timeline, he'll be riding the Rancor beast, surely?
I think it helps if you know the lore, I’m far from full on fanboy so some are new to me. Not sure it deters much from it though.
Yeah I suppose I'm trying to say there are moments where characters appear and the camera lingers for us to go "ooh look, it's them out of thingybob" - but it feels a bit jarring if you don't know who they are.
I was always a bit "less is more" with Star Wars, all the expanded backstory stuff spoils the mystique a bit IMO.
I think the appearance of Cad Bane is a bit sudden right near the very end of the series, I understand why they didn't just outright show him earlier ( it was maybe him that took out the Tuskens?) and they have not positioned the Pyke Syndicate as that threatening for those who have not seen the Clone Wars etc. Now the Syndicate is being shown to have merciless figures working for it but we get to see all of this in only 1 episode. Pacing has been very poor for the first few episodes.
Dave Filoni (Clone Wars and Rebels showrunner type person) always wanted Boba Fett and Cad Bane to have a fight at the end of the Clone Wars but they didn't get to make them, so the appearance of Cad Bane has his name written all over it to finally get his wish.
I think there will be a series with Luke and his students with a Young Ben (Kylo Ren) in it, the work they put into Luke in this episode and setting up his school feels like it's world building for a future series.
I really liked the episode, Timothy Olyphant is great in it. I think his character is still alive based upon the camera showing his deputy quite clearly dead and the other townsfolk rushing around the Marshall to help him. I still don't like the lack of Boba Fett though, although he will no doubt be front and centre in the finale. I get what they are doing, setting up Mandalorian S3, Ahsoka series, maybe Luke series and have more interconnectivity between them (MCU style). This will no doubt have caused disagreements internally at Lucasfilm, but fan service and nostalgia does get people to watch stuff, as well as, hey look it's that character from the cartoon/other series/movie etc
Next weeks episode is the last, it's going to have to be about 4 hours long to tie up even half of this
Star Wars Brogue One.
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You didn’t I’m just trying not to spoil it for others, not a bantha anyway.
Next weeks episode is the last, it’s going to have to be about 4 hours long to tie up even half of this
Or maybe they may do another series. Look how it took Mando to deliver Grogu.
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Name comes from my 2 dogs' names combined 😀
I thought I would be less geeky as I got older, not more!!
It’s an old username but it checks out sir
Really enjoying seeing all these elements together on screen from the past couple of episodes...
However imagine being Temuera Morrison & hearing you're getting your own series, 7 episodes, to find out 1/2 of the first 4 you're in fever dream & then in 5 & 6 you barely make a cameo appearance & the world is way more excited about the new shiny Boba rocking up in your show.
It’s an old username but it checks out sir
/Applause
I cant wait for next mando season and hopefully seeing baby yoda in chainmail sitting in the droid port of the pimped naboo fighter.
Has anyone else noticed it's a bit like a western? Just the odd subtle bit, here and there.
Has anyone else noticed it’s a bit like a western? Just the odd subtle bit, here and there.
Subtle? Was the Cobb Vanth + his plucky deputy Vs Cad Bane part not full on western enough? 😁
Westerns are a huge influence for both the Mandalorian and Boba Fett, I don't think they're trying to hide that.
Has anyone else noticed it’s a bit like a western? Just the odd subtle bit, here and there
Was a bit crouching Tiger with Luke as well
Didn't think it was as good this week.
In fact to be blunt(i know, totally unlike me) I'm finding the entire series a bit of a bore. Although the mandalorian episode was a huge improvement.Feels like this is an intro into mandalorian season 3.
Problem is it's all so predictable.
It is predictable and much of the plot seems (poor) dialogue led. 🙁
Problem is it’s all so predictable.
It is predictable and much of the plot seems (poor) dialogue led
It's a kids TV series, what do you expect. Although I agree the first few episodes and the current time plot for Bob's Fett is poor.
Was great to see Cad Bane, I thought it might have been Embo to start with. Was also good to see Ashoka meet Luke, brings a nice bit of closure. Now all we need is a post credit scene with Ezra on some far flung planet!!
