The Book of Boba Fett

The first few episodes were pretty underwhelming — I had to adjust to new characters and get used to Boba, who I initially found off-putting, partly because of his name. But it wasn’t just the name; in those early episodes, he didn’t do much to win me over or fully capture my interest. The one thing that kept me watching was the setting, which convinced me things would get better. And they did. About halfway through the series, familiar faces like The Mandalorian and Grogu showed up, bringing with them a surge of action that didn’t let up until the finale. After a rocky start, the series culminated in an epic ending that I didn’t see coming. While Boba Fett may be a sidekick in the grander scheme, this series ended up feeling closer to The Mandalorian than I expected. (03/14/2022)

A thoroughbred Star Wars type western where the filmmakers more or less do what they want and willingly sacrifice a consistent basic story just to please the fans. Boba is full of flashbacks, it simply steps aside for two episodes to tell us what Skywalker’s new pupil is up to and demolishes Tatooine in Godzilla vs. Kong style. It’s enjoyable to watch, but Star Wars could do better. (02/10/2022)

Didn't you find it a little half-baked? Compared to the Mandalorian, Boba is as clueless as an army of workers at an excavation site and offers less in terms of plot than a completed crossword puzzle. Not to mention the fact that unless you've just seen The Mandalorian, half of the pure fan service will be largely incomprehensible to you. I was living under the illusion that Fett was a cool hired assassin, not a sensitive soul with the tiniest little heart and a head full of almost childish naivety. Favreau either used Boba as an additional cheap cash cow or downright snapped early on in his ideas of what he was supposed to do with Boba. So for good measure, he switched over to the Beskar-clad Mando track and tragicomically benched the main character for the last few episodes. Din Djarin's perpetually hidden face gives off 100x more likability and believability than the pointlessly almost constantly uncovered Fett, and the other characters (the moto gang of spoiled LA teenagers) don't help one bit. I'd expect more from Rodriguez in the director's chair than those idiotic episodes full of the lamest action (Um, you know you've fired about 1000 times into those shields already, right?), so the only thing worth highlighting from the originals are the solid flashback passages with the Tuskens. That's a pathetically small amount, so the verdict is clear: Leave Fett in the Bacta tank and slam this "book" shut forever. Barely 3 stars (02/17/2022)

Definitely the best Star Wars-themed series so far, especially since there isn't much competition. The broader story spread across Grogu and the Mandalorian contributes to the narrative, because it helps the universe take on a more coherent dimension. Temuera Morrison was pretty good, he's still got it, especially when it comes to charisma, and you can’t ask him at his age to move like an athlete. The natural face of Luke Skywalker in the penultimate episode is the temporary highlight of the 3D scanning, few bugs notwithstanding. The only weakness I see in Boba Fett's young gang members, they are supremely unlikeable, they look like teenagers aimlessly hanging out in a shopping mall. (07/14/2022)

Hang in there for three and a half episodes, I would advise anyone who isn't (justifiably) excited by the beginning of Boba Fett. Comparisons to The Mandalorian are simply unavoidable, and as much as you may think you like Boba, the story itself doesn't really offer much. It's probably no coincidence that the best episode is the fifth, in which Fett doesn't show up at all. Pedro Pascal in a helmet simply plays better than Temuera Morrison without a helmet and quite often without clothes, who is trumped every now and then by a supporting character, for example, the brilliant Cad Bane. It's definitely not a total flop and I can't really complain about the second half of the series (Robert Rodriguez even directed the final episode so well that I didn't even guess it was him), but I'd rather see Boba Fett as a supporting character in the next Mandalorian. (07/03/2022)