THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT

 

The Disney+ series THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT is one of the strangest TV shows ever constructed. The proper title of it should have been THE BOOK OF VARIOUS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS FROM EVERY PLATFORM OF THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE. 

The first few episodes showed what happened to Fett after he clawed his way out of the Sarlaac pit, then the series took an abrupt turn and became THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2.5. But even in the episodes that featured Fett, he wasn't the dangerous loner Star Wars fans knew and loved. Boba might have taken over Jabba the Hutt's crime empire, but he wound up becoming a noble community leader who now has more friends than a teenager on the internet. 

I assume the point of the series was to show that Fett became a changed man after his encounter with the Sarlaac. But even when taking that into account, the new Fett's actions, such as bonding with Tusken Raiders and a rancor, and being a crime boss that doesn't partake in any illegal activity, didn't seem right. 

When it was revealed that THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT was going to be made, I immediately wondered how dark the show would be. Original Star Wars fans like myself would loved to have seen a show where Fett and his no-nonsense attitude travels around the galaxy being a badass. That's not what we got--instead he's seemingly embraced a "We're all in this together" motto. 

What this series really proves is that Boba Fett works best as a supporting character. The more you show of Fett, the more you have to add to him, to the point where he isn't Boba Fett any more. Boba Fett is not the Mandalorian. The best climax to this series would have been if Fett and Mando faced off against each other. 

As for Mando and Grogu, I know everybody loves them, and everyone wants to see them together again....but I wonder how much more can be done with these characters in the future. The whole point of the first two seasons of THE MANDALORIAN was getting Grogu to a safe place. I assume we are going to see a bunch of future episodes where Mando fights off characters who want to use Grogu and his powers--which might get old after awhile. 

The next Disney+ Star Wars series, about Obi-Wan Kenobi, comes out in May....so I'm sure that will give me and other fanboys plenty to whine and moan about.