SPOILER TBOBF Ep.7 - In The Name of Honor

I don't think so. He left him in the street. And their duel at the end had nothing to do with business.

 

It's weird--we never did find out whether Boba knew that Vanth had his armor. I guess he just saw Din riding across the desert with it?

 

I think the knowledge that someone had Mandalorian armour is the reason why Boba was there in the first place. And I don't think it was Din's armour. It's possible. But not likely. The info that a "Mandalorian" was hanging out on Tatooine (and Boba is assumed dead at this point) managed to reach Din's covert on another planet. It would have made it's way to Boba eventually. (Personally, I would have thought that Boba would have learned this long before Din did but there you go.)

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Something that's weird now that I think about it. Did they ever allude to how Boba got his armour back from Din? They make a big thing about Boba searching for it. Then we get Cad telling Vanth he should never have given it up. You'd be forgiven for thinking that he got it from Vanth off screen.

The reason it's not weird (until now), of course, is that we've seen that story. And let's face it so will 99% of people who watches TBoBF.

 

It's so disheartening to log on and immediately see personal attacks from people simply because I liked an episode of TV. Someone even said "maybe a 7 or 10 year old might find it compelling." It's Star Wars. That's exactly who Star Wars is targeting. If you don't like something it doesn't make you expert on directing. Robert Rodriguez is a far more accomplished and experienced director than Bryce Dallas Howard or David Filoni even if they made an episode of TV I liked more than his.

Also, for people who hated every episode, I applaud you for sticking with it and telling us how much you hated every episode. I would have bailed a long time ago.

 

Absolutely. We are here to discuss what we like and we don't. For me, good opinions and bad opinions with valid arguments are always welcomed.

Yes, absolutely agree. Is more experienced. And I absolutely love his early works. But in TBOBF it has seemed completely the other way around. Bryce and Dave have seemed (in fact, have been) much more experienced than him. I don't think RR has the visual SW touch of Bryce, or Dave, or Deborah, or Gareth, or even Rian Johnson. I already saw it in his Mando episode. Just my personal opinion.

 

It's all running together, isn't it?

Din got Boba's armor from Cobb Vanth in exchange for killing the Krait Dragon (Mando ep. 9).

Boba got his armor back from Din in episode 14 ("The Tragedy"). He got it from the Crest before it blew up, then proved to Din that it was his father's with the hologram that was coded into it.

 

Some good parts in my opinion but it just didn't do it for me the way Ep. 5 & 6 did. Felt as if I was watching a Saturday morning cartoon with level of drama but I think that was intentional. I wished the Cad VS Boba scene had shown them using all the tricks of their trade but you can wish in 1 hand and dwang in the other an sees what fills up first.
The 2nd pic of concept art scene was my favorite. Nothing like seeing a baby yodling protecting a Mandalorian from a raging rancor. Such a cool Star Wars scene.

 

Yeah I know. I'm saying that Boba wasn't there by coincidence. He was there because he'd heard about the marshal. Din just got there ahead of him. Witnessing the Pelgo/Freetowners and the sand people work together must have impressed Boba enough to use that idea when cleaning up Mos Espa.

 

There does seem to be an assumption that a person would only watch this series if they had also watched the Mandalorian. It's probably a safe assumption. In hindsight I think Disney made a mistake on how they marketed this series. The Mandalorian is one of the top TV series going right now they brought him back for 3 episodes without a warning. Certainly there were people who loved The Mandalorian who probably didn't care to watch Boba Fett. Why not promote the fact that you're bringing him back?

They should have even teased it last season. "The Mandalorian will return.. in The Book of Boba Fett." Would that have been that big of a spoiler? The season finale of The Book of Boba Fett was filmed first in December 2020 so they knew what was coming and they had already said these series would be interconnected.

 

The pretty much told us that TBoBF was going to be season 2.5 of Mandalorian though. The teaser for TBoBF came during the credits of Mandalorian. I don't think the really mislead us.

 

I know a lot of people who loved Mando who weren't even paying attention to this or had any idea that Mando could be in it. There was very little marketing about this series until right before it was released and they didn't really show anything. From a marketing standpoint they didn't have to tell us anything since we're super fans. However, for people who don't pay close attention they didn't do a very good job of marketing this series as the continuation of Mando's story.

 

I had totally bailed on the series after 2 episodes. I kind of hated that they had this cool character like Fett locked down to this one "little" town on Tattoine. When I started seeing Youtube videos with reviews of Ep 5 and the Mandalorian being back, I came back and loved those two episodes. They are fully capable of making cinematic level Star Wars, so when they throw things in like the Vespa biker gang it is perplexing and annoying to me (and also leads me to believe Disney is forcing their hand into the storytelling).

 

They didn't warn us about Ahsoka (big among SW fans), Boba Fett (very big among SW fans) and Luke Skywalker would appear in Mandalorian. Or market the thing with that info.

I frankly don't have any sympathy for anyone who saw the title of the show, and the trailer inside Mando chapter 16, and thought "Well there's no indication of Mandalorian appearing in it in this marketing so it's safe to either not watch it without fear of missing out, or to watch it without fear of being surprised by a Mando appearance I've no been kept in the loop about".

 

I admit it's fascinating to see how people process things they don't like. "I don't like this, Disney must have forced them to put in the biker gang!" I mean, really? You really believe that's the thing Disney for some reason wanted them to add to the series? Jon Favreau wrote the episode and is the creative driving force in the series so I suspect he's the source. Also, Go DAWGS!

That's in no way comparable to what I'm talking about in regards to the continuation of Din's story. They didn't need to spoil cameos in marketing, it's already a popular series called The Mandalorian. My parents aren't Star Wars fans but they loved The Mandalorian. The haven't even watched the Fett series and probably don't know anything about Din's reappearance. To me, that's a failure in marketing.

 

I've seen people upset that Bane is dead, but I'm personally elated that he made it this far. His canon is blown wide open now- he can be in anything between his introduction in The Clone Wars (and earlier than that, really) and his death in 9ABY. That means that his entire story during the Galactic Civil War is untouched as of now. So much more than I ever could've hoped. That means:

- He could show up as a villain in a future Battlefront game, if another studio ever makes one
-He could show up in the Fallen Order sequel, or any other video game during this period
- He could show up in FFG or other board games, like Legion or if another Imperial Assault expansion ever gets made
- He could show up in comics or novels
- He could show up in other shows, like Obi Wan or Andor
- He could certainly continue to be a presence in The Bad Batch
- Really, any media during this time!

The story of Cad Bane doesn't have to be over just because he's dead by 9ABY. Heck, Maul's second live action appearance didn't happen until canon killed him for the second time!

 

Hmmm. Many fans have declared Ahsoka and Luke's appearance in Mando S2 as important. They tell us that Ahsoka is looking for Thrawn. And that Luke is searching for new Jedi pupils. And I've read plenty of people who turn their nose up at anything Star Wars now because the sequel trilogy didn't bring back Luke as we see him in the Mando time line and are missing out.

Were your parents who aren't fans of Star Wars enticed by the marketing for the Mandalorian? Or were they perhaps encouraged by a Star Wars fan to give it a try?

 

Good catch! Boba doesn't seem to realize that the Jawas stole his armor, so you have to wonder if he's a tad resentful toward Vanth because he thinks he stole it from him while he was helpless.

As for getting the armor back...one dude (albeit wearing Mandalorian armor) presiding over a hick town doesn't seem like that much of a deterrent, whereas a locked palace with armed guards kind of does? Makes you wonder if Boba only found out Vanth's name/where the armor was after it was gone?

Who knows...

 

Question: Has area-effect weaponry been discontinued on Tatooine? Why is everyone huddling like Cheerios in milk behind that personnel carrier from Freetown?