Did this really need to take four episodes?
. If 20 minutes of it so far has been desert trudging, then at least another 100 minutes has been flashbacks to pointless backstory. Meanwhile, in the handful of scenes in the present, Boba Fett — The Empire Strikes Back Instead of a ruthless killer for hire, he behaves like a benevolent diplomat. Instead of stalking his prey with missiles and flamethrowers, he nuzzles with rancors and banthas like some kind of intergalactic Jack Hanna.
Finally at the end of this week’s flashback — which takes up about 33 minutes of an episode that runs 44 minutes before credits — we get a scene that sheds some light on Boba Fett’s massive change of heart. His near-death experience, coupled with his time with the Tuskens, made Boba decide it was time to give up the bounty hunting game. Rather than work for ruthless, thoughtless criminals, he wants to be the one in charge.
producers to cut some of his dialogue. The result is a talky, plodding series where no one’s behavior makes any sense for hours on end. It’s a relief that the show finally cleared up Boba’s ambitions, but should that really have taken almost four episodes? Understanding what a protagonist wants and why does not feel like an outrageous ask for a television show or movie.Imagine waiting three hours to find out why Luke Skywalker wanted to get off of Tatooine or what Princess Leia was smuggling when she was captured by Darth Vader. That would not have been a very exciting motion picture.
. If it does, that won’t change the fact that the first half has been a tedious slog to rival any of the ones Boba Fett made through the Tatooine desert. This whole situation is even more baffling because Lucasfilm has already proven they can do an outstanding show about a soft-spoken bounty hunter with clear motivations and a mysterious past. It’s calleddoes.
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