Spice has precedence all the way back to the OT, in that Han Solo’s gig prior to hooking up with Luke and co. was smuggling spice for Jabba. and while it’s never explicitly stated, the implication is that the cargo he dumped when he got pulled over by the Empire, which left Jabba is pissed off at him enough to send…

I totally agree. Maybe I should have amended my comment from “a good story” to “a story.” Taking the anti-colonialist angle could have made for a coherent narrative and some motivation for the main character, but you’re right that they still most likely wouldn’t have done it well.

I’m not saying it’s good; I’m saying it’s there.

I was giggling and guffawing like a 12 year old throughout the last 30 minutes. Gosh, why couldnt have this show been better?

I do want to see more of Fennec now, she did all the badass stuff we expected Boba to do.

Things I liked about this show:

Poor Boba. A second stringer on his own show. He’s always had the raw deal. All hyped up in between Star Wars and Empire, and then maybe 5 minutes of screen time. Turned into a slapstick character in Return. Poor Boba.

We learned that wookies are mostly immune to blasters. Getting shot multiple times kind of hurts them a little, but that’s it.

My takeaway from this show was that the badass “no disintegrations” bounty hunter character from my 1970's/early 80's childhood movie going & Kenner toys is in fact a massive pussy.

I feel that the whole shebang would have benefited from just telling a linear story! The way the first coupla eps were structured really undercut any dramatic momentum. I’m still scratching my head about that choice, especially from a group of seasoned storytellers.

I think it bears remembering that, for all of Boba Fett’s new, cuddly attitude about wanting to rule with respect, not wanting to be just another greedy crimelord and eventually becoming more of a protector figure than a ganster, his journey did start out with him literally murdering Bib Fortuna in cold blood for no…

So Boba is just the sheriff of Tatooine now? I guess technically, he’s running a protection racket since people pay him tribute for his protection. But people actually need his protection and they’re happy to have it so that really just makes it an unofficial security company.

Show has the writing of a bad Saturday morning cartoon. Nothing means anything. Going from plot point a to b c no matter what happens in between. ps Robert Rodriguez is just the director he takes the script he was given and puts in on screen

This show definitely became an unintentional comedy for me...maybe the most fun I’ve had with one since I quit watching The Walking Dead in its middle seasons.

It’s amazing how a show that is obviously so expensive, can also feel so chintzy at the same time.

Another thing: don’t have the bad guy ask the hero “what’s your angle” when you’ve done such a bad job in plotting that the audience really would like to know the answer to that question as well.

This series was watchable in the “I don’t know what’s going to happen next” way... but not in the good kind of “I don’t know what’s going to happen next” way. Like in a, “I genuinely have no idea what is going on” way. The only sustained coherency was in the two Mandalorian episodes. Otherwise, we got a main character…

I look forward to the next spin-off, “R2-D2: Space Uber”. 

So many people who skipped this series are going to be confused by all the major developments for Mando and Grogu that occurred on another show

I’m still giggling about that comment comparing the lead to Toshiro Mifune. Uh huh.