S01.E07: Chapter Seven - In the Name of Honor

[formerlyfreedom]

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Boba Fett and Fennec Shand face an escalating conflict.

Season finale drops Wednesday, February 9, 2022.

[revbfc]

I have felt a great disturbance in the Force…as if millions of viewers were underwhelmed at the same time.

[magdalene]

The episode was a mess but it was still the best directed RR episode of the season. Considering how poor I thought his other episodes were that is faint praise from me.

While I thought Luke  just sending off Grogu like that to Din was kind of la-di-da - it gave me what I wanted them back together. Grogu of course was the best part of this finale for me.  I think I need to stop worrying that Din's violent life style is bad for the kid. Grogu isn't fazed one bit by the violence.  He takes to it like a fish to water. He loves mayhem.  He loves speed.

And after I had been going they killed Cobb Vanth, dammit! it was a happy surprise to see him alive and healing in the bakta tank in the end credit scene.

[paigow]

Surprised that Cad was hanging around... thought Mando would be chasing him for Season 3....

Vanth is getting upgrades... The New Republic chain of command is pretty weak if a Marshal "dies" and no help arrives... 

Mando never bought a new rifle all this time? He wears all those disintegrator rounds but has no way to fire them..

[arc]

Boba's dialogue is terrible shit. Did Favreau write this? Did Rodriguez rewrite it? Actually, Fennec's lengthy exposition dialogue is clunky as hell too.

Why has Boba Fett's group not secured air control of Mos Espa? The Pykes aren't here in force yet and meanwhile team Boba has the Firespray ship, Mando's new ride, and (for now) the X-wing Grogu borrowed.

The Pykes are still flying their troops in on commercial flights???????? Really??? What about using the ships they presumably use to smuggle spice? Or do they ship that on commercial flights too?

Why station Krrsantan, who has a Wookiee's grudge against Trandoshans, in Trandoshan territory?

The Mods not only got ambushed, but ambushed by people who stashed guns in the area beforehand??? Boba's gang sucks on every level. Meanwhile the Gamorreans managed to station themselves right by a cliff edge. The tactical thinking here is worthy of their boss.

Feels kinda classist/racist that everyone calls the two Gamorreans by their race. They don't have names?

Why did the gang attacking the mods have guns but the gang attacking Krrsantan only have melee weapons? Same quibble for the gang attacking the Gamorreans. 

Wow, did Fennec really take off on a speeder bike when team Boba has two spacecraft that could have bombed the Pyke HQ from the air??? One of which was just shown a couple episodes to be the fastest thing around?

- "we can't retreat, we're pinned down!"
- "stay put!"

... yeah, that's kinda exactly what she already said was their only option. 

Did the Pyke soldiers really not bring in any heavy guns? I know the mayor said no explosives but it's not like the Pykes feel beholden to listen to him anyways. Moff Gideon didn't fool around with just small arms when he had to besiege a couple of dummies in a bar. ... oh, droid walker tanks. Maybe the Pykes should have led with that. (also, how did they get them on world? Boba's intel operations absolutely blow.)

The Rancor-vs-Skorpenek fights were dope but still, either of the gunship or hover-capable fighter ship probably could have done a better job.

Awwwwww, the majordomo (David Pasquesi) meeting Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) is a lil Second City reunion in Star Wars!

It is wack that Boba Fett got thrown off the rancor when just a few minutes ago we saw Mando getting thrown off that rickshaw and Mando managed to activate his jetpack for a soft landing. And it feels a little unearned that his gaffi stick martial arts won the day when it was clear Cad Bane was faster on the draw than him multiple times just a minute earlier.

The King Kong homage was shameless. But fun.

1 hour ago, paigow said:

Vanth is getting upgrades...

I cannot overstate how little the "Mods" gained any advantage from their cyborg implants. Aside from maybe the guy with the cyborg eye.

[paigow]

5 minutes ago, arc said:

Did the Pyke soldiers really...

learn how to shoot at Stormtrooper Academy?

[AnimeMania]

I felt sorry for the Green Porky Pigs, they deserved a better leader. Boba Fett should have hid the Rancor in the burned out building and the FireSpray on the roof. That was a lot of mindless violence. Cad Bane is not dead since that light was still blinking. The Tuskan Raiders should have been involved to get a little revenge as well, they had just as much to lose.

Cad Bane is not nearly as tough without his guns.

They should make the Administrative Twi'lek the new Mayor.

Luke should have given Grogu, Yoda's lightsaber.

[Sakura12]

37 minutes ago, AnimeMania said:

Luke should have given Grogu, Yoda's lightsabe

The choice was between the armor or the lightsaber. Luke's probably mad he lost his only student. Plus he's got the darksaber to be another Mandalorian force user. 

I loved the reunion between Mando and Grogu. Grogu was probably like sitting and meditating all day is boring I want fast paced adventures with dad.

Robert Rodriguez doesn't seem very good at building action. It's very boring and I was barely paying attention to it. Even Boba riding the Rancor felt ehh okay. 

I did like Boba killing Cad Bane with the Tuskens stick thing. I was okay with Fennec's part since she is an assassin so stealth killings is her mo. 

So Vanth is getting upgraded like Fennec. 

Also having Boba be like this life isn't for us. Really? After all that? What the eff was the point of this show then?

This was a bad Boba Fett show but a great start to the Mandalorian season 3.

[Msample]

Wish they’d let the Gomorrans live ( vs get pushed off a cliff - really??) and whacked the stupid mod Vespa gang. I cringe every time I see them.

[revbfc]

Here’s the question I asked myself after watching the finale:

”Would you have enjoyed this if it were a Dark Horse comic book?”

No, I wouldn’t have.  If I had seen this story as a comic book, I would have felt ripped off, and that feeling’s even worse when I factor in that I spend money every month for a Disney+ subscription, and this is what I got back.

Get your shit together, Disney!

[Eliza422]

2 hours ago, arc said:

...

I cannot overstate how little the "Mods" gained any advantage from their cyborg implants. Aside from maybe the guy with the cyborg eye.

I was thinking the same thing. All those cool cyborg things and all they can do is ride their stupid bikes and wave around little pea shooters. What a waste of money.

[FnkyChkn34]

The fight scenes were average, at best. 

The Grogu scenes were *chef's kiss*!

And let's face it, that's the only reason why 75% of us watched this show until the end. 😉

[FierceCritter]

I'm pretty much on the same page as everyone else who has posted thus far.

 

5 hours ago, magdalene said:

I think I need to stop worrying that Din's violent life style is bad for the kid. Grogu isn't fazed one bit by the violence.  He takes to it like a fish to water. He loves mayhem.  He loves speed.

I 💚 this so hard.
 

3 hours ago, arc said:

Fennec's lengthy exposition dialogue is clunky as hell too.

I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks this. I've been cringing at moments like this episode and the Boba Board meeting in episode 6. It made Ming-Na Wen sound like a really bad line-reader, which we know is not the reality of the matter.

 

3 hours ago, arc said:

team Boba has the Firespray ship, Mando's new ride, and (for now) the X-wing Grogu borrowed.

Pretty sure R2 would have jetted it right back to Luke.

 

2 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

The Tuskan Raiders should have been involved to get a little revenge as well, they had just as much to lose.

I had expected that the (probably still alive) female would have rallied other Tusken tribes. Such a stupidly missed opportunity. 

 

2 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

Luke should have given Grogu, Yoda's lightsaber.

I disagree in that he would need to be trained by either a Jedi or at minimum someone Force-sensitive and trained in using them. I feel differently about Mando with the Dark Saber, but for reasons I'm too lazy to get into.

 

2 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

Cad Bane is not nearly as tough without his guns.

First impulse was to be pouty about the fact that in Clone Wars, he had a lot more tricks up his sleeve that he could have fallen back on here. But the fact that he's already 2 years past the life expectancy of a Duros and essentially geriatric made me on second thought think it would have been kinda ridiculous for him to be jet-booting around.

 

2 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

Cad Bane is not dead since that light was still blinking.

Here's hoping.

I'm of a mood that Cad Bane was killed off on a show that has been overwhelmingly mediocre. If Fett had been more badass throughout, I'd probably be ok with it. As it is, kinda hoping he's not really most sincerely dead.

[Sakura12]

I wonder how quick Grogu decided, yeah I'm going back to Dad. Lol I hope he gets a Mando helmet to match is armor. 

I guess that's why they had him meet Ahsoka first to show him that he doesn't have to be a Jedi.

 

[revbfc]

5 minutes ago, Sakura12 said:

I wonder how quick Grogu decided, yeah I'm going back to Dad. Lol I hope he gets a Mando helmet to match is armor. 

 

I’d be cool with a one-hour extra of Grogu sitting in front of Luke trying to decide.

No, actually scratch that.  It would just make me mad, because I’d think the showrunners were trolling us.

 

[FierceCritter]

10 minutes ago, revbfc said:

I’d be cool with a one-hour extra of Grogu sitting in front of Luke trying to decide.

This.

[FnkyChkn34]

29 minutes ago, Sakura12 said:

I guess that's why they had him meet Ahsoka first to show him that he doesn't have to be a Jedi.

 

We don't know how old Mando is or how long he'll live, but Grogu has plenty of time to be a Jedi in his long life.  I think Grogu realized that he can do both. 

[AnimeMania]

25 minutes ago, FierceCritter said:

2 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

Luke should have given Grogu, Yoda's lightsaber.

I disagree in that he would need to be trained by either a Jedi or at minimum someone Force-sensitive and trained in using them. I feel differently about Mando with the Dark Saber, but for reasons I'm too lazy to get into.

Grogu had 49 years more Jedi training than Luke had, he's forgotten more than Luke will ever know. I figured Luke unlocking Grogu's memories should be more than enough to prepare Grogu for all aspects of Jedi life. Grogu is a natural born Jedi.

[NeenerNeener]

Mando would have been a great wide receiver.

I wonder how much the CGI cost for this episode.

Who is that hanging around the bacta tank? He'd better not be trying to kill Space Raylan.

Edited February 9, 2022 by NeenerNeener

[magdalene]

Luke obviously realized very quickly that Grogu doesn't have the temperament to be the kind Jedi he wanted him to be. Grogu's stay at Jedi camp was very good for him though. He remembered a lot of his prior training and gained some much needed confidence. The way he gentled the Raincor and put it to sleep was amazing.

[Msample]

One funny call out was that Peli Motto was armed with a Jawa blaster, probably from the Jawa she had been banging. 

[FierceCritter]

7 minutes ago, Msample said:

One funny call out was that Peli Motto was armed with a Jawa blaster, probably from the Jawa she had been banging. 

Something I never in my SW-loving life ever anticipated hearing.

[Msample]

1 hour ago, NeenerNeener said:

 

Who is that hanging around the bacta tank? He'd better not be trying to kill Space Raylan.

He was the mod doctor who fixed up Fennec after Boba brought her back from the desert. Hopefully he gives Raylan better mods than the useless ones the Vespa dorks got. 

[dwmarch]

Silly of the townsfolk to run in a straight line when they were running away from those big droids. Those things were horror movie fast (somehow always one step behind the heroes despite the heroes being on speeder bikes, jetpacks, etc) but their guns only point in one direction. 

5 hours ago, arc said:

Feels kinda classist/racist that everyone calls the two Gamorreans by their race. They don't have names?

One is named Mufasa and the other is named Cliff.

(Too soon?)

I don't know why the townsfolk are so happy with Boba at the end. Sure, he stimulated the economy but it was by wrecking the whole town with his rampaging rancor. Those help wanted signs all over town? They're replacements for the people the spice cartel gunned down in cold blood. No wonder he turns to Fennec at the end and says "we should leave..."

[Msample]

I was half expecting Jennifer Beals to emerge from the wreckage of the casino but oh well. 

 

And the parting scene in the city suggests that Boba might not be around Mos Espa much longer, he looks like he's handing over the keys to the mod dork gang. PLEASE let that be the last we see of them, their stupid Vespas, and their useless weaponry .  The look on Temuera Morrison's face in that scene was like "what the fuck did we just do?" along with " I should feed everyone who wrote for this show to the rancor". 

[thuganomics85]

Well, that was a finale I guess.

RIP, Gammoreans!  Loyal since the beginning, only to literally get dropped off a cliff without any fan fare and no acknowledgment whatsoever from your boss.  It really sucks being a henchman in the Star Wars universe!

Despite the longer than average running time, there really isn't too much to say here.  We have the big showdown between the "hero" and his allies (including the lead from a much, much better show) against mainly one-note goons and antagonists, and despite a few missteps, close calls, and so forth, the good guys unsurprisingly prevail.  At least this one did have a rancor tearing the streets of Mos Espa like some kind of sci-fi version of King Kong!

Feels like they should have established tensions earlier between the Mods and Freetown folks, in order to make their back and forth stuff and eventual team-up land better.  Of course, it wouldn't be hard to pick a side since I'll always pick the group that follows Timothy Olyphant over a bunch of vespa driving space hipsters!

They also really, really should have brought in Cad Bane earlier if they wanted to make his showdown between him and Boba have any real impact.  Of course, it also would have helped not having Boba be so incompetent for a lot of this.  But it ended in a solid way, I guess.  Bane was the better shot, but Boba had his armor and used his Tusken training to win the day.  But I'm guessing that beeping was to establish Bane isn't dead?

 Did like that Peli and her droids got involved as well!

Best part was easily the reunion between Mando and Grogu!  Of course, Grogu was going to pick his space dad over his well-meaning, but stuck in his ways mentor wannabe.  And, again, Pedro Pascal really conveys so much with his voice work over how much Grogu means to Mando and how he would do anything for him.  This duo is the gift that keeps on giving!

After credit scene helped save things by establishing Cobb is still alive but it looks like he'll be getting a robotic arm.  But I'm still wanting a spin-off with him: complete with more Justified cast members!

Disappointed over the lack of Fennec, but at least she continues to actually be good at what she does.

Certainly not the worst thing to ever come out of the Star Wars universe, but the show felt like it was just aggressively average most of the time and I don't think the franchise really gained anything by this little detour.  It really is telling that the highlights were all the parts that involved Mando and the characters established from that show.  I'm not sure what the goal was here but it just made me want the season three of The Mandalorian to get here fast and while that's not a bad thing, I don't think that was all they wanted from this show.  Hopefully the other spin-offs will fare better.

Edited February 9, 2022 by thuganomics85

[pezgirl7]

I didn’t think this episode was as bad as some of you thought. Although the action scenes did drag on to long, but that wasn’t a surprise based on who the director was. My favorites bits were with Grogu. I loved Peli being the voice of a lot of fans by saying what a horrible name Grogu is. lol And I just knew he would force leap into Mando's arms when they reunited. I hope he doesn’t use the force too much in order to move around. He’s adorable when he waddles.

I was relieved to see Cobb still alive. I’m guessing he’s going to be the one to take over for Boba. 

[Cthulhudrew]

I still don't understand Boba Fett's motives. He wants Jabba's criminal empire, for... reasons? But he doesn't want to engage in criminal enterprises like spice or slave trade (which leaves... smuggling and protection maybe? But his "protection" force is terrible). If he just wanted to go legit and become the sheriff/mayor of Mos Espa, there were better ways to go about it, although it looks like that may be what happened by the end.

Fennec's motives are just as murky. She seems okay with staying with criminal trades, but shrugs it off and just goes along with Fett because she's loyal, I guess.

Waste of a character/casting with Jennifer Beales, sadly.

How does Krrsantan just shrug off half a dozen blaster shots? Super-dense flesh? Wookie dermal/beskar implants?

All in all, a pretty sad waste of an excuse to get a couple extra episodes of Mandalorian in. Should have just given us a full season of Mando.

[Chris24601]

I liked the juxtaposition near the end of Boba doing his vengeance showdown with Cad with Mando trying to save the town from the rampaging Rancor that Boba lost control of (and Grogu putting it to sleep then taking a nap by it’s massive head).
 

One was busy killing for personal reasons while the other was trying to save virtual strangers in the city from a rampaging beast… and the one trying to save the city WASN’T the guy who wants to be in charge of it.

Almost feels like you could could just start with episode 5 and pretend it’s a mini-season of The Mandalorian and wouldn’t even miss much context from the series as a whole… which, honestly, is how I’ll be rewatching it (i.e. Mandalorian season 2.5 after binging 1 and 2).

 

[angora]

25 minutes ago, Cthulhudrew said:

I still don't understand Boba Fett's motives. He wants Jabba's criminal empire, for... reasons? But he doesn't want to engage in criminal enterprises like spice or slave trade (which leaves... smuggling and protection maybe? But his "protection" force is terrible). If he just wanted to go legit and become the sheriff/mayor of Mos Espa, there were better ways to go about it, although it looks like that may be what happened by the end.

I know--Cad Bane was taunting Boba saying something like, "So you tried to go straight," and I'm like, "Well, KINDA, but he also took over a criminal empire, sooooo...?" The show doesn't really seem to understand Boba's motives either.

@thuganomics85, "aggressively average" is my exact reaction to the non-Mando/non-Grogu parts. Not outright BAD, but just coasting. There were moments during these last couple of episodes where I thought, "Okay, does this show exist purely to get Grogu back with his space daddy before season 3 of The Mandalorian starts?" I mean, I'm not mad about it--oh god, Mando's reaction to seeing Grogu with Peli, so precious!--but I don't see why we needed a whole separate show to do that.

[dwmarch]

9 hours ago, arc said:

The Pykes are still flying their troops in on commercial flights???????? Really???

The Pyke ships are there but were stripped by Jawas for parts (one of which ended up on Mando's starfighter) and could not take off again. Which is kind of a hilarious stroke of luck for Boba.

[Kirbyrun]

Weird to see Cad Bane taunting Boba with "I know you're still a killer!" as if Boba hadn't just mowed down a dozen or more Pykes. I guess no-name NPCs don't count?

I see now how the show was approved -- a lot of hand-waving, a lot of "new look at a classic character!," all topped off with "...and then, at the end, Boba Fett kicks ass, riding a Rancor!"

Which, yes, was cool. But in service of...what? Who cares?

[pezgirl7]

1 hour ago, Cthulhudrew said:

Waste of a character/casting with Jennifer Beales, sadly.

Oh, I totally forgot about her! I was hoping she had somehow survived the blast. I remember Jennifer doing an interview, and it made it seem like her role was going to be bigger. I thought she said her character had a past with Boba, but that wasn't the case. I was expecting them to be possible lovers or at least have more of a connection. 

Although I didn't hate this season, it definitely could have been written and thought out better. I think I actually would have preferred a show about a younger Boba, during his pre-A New Hope bounty hunting days. It would have required getting a different actor, but I think it would have been a lot more exciting. 

[Fool to cry]

Whew! Well I'm spent.

I liked it but I knew because it didn't have a truly "Oh my god" moment that would unite the fanbase there was going to be disappointment online.

Din being happy Grogu was wearing the shirt was my favorite moment.

Boba and the show need to be funnier if Disney wants to keep general enthusiasm up. The potential is there but I sense fear of upsetting fans. If we can't laugh at Boba on occasion then the times he is cool and badass are hollow.

[tennisgurl]

"That's a terrible name. Sorry about that, pal. There's no way I'm calling you that." Peli speaks for all of us! I have come around on Grogu, but I remember the response of most fans being along the lines of "...really?" when we found out his real name. It made me laugh quite a lot.

This episode, like most of the show that didn't involved Mando and company, was pretty decent but ultimately underwhelming. The big fight was pretty cool, but I felt like they had a lot of things that seemed like they should have been set up more, like the tension between the townsfolk and the Tron hipsters. The best parts of the fight involved Grogu and Din, which sounds about right. This has been a fun but forgettable Boba series, but a really fun start to The Mandalorian season three. Every time Din, Grogu, or their supporting cast showed up, the show got a million times better. I have never been a Boba fan, I have never really understood the hype and there are way more interesting Star Wars characters to make a show about, and this show really didn't do much to change my mind. The stuff with the Tuskan Raiders was Boba at his most interesting, and that was over in a few episodes. Also not enough Fennec in this one, but I will never be unhappy about seeing her stealthily kill bad guys. Chekov's Rancor climbing up buildings King Kong style was pretty cool as well. 

While Grogu might have left behind Luke's Jedi school, it does look like he has picked up some new force skills, now being better able to use the force, even getting the rampaging Rancor to go to sleep. Luke is probably sad to lose his first pupil, but I think he would understand that a life of quiet meditation isn't what's best for Grogu. Look at his little face when he's in the thick of the action, he just wants to have fun adventures with his dad. Their reunion was a highlight of not only the episode but of the whole series. The cuteness is strong in this one, how could they not find each other again? They’re the best and most adorable father son duo in the whole galaxy. 

Edited February 9, 2022 by tennisgurl

[NeenerNeener]

3 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

After credit scene helped save things by establishing Cobb is still alive but it looks like he'll be getting a robotic arm.  But I'm still wanting a spin-off with him: complete with more Justified cast members!

I wonder what Walton Goggins is up to since CBS killed his sitcom....

Edited February 9, 2022 by NeenerNeener

[arc]

54 minutes ago, dwmarch said:

The Pyke ships are there but were stripped by Jawas for parts (one of which ended up on Mando's starfighter) and could not take off again. Which is kind of a hilarious stroke of luck for Boba.

It is 100% unrelated to anything Boba set in motion as crime lord. The Jawas stole parts because they always do, and they stole one part for Mando at Mando’s request. And Mando was only there because he was buying a ship from Peli Motto, whose ship repair business long predated Boba’s ascension to self-proclaimed daimyo.

As they say, “it’s better to be lucky than good”. But maybe not in terms of making watchable stories.

[Morrigan2575]

I loved it. This was a fun finale. Boba road the Rancor, Twin Mando Battle...with Jet Packs!  Grogu showed up and Boba took out Cad Bane...maybe. Not really sure who was using the Bacta Tank at the end. Krrsantan survived, I was worried about him. I felt bad for the 2 Gungan guards

I had fun, I'll be back for S2 and I can't wait for Obi-Wan and Ahsoka...and one day, hopefully soon I'll get Sam Witwer in a Feloni show.

BTW I swear Rancors and Droid with shields are the biggest bitches to kill in games...even with Force Powers and a Lightsaber.

Just saw there was a post credit scene so I went and watched. Nice confirmation that Cobb is alive, guess that confirmation Bame is dead...sad he was a great villain.

Edited February 9, 2022 by Morrigan2575

[arc]

After going out of their way to confirm the hints they’d laid in earlier that the Pykes actually killed the Tusken tribe, and the biker gang, Boba never got to truly avenge them. Fennec killed the Pyke boss. His gunning down the bikers last episode is a hollow victory in retrospect.

And for all the hints, intentional or not, that Fennec is way more competent than Boba at crime, even in her willingness to keep the drug trade going*, and then she didn’t betray him to the Pykes when she was out on her own mission. Not that I particularly wanted her to, but it would have felt more appropriate for her character. As it is, she’s just following a dummy who’ll get her killed one day, the very thing Boba Fett said he was tired of.

* Boba is supposed to be a crime lord, not a DARE mascot. He could have just turned over the remains of Bib Fortuna’s criminal empire to the mayor if he just wanted to go straight.

[Sakura12]

Cad is dead now but he can still show up in Obi Wans show since it takes place before this. 

I'm not sure what Boba's motivation was to take over Tattooine. If he didn't want to do crime, why did he want to become. Crime lord? Same with the mod rangers, why did they not mod any weapons, did they just want to cosplay as droids? They didn't even mod any weapons on their slow vespas. All they had was peashooters. 

Grogu likes fast paced adventures, the life of a Jedi is not for him. 

[paigow]

2 hours ago, Sakura12 said:

I'm not sure what Boba's motivation was to take over Tattooine. 

He probably really hated Bib and wanted to retire from bounty hunting...

4 hours ago, Fool to cry said:

Din being happy Grogu was wearing the shirt was my favorite moment.

It would have been better if Grogu got shot... then Din discovers the shirt

Edited February 10, 2022 by paigow

[FishyJoe]

Why couldn't they have used their ships to fight? Boba's ship was used to kill people earlier, why not now? Or why show R2 and the X-Wing if they weren't going to use it? I assume Mando's ship had weapons also.

Edited February 10, 2022 by FishyJoe

[paigow]

2 hours ago, NeenerNeener said:

I wonder what Walton Goggins is up to since CBS killed his sitcom....

Maybe more Deadwood people can show up as well... 

[callmebetty]

See Luke if you wanted Baby to jump then you needed to give him motivation.  Seeing Dad was all he needed to leap.

This show had so much potential.  I wish we could have Krysstann(I know I didn't spell that right) or is it Santo? I think Boba was calling him that. Anyway wish he could be in Mandalorian.

I really hope Cad Bane isn't really dead or he at least shows up in other shows. I feel let down that  we got this amazing live action and he's dead so soon.

Mando and Baby's reunion was everything.  I teared up. They really are stronger together. And I really want to know how many times Mando had hit hyperdrive for his little speed junkie? That tapping on the window killed me.

So glad Vanth is going to be ok and am very interested where they are going with his character. 

Poor Rancor,  I'm glad Baby got him to sleep and then snuggled up for his own nap. 

[Lazlo]

So Garsa Fwip was definitely killed then. What a unbelievable waste of Jennifer Beals and a potentially very interesting character. From the interviews I've read it sounds like Beals put a lot more thought into her character's motivations and backstory than the show did.

Actually that gets to one of my major problems with this series. Time and again we hear Boba talk about how Mos Espa is his city and how he can't leave it and so on, but the show did absolutely nothing to establish any of the Mos Espa citizens besides the mod gang (street punks he hired as muscle), Garsa (dead after Boba completely failed to protect her), the mayor's majordomo (cowardly comic relief) and the mayor and other local leaders (who all conspired with the Pykes.)

In other words, with the exception of one surviving Twi'lek and a half dozen cyborg ruffians Boba had no relationship with any of the Mos Espans that wasn't cut off by their death (Garsa) or them betraying him. All of his other allies were from offworld or other parts of Tatooine and even then the people of Freetown and Peli were brought in by Din Djarin, not because of any connection to Boba.

It's just such a bizarre way to tell a story. I still don't know why Boba wants to be Daimyo and I don't know why the (surviving) people of Mos Espa want him.

[Boadicea]

11 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

Grogu had 49 years more Jedi training than Luke had, he's forgotten more than Luke will ever know. I figured Luke unlocking Grogu's memories should be more than enough to prepare Grogu for all aspects of Jedi life. Grogu is a natural born Jedi.

ITA. I watched one reaction to this episode and watched the reactor, watching Grogu put the Rancor to sleep, said admiringly “Luke taught him well,” and I’m all, “are we talking about the same Luke?”  Because I recall watching what happened when Luke got dropped into a Rancor pit and proceeded to run around in a total panic, completely forgetting that he had ever encountered anything like the Force, Jedis, or anyone who just might have told him that the Force could have a strong affect on a weak mind, and ended up killing the poor beastie by hitting a door button and closing a door on it. And since only five years have passed since the events of then and the events of this episode, with no additional training for Luke, ain’t no way I believe he thought Grogu to do this.

And since only five in-universe years have passed since the events of then and the events of this episode, with no additional training for Luke, ain’t no way I believe he thought Grogu to do this.

(Not to mention that the baby was as calm as a cucumber when facing a Rancor while Luke was doing a great imitation of Chicken Little. It makes me wonder a little if this is one way of confirming that they are sticking with the path to the sequels and with Luke’s failure as a Jedi teacher.)

[HelloooKitty]

That was Cobb in the Bacta tank? I was trying to figure out how Draco Malfoy suddenly became part of the narrative. 
 

(no lie, I watched it 3 times before I thought I <guess> it’s Cobb? )

[Linderhill]

3 hours ago, callmebetty said:

I really hope Cad Bane isn't really dead or he at least shows up in other shows. I feel let down that  we got this amazing live action and he's dead so soon.

not me, I have no attachment to that guy.  In my mind he needs to be dead for shooting Cobb Vanth. And for just being a dick.

3 hours ago, callmebetty said:

So glad Vanth is going to be ok and am very interested where they are going with his character. 

Me too, I thought for sure he survived the shooting until the one guy said Bane shot him in cold blood than had my doubts.  When they showed the bacta tank and the cyborg mod guy I was thrilled it was Vanth.  I'm looking forward to seeing how he will fit into Mando 3.

[Zuleikha]

At some point this episode, it occurred to me that the Mod Squad probably started as a joke in the Writer's Room based on the idea of a pun from Mod (the 60s style) and Mod (modding as cyborgs). But then they utterly failed to translate it to something interesting or believable on screen. 

The series could have been much better by writing Boba Fett as competent, and I don't know why the writers made the choices they did. But on the other hand, they provided wonderful fanservice and really can I ask for much more than Boba Fett riding a rancor, Grogu putting the rancor to sleep, live action Cad Bane, and Fennec single-handedly eliminating all the leaders?

Edited February 10, 2022 by Zuleikha

[tkc]

Fantastic fun, and the end credits!

"FETT Fett fett (fett) -- FETT Fett fett (fett) -- Bo ba FETT Fett fett (fett) -- FETT bo ba bo ba bo ba!"

I literally LOL'ed!