Ryan Shoots First: The Book of Boba Fett (S1 Ep4) “The Gathering Storm”
A lot going on this week on the dunes of Tatooine as we were pretty split down the middle in flashback and current time but many will be happy to know it appears we are done in flashbacks. We may still get some in moments to add context but we are essentially caught up as this week.
We saw Boba hook up with Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen, Hong Kong 97) and them develop their relationship as he saved her life she helped him get back on the horse and Boba gave us a glimpse into his motivations. There has been much made of how this Boba doesn’t “feel” like the Boba of old. How anyone can really have a feel for a character who had such little built about him is beyond me. In the absence though many have projected their own wishes onto the faceless badass armor and oh yes they have taken it to some very dark places. Anyway… Boba wishes to go beyond his place, after 5 years trapped in The Sarlacc Pit you tend to reevaluate some things. He feels he’s smarter than half these rich idiots he’s spent his life working for and instead of belly aching has decided to do something about it and throw his helmet in the ring as a crime lord. It was nice to see his purpose isn’t necessarily driven by revenge or retribution but an actual drive to be more and leave an impact and yes… help innocent people.
Beyond those moments we also got some modern stuff as Boba begins to prepare for his war with the Pykes and tries to unite the crime leaders of Tatooine to face a common threat. There were some really great moments in this episode I want to save for those of you who are avoiding spoilers. Boba manages to settle some old scores and regain a significant piece of himself which pays off in a satisfying way. There is also a HUGE tease that I am trying to not get too worked up about. I am probably reading too much into it but it makes perfect sense and would be an awesome moment that wouldn’t be cheap as cameos go. Come check back in my observations to see what you think. Excited for the show to push forward as it seems we are done with flashbacks, Boba is done with the Bacta tank and is ready to go to war!
Heavy is the head that wears the Helmet.
Observations
- I like how Banthas just kinda Vibe along
- One thing we need to know timeline wise is how long was he in the Sarlaac? Mando is 5 years after RoTJ was he in the pit for 5 years??
- Cyber Punk 10BBY
- I love people getting up in arms over this in a universe where Anakin, Luke both have robotic hands and Vader and Grievous exist. Of course teens would do this.
- Boba loves his pets
- That’s a lot of red.
- Good job nailing that droid’s voice
- I wish Boba would have said Hello There
- Hey look it’s Boba Fett’s Firespray Gunship!! Don’t @ me
- Love the shot of Boba just sneaking up behind the speeder bike gang
- Oh he really gonna settle some scores then.
- Shot of the week is the ship through the mouth of the Sarlacc Wow!
- House of Fett sounds awesome.
- Oh man BK has some mad beef with Trandoshans
- Resisting the urge to think that bought muscle could be some clones… Maybe The Bad Batch?? Nope I’m not gonna get my hopes up.
