![]() So what does Boba Fett do if he’s not a bounty hunter anymore? That question could have been the thesis for an entire season. He couldn’t be a lone gunslinger traveling the galaxy and having adventures. But it didn’t leave much for them to work with as far as a Boba Fett TV show is concerned. The Mandalorian is the best Star Wars content to come along in years. And obviously, that repackaging paid off. They took the basic concept of the character, costume and all, and repackaged it into The Mandalorian. SYNOPSIS: Years after escaping certain death, Boba Fett takes over Jabba the Hutt’s criminal empire.ĭisney kind of screwed Boba Fett over. I mean, think about it. STARRING: Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, David Pasquesi (I’m trying to get my parents to watch it to this day.)Īll in all? It was a home run for everybody involved.Į mail Rob at or check us out on Twitter.ĮPISODE: S1:E1. It’s compelling, intriguing, gorgeous to look at, and perhaps most importantly, very accessible to those not well-versed in Star Wars. The Mandalorian season one isn’t just great Star Wars television. And thankfully for the fans, that standard wound up being pretty high. But beyond that, it set the standard for all live action Star Wars TV projects to come. The first episode premiered with the launch of Disney+, so it was a great added incentive to give the service a try. And those who didn’t know would come to know as the series progressed.ĭisney bet a lot on this first season of The Mandalorian. Star Wars geeks knew what it was, obviously. The revelation of Moff Gideon with the Darksaber at the end was a fun little moment. Mando literally lands from taking down the TIE fighter, and everyone announces what they’re going to do going forward. The one thing I didn’t like about this episode was how rushed everything was after said climax. Suitably suspenseful, as you’d expect a man in a jetpack trying to take down a plane to be. Mando taking on Moff Gideon in the TIE fighter was a cool climax for the season. The bad guys come off threatening and dangerous even in defeat. Kuiil and IG-11 didn’t make it, and Mando was wounded to the point that he wouldn’t have survived if left to his own devices. Something I appreciated about this group mission as opposed to some others we see in Star Wars is that there were consequences and casualties. It feels genuinely sad as he walks through the lava. I’ll say this much: The episode does a great job making us care about the repurposed robot, which we didn’t see again until the previous episode. The big moment in this episode is when IG-11 sacrifices itself to save the rest of the group. But we couldn’t have realistically expected to see either of them…could we? The armorer tasking Mando with reuniting the child with its own kind was a great hook for season two. As the last of the Jedi, the obvious implication was Luke Skywalker. But that’s not a good or a bad thing, per se. ![]() He didn’t necessarily look how his voice suggested he looked. I’d never seen or heard of Pedro Pascal prior to The Mandalorian. So what he looked like was news to me. But when the episode needs him to be, Moff Gideon is a crack shot. It’s funny to me how none of the stormtroopers can hit a target, as this episode makes light of. Question: If his new base function is to nurse and protect, why does he bring the child into a town occupied by Imperial troops? Granted, none of them can shoot… It was pretty bad-ass to see IG-11 riding through that town on a speeder bike, twin guns blazing. The appearance of the super battle droids in the flashback sequence was a nice touch. “The Mandalorian” has more mystique, of course. This episode is the first time we hear the Mandalorian’s given name: Din Djarin. Not the worst name, by Star Wars standards. As was the target practice bit moment later. That scout troopers punching the child in the bag is one of those things that makes you hate the bad guy, but where you also can’t help but laugh a little. Fitting, as this episode is a big one for the repurposed droid. Taika Waititi, who directs this episode, and is also widely known for directing Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, serves as the voice of IG-11. ***New around here? Check out our Star Wars review archive!*** SYNOPSIS: Trapped, the Mandalorian and his allies struggle to keep the child out of Moff Gideon’s hands. STARRING: Pedro Pascal, Giancarlo Esposito, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Taika Waititi (Voice)
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