I'm enjoying Book of Boba so far. Star Wars fans have been starved for content for way too long, especially after having suffered through the completely unorganized ****show that was the sequel trilogy.
It feels to me like Robert Rodriguez/Favreau/Filoni know exactly what kind of Boba the fans want to see (Mandalorian Season 2), and right now they're just using the bacta tank flashbacks to fill in the gaps from RTJ to mando, while introducing new characters, etc. I think they're almost trolling on purpose right now by having Boba getting beat up and having to rely on others, so that in the last three episodes of the season we get OG badass Boba who may even introduce us to the new big bad.. Thrawn. I can't help but wonder if that's where this whole thing is heading, subverting our expectations by showing so much Tattoine and this crime lord arc, and then in the end Boba see's the empire is back and has to decide to either join, or party up with the rest of the Rebellion/New Republic
I'll wait until the end of the season to really decide how I feel about the show but I have to agree with the others who say it's started a bit slow.. lets just hope that the payoff is huge in episodes 5,6,7 like I think it will be!
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