The Book of Boba Fett surpasses the development of character arcs and providing depth to previous canon, in such a way that it removes a lot of the mystery.
The silent bounty hunter who never removes his helmet is no more. In this series it seems he's always up for a chat and eager to get fresh air when possible. It's not the character everyone loved, which since his inception was never a normal character, no one wanted this development. You do grow to enjoy the new character though, he's still serious enough to be the epitome of cool, just not the bounty hunter we know and love. It was always going to be a difficult transition moving from the villain to the hero.
It is the use of other characters, though, which lets the series down. Tusken Raiders feature heavily early on, and whilst The Mandalorian passes them by to keep them relevant, the addition of Fett being nice to child-Raiders goes too far, becomes too Disney, and a little reminiscent of the infamous Star Wars Christmas special.
Fett's youthful and mechanically-enhanced soldiers are hit and miss, but mostly miss. The fact that the "Mods" (as in 'modified') ride around on colourful space scooters is a cringeworthy pun forced in and ill-fitting of the setting. They're not going to be anyone's favourite characters, that's for sure, cliché and stuck with unnecessary spins to supplement their action. They had the opportunity to add better characters, the fact that Danny Trejo comes and goes in the matter of two scenes is surely a waste.
The fact that halfway through the series Boba Fett is basically dropped from screen-time says a lot. There is reliance on the series it spun off from, The Mandalorian, integrating multiple of the previous characters to keep those arcs moving, before they essentially take centre-stage for the finale. It may also just be setting up Ahsoka Tano's series, but this series wasn't supposed to be about any jedi, full episodes pass without even a reference to Boba Fett.
The integration of characters/species formerly only in the cartoons is impressive though, and whilst the pirates look a little more Worzel Gummidge than Star Wars, it's cool to see all the forms of media interlinking. Bringing Cad Bane back into the Western-inspired series works well too, once you've gotten over his face's transition into live action.
The stitching of prequel/original trilogies is good, providing a more holistic feel, but he does spend a very long time in that Bacta tank for the first few episodes. Some throwbacks to the original series are hugely appreciated overall though, the Rancor in particular.
Morrison has kept in great shape for his age, but he is given no favours by the costuming department. Certainly, and understandably, a little more heavy-set than himself in Attack of the Clones and his predecessor Bulloch in the original trilogy, it's noticeable but passable in The Mandalorian. However, the decision to have the majority of Fett's arc between the films and series with him dressed in a mucky onesie is ridiculous - it emphasises what in fairness is only a slight paunch. Everyone ages, but it loses something when associated with this character.
The one thing we wanted to know more from the episodes filling in the gaps was his escape from the Sarlacc pit, but this is skimmed over as quickly as possible - he just gets out. There is no reason given whatsoever other than him having a flamethrower, it's disappointing.
Some of the CGI short clips are below par, which again didn't seem to be an issue in The Mandalorian, but from the most part everything looks to be at a high standard (apart from the Mods on the scooters, but again, that's purely down to it being a stupid addition).
The series even ends on a Medieval lute song, to cap off a series seriously off the mark. It's far below the standard of The Mandalorian, and although it's great to have Boba Fett back, the potential for this plot is hampered by poor, DIsney-esqe decisions.
The silent bounty hunter who never removes his helmet is no more. In this series it seems he's always up for a chat and eager to get fresh air when possible. It's not the character everyone loved, which since his inception was never a normal character, no one wanted this development. You do grow to enjoy the new character though, he's still serious enough to be the epitome of cool, just not the bounty hunter we know and love. It was always going to be a difficult transition moving from the villain to the hero.
It is the use of other characters, though, which lets the series down. Tusken Raiders feature heavily early on, and whilst The Mandalorian passes them by to keep them relevant, the addition of Fett being nice to child-Raiders goes too far, becomes too Disney, and a little reminiscent of the infamous Star Wars Christmas special.
Fett's youthful and mechanically-enhanced soldiers are hit and miss, but mostly miss. The fact that the "Mods" (as in 'modified') ride around on colourful space scooters is a cringeworthy pun forced in and ill-fitting of the setting. They're not going to be anyone's favourite characters, that's for sure, cliché and stuck with unnecessary spins to supplement their action. They had the opportunity to add better characters, the fact that Danny Trejo comes and goes in the matter of two scenes is surely a waste.
The fact that halfway through the series Boba Fett is basically dropped from screen-time says a lot. There is reliance on the series it spun off from, The Mandalorian, integrating multiple of the previous characters to keep those arcs moving, before they essentially take centre-stage for the finale. It may also just be setting up Ahsoka Tano's series, but this series wasn't supposed to be about any jedi, full episodes pass without even a reference to Boba Fett.
The integration of characters/species formerly only in the cartoons is impressive though, and whilst the pirates look a little more Worzel Gummidge than Star Wars, it's cool to see all the forms of media interlinking. Bringing Cad Bane back into the Western-inspired series works well too, once you've gotten over his face's transition into live action.
The stitching of prequel/original trilogies is good, providing a more holistic feel, but he does spend a very long time in that Bacta tank for the first few episodes. Some throwbacks to the original series are hugely appreciated overall though, the Rancor in particular.
Morrison has kept in great shape for his age, but he is given no favours by the costuming department. Certainly, and understandably, a little more heavy-set than himself in Attack of the Clones and his predecessor Bulloch in the original trilogy, it's noticeable but passable in The Mandalorian. However, the decision to have the majority of Fett's arc between the films and series with him dressed in a mucky onesie is ridiculous - it emphasises what in fairness is only a slight paunch. Everyone ages, but it loses something when associated with this character.
The one thing we wanted to know more from the episodes filling in the gaps was his escape from the Sarlacc pit, but this is skimmed over as quickly as possible - he just gets out. There is no reason given whatsoever other than him having a flamethrower, it's disappointing.
Some of the CGI short clips are below par, which again didn't seem to be an issue in The Mandalorian, but from the most part everything looks to be at a high standard (apart from the Mods on the scooters, but again, that's purely down to it being a stupid addition).
The series even ends on a Medieval lute song, to cap off a series seriously off the mark. It's far below the standard of The Mandalorian, and although it's great to have Boba Fett back, the potential for this plot is hampered by poor, DIsney-esqe decisions.