I never really understood why so many Star Wars fans put so much stock in the character of Boba Fett, who was literally 'thrown away' in "Return of the Jedi", beyond the fact he had a cool-looking suit.
So, knowing that they were bringing the character back for his own series, bringing back the severely underrated actor Temuera Morrison (who played Jango Fett - Boba's father - and the clone troopers from the prequels) along with the always-amazing Ming-Na Wen, with the same team behind 'Mando' overseeing it, I was pretty intrigued.
Granted, this show didn't really have right to exist, per se...
And four episodes in, so far, I still feel like it hasn't justified its existence...
I try to bear in mind that this is following on from two wonderful seasons of 'The Mandalorian', this series had an impossible task of living up to what came before it.
Which is why I'm trying hard to be fair with this 7/10 rating - it hasn't 'ruined Star Wars' (I wish people would stop saying that, nothing can ruin anything unless you allow it to in your own mind) - it's just simply entertaining some of the times, a bit underwhelming in the others and forgettable afterwards.
Maybe it's the lack of a cute Baby Yoda , no catchphrases ('This is the way' - 'I have spoken') and that Boba Fett spends more time with his helmet off than on - which, worked incredibly well for 'Mando' - and that there's no planet-hopping either, so we feel a bit 'grounded' in Tattooine.
Also, I try to remember that these shows were written and produced in times of Covid, so restrictions and guidelines had to be followed and creatively implemented into recent television releases.
All-in-all, in conclusion with this neither here-nor-there review - I'll say that I tune in every Wednesday to watch it but it doesn't really have me craving next week's episode.
But I'll still tune in all the same to see where this goes.
Or at the very least, pay my respects to a somewhat under-used powerhouse due of Morrison and Wen.
So, knowing that they were bringing the character back for his own series, bringing back the severely underrated actor Temuera Morrison (who played Jango Fett - Boba's father - and the clone troopers from the prequels) along with the always-amazing Ming-Na Wen, with the same team behind 'Mando' overseeing it, I was pretty intrigued.
Granted, this show didn't really have right to exist, per se...
And four episodes in, so far, I still feel like it hasn't justified its existence...
I try to bear in mind that this is following on from two wonderful seasons of 'The Mandalorian', this series had an impossible task of living up to what came before it.
Which is why I'm trying hard to be fair with this 7/10 rating - it hasn't 'ruined Star Wars' (I wish people would stop saying that, nothing can ruin anything unless you allow it to in your own mind) - it's just simply entertaining some of the times, a bit underwhelming in the others and forgettable afterwards.
Maybe it's the lack of a cute Baby Yoda , no catchphrases ('This is the way' - 'I have spoken') and that Boba Fett spends more time with his helmet off than on - which, worked incredibly well for 'Mando' - and that there's no planet-hopping either, so we feel a bit 'grounded' in Tattooine.
Also, I try to remember that these shows were written and produced in times of Covid, so restrictions and guidelines had to be followed and creatively implemented into recent television releases.
All-in-all, in conclusion with this neither here-nor-there review - I'll say that I tune in every Wednesday to watch it but it doesn't really have me craving next week's episode.
But I'll still tune in all the same to see where this goes.
Or at the very least, pay my respects to a somewhat under-used powerhouse due of Morrison and Wen.