Thats a lot of coaxium station stops and beef jerky snacks.Related: The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 4 sets up a Star Wars series crossoverThe pace of the program slows substantially for this episode and love him or hate him, CGI Luke Skywalker is back. No doubt we can expect them to reveal up next week after having a change of mind displaying pitchforks and homemade weapons.Related: The Book of Boba Fett episode 2 kicks the live-action show up a gearDjarin takes his leave and then something really interesting happens. He first appeared in the animated series “The Clone Wars” and his story was fleshed out in a number of episodes.Related: The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 1 reveals how he got away the SarlaccBane advises Vanth not to follow Djarin and Fett into a fight with the Pyke syndicate and just the dimwitted actions of his dopey deputy (played by J.J. Dashnaw) prevent a serene exchange. Will there be a showdown between Fett and Bane?There cant be any doubt now, that this is what we can expect from Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” (Image credit: Tokyo Sexwhale) And lastly, will we get a second season of “The Book of Boba Fett” or will this stay a standalone, restricted series as we were informed was the original idea? “Star Wars” requires to expand beyond Tatooine and show off its complete universe and hopefully some of the brand-new live-action spin-off shows will do that.Rating: 7/10Seasons 1 and 2 of “The Mandalorian” are offered to stream on Disney+ in the U.S. and so are the first 3 episodes of “The Book of Boba Fett” along with every episode and every motion picture in the “Star Wars” universe.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for “The Book of Boba Fett” episode 6Last weeks impressive information-overload-of-an-episode was always going to be a difficult act to follow and executive manufacturer, and co-creator of “The Mandalorian” Dave Filoni stepped up to the obstacle today. For reasons that will soon end up being clear, it is now apparent that “The Book of Boba Fett” exists to serve a bigger, comprehensive plot that is both frustrating and interesting. And if this trend continues, its completely possible that at least a few of the upcoming live-action “Star Wars” spinoff shows will also serve as supporting cast members rather of the lead function, so to speak.We now know that the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” spinoff is coming to Disney+ in May, and obviously the story is set 10 years after the occasions of “Revenge of the Sith” where Kenobi faced his greatest defeat, the failure and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker. Kenobi entered into self-imposed exile on Tatooine. It doesnt take a giant leap of imagination to assume that there will be some interconnected events. Disney has all those closed Tatooine street sets to squeeze more from.Related: The Book of Boba Fett chapter 5 is a cool episode of The Mandalorian” The Book of Boba Fett” Chapter 6– entitled “From the Desert Comes a Stranger”– is full of surprises, and the very first of those comes in the extremely first scene: the return of Cobb Vanth. You might remember this instantly pleasant character played to excellence by Timothy Olyphant and initially presented in “The Mandalorian” episode “Chapter 9: The Marshall.” Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant) marshal of Mos Pelgo makes a welcome appearance in Chapter 6 (Image credit: Disney/Lucasfilm) He confronts some Pyke spice runners out in one of the moisture fields outside of Mos Pelgo, or Freetown as the residents are choosing to call it now. Its a stunning set piece and Olyphant has actually really made the function of Vanth his. Simply as rapidly as we all shouted, “Oh yes!” all of us sighed “oh no” and were on what appears to be the planet Tython, where an army of worker drones is building what might be Lukes Jedi Temple, although that hasnt been confirmed due to the fact that Lukes Jedi Temple that was destroyed in “Episode VIII: The Last Jedi” was at a secret location.An interesting point thats been made on social networks is how the N-1 is much more streamlined than the more useful Razor Crest, which it does not include any bathroom facilities. And if it is the planet Tython, according to Legends (the brand-new word for the old canon) its 8,000 light-years away and the N-1 only has a 1,000 light-year variety prior to requiring to be refueled, probably. Thats a lot of coaxium station stops and beef jerky snacks.Related: The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 4 sets up a Star Wars series crossoverThe speed of the program slows substantially for this episode and love him or hate him, CGI Luke Skywalker is back. The expose is relieved on us with the assistance of Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) the Togruta Jedi Knight from the animated series “The Clone Wars” and initially presented in live action in “The Mandalorian” episode “Chapter 13: The Jedi.” Yes, its terrific to see Luke training Grogu. And yes, “Star Wars” has a Skywalker nostalgia fixation (Image credit: Disney/Lucasfilm) Thankfully, the VFX has actually begun a bit given that we last saw Luke gather Grogu in the Season 2 ending of “The Mandalorian” and hes really played by a different star. Bizarrely, the actor who appeared because episode was Max Lloyd-Jones, but in this episode its a different star, Graham Hamilton. The vocal performance however, was created with software application, collating recordings of Mark Hamills efficiencies as a boy and developing a library of noise that was utilized to synthesize his voice. What we saw wasnt best, and some innovative camera angles are made use of to prevent a lot of really expensive close-ups of Skywalkers face, however at least the strategy has improved.Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) unwillingly decides not further confuse little Grogu while Luke is attempting to train him and leaves the Beskar chain mail vest with Ahsoka, but thats not to say Grogu didnt feel his presence nearby. Its all actually rather emotional.Related: The Book of Boba Fett deals vibrant brand-new additions to Tatooine cultureOne unforeseen reward of this fond memories fest is that Luke asks Grogu about his homeworld and for a fleeting minute, as our hearts stop, we almost believe that were visiting that. Unfortunately though, Grogu can just remember (or only picks to bear in mind) as far back as the attack on the Jedi Temple by Imperial soldiers as they perform “order 66” in “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,” and were given a glimpse of that. This asks the question, who saved Grogu from Coruscant?It appears Grogu was at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant when “order 66” was executed by Clone troopers (Image credit: Disney/Lucasfilm) There are a couple of throwbacks to earlier “Star Wars,” including a few of the phrases Luke uses to train Grogu that are very similar to when Yoda was training Luke on Dagobah in “Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,” and theres a Marksman-H training remote. And after that Djarin heads back to Tatooine to use up arms with Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen). It appears were going to be stuck with “knee-cam” shots as Djarin flies his as-yet-unnamed N-1– theyre the exact same point-of-view shots that you d anticipate from Wedgie, Jocks family pet snake in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Following a debrief at Jabbas Fetts palace throne space with the Mos Espa Mod Squad and Black Krrsantan, Djarin recommends he can help by recruiting foot soldiers for the imminent, upcoming battle with the Pyke criminal activity syndicate. A vague plan of sorts is hatched and off he goes to speak to Vanth. The Marshall of Freetown is naturally happy to see the Mandalorian when again; they havent spoken given that they killed the Krayt dragon in “The Mandalorian” Chapter 9 “The Marshall.” Vanth says the people of the town formally known as Mos Pelgo are done combating. So, no doubt we can anticipate them to appear next week after having a change of mind displaying pitchforks and homemade weapons.Related: The Book of Boba Fett episode 2 kicks the live-action show up a gearDjarin takes his leave and then something really interesting takes place. You see, the concept was for us all to believe that the “Stranger” from the episode title was referring to Vanth, however it isnt. Rather, an only complete stranger appears on the horizon and walks menacingly towards the town. Naturally, this gets Vanths attention and he warns the townsfolk to get within. Turns out to be none other than Cad Bane.Cad Bane was imitated star Lee Van Cleefs character from “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” (Image credit: Disney/Lucasfilm) Now, even if youre not a devout worshipper of all things “Star Wars” and you have no clue who or how bad this cat is, the introduction of Bane was still remarkable and care has clearly been taken to make his existence notable regardless of your background knowledge of the “Star Wars” universe.According to Wookiepedia, Cad Bane was a male Duros bounty hunter and mercenary whose profession spanned from the fall of the Galactic Republic, the reign of the Galactic Empire and into the period of the New Republic. After the death of Jango Fett (from whom Boba was cloned) on Geonosis at the hands of Jedi Master Mace Windu, Bane was considered the best and among the most callous bounty hunters of the era. He first appeared in the animated series “The Clone Wars” and his story was fleshed out in a number of episodes.Related: The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 1 demonstrates how he left the SarlaccBane instructs Vanth not to follow Djarin and Fett into a fight with the Pyke distribute and only the dimwitted actions of his dopey deputy (played by J.J. Dashnaw) prevent a tranquil exchange. Deputy Defus is blown away in a hail of blaster fire, and bad Vanth takes one to the chest. The scene ends with Vanth still lying stationary on the sand, so we hope hes not seriously harm. This will probably be the motivation that the townsfolk requirement to join Fetts battle and rid Tatooine of the Pyke distribute when and for all.The agony of option. Will Grogu take the lightsaber or the Beskar chainmail armor vest, size XX-small? (Image credit: Disney/Lucasfilm) We then cut to Mos Espa, where two members of the Pyke distribute leave a camino in the popular Sanctuary bar, and its quite clear whats going to take place next, as even Garsa Fwip (Jennifer Beals) recognizes a flash previously– an enormous surge rocks the streets of Mos Espa, destroying a minimum of half of the cantina in a main declaration of war. Precisely who was eliminated in that blast stays to be seen, and our hopes of less Skywalker material blow up along with the bar and were back to Luke and Grogu.Luke senses that Grogu misses out on the Mandalorian and provides him with an option; Luke lays down Yodas old lightsaber next to the Beskar vest and says he should choose– each one represents a various course, one as Lukes padawan and the other as a companion of Din Djarins. Thats a hell of a cliffhanger, but we believe that we wont see what option Grogu makes in this programs finale. Its most likely that significant minute will be rollovered into Season 3 of “The Mandalorian.” A couple of questions stay as we enter into the last episode: Will we in fact see more of Boba Fett? After all, this show was called after him. Will Fett ride his Rancor into battle? Or will he use air superiority like he did in Chapter 4, cutting up a gang of Kintan Striders on speeders with his Firespray class gunship? Or will Shand maybe pilot that? Will there be a showdown between Fett and Bane?There cant be any doubt now, that this is what we can get out of Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” (Image credit: Tokyo Sexwhale) And lastly, will we get a 2nd season of “The Book of Boba Fett” or will this remain a standalone, limited series as we were informed was the initial concept? Temuera Morrison has said that he desires to hunt down Mace Windu in a prospective 2nd season, “I owe him huge time for [Jango Fett] … Hes top of the list.” Stellan Skarsgård has exposed that “Andor” was getting a 2nd season, so possibly “The Book of Boba Fett” will too. “Star Wars” needs to expand beyond Tatooine and show off its full universe and hopefully some of the brand-new live-action spin-off programs will do that.Rating: 7/10Seasons 1 and 2 of “The Mandalorian” are offered to stream on Disney+ in the U.S. therefore are the first three episodes of “The Book of Boba Fett” in addition to every episode and every motion picture in the “Star Wars” universe. Disney+ will launch in 42 nations and 11 areas this summertime, consisting of South Africa, Turkey, Poland and the United Arab Emirates.Follow Scott Snowden on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook..
