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Jack Herman's avatar

To me, after that pivot from Empire to Jedi, Boba Fett was a bad joke. And because of it I never followed any of the now disavowed EU canon. And his bland yet awkward origin from Attack did nothing to improve that standing.

What the Boba Fett character needed was a redemption story, and to me that’s what Book is.

His fabulous past reputation is now irrelevant at best, if not a hindrance. His current reputation is that he’s dead. His bounty hunting days are over. He is past his prime. He will probably spend the rest of his life recovering from unspeakably horrible injuries. And all he’s just looking for is a settle up dodge to ride out the rest of his life with relative security, comfort and dignity.

So he’s an underdog. It’s a redemption story!

Sure, some fans might have wanted a BF in his prime pre-Empire look at the character, and this certainly isn’t that.

But that stuff has already been done elsewhere. You can’t legitimately say that this isn’t a valid approach.

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Emotional Touchstone's avatar

Frankly, my one complaint (and I mean it…we are really enjoying the show) is that he barely bothers to wear the helmet anymore. No offense to Morrison, but I’d much rather he wear that helmet more.

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