Star Wars Makes Kylo Ren's Jedi Massacre Even More Tragic
Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Book of Boba Fett episode 6.
In The Book of Boba Fett episode 6, there's a shocking link to Star Wars: The Last Jedi that makes the fall of Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy even more tragic. While perhaps the most surprising thing about The Book of Boba Fett is how little the titular character is actually featured, the show's Dave Filoni-directed episode 6 was an emotional and expansive addition to the galaxy far, far away. The episode largely followed Din Djarin as he visited Grogu, who was revealed to be in the midst of Jedi training under the tutelage of Luke Skywalker.
Of course, anyone who finished The Mandalorian season 2 knew Grogu was in the care of a carefully de-aged Luke Skywalker, but The Book of Boba Fett brought a new level of physicality to the character. In a sequence that almost exactly mirrors Luke's training in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke is shown flipping through the forest with Grogu on his back — something that didn't seem possible during his re-introduction in The Mandalorian. While each scene featuring Luke and Grogu was delightful, the episode reinforced just how tragic the eventual destruction of Luke's Jedi academy really was.
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The reveal that Grogu was Luke Skywalker's very first student was a surprising one that tied bothThe Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett to the Star Wars sequel trilogy in a strong way. By attaching a sympathetic character to the academy and showing Luke giving Grogu Jedi training, The Book of Boba Fett shows just how hopeful of a place Luke's academy was. The academy was alluded to several times over the course of the sequel trilogy, but no students other than Ben Solo
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