The Book Of Boba Fett Episode 5 Review

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If The Book of Boba Fett showrunners didn't have enough ideas or material to even offer up seven full episodes, it might have been better to wait to bring the series to Disney Plus until they did. Instead, what they did offer up in what was officially Episode 5 of The Book of Boba Fett was an attempt to fold three (maybe more like 2.5) entirely different storylines into one episode that had almost nothing to do with the rest of the season. It was the kind of television episode that can make a series jump the shark, if those behind it aren't careful. It's the kind of episode that usually signals that the writers are bored with the subject material, which is concerning considering this is only the fifth episode of the entire series.

What might be most concerning is that this episode seems to hint that the writers also don't really know what they want to do with another very popular Disney Plus series moving forward. The good news is there's still plenty of time to right that particular ship. The question that is unfortunately born from this episode is whether or not they know how. There is one upside in that audiences should find out soon enough if this is truly the direction two series are going, or if this was a one-off misstep.

The Book Of Boba Fett May Have Found The Star Wars Gray Area

One area where this episode of does need to earn some respect is that it doesn't mess around with needlessly delaying the introduction of a beloved character from another series. When Mando walks into the room to kick off the story, it was almost as if there was a round of applause being heard throughout the world. His appearance had been hinted at in The Book of Boba Fett Episode 4 but it wasn't entirely clear if he was going to show up