The Mandalorian Season 3's New Characters Can Avoid Boba Fett's Limits
WARNING! Spoilers ahead for Book of Boba Fett.
The Mandalorian season 3 is confirmed to have plenty of new characters, which will help avoid the limitations that came with Book of Boba Fett’s nostalgia-loaded premise. Din Djarin actor Pedro Pascal recently revealed that while there will be plenty of familiar faces in The Mandalorian season 3, there will be “a lot of new” characters, which bodes well for the show’s upcoming installment. Pascal gave no indication as to what viewers can expect of the new characters, but the hope is that they’re actually new, rather than simply new to The Mandalorian.
Although The Book of Boba Fett offered a new look at Star Wars’ typical Tatooine backdrop and further exploration into the mysterious bounty hunter, the Disney+ series was criticized for its extensive cameos of past characters, standalone episodes, and lack of new character development. Two of Boba Fett’s seven episodes either didn’t feature the title character at all or only had him appear in a cameo, with the Star Wars show following previously fleshed-out figures from The Mandalorian or the larger franchise instead. Boba Fett’s first few episodes introduced some intriguing Mos Espa characters, but ultimately pushed such figures aside in favor of nostalgic names like Luke Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Din Djarin and Grogu, R2-D2, and Cad Bane.
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