Why Boba Fett Fans Should’ve Expected The Series’ Problems
Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for The Book of Boba Fett.
The Book of Boba Fett divided viewers, but Star Wars fans should've expected a different take on the bounty hunter from the start. Disney+ set out to give Star Wars fans a show covering Boba Fett's (Temuera Morrison) past and present. Flashback scenes reveal how the bounty hunter survived an embarrassing fall into the Sarlacc pit in Return of the Jedi (1983). Following his escape, Boba Fett eventually joined up with the Tusken Raiders and learned the ways of the Tatooine people. In the present, the former bounty hunter attempted to take over Jabba the Hutt's place as the crime lord on Tatooine, killing Bib Fortuna (Matthew Wood) to secure the position for himself. And Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) is right there by his side.
The fan response wasn't great for The Book of Boba Fett. The series includes several flashbacks, which ultimately slow the story down in long, dialogue-less scenes with the Tusken Raiders. Additionally, Boba Fett doesn't resemble the character fans first fell in love with in The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Though viewers latched onto Boba Fett because of his mystery and iconic look, The Book of Boba Fett presents a reformed bounty hunter. And the new image doesn't quite fit with fan expectations.
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Fans shouldn't have been surprised by the new version of Boba Fett. Disney made it clear from the start that the series was moving on from the old Boba Fett. As shown in his critically praised appearances in The Mandalorian, Temuera Morrison portrayed an updated version of the character. The series' description makes that abundantly clear. On Disney+, The Book of Boba Fett
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