Why Boba Fett's Mandalorian Episode Is Huge For Disney+'s Star Wars Future
Spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett episodes 1-5.
With the latest episode of The Book of Boba Fett essentially being another episode of The Mandalorian, this choice by Disney+ ultimately has huge implications for the future of Star Wars TV on the Disney platform. The decision to make The Book of Boba Fett episode 5center entirely around the Mandalorian Din Djarin was a bold one for sure, but one that seems to have paid off. While the majority of the episode's plot seems to be limited in its connection to Boba Fett’s story so far, as the episode unravels it becomes clearer as to why the show has been set out this way.
Viewers were teased at the end of episode 4 with The Mandalorian theme, hinting heavily that Din Djarin might return in The Book of Boba Fett as some of the much-needed muscle Fennec Shand was speaking about. Many wondered why Boba Fett isn’t in episode 5 of his own show, and at first glance, it does seem to be a weird narrative decision. By the time of the episode's conclusion, however, not only does it make sense in regards to the once again converging story arcs between Boba and Din, but also makes sense in regards to setting a wider precedent for the Star Wars Disney+ shows moving forward.
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While The Mandalorian itself has been used to introduce a slew of characters both new and old, including Boba Fett himself, it has thus far maintained its lens solely on Din Djarin’s story. With more and more characters being added to this era of Star Wars and plenty of shows to come, it only makes sense that they are going to become increasingly intertwined. With various characters and story arcs being moved around in the background, such as Grand Admiral
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