If you're a fan of Boba Fett yesterdays episode was a love letter from Filoni and Favreau, this episode was directed by Robert Rodriguez (Alita: Battle Angel, Planet Terror) and it had his signature style.
So Din and Grogu arrive on Tython and find the ancient Je' daii temple as Ahsoka instructed. The first few mins of this episode really shows the connection Din and Grogu have. The scene where Din is telling Grogu to take the ball, feels so honest, like a father and son playing catch.
It's funny my wife and kids are legitimately more concerned about the well being of Grogu than any of the characters from the ST, this just solidifies in my opinion that multiple directors with a clear planned outline for a story can work.....with the right people and a clearly planned story.
So Grogu is placed on the seeing stone and almost immediately Slave One shows up and Din goes into protection mode! I have 2 questions about this scene, Din has never seen Slave One, did he sense danger? And where was Slave One the whole time Boba was in the Sarlacc?
So somehow Boba tracked Din to Tython to reclaim his armor, I loved the line Boba uses when Din asks if he's a Jedi or if he's come for the child,
"I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the galaxy."
The stand off between Din and Boba offered more than just a tense scene, it cleared up an item of contention regarding Jango, whether he was Mandalorian or not. Check box checked.
As Luke says in TRoS "No one is ever really gone", Boba tells Din he brought along a sniper whose got her sights on his little companion......Fennec Shand. Yup she's back and now has a life debt to Boba.
Boba realizes the negotiations are becoming too aggressive so he offers a truce, the armor for child protective services.....so to speak.
But before an agreement can be reached a third party joins, an Imperial drop ship lands and a platoon oh Imps disembark to capture Grogu, unfortunately Din, Boba and Fennec have the high ground...
The Imps bring out the heavy repeater and a grenade launcher but between Fennecs best impersonation of Hawkeye, Din's Beskar and sharp shooting skills and Boba's absolutely ferocious CQC the Imps are absolutely massacred! After seeing Boba in action in this episode I gotta believe Boba could've gone toe to toe with Luke in ESB....but was hung over from Jabba's party the night before.
So when traditional storm troopers fail (as we know they will) Gideon sends out the Dark Troopers to retrieve the package...almost as if it was planned to divert the heroes attention down the hill.....very strategic, wink wink nudge nudge.
Boba gives chase in Slave One but is told to stand down in order to not harm Grogu.
When Boba spots the Imperial Cruiser he says "They're back", Fennec says "That can't be, the Outer Rim is under New Republic Jurisdiction" then Boba replies "this isn't a spice dream, I seet he Imperial Cruiser with my own eyes".
This scene totally reminds me of Zahn's Heir to the Empire novel and is a subtle nod to Frank Herbert's Dune.
All in all another impressive episode, with only two episodes left I don't believe we will see any Jedi but I fully expect to see or hear Grand Admiral Thrawn in the season finale. My only gripe was not seeing more of Tython, like it's two moons Ashla and Bogen and perhaps a pyramid or two off in the distance. For fans such as myself we know the significance of Tython, but normies won't and if those things were seen it would pique there curiosity to possibly dig a bit deeper.
Next week I suspect Din will begin to round up a pose to go rescue Grogu including Boba, Fennec, Cara and Migs.
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