Boba's Reasons
A solid episode of The Book of Boba Fett last night, if not quite as exciting as the first three. It was directed by Kevin Tancharoen, who directed the 2009 remake of Fame, a Glee concert film, and a Britney Spears concert film, among many other things. So I was hoping there would be a dance number in this episode. But I was happy to see the episode answer a big question I had going into the series.
Why is Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) so loyal to Boba (Temuera Morrison)? Now we know. Not only did he save her life, he inspired her with his ideas about how he thinks a family should be run. At the same time, this also explained why he's been such a merciful leader so far, though most of the more intelligent critics picked up on it already--the Tuskens taught him the value of community.
I also like how the culture of people addicted to cybernetic implants are called "mods". Looks like their bikes' resemblance to vespas is no coincidence--vespas were a part of mod fashion culture in the 1960s.
Speaking of modes of conveyance, I became really fond of Boba's bantha and was sorry to see it go, though I was glad he wasn't killed by stray fire and forgotten.
Though, of course, I was happy to see him get his ship back, too, and to see him swoop down on the biker gang like a god of hellfire.
Will people stop complaining now that Boba's too merciful? Of course not, because the complaints weren't made in good faith to begin with. Still, it was nice to see. The show has hinted the bikers weren't really responsible for killing the Tuskens but they did raid moisture farmers so I'm not shedding tears over them.