The Book of Boba Fett
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Who is Boba Fett?
To Mok Shaiz, the Ithorian mayor of Mos Espa, he denies being a bounty hunter.
But if thats not who Boba Fett is, then who is he?
At least not yet.
He fears no man, 8D8 cautions.
But rancors are another story.
Its the mayor who hired him, he claims.
Overpriced, Shand says of the Order of the Night Wind.
Youre paying for the name.
It looks like she might have been right.
The assassin neednt have broken his silence.
It seems that Bib Fortuna never got around to replacing the rancor.
You should remember, Fett warns, you serve as long as the daimyo of Tatooine deem it so.
None of this bodes well.
Not that getting there is easy.
First, he has to learn to fight like a Tusken (while using a humiliatingly blunt staff).
(The proper term isgaderffii, or gaffi stick.)
(We mentioned there are some parallels between this situation and the American West, right?)
As a reward, Fett gets a lizard up his nose.
To be fair, its not an ordinary lizard.
This, too, turns out to be more than it appears.
With some help from the tribes weapons-maker, he soon has a gaffi stick of his own.
(Well, not that soon.
Its alongprocess that the episode depicts in meticulous detail.)
Thats not a criticism.
Its more like the central mystery of the show.
Will this ultimately explain why he wants to be Tatooines daimyo?
Is it all for their sake?
Or is it a mission of revenge against those who wronged the Tuskens?
Presumably well find out down the line.
Could we be headed for a George LucasFrank Herbert convergence of some kind?
Will he take a Tusken bride?
This episode was written by Jon Favreau and directed by Steph Green, a veteran of shows likeThe AmericansandWatchmen.
Presumably everyone has already seenthis Patton OswaltBoba Fett item, right?
