I was much happier with episode 4, so here's my thoughts on it -
Well after the underwhelming 3rd episode, this 4th one turned out to be a big improvement for me overall. In fact, things are building nicely with Boba's more 'thoughtful' persona at this point, as something was addressed that had been bothering me so far - because we finally got a sense of his current motivations, which explained WHY he was giving up the 'bounty hunting' game to attempt to take over Jabba's/Bib Fortuna's position in the first place. And he and Fennec Shand had some pretty good team-building together in this one.
In fact, I liked a LOT of moments in this latest episode, including some neat stuff involving one of my favourite ship designs from the Original Trilogy....Boba's 'Slave I'....and it was very satisfying to see PLENTY of action involving it.
I also liked the effects seen in the set-piece with the 'Sarlacc', as the shots of it's innards were greatly improved compared to the gloopy, rubbery mess with the stormtrooper in the 1st episode.....EXCEPT this entire scene of Boba looking for his armour INSIDE the 'Sarlacc' seemed ridiculous seeing as he was conscious when wearing it to escape in the 1st episode, before he collapsed in the sand. Did he somehow forget he had it on when he got out? And did he also forget about the jawas taking it off him when he 'reacted' to them before they knocked him out too? Did he somehow think he just got out in his 'long johns'? - so as much as it was quite a neat sequence overall, I would definitely REMOVE it for any re-edit of the episode. There were plenty of other good scenes involving the ship anyway, so I wouldn't miss losing this section one bit to make things more plausible.
However, this episode was nicely cinematic overall, and some of the shots of the exterior of Jabba's/Boba's palace were very well done indeed. And that little 'ratcatcher' droid was right up my street when it first appeared too.
But I could have done without the graffiti-covered MOD-ification shop where Fennec got her life saved, as I'm really not liking the whole 'Inspector Gadget'-angle for the local youths who look more suited to an episode of Star Trek....nor their blinged up scooters. - so I would ALSO REMOVE that entire scene and it's annoying music altogether....and just show the night-time scene in the desert where Fennec recovers beside the campfire, as Boba simply TELLS her what he had done to her to save her life.
All in all though, I'm a lot more invested in this show again after this episode.,
and I hope that continues to be the case.
