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Well the 6th episode had some neat moments, but it was yet another mixed bag for me overall. Here's some 'spoiler'-ridden thoughts -
Okay, the 'cliffhanger' that this penultimate episode ended on - 'Grogu having to CHOOSE between learning to be a Jedi or rejoining Mando - is going to be the most important indication of how season 3 of THE MANDALORIAN is going to turn out. If 'Grogu' decides to stay with Luke, then Mando will be freed up to have adventures on his own without having to worry about having the child around anymore. Perhaps he could end up more like a 'lone wolf' kind of character, or perhaps end up with some other form of sidekick partner eventually? Either way, the show might feel refreshed somewhat if it goes down this route.
Additionally. we wouldn't need to see 'Grogu' (or 'deepfake' Luke) again if he chooses this option. and the implication would be that 'Grogu' MIGHT be one of the students that were eventually massacred by Kylo and his followers in THE LAST JEDI movie.... And seeing as Luke is portrayed as being dogmatic about the established Jedi 'rules' of 'attachments' in this latest episode, it adds weight to him beating himself up so much when we see him in that movie - adding to the impression that when he rails against the dogma of the Jedi order to Rey, that he's actually railing against himself and his own dogmatic 'teaching' failures too, and has understandably been brought low and cynical by the deaths it resulted in. Despite disliking the direction that the Sequel Trilogy storyline took with Luke and other characters, there's a part of me that wishes that Disney and co. would go down this 'dark' route, and retire the cutesy character of 'Grogu' altogether at this point, to allow for this possible scenario to tie-in with THE LAST JEDI's 'training temple' outcome. Hell, they were content enough to kill off ALL three of our main heroes from the Original Trilogy after all, so why not?
But the kids needn't worry, as the chances of that happening are ZILTCH....and there's ongoing 'Grogu' merchandising to consider, no doubt....
....and during the previous episode, the mechanic Peli Motto made a point of saying that she had 'hollowed out' the space where an 'astromech droid' would normally fit on Mando's 'starfighter'....so as sure as 'Grogu' is green, I'm gonna guess that he WON'T end up wanting to be a Jedi after all....and that we will see him merrily whizzing around with Mando once again, come that show's next season.....
....and a 'starfighter' toy with little Mando and 'Grogu' figures in it WOULD look pretty neat I suppose....
I just felt sad for the little guy for being made to 'choose' one or the other in the first place....as you just know that he wanted a shot of that little lightsaber so bad!
Anyway, the final episode is also going to determine how good an ending THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT show is getting, and I don't mind admitting that I'm kinda nervous seeing as it's another one by Robert Rodriquez! Hopefully he (and the writers) can come up with something better than his 2 previous episodes - the 'MOD gang' has been very muted since their initial appearance thankfully, and I just hope he doesn't go overboard with any involvement they have in this last episode - someone on another site wished the youths had been given a more grungy, 'Mad Max'-look to them and their bikes overall, rather than looking like something from a trendy 'Coruscant' fashion show....and I agree.
So we'll soon find out if this particular show goes out on a high or not....but either way. I reckon that THE MANDALORIAN show in general is now inextricably linked with this one, and that fans of Mando and 'Grogu' really need to watch both shows to understand things better - especially if Mando and a 'chainmail'-wearing 'Grogu' start off their next season adventures in the 'starfighter'. Still, anything could happen in the finale of THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT, so I'll be watching with interest.
As far as the 'facial look of Luke's scenes in episode 6 go - although not all of them were as convincing as others, there were some that I thought were truly excellent. And some of the musical moments were really great during those scenes too, I thought. I wonder if these were 'Shamook's first 'official' deepfake efforts since joining Lucasfilm? Some terrific work overall, but having studied those scenes a little more, I reckon it's straightforward to shorten some of them to remove the less effective shots I wasn't too keen on, while retaining the ones I liked best.
In fact, there's SO MANY potential ways that the entire show could be cut and re-arranged, that I might play around with it a little more for fun if the final episode makes it worthwhile to me. For instance, instead of showing Boba having 'flashbacks' in his 'bacta tank' inside Jabba's palace right from the off....I quite like the notion of the first episode starting in a much more straightforward, 'linear' way before that aspect of the show is introduced.....so I'd prefer to begin with the Lucasfilm title and the words A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... , before kicking things off with a drastically cut-down version of Boba's 'Sarlacc escape' which leaves it open-ended about HOW he actually got out.....and then continue as normal as we see the Jawas steal his armour, then being found by the Tuskens and taken away, right up until he's tormented by the younger Tuskens and stamped on by one of them....before introducing Boba's 'present day' storyline at this point in a certain way I'd prefer....
In the meantime, it just remains to be seen if we see more of 'Machete' and the Rancor or not....
Okay, the 'cliffhanger' that this penultimate episode ended on - 'Grogu having to CHOOSE between learning to be a Jedi or rejoining Mando - is going to be the most important indication of how season 3 of THE MANDALORIAN is going to turn out. If 'Grogu' decides to stay with Luke, then Mando will be freed up to have adventures on his own without having to worry about having the child around anymore. Perhaps he could end up more like a 'lone wolf' kind of character, or perhaps end up with some other form of sidekick partner eventually? Either way, the show might feel refreshed somewhat if it goes down this route.
Additionally. we wouldn't need to see 'Grogu' (or 'deepfake' Luke) again if he chooses this option. and the implication would be that 'Grogu' MIGHT be one of the students that were eventually massacred by Kylo and his followers in THE LAST JEDI movie.... And seeing as Luke is portrayed as being dogmatic about the established Jedi 'rules' of 'attachments' in this latest episode, it adds weight to him beating himself up so much when we see him in that movie - adding to the impression that when he rails against the dogma of the Jedi order to Rey, that he's actually railing against himself and his own dogmatic 'teaching' failures too, and has understandably been brought low and cynical by the deaths it resulted in. Despite disliking the direction that the Sequel Trilogy storyline took with Luke and other characters, there's a part of me that wishes that Disney and co. would go down this 'dark' route, and retire the cutesy character of 'Grogu' altogether at this point, to allow for this possible scenario to tie-in with THE LAST JEDI's 'training temple' outcome. Hell, they were content enough to kill off ALL three of our main heroes from the Original Trilogy after all, so why not?
But the kids needn't worry, as the chances of that happening are ZILTCH....and there's ongoing 'Grogu' merchandising to consider, no doubt....
....and during the previous episode, the mechanic Peli Motto made a point of saying that she had 'hollowed out' the space where an 'astromech droid' would normally fit on Mando's 'starfighter'....so as sure as 'Grogu' is green, I'm gonna guess that he WON'T end up wanting to be a Jedi after all....and that we will see him merrily whizzing around with Mando once again, come that show's next season.....
....and a 'starfighter' toy with little Mando and 'Grogu' figures in it WOULD look pretty neat I suppose....
I just felt sad for the little guy for being made to 'choose' one or the other in the first place....as you just know that he wanted a shot of that little lightsaber so bad!Anyway, the final episode is also going to determine how good an ending THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT show is getting, and I don't mind admitting that I'm kinda nervous seeing as it's another one by Robert Rodriquez! Hopefully he (and the writers) can come up with something better than his 2 previous episodes - the 'MOD gang' has been very muted since their initial appearance thankfully, and I just hope he doesn't go overboard with any involvement they have in this last episode - someone on another site wished the youths had been given a more grungy, 'Mad Max'-look to them and their bikes overall, rather than looking like something from a trendy 'Coruscant' fashion show....and I agree.
So we'll soon find out if this particular show goes out on a high or not....but either way. I reckon that THE MANDALORIAN show in general is now inextricably linked with this one, and that fans of Mando and 'Grogu' really need to watch both shows to understand things better - especially if Mando and a 'chainmail'-wearing 'Grogu' start off their next season adventures in the 'starfighter'. Still, anything could happen in the finale of THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT, so I'll be watching with interest.
As far as the 'facial look of Luke's scenes in episode 6 go - although not all of them were as convincing as others, there were some that I thought were truly excellent. And some of the musical moments were really great during those scenes too, I thought. I wonder if these were 'Shamook's first 'official' deepfake efforts since joining Lucasfilm? Some terrific work overall, but having studied those scenes a little more, I reckon it's straightforward to shorten some of them to remove the less effective shots I wasn't too keen on, while retaining the ones I liked best.
In fact, there's SO MANY potential ways that the entire show could be cut and re-arranged, that I might play around with it a little more for fun if the final episode makes it worthwhile to me. For instance, instead of showing Boba having 'flashbacks' in his 'bacta tank' inside Jabba's palace right from the off....I quite like the notion of the first episode starting in a much more straightforward, 'linear' way before that aspect of the show is introduced.....so I'd prefer to begin with the Lucasfilm title and the words A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... , before kicking things off with a drastically cut-down version of Boba's 'Sarlacc escape' which leaves it open-ended about HOW he actually got out.....and then continue as normal as we see the Jawas steal his armour, then being found by the Tuskens and taken away, right up until he's tormented by the younger Tuskens and stamped on by one of them....before introducing Boba's 'present day' storyline at this point in a certain way I'd prefer....
In the meantime, it just remains to be seen if we see more of 'Machete' and the Rancor or not....
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To be fair haven't watched BoBF yet wonder if they did him justice
