The Book Of Boba Fett

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Season 1
  • Network: Disney+
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 29, 2021
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 120 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 120
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 120
  3. Negative: 35 out of 120
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  1. shoulderoforion
    Dec 30, 2021
    6
    I give it a 6 because the production value is off the charts, but the acting is wooden, and the fight choreography is insulting. I mean they had a sure fire hit, if they simply stuck with what worked on The Mandalorian, but the lackadaisical editing can't save Temuera Morrison from the goddawful direction. They gave Robert Rodriguez a shot but that's enough of that, let's not do that again.
  2. brockcheese
    Jan 1, 2022
    6
    Incredibly boring first episodes. The plot is not moved forward at all and pointless negotiations are the point of this episode. I'm hoping future episodes improve.
  3. Jrcik
    Jan 5, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Second episode much like the first. More back story and less present stuff. I'm here for the present stuff not the back story bs. Next time you want to do the call it the history of bona fett not the book. The trailers lied to us, there is very little present day story and more basic boring back story. Coming from the mandolorian to this is a disappointment. Why don't we call it the book of tusken… Expand
  4. ParQer
    Jan 24, 2022
    5
    Not bad but I don’t see the point of watch Boba Fett after watching The Mandalorian. It seems weaker in every way.
  5. Kai82
    Feb 11, 2022
    6
    A disappointment despite the good final. It has however enjoyable moments and an excellent set up for Mandalorian season 3. Many expected this to be a show that deals with the crime underworld of Star Wars and Boba Fett being a badass. Both are untrue. Instead a lot of the show is set up for later, backstory is told to much, it feels like filler material and set up for Mandalorian season 3A disappointment despite the good final. It has however enjoyable moments and an excellent set up for Mandalorian season 3. Many expected this to be a show that deals with the crime underworld of Star Wars and Boba Fett being a badass. Both are untrue. Instead a lot of the show is set up for later, backstory is told to much, it feels like filler material and set up for Mandalorian season 3 instead of Book of Boba Fett. The best episode of the season has no Boba Fett in it as example. Boba Fett’s journey is interesting but nothing as awesome as he was in Mandalorian. I thought first he tricks everyone with kindness but it is genuine. This weakens him as character and bites him in the back. Sadly even the teaser at the end of Mandalorian season 2 was better than some episodes. I sound too negative as I already admit that this show has great moments and fan service. For example I like the return of many characters, Boba Fett’s new pet and character that trains it, the backstory how Boba became his stick (I am in the minority here if I read other reviews correct), the final battle and the set up. It is not bad if it would lead to more. I think the show has pacing problems and some episodes end without something mayor happening. While these are not awful the negative feelings accumulate and the questions “When does the good stuff happen?” and “Was Boba Fett always like this?” are in the room. Like I said the “Return of the Mandalorian” episode is a contrast and reminds you what is possible. They do more in this episode than in the 4 Boba Fett episodes before and succeed. I would rate these episode as 10/10 and for most it is in the 9-10/10 range. This weakens the other episodes too or better said the perception. The final episode is great and raises my rating a bit. However it changes not that Boba Fett is not in the top 5 characters in the show and his story is pale in comparison to the Mandalorian or his books that I read. The soundtrack is truly great for me especially the ending theme. Overall I think the show is a missed opportunity and probably the best example for the statement “Mediocre is worse than bad” which I normally do not agree with. However on the positive side I am hyped for Mandalorian season 3.… Expand
  6. jaredwallace91
    Jan 6, 2022
    4
    As much as the show is polished, it feels like mediocre fan fiction. It answers questions that really didn't need to be asked. Hopefully we will get a show one day that's not fan service and works as an original piece of art.
  7. bertobellamy
    Dec 29, 2021
    6
    A slow start and kind of boring, but it's nice to see Temuera Morrison back as Boba Fett and as a titular character. It's kind of sad seeing how all the mystery around the character goes away, but let's hope there are some surprises along the way.
  8. rcc10galaxy
    Dec 29, 2021
    4
    I went with zero expectations after the fiasco of TheMandalorian and I found almost less than expected. Very bad direction. The battle coreography is aweful. The acting just correct. And the writing aweful. Filled with fan service as its predecesor. Sure fans will say it's the best piece of Star Wars media to ever come out since episode IV.
    The soundtrack is probably the only good thing I    I went with zero expectations after the fiasco of TheMandalorian and I found almost less than expected. Very bad direction. The battle coreography is aweful. The acting just correct. And the writing aweful. Filled with fan service as its predecesor. Sure fans will say it's the best piece of Star Wars media to ever come out since episode IV.
    The soundtrack is probably the only good thing I have to say about the show. Decently good. Experimental like Goranson previous works, but lacking of feelings.    … Expand
  9. GhostGrogu7
    Dec 30, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first episode of The Book of Boba Fett was quite disappointing. In the beginning, I appreciate the context of Boba's past but I really did not understand why the creators had to drag out his past throughout the episode. It did not feel relevant. Furthermore, the choreography was not as well coordinated or precise as it was in The Mandalorian. Lastly, the teaser trailer included no mention of the sand people, but the episode seems to be saturated in that people group, hence the dragging out of Boba's past. I chose to give the first episode a 5 because it did not deliver on what was anticipated, and I will have to wait and see what the second episode brings to the table. So far, I was not amused.… Expand
  10. UncleWillard
    Dec 30, 2021
    6
    Seeing some hate out the gate on this one. I dug it. It really is just an offshoot of the Mandalorian, and I don't think that's a bad thing. I'm not ready to throw that playbook out just yet, and this dovetails nicely into that world. No, I'm not that versed in the SW universe that I can nitpick every little detail, and I've only read a few books, but you don't need any of that to enjoySeeing some hate out the gate on this one. I dug it. It really is just an offshoot of the Mandalorian, and I don't think that's a bad thing. I'm not ready to throw that playbook out just yet, and this dovetails nicely into that world. No, I'm not that versed in the SW universe that I can nitpick every little detail, and I've only read a few books, but you don't need any of that to enjoy being back in this world again. I'm interested to see where this goes.… Expand
  11. ComandanteCobra
    May 13, 2023
    6
    It's not terrible or awesome...it's Mixed, a little on the boring side To sum up:
    .Worst than "Mandalorian"
    -Slow story progression that don't really go somewhere -Fluctuating quality in episodes...both in action scenes and story -Tatooine Mods are now the "most irritating and out of place characters in the StarWars. franchise" stealing the first places from Jar Jar Binks, Ewoks and    It's not terrible or awesome...it's Mixed, a little on the boring side To sum up:
    .Worst than "Mandalorian"
    -Slow story progression that don't really go somewhere
    -Fluctuating quality in episodes...both in action scenes and story
    -Tatooine Mods are now the "most irritating and out of place characters in the StarWars. franchise" stealing the first places from Jar Jar Binks, Ewoks and even Midichlorian .
    -Boba gets the "Cruella re-design job"..so it isn't a cool-bad guy anymore but It is now a p.c. rebel that get bullied from everyone.
    -Lots of cameo from others S.W series...but barerly introducted and used....so they feels like unnecessary fanservice.
    It's a pity.    … Expand
  12. MetacriticOnur
    Mar 30, 2022
    6
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  13. CarlElmore
    Jan 23, 2023
    4
    The whole series is very boring minus one of the Mandalorian episodes. The cameo filled messes are becoming too much.
  14. Fixer84
    Mar 15, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't quite understand this show. Boba's past and present alternately shoot at us first, as if focusing on just one of them wasn't enough. Then, practically halfway through the show, Boba disappears and the Mandalorian becomes the protagonist of the show, so much so that I wonder if it makes sense if this series is called that and not The Mandalorian 2.5. Political vote because I have not yet understood how I should evaluate it.… Expand

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#14 Most Discussed TV Season of 2021

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Spencer Kornhaber
    Jan 12, 2022
    50
    The show demystifies him in the workmanlike way that today’s cinematic universes inevitably treat their bit players: by turning them into boring old heroes. ... But look to the margins, to the creatures who aren’t saying much, for the saga’s future, because they still hold the promise of stories that, just maybe, we haven’t been told before.
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  2. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Matt Dougherty
    Jan 3, 2022
    40
    A new series with no true identity. Even the concept art over the end credits can’t escape feeling borrowed from The Mandalorian. This premiere isn’t a total disaster, hinting at a grander crime saga to come. But there’s just nothing to chew on from this first chapter of The Book of Boba Fett.
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  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Jan 3, 2022
    80
    The Book Of Boba Fett continues this run of quality, giving us insight into a character that has long fascinated fans of the franchise. ... Morrison gives Fett a sense of regal humanity that makes his desire to reform the galaxy’s underworld under his watch plausible. And Wen, as she’s proven in the MCU, kicks major ass as Shand. Both bring the requisite senses of humor to their roles.
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