Review: Book of Boba Fett is lots of fun, but it’s really The Mandalorian 2.5

Enlarge / Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen (supposedly) star as Boba Fett and Fennec Shand, respectively, in The Book of Boba Fett. (credit: Disney+)

When The Book of Boba Fett was still in production, creator Jon Favreau jokingly dubbed the spinoff series "The Mandalorian season 2.5." It turns out he wasn't really joking. I mean, we knew The Book of Boba Fett would take place in the same timeline. I just didn't expect that, four episodes into a seven-episode season, the focus would abruptly shift away from Temuera Morrison's iconic titular character-i.e., the supposed star of the series-and the next two episodes would be spent mostly catching up with our favorite characters from The Mandalorian.

It was (ahem) an interesting creative choice that generated considerable Internet discussion (and more than a few mocking memes). The good news is that, on the whole, The Book of Boba Fett is still a hella entertaining Star Wars adventure. And Book closed its season with a crowd-pleasing, hour-long action sequence in which Boba and his various allies took on the nefarious Pyke Syndicate in a climactic battle-with a squee-worthy, heartfelt reunion for good measure.

The bad news is that Book never really figures out whose story it wanted to tell. The series essentially squanders the promise of the first four episodes by failing to develop its supposedly main character in any meaningful way.

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