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The Book of Boba Fett: Created by Jon Favreau. With Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Frank Trigg, Collin Hymes. Bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigate the underworld when they return to Tatooine to claim Jabba the Hutt's old turf.
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- 2021-12-29
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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S1.E4 ∙ Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm. Wed, Jan 19, 2022. In the past, Boba Fett finds Fennec Shand wounded and unconscious in the desert. He saves her life and their partnership begins. Jumping forward, they have to deal with the treacherous Pyke clan. 7.3/10 (16K)
Feb 3, 2022 · How many episodes are there in The Book of Boba Fett? The Book of Boba Fett will run for seven episodes in total; it premiered on December 29, 2021, and is set to run until February 9, 2022.
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By Hanna Ines Flint
Updated: Jan 19, 2022 4:41 pm
Posted: Jan 19, 2022 12:36 pm
This review contains spoilers for episode 4 of The Book of Boba Fett, 'The Gathering Storm’, now available to view on Disney+. To remind yourself of where we left off, check out our review of The Book of Boba Fett episode 3.
Ever since The Book of Boba Fett began there’s been a niggling feeling that something has been missing from Fett’s story. But chapter four, “The Gathering Storm,” has finally delivered it: motivation.
Crumbs have certainly been left over the last three episodes hinting at Boba’s purpose for displacing Bib Fortuna and taking over as daimyo in Mos Espa via his sojourns to the past in his bacta tank. Now writer Jon Favreau has effectively pulled those loose threads together to give meaning to his present-day movements.
What’s really impressive about Wen’s performance is how little she gives away. Even as she agrees to help Boba with his plan to get his Firespray gunship back from Fortuna’s castle, her stern expression is unreadable. She’s somewhat like Batman in that regard, giving only the slightest indication of her mood; a nod here and a small smirk there, but mostly remaining guarded but neutral. This ambiguous demeanour only intensifies the notion that Fennec’s loyalty to Boba could be transient, and makes his trust in her all the more honourable.
Of course, when she’s in battle mode, there’s nothing but deadly determination in her gaze. The brilliantly executed, humorous and thrilling heist sequence shows off all the reasons why she’s one of the deadliest assassins around: a silent attack from behind, expert marksmanship, quick thinking to adapt to the changing offence, and the type of agile hand-to-hand combat that almost has you feeling the kinetic energy rippling off each blow she lands on a Gammorean guard.
Boba and Fennec make a good team but there are still so many questions hanging over who she is other than a killer. She is, of course, a rightly paranoid person — you’d have to be in her business — and has built walls around herself for protection. But when she tells Boba “people like us don’t get to decide when we’re finished,” it suggests what she is truly seeking is freedom and autonomy, and her lifesaver is offering some form of that.
This episode implies the rest of the season will be forward-facing now that Boba has fully healed from the Bacta tank, thus ending this flashback framing device. That’s no loss as plot progression is exactly what this show needs to make the weekly investment worthwhile. Looking back, the past events definitely could have been cut down to get to this point quicker, but several teases hint at some exciting things to come. Fennec’s suggestion that a Nikto speed biker gang couldn’t have taken out a Tusken tribe begs the question: who could? Was it the Pyke Syndicate as retribution? Is it another clue that Crimson Dawn is the true wielder of power on Tatooine under the leadership of Emilia Clarke's Qi'ra?
The Pyke Syndicate
Crimson Dawn
The Hutt Clan
Jawas
Other (let us know in the comments)
Now with Krrsantan on Team Boba, maybe a few of his comic book comrades like Doctor Aphra might turn up. And with the whistle of pan pipes from The Mandalorian theme tune heard in the final few seconds, the arrival of Din Djarin and other allies to join Boba’s tribe seems imminent.
“The Gathering Storm” is the episode we’ve been waiting for. Strong action is led by a formidable Ming-Na Wen, and Jon Favreau finally brings together the narrative threads of the previous three chapters to drive Boba’s revolutionary quest forward to entertaining and encouraging effect.
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The origin story of Boba and Fennec serves up blazing action and rewarding storytelling.
Dec 29, 2021 · Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land: Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Matt Berry, David Pasquesi. Boba holds court.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Robert Rodriguez
- 2021-12-29
Dec 29, 2021 · Rated:TV-14. Release Date:December 29, 2021. The Book of Boba Fettfinds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fettand mercenary Fennec Shandnavigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooineto stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Huttand his crime syndicate. Era: The New Republic.
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