‘Book of Boba Fett’ E6 is another crowd-pleaser jammed packed with cameos and fun Star Wars references.
Although the titular character is once again almost non-existent from his own show, there are enough guest appearances here to keep any Star Wars fan happy. Before we get too far in, this episode is full of spoilers so if you haven’t seen the episode, now is your chance to stop.
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Cobb Vanth gunslinging
Cobb Vanth, sheriff and leader of Mos Pelgo, makes his return to Star Wars after being introduced in ‘The Mandalorian’ S2 E1. Cobb Vanth’s return makes sense thematically, as Vanth was the previous wearer of Boba Fett’s iconic armour. The mayor of Freetown comes back in ‘Book of Boba Fett’ guns blazing and ready for long standoffs across stretches of arid desert air.
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Luke, R2-D2, and Grogu make their return
While Din Djarin is looking for Grogu we get a peek at Grogu’s training with Luke, who reminds Grogu that he must let go of his attachments in order to fulfill his training. This brings him a painful memory sequence that shows the Great Jedi Purge taking place on Coruscant.
While the two Jedi train, R2 is left with the task of keeping Mando busy, along with another familiar face.
The Training Remote Droid
The Marksman-H training remote droid has been training Padawans through the Star Wars franchise and Grogu is no exception, being trained by the same droid that trained his master.
Ahsoka Tano makes her return
Ahsoka, portrayed by Rosario Dawson, returns in Boba Fett E6 to deliver words of wisdom and present moral quandaries to Din Djarin. Later in the episode, she delivers an especially touching line to Luke, “So much like your father.” This comes amid a lengthy conversation that ends in Luke asking if he’ll see Ahsoka again. It seems that despite all of Luke’s talk of foregoing attachment, he may be forming attachments of his own.
Cad Bane’s live-action debut
Fan-favorite ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ bounty hunter, Cad Bane, makes his return in the most epic way possible- delivering chilled lines through his gravely yet electric voice and getting into a tense showdown with Cobb Vanth.
Corey Burton retains his position as the voice of Cad Bane in the bounty hunter’s live-action portrayal.
Luke Skywalker presents Yoda’s lightsaber
In the final scene of Episode 6, Luke shows Yoda’s saber to Grogu and gives him a choice. Grogu can either accept Din Djarin’s gift of armour and return to him a foundling, or he can accept Yoda’s lightsaber and stay with Luke, a Padawan. Next Wednesday’s season finale is set up to be an episode full of large-scale action and dramatic character choices.
Dave Filoni wrote and directed Episode 6
Dave Filoni continues to grow as a live-action director and writer as he delivers us a Star Wars episode packed full of lore and cameos. If you’re excited for the future of this mini Star Wars universe check out our other article detailing production on ‘The Mandalorian’ S3.
