Hi smudger9,

Wow, this edit really saved The Book of Boba Fett for me! This is now my go to for Mando ‘season 2.5’ for sure.

It feels like it was always meant to be this way (although it probably wasn’t) and makes the story so so much better set up. Besides the obvious cuts, that favor the edit - less of the mods, less of Boba’s incompetence as a gangster boss - I really like the back and forth between the Din and Boba storylines. Especially the choice to open and close the movie with Din makes it more like a Mandalorian movie, where Boba plays an important part than the half-assed Boba Fett show that midway decides to follow Din again, because he’s more interesting.

Although I liked the integration of Grogu in the final battle in the original, I agree that it flows better to not have him there. And maybe his powers were a little bit too strong in that fight in the first place. Anyways, I would’ve never imagined that Grogu could be cut out soo seamlessly - I even opened the original a few times to check, what you have done to make it look this smooth! 😃 The ending was expertly crafted as well. The decision to put Grogu’s jedi training to the end and then end the movie felt super satisfying.

Awesome work!