Book 6 update:
I completed my first full pass on the Battle of Mandalore! I can’t even say Act 3 is even in the Alpha stage yet, I’d still say it’s “being filmed” per se… But I have everything organized into chunks, started making combat edits and changing some scene orders, game planning on how to resolve everything, etc. So I’ve gone all the way through the battle scene by scene to categorize everything, and I can start to see a vision for it. It’s a very tough battle to fix. The timings of events are beyond reconcilible. I will explain some of that after my next pass, but it’s genuinely the worst edited segment of the whole show. The order of events is truly impossible, there are massive missing chunks that were cut/unused for whatever reason, extremely choppy pacing, no cohesive geographic mapping to the base, and so much more… And probably the worst wipe transitions I have ever seen in Star Wars. Still a lot of technical and story work to do, but it’s coming along.
Very excited to see your take on Mando S3. The original version was so incredibly mediocre.
Yeah… I’d use harsher words than mediocre though. There are some very good individual scenes, but as a whole it’s a huge step down. Even with the action choreography and missing VFX… I have found multiple stormtroopers in this final battle that have the “X” red tape on them, meaning the VFX team was supposed to CGI the armor on them or put a blaster bolt there but they missed it, so there are background characters with un-CGI’d prop pieces. The whole production was just very, very rushed and sloppy, for whatever reason, this season just did not get the time and care that other parts of the show did.
I did just watch the scene again, and there isn’t a TON of room after his “I was.” line. So it would be a tight cut. That being said, I’m pretty sure your cut from him saying “I am Boba Fett” was already pretty tight because it cuts right away to Fennec. So, I think it will be possible but you’ll have to look and decide. But thanks for considering it.
I checked this out and agree that it works! Will be in Book 2 for the “Special Edition” release soon.
That’s interesting how you view Book 2. I will be honest, I think the big factor and reason why for me, is that I actually really liked BoBF, especially the flashback sequences. I love the Boba character in general. In fact, years ago now when “The Mandalorian” was coming out, I was literally asking “Why couldn’t this have just been Boba Fett?” Like literally Boba Fett finding the child etc lmao. Which in a way I think COULD have worked. That could have been Boba’s redemption story, since the child is an orphan just like him.
But thats just my fan fiction.
Actually, in the early scripts, the whole show was about Boba instead of Din’s role. They couldn’t work it out with timing for Temuera and also wanted a blank slate rather than having to deal with the complexity of Boba’s character. There were even plans for Boba and Luke to interact, but they cut it to tell a “smaller” story instead. I agree that if done right, I would’ve loved to see Boba instead as the main protagonist!
And yes I’m the most excited for Book 6 because it will be having not even watched Season 3, so I will be a good guinea pig for you to try that out on
I am super interested in seeing your review on everything. Definitely giving me motivation to finish quickly!
Hey Acbagel, I am looking forward to the revised Book 5 and the eventual release of Book 6. Also, I would not mind a standalone book of Dr. Perishing’s arc if that is in the cards.
As for cutting Moff Gideon’s clone plot from the final, I would be down for that. However, I am cautious of this approach as this plot point could play into the announced Mandalorian movie. I believe Giancarlo Esposito even playfully eluded to this possibility in a fairly recent interview when asked if he could return. Just something to think about, but you could always alter down the road if it does indeed influence the upcoming 2026 film. I can’t wait to see what you have been cooking. Take care for now and may the force be with you!
I really don’t think they’d go back to Gideon… They have to know the kind of eye rolls they’d get for that. His appearance in S3 was already way more than enough IMO. But yes, I can always re-edit if something becomes important in the future. Excited to see how the upcoming will fit into my re-edit saga one day! From what I have access to right now though, the cloning plot is a terrible distraction that adds to the conclusion feeling extremely rushed and unsatisfying.