Hello! I have some comments about Book 2. Firstly, I want to say that the edit is fantastic, and what I enjoyed most is how you created a real sense of time passing for both Boba Fett and Mando by switching between their storylines. With that said, I do have some feedback. Take it with a grain of salt though. I’m an avid content consumer and I write occasionally, but I’m definitely not a film editor.

Episode 5 is edited very well, but Episode 4 feels like it could be strengthened, mainly around character motivation and narrative clarity. For example, it’s not clear why Mando or Cara Dune go to the krill farmers’ village. Because her relationship with Mando is unclear, it feels a bit awkward when Mando later returns and recruits her to fight on Nevarro.

I think this could be solved by making it clearer that Mando is recruiting Cara Dune to help protect the village. But for that to land, the audience needs to understand why the village needs protection. To support that, I think some scenes should be added back in.

I would start the episode the same way the original Episode 4 begins: by showing the village being attacked. Then you could switch to your original sequence of Mando arriving and working on his ship (that part of your edit is great). However, without the attack scene, it’s unclear why the two farmers seek Mando’s help. Adding the attack back in establishes their motivation immediately.

After that, you can keep your sequence of Mando arriving at the village, settling in, and talking to the widow. But I would also restore part of the training montage, specifically the moment where Mando teaches the villagers how to shoot. This accomplishes two things:

It clarifies why the villagers want Mando there, beyond him simply wanting a remote place to hide.
It sets up the widow as the only competent shooter, which makes Mando’s later trust in her, both as a mother figure and as someone capable, feel more earned.

Once that foundation is in place, the cut to the cantina recruitment scene will feel more natural. Right now, the switch feels abrupt because we don’t fully understand why Mando needs Cara Dune’s help. If the villagers’ situation is clearer, then Mando’s decision to recruit her becomes more logical. It also reinforces that he respects her as a capable fighter. Optionally, you could include a bit more of Cara Dune training the villagers with the sticks, but that may not be necessary since the bounty hunter scene already establishes her competence.

As for Boba Fett’s storyline, the cuts are very strong. The only thing I would suggest is adding back more of the conversations between Fennec and Boba. Star Wars shines when the audience is invested in the characters, and right now it’s not entirely clear why someone like Fennec, an assassin, chooses to stay with Boba. For example, there’s a great moment in your edit where Fennec tells Boba the Tuskens made him soft, and he replies that they made him stronger because “you can only get so far without a tribe.” Expanding their interactions would make that emotional beat land harder and give their partnership more depth. Right now their relationship feels a bit superficial, and a few restored scenes could really strengthen it.