daneditor said:

I don't know if you're familiar with ROTJ Fan-o-matic (if not, check it out on youtube) but one of the many excellent ideas was to have Boba Fett given the job of telling the Rebellion about the DS2, including the lie about it not being operational, rather than these Bothans, of whom the audience knows nothing and are never heard about again. Makes sense - aside from giving the Fett something to do, it also means Fett isn't at Jabba's palace and spares us the hideousness of his death scene.

The double dealer unbeknownst is a great concept . There might be a continuity problem, however. Luke and Leia made it back to the fleet and they were slightly annoyed with Fett.

You got me thinking it would be fun to have Fett leading the Bothans in Slave I . He could break-off. Then we could see a hologram of Jabba and his protocol droid calling him for a mission. Instead, we could see Sidious or Vader telling him Skywalker would try to rescue Captian Solo. I don't know how it could work. It would require a very rad edit.

In the palace, Fett is there for a little extra menace. In the barge fight, Fett's there for the same reason Lando is there. Han had his reasons. He had pressing personal business. He might have wanted to get out of the way of the others. But Han was trying to leave the group every time they turned around. By reminding us that Han comes through in the end, and showing us that his actions are not governed by spite, They showed us why the rebels would trust him with their most difficult missions.

Could Fett just bounce off the barge and cut away before he falls in? A Dreyfuss in 'JAWS' uncertainty? Everyone imagines their own favorite fate for Fett?

The wild Ewoks v Empire stuff is fantastic! :)