Warning: SPOILERS for The Book of Boba Fett episode 3.

Star Wars is removing the reasons fans love Boba Fett, but The Book of Boba Fett still has a chance to turn things around. The Book of Boba Fett showcases the journey for Temuera Morrison's bounty hunter in both the past and the present. In flashback scenes, the Disney+ show reveals how Boba Fett escaped from the Sarlacc pit after his fateful fall in 1983's Return of the Jedi. The scenes also depict Tusken Raiders taking the bounty hunter prisoner and eventually accepting him as one of their own. In the present-day storyline, Boba Fett attempts to take Jabba the Hutt's place as the crime lord/Daimyo on Tatooine. The story follows up on Boba Fett's appearance in a Mandalorian season 2 post-credits scene, where he kills Bib Fortuna (Matthew Wood) and takes his place on Jabba's throne with Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) by his side.

Unfortunately, both fans and critics have heavily criticized The Book of Boba Fett's first episodes. Among the most common complaints, fans call the series boring, as it constantly relies on long flashback scenes that contain little to no dialogue. And though Boba Fett was known as a bounty hunter with a penchant for disintegrating things, the series showcases his flaws. For example, in a flashback, he's defeated in one-on-one combat by a Tusken Raider. And in the present, he recruits a group of kids on candy-colored Vespa-like speeder bikes to be his muscle. They then participate in perhaps the slowest Star Wars chase scene ever in Book of Boba Fett episode 3.

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The Book of Boba Fett's criticism traces back to several issues. First and foremost, Star Wars appears to be trying to fix Boba Fett's character by humanizing him. Unfortunately, this attempt also erases some of the most critical elements that made the bounty hunter famous in the first place. However, the series still has a chance to turn things around if it gets back to the character's roots and leans into the bounty hunter's previous portrayal in The Mandalorian.

Star Wars Is Trying To "Fix" Boba Fett

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Ahead of Boba Fett's return in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars fans debated for years about whether the bounty hunter was a good character or he just had an excellent design. After all, though Boba Fett has an extensive Star Wars history, he rose to popularity from a relatively minor role in The Empire Strikes Back. In that appearance, James Earl Jones' Darth Vader makes a point of telling the bounty hunter he's not allowed to disintegrate anything. The character then makes an embarrassing exit in Return of the Jedi by falling into the Sarlacc, and the creature even belches to add insult to injury. Still, Boba Fett became a fan-favorite character off of the strength of his early appearances, having fans clamoring for more Boba Fett stories for nearly four decades.

Star Wars seemingly attempts to end the Boba Fett debate in the character's Disney+ series, and therein lies the problem. The danger with demystifying a legendary character is that fans might not like what they see. After all, when the character is mysterious, it can be whatever fans imagine. But by humanizing Boba Fett and turning him into a hero in the series, Disney rips off fans' rose-colored glasses to see Boba Fett for the person he really is. And in Book of Boba Fett episode 3, that person gets thrown around his palace in his underwear by a Wookiee assassin. It wasn't what fans immediately had in mind when Disney announced a Boba Fett series.

The Book Of Boba Fett Forgets What Made Him So Cool

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The attempt at humanizing Boba Fett is coming from a good place by the series creators. After all, The Book of Boba Fett is simply trying to show that the bounty hunter is more than just his cool-looking helmet and high-tech weapons. As a result, The Book of Boba Fett often shows Boba Fett without his helmet and signature body armor, focusing more on Morrison as the man behind the mask. While that's noble, the series also forgets that the cool-looking helmet and the high-tech weapons made fans fall in love with the character in the first place.

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Though humanizing the character is important, Boba Fett's mask is also necessary. Fans first fell in love with the character because of his slick armor, swagger, and attitude. From just Darth Vader telling him not to disintegrate things, fans learn several critical pieces of information. Boba Fett is an important bounty hunter, he's a threat to reduce any enemy to ashes, and he's not someone to mess with. Behind his mask, he was powerful, and he was mysterious. That mystery turned Boba Fett into a Star Wars legend, making a minor character seem larger than life. And when Book of Boba Fett episode 3 strips him down to his underpants, it reveals a bit more than fans wanted.

Star Wars Can Still Make Boba Fett Cool Again

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Disney already provided a perfect roadmap for Boba Fett in The Mandalorian season 2. The character appears several times in the series, attempting to help Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) save Baby Yoda/Grogu from peril. Season 2, episode 6, "The Tragedy," even gave Star Wars fans scenes they had wanted for years. Boba Fett wore his iconic armor, obliterated stormtroopers, and took out two space ships with one shot. The episode showed the character's edge as well as his humanity. He appealed to Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin for his armor, showing his humility, and he also showcased why he belongs in his gear, giving fans a glimpse of the infamous Star Wars bounty hunter they fell for. It was a moment forty years in the making.

And The Book of Boba Fett still has a chance to return the bounty hunter to form. With the first few exposition-heavy episodes out of the way, the Book of Boba Fett's conclusion will show the bounty hunter going to war over his claim on Tatooine. The storyline promises to deliver Boba Fett back in action and wearing the iconic armor the series so often takes away. Additionally, Robert Rodriguez, the filmmaker who directed "The Tragedy" for The Mandalorian, is the co-showrunner on The Book of Boba Fett. The filmmaker brilliantly depicted the bounty hunter before, and he can certainly do it again. The Book of Boba Fett already showcased the character's many flaws, and now it's time to turn to the next chapter.

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The Book of Boba Fett streams Wednesdays on Disney+.