Critic Reviews

The first chapter may be a bit of a slow burn, but The Book of Boba Fett was well worth the wait. Morrison makes for a spectacularly fun lead, bringing new life to the Bounty Hunter, and he pairs nicely with Wen, creating very exciting energy when the pair are in scenes together.

The Book Of Boba Fett continues this run of quality, giving us insight into a character that has long fascinated fans of the franchise. ... Morrison gives Fett a sense of regal humanity that makes his desire to reform the galaxy’s underworld under his watch plausible. And Wen, as she’s proven in the MCU, kicks major ass as Shand. Both bring the requisite senses of humor to their roles.

More than anything, "The Book of Boba Fett" conveys the impression of a group of folks weaned on "Star Wars" being given the opportunity to essentially transform playing with action figure as kids into an actual series. For anyone who possesses a similar connection to these stories, the almost irresistible temptation is to dive right in with them, until you can almost feel the sands of Tatooine between your toes.

Not a ton of forward movement happens in the first chapter ... For the time being, the premiere successfully fills viewers in on the backstory, while centering a newly intriguing main character in a world we know, played by the perfect actor for the job.

While The Book of Boba Fett has a lot of potential, it might remain a hard sale to the casual fan asking “Boba who?”.

The lesson, it seems from the flop sweat stained, falling down the stairs with a stack of pies mess of Rise Of Skywalker is not to offer up anything new, but to at least present the old in a fun, competent fashion. And so far, that’s exactly what Book Of Boba Fett offers; solidly delivered and totally unambitious storytelling.

“The Book of Boba Fett” will have to prove out its vision of Boba Fett — a figure who seeks the respect of those around him without intimidation or grandeur — in the episodes to come. But here, it’s delivered with a narrative economy that is striking for a franchise that’s lately grown flabby. The show’s tidy establishment of the personality, beliefs, and challenges of a character franchise fans know only as a helmeted side character suggests a willingness to pare things down that looks, at a first glance, refreshing.

This is still a show designed for Star Wars-crazed adults to watch with their kids, but it’s on the darker and grungier end of this family-friendly approach, even relative to some of the places we’ve seen Mando operate.

Overall this is a solid, slightly unremarkable first episode that leans a little too much on the past, in a series that’s arguably doing that with its entire concept.

As a series opener, it’s an entertaining, low-key start with Fett’s gangster’s paradise the most compelling aspect. But, even for a first episode, it needs a bit of jet-pack propulsion.