All have to say is hand down amazing 2nd episode of The Book of Boba Fett. I have an idea of what if Batman from DC Universe and Doctor Doom from Marvel Universe existed in Star Wars.
I wonder if anyone actually counts the easter eggs in these videos....74? Well, that's above my pay grade, but the curiosity persists..... Also funny you mention Sackville, as it's a small town out in the boonies about an hour and a half away from me that's just waiting to be unwillingly absorbed by the nearby city which is home to the second to last IXP that internet traffic hits before heading under the Atlantic to Europe unless it's routing through New York....the more you know...
Not really for me. Those Tuskens really we're barbarians (not the innocent kids, mind). I just like how we see a different side to Tuskens as a whole. Just like all people, some are good, some are bad
There's also a thematic historical precedent for the train. When the "iron horse" traveled the west in the 19th century, passengers would pay to shoot entire herds of buffalo directly from the train for fun. It's what nearly wiped out the species.
I was just about to write a similar comment! VOX has a video titled: "Why the US Army tried to exterminate the bison" that illustrates that historical fact!
That was one I immediately saw the parallel to and am sad that Ryan didn't see it. With all the Native American and Tribal themes, that one was really apparent to me.
I'm astounded that you made it through this video without mentioning the "comb the desert" scene from Spaceballs because at least twice the Tuskans are shown doing the same thing! lol
You know you’re absolutely right. Now that you mention it, I’m completely surprised that Ryan didn’t mention that scene from Spaceballs. Speaking of Spaceballs, I remember hearing that Industrial Light and Magic did the special effects for all the space flight scenes in Spaceballs. It’s pretty funny how that movie was ripping on Star Wars and yet the same company that did the effects for Star Wars did them for Spaceballs.
Absolutely agreed, she carries so much danger just by her facial expressions and body language. Fantastic example of being able to build out a character without having all that many lines or all that much screen time.
The recreation of Jabba's palace is impeccable. And although I know the Hutt twins had to be CGI they looked about as good as the original Jabba puppet. And it was hilarious watching those guys struggling to hold that litter. What If they were dropped? I just figured Pykes have different factions and don't all wear the exact same thing. And I too was reminded of my first Covid test when I saw that lizard go up Boba's nose
I'm willing to bet that the palanquin will be dropped in an upcoming episode. One of the carriers is shifting is the weight uncomfortably in this episode which seems like it's hinting towards that. Perhaps in a shootout one will be shot and leave the rest with too much weight to carry!
I don’t think they looked “about as good” as Jabba, but the show’s CGI is really incredible. Genuinely, this is the only time I could really tell that something was CG.
Also, the wood from the Gaffi sticks seem to be harder than normal wood (based on the fact that Boba stopped the train with it, and there’s no way normal wood could have withstood that) 👀 which I thought might be a reference to Brylark wood which is “hard as metal” and was used to make lightsabers before (like the one belonging to the padawan Wookie in The Gathering arc in Clone Wars)
Okay. There are some really interesting ideas in here about indigenous sovereignty. For some context, I am from Aotearoa/New Zealand and our history is a complicated one involving the Māori peoples and their relationship with the whenua/land and then the arrival and subsequent colonisation of that land by the English in the mid 1800s (Temuera Morrison has connections to Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Maniapoto, and Ngāti Rarua). I am Pakeha so cannot speak fully to the aspects of Māori sovereignty, but the idea of a tribe of people - the Tuskens - having ancestral ties to the land - the Dune Sea - and having to endure enforced violence and intrusion by others who used their land for their own gain and thought negatively on that tribe - "we thought they were raiders" - it all has heavy echoes in Aotearoa/NZ and, I am sure, many other indigenous areas around the world. Seeing the Tusken tribe is so much detail, their ways, their understandings, their relationship with the land, and especially their rituals at the end of the episode, made me very emotional as I thought own our own complicated history in Aotearoa/NZ. It made me hope for a time when the Māori peoples of Aoteaora can have that Tino rangatiratanga/sovereignty and self-determination. The emotion was only deepened by seeing Temuera leading the ritual alongside the Tuskens. Such a powerful episode for so many reasons. Ngā mihi nui. Mauri ora, mauri mate (May the Force be with you).
I also caught the bit when the Tuskens say "they have macines" and Boba says "you know every grain of sand." It has land defense, asymmetric/guerrilla warfare vibes to it. And also speaks to technology versus relationship to the land dichotomy that characterizes the colonial project globally.
Tuskens remind me very much of the Fremen, especially when Stilgar says “do not trespass on our lands”, “we were here long before you came”. Daniel Logan and Temuera Morrison made me realize that the Māori and Polynesians and Aboriginals and Hawaiians are all indigenous people just like the Native Americans. The greatest bounty hunters in the galaxy are Natives! Seeing Taika Waiti help make so many Native American shows and movies is so cool. I am a member of the Dakota Sioux Nation and the Navajo Nation. atsʼáhoníyééʼ nił hólǫ́ǫ doo (May the Force be with you in Navajo)
As an indigenous Australian (Melanesian, Torres Strait Islander) I got a bit emotional too and really sympathised with the Tuskens with their ancestral home being invaded, destroyed for its resources and its native peoples being butchered and seen as savages with no rights. Which has happened to all native peoples throughout human history. It wasn't until the mid 1960s that all indigenous Australians got the right to vote. Then it wasn't until the late 1970s that the Australian government allowed First Nations peoples to claim land rights for Country where traditional ownership could be proven. To the outworlders the Tuskens are simply an annoyance, it was nice to see Boba stand up for them and encourage them to protect themselves and their ancestral home. I could see Temuera doing the same facial expressions that the Maori do while doing their Haka war dance. Plus the Tusken gaffi stick/weapon is very similar to the taiaha weapon that was used by Maori warriors. I like seeing Temuera being able to incorporate his culture into his character.
@@Ajidam Lucas leeched the Tuskens from Dune so you are correct. This show is doing a great job in creating empathy for natives without preaching at people.
kia ora, O'-Si-Yo', and yamandhu marang, this comment section is beautiful, as a proud Wiradjuri man(indigenous australian) seeing these comments from all first nations relating to this show really warms my heart ❤️
Star Wars theory actually mentioned that the scene where Boba goes into tosche station to fight off those criminals to steal the speeder, is very reminiscent to when the terminator went into that bar to fight those bikers, to then later on steal one of their bikes.
as a woodworker who watched this episode from their woodshop, that weapon building montage was on point especially since all tools were used in the correct manner.
We've heard how they want to distance the Force from the (mostly) black and white of Jedi and Sith (good and evil) by having the Force be represented in different ways. In the sequels there is Maz Kanata, in the prequels there's the Night Sisters. I think we may have seen another in this episode. The force sensitives that are not trained. We heard Qui-Gon talk about how the force can manifest itself in reaction speeds and almost precognitive activities. I think the second in command Tuskin Raider is a perfect example of this. Some of the ways s(he) acted seemed very above average for a Star Wars character. I obviously could be reading too much into it, but if this Tuskin is a force sensitive it is a wonderful way of having the force be in it without it being in your face. Just subtle reminders that it's always there, always around us.
I actually have thought the same thing when I saw the second Tusken in command jump onboard the running train. He or she moved in a different way than the others.
I thought the same thing, seeing as how the other Tuskens were kind of goofy and awkward, even though I was assuming they were sending their best warriors to jump the train. I think that they are democratizing excellence and talent in the Star Wars universe. Before you were either a muggle or a wizard. Now we're seeing, you don't have to be THE CHOSEN ONE or raised by space warrior monks to be special. You can earn it through your willingness to hone your abilities to their peak through discipline and hard work.
Was thinking that as well. Chirrut from Rogue one is another good example of someone who clearly has the force without being a Jedi or Sith using it for specific powers.
I thought that when they spoke about how there are several different Tusken tribes, many of which are not as brutal and violent it was to show that they are not like the ones who killed Anikan's mother
can we start calling them as Tusken Warriors instead? we already know there's many tribe of Tusken. This Tusken Warrior's (as Boba called them) leader also told Boba that there are Tusken who assault others for living. hence they're what we're know as Tusken Raiders.
@@pertamanakprimaindra3928 they’re called Tusken Raiders because of a historical raid on Fort Tusken. “Sand People,” as non-PC as that may sound, is actually probably more neutral of a term for them
Woah, this is an incredibly important point. he hasn't got any outside info since escaping the Sarlac, but he probably assumes that Jabba is dead based off how the fight went and the fact that the other syndicate are smuggling through his lands. But he wouldn't know that had to do with the overall empire at all. He probably isn't aware of any of the events of Episode 6, which is now making me theorize that the flashback storyline is actually happening at the same time as Episode 6.
I thought the line "Running a family is more complicated than bounty hunting" was a callback/response to one of the main quotes at the beginning of The Mandalorian: "Bounty hunting is a complicated profession".
There’s nothing I love more in Star Wars than having characters and races we’ve known for decades getting some love an attention. It’s so cool to see more of their culture and how they view the world.
That's what I wished for in TLJ in the casino, I really wanted to see twi'leks, rodians, niktos, duros, gands, zabraks, weequays, mirialans, cathars, grans, trandoshans, devaronians, ithorians, miralukas, zeltrons, and so on, the list is incredibly long, yet Johnson even managed to fuck that up as well among great many other things. Fortunately, the Marvel comics, the animated series and the new series all managed to give this love to them, to us and to Star Wars itself as well. It's not that I'm against new content, though, JJ did it quite well, so did Jedi Fallen Order.
I will never cease to be amazed at the in depth analysis that Ryan offers. It's impressive as hell. How on earth do you make connections to movies like Lawrence of Arabia like that? I can't begin to imagine the amount of movie knowledge you have in that massive big brain of yours. Love the channel. Love the content. Keep it up man.
My moms friend Troy kotsur made the sign language for the tusken raiders. He’s a deaf actor who based the sign language on Native American Sign Language as well as asl. It’s really cool to see it even more evolved
@@mohammedimran3670 i simplified the term but it’s called Plains Indian Sign Language, also known as Plains Sign Talk, Plains Sign Language and First Nation Sign Language and was used by tribes like Navajo and Blackfoot to communicate ideas especially In storytelling and by deaf members of the tribe to communicate with people
You could say that by getting speeder bikes from Tosche Station for the Tusken tribe, Boba Fett “converted” the balance of power in the region. Or, in other words, he went to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters…
The special effects in this episode were some of the best yet. To think how incredibly The Volume brings this world to life. Just breathtaking scenery.
The dance they did at the end was similar to a Haka, but I think more like a Tusken Kata that's been ritualized . It's basically the same set of fighting movements Boba was being taught (a kata is a fighting form).
Temuera Morrison is from New Zealand and Maori too so I think that it is cool how the end of the episode seemed like a Haka. I think how they incorporated that into a Tusken ceremony while showing combat fighting with Boba was really well done.
It’s more of a mixture of the Māori and Dakota Sioux War Society dance. Two different tribes irl from other sides of the planet - much like a Mandalorian amidst a tribe of Tusken Raiders!
Obi Wan: "These blaster shots are too accurate for sand people" Boba Fett: "The sand people can shoot the tail off the back of a chicken on a speeding train a mile away"
I’m just here to express my appreciation at the depth of your analysis, particularly the Old Testament connections and your discussion of the vision quest. It’s remarkable that you produced such a robust essay in such a short amount of time. Great work and respect
I noticed that he wears the black under his armor in the present but formerly wore a light colored suit. I'm thinking this is the outcome of his time with the Tuskens.
Great breakdown, only the creature at 9:06 is a Worrt. A “Bubo” is the name of a Frog-Dog, the bulldog like creature we see on a chain near the door to the throne room at Jabba’s Palace in Return of a Jedi, the one that barks as people walk in. Fun fact, Bubo is actually sentient and only pretending to be a pet
@ScreenCrush I see a lot of people spotting the Dances with Wolves references, but I think there are even more overt comparisons that can be made to The Last Samurai: 1. The weapons training with the village's best warrior 2. The crafting of the weapon 3. The dressing in the robes. All of these were major scenes in that movie as well.
When the Tusken strikes the train at 37:39 (in the show) water gushes out. This could parallel to when Moses struck the rock in the wilderness and water gushed out.
Another treat for Deadwood fans: the bartender in this episode was Allan Graf, who played Captain Turner in Season 3. Hopefully, he stays away from Mos Pelgo… things didn’t go so well for him the last time he encountered a character played by W. Earl Brown.
Was that a pod racer engine on top of the train? Also, the interior of the train engine cab was perfect. It was like a futuristic version of the interior of an old steam engine. All levers, knobs and gauges.
i can't believe how good this episode was. it was so perfect and i was so sceptical about boba fett series. i generaly don't really care abut him as a character in star wars universe. but boy oh boy that tide has turned. i can't come up with a better piece of star wars content than this. 11/10
Seeing the tuskins culture was incredible, it really does show another side of them rather than them causing havoc like in the other movies. Their fighting style was very interesting as well
The Pod racing engine on the train, uses a similar power management system to divert power like we saw in TPM when and lost power to one of his engines.
The TuskIen flashbacks remind me a lot of The Last Samurai. Boba being beat down by a Raider who eventually trains him. A child who despises than turns to respect him. He gains the tribes trust and eventually make him part of the tribe and they dress and arm him in their ways. Pretty much like Algren.
I like how they heat treated the Gaffi stick since it’s made of wood. Also liked how this episode felt like a nod to Lawrence of Arabia and the Bedouin people destroying the Hejaz railway during WW1.
Such a great episode. I didn’t look at the run time before I pressed play and was pleasantly surprised by the length of the episode. Also, the jokes in this episode were very well timed. Perfect blend of action and comedy.
@@jenniferrenolds2226 Pure Cowardly Troll you are. This is what happens when society leaves you behind. You find yourself lost in a world of maturity clearly lacking any yourself. Your a one legged man in an Acc kicking contest. You will forever be behind and alone. You lack any skills necessary to interact with other humans..... Pitiful and Petty
This one’s a bit more obvious, but I absolutely loved that this episode showed the creation of Boba’s gaffi stick, since we know he used it to go to town on some storm troopers in Mando season 2
I love how in the scene with the twins, one of the bearers looks like he's about to lose his footing and collapse, but catches himself in time. I'd imagine the twins wouldn't be too impressed if that happened! (around 12:29) As mentioned, this episode was some of the best TV I've watched for quite a while!
Oh yeah another thing at 36:28 into the episode listen to the score soundtrack, as Boba is telling the Pykes they can go and present their terms to their people, and that these terms will a suggestion of their stability, the score takes a hopeful shift you might have heard it before from OMEGAS theme! for about 10 seconds there, not forsight but a connective tissue that shows signs he has the same values in there she has in the Bad Batch!
I believe there is one Easter egg no one mentioned but the noise from the train is the noise that Ben makes to scare off the Tuskens in a new hope just pitched down.
Ryan, you could also mention the Dune parallels, since the tuskens and spice were directly lifted from that series. The assault on the train was like riding the worms, and the sandmen are the Freman seeking to reclaim their world. The fever dream was like drinking the water of life and seeing visions of the past, present and future. The water was not Kamino, but the future of Tatooine.
I LOVE how casually he throws in how Episode VII “could have been about the crime syndicates after the Battle of Endor….” When I’m thinking the exact same thing lmao
I've always been a big fan of the Tusken Raiders and Bounty Hunters the most in Star Wars...so this episode is absolute perfection for me. I felt like it was only 20 minutes I was so enthralled.
i love the detail that when fennec says to the prisoner 'perhaps he fears the rancor', and goes to push the button for the trapdoor, the gamorrean guard runs away as fast as he can from the trapdoor. I'd like to think that he heard of, or saw the gammorean from ROTJ who accidentally fell and was eaten by the rancor
These people have an ancestral birthright to this land. If you are to travel through you must pay the price. I swear this show is everything ive been hoping for, for the past 15 years.
Hey Ryan, its been a while man, good to see your doing well with your podcast! the one big thing I caught was that when the Jedi younglings go of to find their kyber crystal for their lightsabers (well the Crystal finds them) we see the same deal when Boba finds his piece of wood to make his Gaffi Stick, its just another way of telling how different races and cultures view the use of the force, without it been called or connected to a Jedi or a Sith. We have seen this many times before from the Ewok movies where Logray uses Magic to help the children, to Clone wars where we have the Nightsisters use of dark magic, as well as Zeb's people in Rebels when they use the Ashla to fine a new home for his race. I love these stories, they are a new way of culture spiritually retells how the force works in their society! and I think that's what made this episode of Book of Boba so well received! as we all have an underlining base form of understanding spirit, soul and religion to those effects!
Several of the symbols behind the mayor are almost entirely lifted from Hebrew, reinforcing the links back to Moses (though it might just be Arubesh's origins showing through). Also, upon seeing them a second time, the Tusken's tents are almost an exact match to those used by the Bedouin tribe in the middle east. I felt the train was a big Western reference, there used to be buffalo hunting trains that would go through with people killing buffalo herds just to deny them to the natives. It wouldn't surprise me if they also shot native american's from the train too.
No one is talking about the fact that the OG train scene in a Star Wars movie is in Solo! First time we saw a action sequence like that was when Han Solo, Chewie, Becket, etc were all together trying to steel the Coaxium! Some scenes were the exact same in this episode.
I'm expecting Boba to adopt that one Tusken kid from EP 1 since he keeps appearing. So it's possible that by the end of the series, that Tusken kid will end up being killed, after being adopted by Boba, resulting in him leaving the tribe.
Mayor mentions running a family is … but boba knows this. He ran a family when he was a child. I found it a little weird that the mayor wouldn’t have known that but then again boba was secretive about his leadership during that time. It’s very ironic.
Maybe it’s because I just read the book but I got some big Dune vibes from this episode. The off-worlder who comes to the native warrior tribe, has visions, rides giant things in the desert, and is accepted into their culture. But then again all of star wars is pretty heavily based on dune so idk. Oh and also spice
When Boba entered the bar I was half expecting him to say, "Your clothes, your boots and your speeder... give them to me!" Sure, very cheesy but it just seemed to fit. :P
You never read or answer my comments, but let's try once more - you have not noticed the possible easter eggs from the games, especially Kotor. Kotor I provided the most of story for the episode of The Mandalorian which included the hunting for the Krayt Dragon (even the pearl inside), and besides what you commented on the expanded universe, the mythology of Tatooine, the Rakatans, and the Ocean were part of the Tattoine mission, when Revan interrogate the Sandpeople Elder - the Rakatans were a fundamental part of the whole game, actually, and this came before any book or novelisation on Revan. In Kotor II, the last mission, when in Malachor V, there is the lizard monster which Boba fought in the first episode.
Your take on the flood of symbolism in the 2nd half of the episode is dead on. What a fantastically written show! For a franchise that's first foray into television was probably the single most egregious unmitigated disaster in the history of broadcasting I gotta say that the chapter format of streaming is doing right by Star Wars as well as by its fans. Right now, I just can't wait for the Filoni-directed episode, coz that's where I'm expecting the real fireworks n' fan-service. (With a smile!) Favreau has the most excellent ability to beat us over the head with fan-service without making it feel the least bit forced, fake, or out of place. Hands down, Filoni and Favreau get the first two seats on the evacuation spacecraft when the meteor comes. Humanity's gonna NEED them. ;-)
THE WHITE SAVIOR trope of stories like Dances With Wolves and Pandora was turned sideways in this episode with a Maori actor playing the role of the white man. I particularly like the inclusion of the facial expressions and ritual movements of the haka tradition as part of the Tusken culture.
I really enjoy the current theme with the star wars shows and giving us a new perspective on the galaxy, first in mando with the imperial remnants when they went undercover, and now with the tuskens. It's also weird that they both have scenes with fighting on top of a vehicle.
The tree scene also paralleled Moses' burning bush moment, the means of transition from one way of life to a new purpose. Heck, even the dance around the fire reminded me of a similar celebratory scene in Prince of Egypt (cartoon film of the Exodus story)
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The sound effect used at 8:34 is the sound of a heartbeat. It's identical to that of what you would hear during an ultrasound of a baby in the womb.
All have to say is hand down amazing 2nd episode of The Book of Boba Fett. I have an idea of what if Batman from DC Universe and Doctor Doom from Marvel Universe existed in Star Wars.
How would you write Marvel and DC characters that existed in the Star Wars Extended Universe?
Absolutely love your film history knowledge!!
I wonder if anyone actually counts the easter eggs in these videos....74? Well, that's above my pay grade, but the curiosity persists.....
Also funny you mention Sackville, as it's a small town out in the boonies about an hour and a half away from me that's just waiting to be unwillingly absorbed by the nearby city which is home to the second to last IXP that internet traffic hits before heading under the Atlantic to Europe unless it's routing through New York....the more you know...
Seeing the tuskens from this perspective really makes me have a whole new view of what Anakin did to them in Episode 2.
But they did rape and kill his mom. Deserved. Now the kids he killed is what shouldve gave you that view youre thinking of....
they said it in the episode; most of the tribes survived by killing. ie the ones that took Shmi. Boba lucked out that this is a good one.
Not really for me. Those Tuskens really we're barbarians (not the innocent kids, mind). I just like how we see a different side to Tuskens as a whole. Just like all people, some are good, some are bad
@@brettvonklock3206 indeed! Tho it's amazing to see their traditions and how they lived!
@@Ove08 rape?
One big one that I saw was that the “long speeder” used a super similar sound of a krayt dragon that obi-wan made in ep.IV to scare off the tuskens
I wonder if that's supposed to be a desert echo or something
D Martinez I thought the same thing
I also noticed that. I thought we'd have another krayt dragon fight.
Or it’s like a duck call, but instead of attracting, it strays off any Tusken raiders in the area since they fear the Krayt dragon.
I was tricked by that sound too thinking a krayt dragon was about to attack
The Mandalorian and Book of Boba are really making me love Tusken Raiders
I'd love to see the Tuskens start to go off-world and explore the greater galaxy.
Tusken Warriors
@@christianyaerger1751 Tusken Space Explorer's!
There are good stories including a Tusken Jedi known as Sharad Hett in the Dark Horse Star Wars Comics
@@braxtonbyrd212 Eh, Hett was born a human though. He became initiated into a tribe, much like Fett did here. But he wasn't a real Tusken Raider.
There's also a thematic historical precedent for the train. When the "iron horse" traveled the west in the 19th century, passengers would pay to shoot entire herds of buffalo directly from the train for fun. It's what nearly wiped out the species.
I was just about to write a similar comment! VOX has a video titled: "Why the US Army tried to exterminate the bison" that illustrates that historical fact!
That was one I immediately saw the parallel to and am sad that Ryan didn't see it. With all the Native American and Tribal themes, that one was really apparent to me.
also some native american tribes would push herds of buffalo off cliffs, i believe its called the buffalo jump.
Yes! I had the same thought watching the episode.
Chiming in to also say I noticed this parallel.
I'm astounded that you made it through this video without mentioning the "comb the desert" scene from Spaceballs because at least twice the Tuskans are shown doing the same thing! lol
Or covering their tracks, but I love the Spaceballs reference
We ain't found ship.
@@frankhank3301 shit
I didn't even see that. I gotta watch again
You know you’re absolutely right. Now that you mention it, I’m completely surprised that Ryan didn’t mention that scene from Spaceballs. Speaking of Spaceballs, I remember hearing that Industrial Light and Magic did the special effects for all the space flight scenes in Spaceballs. It’s pretty funny how that movie was ripping on Star Wars and yet the same company that did the effects for Star Wars did them for Spaceballs.
I just want to say, Ming-Na Wen does an EXCELLENT job playing Fennec. She is a superb actress.
Absolutely agreed, she carries so much danger just by her facial expressions and body language. Fantastic example of being able to build out a character without having all that many lines or all that much screen time.
Agreed! Did you see her in Marvel Agents of Shield? She is just as badass in it
Once Mulan, always Mulan. She is just a badass
The recreation of Jabba's palace is impeccable. And although I know the Hutt twins had to be CGI they looked about as good as the original Jabba puppet. And it was hilarious watching those guys struggling to hold that litter. What If they were dropped? I just figured Pykes have different factions and don't all wear the exact same thing. And I too was reminded of my first Covid test when I saw that lizard go up Boba's nose
i love the detail of having the litter slightly bowed in the middle due to the huts weight
I'm willing to bet that the palanquin will be dropped in an upcoming episode. One of the carriers is shifting is the weight uncomfortably in this episode which seems like it's hinting towards that. Perhaps in a shootout one will be shot and leave the rest with too much weight to carry!
They even animated the fat jiggling. Top notch stuff
@Deshon Lang Absolutely not.
I don’t think they looked “about as good” as Jabba, but the show’s CGI is really incredible. Genuinely, this is the only time I could really tell that something was CG.
Seeing the Tuskens carve their Gaffi sticks reminded me about how Jedi seeing building a lightsaber as a ritual rite of passage.
The shot with young boba looking out the window at his father is such a masterpiece
Yeah! I remember my feelings and thoughts when I saw that. "Is this a deleted scene from AotC? It looks so good!".
The fact that you managed to slip MC Chris's "Fett's Vette" into your speech flawlessly deserves recognition.
I hope he drops a bit of it in every breakdown.
@@KbutY 2 for 2, we are off to a good start
Shame he didn't finish the verse, though.
The lizard in the nose is also a refernece to one episode in the clone wars on geonosis where creatures crawl in through the nose to operate the mind
I immediately thought of the Babel Fish.
Yea, I hadn’t realized that but I remember now
I ALSO THOUGHT THIS OMG
Also, the wood from the Gaffi sticks seem to be harder than normal wood (based on the fact that Boba stopped the train with it, and there’s no way normal wood could have withstood that) 👀 which I thought might be a reference to Brylark wood which is “hard as metal” and was used to make lightsabers before (like the one belonging to the padawan Wookie in The Gathering arc in Clone Wars)
Wrath of Khan
Okay. There are some really interesting ideas in here about indigenous sovereignty. For some context, I am from Aotearoa/New Zealand and our history is a complicated one involving the Māori peoples and their relationship with the whenua/land and then the arrival and subsequent colonisation of that land by the English in the mid 1800s (Temuera Morrison has connections to Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Maniapoto, and Ngāti Rarua).
I am Pakeha so cannot speak fully to the aspects of Māori sovereignty, but the idea of a tribe of people - the Tuskens - having ancestral ties to the land - the Dune Sea - and having to endure enforced violence and intrusion by others who used their land for their own gain and thought negatively on that tribe - "we thought they were raiders" - it all has heavy echoes in Aotearoa/NZ and, I am sure, many other indigenous areas around the world.
Seeing the Tusken tribe is so much detail, their ways, their understandings, their relationship with the land, and especially their rituals at the end of the episode, made me very emotional as I thought own our own complicated history in Aotearoa/NZ. It made me hope for a time when the Māori peoples of Aoteaora can have that Tino rangatiratanga/sovereignty and self-determination. The emotion was only deepened by seeing Temuera leading the ritual alongside the Tuskens. Such a powerful episode for so many reasons.
Ngā mihi nui. Mauri ora, mauri mate (May the Force be with you).
I also caught the bit when the Tuskens say "they have macines" and Boba says "you know every grain of sand." It has land defense, asymmetric/guerrilla warfare vibes to it. And also speaks to technology versus relationship to the land dichotomy that characterizes the colonial project globally.
Tuskens remind me very much of the Fremen, especially when Stilgar says “do not trespass on our lands”, “we were here long before you came”. Daniel Logan and Temuera Morrison made me realize that the Māori and Polynesians and Aboriginals and Hawaiians are all indigenous people just like the Native Americans. The greatest bounty hunters in the galaxy are Natives! Seeing Taika Waiti help make so many Native American shows and movies is so cool. I am a member of the Dakota Sioux Nation and the Navajo Nation.
atsʼáhoníyééʼ nił hólǫ́ǫ doo (May the Force be with you in Navajo)
As an indigenous Australian (Melanesian, Torres Strait Islander) I got a bit emotional too and really sympathised with the Tuskens with their ancestral home being invaded, destroyed for its resources and its native peoples being butchered and seen as savages with no rights. Which has happened to all native peoples throughout human history. It wasn't until the mid 1960s that all indigenous Australians got the right to vote. Then it wasn't until the late 1970s that the Australian government allowed First Nations peoples to claim land rights for Country where traditional ownership could be proven.
To the outworlders the Tuskens are simply an annoyance, it was nice to see Boba stand up for them and encourage them to protect themselves and their ancestral home.
I could see Temuera doing the same facial expressions that the Maori do while doing their Haka war dance. Plus the Tusken gaffi stick/weapon is very similar to the taiaha weapon that was used by Maori warriors. I like seeing Temuera being able to incorporate his culture into his character.
@@Ajidam Lucas leeched the Tuskens from Dune so you are correct. This show is doing a great job in creating empathy for natives without preaching at people.
kia ora, O'-Si-Yo', and yamandhu marang, this comment section is beautiful, as a proud Wiradjuri man(indigenous australian) seeing these comments from all first nations relating to this show really warms my heart ❤️
Star Wars theory actually mentioned that the scene where Boba goes into tosche station to fight off those criminals to steal the speeder, is very reminiscent to when the terminator went into that bar to fight those bikers, to then later on steal one of their bikes.
I noticed the same parallel lol. I turned and said to my dad: “give me your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle” and he laughed his arse off
I think you are right. I told my girlfriend that the way he assessed all the bikes before choosing one was the same as in Terminator 2 I think it was.
It would have been cool if instead of throwing a dude through the window, he threw him into the kitchen on a hot griddle top!
look at the couple who got assaulted and watch New hope's deleted scene. you will recognize them
He also tossed a dude threw a window like T800 did in that bar scene
as a woodworker who watched this episode from their woodshop, that weapon building montage was on point especially since all tools were used in the correct manner.
We've heard how they want to distance the Force from the (mostly) black and white of Jedi and Sith (good and evil) by having the Force be represented in different ways. In the sequels there is Maz Kanata, in the prequels there's the Night Sisters. I think we may have seen another in this episode. The force sensitives that are not trained. We heard Qui-Gon talk about how the force can manifest itself in reaction speeds and almost precognitive activities. I think the second in command Tuskin Raider is a perfect example of this. Some of the ways s(he) acted seemed very above average for a Star Wars character. I obviously could be reading too much into it, but if this Tuskin is a force sensitive it is a wonderful way of having the force be in it without it being in your face. Just subtle reminders that it's always there, always around us.
I actually have thought the same thing when I saw the second Tusken in command jump onboard the running train. He or she moved in a different way than the others.
Wasn't there a Jedi who was also tusken?
@@LostWhits legends/eu yes. Not sure disneyverse.
I thought the same thing, seeing as how the other Tuskens were kind of goofy and awkward, even though I was assuming they were sending their best warriors to jump the train. I think that they are democratizing excellence and talent in the Star Wars universe. Before you were either a muggle or a wizard. Now we're seeing, you don't have to be THE CHOSEN ONE or raised by space warrior monks to be special. You can earn it through your willingness to hone your abilities to their peak through discipline and hard work.
Was thinking that as well. Chirrut from Rogue one is another good example of someone who clearly has the force without being a Jedi or Sith using it for specific powers.
I thought that when they spoke about how there are several different Tusken tribes, many of which are not as brutal and violent it was to show that they are not like the ones who killed Anikan's mother
Yeah that tribe is long gone. Including the women and the children
can we start calling them as Tusken Warriors instead? we already know there's many tribe of Tusken. This Tusken Warrior's (as Boba called them) leader also told Boba that there are Tusken who assault others for living. hence they're what we're know as Tusken Raiders.
@@pertamanakprimaindra3928 no
@@pertamanakprimaindra3928 maybe this is the quaker sect of tusken raiders bit they ate raiders and love to shoot at anything moving
@@pertamanakprimaindra3928 they’re called Tusken Raiders because of a historical raid on Fort Tusken. “Sand People,” as non-PC as that may sound, is actually probably more neutral of a term for them
The area where Boba and the Tusken carve his Gaffi stick is very reminiscent of the original Ralph MacQuarrie painting of the Sandpeople from 1977.
Beat me to it - I spotted that straight away too. The wreckage sticking out the sand looks almost identical.
I wonder if boba was even aware of the empires defeat during his time with the sandpeople. This experience Clearly changes him on a fundamental level.
True, he probably has no idea the empire was defeated. If he learned of there defeat, would he have stayed with the tuskans as long as he did?
@@newcoolgamer200 Probably? He really has nowhere else to go
Woah, this is an incredibly important point. he hasn't got any outside info since escaping the Sarlac, but he probably assumes that Jabba is dead based off how the fight went and the fact that the other syndicate are smuggling through his lands. But he wouldn't know that had to do with the overall empire at all. He probably isn't aware of any of the events of Episode 6, which is now making me theorize that the flashback storyline is actually happening at the same time as Episode 6.
I thought the line "Running a family is more complicated than bounty hunting" was a callback/response to one of the main quotes at the beginning of The Mandalorian: "Bounty hunting is a complicated profession".
There’s nothing I love more in Star Wars than having characters and races we’ve known for decades getting some love an attention. It’s so cool to see more of their culture and how they view the world.
That's what I wished for in TLJ in the casino, I really wanted to see twi'leks, rodians, niktos, duros, gands, zabraks, weequays, mirialans, cathars, grans, trandoshans, devaronians, ithorians, miralukas, zeltrons, and so on, the list is incredibly long, yet Johnson even managed to fuck that up as well among great many other things. Fortunately, the Marvel comics, the animated series and the new series all managed to give this love to them, to us and to Star Wars itself as well. It's not that I'm against new content, though, JJ did it quite well, so did Jedi Fallen Order.
The “Sackville Hutts” comment had me laughing. Well done.
I will never cease to be amazed at the in depth analysis that Ryan offers. It's impressive as hell. How on earth do you make connections to movies like Lawrence of Arabia like that? I can't begin to imagine the amount of movie knowledge you have in that massive big brain of yours.
Love the channel. Love the content. Keep it up man.
One of the best Star Wars stories I’ve ever seen. Loving this show so far.
My moms friend Troy kotsur made the sign language for the tusken raiders. He’s a deaf actor who based the sign language on Native American Sign Language as well as asl. It’s really cool to see it even more evolved
That is so cool about your mom’s friend, good to know they are keeping it authentic.
Very cool tidbit. Thanks for sharing!
What is Native American sign language?
@@mohammedimran3670 i simplified the term but it’s called Plains Indian Sign Language, also known as Plains Sign Talk, Plains Sign Language and First Nation Sign Language and was used by tribes like Navajo and Blackfoot to communicate ideas especially In storytelling and by deaf members of the tribe to communicate with people
@@JL0ndon was a pre Colombian language?
You could say that by getting speeder bikes from Tosche Station for the Tusken tribe, Boba Fett “converted” the balance of power in the region. Or, in other words, he went to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters…
bRUH
STAHHP ..LOL
mic drop
The special effects in this episode were some of the best yet. To think how incredibly The Volume brings this world to life. Just breathtaking scenery.
The dance they did at the end was similar to a Haka, but I think more like a Tusken Kata that's been ritualized . It's basically the same set of fighting movements Boba was being taught (a kata is a fighting form).
Temuera Morrison is from New Zealand and Maori too so I think that it is cool how the end of the episode seemed like a Haka. I think how they incorporated that into a Tusken ceremony while showing combat fighting with Boba was really well done.
It’s more of a mixture of the Māori and Dakota Sioux War Society dance. Two different tribes irl from other sides of the planet - much like a Mandalorian amidst a tribe of Tusken Raiders!
@@Ajidam oh yes. There was very strong native american vibes going on as well.
As a Raiders fan, your Tusken badge is just badass!
Obi Wan: "These blaster shots are too accurate for sand people"
Boba Fett: "The sand people can shoot the tail off the back of a chicken on a speeding train a mile away"
Meanwhile Stormtroopers are supposed to be accurate according to Obi Wan, while they cant hit the broad side of a Banta in the films.
@@MMadesen Obi got dementia
Obi wan must have got confused and thought they were still clones
Fantastic response! Lol. You win the internet today.
@@MMadesen Wouldn't be the first time he was completely wrong about something...
Easter egg number 75. The low rumble sound before the train approaches is the Obi-Wan Krayt call from ANH pitched down.
I’m just here to express my appreciation at the depth of your analysis, particularly the Old Testament connections and your discussion of the vision quest. It’s remarkable that you produced such a robust essay in such a short amount of time. Great work and respect
This was a great episode it starts to build up the story
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Yeah I’m wondering if the raiders will come into play against the huts
I noticed that he wears the black under his armor in the present but formerly wore a light colored suit. I'm thinking this is the outcome of his time with the Tuskens.
I feel like the escape from the crashing venator Is also one of the best recent action scenes
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Great breakdown, only the creature at 9:06 is a Worrt. A “Bubo” is the name of a Frog-Dog, the bulldog like creature we see on a chain near the door to the throne room at Jabba’s Palace in Return of a Jedi, the one that barks as people walk in.
Fun fact, Bubo is actually sentient and only pretending to be a pet
You beat to pointing out the same thing.
Also, they sell Worrts at Galaxy's Edge, so its inclusion may help to sell more
The way the train driver left after leaving the train is very reminiscent of Grievous leaving his wheel transport
@ScreenCrush I see a lot of people spotting the Dances with Wolves references, but I think there are even more overt comparisons that can be made to The Last Samurai: 1. The weapons training with the village's best warrior 2. The crafting of the weapon 3. The dressing in the robes. All of these were major scenes in that movie as well.
When the Tusken strikes the train at 37:39 (in the show) water gushes out. This could parallel to when Moses struck the rock in the wilderness and water gushed out.
Cool to see Boba using a Gaffi. Maybe more significant seeing a Maori actor show skills similar to the Maori Taiaha stick fighting traditions.
I've been feeling that as well. This series so far has really allowed Morrison to plug into his Maori heritage to inform the character.
Another treat for Deadwood fans: the bartender in this episode was Allan Graf, who played Captain Turner in Season 3.
Hopefully, he stays away from Mos Pelgo… things didn’t go so well for him the last time he encountered a character played by W. Earl Brown.
"Sackville Hutts" is the greatest line of 2022. Making that connection was absolutely lovable.
Was that a pod racer engine on top of the train? Also, the interior of the train engine cab was perfect. It was like a futuristic version of the interior of an old steam engine. All levers, knobs and gauges.
LOVE how the droid just dipped
i can't believe how good this episode was. it was so perfect and i was so sceptical about boba fett series. i generaly don't really care abut him as a character in star wars universe. but boy oh boy that tide has turned. i can't come up with a better piece of star wars content than this. 11/10
Seeing the tuskins culture was incredible, it really does show another side of them rather than them causing havoc like in the other movies. Their fighting style was very interesting as well
The Pod racing engine on the train, uses a similar power management system to divert power like we saw in TPM when and lost power to one of his engines.
The TuskIen flashbacks remind me a lot of The Last Samurai. Boba being beat down by a Raider who eventually trains him. A child who despises than turns to respect him. He gains the tribes trust and eventually make him part of the tribe and they dress and arm him in their ways. Pretty much like Algren.
I like how they heat treated the Gaffi stick since it’s made of wood. Also liked how this episode felt like a nod to Lawrence of Arabia and the Bedouin people destroying the Hejaz railway during WW1.
I love the Tusken kid that's been appearing. He's just adorable.
Such a great episode. I didn’t look at the run time before I pressed play and was pleasantly surprised by the length of the episode.
Also, the jokes in this episode were very well timed. Perfect blend of action and comedy.
Yes, it felt more like a short movie
Yes I was gay for it
@@jenniferrenolds2226 Pure Cowardly Troll you are. This is what happens when society leaves you behind. You find yourself lost in a world of maturity clearly lacking any yourself. Your a one legged man in an Acc kicking contest. You will forever be behind and alone. You lack any skills necessary to interact with other humans..... Pitiful and Petty
Anyone else thinks the mayors voice sounds really similar to Pedro Pascals mando voice? I couldn't get it outta my head!
It's Robert Rodriguez
The scene where Luke is attacked by Tuskens in ANH isn't in the Dune Sea, it's in Jundland, which is a canyonland area to the east of the Dune Sea.
"The Jundland wastes are not to be traveled lightly"
This one’s a bit more obvious, but I absolutely loved that this episode showed the creation of Boba’s gaffi stick, since we know he used it to go to town on some storm troopers in Mando season 2
Ye man i hope after he got his suit back, he did not just throw it away
edit: just fixing a typo
@@malikazkahakim6311 I think he had it in the first episode while they were fighting off the assassins.
@@joermnyc oh really? Ok thanks i did not see
I love how in the scene with the twins, one of the bearers looks like he's about to lose his footing and collapse, but catches himself in time.
I'd imagine the twins wouldn't be too impressed if that happened! (around 12:29)
As mentioned, this episode was some of the best TV I've watched for quite a while!
I missed that. Good catch. It's the small details like that which create deeper universe building. Jar Jar Abrams and Ruin Johnson should take notes!
Oh yeah another thing at 36:28 into the episode listen to the score soundtrack, as Boba is telling the Pykes they can go and present their terms to their people, and that these terms will a suggestion of their stability, the score takes a hopeful shift you might have heard it before from OMEGAS theme! for about 10 seconds there, not forsight but a connective tissue that shows signs he has the same values in there she has in the Bad Batch!
I believe there is one Easter egg no one mentioned but the noise from the train is the noise that Ben makes to scare off the Tuskens in a new hope just pitched down.
Ryan, you could also mention the Dune parallels, since the tuskens and spice were directly lifted from that series. The assault on the train was like riding the worms, and the sandmen are the Freman seeking to reclaim their world. The fever dream was like drinking the water of life and seeing visions of the past, present and future. The water was not Kamino, but the future of Tatooine.
Good point on the Dune visions parallels. I didn't see that connection and I just rewatched the SciFi channel versions last week. :(
I got chills from that final campfire war dance. So powerful and well executed.
I LOVE how casually he throws in how Episode VII “could have been about the crime syndicates after the Battle of Endor….” When I’m thinking the exact same thing lmao
I believe that was one of MANY possible ideas Lucas had. Involving maul & I think a female sith. That could have been a different scenario though.
@@massivelegend7599 maul and darth talon and the shadow collective
@@s1d3k1ckRO I had a feeling it was talon but wasn't too certain! Thank you
I've always been a big fan of the Tusken Raiders and Bounty Hunters the most in Star Wars...so this episode is absolute perfection for me. I felt like it was only 20 minutes I was so enthralled.
Boba Fett carrying the dead Tusken to the fire was very reminiscent of Anakin carrying his dead mother.
Or me carrying the dead family dog. So reminiscent.
i love the detail that when fennec says to the prisoner 'perhaps he fears the rancor', and goes to push the button for the trapdoor, the gamorrean guard runs away as fast as he can from the trapdoor. I'd like to think that he heard of, or saw the gammorean from ROTJ who accidentally fell and was eaten by the rancor
Really nice to see other Tusken tribes that are more nomadic and traditional.
These two first episodes were like our first Boba Fett movie. Now we get two more!!! AWESOME!!!
What did you think of the episode?
I love the depth they are giving to tusken raiders, the final tribal dance gave me chills
I like your respectful tone when pointing out the native American references. I appreciate it.
Absolutely banger of an episode iam loving how BOBF is a simple story that keeps the authenticity of the star wars universe.
These people have an ancestral birthright to this land. If you are to travel through you must pay the price.
I swear this show is everything ive been hoping for, for the past 15 years.
Hey Ryan, its been a while man, good to see your doing well with your podcast! the one big thing I caught was that when the Jedi younglings go of to find their kyber crystal for their lightsabers (well the Crystal finds them) we see the same deal when Boba finds his piece of wood to make his Gaffi Stick, its just another way of telling how different races and cultures view the use of the force, without it been called or connected to a Jedi or a Sith. We have seen this many times before from the Ewok movies where Logray uses Magic to help the children, to Clone wars where we have the Nightsisters use of dark magic, as well as Zeb's people in Rebels when they use the Ashla to fine a new home for his race. I love these stories, they are a new way of culture spiritually retells how the force works in their society! and I think that's what made this episode of Book of Boba so well received! as we all have an underlining base form of understanding spirit, soul and religion to those effects!
Ive truly enjoyed getting to learn more about Tusken Raider culture and just daily life for them. Just giving them more dimension and whatnot
*“and your mom”*
That was GOLD.
when was it?
That Hutt scene was so intimidating - every aspect was exquisite.
Several of the symbols behind the mayor are almost entirely lifted from Hebrew, reinforcing the links back to Moses (though it might just be Arubesh's origins showing through).
Also, upon seeing them a second time, the Tusken's tents are almost an exact match to those used by the Bedouin tribe in the middle east.
I felt the train was a big Western reference, there used to be buffalo hunting trains that would go through with people killing buffalo herds just to deny them to the natives. It wouldn't surprise me if they also shot native american's from the train too.
No one is talking about the fact that the OG train scene in a Star Wars movie is in Solo! First time we saw a action sequence like that was when Han Solo, Chewie, Becket, etc were all together trying to steel the Coaxium! Some scenes were the exact same in this episode.
Same reaction dude. That was my favorite scene in Solo.
I'm expecting Boba to adopt that one Tusken kid from EP 1 since he keeps appearing. So it's possible that by the end of the series, that Tusken kid will end up being killed, after being adopted by Boba, resulting in him leaving the tribe.
I'm interpreting that Tusken kid as the child of the Chieftan and the Warrior, but I may be reading too much into it
Apparently, the Tusken kid is a girl
I love the direction this show is going
When Boba said he thought the lizard was part of the dream, it's very similar to when they remove the bug from Neo's belly button in the Matrix.
"That thing is real?!!" - Neo, lol
Did you get the dances with wolves vibes too? Lol
@@SolidPain6624 I mean...who didn't ? haha
Or the ear slug things from Star Trek Wrath of Khan
When Boba carried the dead tuskin to the fire it reminded me a lot of Anakin carrying Shmi to her grave
Mayor mentions running a family is … but boba knows this. He ran a family when he was a child. I found it a little weird that the mayor wouldn’t have known that but then again boba was secretive about his leadership during that time. It’s very ironic.
I’m actually enjoying how the flashbacks are channeling “Dances with Tuskens”
"Hatas with Tuskens"
After watching this episode, I'd totally be into a Tusken-centered AAA video game. They went from joke, to humanized, to bad ass.
Agree. I think Mandalorian also had a stake in starting the rebranding process for the Tuskens.
The way you integrated the different subjects and the ad was flawless
Maybe it’s because I just read the book but I got some big Dune vibes from this episode. The off-worlder who comes to the native warrior tribe, has visions, rides giant things in the desert, and is accepted into their culture. But then again all of star wars is pretty heavily based on dune so idk. Oh and also spice
The translator headset the mayor used is just like the character "old joe" used in star wars rebels. Who was a member of the same race
Anyone else notice that the Tuskans were combing the desert? Spaceballs call out??
When Boba entered the bar I was half expecting him to say, "Your clothes, your boots and your speeder... give them to me!" Sure, very cheesy but it just seemed to fit. :P
The second half of this episode felt like “Dances With Wolves”
I thought the same thing
And a 1970s movie “ A man called horse “ too
And Last Samurai.
Seeing Boba fett making his Tusken stick made my day.
You never read or answer my comments, but let's try once more - you have not noticed the possible easter eggs from the games, especially Kotor. Kotor I provided the most of story for the episode of The Mandalorian which included the hunting for the Krayt Dragon (even the pearl inside), and besides what you commented on the expanded universe, the mythology of Tatooine, the Rakatans, and the Ocean were part of the Tattoine mission, when Revan interrogate the Sandpeople Elder - the Rakatans were a fundamental part of the whole game, actually, and this came before any book or novelisation on Revan. In Kotor II, the last mission, when in Malachor V, there is the lizard monster which Boba fought in the first episode.
When Boba and the Tuskens are headed for the train we actually see 5 speeders in one shot
that was a great episode, I really love seeing the perspective of the Tuskens
Dude your research, analyses, humour, writing - all of it. Incredible. Blows me away every time, and this video especially. Loved it.
Your take on the flood of symbolism in the 2nd half of the episode is dead on. What a fantastically written show!
For a franchise that's first foray into television was probably the single most egregious unmitigated disaster in the history of broadcasting I gotta say that the chapter format of streaming is doing right by Star Wars as well as by its fans. Right now, I just can't wait for the Filoni-directed episode, coz that's where I'm expecting the real fireworks n' fan-service. (With a smile!) Favreau has the most excellent ability to beat us over the head with fan-service without making it feel the least bit forced, fake, or out of place.
Hands down, Filoni and Favreau get the first two seats on the evacuation spacecraft when the meteor comes. Humanity's gonna NEED them. ;-)
I thought Boba was gonna get told the lizard’s strong with the force and to return it to Luke Skywalker.
It reminds me of the story of Darth Krayt, who was taken in by the Sand People and taught their ways.
i watched this again right after i finished it... that's my first time ever doing that for any tv series
amazing episode 👏
THE WHITE SAVIOR trope of stories like Dances With Wolves and Pandora was turned sideways in this episode with a Maori actor playing the role of the white man. I particularly like the inclusion of the facial expressions and ritual movements of the haka tradition as part of the Tusken culture.
This guy is all polite during the 99% of the time and then goes and throws one of this 1:16 i love it
I really enjoy the current theme with the star wars shows and giving us a new perspective on the galaxy, first in mando with the imperial remnants when they went undercover, and now with the tuskens. It's also weird that they both have scenes with fighting on top of a vehicle.
Dude, your segue into the ad had me rolling!!! So effortless, so well paced! Seriously still chuckling as I type this.
The tree scene also paralleled Moses' burning bush moment, the means of transition from one way of life to a new purpose.
Heck, even the dance around the fire reminded me of a similar celebratory scene in Prince of Egypt (cartoon film of the Exodus story)