The story of The Book of Boba series does not lie in its central character but, in its crossovers.

If you are looking for a fan of Star Wars, you only need to enter a public space. It’s a main vein in American and Global science-fiction culture. Whether you dabble in the trilogy, prequels, sequels, television series, or the cartoons (maybe all of the above), it is known by all. Your mind will conjure Luke Skywalker in his knee high Chanel boots twirling around with a green saber and preaching balance in the force like a pastor on a mission. Maybe that brings you comfort but, after the sequels and Luke’s story final story arc in the films, it’s disappointing. He doesn’t believe in balance…not really. He believes in The Light without The Dark but, I digress.

The Book of Boba was highly anticipated by fans of Star Wars, including myself.

After he was swallowed by the sand-worm and buried beneath a sea of sand, he and his armor became a thing of legend. His reintroduction in The Mandalorian was a steal-your-breath moment and fans went wild. With his return, we could bridge the gap on how he lost his armor, survived the sand worm, and…wait what was that? Explain why he forsake his bounty-hunting past for Jabba The Hutt’s icky sticky throne?

Can anyone explain why everyone is flocking to Anakin’s least favorite planet? It has coarse, rough, and irritating sand. This is NOT a resort island. It’s the Wild Wild West without benefits. It might even be the surprise and secret reboot of Power Rangers featuring the random cyborg teenagers chasing a villain on motorized vehicles.

What was worse than that?

Nearly every scene performed by Boba Fett. His lines are empty, clearly written by children, and his facial expressions? Non-existent. I groaned aloud when he stated he was The Fett. I half-expected him to follow in the footsteps of James Band.

“The names Fett. Boba Fett.”

Boba Fett’s story is as dry as the sand he stands on and the writers know it. How do they keep us entertained?

Luke Skywalker and company.

They saw how we turned into slobbering fools over Luke’s badass entrance in The Mandalorian. They witnessed it fangirl shrieking over  Ashoka being brought to life. People posted their reactions on Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. We flooded each others phones.

The writers know our weakness is our nostalgia and this episode reeked of it.

Let’s count the amount of crossovers in a single episode.

1. Luke Skwalker who is somehow played by Mark Hamill. Mark is in his 70s and is reprising a character who is 29 years old. Instead of casting a new person to play the iconic character, let’s use body doubles, CGI, and more? Cool, cool.
2. Grogu is back being adorable but, with an absolute idiot of a teacher telling him to drop any attachments? Grogu is showing signs of Anakin-esque attachment issues. Besides, life is full of attachment. What good is it to adventure the galaxy without attachment?
3. Cobb Vanth kicking spice into the sand like it’s a regular Taco Tuesday.
4. Ashoka preaching Jedi values was the weirdest thing to me. She abandoned the Jedi. Why is she preaching balance and forgoing attachment?
5. Cad Bane as Blue Clint Eastwood.

Every fan ate this shit up but, is Revenge of the Crossover covering up the lack of storytelling? Are the writers relying too heavily on the service instead of writing unforgettable plots?

Yes, of course they are!

They want to profit off of the fan base. They’ve seen how successful Disney has been with The Avengers and MCU crossovers. Unfortunately, with their mind on profits, we can forget about getting a plot line beyond “ohhh look at this crossover!”

Boba Fett’s story will die beneath the weight of their profits and Luke’s shiny, shiny Chanel platforms.