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- The Polynesian Spa did wonders for Boba Fett's face.
Explanation Joking that Boba Fett looks healthier in this show compared to The Mandalorian Season 2, and also barely appeared in Boba Fett Chapters 5-6, due to visiting the spa Temuera Morrison endorsed in this memetic commercial. - "Please, speak freely."Explanation Boba Fett's Affably Evil behavior to the former captains of Jabba became a snowclone for daring someone to voice an unpopular opinion.
- Mando has a new side gig.Explanation Guesses that Pedro Pascal's voice in the trailer came out of the Ithorian's translator collar led to jokes about his character lending his voice to AI software when not bounty hunting.
- The Book of Borka Fett.Explanation Many Swedish viewers noted that the series theme sounds very similar to Mattis and Borka's reconciliation song from Ronja the Robber's Daughter. Given that both stories feature criminal gangs reluctantly joining forces, and that composers Ludwig Göransson and Björn Isfält both hail from the city of Linköping, this might very well be a deliberate homage.
- “Like a bantha!” Explanation From Chapter 2, said by Boba when demonstrating how to ride a speeder. The scene became popular thanks to the silly grin he makes while pretending to ride in front of the impassive Tuskens.
- Yes? Explanation Boba's little add-on word after the bantha sentence is also popular, often used as a beat in case nobody (like Darth Vader) got the joke, or if Boba wants official permission to do "like a bantha."
- Maybe not.Explanation Temuera Morrison was actually ad-libbing these lines, and he didn't think this take would make the final cut.
- Go! Find other banthas. Make baby banthas! Explanation Boba sets his personal bantha free, encouraging her to find another herd of banthas and have offspring of her own. This gets attached to the "like a bantha" phrase, often to redundantly extend Boba's speech to his former steed, and make it seem like Boba is building an army of banthas to take over Tatooine.
- Banthas in and of themselves.
- Given their color scheme, the cybernetic bikers have been jokingly referred to as the Star Wars version of the Power Rangers.
- Machete Kills Again... in Space! Explanation There was supposed to have been a third film in the Machete series, but it still hasn't been made eight years after the release of the second film. Robert Rodriguez casting Danny Trejo as the new Rancor Keeper is the next best thing.
- Credits can be exchanged for goods and services.Explanation When Boba notes that he's rich in credits but lacking in muscle, Fennec replies that credits can buy muscle. Fans were bemused that Boba Fett, a seasoned bounty hunter, needed this to be spelled out for him, and quickly compared the dialogue to Homer Simpson in "Boy-Scoutz N the Hood".
- Combining the Armorer's instructions to Din on how to atone for removing his helmet with other quotes:
- According to Creed, one may only be purified in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.Explanation An homage to Purple Rain, one of Pedro Pascal's favorite movies.
- According to Creed, one may only be redeemed in the living waters of the Mandalorian Spa. Come on, Din, try something new.Explanation Another spoof of the infamous Polynesian Spa promo.
- "The Book of Everyone But Boba Fett"Explanation Something that many, many viewers and critics noticed is the show just outright deciding to become something else entirely in the second half, heralded by the return of Din Djarin. With Chapter 5, Boba becomes completely and utterly sidelined in his own show while Mando, Grogu, Paz Viszla and the Armorer, Ahsoka, even Luke Skywalker himself, all proceed to hijack the Boba Fett Hour while the guy himself is reduced to a mere cameo in two out of the last three episodes. He finally reclaims his own series back in Chapter 7, but that loss of dignity that preceded? Not so much.
- The key to making a good Boba Fett show is not to have Boba Fett at all.Explanation Pointing out the irony that in Chapter 5, Boba doesn't appear after the recap, yet the chapter was overall better-received than its predecessors. Chapter 6, the penultimate episode, mostly continues the trend, albeit with a stronger connection to the main plot.
- Are we gonna see Boba Fett in the Boba Fett show? Explanation A lot of people have noticed that despite this show being The Book of Boba Fett, Chapters 5 and 6 hardly feature Boba at all, causing this to become a meme.
- Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where? Explanation Repurposing Han Solo's line from right before he knocks Boba into the Sarlacc to express the same sentiment as above.
- Keep an eye open for Boba Fett's cameo.Explanation After Chapter 6 reduced Boba's screentime to standing silently in one scene, viewers declared that he had officially become nothing more than an extra.
- Luke is so much like his father. Explanation Ahsoka tells Luke that she reminds her of his father. Cue comparisons to Anakin killing younglings and Luke pulling his lightsaber on Ben Solo.
- "Boba Fett is a cold-blooded killer," says Cad Bane. Explanation Bane doesn't have a leg to stand on in his attempt to discredit Fett in front of the villagers. Fans wasted no time in splicing this scene with footage of the atrocities Bane himself had committed.
- Max Rebo needs ANOTHER gig. Explanation Max Rebo is notably absent during the scene at the Sanctuary cantina before the bombing, leaving his fate uncertain. Given the same thing happened when his fate was unknown after the destruction of Jabba‘s barge, resulting in this show confirming his survival, the old “I gotta find another gig, man!” skit from Robot Chicken was brought up since Max once again survived certain doom, but now needs another gig.
- Luke should remember what Obi-Wan Kenobi warned about absolutes.Explanation At the end of Chapter 6, Luke makes Grogu choose between accepting Din's gift of Beskar chain mail, and returning to him, or Luke's gift of Yoda's lightsaber, and continuing his training. Viewers who wanted Grogu to become both a Jedi and a Mandalorian, like Tarre Vizsla, recalled that Revenge of the Sith had Obi-Wan scold Anakin that "Only a Sith deals in absolutes."
- Grogu drove himself/Grogu stole Luke’s X-Wing. Explanation Many fans have joked that since Grogu was alone in the cockpit (sans R2, who is stated to have driven it), he was the one who actually drove it. Others have joked he stole Luke’s X-Wing and R2 in order to see his dad.
- Boba Fett did it, he saved the city. Explanation Many fans have compared the ending to the Spongebob Squarepants meme where Spongebob celebrates with Patrick while the city burns. Variations have Boba substituting Spongebob and Patrick with Mando, Fennec or the Rancor.
- The Skad SpinExplanation Skad the Mod at one point does a gratuitous 270 degree spin for no apparent reason before firing on the Pykes. The spin has now been juxtaposed with a series of increasingly large shots/explosions.
- "You're carrying the weight of the entire franchise."Explanation An unofficial alternate explanation as to why Din Djarin feels the Darksaber becoming heavier with each blow in Chapter 5, referencing Lucasfilm's increased dependency on the character.
- "My son... don't have... A.D.D.! He just like to jump!"Explanation In the Saturday Night Live sketch "Protective Mom," Pedro Pascal's character exclaims this after her son's girlfriend shares the results of a psychological test she had him take, without either of them warning the mom beforehand. Fans have since re-attributed the outburst to Din, regarding Grogu's jumps in "From the Desert Comes a Stranger".
