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{{Infobox television episode |
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| series = [[The Book of Boba Fett]] |
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| image = The Book of Boba Fett Majordomo Poster.png |
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| caption = Promotional poster featuring [[David Pasquesi]] as Mok Shaiz's Majordomo. |
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| episode = 1 |
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| director = [[Robert Rodriguez]] |
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| writer = [[Jon Favreau]] |
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| producer = Jon Favreau |
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| music = <!-- For featured songs, not the composer --> |
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| photographer = [[David Klein (cinematographer)|David Klein]] |
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| editor = Jeff Seibenick |
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| release_date = {{Start date|2021|12|29}} |
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| length = 37 minutes<!-- We do NOT include the length of the credits --> |
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| guests_title = Co-starring |
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* [[Jennifer Beals]] as [[Garsa Fwip]] |
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* [[Matt Berry]] as 8D8 (voice) |
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* [[David Pasquesi]] as Mok Shaiz's Majordomo |
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| next = [[Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine]] |
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{{Television episode redirect handler|series_name=The Book of Boba Fett|season_num=1|episode_num=1}} |
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"'''Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land'''" is the premiere episode of the American [[streaming television]] series ''[[The Book of Boba Fett]]''. It follows [[Boba Fett]] and [[Fennec Shand]] attempting to gain control of [[Jabba the Hutt]]'s criminal empire after his death in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983). The episode is set in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe, sharing continuity with ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' and other spin-offs such as ''[[Ahsoka (TV series)|Ahsoka]]''. It was written by the series' showrunner [[Jon Favreau]] and directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]]. |
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[[Temuera Morrison]] reprises his role as Fett from the [[The Mandalorian (season 2)|second season of ''The Mandalorian'']], with [[Daniel Logan]] appearing as a younger version and [[Ming-Na Wen]] joining him as [[Fennec Shand]]. [[Matt Berry]], [[David Pasquesi]], and [[Jennifer Beals]] also star. Filming began in November 2020 and concluded in June 2021. "Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land" was released on [[Disney+]] on December 29, 2021 to generally positive reviews. |
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==Plot== |
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In present day [[Tatooine]], [[Boba Fett]] has a dream about his past. While inside a [[Sarlacc]]{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983).}} Fett struggles within its digestive system. He retrieves an oxygen unit from the armor of a swallowed [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Stormtrooper]] before punching a hole through the sarlacc's gut and firing a flamethrower, creating a hole in which he escapes the creature. A weakened Fett climbs out of the Great Pit of Carkoon and is left for dead by [[Jawa (Star Wars)|Jawas]] who steal his [[Mandalorians|Mandalorian]] armor and jetpack. Later, a group of [[Tusken Raiders]] stumble upon the unconscious Fett and drag him through the sands to their encampment. That night, Fett awakens, bound to a wooden post, seated nearby a red [[Rodian]]. Fett manages to untie his ropes and attempts to escape, but the Rodian cries, alerting the rest of the Tusken clan. Fett tries to run but fails to escape the Tuskens. The next day, Fett and the Rodian are forced to dig for black melons in the desert until they are attacked by a large sand creature that kills the Rodian. Fett kills the creature, saving a Tusken child. The tribe's chieftain gives a black melon to Fett. |
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Five years later,<ref name="Date" /> in Fett’s palace on Tatooine,{{efn|The palace came in possession of Fett after killing [[Bib Fortuna]] in ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' episode "[[Chapter 16: The Rescue]]".}} [[Fennec Shand]] wakes Fett up in his [[Technology in Star Wars#Regeneration|Bacta Pod]] and they travel with their two new [[List of Star Wars species (F-J)#Gamorrean|Gamorrean]] bodyguards to a Mos Espa cantina, where [[Max Rebo Band#Max Rebo|Max Rebo]] and a [[Bith (Star Wars)|Bith]] are performing. An [[Droid (Star Wars)#Astromech droid|astromech droid]] asks why they are here, and Shand tells him that they have business with [[Garsa Fwip|Madam Garsa Fwip]]. Fett allows two [[List of Star Wars species (P–T)#Twi'lek|Twi'leks]] to clean their helmets while they wait for Fwip. Fwip welcomes them to the Sanctuary and Fett introduces Shand and informs her that he has replaced [[Bib Fortuna]] as daimyo of Tatooine. He then introduces himself and reassures her that her business will continue under his watchful eye. Fwip thanks him for personally traveling to The Sanctuary, saying he is always welcome and has Twi’leks return their helmets with Fett’s being filled with credits as tribute. |
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The two are then ambushed by six crimson-clad figures armed with plasma pikes and energy shields, who surround the two in a circle and a fight ensues, with Fett and Shand barely holding their own before the Gamorreans come to their aid, breaking the circle, and allowing Fett and Shand to regain the upper hand. They dispatch three of the attackers and lead the other three to attempt to escape. Fett fires a rocket at one, disintegrating the attacker. The other two climb to the rooftops, and are pursued by Shand, retrieving her helmet on the way. Before leaving, Fett tells Shand to capture them alive. Shand catches up and disarms them, knocking one off the rooftop to his death and capturing the other. The Gamorreans bring Fett back to the palace and into his Bacta Pod. |
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==Production== |
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===Development=== |
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A feature film focusing on the character had been in development since 2013, but was canceled in 2018 with [[Lucasfilm]] prioritizing ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' instead.<ref name="FilmDeadDeadline" /> In May 2020, the character was announced to be appearing in the show’s [[The Mandalorian (season 2)|second season]].<ref name="MorrisonMandalorian" /><ref name="Variety206Cast" /> [[Chapter 16: The Rescue|The show’s finale]] featured an [[post-credits scene|end credits sequence]] which confirmed a spin-off series titled ''The Book of Boba Fett'', set for release in December 2021. [[Robert Rodriguez]], who had also directed Chapter 14 of ''The Mandalorian'' directed this episode.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weston |first=Christopher |date=2021-12-30 |title=Who directed The Book of Boba Fett? Six directors explored |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/12/30/who-directed-book-of-boba-fett/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=[[HITC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Series creator and showrunner [[Jon Favreau]] wrote the episode.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''The Book of Boba Fett'' – Episodes |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1232472/the-book-of-boba-fett |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=[[Writers Guild of America West]]}}</ref> |
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[[Jon Favreau]], ''The Mandalorian''{{'}}s creator and [[showrunner]], soon clarified that ''The Book of Boba Fett'' was a series separate from the third season of ''The Mandalorian''. He explained that the spin-off was not announced by [[Lucasfilm]] president [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]] at the Investor Day event because they did not want to "spoil the surprise" of the reveal at the end of the episode. He added that production had already begun on the spin-off.<ref name="Surprise" /> |
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===Casting=== |
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With the series' official announcement in December 2020, [[Temuera Morrison]] and [[Ming-Na Wen]] were confirmed to be reprising their respective roles of Boba Fett and Fennec Shand from ''The Mandalorian'' and other previous ''Star Wars'' media.<ref name="FavreauConfirmSeries" /> Also starring is [[Matt Berry]] as 8D8, a torture droid in Fett's service, [[David Pasquesi]] as the Twi'lek [[majordomo]] to Mok Shaiz, and [[Jennifer Beals]], who was revealed to have a role in November 2020,<ref name="Beals" /> as Garsa Fwip. Other appearances include Dawn Dininger as a Rodian prisoner, Barry Lowin as Garfalaquox, [[Frank Trigg]] and Collin Hymes as Gamorrean guards, and Paul Darnell as a Night Wind assassin.<ref name="CastGuide" /> |
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Director Rodriguez appears as Dokk Strassi and Mok Shaiz, while Xavier Jimenez, Wesley Kimmel, and Joanna Bennett star as the Tusken chief, kid, and warrior, respectively. [[Daniel Logan]] appears as a younger Fett, reprising his role from ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002) and ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]'' (2008) television series.<ref name="CastGuide" /> |
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===Filming=== |
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Filming for the series began in late November 2020,<ref name="FavreauConfirmSeries" /><ref name="DeadlineReveal" /> on the [[StageCraft]] [[video wall]] volume in Los Angeles that was previously used for the first two seasons of ''The Mandalorian''.<ref name="MandoConnection" /> |
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=== Music === |
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Joseph Shirley composed the musical score for the episode, while [[Ludwig Göransson]] composed the main theme of the series. The featured tracks were released on January 21, 2022, in the first volume of the season one soundtrack.<ref name="Shirley" /> |
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==Reception== |
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The episode received positive reviews. Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported an approval rating of 82% based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 6.60/10. The website’s critic’s consensus states, "'Stranger in a Strange Land' could use more propulsion to properly open up ''The Book of Boba Fett'', but its lean summary of the bounty hunter's history provides some clarity without diminishing his mystique."<ref name="RT" /> |
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At the [[74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]], the episode was nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes|Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes]].<ref name="Emmy" /> |
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==Notes== |
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<ref name="Date">{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/29/22858259/the-book-of-boba-fett-episode-one-recap-star-wars-mandalorian |title=The Book of Boba Fett's first chapter has a lot of blank pages |last= Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=December 29, 2021 |website=[[The Verge|TheVerge.com]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |access-date=January 9, 2022 |quote= |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109080152/https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/29/22858259/the-book-of-boba-fett-episode-one-recap-star-wars-mandalorian |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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<ref name="FilmDeadDeadline">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 26, 2018 |title='Star Wars' Boba Fett Movie No Longer In Development; Lucasfilm Focusing On 'The Mandalorian' Streaming Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/star-wars-boba-fett-spinoff-james-mangold-directing-1202397784/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218164503/https://deadline.com/2018/10/star-wars-boba-fett-spinoff-james-mangold-directing-1202397784/ |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="MorrisonMandalorian">{{Cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=May 8, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian': Temuera Morrison Returns to 'Star Wars' Universe to Play Boba Fett |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mandalorian-finds-boba-fett-temuera-morrison-1293675 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508203259/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mandalorian-finds-boba-fett-temuera-morrison-1293675 |archive-date=May 8, 2020 |access-date=May 8, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Variety206Cast">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=December 4, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian': Has Boba Fett Got His Mojo Back? And More Burning Questions From 'The Tragedy' |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mandalorian-boba-fett-grogu-baby-yoda-the-tragedy-1234846309/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204225815/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mandalorian-boba-fett-grogu-baby-yoda-the-tragedy-1234846309/ |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |access-date=December 4, 2020 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Surprise">{{Cite web |last=Burgos |first=Jenzia |date=2021-02-11 |title='The Mandalorian' Season 3 Is Coming, But One Actor Won't Be Returning to the Show |url=https://stylecaster.com/the-mandalorian-season-3/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=StyleCaster |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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<ref name="FavreauConfirmSeries">{{Cite web |last=Mitovitch |first=Matt |date=December 21, 2020 |title=Boba Fett Series Confirmed as a Mandalorian Spinoff; Pedro Pascal Will Be Back as Mando for Season 3 |url=https://tvline.com/2020/12/21/the-book-of-boba-fett-mandalorian-spinoff-series-december-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221150505/https://tvline.com/2020/12/21/the-book-of-boba-fett-mandalorian-spinoff-series-december-2021/ |archive-date=December 21, 2020 |access-date=December 21, 2020 |website=[[TVLine]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Beals">{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=November 1, 2021 |title='The Book Of Boba Fett': Jennifer Beals Casting Revealed By Disney+ Series Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/the-book-of-boba-fett-jennifer-beals-casting-disney-series-trailer-1234865816/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101181817/https://deadline.com/2021/11/the-book-of-boba-fett-jennifer-beals-casting-disney-series-trailer-1234865816/ |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="CastGuide">{{cite web |last=Kinsley |first=Forest |date=December 29, 2021 |title=''The Book of Boba Fett'' Cast Guide: Every New & Returning ''Star Wars'' Character |url=https://screenrant.com/book-boba-fett-cast-guide-star-wars-characters-actors/ |access-date=February 3, 2022 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Shirley">{{Cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-book-of-boba-fett-vol-1-chapters-1-4-original-soundtrack/1606018530 |title=The Book of Boba Fett: Vol. 1 (Chapters 1-4) [Original Soundtrack] |date=January 21, 2022 |website=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=March 22, 2023}}</ref> |
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<ref name="DeadlineReveal">{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=November 5, 2020 |title=''The Mandalorian'' Eyes Season 3 Production Start As Spinoff, Casting & Boba Fett Buzz Heats Up |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/the-mandalorian-season-3-production-start-date-spinoff-casting-disney-plus-sophie-thatcher-1234609860/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106175726/https://deadline.com/2020/11/the-mandalorian-season-3-production-start-date-spinoff-casting-disney-plus-sophie-thatcher-1234609860/ |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="MandoConnection">{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Carly |date=June 9, 2021 |title=Exclusive: Here's When ''The Mandalorian'' Season 3 Is Filming; New Details on ''Book of Boba Fett'' Connection |url=https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-season-3-the-book-of-boba-fett-production-filming/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609204843/https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-season-3-the-book-of-boba-fett-production-filming/ |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |access-date=June 9, 2021 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="RT">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_book_of_boba_fett/s01/e01|title=The Book of Boba Fett: Season 1 Episode 1 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]] |access-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124172445/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_book_of_boba_fett/s01/e01 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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<ref name="Emmy">{{Cite magazine |date=September 4, 2022 |title=2022 Creative Arts Emmys: See full winners list |url=https://ew.com/awards/emmys/2022-creative-arts-emmys-winners-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905072515/https://ew.com/awards/emmys/2022-creative-arts-emmys-winners-list/ |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |access-date=March 30, 2023 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> |
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== External links == |
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* {{IMDb episode|13669028}} |
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* {{Wookieepedia episode}} |
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{{The Book of Boba Fett}} |
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{{Robert Rodriguez}} |
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[[Category:2021 American television episodes]] |
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[[Category:American television series premieres]] |
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[[Category:The Book of Boba Fett episodes]] |
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[[Category:Television episodes directed by Robert Rodriguez]] |
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[[Category:Television episodes written by Jon Favreau]] |
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