With his injuries from the Sarlacc having knocked Boba down a few pegs (presumably so he can match Temuera Morrison who is a lot older than Boba is supposed to be), would he be able to defeat Embo (assuming he’s comparable to his TCW self)?
In the lead up to the Mandalorian and Grogu, I’ve been rewatching the story so far, and have just finished with season 3. I’ve always found this scene to be absolutely beautiful, and with the added context of Carl Weathers passing, it adds a whole new level of depth to it.
I doubt Greef Karga will be ‘just off-world’ during the film. They’ve concluded Greef’s journey perfectly, and a peaceful passing of old age is well earned for the character. He regained his old position of magistrate, turned the city round for the better and did phenomenal work with it (it went from the most unpleasant sleazehole to being as beautiful as Cloud City, with a reputation for being very much respectable. His people are happy in their community, and Greef himself has transformed greatly as a person (in a similar style to Boba Fett in TBOBF, in fact there are huge parallels there). This final scene shows his close bond with Djarin, and his uncle/almost grandfather-like dynamic with Grogu perfectly, as Greef offers him sanctuary in this new era, and Din repays him for all his help. We then see IG-11 (the trusted Marshal and protector Greef has spent the entire season looking for) arrives, and Karga himself claps and celebrates with his people.
Greef can rest easy now knowing he did Gods work in transforming a dead and cruel backwater world into a paradise, and that it will be left in good hands after his passing. He may have been a smaller character compared to Din Grogu and Djarin themselves, but I always loved the character’s journey all throughout the series, and am glad to see it wrapped up so perfectly.
Rest in peace Carl Weathers!
Back in the EU, it was very much established that black market weaponry, intel, etc, and smugglers were fundamental to the creation and growth of the Rebellion, and that they had a very cooperative relationship. And honestly that makes perfect sense. Early canon material did follow that logic for a time, but in recent years (especially with Andor), it very much comes across as though smugglers were not typically people the Rebellion would be able to make fair deals with, and that Han being allowed to survive in ANH was because they were already at War with the Empire, and despite being tracked, Han had one of their most valued leaders and the intel to destroy the Death Star on board, with no need to dispose of him afterwards.
Although many deals and operations wouldn’t involve Yavin directly, security is so much more complex than previous stories made out, and Andor puts it very clearly into perspective. Any kinds of chains can be tracked, and especially in the 5-0 BBY era, the ISB was on the ball in terms of observing absolutely anything like this, and were so much more aware than people realise. And the Rebellion was very strict on security. A highly trusted and competent rebel spy (Cassian) posed a risk to the Rebellion once, with some very crucial intel to show for it, yet his direct boss he’d been working for years for (Bail, who had him as a fulcrum agent) who was also renowned for being highly compassionate, immediate turned on him and confined him to quarters whilst they held a meeting to discuss his ‘fate.’ Granted, as Gilroy said, part of that comes from Bail’s personal beef with Luthen (and consequently Cassian), but there was a genuine point he was making, and he did technically handle it the way he was supposed to. If that’s how they treat one of their best and most trusted spies, how much would they really be relying on or delegating to known criminals?
What are your thoughts? We’re smugglers used, and they just had some ways of dealing with it, or has the notion changed?
Obviously Cobb Vanth, Boba Fett, etc were going to return at some point, but with how people online talk, it’s felt like a far away thing, as if they would come in at the very last minute 5 years from now at the end of Filoni’s film. I’m very glad to see Jon so confident in confirming there are now plans for Cobb Vanth’s story in the future.