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Will the Book of Boba Fett have a Luke Skywalker moment?

Seldom does a t. v. show give viewers what they really want. In the final episode of Season 2 of The Mandalorian, Disney did just that as Luke Skywalker made a cameo and filled the hearts of Star Wars fans worldwide. Today as The Book of Boba Fett has been released for streaming, I can not help but wonder if the show will have a moment like The Mandalorian?

American actor Mark Hamill on the set of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi directed by Welsh Richard Marquand. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Star Wars is filled with beloved classic characters which is why when Luke Skywalker appeared on The Mandalorian it felt right. The old Star Wars magic was back and it was glorious. Hopefully that will continue going forward.

If The Book of Boba Fett follows suit, then the show could really go a long way in washing the bad taste left from the sequel trilogy. It then would become critical to bring the right character back.

If you remember Jabba the Hutt’s spokesmen Bib Fortuna also had a cameo in The Mandalorian but was killed by Boba Fett so he’s out of the running. There is one character who would both fit the timeline and make sense, Han Solo.

Boba Fett and Han Solo have had some interesting moments starting in A New Hope through Return of the Jedi. Not to mention the whole carbon freezing chamber, cargo hold moment in The Empire Strikes Back.

American actor Harrison Ford on the set of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back directed by Irvin Kershner. (Photo by Lucasfilm/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

If Solo is brought back (or like Luke Skywalker, his likeness) it would create more trust from fans who lost trust in Disney to create quality Star Wars material.

I am not saying this will happen, I do not know any rumors nor do I have any connection to spoilers. I just have the hope that given due to the way The Mandalorian Season 2 ended on such a high, feel good note that Disney will carry that into the Boba Fett streaming show.

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Writing challenge day 4: Solo a Star Wars story

If ever there was a Star Wars fans that deserved better box office reception it would be Solo a Star Wars story. The film had by most accounts positive reviews this after Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were replace by Ron Howard as director. I can only imagine that The Last Jedi which was perhaps the most hated film by the fan base to date, soured fans from the very solid Solo.

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 21: Alden Ehrenreich attends The Cinema Society With Nissan & FIJI Water Host A Screening Of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” at SVA Theatre on May 21, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

The events in Solo a Star Wars story take place before Rogue One. The cast was a very good one. Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian was great as was Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Paul Bettany (of Marvel fame.) Not to mention Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo.

In the film Han Solo joins some galactic smugglers and steal a batch of valuable coaxium. The person he steals from is Dryden Vos. Vos is the face of Crimson Dawn a crime syndicate.

Solo would also win the Millennium Falcon from Lando and would go on to forge a friendship with his future sidekick Chewbacca. The real kicker came near the end of the film. We learn that Dryden Vos was not the leader of Crimson Dawn but as I said he was the face.

The leader of Crimson Dawn was Maul. As in the former Darth Maul. If you remember back to The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul was sliced in two by Obi-Wan Kenobi. Maul focused all of his hatred at Kenobi to stay alive. He left the Sith dropped the Darth and became the founder and leader of Crimson Dawn.

TOKYO, JAPAN – JUNE 12: Ron Howard attends the premiere for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ at Roppongi Hills on June 12, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images for Disney)

It is a shame that Solo a Star Wars story got lost because the previous movie was so bad and left a bad taste in people’s mouths. Solo is actually one of my favorite Star Wars movies. If you have not sat down to watch, you need to.

Rogue One a Star Wars story is on deck for tomorrow. Make sure you head back and check it out.