Episode 5 of “The Book of Boba Fett” is full of references to “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” and young Anakin Skywalker. Here are the nods to George Lucas’ film.
The Boba Fett Book : Bryce Dallas Howard is in the place
The fifth episode of The Boba Fett Book is already online. This time, it is the actress Bryce Dallas Howard who staged this new chapter. Ron Howard’s daughter, who will soon star in Jurassic World 3, had already staged an episode of season 2 of The Mandalorian. She is therefore back behind the camera for this fifth episode of The Boba Fett Book which focuses entirely on Din Djarin. The bounty hunter has returned to Tatooine to retrieve a new ship. The opportunity for the Mandalorian to follow in the footsteps of Anakin Skywalker in star wars episode i.
The references to The Phantom Menace
Din Djarin essentially returns to Tatooine to meet Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) the famous mechanic introduced in season 2 of The Mandalorian. The mercenary thus seeks to recover a new vessel. Since the destruction of the Razor Crest, the Mandalorian has been traveling by public transport, and is in dire need of a new vehicle. Peli Motto then offers him a decommissioned N-1 Starfighter ship originally from Naboo. And this is the first reference to The Phantom Menace. Indeed, this vessel has something very special since it is of the same model as the vehicle borrowed by Anakin Skywalker at the end of George Lucas’ film. The young boy, helped by R2-D2, helps the Republic and thus goes into space for the first time at the wheel of an N-1 Starfighter.
Once he has restored his new ship, Din Djarin decides to test it on the sandy roads of Tatooine. Flying over Mos Eisley spaceport, the Mandalorian unknowingly begins to take the routes of the podracing course presented in The Phantom Menace. Din Djarin thus borrows the circuit won by Anakin in the first film of the prelogy. He even takes Beggar’s Canyon Road which is at the end of the race. Bryce Dallas Howard does not hesitate, moreover, to offer a plan on a ramp on the side of the track. A jump used by young Anakin to get past Sebulba.
References that perhaps lack subtlety and that fans of the license will have found it easily. Nevertheless, it’s quite pleasant to see Din Djarin at the wheel of a new ship. And to see that the legacy of the prelogy continues to resonate in new productions Star Wars.
