Star Wars veteran Temuera Morrison will reportedly return to a galaxy far, far away to play Boba Fett in the second season of The Mandalorian. He previously played Jango Fett and his army of clone spawn in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, and provided redubbed audio for Boba in contemporary releases of the original trilogy.

Morrison’s return feels like the most logical progression, especially after the fifth episode of The Mandalorian teased a shadowy figure many were quick to theorize was Boba Fett himself. While many fans will no doubt rejoice, this could be the first step down a slippery slope, as the inclusion of such an iconic character risks upsetting the work that’s gone into carving out the Disney+ series' place in Star Wars canon.

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In established modern continuity, Boba Fett seemingly died in an embarrassing jetpack malfunctionin Return of the Jedi. While a massive amount of supplementary material in the now non-canon Legends timeline continued his adventures after escaping the Great Pit of Carkoon on Tatooine, Boba’s fate has more or less been clear-cut in the Disney era, albeit without any further explanation or fanfare. His return on The Mandalorian would require some backtracking to plausibly explain how he was able to surmount impossible odds and found his way out of the sarlacc pit with a broken blaster and jetpack.

Such an escape is not completely out of reach, given it takes a sarlacc 1,000 years to digest its prey. However, Boba's reappearance risks overshadowing protagonist Din Djarin on his own show. Baby Yoda, Cara Dune and IG-11 have already stolen the spotlight from the title character on multiple occasions; with reports that Rosario Dawson is set to play another fan-favorite character, Ahsoka Tano, The Mandalorian may get too crowded for its own good.

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The return of Boba and Ahsoka also call into question whether Season 2 will be overwhelmed by fa service. It's possible Disney could begin focusing more on fans’ desires than on storytelling, a mistake already reflected in the middling-to-poor reception of The Rise of Skywalker. It’s only a matter of time before some of the other films and shows’ loose ends start being addressed, such as Ezra Bridger’s mysterious fate and Sabine and Ahsoka's quest to find him. With the announcement of the massive High Republic publishing campaign, Disney may be eager to wrap up some of these cliffhangers and move on to its big, new project. One can only hope The Mandalorian isn’t used as that sort of corporate cramming/fan-servicing tool.

One of the biggest potential problems with Boba Fett’s return is disrupting his long-held mystique in the eyes of fans. The Mandalorian has been digging into its Western genre roots, and with a history of tragedy and misfortune haunting him since the Clone Wars, Boba may have come out of the sarlacc as a broken gunslinger without purpose. While this could definitively cement the otherwise-wispy figure with the character development he’s been distinctly lacking in his later years (The Clone Wars already took care of his youth pretty well), it might not be what fans want or envision. The last thing anyone needs is more angry Star Wars fans ranting about their beloved characters being ruined.

At the same time, this could all mean an even bigger boost of quality in the storytelling of The Mandalorian and Boba Fett himself. Showrunning creatives Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni — on top of promising new guest directors Robert Rodriguez, Peyton Reed and Carl Weathers — have proven time and again that Star Wars is in good, caring hands, and the return of Boba Fett could range from one great standalone episode to multiple chapters of excellence in the character and show’s ongoing narratives.

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