Did You Catch These Easter Eggs In The Latest Episode Of 'The Book Of Boba Fett'?

Warning: Spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett Episode 5

Filler episodes usually have a terrible reputation. While they primarily serve as a break in the main plot, they tend to not add to the overarching storyline. This is not the case with the most recent episode of The Book of Boba Fett. While it steers away from the main story of The Book of Boba Fett, it moves the story of The Mandalorian, telling us what Din Djarin has been up to during his downtime activities between seasons two and three. As a result, it feels more like Chapter 16.1 of The Mandalorian than Chapter 5 of The Book of Boba Fett.

The episode title Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian is already a spoiler by telling us that Din Djarin would be making an appearance. However, this episode still delights us with many Easter eggs. Along with Din Djarin, who enters with his iconic “I can bring you in warm, or I can bring you in cold,” we see The Armorer and Paz Vizsla, who appears to have survived the skirmish on Nevarro back in season 1 of The Mandalorian. Another resident of Tatooine Peli Motto brings in the much-needed laughter in this grim and gritty series. Finally, Captain Carson Teva makes a brief “traffic stop” with a different New Republic pilot who is not Trapper Wolf (Captain Teva wingman is actually played by Max Lloyd Jones, who was Luke Skywalker’s double in The Mandalorian’s season 2’s finale). In addition to these nuanced characters, here are other Easter eggs that might be a little more subtle (in order of appearance in the episode).

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Grogu’s Present

Djarin could have put the specially-made armor in anything. Instead, we have a handkerchief folded in the shape of Grogu’s head. We can debate what Grogu’s armor might be. Could it be a helmet? Something for his little legs? Chainmail? However, you have to admit, the wrapping is pretty cute.

The Ring World

There are many worlds in the Star Wars universe. Djarin brings his bounty to a strange-looking world that resembles a ring. Although it is not explicitly mentioned in the episode, it is called Glavis and already has an entry in Wookieepedia. Some might say this is a nod to Larry Niven’s 1970 novel Ringworld. Others (and myself) think it references the popular Halo games. As a matter of fact, the live-action Halo television series is scheduled to release on Paramount+ on March 24, 2022.

Training With The Darksaber

We finally see the Darksaber in action in the hands of Din Djarin. It is obvious that he needs additional practice as he accidentally cut himself with it. As he spars with The Armorer, Djarin comments that the blade gets “heavier” with each move. This is actually not the first time someone has made a similar observation. In Star Wars Rebels, Sabine Wren also notes that the Darksaber is “heavier than [she] thought.” The training scene between the Din Djarin and The Armorer mirrors the training scene between Sabine Wren and Kanan Jarrus, especially with discussing Darksaber’s weight and the form practice.

KX Droid And Viper Probe Droid

As The Armorer recounted the story of the Night of a Thousand Tears when the Galactic Empire destroyed Mandalore, we see KX-series security droids and Viper probe droids menacingly move among the wreckage. You might remember that the mouthy K-2SO from Rogue One is a reprogrammed KX droid. Likewise, a Viper probe droid famously discovers the Rebel base on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back.

RX Droid

Not everyone can afford their own personal starships. For those people they must rely on commercial flights for interplanetary travel. Like real-world flights, you are not allowed to bring weapons aboard. The droid who stops Djarin may look quite familiar, especially if you have ridden Star Tours at Disneyland or Disney World. Like in Star Tours, this RX droid appears to be used in piloting and cargo handling of commercial flights. It is nice to see this particular aspect of the Star Wars universe explored further.

We can sympathize with Djarin reluctantly putting the Darksaber inside this nondescript container and hoping that it will safely make it to Tatooine when the craft lands (How many of us have had the airline lose our luggage before?). However, seeing how competent RX-24 was on Star Tours Flight 45 to Endor, we cannot help but worry about the fate of Djarin’s precious cargo.

BD Droid

As Peli Motto humorously deals with the womp rat (by the way, this may be the first live-action appearance of the oft-mentioned creature), we spy this diminutive droid coming out of hiding. Where have we seen this little one before? This BD droid resembles BD-1, the exploration droid accompanying Cal Kestis on his adventures in the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

By the way, did anyone else laugh at the “shine the light higher” scene between Din Djarin and the BD droid?

Cryogenic Density Combustion Booster

Peli Motto’s comments about dating furry Jawas aside, the cryogenic density combustion booster might sound like a random complicated-sounding component of a starship. It is more than a random piece of junk, though. Most might remember the Naboo N-1 starfighter and the podracing route from The Phantom Menace. However, few might recognize the cryogenic density combustion booster as the long pole used to brace the walls of the Death Star’s trash compactor in A New Hope.

Did you catch them all? Did we miss anything? Will there be more Easter eggs in The Book of Boba Fett? The newest episode drops every Wednesday on Disney+.

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Written by Apinya Wong

Source(s): ScreenRant, CNET

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