That aside (since it's completely unrelated to your original post), what about the criticisms that don't involve perceptions of how Boba Fett *should* act? These might include...
- Uneven plot structure, with the Tusken Raider flashbacks of the first half of the show having no payoff besides a weak jibe in Fett's final fight against a hastily introduced antagonist.
- Painfully on the nose (and sometimes just painful) dialogue.
- Poorly established stakes. What happens if Fett loses? Wins? We have no idea how the events of the series will affect Mos Espa because we have no idea what life there was like before or why it needed to change.
- How did Fett change internally over the course of the season? How did that match the changes his actions affected in the story world?
Everyone is allowed to like or not like anything. And these (as well as others) are valid critiques of the show. But as someone who generally really liked it, I'll respond:
1. There was a lot of payoff for the Tusken time for me through Boba's character. It was his time with the Tusken's that pushed him to want to connect with and build a community, instead of just being the loner that he was raised to be by his single dad who would leave him alone on Kamino (see other flashbacks). We saw him try to connect and grow with crews as a young teen in TCW episodes, but it's clear he never had a real family or community until his time with the Tuskens. In losing that, he got a drive to try to build something communal and functional, even
prioritizing that above a thirst for revenge in the first almost-duel with Cad Bane. Basically, people keep asking (in the show and in the audience) why Boba is acting so soft now, and the answer is because of that "uneven" time showing his experiences with the Tuskens.
1b. The critique I would have is that, ultimately, it feels a little like fridging to just kill off everyone in that tribe, especially the warrior and the child he had grown close to. I wish that had more of a payoff.
2. Can't really counter this -- there was some clunky dialogue in there. Guess it comes down to how much that bothers someone.
3. If Fett loses, the Pykes take over Mos Espa and, presumably, the whole planet. I'll admit it's not fully clear how bad that is in comparison to when it was run by the Hutts. But Pelli talked about how things had gone to crap in Mos Eisely since the Pykes took over, Cobb Vanth made it clear that the Pyke presence was an escalation of intrusiveness into his territory, and we never saw or heard of the Hutts wiping out a tribe of Tuskens. So...it would have been bad for the people who live there. Those are the stakes.
3b. Would have liked a liiiiiittle more clarity on Boba's connection to the stakes. Does he care because he cares about the people of the planet due to his Tusken experience? A general sense of justice? Or just because he wants to form a more functioning and profitable leadership group with his fellow hunters? There are hints of all of that, but it could have come together a little more cleanly.
4. See answer for 1. I think the big change is a shift from self-interest (in reclamation or revenge) to doing something for a wider cause. Again, as I say in 3b, it's murky...but I do think it's there.
All IMO, of course.
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