Rogue One is a good 1/2 of a movie with the last 3 minutes containing nostalgia-fuelled awesome.
The Mandalorian is a solid series as a whole, but you can easily remove three episodes and garner the same connection to the character. I also believe that if our main character was Boba Fett, the reaction to it would have been different.
The Animated series basically show that Star Wars can be good if a narrative is allowed to breathe. Season 1 of the Clone Wars pales in comparison to the final three.
Phasma was presented with an expectation of her being someone significant and did nothing. Boba Fett was just there and became something more than what we expected.
And thatâs the best way to do it. You donât force a character to be cool, cool characters happen with good writing and no expectations. What you read in the book, watch on screen if done well, draws you into a character. Itâs why I like Mando as my new favorite SW character.
Phasmaâs chrome look could have been dope, it is just a set piece however because they did nothing with the character besides making her a joke.
Imagine if they would have gave the scene with that one storm trooper with the electrical baton and had it be her instead of random fodder that gets blown away by Han? Or really if they gave her anything good to do including just showing another perspective of life in the first order. Instead she is used as a throw back joke and falls down a hole in the second film with less impact then cameos of stars.
Phamas was a waste of having a popular and talented actress. The character was a set piece and nothing else. Had they had her menacingly walk towards the rebels as shots just bounce off her Armor, talked up to the rebel in question just to beat them with their own gun would of cemented her as a bad ass.
