I got a sold out message online, then tried the Target app.  That seemed to work for an order of 2, but when I went to finalize the checkout it said there was some "random error on their end."  I tried 5-6 times with no luck.  Then I Went back and changed my order to just 1 in case that was the problem.  Same error a couple of times, then it went through.  I was tempted to try to order a second one, but then remembered Target's prior issues with cancelling orders for people that ordered multiple times, so just left it.  Hopefully I'll get at least the one, which is probably all I should be buying anyway at these prices...

I was hoping we can have it shipped for pick-up at the facility of whichever carrier will deliver them. Starting to feel uneasy this will be left on the steps, its size advertising its presence to porch pirates that happen by. 

I'm seriously considering taking the day off when it's scheduled for delivery. Toy Day!

They sent out an email saying you had until last Friday to change the delivery address.  I changed my address to a pick up site rather than have it sitting out in 0 degree temperatures.  I haven't done that before though, so hoping there are no issues.

I am going to try really really hard to not buy any of these.  Already finished my GI Joe shelf...

I was thinking about the same thing.  Or maybe with his change in profession from bounty hunter to crime lord he'll feel the need to rename it himself.

I'd be okay with him changing it to Tusken I...

...Disney sure doesn't want "Slave" on any products to avoid any visits from the pitchfork mob on social media.  Disney/LFL have asked licensees to refer to it as "Boba Fett's Starship" or refer to it as a "Firespray starship" (in the old EU the model/make used to be a Kuat Drive Yards Firespray-31 Gunship)...

Thanks Jeff.  I get it, but if no one is using the name anymore then I'm not sure how that really differs from officially changing the name.  Its almost worse that they're just trying to secretly avoid using it versus either living with it or making a more official change. 

No one has renamed Slave 1.  If you think that, watch the scene again.

Well, they changed the name on last year's Lego set to "Firespray" and the name of his ship in the canonical Marvel comics series is now "Firespray," so it sure feels like someone has renamed Slave I. 

I really liked this last episode.  It's not perfect, but they did a good job filling in the back story and answered a lot of questions I had on Fennic and Boba's plans/motives.  I loved seeing the "Firespray Gunship" back in action and the shot of it bearing down on the speeder bikes was awesome! 

On a side note, did anyone else see EV-9D9's arm fall off when he went down?  Was that a nod to the Kenner figure always having his arm fall off or am I just reading too much into things?  While I don't always love the plot or editing for this show, I do really appreciate the careful mapping to past SW media.  The Bantha sounds match the old Galactic Battlegrounds bantha sounds from my gaming days, that EV-9D9 sounded just like the original, the seismic bomb from Slav...er Firespray Gunship, etc.

Hoping we get more episodes like this through the rest of the series.  Anyone know how many episodes we're getting?

Agreed on pretty much all the faults with this latest episode.  The plot is meandering and so much doesn't make sense in terms of character behavior and motivation.  The Hutts make a big scene, send an assassin, then turn tail to run but take time to explain their actions and leave a gift.  The cyberpunks have nice clothes, new speeders, and expensive implants, but can't afford to buy water.  Fett is all about weapons, armor, and gadgets, but doesn't have a security system for his fortress, any protection for his bacta tank, or a speeder to get into town.  He is super excited to ride a Rancor though.  And the rancor keeper guy is part of the gift like a slave?  And the Pykes are a huge criminal faction but need public transportation and have to pay for protection?  The only characters that were actually interesting and seemed true to form were the Tuskens, and they quickly did away with them. 

I could honestly overlook a lot of this stuff, but there are two things I'm really struggling with for this show and honestly the direction of the SW franchise.

#1 - Why in the hell is the galaxy's most notorious bounty hunter acting like a sweet grandma running an orphanage?  He's soft on the Tuskens, plays nice with the mayor, forgives the assassin, mediates the issue with the water broker and the cyber punks, let's the hutts go, and on and on and on.  What are these sad images of him watching his father fly away on Kamino when he should be disintegrating fools left and right?  As the Daimyo/mobb boss he has all the ruthlessness of Winnie the Pooh.

#2 - Who the hell at Disney approved all this?  The whole show feels like a rough cut draft of some potential plot ideas just kind of slapped together.  It feels like a rushed homework essay that maybe had some good ideas, but the writer ran out of time and just had to turn it in before the deadline.  I get the Disney influenced skittles colored speeders.  I appreciate all the connections back to the OT (Niktos, Tuskens, Trandoshans, Aqualish, Gamorreans, Rancors Klaatuans!) and even the Pykes from the Clone Wars or Black Krrsantan from the comics.  The sets and costumes and characters are all there to make this great.  But there's no story, no pacing, no rhythm to the show whatsoever.  How does someone in charge not see that slow "chase" scene and think, "wow, this looks ridiculous compared to the Endor Speederbike chase...you know, the one using special effects from 40 years ago!"  For whatever reason, the whole thing feels rushed to market in comparison to shows like Mandalorian or the Marvel flicks.  I'm not even really looking forward to the rest of the series at this point.