LogFAQs > #962119863

Personally, I think this episode was always the plan. Kathleen Kennedy said that the next chapter of the Mandalorian would come out December 2021. This was 2 weeks before the S2 finale where Book of Boba Fett was revealed.

Furthermore, Favreau clarified that while it's own show and that season 3 of The Mandalorian was still happening, internally, this show was labeled starting with episode "301" instead of "101". And that it's more of a season 2.5 to them.

Also Kathleen Kennedy said all these characters are ultimately connected to Din Djarin and that all the shows are eventually heading towards a major crossover event.

But yeah, Fett was pretty fierce in Mandalorian, but he's been slacking hard here. Feel like it may be a budget thing maybe.