Star Wars fans are freaking out over the possibility that Boba Fett is in ‘The Mandalorian’

No way … right?

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!! THERE ARE SO MANY SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE FIFTH EPISODE OF THE MANDALORIAN. IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED, DON’T SCROLL DOWN!

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The biggest question in Chapter 5 of The Mandalorian (“The Gunslinger”) comes right at the end of the episode.

Right before the credits, a shadowy figure in a cape and boots walks up to the body of the deceased Fennec Shand. We hear the sound of jingling as it squats down over the body. Cut to credits.

So … who is that?

Let’s see: this episode takes place in the desert dunes of Tatooine. And it just so happens that years before The Mandalorian takes place, a certain other bounty hunter was allegedly swallowed up by the Sarlacc on the same planet.

Is … that Boba Fett?

Couldn’t be, right? Once you get swallowed by a giant pit monster, you’re probably done for.

Except what if the bounty hunter survived on Tatooine?

I’ve already seen (and I’ll say SPOILER ALERT for this link, too) a debunking of this theory. But as Esquire pointed out, we heard that same jingling sound when Boba Fett appeared on Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back (about the 2:45 mark).

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! And now I’m geeking out a bit at hearing that sound, although maybe having Baby Yoda AND Boba Fett in the same series would be a bit much.

Fans are buzzing about the possibility:

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