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I honestly think the writing is mostly very good. The way this episode LOOKED on the other hand…

So, a while back a video showing Vader fighting Obi-wan was leaked online. The costumes looked great. The stunt shown in the video definitely required a complex rig and seemed legit. But I still had a feeling it was fake, because Lucasfilm would never set a duel of such massive importance in such a bland looking location.

Well.

“Remember, the Force will be with you. Always.”

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Vladius said:
I want to believe that this can be cut down into a good movie. There are certainly enough good things in it, it’s just that they’re surrounded by inquisitors (which I have never liked,) repetitive dialogue, poor chase scenes, and an overall lack of focus.

I’m just hoping by the end of it, we can reduce the inquisitors to almost non-existent with a fanedit. Reva and the fifth brother both suck and the Grand Inquisitor was completely pointless.

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Dunedain said:

Well, I’ve seen the first 3 episodes now. I was naturally concerned how this series would be handled with Disney involved, but they allowed an overall good job to be done with the Mandalorian in the first two seasons, so I was anticipating it might be good, also. So far, I think it’s going pretty well. Ewan is, as usual, great as Obi-Wan, and shows why Lucas chose him in the first place. He brings real weight and depth to the entire series. You can feel how much pain he’s had go through thinking and dreaming about the events on Naboo and the Clone War, the mistakes, the friends he’s lost in battle, and what happened to Anakin, most of all. That would have to be very hard. The whole Inquisitor thing is sort of ok, but this Reva is really annoying. While she’s endlessly saying she seeks to prove how worthy she is, etc., at the first chance she murders her superior, proving the Grand Inquisitor right about her; a lowly backstabber, no loyalty, no discipline and totally untrustworthy, just in a constant desperate bid for attention.

The confrontation with Darth Vader is quite a moment, Obi-Wan is rather shocked to see what has become of Anakin. And lets just say that Anakin remembers well his devastating defeat at the hands of his Master… And certainly Obi-Wan is feeling rusty after having laid low for years and having zero time for force and lightsaber use and practice. He’s already got his hand-to-hand combat and blaster techniques and marksmanship working well, and I get the feeling when he shakes the rust off fully, look out bad guys… =)

Sometimes I think some of my fellow members are unaware of how cutthroat the dark side is. They burn with anger and they are more than willing to kill each other to get ahead and Vader and Palpatine (and all the Sith before them) encourage it. They want only the strongest and the competition and murder keeps any of them from becoming strong enough to be a danger. So all these questions about why Reva is angry and why she shows no loyalty to the other inquisitors and goes behind their back is perfect writing, acting, and directing for Sith characters. It is brilliantly done. And the visual look is from Rebels so that was already established and adapted to live action. So none of these complaints are really about this show, they are about what has been established in the Star Wars universe that this show is using.

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I thought the duel was garbage, utter rubbish. Too dark to see what was going on. Disney Lucasfilm hasn’t been able to do a single good live action lightsaber fight yet, i guess i have to just accept they are never going to deliver.

The one draw this show had the saber duel and they botched it.

They got Vader’s voice right, and it was plenty menacing, but i don’t think i’m going to waste my time watching any more of it.

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Vladius said:

I’m legit angry. I was willing to go along with the show for 2 episodes and then most of this one, but it’s enough. It’s only marginally better than Book of Boba Fett which is not saying very much.
I don’t know why - I didn’t have high expectations. Maybe it’s because there’s enough stuff that I do like that was unexpectedly good. Any time Obi Wan is actually on screen ranges from decent to great.
But like everyone here is saying, everything looks cheap. Not cheap like the original Star Wars where they’re doing the most with a lower budget, but where they’re doing the least with a higher budget. All the inquisitors look goofy, and not in a good way. The sets are substandard. The directing is straight up bad. I feel bad saying that because Deborah Chow sounded really promising and respectful of the source material, but there’s no other way you would get this kind of sloppy chase sequences and setpieces and parts that drag on for too long.
Other than the editing which is also abysmal. I want to scream at the people making the show to STOP CUTTING AWAY FROM OBI WAN. JUST STOP IT. I don’t want or need to see Leia or Reva or whoever moving through a tunnel, or doing parkour, or walking, or talking, or anything at all. Why, WHY, when you have a show about Obi Wan and Vader meeting again for the first time, and you went to all the effort to bring in Ewan and Hayden, do you think it’s necessary to devote around half (more?) of the screen time to NOTHING? To characters that aren’t even supposed to be there, or exist!
The music is awful. Just so generic it would be better if it weren’t there at all. It’s sad because that’s one of the things Star Wars is known for and they literally had John Williams make an Obi Wan theme for it, and they somehow couldn’t bring themselves to make use of any of the large library of existing music to good effect.

I want to believe that this can be cut down into a good movie. There are certainly enough good things in it, it’s just that they’re surrounded by inquisitors (which I have never liked,) repetitive dialogue, poor chase scenes, and an overall lack of focus.

“Like you trained his father?” Such an awesome scene. Vader being scary, having a castle, and terrorizing the innocent. Great. Obi Wan’s flashbacks and trying to connect with Qui Gon, great. Nar Shadda-esque planet, pretty good. Clone Vietnam vet, cool. Some of the dialogue between Obi Wan and Leia, decent. Obi Wan taking out a bunch of stormtroopers, badass. There are so many nuggets of good things here that have to be dug out, but they shouldn’t have to be.

How does it look cheap? I can’t see that these are obviously sets. The designs are very Star Wars. They aren’t wobbling. So how are they cheap. Is it because they aren’t all crowded with stuff? Not every place in the universe is crowded. I just really don’t get the hate being heaped on this series.

And the pacing is pretty normal series pacing. So I don’t know why you are expecting movie pacing in an extended series. If they wanted movie pacing they would have made a movie. Making a 6 part series gives more time to explore more while telling the same story. It seems some of us like that and some don’t.

I can’t say the music is outstanding, but it also does not interfere. Good incidental music sits in the background and is only noticeable when called for.

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Interesting that DV lets the robot walk away with OWK.
My personal take on this is that there is still good in him, just like Luke sensed.
He starts his revenge and at some point in this process his own PTSD and feelings for his former comrade come into play.
And I love the irony that he’s trying to kill OWK and OWK is there protecting his daughter.

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JadedSkywalker said:

The one draw this show had the saber dual and they botched it.

There will definitely be another duel, and I’m totally confident it’ll be better than that one, to be fair.

They’ve talked about intense choreography and it’s safe to say that duel wasn’t what they were referring to, I think they might have overcommitted to making Obi-wan look weak and out-of-practice.

Also, Vader’s desire to inflict prolonged suffering on Obi-wan is a good reason for why the duel goes on longer than a few seconds, but it does mean there’s a confusing end to it. Vader and Obi-wan are separated by a fire Vader put out moments before, not to mention he could use the Force to pull Obi-wan into it again, so I’m gonna assume the intention was that Vader just wants to postpone their final duel so he can… inflict even more pain? That makes no sense otherwise.

This series has moments of greatness but I can feel it beginning to lose me.

“Remember, the Force will be with you. Always.”

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An example of cheap I would give is when Vader is walking through that residential street and there’s a close up on his boots in a tracking shot with no footprints on the dirt road where he’s stepping as he’s surrounded by civilians, it’s not a deal breaker but there are little things all over the place (and little sets) that add up.

If you aren’t bothered by the television standard more power to you, but remember this is what we’re getting instead of a movie, it’s not as win-win/more is more as some may have anticipated. Personally I don’t think the quality to quantity trade off paid off. Of course I say that but if the writing was a home run I wouldn’t even care.

(I did think episode 3 was the best so far relatively speaking.)

“The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.” - DV

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My man Quinlan Vos is not only alive but also actively helping the Jedi relocating effort. Such a cool detail.

I’m glad they didn’t pull their punches with the violence on this one. The bisected stormtrooper, Vader honoring his tradition of killing random kids, Obi-Wan injured by fire, etc. Only thing I was left wanting was the loadlifter droid wrecking some stormtrooper’s head with that hammer 😄

Also liked that they sort of addressed how Leia could have memories of her mother.

Vader felt like a horror movie monster, in a good way.

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Williams Obi-Wan theme has gotten better the more i listen to it, but i always associated him with the Force theme. That was his theme like the Imperial March was Darth Vader’s theme.

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Well, as usual I’m apart from the board on this. I thought that was a fantastic episode. Much better than the two before. Ben and Leia walking along in the mining area at the start was perfect. That little girl is a perfect little kid Leia and Ewan really is the best he’s been yet, here or prequels (what little I know about them). Obi Wan just works much better as an older, weathered hermit. I’m assuming it’s because that’s who he was for me when I first met him. For me, all of that first half of the episode worked really well. As a friend of mine pointed out, this is a lone wolf and cub story now and the sparse production value suits this character-driven style really well. No complaints here.

As has been the case since 1980, I just don’t find Vader interesting. In 77 he was a second or third tier military member and suddenly in 1980 he was this omnipotent super human who everyone fears and answers to. He’s that here also but he’s been that way for so long, I just roll with it.

James Earl Jones sells it and he sounds every bit as deep and strong as the 77 version. It worked really well. Also, his choice not to over explain (Vader, in-universe) works perfectly for their scenes together. Adding to the depth is their sword fight being the slower and heavier non-spinning, non-behind the back silliness of the Prequels.

That fight looked and felt like a 1977 fight. That made me very happy. As soon as little Leia ran into Reva, I thought “well, here goes the credits/cliff hanger”. Damn. I wanted more.

Which brings me to my last thought for tonight. Just like that, Reva is a deeper more realistic character. I thought she was a cardboard cutout baddie in #1 and #2 and suddenly she’s well rounded, believable, and more interesting.

I’ll probably watch this again in a few minutes. Yes, I thought it was that strong.

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Anchorhead said:

Well, as usual I’m apart from the board on this. I thought that was a fantastic episode. Much better than the two before. Ben and Leia walking along in the mining area at the start was perfect. That little girl is a perfect little kid Leia and Ewan really is the best he’s been yet, here or prequels (what little I know about them). Obi Wan just works much better as an older, weathered hermit. I’m assuming it’s because that’s who he was for me when I first met him. For me, all of that first half of the episode worked really well. As a friend of mine pointed out, this is a lone wolf and cub story now and the sparse production value suits this character-driven style really well. No complaints here.

As has been the case since 1980, I just don’t find Vader interesting. In 77 he was a second or third tier military member and suddenly in 1980 he was this omnipotent super human who everyone fears and answers to. He’s that here also but he’s been that way for so long, I just roll with it.

James Earl Jones sells it and he sounds every bit as deep and strong as the 77 version. It worked really well. Also, his choice not to over explain (Vader, in-universe) works perfectly for their scenes together. Adding to the depth is their sword fight being the slower and heavier non-spinning, non-behind the back silliness of the Prequels.

That fight looked and felt like a 1977 fight. That made me very happy. As soon as little Leia ran into Reva, I thought “well, here goes the credits/cliff hanger”. Damn. I wanted more.

Which brings me to my last thought for tonight. Just like that, Reva is a deeper more realistic character. I thought she was a cardboard cutout baddie in #1 and #2 and suddenly she’s well rounded, believable, and more interesting.

I’ll probably watch this again in a few minutes. Yes, I thought it was that strong.

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I agree with you on all points.

This episode legitimately had me and my wife stunned emotionally and broken to the point where we needed to watch an episode of the office to get our heads back together. It was so tragic!

After being beaten and battered by prequel hate, I promise not to be that to the next generation.

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yotsuya said:
the pacing is pretty normal series pacing. So I don’t know why you are expecting movie pacing in an extended series. If they wanted movie pacing they would have made a movie. Making a 6 part series gives more time to explore more while telling the same story. It seems some of us like that and some don’t.

I can’t say the music is outstanding, but it also does not interfere. Good incidental music sits in the background and is only noticeable when called for.

I can totally get why one would enjoy a lot this show, but at some point I cannot accept that the obvious flaws are being excused as “it’s a tv show”, “good incidental music”, etc. TCW has awesome soundtracks, so being a tv show is not an excuse. It’s fracking Star Wars, and we should accept “tv level production” for a Vader v Ben rematch… It’s madness.

So long 🙌

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One question - when Kenobi is talking about Luke ‘when he comes of age, he must be trained’, is he supposed to be the one to train him do you think??

To be honest, if that’s the case he’s not showing good signs at the moment of having any capabilities of training the ‘chosen one’!

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benroberts79 said:

To be honest, if that’s the case he’s not showing good signs at the moment of having any capabilities of training the ‘chosen one’!

Ben, this broken old man, who never takes any decision (he’s being passive all the time), who smells bad (dixit Jawa), who runs away from helping a fellow Jedi or civilians being massacred, who needs help of a 10 yo to get away from a tricky situation, etc.

I don’t buy any second this character arc. He’s so weak and uninteresting. Buzzwords all over social medias to defend this (« payoff », « it must be EARNED », « character journey ») is hilarious.

So far there is enough good material to get a sort of decent 20 minutes episode.

So long 🙌

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I did think this episode was more interesting than the last two, but yeah, overall I’m blown away by how cheap this show looks. It genuinely feels like one step above a fan film. I don’t know what it is. The production design budget? The cinematography? The lighting?

I think a good comparison is the way the Vader/Krennic scene looks in Rogue One to the scene of Vader speaking to the hologram of Reva in his castle. The lightning in the show is just, weird. So even if the writing on this show was amazing, I still would be let down by the lack of production value.

Some people mentioned it feeling weird that Vader would randomly torture/kill civilians, but to me, it felt like as soon as Vader sensed Obi-Wan was near, he began to torture the villagers in order to draw Obi-Wan out. It was ruthless but with purpose, which fits Vader’s MO. I did like this moment, and the music actually was not grating for a change. Thought it fit the eeriness of the scene. Generally, though, the music is pretty generic.

I didn’t care for the “duel” too much. In my mind, I try to see how we should be getting closer to their duel in ANH. This made me think of that Scene 38 fan film thing that I don’t really care for, more so than the original duel. Hopefully in their next duel, we see Obi-Wan fight with a little more control like we saw in 77, so there is a natural progression of the way they fight across the movies/shows.

I did like a lot of the dialogue scenes. I’m still enjoying the interactions between Leia and Obi-Wan. Even Reva was somewhat better in this episode (but then one line/shot too many ruins it for me). I still think a less is more approach would’ve been better when it came to the inquisitors.

I’m enjoying it more than Boba Fett, but for as long as I had been anticipating the Kenobi movie/series, it’s definitely more on the disappointing side of things.

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RogueLeader said:

I think a good comparison is the way the Vader/Krennic scene looks in Rogue One to the scene of Vader speaking to the hologram of Reva in his castle

That’s so true : I have issues with RO on a storytelling and pacing perspectives, but it’s the best looking SW Disney production by far. It looks glorious and is very well shot. Deb Chow is not as talented as Gareth.

So long 🙌

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MalaStrana#2 said:

yotsuya said:
the pacing is pretty normal series pacing. So I don’t know why you are expecting movie pacing in an extended series. If they wanted movie pacing they would have made a movie. Making a 6 part series gives more time to explore more while telling the same story. It seems some of us like that and some don’t.

I can’t say the music is outstanding, but it also does not interfere. Good incidental music sits in the background and is only noticeable when called for.

I can totally get why one would enjoy a lot this show, but at some point I cannot accept that the obvious flaws are being excused as “it’s a tv show”, “good incidental music”, etc. TCW has awesome soundtracks, so being a tv show is not an excuse. It’s fracking Star Wars, and we should accept “tv level production” for a Vader v Ben rematch… It’s madness.

Yeah, to me it doesn’t feel like a TV series in production. Pacing maybe, but not production.

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RogueLeader said:

I did think this episode was more interesting than the last two, but yeah, overall I’m blown away by how cheap this show looks. It genuinely feels like one step above a fan film. I don’t know what it is. The production design budget? The cinematography? The lighting?

I think a good comparison is the way the Vader/Krennic scene looks in Rogue One to the scene of Vader speaking to the hologram of Reva in his castle. The lightning in the show is just, weird. So even if the writing on this show was amazing, I still would be let down by the lack of production value.

Some people mentioned it feeling weird that Vader would randomly torture/kill civilians, but to me, it felt like as soon as Vader sensed Obi-Wan was near, he began to torture the villagers in order to draw Obi-Wan out. It was ruthless but with purpose, which fits Vader’s MO. I did like this moment, and the music actually was not grating for a change. Thought it fit the eeriness of the scene. Generally, though, the music is pretty generic.

I didn’t care for the “duel” too much. In my mind, I try to see how we should be getting closer to their duel in ANH. This made me think of that Scene 38 fan film thing that I don’t really care for, more so than the original duel. Hopefully in their next duel, we see Obi-Wan fight with a little more control like we saw in 77, so there is a natural progression of the way they fight across the movies/shows.

I did like a lot of the dialogue scenes. I’m still enjoying the interactions between Leia and Obi-Wan. Even Reva was somewhat better in this episode (but then one line/shot too many ruins it for me). I still think a less is more approach would’ve been better when it came to the inquisitors.

I’m enjoying it more than Boba Fett, but for as long as I had been anticipating the Kenobi movie/series, it’s definitely more on the disappointing side of things.

Yes, it’s the lighting, but I think it’s also the plastic-y kind of look to everything, especially the inquisitors’ costumes and the texture of all the buildings.

Yeah Vader killing people was great, it was absolutely to draw Obi Wan out, but I like that they didn’t have to verbally state that.

Thank you. I really hate SC38. I wouldn’t compare that to this so much, though I think it was going for the same kind of feeling, and the final duel will probably be more like it. Mainly I don’t like that this one doesn’t have the strengths of the duel in the original, or the “strengths” (speed) of SC38. I suppose it’s not supposed to be very impressive just yet because it’s showing Obi Wan being afraid and overwhelmed.

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yotsuya said:

Vladius said:

I’m legit angry. I was willing to go along with the show for 2 episodes and then most of this one, but it’s enough. It’s only marginally better than Book of Boba Fett which is not saying very much.
I don’t know why - I didn’t have high expectations. Maybe it’s because there’s enough stuff that I do like that was unexpectedly good. Any time Obi Wan is actually on screen ranges from decent to great.
But like everyone here is saying, everything looks cheap. Not cheap like the original Star Wars where they’re doing the most with a lower budget, but where they’re doing the least with a higher budget. All the inquisitors look goofy, and not in a good way. The sets are substandard. The directing is straight up bad. I feel bad saying that because Deborah Chow sounded really promising and respectful of the source material, but there’s no other way you would get this kind of sloppy chase sequences and setpieces and parts that drag on for too long.
Other than the editing which is also abysmal. I want to scream at the people making the show to STOP CUTTING AWAY FROM OBI WAN. JUST STOP IT. I don’t want or need to see Leia or Reva or whoever moving through a tunnel, or doing parkour, or walking, or talking, or anything at all. Why, WHY, when you have a show about Obi Wan and Vader meeting again for the first time, and you went to all the effort to bring in Ewan and Hayden, do you think it’s necessary to devote around half (more?) of the screen time to NOTHING? To characters that aren’t even supposed to be there, or exist!
The music is awful. Just so generic it would be better if it weren’t there at all. It’s sad because that’s one of the things Star Wars is known for and they literally had John Williams make an Obi Wan theme for it, and they somehow couldn’t bring themselves to make use of any of the large library of existing music to good effect.

I want to believe that this can be cut down into a good movie. There are certainly enough good things in it, it’s just that they’re surrounded by inquisitors (which I have never liked,) repetitive dialogue, poor chase scenes, and an overall lack of focus.

“Like you trained his father?” Such an awesome scene. Vader being scary, having a castle, and terrorizing the innocent. Great. Obi Wan’s flashbacks and trying to connect with Qui Gon, great. Nar Shadda-esque planet, pretty good. Clone Vietnam vet, cool. Some of the dialogue between Obi Wan and Leia, decent. Obi Wan taking out a bunch of stormtroopers, badass. There are so many nuggets of good things here that have to be dug out, but they shouldn’t have to be.

How does it look cheap? I can’t see that these are obviously sets. The designs are very Star Wars. They aren’t wobbling. So how are they cheap. Is it because they aren’t all crowded with stuff? Not every place in the universe is crowded. I just really don’t get the hate being heaped on this series.

And the pacing is pretty normal series pacing. So I don’t know why you are expecting movie pacing in an extended series. If they wanted movie pacing they would have made a movie. Making a 6 part series gives more time to explore more while telling the same story. It seems some of us like that and some don’t.

I can’t say the music is outstanding, but it also does not interfere. Good incidental music sits in the background and is only noticeable when called for.

No I mean the lighting, the materials used in the costumes and buildings, and the effects. Maybe also the caliber of actors for all the non-Obi Wan, non-Owen, non-Vader characters.

I’m not talking about pacing, I’m talking about what they choose to show or not show, and the way they cut it together. You can have a 6 part series and still have it be focused and interesting. In fact I think that would actually be easier than what they’re doing. (Every show now is trying to be a “prestige” show where there’s many vying factions and individuals with their own agendas, which is where I think the inquisitors come in.) For what it’s worth they did want to make a movie, they only turned it into a show after Solo underperformed and they canceled further spinoff movies.

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Vladius said:

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I’m legit angry. I was willing to go along with the show for 2 episodes and then most of this one, but it’s enough. It’s only marginally better than Book of Boba Fett which is not saying very much.
I don’t know why - I didn’t have high expectations. Maybe it’s because there’s enough stuff that I do like that was unexpectedly good. Any time Obi Wan is actually on screen ranges from decent to great.
But like everyone here is saying, everything looks cheap. Not cheap like the original Star Wars where they’re doing the most with a lower budget, but where they’re doing the least with a higher budget. All the inquisitors look goofy, and not in a good way. The sets are substandard. The directing is straight up bad. I feel bad saying that because Deborah Chow sounded really promising and respectful of the source material, but there’s no other way you would get this kind of sloppy chase sequences and setpieces and parts that drag on for too long.
Other than the editing which is also abysmal. I want to scream at the people making the show to STOP CUTTING AWAY FROM OBI WAN. JUST STOP IT. I don’t want or need to see Leia or Reva or whoever moving through a tunnel, or doing parkour, or walking, or talking, or anything at all. Why, WHY, when you have a show about Obi Wan and Vader meeting again for the first time, and you went to all the effort to bring in Ewan and Hayden, do you think it’s necessary to devote around half (more?) of the screen time to NOTHING? To characters that aren’t even supposed to be there, or exist!
The music is awful. Just so generic it would be better if it weren’t there at all. It’s sad because that’s one of the things Star Wars is known for and they literally had John Williams make an Obi Wan theme for it, and they somehow couldn’t bring themselves to make use of any of the large library of existing music to good effect.

I want to believe that this can be cut down into a good movie. There are certainly enough good things in it, it’s just that they’re surrounded by inquisitors (which I have never liked,) repetitive dialogue, poor chase scenes, and an overall lack of focus.

“Like you trained his father?” Such an awesome scene. Vader being scary, having a castle, and terrorizing the innocent. Great. Obi Wan’s flashbacks and trying to connect with Qui Gon, great. Nar Shadda-esque planet, pretty good. Clone Vietnam vet, cool. Some of the dialogue between Obi Wan and Leia, decent. Obi Wan taking out a bunch of stormtroopers, badass. There are so many nuggets of good things here that have to be dug out, but they shouldn’t have to be.

How does it look cheap? I can’t see that these are obviously sets. The designs are very Star Wars. They aren’t wobbling. So how are they cheap. Is it because they aren’t all crowded with stuff? Not every place in the universe is crowded. I just really don’t get the hate being heaped on this series.

And the pacing is pretty normal series pacing. So I don’t know why you are expecting movie pacing in an extended series. If they wanted movie pacing they would have made a movie. Making a 6 part series gives more time to explore more while telling the same story. It seems some of us like that and some don’t.

I can’t say the music is outstanding, but it also does not interfere. Good incidental music sits in the background and is only noticeable when called for.

No I mean the lighting, the materials used in the costumes and buildings, and the effects. Maybe also the caliber of actors for all the non-Obi Wan, non-Owen, non-Vader characters.

I’m not talking about pacing, I’m talking about what they choose to show or not show, and the way they cut it together. You can have a 6 part series and still have it be focused and interesting. In fact I think that would actually be easier than what they’re doing. (Every show now is trying to be a “prestige” show where there’s many vying factions and individuals with their own agendas, which is where I think the inquisitors come in.) For what it’s worth they did want to make a movie, they only turned it into a show after Solo underperformed and they canceled further spinoff movies.

I’m not seeing anything low production about any of it. Definitely not the sets, lighting, effects, or acting.

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Since a lot of you would love to see Anakin/Darth Vader return in Kenobi to The Imperial March, I made this:

ANAKIN RETURNS - IMPERIAL MARCH (made for fanedit)

https://streamable.com/sbzh7g

WHAT HAVE I DONE?
The Ancient Lore
Kenobi: A Star Wars Story
Harry Potter Revisited
Game of Thrones Film Edits
Titanic Restructured
… and more.

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One thing that made the duel look cheap to me was the lightsabers, especially Obi-wan’s saber. The look of the lightsaber has changed over the years, with every show and movie having their own slightly different effect, but this is the first time that it looked like a glowing prop. In a few shots at the beginning of the fight, Obi-wan’s saber has practically no flicker and very little glow other than from the glow stick itself, so to me it just looked like he was holding a plastic tube. It’s very strange, since a proper saber glow is something that even the most humble faneditor makes sure to get right.

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When the music ends in the theme, is where he can’t reach Kenobi because of the flames.

Just like when he reached the Falcon on Hoth, he reached it and it flew away.

Also, just like when Luke let go and fell in Cloud City, he couldn’t do anything but watch him fall.

Sure he could have stopped both of them, but he decided to let them both go, just as he did Kenobi.