Now that the sand has settled, do you think Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi was worth it?
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Nope. You know a show is trash when you have to wait until the final two episodes for anything to happen. I guess Star Wars is in such a bad state right now that any remotely exciting thing that happens towards the very end is enough to reignite some hope. At least The Mandalorian was good, and then they went and made another tragically boring thing with the Boba Fett show.
Yeah, it was fun. A few issues here and there, but it was enough for me, as a person who is not a fan of the prequels.
it was the most 5/10iest series i've ever seen. just thoroughly mediocre through and through, the level of introspection hinted at in the first episode sidelined in favour of a bland plot that felt very spread thin. kinda hated how it looked too, with the combination of the overexposed lighting and desaturated colour palette. Mando remains the only Star Wars show so far that actually looked visually interesting. still, at least it ended fairly decently and was better overall than Boba, which felt almost completely aimless.
Yeah essentially this.
I have really enjoyed many of these Disney Plus shows, but several of the latest ones have had some questionable production value imo.
Mediocre across the board. Acting, cinematography, vfx. Some of the decisions the show made were always for the worst.
Made Vader and Obi Wan look like chumps multiple times.
Setup not one but two black actors for failure.
The Leia stuff was preposterous, I'm sure LF thinks all this stuff is clever, but it just makes the universe look smaller and smaller.
It seems nothing happens in the current Star Wars universe that doesn't include the sky walkers or people who are involved with them.
Made Vader and Obi Wan look like chumps multiple times.
Setup not one but two black actors for failure.
The Leia stuff was preposterous, I'm sure LF thinks all this stuff is clever, but it just makes the universe look smaller and smaller.
It seems nothing happens in the current Star Wars universe that doesn't include the sky walkers or people who are involved with them.
Poorly executed and poorly conceived. It's been awhile since I've watched something so creatively bankrupt.
If the question is do you want more Star Wars or less Star Wars it's always going to be more Star Wars. It wasn't the best, it had plenty of issues but what is the alternative, I never get to see this? Of course I rather see if warts in all. Now if you tell me get better writers or choose a movie or a TV then I would change it.
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Worth it seems like a strange thing to ask over a piece of media. I enjoyed it, though most of it fell short of amazing for me so I voted the top 2 choices.
For the most part, I'd like to move away from the Skywalkers, but I'm sure I'll turn in to season 2.
For the most part, I'd like to move away from the Skywalkers, but I'm sure I'll turn in to season 2.
Big fan.
It was totally unnecessary, but I enjoyed pretty much every moment of the show. Could it have been tighter? Yes. But overall, I'm glad it exists. I will never not love petty Darth Vader. I really enjoyed Reva as a character even if the execution felt a little clunky - I really hope to see her in something else, whether it's Andor or Fallen Order 2 or whatever.
I don't want another season though.
It was totally unnecessary, but I enjoyed pretty much every moment of the show. Could it have been tighter? Yes. But overall, I'm glad it exists. I will never not love petty Darth Vader. I really enjoyed Reva as a character even if the execution felt a little clunky - I really hope to see her in something else, whether it's Andor or Fallen Order 2 or whatever.
I don't want another season though.
I think it would have worked better as a movie or a duology, there just wasn't enough there for the runtime, nor the budget. Probably would have served better than Solo as a "solo" film for an established character(s) at the time actually. The final duel was firing above its pay grade in the show, it's just a pity the rest of the show didn't really live up to it. I had very few problems with the casting or anything, just the plotting and the budget.
I mean, we had people moving between planets in what had to be like 30 seconds of transit time in-universe. It was very obvious and ridiculous.
I mean, we had people moving between planets in what had to be like 30 seconds of transit time in-universe. It was very obvious and ridiculous.
I thought the girl who played Leia was fantastic and I feel like the last episode elevated the rest of the series a bit, but the budget constraints made some scenes laughable and the budget obvious.
This is my feeling too.
I haven't finished Obi-Wan but from what I've seen I think it would have been at least 10 times better if they'd just filmed a movie instead. A lot of MCU Disney+ shows have this problem too.
I enjoyed it for what it was, a smaller budget story with some great moments, especially the last fight. What this did convince me of, is that Obi-Wan deserves a high budget movie or an expanded series, he's a great character in his own right.
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The final battle was a GOAT caliber moment for the series but everything else needed better writing and a bigger budget so badly.
Disney better open the goddamn wallet for season 2
Disney better open the goddamn wallet for season 2
Some banger scenes but they didn't quite make up for the rest of the mediocre stuff.
Also I liked Reva.
Also I liked Reva.
It was an excuse to have one encounter; one fight. 6 episodes is a huge ask just to set up a sort-of-kind-of redemption arc for Obi Wan. It doesn't really work when you size it all up -- Leia wasn't acted particularly poorly, but I think it was a bit of a miscast. Ewen McGregor sounded like he was doing the Halston accent until the final episodes, which was weird. There wasn't really any time for Obi Wan to deal with trauma and reflect on his relationship, which is probably the main reason anyone would want to watch. Reva was a complete misstep and ended up being a wedge between the viewer and the content they wanted to see (though I think the actress did fine). I think they could have told this story in 3 episodes by cutting out repetition, unneeded characters and mini-arcs that failed to have emotional resonance, and it would still by kinda bad because the direction was really horrible, but it would be succinct in a way that would make it feel like what it is as a side-story rather than some meaningful epic.
As an actress, she was surprisingly good. But I felt she was put into too many scenes that didn't work for me.
I thought it was ok. They did Reva character dirty tho. She was interesting at the beginning but why the f they made her become like that at the end?
Her plan to kill Vader failed then she decided to go after his child?
It was fine, but could totally live without it. Plot wise it felt extremely pointless and kind of weird. Action, choreography, cinematography, etc were all pretty cheap looking. But Ewan is still great as Obi-Wan. It was kind of hype to see him and Vader interact. While not a perfect performance Little Leia was super cute.
The highlight for sure. Hope we get more Leia doing rebel scum shit in Andor