Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

Nathan

6.0

Jun 30, 2022

Obi-Wan is show that has so much potential but falls flat on many fronts. The premise is fairly interesting, but the writing in the show in so unbalanced, that it pulled me out at times. There are so many times where character decisions are made simply due to plot progression that make not logical sense. This series is saved by the amazing performances by Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan and Hayden Christianson/James Earl Jones as Anakin/Darth Vader. The broken-down version of Obi-Wan in this series is completely believable and I found myself invested in his redemption process. Darth Vader offers so m…

I was Ultra Excited when Disney announced they would do a Obi-Wan Series on Disney+ I was excited Ewan McGregor agreed to return and even MORE excited when Hayden Christensen said he would return as Darth Vader. Meeting this new young lady playing a young Princess Leia was awesome. She embodied EVERYTHING Carrie Fisher was in life as Princess Leia... I'd like to think Carrie would be MORE than proud of this young lady, Vivien Lyra Blair. She has so much talent and I look forward to seeing her OTHER projects. I want to take a moment to talk about how awesome Darth Vader is. In this s…

Who is this series about? In spite of the title, the main character Obi Wan or "Ben", feels to me like a secondary player, in their own mini trilogy. Overridden and out classed by a precocious Princess Leia and readily intimidated by a relentlessly ambitious, inquisitor villain. All the while described as one of the "greatest Jedi". In my view this should have been played with the lead as someone with power who is reluctant to use it, given past tragedies. Instead, Obi Wan comes across as weak and bumbling. In terms of overall story, unlike The Mandalorian, this tale lacks pace and ex…