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At the end of the day, I feel like Reva was completely unnecessary to the story. You could have cut her out entirely and had Vader been the one doing everything she was doing. The focus should have been on those two the entire time.

This honestly could've been a movie that focused on Obi-Wan and Vader. This episode had great emotional moments that deserved a higher budget.

The best aspect of Obi-wan, is Vader gave him the opportunity to forgive himself. When Vader says, "I killed Anakin." You can see Obi-Wan's facial expression change from self-loathing, to sadness for his friend. I think Vader showed compassion for his friend by taking ownership of his path, allowing Obi-Wan to forgive himself and move closer into the light of the force. This also showed there is still good in Vader, and he is still a complicated person. In the beginning of the series, Obi-Wan had placed himself in purgatory, by the end, he was on a path towards enlightenment.

The line where obi wan keeps calling him anakin, then ends up calling him darth is the turn from “there’s still good in you” to “you’ve been consumed by the dark side” you’re looking for without being that heavy handed

The way Darth Vader's voice kept changing between James Earl jones and Hayden Christensen and the blue flickers faintly on his face like a brief respite then immediately turns bright red!! Absolutely love the REBELS callback

If this was just a movie and we had way more Ewan and Hayden I think the praise would be unreal. Realistically I’m only gonna re watch the finale, not how they stumbled to it

Being stabbed by a George Lucas lightsaber - death Being stabbed by a Disney lightsaber - "This is where the fun begins"

I literally always wanted, ever since I saw Logan, I wanted them to do that for Obi Wan. Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted a movie with Obi Wan where it’s a darker and more sorrowful storyline where Obi Wan is having a crisis of faith, his role in the universe and his trauma, his guilt that he carries is finally catching up to him but somehow, he believes in the force again, he believes in Luke, and he even tries one final time to bring Anakin back. That exchange between Darth Vader and Obi Wan in the finale is literally the only part in the show that even remotely comes close to that original thought and want I had in my head. Ever since I was a kid, Obi Wan was my favorite character in all of Star Wars and he is many people’s favorite Star Wars character. This show is “fine” but Obi Wan deserved better than just “fine”. This could’ve been gold. But they settled for bronze.

I think this episode shows the legendary potential this series could've had. I do feel like it's 3 shows smashed into 1. If we just got a focused show about obi wan and Vader it could've been special.

Regardless of how the show was, Ewan and Hayden did amazing and I'm just grateful that they returned and for their performances.

This entire “season” felt like a season 2. We skipped season 1 of learning Obi wan and his routine and journey and stuff. Even though we knew him from the prequels we deserved him and Vader to be fleshed out for the 10 years we haven’t seen them. ONLY them. Way too much Reva and Leia for a show called Obi wan.

There were at least 5 “I will just leave my enemy alive for no reason whatsoever” moments in the series… none of which made any sense at all. Especially Obi Wan not killing Vader when he had the chance. Which going forward means like millions of people die. Obi Wan is the bad guy of the entire original 3 movies. It’s actually 6… Anakin leaves young Reva alive Vader leave older Reva alive Reva leaves the Grand Inquisitor alive Vader leaves Obi Wan alive in the fire Vader leaves Obi wan alive under the rubble Obi Wan leaves Vader alive at the end And I bet I’m prolly missing others lol.

Plus that sadistic smile that Vader had when he saw that he was emotionally damaging kenobi. Was scary. Loved it

I loved seeing Qui-Gon again but it was very last minute! Wished we got a conversation with him & Obi-Wan.

I feel when Obi Wan says " Then my friend is truly dead", means that Vader assumed he thought Obi Wan thought there was still good in him, and could be brought back. So Vader then tells Luke "Obi Wan once thought as you do", thinking about that moment when Obi Wan believed Anakin could be saved, but realised he was wrong. Obi Wan also then says "goodbye Darth", not just to give confirmation that he now knows Anakin is gone, but acknowledging he is now Darth Vader. This also now explains why Obi Wan calls him Darth in episode 4 on the Death Star.

This is one of my favorite KZfaq channels! I love Jeremy's genuine love of Star Wars. These reviews have been oddly enjoyable to me as their own form of entertainment over the years.

Despite the writers telegraphing an appearance from Qui_Gon, him showing up still felt like an after thought. I was hoping for Qui-Gon to finally show up and give a defeated Obi-Wan the strength to face Vader one more time with some wise Jedi words and stuff.

My thought is that Disney should have switched the concepts of Kenobi and The Book Of Boba Fett. Give Boba Fett the action-packed series about what he's doing in the present, and give Kenobi the slower-paced series with old, broken Obi-Wan having flashbacks to his time with Anakin and how that bond they shared is effecting him in the present. I would have loved to see what Hayden could have done with Anakin free of George Lucas' writing/directing, and not have to rely on the Clone Wars show to see the Obi-Wan/Anakin friendship. Good ending though, even if the rest of the series felt a bit flat. Also, was it just me or did something look off about Qui Gon? Almost like they had Liam Neeson in too much makeup or something...

I still don't understand why Favreu and Filoni aren't directing every SW project. The difference in quality between shows/episodes directed by them and not directed is abysmal

Somebody needs to re-edit the whole series into a 2 hour movie with the best bits.

ngl the last conversation Obi Wan and Vader had was really good...dunno if it was worth sitting through a whole show for it though XD

Of all the things I expected from this series, them clearing up why Obi-Wan called him “Darth” in A New Hope was not one of them

My favorite part of the show was Leia. I think they nailed what she would have been like as a kid that would grow up to be the badass princess/general we know

I've just finished watching it. Solid 6/10 for me. Given the premise, the characters, and the actors, it should have been better than what we got. But it felt so good to see McGregor playing Obi-Wan Kenobi again. And Hayden Christensen, too! And Jimmy Smits! I think we could all use a dad like Bail Organa, or a grandpa like Obi-Wan Kenobi, couldn't we? The Inquisitor stuff didn't work for me. They clearly went the mystery path with Reva, meaning the audience is left in the dark about her past and motivations. She just does Vader's bidding, while being overly eager, perhaps. But the camera kept staying on the character, which to me was just annoying as I didn't understand her and therefore didn't give a fuck about her. In the final battle, the show wanted to give her a redemption arc. Which would work if they made me care about her before. Which I didn't. So, whenever the camera cut away from the Vader-Kenobi fight, I got hella annoyed, especially because I know Ben, Beru, and Luke will survive just fine, and what was happening to them just wasn't interesting enough for me to be forced to witness it. It's a prequel problem, for sure. But I think, if I cared about Reva, it could have worked. Actually, just rethinking all of this, it feels closer to a 5/10 now …

This is just me but the entire Kenobi Show should've been centered around these things. 1) Kenobi's training with Qui-Gon, reflecting on the past/present/future, watching Luke, and surviving on Tatoonie. 2) Vader going through the galaxy hunting Jedi while being trained in the Dark Side by the Emperor. 3) The politics between the Emperor, Bail Organa, and the Senate so we get a good glimpse at the world building aspect of how the Empire rules the Galaxy, which results to the slow rise of the Rebellion. 4) Showing parallels of Vader and Kenobi's training along with flashbacks of their relationship during the Clone Wars. Tie it all in to Vader and Kenobi's inevitable rematch, with each of their respective masters telling them they must fight each other in order to complete their training. But instead we got this....

I really enjoyed when how his mask was slashed, his voice went from Anakin to Vader. Kinda showing the internal struggle that's always been there. Was a great moment.

This review is spot on with how I feel. They really nailed the Obi and Vader interactions, but it would have worked so much better as a trimmed movie. I also agree that Reva's arc is good but didn't fit here. Should have been a separate series to flush that out better. One key difference I'd like to point out is I also think it would have worked way better if this was more like 2-3 years after Revenge of the Sith, and without all the Leia stuff.

Best scene of the episode: *Purple lightsaber ignites Mace Windu: “I’m still alive motha f***a!!!”

I swear if the entire series focused more on Obi wan and Vader instead of leia and reva it could have been phenomenal, this episode alone reminded me why I love Star Wars, there is just insane potential that Disney loves to piss away for some reason.

Streaming services have drawing out stories to fill a series a lot the last few years and Obi wan is another example. This could’ve been an incredible 2.5-3 hour movie even with better production value, better music, VFX, etc. Instead we got a show that can’t justify its runtime or lack of production value.

Yeah, had there been something in their encounter or after the fight that made Obi think that there is still some good in Vader, it would also justify Obi not killing him right there on the spot. Otherwise, why would he spare him?

Darth Vader to Luke: "Obi-Wan once thought as you do." Obi-Wan in their final fight: "I'm sorry Anakin. For all of it." Vader: "I am not your failure Obi-Wan. You didn't kill Anakin Skywalker. I did. Just like I will destroy you." Obi-Wan: "Then my friend is truly gone." That puts that into context. Obi-Wan was still trying to reach Anakin, till that moment. So I'd say it does make sense. As well as the "I MUST obey my master." Puts into context the conversation he has with Palpatine after him and Obi-Wan's fight. So it all made sense to me, at least in that regard. Obi-Wan didn't have to ask Vader to come with him, or that there is still good in him. He just needed to be still trying to see Anakin in Vader and feel he's still in there somewhere. Which he did, till Vader told him that line. Which was when Obi-Wan truly accepted that his friend was gone, and called him "Darth" instead of "Anakin", which he had been doing up to that point.

You hit the nail on the head regarding how this show should've been more personal for Obi-Wan.

Yup, OBW's emotional and spiritual journey between ROTS to ANH would have been an awesome film. We could've had: 1. A devastated and broken man who feels entirely responsible for everything that Anakin has become battling with inner conflict that he might do exactly the same to Luke 2. News starting to filter back to him (somehow) that a rebellion against the Empire is beginning and that growing numbers of people way more vulnerable than he is are standing up and fighting back against the same evil that wiped out the Jedi and seeing OBW becoming increasingly inspired by that. 3. Becoming, with lots of conversations filled with reflective wisdom from QG force ghost, the wise and resonating-with-good-and-calm OBW we see when Maul comes looking for him and then later when A New Hope kicks off. Which would be a really cool way to remind us that the greatest power of the Jedi isn't about being a really good lightsaber fighter. It might not be as cinematic, but watching a man like OBW find hope and get his Light Side mojo back again would be a great movie and possibly one many might relate to. We all go through bad shit, right?

You’re absolutely spot on with the gangs of New York reference It’s a shame they crammed a story better told by Martin Scorsese into Star Wars and couldn’t pull it off as well, shoulda just focused on obi wan and Vader bc they clearly handled that dynamic far better

You’re one of the reviewers I watch on KZfaq that a little more generous to a lot of stuff I don’t like nowadays, but I like your honest takes on stuff.

That line just gave me chills and the look in kanobis' eyes just shot me into tears when he saw anakin, Ewan is an amazing actor

I love the sputtering effect on Vader's voice when it's broken. Anakin speaks but occasionally Vader's voice will poke through because it's not picking up everything.

LOL @ the Reva leaping to Organa secret-love-child-and-avoiding-to-pay-child-support angle 🤣 Yeah, like you said, A LOT of leaps were made...like Incredible Hulk leaps. Anyway, as for the series as a whole, I'm definitely in the middle..mostly meh..thought the finale was the best episode as it was an improvement and the emotional scene of Vader's helmet being struck partially open and the way Hayden and Mcgregor played it was pretty well done with subtle things like Obi-Wan's blue lightsaber reflecting on Darth Vader's/Anakin's face at first when talking about Anakin but then, Darth Vader's red lightsaber light then only reflecting on him to portray the dark side taking hold again. The series did indeed have a ton of potential though that was largely wasted

I thought the lines and fight between Obi and Vader helped explain some weird things of the OG trilogy. Like the thing you mentioned that Darth Vader says about Obi-Wan's thinking, how Obi-wan calls him "Darth" like a first name, why tf Obi-wan says Vader killed Anakin, why Darth Vader is so calm when he meets Obi-Wan again, etc. The fight seems primarily made to give pay-off and resolve oddities from the series.

Can't wait for all the meme edits of this show, it will be fine additions to our collections

For me, the weird part is the way the show wrote Obi-Wan leaving Vader alive. Like, he knows he’s a scourge of evil, he has him in a position where he could probably easily kill him and save the galaxy a whole lot of suffering. He’s already made the mistake of leaving him alive once, and this time he just….walks away from him. After seeing Vader terrorize and hunt refugees and force sensitive people, going to confront him on his own. And he just leaves him. I was shocked and confused at the reasoning for that. I thought the inquisitors were going to show up just in time to save Vader and force Obi-Wan to flee but nope. He just leaves an evil murderous psychopath alive for a SECOND TIME.

So glad a reviewer finally raised the issue of the lack of John Williams’ classic music in this series. What a missed opportunity! Even Clone Wars used his key themes to much better effect. What are you doing Disney!?!!

9:41 "You made up this whole story to bring Obi Wan back to where he was at the end of Revenge of the Sith" Yup. And the EXACT same thing happened with Sam Wilson regarding Endgame and the Falcon and The Winter Soldier Disney+ plus show.

I'll admit, by the end of this episode I felt like Eddy Valliant during that scene in Roger Rabbit where he's cutting the handcuffs and Roger easily slips out of his. "You mean to tell me you could have been telling a good Obi Wan Kenobi story this entire time!"

I get the same feeling with every Disney-show so far: They own these famous and beloved characters, they know there's money in that and they don't have a damn clue what to do with them. Obi Wan has so much potential as a character, but instead they went with "Yeah, just let him have this little space adventure, it'll be fine." Like Optimus Prime opening a damn car wash right after the fall of cybertron or Batman writing a book about a healthy diet that helps you stay awake at night. That's clearly the stuff people would like to see.

Thank you for sharing your perspective, Jeremy. Always love hearing your thoughts. This should have been 2 different shows, one for Reva and one for Obi Wan. I personally just did not care about Reva in this show. If she would have gotten her own show, cool. I liked the concept of her character and felt her motivations and past could have been explored more with Reva as the lead. I personally only cared about Obi Wan's journey and the final showdown with Obi Wan and Vader. Wanted to see a deeper dive into not only Obi Wan's psyche, but also Vader's. The conflict is still fresh for Vader, and he struggles with the failures of Anakin.

By this episode, I genuinely lost all interest in Reva's arc simply because we knew that Owen, Beru and Luke will survive through it. Like I really was just watching it for Obi-Wan and Vader, who, by my logic, will both be okay, but it's a matter of the rematch and also if there are any surprise/teased cameos in this. But yeap, Jeremy was right to say that a Reva series would have been a lot more beneficial. Or a series about the Inquisitors. Obi-Wan while it has its highs and lows, also feels like a series to sell toys. Better than Book of Boba Fett, but that's because that series set the bar really low as well. Definitely open for more Ewan and Hayden.

7:45 is so crucial because this is why Obi Wan tells Luke that Vader killed his father. Obi wan even leaves and says “good bye Darth” which is how he greets him in Episode 4. Never once does he call him Anakin or Vader, he specifically says Darth. Incredibly poetic

What was Reva's motivation in this episode? She had just been beaten and left for dead by Vader. What reason did she have for going after Luke? HOW did she even manage to go after him? She had been impaled, left to die, and seemingly had no ship. Why does this series make getting impaled by a lightsaber seem like a mild inconvenience? Where did Reva go after this episode? Why was Obi-Wan okay with letting her live with the knowledge that she had? Why was she in this series at all? Her character is a complete and total mess.

You perfectly encapsulated all of my accumulated thoughts on this show. I thought (hoped) that it would be a personal story. Fused with Great CGI and masterful real effects. Anakin crying in his loneliness thinking about Padmé. Ironman-sort of seeing through his eyes first person. We got the Disney machine instead.. In George Lucases own words. The white slavers. That version of this intimate story that resonates with so many people. Good bye Star Wars.

That scene with Anakin/Vader talking to Obi Wan was literally one of the best moments in Star Wars history…period

When Obi-Wan learned there is no good in Vader, he said, "Then my friend is truly dead." When Luke learned Vader was committed to evil, he said, "Then my father is truly dead."

I find that I have to say that....just because Obi Wan didn't SAY that he still thought Anakin could be saved....doesn't mean that Darth Vader didn't see it. It shows in his actions AND in his inactions. It shines through his entire character in this series. If you are asking me, Obi Wan may as well have been pleading with Darth Vader. You don't have to say the words

Hey Jeremy when are you going to do the Heir of Empire book reviews like you promised… “a long time ago… in a video way way previously”… couldn’t help myself

Hayden’s acting was incredible, this series gave us some of the coolest vader scenes of all time!

That scream after the fight sent chills down my spine

as long as Star War is under the house of mouse we'll get this concept of Lore with a few hits scattered around.

THANK YOU for someone FINALLY pointing out that lightsabers can BURN through a door in seconds, but being stabbed through the gut with one is... as Monty Python would suggest... merely a flesh wound! Her insides would be liquefied! I've been waiting for a reviewer to point this out and you're the first!

At the very end of the fight when Vader screams "Obi Wan!" and you hear Anakin's and Vader's voice at the same time gave me chills. Also the way he calls him "Darth" reminded to when Obi Wan meets Vader in A New Hope and says "Only a master of evil Darth"

I felt the same way as you did! I was telling my brother that Reeva could have benefitted so much as a character by having her own well written series on how she managed to survive Order 66 and become The Third Sister fueled by revenge. And in the other side Obi-Wan deserved a heartfelt story about the events that followed ROTS knowing who Anakin has become, and revolve the story around the TWO OF THEM their own personal journeys, culminating in a big fight. I agree with most people saying that this should’ve been a movie, it definitely could have been a blockbuster even more now that we are seeing that in 2022 movies are making huge profits again (example: Top Gun:Maverick). The series as a whole was okay, Im not going to lie I was looking forward for new episodes every week but it was like a rollercoaster. It had it’s ups and downs. I'm really pissed that Reeva survived, it made no sense for her to deduce who Luke was, go to Tatooine (in who knows what bc there were no ships left), go around and fight with the uncles and chase Luke INJURED. And Obi letting her go so easily knowing that she knew pretty much everything that he himself is also trying to protect??? I mean…🤨

I liked how Palpy's face looked like there was something on Ian M's head, it felt like an homage to the Emp's original look, pre special edition.

That final lightsaber battle is one of the defining scenes in Star Wars history. What a moment. Supremely acted by McGregor and Christensen, with all the feels. Answered all the questions I had for my entire life. Born in '75, it was a VERY fulfilling moment that cinched up that Kenobi-Vader relationship.

As a whole if there was one word to describe how I felt of the series it would be “underwhelming.” I cannot excuse the poor writing and execution of script to screen. I enjoyed SOME parts of it though.

He never expressly said “come with me there’s still good in you” but from my interpretation I felt that’s exactly what the rejection of anikins name meant to Vader and obi wans acknowledgment of his identity now being Vader.

I feel like Disney really had it backwards with obi wan and Han Solo. I think Han should have had his own show, where they go on the fun serialized space adventures, and obi wan should have had his dark and gritty stand alone movie.

The episode gave me the thing I wanted the entire time was obi wan and darth vader having a genuine conversation is the best scene and the one thing I wanted for these characters in the films

Andrew Stanton should have been working on every episode. He’s one of the few writers who’s actually a fan of Star Wars and it shows since he helped with episode 5 and 6, the only two episodes that I thought were great.

One of the biggest things that annoyed me this episode was that obi-wan let vader live. Don't say it's because the OT needs to happen, it makes no logical sense why obi-wan would spare the life of such a dangerous enemy. He even acknowledges his friend is dead and calls him vader, he should've just ended it then and there. Last time he didn't finish the job vader snapped the necks of innocent people. WTF Obi?

"hello there" moment was funny :) in a good way

9:00 I think the idea was that those themes should develop with the series, since it chronologically predates them. However, it is very musically possible to create some "primal" form of the themes, that would hint at them, using the same elements, but not being whole yet. That could have been amazing - delivering the development of the characters into the ones we know from the original trilogy, along with the development of the themes. Having said that, not much character development was really delivered, so I guess the themes were just half-assed along with the rest

This last episode really portrayed how great this series could have been. The fight between them and the conversation they said was very impactful. They both did a fantastic job. If this show actually had flashbacks between Anakin and Obi-Wan and the show was actually focused on them it would have been so much more.

Obi Wan had the potential to be the Logan of Star Wars: Aging warrior dealing with incredible loss gets a chance at redemption when a child connected to his past is in danger. It's overwhelmingly disappointing they didn't take advantage of this opportunity to tell a deeper emotional story.

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I mean this series basically followed the hero's journey of a call to action->adventure + personal growth->Return to status quo, which was essentially mandated because there's already a whole trilogy that resolves the stuff that people expected from a standalone Kenobi movie like Rogue One, when really they would have just gotten another Solo. This series did more than deliver for the story I expected when whispers of it first began in 2016.

It deeply saddens me how this show was handled. I loved the final confrontation between Obi Wan and Vader but I still feel that they could have done more in that moment. Hell, they should have done more with those characters in general. It blows my mind that this wasn't as personal of a story as it should have been.

The moment when obi wan says im sorry to anakin nearly had me in tears

So when Leia is comforting Luke in Ep4 after he watched Vader cut down Kenobi and she seems to act like she never knew the guy? What’s up with that? I think she would have remembered this based on her age.

I was actually talking with a star wars fan just recently, about the logical leaps we are required to make. That if we have to theorize and rationalize about what could be happening, or why something DOES actually work and fit, then maybe it doesn't. Maybe if we have to explain the unexplained, and feel forced to tell the story to ourselves, then maybe they AREN'T actually good stories.

I was 5 when I saw The Phantom Menace in theaters. Yea, seeing Qui-Gon brought a tear to my eye. This episode proved they could've done a much better job with the show.

I thought Reva’s story ended last episode. It was shocking to see her already be on a planet while obi-wan (who left first) was still in space.

Agree with your whole review. Thanks for articulating it better than I could!

I think the giveaway was that the kid's last name was Skywalker. Like Anakin. We didn't see them getting that bit of information either, but you have to assume when she asked about Owen. she might have gotten more info then too.

Reva: "I may have cut people's hands off and killed a bunch of people including children but I choose to be a better person now."

Absolutely spot on about the music. Honestly, baffled there wasn't more sprinkled in throughout the series rather than load it all onto the final episode. Obviously, John Williams isn't going to come back but they could've had the composer sow in the themes throughout showing progression of the characters. Overall, like you said, each episode had cool visuals but they really didn't add to the overall story and make them mean anything. It was fine at best and dull at worst and really not willing to go back to watch any of it.

I'm saddened you didn't mention the best part of this whole series that happened when Kenobi met Luke and greeted him nostalgically.

I thought Jeremy was going to mention we actually get to see how Vader got that huge scar on the top of his head that we first saw in Return of the Jedi when he removes his helmet.

The final episode had me in my feels and I won't lie, I cried when Kenobi saw Anakin and he began to break down emotionally. Their fight and dialogue was easily the best part of the show. Although there were some other really neat aspects in the show, I feel like quite a bit was meandering filler. Kenobi would have worked better as a movie which is what they originally planned. The editing as well as writing were lazy at points and the show sort of dragged on in areas. I actually like Reva's story arc although it could have been done better. She's essentially Anakin in reverse. She dark sided back to the light. But if they had a 2 and 1/2 hour movie that showed the highlights we saw in the show, it would have probably worked better in its place. Also, the music....The music was just a miss in this show and for me music makes or breaks a scene.

Splitting it into a series for Reva and a movie for Obiwan would've done it more justice. More intimate storytelling for the bigger of the stories, higher budget, better effects, not to mention a more solid orchestral score (outside of William's Obiwan theme which is an absolute bop). Then explore new stories in series like mando, reva, and the book of boba fett. Loved every second Hayden and Ewan brought to the show though. You could tell the passion they had for their parts and reunion right off the bat. We'll see what the next steps are, but yeah

5:40 that’s kind of reaching though, and it neglects that Vader is and always has relentlessly pursued a threat until he exterminated it. Also, I don’t see Kenobi winning a duel with Vader at this point. It weakens Vader if Kenobi could just pwn him now after barely surviving the last fight.

Owen to Luke in ANH: "Luke, remember that time your aunt and I fought a sith Inquisitor at our house? Me Neither. And we'll never mention it or think about it ever again."

You definitely hit the nail on the head with what the older fans have been saying and you do it in a thoughtful way. Well done

I like your review. The part with the thing that Reva should have pulled from Bail Organa's message was hilarious. I feel the finale really pulled it out for the series and saved it. I'm in the middle but really enjoyed seeing the Star Destroyer doing some chasing which was seriously lacking in the rest of the series. Really enjoyed the lightsaber fight and the homage to Rebels. Guess Leia kept her word and remember what Obi-Wan told her to pretend not to know him. On a Leia tangent, I really wish they did an arc with her character. She's a princess who doesn't know anything about the outside world and what the Empire does to people. Her world is all sunshine and lolipops and Stormtroopers are good and to be trusted, is what I thought her mindset should have been at the start. She should have ran to the Imperial forces when she escaped and not trusted Ben until she saw what the brutality that the Empire wreaks on the galaxy. And she sees the light and truth about the Empire and when she's returned to Alderaan, she tells her parents and they tell her that they're going to try to change it for her and all the people in the galaxy.

It was good, not as good as I hoped. Biggest mistakes were having a new director/producer and a new writer who had no major credits before Kenobi.

I always figured when Hayden was announced for the show that Filoni was just going to do Clone Wars animated scenes in love action to tie everything together better

9:28 "a series that never justifies its own existence" Exactly. Ewan McGregor gives a great performance, but the storywriting cripples him to such an extent that it doesn't even matter.

This show is a representation of my love and frustration with Star Wars, as well as the potential I see in it but is constantly kept from moving it forward. Obi-Wan Kenobi has so many great scenes, so many great moments, and really good character development for Obi-Wan. I love the stuff with the PTSD and guilt he was suffering from and him coming to terms with it all. But there are so many problems I have with the show and Star Wars overall. This whole show was unnecessary and is very much a giant plot hole, the more I think about it. No matter how much the people behind Star Wars keep trying to get my interest, I keep running into the same problem and that is the people in charge (mainly Kathleen Kennedy). It's been ten years and the most positive I have to say about the Disney Era of Star Wars is that the Mandalorian and the Clone Wars final season were great, plus a really good video game, but when it comes to the rest... I am just not impressed. I'll still give Mandalorian Season 3 and the Ashoka series a try, and even play the Jedi sequel game, but I can't see myself continuing to watch Star Wars if this what I can expect for the next ten years.

That Reva series with a tie in to an Obi Wan Kanobi movie/series idea is 🔥🔥🔥

And thus a new Halloween costume has been born, half Vader helmet.