My biggest problem with Disney star wars is that everything feels so small. The sets, locations, stories and characters. Nothing has that grand feeling it used to have

I'm glad you pointed out the biggest earliest inconsitency with Kenobi's character "The jedi are done, we lost and suck" and in the same breath "The boy MUST be trained! And I must train him!"

I understood when I was about 13 that villains that are quiet and patient were way scarier than angry and brash villains. Genuinely can't believe the writers of this show don't understand that

It is so weird Hayden was in so many interviews flr this show. It made me believe he does more stuff in it than he actually does

Just want to say that I would not be opposed to more tv/movie reviews on this channel.

I agree, the whole thing felt so unconsequential and nonsensical, after 6 weeks of watching it i was left with a gigantic “i gained nothing from watching this show” feeling.

*EDIT* I wrote the original comment before Andor came out, obviously now I’m glad it got the budget that it did because it was a masterpiece lol The fact that “Andor” seems to have a significantly higher budget and production quality than the series about one of the most iconic Star Wars characters of all time (with the original, beloved actors returning) is simply mind boggling to me.

I love how they tried to make us care for Reva after she tried to torture a 6 year old for information.

It’s crazy how much better Trilla was as an antagonist than Reva with a fraction of the “screentime”

I turned it off after Vader dragged Obi-wan through the fire and then watched as a robot slowly ambled over, picks him up, and slowly walks away, all while his stormtroopers can't find a lady 20 feet away on top of a gravel pile. Some of the laziest, most idiotic scene direction and writing I'd ever seen.

Javier Bardem's character in No Country is legitimately one of the most terrifying villains in movie history. There's no substitution for realistic psychopathy.

It’s pretty insane that the fan edits of the show improved it 10 fold. How do fans working for free do better than people getting paid thousands

This was just the epitome of “a lot of words that convey absolutely nothing”. I wasted so much time watching this show, which sucks because the acting from Haden and Ewan was actually pretty good, the writing was just terrible. Like wtf obi wan the master Jedi can’t catch a small child?! He could’ve just tripped her with the force if he didn’t want anyone to know he was a Jedi! I miss watching the first mandalorian season because back then I actually had hope for these shows. Really felt like the flash tv show.

A thing that annoys me most is that 2 Jedi have broken into fortress inquisition on the water planet. First cal kestis and then later obi wan. No added security? Then also leia is in the show for no real reason

“So Reva's motivation is: she blames a guy for not stopping the massacre of her Jedi friends by his apprentice cause he was too busy riding a lizard and chasing a four-armed robot driving a unicycle, so she joins a group of Jedi killers where she spends years killing Jedi, torturing children and civilians so she can kill that guy for killing Jedi and that way get revenge on the guy that trained the guy that killed the Jedi. When that doesn't work she goes off to murder a child on a random planet. She changes her mind so all the years of war crimes are instantly forgiven. I bet that woman whose hand she just chopped off to prove a point would just love that. And, she killed Wade, ffs.“ This is a comment I found on another video that perfectly captures how stupid of a character Reva is.

I never hear anyone talk about it, but live-action Disney has abandoned nearly all of Lucas’s established alien races for ones they invented in the sequel trilogy. You know them when you see them because they only come in shades of brown. The only time we see anything resembling the galaxy fans love, it’s when Favreau & Filoni are at the helm.

This show has no rewatch-ability whatsoever and that in my opinion is everything. If it is a chore to get through a show (or even a video game) I don't see it as a good show. I still rewatch scenes from the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones and the Wire. Why? Because they have longevity, in acting, writing, dialogue, storytelling, etc... Kenobi like many other shows nowadays has none of these things going for it.

Met Jack at an airport a few weeks ago, super cool guy, just as happy to see his fans as they are too see him

This show was awful and gets worse the more I think about it. There was no story to tell here. We already knew how things had to end up before this series even started production. Thing is that Disney can churn these shows out, quality be damned, and people will watch and talk about them. I watched it and I haven't seen any of the Mandalorian, for example! These shows aren't about telling compelling stories or expanding on the Star Wars universe in any meaningful way (if there is even is a meaningful way to do so anymore). It's about making money. It's about getting fans to point at the screen and say "WOW! I can't believe it, Quinlan Vos got mentioned! I know him! That's so cool!!!!" Even though it meant nothing, like 99% of dialogue in this show. It's about milking this stuff until there is nothing left, and the Star Wars well has been dry since The Last Jedi. There's just no repairing this series' reputation at this point, at least not by Disney. You said it best at the start. There was no fun to be had with this show. While the quality of Star Wars has never always been the highest, it at least used to be fun. This video was fun, though. Awesome stuff.

Excellent synopsis. It pains me how good this show could've been...

it's kind of crazy that EA made a Star Wars game with a better story than a show by the actual owners of the IP. I feel like it just shows with all the new announced content for both Star Wars and Marvel that they are siding with quantity over quality. That and the newer content has been severely lacking in value even now, so I have really low hopes for the future of these franchises.

What bothered me the most is obi wan. The whole thing about his depiction in the originals and the sequels was that he has this unbreakable belief and bond with the force and the jedi way. He was positive and undeterred. In this. He became a scared coward who didn't believe in anything... how could he not be a quiet guardian and stay true to himself? The obi wan from the lucas movies was not so weak

Having baby Yoda standing ominously in the shadows was a genius move

leia played her part remarkably well for a small child, the writing was the issue for sure

i havent been this dissapointed in any product of media ever in my life. This show felt like a fanfiction you find on reddit written by a fan. This Star Wars project easily had the most potential out of any, but ended up being wasted by Disney. Really hope mando season 3 doesnt get the same treatment...

the part i hated the most was the fact that obi-wan couldve literally saved multiple planets and stop everything in the saga from happening and decided to walk away

My biggest issue with this show is that it feels so much smaller compared to the other shows. The fact that Andor got remarkably well reception was cause of it's story, world building, & budget. Instead, we have at least 4 to 5 desert planets that looked like they were filmed in my backyard in southern California

love the comparisons to Inglorious Basterds and No Country for Old Men, absolute masterpieces. I would love to see some movie reviews from you Jack!

Damn I was really hoping the yoda hat would stay ON during the se.. I mean video. But I agree it was so heartbreaking to see obi-wan get the same damn "cynical hermit in a cave" treatment that Luke did. And if it's fuckin gold seeing you rip into the ridiculous chase sequences Another banger of a video to watch, and great to see you continue to expand the channel, even beyond just video games. And when you see read this comment, remember, you'll think of us

This is basically exactly how I felt while watching this show and other recent disappointments like The Book of Boba Fett or Halo. Some parts I even played at 2x speed because of how boring or excruciatingly painful certain scenes are. Also, just like with your Red Dead video, I love the way you bring your points across, well-structured and funny but not too over the top that it becomes annoying. I wouldn't mind seeing more opinion videos on other TV shows or movies. Keep it up! 🙌

You've described my disappointment with this show just - better than most reviewers. You pointed out what was wrong, gave examples, and explained why it's bad rather than just ranting. It was analytical while still keeping an off-the-cuff and conversational feel! Good job.

Watching this was cathartic for me. It legitimately comforts me to watch you vent and articulate what I've been thinking and feeling so strongly.

The thing that bothered me the most about the show was the camera work and direction. It felt amateur, as if a rookie made it. As Jack said the shaky cam was nauseating and I can’t remember a single time I was felt immersed into the world.

the one thing I can never get over is that there is no chance of Luke, Leia and Han ever reuniting on the big screen.

I remember the feeling I had when leaving the cinema after having watched The Force Awakens. I had been sceptical prior to the movie coming out, but I decided to give it a shot anyway. Immediately I felt something was off, and when returning home I felt agitated and disappointed, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on what was troubling me. My friends all liked the movie, but I was left feeling hurt and cheated, resembling how I’d feel when having had a conversation with someone being passive aggressive towards me. I went on KZfaq to see if others felt the same way, and I remember coming across multiple videos of people sharing their reactions and their analysis of the movie, detailing their disdain for what they had just seen. I remember sitting there literally going «YES! YES! EXACTLY!» to EVERY. SINGLE. point being brought up…! Watching people put into words what I was subconsciously feeling and speaking out about it was such an incredible breath of fresh air. In that moment, I vowed to never again waste a single minute of my time watching anything of such a politicised and preachy nature, where storytelling is sacrificed for whatever reason, to an extent where it looses all entertainment value. I just want to say that I’m incredibly thankful for people like you, who keep it real and call out bullshit when you see it! You champion and extremely important voice, absolutely vital in the grand scheme of entertainment nowadays. I hope you’ll do more of these types of videos, because it was a real enjoyment to watch. You've now hands down become my new favourite movie critic alongside The Critical Drinker 🙌

The worst thing to ever happen to star wars is Disney writers

Missed you Jack, I'm glad you ripped apart this garbage show. I lost brain cells watching it, episode 4 was just hilariously bad.

The thing I hate about this show is how the camera shakes at every scene. It got so distracting.

WOW, this review couldn't have been any more spot on with this show! Disney is too focused on politics to give Star Wars the attention it deserves. The only thing Disney could do to redeem future Star Wars content is to let the fans make the important decisions... but that will never happen. Great review, Jack. This review was more entertaining than the show itself!

I’ve been saying this to my friends ever since the show wrapped up. They were so ecstatic to see Ewan and Hayden “reprise” their roles that they overlooked how truly 1-dimensional to series is. And that is exactly what Disney hopes every single one of their fans is like. They throw big names like Obi-Wan and Darth Vader at you because they think you’re stupid. Yes, they have no respect for their viewers and they think you are all morons. Because this franchise is not important to them, because they know no matter how much they butcher the characters people will still pay to watch. It’s all about money, it has nothing to do with protecting George Lucas’s vision or respecting his universe or his characters. They don’t care, they never have, and they never will.

There is something seriously wrong in Hollywood. Budgets are completely out of control with everything costing $200 Million and more but apparently they spend like 15 bucks on the scriptwriters. I'm not expecting high-brow entertainment but how about putting some thought into your story and characters?

They gave all the money and effort to Andor. That's how this show feels like. A bone tossed to the fans to reel them in for Andor. The Empire is not threatening, the Inquisitors are a joke etc. Vader is, I don't even know what he was in this show. It's just disappointing.

Bro I lost it when you said reva is parkouring over obstacles that aren’t in her way 😂😂😂

Yeah, let's be honest. This show is kinda trash. I didn't see many people talk about this but the choreography, cinematography and camerawork were absolutely atrocious. Not a single action scene or lightsaber duel feels exciting. The first duel between Obi-Wan and Vader is just unredeemable. The camera is shaking like crazy all the time, there are too many pointless closeups and editing is way too fast with constant barrages of cuts. Compare that to a Darth Maul duel from Episode 1. This duel was shot 20 odd years ago and should be a fkin golden standard for every subsequent duel. It's great because of amazing choreography and epic music, not because of a million cuts, closeups and shaky cam. There are shots during this epic duel that last almost 10 seconds! 10 SECONDS! Unthinkable now. The camera is very steady and characters are pretty much always fully in frame so it's easy to follow the action and see exactly what's happening. We can watch this duel and appreciate the choreography and actors' performance. It's great. The first Obi-Wan vs Vader duel in the show is just a chaotic mess with zero tension and zero cool moves. Reva vs Vader duel is not much better. It feels like a parody of a Dark Souls boss fight. She starts doing fkin random somersaults around Vader who is too lazy to even face her. Instead, he clumsily smacks the ground around Reva like a video game boss whose attacks are designed to be easily dodgeable. The final Obi-Wan vs Vader duel is also terrible. Obi-Wan does random somersaults, there are bizarre top-down shots (I've never seen anything like this in a good action scene) and everything feels cheap af. It's like a fan movie or something. Even the music is surprisingly terrible. Disney has the rights to all the Star Wars music they want, but for some reason, Obi-Wan's score is just some generic "action music" that sounds like it was downloaded from a music library. Star Wars fan movies have better music than this! Rewatch the first Obi-Wan vs Vader duel and pay attention to the music. Just listen. It's just some random action piece that doesn't feel like Star Wars and it doesn't even match up with what's happening on the screen. It feels like random "combat music" in a video game that automatically starts playing when you enter a fight.

I remember after watching the first episode knowing exactly how the show was gonna go. The overwhelming and honestly suspicious support it got on social media was so weird. But when you learn who the Director is and who some of the cast members are and things that they said in the media before the show even premiered it all makes sense.

wasn't expecting this to be your next video. what a pleasant surprise. i was looking forward to this show so much, the characters were my childhood. but even though i liked parts of it, it was mostly disappointing. excited to hear your thoughts.

The moment you realize that Darth Vader was just a side character

So I studied screenwriting in college so I LOVE coming up with my own movie/show alternatives to the shit we often get. So here is MY pitch for the Obi-Wan show I would have wanted. The story revolves around Obi wan on Tatooine trying to adapt to his new life as a simple hermit, hiding his powers from the locals, the conflict between him and Owen over the future of Luke. and a new threat that emerges in the area. No, Obi does NOT leave the planet and there is no Vader or Leia in this story. He remains in the area because his main priority is his core mission. To protect Luke. But just because this is a smaller self contained story on one planet with minimal lightsaber fights, does not mean it has to be boring. For instance Obi can struggle with moral dilemma of staying neutral in a harsh corrupt environment. The fact that he's this uber powerful warrior war hero, but every day he has to watch as the locals are bullied and murdered by local gangs. Yet he can't do anything because it might risk his core mission. Maybe one night during a sandstorm he finally goes out to takes care of the bullies in a stealthy way that won't reveal himself. However this action has unforeseen consequences in that it still attracts unwanted attention. First come the imperial inquisitors seeking Jedi. However they end up finding the wrong Jedi hidden on Tatooine. Instead of locating Obi-wan, they find Sharad Hett. (Googgle him) He's living among the Tusken Raiders acting as their chief. Hett brutally wipes them all out in a display of his power, showing him to be a far greater threat. The inquisitors finding his hidden location prompts him to take action. He expect more Jedi hunters to arrive, and eventually Vader. Hiding is no longer an option, so he decides to rally his raiders and take control of the area. With the raider clans united, he can hope to fend off any further imperial forces. He becomes a warlord of a massive raider force who burn and pillaging settlements all over the planet. Eventually Obi realizes he must face Hett, since he's only one one powerful enough to take on the dark jedi. So the two square off in a duel pretty much exactly as it happens in the Legends comics (link below). In the end, Obi wan is victorious, Hett is defeated but still alive, the raider war-party scatters after watching their leader get defeated and shamed, and the threat to the area is gone. Since Obi spares Hett from death, the dark jedi eventually goes on to become the future sith lord Darth Krayt. This sets up a proper villain in future Star Wars projects. starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Duel_on_Tatooine_(Imperial_Period)

Vader dancing like Micheal Jackson nearly killed me lol

I agree with the majority of this video and loved it. However disagree on a few parts. I feel the idea of an Obi Wan who has completely lost hope after losing his best friend to the dark side (and/or Anakin’s death) the fall of the Jedi, the rise of the Empire, being hunted by Inquisitors, and riddled with PTSD is a very interesting concept and they could’ve absolutely smashed this. The visions he has in his cave and when he calls out for Qui Gonn are really sorrowful and evoke sympathy for Ben. Tho this is hard to balance with his obligation to train Luke and creates a plot hole of losing hope but still wanting to train Luke so the Jedi can rise again. I think they could have gone down the route of the reason being for Obi wanting to still train Luke is because he sees his father in him and is holding onto the brotherhood he once had with Anakin as opposed to wanting to train him for the Jedi to rise again. Then transitioned his view with a character arc after interactions with Vader than he mustn’t train Luke because he is the son of Anakin (I.e. his lingering attachment to Anakin), he must train Luke because he’s “our” only hope (remember he doesn’t know Leia is force sensitive) to take down Vader, igniting Obi Wan’s hope. This would’ve been really touching and reinforced his referral to Anakin as “Darth” in Episode IV, exemplifying he sees Anakin and Darth Vader as two seperate entities (The quote “More machine than human” would definitely be supported by this view point), Anakin his gone and “Darth” is all that remains. Also when Vader doesn’t force push the Fire out, I feel it’s because he wants to fight Obi Wan when he’s at his full strength (how he gets his full strength back in like 2 seconds for their fight in the final episode I have no idea). But nah fr, chase scenes in this show were complete booty. Had so much potential for a focus for Obi and Vader focus with minor focuses on Luke, Leia and the Inqusitors, instead we got the Leia show, which is a real shame. If they don’t give us a Vader show now where he literally rips people apart with the force I’m gonna be so cut. Hyped for Ashoka tho, in Dave Filoni we trust.

There's a lot of good point here that i never realized. But i love this show because we finally get to see ewan as obi wan and hayden as Anakin/Vader again, it just makes me happy. I understand why obi wan was trying to live a normal life, he's been living with all these memories of order 66 and the guilt of Anakin turning wich i assume is blaming it on him. But then after Vader told him that he isn't his failure and that Vader was the one that killed anakin. He kind of set him free to be the old ben we know from a new hope and rebels, not hiding anymore. Now let's talk about the Vader vs Obi wan fight which was the best thing in this show and i though it was well done. All these references from old projects and emotional lines between Vader and Obi wan made this show a lot better. And don't make me start taking about Qui gon or the "Hello there". I also think the reason vader didn't blow out the fire again is because he didn't really care if kenobi escaped, he just wanted to strike fear within him. As for the ship escaping, it takes immense strength to stop a ship from flying with the force, i know vader has the power, but let's not forget that his suit is holding him back, and i think i was a bit late for him since it was already in the sky. Over all, i really enjoyed this show and thought it was enjoyable, or maybe I'm biased because obi wan is my favorite. But at the end of the day, I'm just glad that we have star wars content to watch especially with Ewan and Hayden coming back.

I'm generallly on board with the statement of 'If you like this garbage, then that's fine, you're allowed to', but so many people have liked garbage movies/shows like this that now they realize they can just keep pumping out minimal effort products and a large portion of fans will still be drooling and happy. It's unfortunate we can't expect better from Lucasfilm

What the show should've focused on is Kenobi and Darth Vader. Overcoming that sense of failing Anakin and finally accepting he's gone but like you said "a lot of words that convey absolutely nothing". It led us in a circle, with nothing being added other than more names to characters shoved into a prequel that was never intended to happen.

I feel like a lot of people give this show a pass because of the finale (for some reason). But it really takes away a lot of the narrative quality of the OT and the Prequels. The duel of the fates was the climax of Anakin’s and Obi Wan’s relationship. It was heartbreaking, tragic and well built up. But guess what? They go through all of that again years later and Obi Wan kicks Vader’s ass again. So from now one the duel of the fates is just the day Vader turned crispy.🤷🏼‍♂️ Edit: I mixed up the duel of the fates with the duel between Vader and Obi Wan in Ep3

Now that you've mentioned it, I wouldn't mind a series where they explain how Vader got his thriller dancing fight moves.

The scene on roof made me laugh super hard... people appearing from thin air and immediately disappearing in next scene... I asked my friend who is really into star wars and i asked him about this show. He was in the biggest denial i have ever witnessed in my entire close to 40 years old life. I asked him about this scene what he remembers, after listening to him. I played this scene in front of him while explaining what i was seeing. He called me Star Wars hater LOL :D

I'm a huge Star Wars fan but I really wasn't looking forward to Obi Wan I knew from the point that they announced it that it would be completely useless and add nothing to the universe Like what was there to explore? Except for his first reaction to Darth Vader... The last good thing Disney put out was The Mandalorian and Bad Batch was alright for me But now they just make shows about beloved characters that dont have any reason to get a own show because they are explored well enough in the Films and or Clone Wars They are scared of making new stuff even tho it worked well with Mando and I dont understand why Im currently debating If I will even watch the shows anymore because I lost hope

I believe that the Clone Wars was the single most greatest form of Star Wars media made. It added much needed lore to a conflict that was hinted at ever since began. Following a main cast of Obi-Wan, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Captain Rex, with different individual side stories sprinkled along the way was genius. It felt like a gigantic Star Wars movie, where every episode (excluding the one off dud) had some sort of purpose to the larger story, or an individual character. The fact that Obi-Wan Kenobi saw way more development from the Darth Maul episodes in the Clone Wars rather than his own show was insane. I feel that if Disney was to make a Star Wars TV Show with a Clone-Wars style approach to episodes, except have it placed in a different era (possibly in between IV & V). We would have a show that doesn't feel like it needs to add filler to its stories just to fit the episode count. After seeing Obi-Wan, I have lost interest in anything Star Wars. I swear, there is nothing cool coming out related to Star Wars anymore.

This man made a better Vader introduction on the spot than Disney did in like a year😭 wtf

The weird thing is that there were no trailers of this show in my country. It’s s bit my fault, because I rarely use social media. So I only knew that I would come out sometime. I went to Disney + a few weeks ago and I saw the whole series was already online. So I had almost no hype for this and I was still disappointed.

I know this is months later but I still can’t get over the scene where the Red Hot Chili Peppers chase Leia. I honestly think it is one of the worst, most pathetic attempts of creating urgency in film I’ve ever seen. I have quite literally seen better scenes filmed and edited by high school students.

I agree with almost everything you said but I thought the reva darth Vader scene was awesome. It’s just Vader at the peak of his power wiping the floor with her.

Gotta disagree with little Leia. I think she far outstayed her welcome, but showing her background as a princess and what her life was like on Alderaan was great since we had no idea what that was like in ANH. Her planet blows up and we don’t really care as much because we know nothing about her or her people. Using her as a way to get Obi Wan off of Tatooine was a smart move for the show, because what is gonna make Obi Wan leave Luke except for Anakin’s other child. I think the young actress really channeled Carrie Fisher’s sassy attitude from ANH. Her performance was quite good in my opinion. But she should have been in 2 episodes tops. Her needing to be rescued multiple times was ridiculous and took precious time away from what this show was SUPPOSED to be about. Anakin and Obi Wan.

The difference in dialogue is what really kills it for me. Just look at these two immaculate pieces of world-building to introduce The Emperor before we ever even see him in Return of the Jedi; "Luke... do not... underestimate the powers of the Emperor... or suffer your father's fate you will." Yoda. "The Emperor is coming here...? We'll redouble our efforts!" *"I hope so Commander, for your sake... The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am."* Vader has spent the past 2 films choking people to death for minor infractions, and yet he considers himself forgiving by comparison. And Yoda is a wise and powerful Jedi Master. Before Palpatine even shows his face on screen, we *know* he is not to be fucked with, we *know* he is the final hurdle that Luke will have to overcome.And so when he shows up, face still partially obscured, wearing ominous black robes, perfectly content and seemingly without a shred of anger in him, it's more terrifying. No cringey self introduction or childish temper tantrum necessary.

Whats crazy is apprantly Temura Morrison was supposed to reprise his role as Cody in this and have a scene where he is helping obiwan, and they just blanked the poor guy. Even if having cody is kinda 'memberberry it just gpes to show how good this couldve been if they focus on Kenobis story and characters he knows

Your reviews are something to die for. Love the format. Please do A LOT more of these and also keep the game series rants coming.

Fun Fact: blaster bolts don't drop like bullets, so the only way you could miss was if you weren't actually aiming at the thing you wanted to shoot.

Inglorious has tension, cause It has subtext, you spend the scene trying to read The real intentions, so you never sure of what is gonna happen, obi desnt have sub text, bc they go "Jedi where? Gimme or die"

Love that youre expanding your content fam, always nice to watch and hear what you have to say and how you say it.

Lmao I have half my back covered in Star Wars tattoos.. I think it’s officially okay for me to say I’m NOT impressed with new Star Wars anything. 🙌🏼 OG trilogy 🙌🏼 🇨🇦 ✌🏼

parachute accident is the funniest fucking joke of all time

The biggest issue I had with the show was how easily the Empire would be able to connect the Organa’s to Kenobi. Leia, daughter of Organa, was captured by the inquisitors and Kenobi is coming out of hiding to save her. I feel like in this scenario, it doesn’t matter if Kenobi is successful or not in saving Leia. The Organa’s would be immediately compromised and interrogated/ killed by the Empire. Idk if I missed something in particular but it seems like a massive oversight by the the writers.

Show kept me entertained, but it has 0 rewatch value besides the last episode and fight, it just feels so stale, like they tried to recreate the spark of Mando and absolutely failed in every way. In the entire show there were very few good moments that made any sense, i really liked them making a point to show the meat cutting job he’s working, to show how mundane and stale his life has become, from a great jedi to a old man hiding away in a cave working a very cheap paying meat cutting job.

I think this was a huge missed opportunity for Disney to “fix” the timeline, in a new hope it was made very clear that obi wan and Vader had not seen each other since episode 3, but now this does not make sense, and it was also clear that Leia was aware of obi wan from her father, but after this show they are practically best friends? All this show did was ruin the timeline even more.

Nailed this critique, *especially* with how you pointed out the track record of the people hired to write and direct the show. I was going to love Ewan in this no matter what, but the rest of the show was nearly irredeemable for me. Normally I shy away from investing any time putting down someone else's art--it's hard work and it's often better to just say nothing and let them try again in peace--but these money grabs by Disney are a net negative for Star Wars, and they need to know that the bar needs to be much, MUCH higher. Anyways, cheers to your video! Easy sub.

Reva: Why didn't you save us? Obi-Wan: Well, because I was sent to kill the lead general of the CIS army, who was in an Outer Rim system, because I was the Jedi Order's best duelist. But then after Order 66 had been given, I was shot by a tank and fell several hundred feet. And the clones had instituted martial law on the planet so I couldn't just fly away and by the time I was able to leave the Temple had already been razed. But I still went anyway to look for survivors, which I didn't need to do.

Solid honestly. I truly liked little Leia by the end of the show, I don’t think she was that terrible of a child actress, it was 110% the writing and directing of the show that was the cause of ALL of the problems. They just trued to cut corners and thought it would be so easy and baseline to write a simple feel good story for Obi-Wan but they really just did the boy dirty.

I highly recommend Thor Skywalker’s “What Obi-Wan Kenobi Should Have Been.” He is writing a cohesive and more importantly GOOD story with our favorite Jedi.

This Leia is a 10 year old, who looks like a 8 year old, and runs like a 6 year old, and , nobody can seem to catch her. She is one of the slowest humans that I have ever seen run and they have to go to such ridiculous lengths so the adults chasing her don't catch her in 3.0 seconds. Top that with Reva's constant yelling and wooden delivery of lines, the other inquisitors spitting their lines, the portrayal of Obiwan as a bumbling moron, and the continuous use of coincidence over intelligence to achieve objectives and this was one of the worst pieces of trash ever attached to the Star Wars franchise.

Theory: Disney is experimenting with how low of a budget they can get away with while people will still consume product thus printing money.

If the thugs in the forest chase scene were hired by Bael Organa to scare Leia then that scene would have made sense. But then they actually kidnapped her and I laughed for 10 minutes.

Agree with everything. I was just frustrated most of the time watching it. Also the good parts were just stolen from Jedi Fallen Order.

Oh man. A New Hope. Clearly never written with Obi Wan and Leia's past relationship in mind, we all know that. Leia's message to Obi Wan is so obviously spoken without the intent of knowing one another. The dialogue just becomes weird and invaluable once trying to form a connection between the two plots. What about the fact Luke using the name "Ben, Ben Kenobi and Obi Wan Kenobi" in front of her not form any reaction? How about when Obi wan literally dies? Its only been 10 years. She doesn't give a damn. Luke is the only one in the crew to show any negative emotion at his loss. Seriously? This flat out just doesn't work. Furthermore, the fight between Vader and obi wan has its dialogue also loose all weight it previously bared. I mean "I was the learner, now I am the master!"... C'mon! Yes, you could reconnect it to work for this new plot but it no longer holds the same power it once did. It is nothing but cope to believe otherwise. On top of this, have you seen rogue one recently? (edited) [7:02 PM] Bail organa literally says the lines- "He served me well in the clone wars" "He's lived in hiding since the emperors purge" This is to Mon Mothma. Hell, even in rebels (a show created by one of obi wans producers dave filoni) has Leia never telling ghost team of obi wan. Why? We know why - because no content, for literally decades, up until this point has ever considered this shows newly conceived plot. Christ, don't get me started on Palpatine of all people telling Vader to calm down... I'm sorry. I simply dont care if people like it - it just shouldn't exist and It solely depends that the viewers just straight up forget, live in blissful ignorance, denial or attempt to rationalise to an unfathomable degree. I think I need to give up on Star Wars. It's not healthy.

Disney+: where all the movies that should have been canned get turned into tv shows that should have been canned!

Wtf do you mean with forced casting? 🤨

This show was an abomination. The last Disney Star Wars production I will watch. Awful awful awful.

Honestly the concept of Obi Wan wanting to fight for what he can save but having to hide and lay low to train Luke would be an excellent choice, we could sympathise with his sheer pain of choice, of letting situations play out and people die for the hope that one day they will be able to have a chance to win. Even at episode 4 Obi Wan is shown to be optimistic and simply waiting till Luke is ready one day.

Reva doing hard core moves on the rooftop over obstacles not in her way, rofl. Writers want us to think she’s a bad ass but she comes off as a dumb

Hey Jack. Love the review. I agree with all points except the lightsaber fights. I’m an old school fan and I prefer the old canon of lightsabers being unwieldy and heavy. I hated the overly choreographed fights of the prequels. But the fights in kenobi suck. Except reva vs Vader. Tbh. If you have the force, why even bother with lightsabers in the first place?? I liked how Vader was just pushing her away to show dominance. He doesn’t have to put in effort cause she’s a nothing character. But I think that just comes down to what you want to get out from a Star Wars movie. Kenobi sucked but I’m surprised you didn’t mention how it was planned to be a movie but then last minute decided to be a TV show. That’s why nothing happens for most of the episodes. They had a 2 hour script they needed to stretch over 5+ hours.

If you thought Kenobi was bad we're only three episodes into Ahsoka and it's literally the worst dumpster fire to date imo. Jack your video review was so great and naturally funny. Thank you for making this. I honestly liked Kenobi when I first saw it but didn't notice all the goofy moments because I had my I ❤️ Ewan McGregor goggles on and was just so happy to see him in Star Wars again. Your video totally changed my perspective on the show. I appreciate it man. I hope you make a video for Ahsoka when it comes out.

Your experience at target about only finding baby Yoda stuff is exactly the reason why they don’t care about the rest of the Star Wars universe, and only about baby Yoda in the Mandalorian

Can we also talk about the half-baked inclusion of Qui-Gon at the very end? Like we got like a couple lines about him beforehand, but his appearance felt so unearned. Going into this show I was really hoping it would really delve into the Force. The best parts of Star War in my opinion are the parts actually dealing with the Force and the fight between the Jedi and Sith. We see this with Luke's training on Dagonah and the duel between Luke and Vader in the Emperor's chambers. We haven't gotten a genuinely good look at the force since Rebels and we had the perfect opportunity here. We could have seen Obi-Wan really learning to communicate with Qui-Gon and maybe delving into ancient Jedi/Sith ruins to reach some enlightenment in the Force as he deals with the scars of Order 66 and learns from his mistakes. He could have maybe come across the spirits of old Jedi/Sith masters sort of like Yoda did in Clone Wars or uncovered some Jedi/Sith artifact. To bring Vader in this could create some strong disturbance in the force that would attract him. Idk maybe I'm not selling this well, but we had the perfect opportunity to take a deep dive into both Obi-Wan and the force and it was completely wasted.

I heard this show went through many rewrites before production, and this is what they settled on?

Dude. You are honestly a good content creator here on the tube. Keep it up mate! Enjoy your videos.

What I do not understand is the day and night difference in quality of EVERY aspect between the Kenobi and Andor series, Andor is a masterpiece

in Ahsoka they replaced constant anger in every character with constant stoic boredom. IT ALSO SUCKS

Thought I was going insane rewatching clips of this show on youtube and seeing all the comments praising this show for it's badass moments and great storytelling🤓 you said it perfectly how disappointing and low quality almost every aspect of the show is. Also almost no music from john williams, like bruh what?

I surprisingly enjoyed a lot of the show. But both times a chase Scene happened I looked at my wife and was like “did….did you see that?? Was that as bad as I think it was??”

Comparing the opening scene in Inglorious Basterds to Obi-Wan Kenobi is really .....um, lopsided. It's like comparing a meal at one of the greatest restaurants in Paris to a bowl of feces.

I couldn’t even make it to the end of episode two. I was really hopeful the series would be something good for Star Wars again, but god damn everything surrounding Leia’s kidnapping and rescue was just so bad. I legit couldn’t believe the initial chase scene, and as you said her reactions and writing to Obi-Wan as he was rescuing her were completely nonsensical. And even worse was that Obi-Wan just did the whole “aw you scamp” routine. Like ffs, the dude was supposedly completely broken and risked everything to come save her and all he could do in the face of her absurdity was chuckle and smile? I don’t mind seeing a broken and depressed Obi-Wan at the start of the series. He lost everything, everyone, and had to come to grips with the very foundations of what he believed in being shattered. It makes sense he’d be moping. But his reaction to a fellow jedi survivor was definitely weird given that he still wanted to train Luke when he came of age. And why only Luke? The fact that he didn’t want to rescue Leia felt like he didn’t much care about eventually training her. Such a mess. Much like Picard. They had people who didn’t give a shit about the original source material creating shows that banked completely on audience nostalgia while keeping none of the original spirit intact. I swear if the Kotor remake is bad I really am just done with the franchise. It’s clear there’s nothing left for me here.