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Edited: May 28, 2022

Obi Wan Kenobi on Disney+

I've just watched the first episode and really enjoyed it. I have great (new?) hopes for this after being relatively disappointed with The Book Of Boba Fett.

Without giving anything away hopefully, about a third of the way through Episode 1 the action shifts from Tatooine to another location, and I sheepishly admit to getting Star Wars nerd goosebumps when I realised what was up. And this part of the story did not disappoint... so, so perfect. I was grinning like a loon.

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Bosstralian

Jul 01, 2022

The Mandalorian has been good to very good over two seasons, but for me this was something else... the best delving into that whole Jedi / Force mythology part of Star Wars since possibly the original trilogy. Also, a lot of 'train spotting' type fan service stuff which in some of the other Disney produced oeuvre seems tokenistic or done just for the sake of it, whereas here it was much more organically tied to the story itself. Tremendous stuff.

Jerseyfornia

Jun 29, 2022

I thought the entire series was a masterstroke. I hope they decide to do a second season with young Luke.

Bosstralian

Jul 01, 2022

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"No one must ever know"... LOL, I was half thinking there would be some ridiculous new Force power where Ben erases Leia's memory or something to explain why she is so formal with him in the hologram in A New Hope. The final resolution of that potential continuity problem was well done IMO.

Scott Peterson

Jun 29, 2022

So. What did we all think of the finale?

Bosstralian

Jun 24, 2022

Bosstralian watched the finale, let us go to the video for the reaction at the end of the game...

Bosstralian

Jun 18, 2022

This series really is the business. I stand and applaud all concerned.

Jerseyfornia

Jun 03, 2022

I thought the episode was the single best hour of Star Wars in the last 40 years.

Outstanding.

Bosstralian

Jun 03, 2022

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I still think Rogue One is the one that keeps delivering way beyond what I originally gave it credit for... but , I agree, my still pondering the intricacies of this episode a day later means it was special. TV series wise, this is the first one that I think warrants a rewatch... hell, it may well demand rewatch.

Bosstralian

Jun 03, 2022

Not sure what I thought about the latest episode.

There was something weirdly anti climatic about the coming together, but given it's episode 3, I guess that was the point. As was the build up... Darth is still learning what he is capable as a practitioner of the Dark Side, Obi Wan is needing to re-engage with the Force. Neither character is the absolute they would become later.

This series I think will not only stand up to repeat viewing but almost demands it, in a way I'm not sure Boba Fett or even Mandalorian have. For example, I only found out via a FB post that I'd missed the clever point that the homeless person Kenobi gave money too was played by Temura Morrison I.e. Jango Fett I.e. all the cloned troopers I.e. Boba Fett.

I'm tempted to start rewatching already, this is a wonderful multi layered piece of Star Wars story telling so far.

Jerseyfornia

May 31, 2022

Good points.

Regardless of anything else, little Leia was fantastic. She evoked Carrie Fisher's portrayal of the Princess perfectly.

Jerseyfornia

May 28, 2022

I sheepishly admit to getting Star Wars nerd goosebumps when I realised what was up. And this part of the story did not disappoint... so, so perfect. I was grinning like a loon.

She was perfect and brilliant.

II am a little worried about the possibility of conflicts with established canon, but it's too early to say that won't be resolved.

I enjoyed the first two episodes quite a bit.

Bosstralian

May 29, 2022

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If anything, so far this is adding layers of emotion and nuance to established canon, especially in regard to A New Hope.

In any case, pretty sure nothing could actually top what George Lucas himself did in this regard with some elements of the prequel trilogy.

Jerseyfornia

May 30, 2022

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@Bosstralian I agree. That character's appearance in the show was more satisfying than Luke's appearance in The Mandalorian. They have to be careful this show concerning A New Hope because in that film, it appears as though these two have not met before. It could be similar to Obi-Wan having no recollection of Artoo and Threepio. And what about Vader? If he and Ob-Wan encounter each other in the series, that affects A New Hope, too. They'll have to write this story very wisely.

Bosstralian

May 30, 2022

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@Jerseyfornia I'd have to rewatch to see whether Obi-Wan introduces himself to her as 'Ben' or not. In A New Hope, she talks of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the hologram as if he is just an acquaintance of her father's, but later when a complete stranger bursts in to her cell on the Death Star and mentions 'Ben Kenobi is with me' not only is she excited to hear that name, it makes her immediately trust Luke also. So in her mind maybe Ben Kenobi and Obi Wan were still two different people as late as New Hope time.

There's also the matter of another Ben in the saga... Ben Solo. I'd never even made the name connection before, but perhaps a deeper emotional connection between Leia and someone she knew as 'Ben' explains this too.

The Vader / Kenobi dialogue also can be retro fitted to refer to a later encounter between the two. Indeed, it almost makes more sense that Obi-Wan has at some point encountered Vader as Vader rather than his last sighting of his former apprentice being a disfigured Anakin.