Obi-Wan Kenobi

In the animated series Rebels, aimed primarily at younger audiences, there is a scene where a grizzled Ben Kenobi, by then ensconced on Tatooine and watching over little Luke from afar, has his final confrontation with Darth Maul. It's not a long fight, but it's a great, exciting and fateful fight. And it's not just about the fight itself, it's about the dialogue between them, its sad and beautiful tone… Watch it. The scene isn't even four minutes long, but it's unexpectedly mature and better than the vast majority of the fan-favoured Obi-Wan Kenobi series. What's the use of Ewan McGregor returning to an iconic role with gusto and really wanting to play well, when in the end it seems like he's pretty much the only one trying. Apart from the utterly uninteresting direction, which makes it look amateurish to the point of parody at times in a galaxy far, far away (the comparison with Andor is abysmal), the main problem is the woefully ill-thought-out script. I really don't think anyone thought about how Obi-Wan will be followed up in Episode IV and how much logical nonsense will be created by involving little Princess Leia. Unfortunately. (2023-01-03)

Poor Ewan, this is a waste of his immense charisma and this weak tea doesn't deserve it at all. I really wanted to like it, if only because of him, but alas. Only a few nostalgic moments work in the weak script (especially in the first part), the direction is pathetic, sometimes it’s really painful to watch, and there are moments when it seemed like a parody and others that had the atmosphere of the TV fairy tales made by the commies, where the production poured a lot of money into mediocre effects and expensive sets. Deborah Chow may be confident in relationship dramas, but she lacks the chops to build the legacy of a famous franchise. Mickey has messed up everything he has touched in Star Wars, except for the narratively courageous The Last Jedi and Rogue One, which were brilliant craftsmanship and had the balls to take the famous saga in a different direction. (2022-06-27)

If they had condensed those six episodes into one solid movie where Obi-Wan meets Darth Vader (which is all anyone really expected), it would have been enough. But Disney wasn't satisfied with that, so the creators stretched the story into an unnecessary six hours, filled with Obi-Wan doing a bunch of other pointless things. (2022-11-24)

Disney can add another notch to its belt.  The end of Episode III was probably the biggest story treasure that Lucas left behind. There was huge potential, but the suits at Disney, who still have no idea what to do with the Star Wars brand, completely buried it. A tired-ass, boring story. The storytelling is just as pathetic as the technical aspect (at times resembling some insanely low-cost amateur film). There’s zero suspense, heaven forbid a hint of fate. I’m not exaggerating. Nothing about it works, except for the flashbacks to the previous trilogy. Congratulations Disney, keep it up. (2022-06-27)

Sequel of the intertwined storyline between episodes 1-9, I wonder if we will ever get out of this. Obi-Wan probably fulfilled what fans wanted and expected, but at least for me, it wasn't a hit series that I would eagerly return to every week. On the contrary, it took me a few nice months to follow it, even though it only has 6 episodes. Visually, it is a beautifully elaborate series, but the creators went overboard with the film grain, which noticeably disrupts the Dolby vision. It was supposed to be a mini-series, but more and more rumors about a second season are leaking out, please not for me. (2022-08-28)