It was.. OK. Slow. They're clearly trying to point out that Obi-Wan is a bit out of shape and out of practice.
Spoiler!
Continuing with the trend of highlighting weakness in the lead character out of the gate. They kind of made it look like he was struggling with his force powers when Leia was falling off the roof. Almost to the point that it might not have been him that stopped her? That scene was just odd.
I think they are borderline overdoing it with the "Look how sassy young Leia can be!" theme. Little shit trying to run away while being rescued. Smack!
As someone who has lived through trauma the last six months of my life, I appreciate the series showing more of a broken man clearly starting a journey of recovery and redemption from the hermit in the aftermath of killing his protege and brother at the end of the prequels to the man who sacrificed himself to start Luke Skywalker on his journey to redeem the Jedi. I quite enjoyed the first two episodes, I look forward to the balance of the season and I'm unsurprised that some critics and self-professed fans are shitting all over it, because that's what ALWAYS happens. Nothing ever lives up to headcanon and nothing ever will. I just enjoy the ride. [Reply]
No spoiler i guess,but i liked that a certain rock musician had a small part in it.I don't know how many episodes there will be,but Vader is coming right ? I'm sure it will get even better. [Reply]
Am I weird for wanting a scene where they show Obi Wan making the modifications or repairs to Annakin's lightsaber from ROTS that give it the look that it ends up having in A New Hope? I guess I find little stuff like that fascinating. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fish:
It was.. OK. Slow. They're clearly trying to point out that Obi-Wan is a bit out of shape and out of practice.
Spoiler!
Continuing with the trend of highlighting weakness in the lead character out of the gate. They kind of made it look like he was struggling with his force powers when Leia was falling off the roof. Almost to the point that it might not have been him that stopped her? That scene was just odd.
I think they are borderline overdoing it with the "Look how sassy young Leia can be!" theme. Little shit trying to run away while being rescued. Smack!
2 episodes in, and watching Obi Wan Kenobi **** around making an ass of himself with a ****ing blaster instead of firing up that lightsaber for deflect kills is already annoying the shit out of me.
Bruh. Why did you even strap that ****ing lightsaber on your hip if you ain't gonna fire it up?
This doesn't look like something that will hold my Interest week to week, so when all episodes are done, then I'll check it out.
First episode was definitely a slow burn, enough that I nearly didn't start the second.
Then the action that was there, was just dumb. Get a big cocktease there at the end of the second episode, you think some good shit is finally going to happen....and nope.
Got better things to do with my time than endure slow buildup for shit to either not happen at all, or just dumb shit I have no interest in seeing, like a Jedi fucking about with a blaster pistol, poorly. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Wallcrawler:
2 episodes in, and watching Obi Wan Kenobi **** around making an ass of himself with a ****ing blaster instead of firing up that lightsaber for deflect kills is already annoying the shit out of me.
Bruh. Why did you even strap that ****ing lightsaber on your hip if you ain't gonna fire it up?
This doesn't look like something that will hold my Interest week to week, so when all episodes are done, then I'll check it out.
First episode was definitely a slow burn, enough that I nearly didn't start the second.
Convinced this is the reason they led with two episodes.
I don’t mind (actually agree with Keg and like it) that Obi-wan is a broken, defeated man. What bothers me is the mission they set him on. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Firing up a lightsaber while you're discreetly trying to move through a city where there's a manhunt for you seems like a bad idea, no?
Yes, you're right.
Let's instead, fire 60 horribly inaccurate blaster shots at a guy standing out in the open. That won't draw ANY attention, eh? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Wallcrawler:
Yes, you're right.
Let's instead, fire 60 horribly inaccurate blaster shots at a guy standing out in the open. That won't draw ANY attention, eh?
It did transpire on rooftops and not the street. And even if on the street, it’s still a blaster fight which, while bringing attention, does not bring Jedi level attention.
It’s a combination of being broken and hiding to survive for survival sake and hiding to survive so he can train Luke when the time comes. It’s natural that after what he went through we would find him in this state. This series will bridge the gap between the broken Obi-Wan and the good to go Obi-Wan that everyone was initially introduced to. [Reply]
