Part III

Please, for the love of all that is holy... Please let there be an epic saber battle between the 2 old friends. Please don't let this be it.

I get that Obi-won is super disconnected from the force, out of practice and broken and I guess giving us an epic dual would be as Unbelievable as Rei beating Kyle Ren in TFA... But for 1st reunion between the 2, I was disappointed. I'm willing to hold out for the next 3 episodes Nd hope they give us the epic round 2 we all want and deserve.

Of canceling my Disney Plus account.

Admittedly, I was still entertained by the episode and I love the potential/premise of the show in general.

The problem? It's fatally flawed in execution and has failed to capitalize on even a bit of the potential that was there.

The acting was uneven, the plot had more holes than any cheese and the directing felt scattered and underwhelming.

With the budget they had, I would have hoped they could have done this show justice.

I'm entertained, but wildly disappointed at the same time.

We've all been afraid of that tall dark lord for decades, but I don't think anyone has ever been as afraid as Obi-Wan Kenobi was at the end of the last episode. That look of fear in his eyes was a sure indicator of what was to go down between them in this week's episode. And sure enough, this week we see Obi-Wan and Leia finding themselves on a planet none of them know where they have to escape Imperial stormtroopers and Darth Vader himself. This episode delivered all the feelings that I had expected to be feeling, although it takes time to get there.

So far, this show is presenting a consistent level of entertainment. The first two episodes did a great job of setting up the story, while this episode is great at setting up the conflict. Now the chess pieces are moving, and all characters are involved in this game. The relationship blossoming between Obi-Wan, and Leia is pure and sweet, and it adds a lot more weight to Leia's plea of help to Obi-Wan during the original "Star Wars." There's a bond developing between them, a bond that gives the message a new meaning. I will say, though, the episode used a lot of time on this principle, which was fine, but also a little draining. A lot happened in this episode, but a lot of it was overshadowed to develop the characters. Again, that is normally a good thing, but it feels like it was a little too much for this episode alone. However, it all leads up to a third act that delivers on the promise of last week's episodes. They're not wasting a lot of time on the conflict between Obi-Wan and Vader and it led to a moment in this episode that was heartbreaking, yet awesome in how one-sided it was. This Obi-Wan is not fighting at 100%, and therefore he's no match for a vengeful Vader. This is not the fight that we expected, and it's also not the final fight that we're getting, I'm sure of it. This was another good episode in what's looking to be a great show.

With "Part III," this show is finally fulfilling on the promise that they set up when it was announced, and so far, it's everything I wanted. There's a lot happening in this episode and it takes away from the small moments, but it still leads up to a very satisfying moment that's just the beginning.

Why did Disney/Star Wars decide to get rid of a lot of the classic orchestrated music during some of the most important scenes throughout this episode? Without it, Star Wars just doesn't feel like Star Wars... too modern, no sense of real tension and emotion. Is it being saved for the end/ more climactic scenes? If yes, that's too bad that we only get to have Obi-Wan's orchestrated piece by John Williams (and maybe some classic existing ones will be played later on?).

Something feels off with the look and feel, sometimes the image feels too digital like a fan film, and a lot of the CGI doesn't even feel on par with the prequels. The lighting is dull, as well as the set-piece, and without orchestrated music, that entire combination felt really low budget.

Something's off with the lightsabers... something just doesn't feel right, they don't look as powerful, and they look shorter than they should be, the sound effects are also not as powerful.

But besides those negative points, Ewan McGregor is great as Obi-Wan, so 6/10, average at best.

I still don't understand why this looks like low budget fanfilm. Cinematography, directing, costumes, sets. It all feels so amateurish. And that music? It's so cheap and generic beyond belief. You have so many themes and when Vader shows up and later fighting with Obi we hear only some buuum, buum and that's it. Why this important show has so tiny budget? Imagine this show as a movie with real talented AAA director, composer and real writers, maybe even Filoni. Why we got this instead?