Part II

Let's be honest. This was not a good episode. The concept is there, but the execution is simply sloppy. The whole episodes if full of holes and questionable decisions by the inquisitors. Their leader acts tough, but can't even control a complete novice letting her do basically whatever she wants without zero consequence. This is the Empire we are talking about, they shoot people for a lot less. The other huge flaw which will follow the show throughout the whole season is this Reva who's either written very badly, or is a really incapable actor. I understand baddies are ambitious, but I'm hardly convinced that Vader send some nobody to hunt one of the greatest Jedi in the galaxy. On top of that her acting feels so over the top than even Hayden Christensen's in Episode 2 and 3 is Oscar worthy in comparison. This is something that plagues so many shows recently and Obi Wan is not an exception. At least the kid has an excuse cause she's too young anyways.

So far it's been 2 hours of Leia throwing tantrums and running away from people. I'm sorry, this series is going to be rough if the entire premise is simply trying to save Leia every week. Also, the actress playing Reva is in over her head. Positives, the production has been fine, and Ewan McGregor is predictably good. Two episodes in and I'd say this series is considerably better than Bobba Fett, but no where near Mandalorian.

Girl chasing scene was so cringe, plus Leia is so annoying, so smart, yet run away from the man, who basically saves her and fights the kidnappers. Then jumps into a danger and immediately calls for help, and that to a man who she was escaping! Really wanted Star Wars to be shining after all the years, yet this. I guess the show is about a redemption of this yet another annoying character, the female inquisitor.

Third sister is brutal every time she's on screen. Her line delivery is so stiff and awkward every time. And why were they making her look like the batman on top of those rooftops??

Also, this is now the second ep in a row where tiny princess leia somehow outruns a full grown adult who is 1 foot away from her. I mean the girl can barely run on two feet but she's evading the legendary jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi??!?! Cmon now.? I'm obviously willing to suspend reality a bit, but this is just absurd. If Leia was pulling off acrobatic moves like the Third Sister, it would be much more believable that she can get away from ppl. But she is literally just a 10 yr old girl lol. All i hope is that Leia doesn't outrun another full-grown adult in episode 3.

It hurts me to say this, but the majority of this episode is bad. Some moments are really interesting and I hope we get to see more of those. Everything revolving around Vader and Kenobi is gold, but some of the writing is horrific. There are moments where the characters do the most illogical thing possible just to drive the plot forwards.

The parkour scene with Reva looks poor and cheap. They forgot the laws of physics on that one. Don't even start on the chase scenes. Did the editors look at that and think "this looks good enough"? No way. It looks like the scooter chase in "The Book of Boba Fett". Disney, you can do better!

It's fun seeing Leia, but she is getting too much spotlight. Her acting is obviously not the best (understandably so since she's a child) so reducing her screentime would perhaps be a smart move. This is absolutely no critique of the young actress. She is doing a great job, but focusing more on Obi-Wan would be interesting.

There is still hope for this show and the showdown between Vader and Kenobi will (hopefully) be legendary. It will be so rewarding seeing Obi-Wan ignite his saber and do some Jedi stuff.