Part II

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.

First two episodes feel like they are for ages 12 and below...reva is also very annoying. I hope this show isnt an, "inquisitor redemption arc" +involving kenobi. Need it to be about vader and kenobi.

Why did the director accept the Leia's chase scene - it literally looked like a scooby doo scene. If we can see how ridiculous this scene was, then she must have seen it too, so why did she accept it? Vivien Lyra Blair is just too young - she looks like she was 6, not 10. She doesn't have enough acting skills and Deborah Chow probably didn't have the heart to squeeze a little more out of her. Reva's character was played like it was an episode of nypd blue about rebellious youth from the 90s. I understand that Moses Ingram wanted to play it this way and here again the director is there to explain to the actor what this character should be like - apparently Deborah Chow didn't have the heart for it again ... After 2 episodes my rating is 4 at most. What I don't like the most is the sloppy directing of the characters and the fact that many scenes look cheap. I will not judge the story yet.

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.

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.