Obi-Wan Kenobi has been disappointing thus far.
; it can’t stop emulating the original trilogy, and inevitably, undermines it.
The show has been replaying the franchise’s greatest hits, such as an amusingly underwhelming rematch between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader, which takes place against a barren, colorless backdrop and ends on a confusing note, unclear if Vader allowed Obi-Wan to escape, or forgot how to use the Force. We’re treated to Princess Leia being rescued, again, and narrowly avoids being recaptured after Obi-Wan attempts to hide her under his trenchcoat, for some reason - I guess we shouldn't expect too much from an outlaw whose alias is “Ben Kenobi.”
Darth Vader invented C-3PO, Baby Yoda knew Luke, Boba Fett didn’t die, Palpatine wasn’t really defeated, and Obi-Wan and Leia built a close friendship long before their galaxy-saving quest - it’s all canon now. All of these characters have been crossing paths for years, it seems, going on uncannily similar adventures with identical outcomes - Disney’sisn’t terrible. It’s fine, I guess, a mediocre kids show starring two iconic characters - but it could have been more.
I don’t understand why it has to be this way - it seems intuitively obvious that the galaxy Far, Far Away could host a wide range of pulpy genre adventures that show us new sides of the universe. Obi-Wan could have had a few sidequests that take him away from the Skywalker orbit, a fun adventure-of-the-week format.
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