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May 27, 2022 · Disney+’s ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: TV Review. Ewan McGregor returns as the Jedi master for the latest 'Star Wars' series, set a decade after 'Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,' with Hayden...
- Angie Han
Jun 22, 2022 · Obi-Wan Kenobi was stunningly pointless, but it (briefly) tapped Vader's self-cannibalizing psychodrama more than any project since Lucas' departure. In their final battle, Obi-Wan...
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- Bookended by strong opening and closing chapters, Obi-Wan Kenobi bridges the gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope to satisfying effect.
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By Simon Cardy
Updated: Jun 24, 2022 7:05 pm
Posted: Jun 23, 2022 5:22 pm
The following contains some very light spoilers for Season 1 of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is now streaming in full on Disney+. For more, check out our spoiler-filled reviews of each episode below:
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Premiere Review
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Episode 3 Review
Feeling more like a third wheel than a Third Sister, Reva provides a substantial threat – especially across the series’ first half – and Moses Ingram does a fantastic job of bringing her to life. Unfortunately, she’s let down by a fairly predictable narrative arc and given little time to flesh out her character. Ingram delivers in the moments she has to, though, and does well to create a worthy antagonist considering her dialogue doesn’t make as much of an impact as it could. In fact, this is an issue that plagues Obi-Wan Kenobi throughout, with the scripts feeling like they could've done with an extra one or two passes before making their way onto the screen to smooth out some of the clunkiness that threatens to derail pivotal moments.
The show’s approach to action is similarly inconsistent. We’re treated to exciting lightsaber duels but also subjected to some laughable chase scenes. It’s always tough to make blaster fights interesting when virtually every shot needs to miss, but it really does take off whenever a lightsaber is lit. For a series that only consists of six episodes, it delivers its fair share of duels too. These are often the highlight of any episode and are expertly choreographed, hitting a sweet spot between the stoic tension of the original trilogy and the flashiness of the prequels. The cinematography also breathes life into these encounters, often framing the clashes of red and blue against dark skies to beautiful effect. Again, it’s no coincidence that these best moments coincide with Vader being let off of his leash, wielding his fully developed Force powers with devastating brutality.
It enriches our understanding of the character and fleshes out relationships that weren’t given time to be fully explored in the movies.
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Natalie Holt’s score only adds to the weight of these encounters, weaving in refrains from familiar Star Wars themes. It works to good effect, even if we are left waiting too long (and in some cases forever) for some of the more iconic pieces of music to kick in. It’s yet another example of the show being nearly amazing, but not quite there – a problem that touches almost everything from action, to music and crucially, story.
Overall, Obi-Wan Kenobi does what it sets out to achieve: tell a successful story about Obi-Wan Kenobi in between the parts we already know. It enriches our understanding of the character and fleshes out relationships that weren’t given time to be fully explored in the movies. Still, you can’t help but feel that with some refinement of the script and a streamlining of the intertwining central themes, it could have been something truly special.
Bookended by strong opening and closing chapters, Obi-Wan Kenobi bridges the gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope to satisfying effect. Ewan McGregor drives the show through a muddled middle third towards a thrilling conclusion worthy of making it onto the pantheon of great Star Wars moments. The action swings between dull and exciting an...
- Simon Cardy
May 27, 2022 · If “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is content to be a big budget reminder of famous movies, fans will likely consider that fun enough to kick off the summer, but this kind of forgettable storytelling just doesn’t last like the properties that inspired it.
