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I'll repost my thoughts from post number 708 of this thread... One interpretation is that Reva pieced together that the boy with Owen on Tatooine ( thanks to Bail "Loose lips sink ships" Organa's voice mail for Obi Wan ) was Anakin's son. (Perhaps Skywalker isn't that common a name on...

I think the gap between the Obi Wan series and A New Hope is 9 years. ( Luke and Leia are 10 now and will be 19 when ANH starts. BTW, 9 years - man that desert living is rough on Obi Wan. :) ) Anyway, yeah I agree that it does conflict with her recorded message that has no mention of her...

One interpretation is that Reva pieced together that the boy with Owen on Tatooine ( thanks to Bail "Loose lips sink ships" Organa's voice mail for Obi Wan ) was Anakin's son. (Perhaps Skywalker isn't that common a name on Tatooine.) Armed with that information, she was determined to kill Luke...

Exactly. Those were some of the 'emotional beats' to which I was referring. I was excited when the series was announced and wanted it to succeed, so perhaps part of my disappointment stems from high expectations. - Walter.

Overall, a major disappointment. The writing for this series was atrociously bad and the individuals who made the creative choices for the narrative shouldn't be allowed within a parsec of Star Wars IP. It was apparent to me from the start that the pairing of Obi Wan and Leia was a cynical...

I'll just leave this here... - Walter.

Pretty much in the same camp. Just too many things that I have to overlook to really enjoy the series. That's not to say that there aren't good elements in the series, but that the negatives really derail it (for me.) Happy that some folks are enjoying it, but for me, not so much. - Walter.

Honestly, I go back and forth on this series. I want to like it because it is frickin' Star Wars, but it really does require me to overlook a lot of stuff to derive some enjoyment from the series. Stumbled onto this earlier today and I can't disagree with much of this critique... - Walter.

Nevermind. Got my timeline all messed up. - Walter.

Well, both scenes ( in Obi Wan and Austin Powers ) were pretty amusing to me; but point taken. As the Obi Wan series has progressed, I've found myself sort of increasingly 'going with' the show's sensibilities. Most likely out of a desire to wring whatever enjoyment I can out of a limited run...

It was kind of a Scooby-Doo sort of moment, but I admit I did enjoy Leia's brief look with Obi Wan hurriedly covering her face. Very silly, but silly in a good way. - Walter.

It has been a long time since I viewed Phantom Menace. I think at the time I assumed that they were able to change clothes. But in retrospect, you are probably correct. So Part IV contained even more of an homage to Episode 1. :) - Walter.

The analogy I made regarding Obi Wan's Force abilities was that his mental blockage was akin to a switch. While he was out of practice, once he could reconnect with the Force his abilities mostly returned (without a Rocky-style training montage. :) ) In terms of credibility I would also point...

Revisited Part IV with a friend earlier today. My buddy pointed out that Obi Wan certainly dried out awfully fast after his underwater entry into the base. Must've used the Force to wring out the water from his clothing. :) - Walter.

I've had some pretty mixed feelings about the series, but Part IV was an impressive episode. Impressive, most impressive. :) The production design for the Inquisitor Base was excellent. I definitely had some Dark Forces flashbacks during this episode. (Star Wars based FPS released in 1995...

Clearly Vader did not use the Force to extinguish the fire, or immobilize NED-B or Obi Wan. So the logical conclusion is that Kenobi was permitted to escape. Makes no sense to me. But that's okay. :) Considering the finale of Part III, it is a pretty safe bet that Kenobi will be attempting...

I would agree that not killing him is fine from the standpoint of Vader's motivations. Allowing him to escape, after expending so much effort to locate him, doesn't make much sense to me. If the show continues the narrative of the hunt for Kenobi in subsequent episodes, then permitting his...

Can't really argue the point regarding Hitchcock without specific examples, but I will add that bad decisions by flawed individuals is perfectly fine and doesn't violate any of the guidelines of logical storytelling, IMHO. Inconsistency is a very human trait. In terms of the terminology, it...

I don't disagree, but I'd suggest that this is what separates the men from the boys when it comes to directors. The ability to entertain without having to rely upon demonstrably large lapses in logic or violations of internal consistency. If you establish a plot point or element, don't violate...

Obi-Wan's escape sort of bothered me. Vader couldn't use the Force on the loader droid or Obi-Wan to prevent him from leaving? Vader and the Stormtroopers couldn't walk around the fire? Oh well, you just have to sort of go with it. An enjoyable episode regardless. I liked the idea that...

Episode three featured a much better interaction between Obi-Wan and Leia. This went a long way towards addressing some of the things I found problematic in the first two episodes. Re: Stormtrooper armor. Forget stopping blasters, as we saw in Return of the Jedi, it didn't fare that well...

Just to be certain. But I have no desire to derail the thread, so I'll leave it at that. Robert already covered the bases. I'll be viewing episode three this afternoon. - Walter.

Re: Online attacks on Moses Ingram. It is crap like this that makes me wish a 60 mile wide asteroid (that is what scientists calculate would be required to wipe out all life on Earth) would just press a giant reset button and perhaps another species in the distant future would do a better job...

Seems likely to me. I think the gist of the series is that Obi-Wan's skills are a bit rusty from lack of use and his PTSD. As the series progresses and he engages with the world and the threats therein, his skills will return to him. I believe he will commune with Qui-Gon before season one...

A good friend came over today and we watched both episodes (his first viewing and my second). His feelings roughly mirrored mine; while there is a lot to like in the series, the 'kiddy' aspects of the series as personified in the two chase sequences with Leia detract from the series. Those...

I didn't think about the color palette much in either episode, but now that Sam mentioned it (post #369) the color was somewhat desaturated. Compare scenes from A New Hope, or Phantom Menace on Tatooine against those in episode one and the new series does not have the vibrant color of the...

Robert, I've seen all three of the actors I named in a variety of roles and sometimes recognizable actors can be a distraction and sometimes they blend into the role. While I can appreciate the idea of some levity to break the tension in a program, it felt misplaced in episode two for me. -...

Honestly, I really wanted to like this more than I did. Something of a mixed bag for me, but I mostly enjoyed the first two episodes. - Walter.