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Let's talk about Chapters 1 & 2


I'll probably come back and edit this to add more but this is my first impression of Chapters 1 & 2.

Please share whatever... what you liked - disliked, etc.

Ewan McGregor is carrying this show! Great acting, my favorite line was:
"I'm not who I used to be".

Nice seeing Jimmy Smits and Joel Edgerton back.

The Third Sister actress is laughable, not threatening at all, they should have cast someone with a more commanding voice-screen presence (a younger Viola Davis).

The little girl playing Leia is also kinda bad and the editing of some of her scenes is also kinda off, it's obvious it's different takes, her eyes looking elsewhere between shots, etc.

They should have recycled some familiar music, some music felt very 'bleh'.

Chapter 1 I'd rate a 9/10. I loved the situation in which the Jedi are now... hiding.

Chapter 2 I'd rate a 7/10. Felt very generic, some of the wire-work and Force use looked cheap.

Looking forward to next week though... great ending to Chapter 2.

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I agree on The Third Sister definitely a bad casting choice it's Kylo Ren all over again why can't they create something menacing and evil anymore.

Episode 2 got some really bad editing near the ending everything happens slowly or so fast also what happened after Obi-wan used the force...seemed they cut the fight straight to Obi-wan reaching the ground floor !



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Adam Driver was head and shoulders above Hayden Christensen.

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Found both episodes terrible, don't get me started on the Third Sister *rolls eyes*

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I feel like they were originally doing something totally different with Third Sister when she was cast, then they changed direction and told this poor woman to start screaming and acting crazy and she just isn't right for it.

All I got to say good about the show is the set design, creature builds and setting in general is top notch. Everything else is terrible. And Ewan isn't doing his Kenobi very well.

The foot chase with Leia was an absolute farce.

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is he stealing that meat, or is he alowed to take it?

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(SPOILER)

The moment when Obi-Wan learns that Anakin is still alive was truly amazing. Such great acting by McGregor. I had never thought that there would be that moment in this series. It didn't cross my mind about Obi-Wan not knowing that.

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I agree with you.

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I think both chapters are interesting. Let's see.

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