"So far this series is a 5/10... Ewan is amazing as Obi-Wan though, too bad the writing is sub-par, he's surrounded by annoying characters and it feels kinda cheap production."
This is spot on with me.
It's... ok. Ewan is great, Indira Varma's character was interesting, and it's got a few moments of greatness. However, the writing is bad, almost as bad as Boba Fett.
The characters don't really come alive on screen. For instance, there was a lot more they could do with Leia. She should be asking more about her parents, about how she doesn't feel like a princess (which would go with her background), anything to bring a bit more to her. I'm sure Moses Ingram is a decent actress in her own right, but I don't feel anything, whether it be startling fear or hints of compassion, when she's on screen. The twist that she was a youngling fell flat and really made zero sense considering she's brutally murdered Jedi and innocents.
They should have put more time and effort into a tight screenplay and made a movie where Obi-Wan is pulled out of hiding for an adventure. Maybe he has to deal with the Hutts and space mob while trying to keep his cover from the Empire. Maybe he finds out bounty hunters are looking for Yoda. Maybe anything except having to sorta break continuity and go save Leia and confronts Darth again.
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