I just finished Episode 4, which I should note is approximately ten minutes shorter than the other episodes. With that out of the way, let’s get to it.
I’m not going to recap or summarize for you. What I’m going to do is tell you about my impressions. I’ve been trying to be spoiler-free when reading articles about the series thus far. It’s been okay. I’ve read a lot of commentary bashing the acting saying it wasn’t nearly as good as the movies and Moses Ingram has also gotten some hate. (I can see why we should hate the character but we should not hate the person who plays the character. Be adults. If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Yes, I know free speech but there’s a fine line in free speech and being a twat. Figure it out.) The acting has been fine. Up to the usual standard. Ewan McGregor stepped nicely into a role that he hasn’t played in a decade and a half. Obi-Wan has always been one of my favorites (I’ll dig up a photo of my Ben Kenobi Star Wars BABW bear, complete with Jedi robes and insert it if you don’t believe me). More so after reading EU (now Legends) books with him in it. Few and far between that they are. I anticipated this series more than the others and for me, it’s doing a bang up job. We do get to see some great hand-to-hand fights and yes, we see Obi-Wan kick some ass with a lightsaber. You might be asking “What about the Leia problem?” Well, if they can wipe a droid’s memory, why can’t they do that with people? You know like “obliviate” but Star Wars-style. We’ll just have to wait and see how that will be handled. I will admit that it does cause a bit of a hiccup in ANH with Leia’s initial message to Obi-Wan. I must admit, I was surprised at what the Inquisitor base held and it was really great to see the beginnings of the Rebellion. I also found it interesting that Vader is so focused on Kenobi that he completely misses that one of his Force-sensitive offspring is close by. Which may make Vader’s lack of power due to his condition much more plausible. Wait. What? Vader has some failings, if he was supposed to the most powerful Jedi (now Sith) and bring balance to the Force, his oopsie on Mustafar with his former master may have affected his ability to adequately weld the Force because he is now more machine than man. Meaning the speculation that you have to be fully flesh and blood to be able to access your full Force ability is valid. Granted Leia wasn’t the Jedi that Luke was but you can see her use it without knowing she’s doing it when Reva questions her. She’s ten! A normal ten year old would have caved. Just more proof that Padme provided some of those ass kicking genes. Star Wars is one of the many reasons I write sci-fi. The ability to bend reality (lightsabers anyone?) and make it believable… I am in awe of the world of Star Wars and how vast it was before the addition of 2 trilogies and hundreds of books. “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is another great addition. If you don’t like it, fine. Just don’t spoil it for the rest of us. If you’re waiting for all the episodes to be out… only two more weeks to go, but don’t wait! Half the fun is the anticipation for the next episode. May the Force be with you.
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