Wow. It was unexpected and amazing. (Yes, I know episode II is also out but I didn't have time to get to it today. And, yes, a review of that episode will be done as well.) This may have some spoilers in it so beware and proceed with caution.
You may be tempted to skip the recap. Don't do it. It was a great start and you get a bit of a surprise once the recap is done. Let me tell you, some of the older younglings manage to escape the temple. This is an important part of the plot. The series takes place ten years after Order 66 was issued and it opens on Tatooine with an Imperial ship landing. It's not one I recall seeing, however if it was in Rebels or Bad Batch you'll know it. (Don't look at me like that! I have been busy.) If you've been watching the trailers you'll know that the Inquisitors have come looking for Jedi. They start in the cantina. I mean, why not right? You're probably thinking that the Jedi they're hunting is Obi-Wan. Well, you'd be wrong. Remember when I said some of the older younglings had escaped the temple? This is where we meet one of them. He is able to escape the Inquisitors. He finds Obi-Wan and begs for help. Obi-Wan refuses as he is committed to his mission and he's trying to hide as well. He tells the kid to go bury his lightsaber (foreshadowing) in a hole in the desert and never look back. The next day, Obi-Wan has a clash with Owen Lars (Joel Edgerton has returned!) and there is every opportunity to turn Obi-Wan over to the Inquisitors but Owen doesn't. Here's where you may get confused. The show is about Obi-Wan, right? Well, we see Alderaan and a young lady getting dressed up. We assume it's Leia, however, it is soon revealed that Leia has asked someone to take her place as she proceeds to the woods to watch the ships coming in. What she doesn't see is that she is being watched. (More foreshadowing.) When Leia's mother finds her, we see the ticks that Leia has already learned, like picking her mother's pocket to retrieve a small droid. (Yes, this will be important later.) This sequence is also where we see Leia use a force ability that she's quite unaware that she uses when she dishes truth back to her mean-spirited cousin. We also learn that her parents have not let Leia leave the planet. (Gee, I wonder why?) We know that Leia is not one for the trappings of being a senator's daughter as she flees to the woods rather than apologize to her oaf of a cousin. This is where the young princess gets into trouble. She's kidnapped. Not for who she is but for who her father was associated with in the Clone Wars. So, far Obi-Wan has resisted the call to adventure because his adventuring days are done as he watches over young Luke Skywalker but he's called upon by his old friend Bail Organa to find Leia. And this is where the episode ends. It's a great addition to the story. So far the plot is great, the limited action was good, the VFX were on par with previous Star Wars stories, and Obi-Wan Kenobi is a beloved character. I for one have been waiting for him to get some love. Check out the episode if you haven't already. Give the second one a try as well. Let me know what you think. May the force be with you.
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