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- Disney+
- May 27, 2022
- Disney+
- May 27, 2022
- Disney+
- May 27, 2022
- Disney+
- May 27, 2022
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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79% Positive
15 Reviews
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21% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
73
79% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
21% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Judging by the two episodes screened at Star Wars Celebration, Deborah Chow and the cast and crew have not only risen to the occasion, but they’ve exceeded all hopes. ... Kenobi feels like a true auteur vision. Chow’s stamp is all over this series, making it feel like a unique entry in the Star Wars saga. ... Kenobi feels high stakes, emotionally deep, and like the first Star Wars series to Matter, capital M. It’s a feat.
So far, though, Obi-Wan feels respective of both its canonical past and the future that lays ahead, and while it’s the exact opposite of new ground, this does feel like a chapter of the Star Wars saga that makes sense to explore...a show we’re hyped to see through to the end.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 563 User Ratings
6.4
57% Positive
321 Ratings
321 Ratings
13% Mixed
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
30% Negative
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 563 User Ratings
6.4
57% Positive
321 Ratings
321 Ratings
13% Mixed
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
30% Negative
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
Why are people so mad about this movie? It’s so good? Like it’s a Star Wars show, most of the movies weren’t even cinematically great to begin with, they were fun. And now we have one with solid dialogue, plot, and amazing lighting direction with a villain that isn’t some cookie cutter bad guy.
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SEASON 1
I was skeptical about how much they could really fit in to this period of time, but this show is phenomenal! The acting is superb (and as a struggling actor myself, I’m picky about that), the story is wonderful and evocative, the scripting and directing are terrific. Look, if you’ve got to make a sports metaphor out of performance art, every episode is like a home run derby. Absolutely must watch this show!
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SEASON 1
In telling the stories of the galaxy’s most famous stars, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” just has to put one foot in front of the other, sow seeds of what’s to come, and have enough self-awareness to know both its limits and what the audience wants from these characters. On those fronts, at least, the show seems right on track.
Obi-Wan Kenobi, released on Disney Plus on Friday, offers a slight change of tack: a self-contained story, centring on one of the saga’s most familiar characters. Judging by the first two episodes, it feels like it’s pulled it off.
Fascinating, occasionally thrilling, and yet sometimes deeply frustrating series.
Obi-Wan Kenobi feels less like a major disturbance in the force than just more Disney+ content churned out to keep subscriber numbers up. McGregor brings tremendous depth and empathy as Kenobi and the show is worth staying with for him alone. ... For now, Obi-Wan is watchable but nothing more.
Obi-Wan had a larger problem: It was dumb as a rock. Simple rules of spatial logic went out the window. Main characters kept almost killing each other, and then walking away long enough for their wounded opponent could recover.
I didn't know the series had started until the controversy. I'm so happy now because I have binge watched 3 episodes. Not all characters are likeable but that is normal in any story. This FEELS like an old school Star Wars movie and I'm here for it. I still remember going to the theater at the age of 7 and watching the first one on the big screen. I'm all in.
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SEASON 1
This was a sure fire hit for Disney. The fans had been asking for more Obi-Wan in the years between The Prequels and the Original Trilogy. We wanted to know what he had been doing in that lost time.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to have been handled very well. Ewan Mcgreggor seems to have forgotten how to Obi-Wan, delivering a dry and serious performance, Moses Ingrams 2 dimensional character was just terrible with no depth and badly acted, weird things like why the main characters couldn't just walk around something, to the show creating problems for itself with Leia and Obi-Wan apparently knowing him and then not even caring about his death in the original movies. And when was he able to control that much force?
But there were positives. It was great to see Hayden Christianson return as Vader, and seeing more vader in general is always a good thing. The Leia actress was also great, although she seemed very young for 10. I also enjoyed more background on the Lars family.
I think with a second season it could answer a few of these questions and raise the bar a little. But this wasn't a great first season. I keep my fingers firmly crossed for more as I would like this to be a success.
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SEASON 1
It's not often a show's writing is so mediocre that it ruins the show for me. But this was sadly one of those occasions. The writing and narrative unfortunately was a mess, with characters being forced to act stupid for the sake of the plot. It felt totally out of character for Obi Wan, Vader, etc. to act in some of the ways they did in this series. It really felt like any time any character did anything, I had to sit there and question why on earth they'd do that. And that doesn't make for a fun watch. The cinematography, production and choreography was lazy, and the show dragged like crazy. It's a huge shame because I was so excited for this series, I really did want to love it, as a huge Star Wars fan. But this series was just disappointment after disappointment. Except for Ewan and Hayden; their acting was awesome, as always!
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