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Post by Power Ranger on Jun 9, 2022 23:40:14 GMT
TOXIC FANDOM! But in all seriousness, it's kinda impressive how they botched a Obi-Wan Kenobi show. Is it weird that I feel compelled to watch it? The things I hear about it sound too bad to be true. I think I have to see it to believe it. It’s frustrating because it looks good. The budget and the general aesthetic aren’t bad. Just everything else.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2022 23:43:58 GMT
Is it weird that I feel compelled to watch it? The things I hear about it sound too bad to be true. I think I have to see it to believe it. It’s frustrating because it looks good. The budget and the general aesthetic aren’t bad. Just everything else. I don’t think I’d agree. But I haven’t seen enough to judge. I hate that bad green screen, cable tv look of Mando. I imagine this one looks similar, no? Star Wars should be a big screen state of the art visual effects affair.
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Post by Jan El Señor on Jun 10, 2022 0:27:18 GMT
Everything I hear about this show sounds insanely bad. Why do you guys do this to yourselves? Watching the Baby Leia Show? Come on now. We all deserve better. I was on board until the latest episode where they bonered the whole thing....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2022 0:29:38 GMT
Everything I hear about this show sounds insanely bad. Why do you guys do this to yourselves? Watching the Baby Leia Show? Come on now. We all deserve better. I was on board until the latest episode where they bonered the whole thing.... What’d they do?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jun 10, 2022 0:30:53 GMT
"My father is Bail Organa, a senator." - your mother is the QUEEN, daddy's girl
"The Empire does not take kindly to Jedi sympathizers" - you're talking to a TEN YEAR OLD
Ice Cube Jr: I'm not helping you *pause* Ice Cube Jr: Look, if you want my help, you got it.
This show is hilarious.
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Post by Jan El Señor on Jun 10, 2022 0:32:50 GMT
I was on board until the latest episode where they bonered the whole thing.... What’d they do? Pretty much taken the lore so out of established canon that I (currently) don't see how they can fix it in the next two episodes. That, and Moses Ingram was absolutely awful in the last episode. The kid who plays Leia is a better actor. Jake Lloyd was a better actor.
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Jun 10, 2022 1:32:19 GMT
I still can't get over the fact that they actually had Obi-Wan try and smuggle Leia out by having her hide in a coat he was wearing.
I swear it was like watching a parody. How the hell did this script get greenlit?
Does Lucasfilm really not give a shit?
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Post by Power Ranger on Jun 10, 2022 1:50:34 GMT
I still can't get over the fact that they actually had Obi-Wan try and smuggle lens out by having her hide in a coat he was wearing. I swear it was like watching a parody. How the hell did this script get greenlit? Does Lucasfilm really not give a shit? Yeah, and that was at what was previously established to be a highly secure checkpoint. That was nuts.
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Post by Power Ranger on Jun 10, 2022 2:37:27 GMT
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Post by onethreetwo on Jun 10, 2022 3:19:44 GMT
I'm not saying she needed a red eye, or a robotic arm, or somerhing like that, but an interesting uniform would've been nice. You don't need to be an interesting character if you look cool. Sadly she's neither.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2022 3:42:44 GMT
I still can't get over the fact that they actually had Obi-Wan try and smuggle Leia out by having her hide in a coat he was wearing. I swear it was like watching a parody. How the hell did this script get greenlit? Does Lucasfilm really not give a shit? WTF?! Does that really happen?!
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Jun 10, 2022 3:44:28 GMT
I still can't get over the fact that they actually had Obi-Wan try and smuggle Leia out by having her hide in a coat he was wearing. I swear it was like watching a parody. How the hell did this script get greenlit? Does Lucasfilm really not give a shit? WTF?! Does that really happen?! Yes. It's unbelievably stupid!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2022 3:45:49 GMT
LMAO!
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jun 10, 2022 3:46:00 GMT
I just watched the most recent episode and I’m convinced the writers have a personal vendetta against the character of Obi-Wan.
That’s the only way to explain what has become perhaps the worst bit of TV I’ve ever seen when you take into account expectations, characters, and potential.
I think my favorite part of this entire embarrassment so far is when If-You-Don’t-Like-This-Character-You’re-Racist Inquisitor dukes it out with ten year old Leia, who’s written like a bad parody of a minor Game of Thrones character.
Just two actresses at the bottom of their game; competing for the title of Worst Performance head-to-head. It’s glorious.
If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry. And I was laughing a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2022 3:58:39 GMT
I’m seriously feeling the impulse to sub to DisneyFlix tonight and laugh my ass off at this thing with a couple beers.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jun 10, 2022 5:26:38 GMT
I think my favorite part of this entire embarrassment so far is when If-You-Don’t-Like-This-Character-You’re-Racist Inquisitor dukes it out with ten year old Leia, who’s written like a bad parody of a minor Game of Thrones character. Just two actresses at the bottom of their game; competing for the title of Worst Performance head-to-head. It’s glorious. If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry. And I was laughing a lot. It's like the Heat diner scene of shit.
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on Jun 10, 2022 10:18:11 GMT
I love one of the comments that points out that they even had Leia peak out from Obi-Wan's coat just incase we cannot work out where she is 😂.
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Post by shinnickneth on Jun 10, 2022 15:15:40 GMT
Watched the fourth one...I'm trying to recall anything of significance that happened in this episode other than Leia being rescued, but I can't. It was all filler. I agree with what someone else said about being disappointed by the lack of Owen in the series. Deborah Chow went on and on in the press about how grateful she was George Lucas cast Joel Edgerton as the character. She made it sound like he was going to be in it more. Yet he feels underutilized. It's too bad as the Obi-Wan/Owen relationship would have been interesting to see more of. Oh well. I've held off on commenting on Reva as I wanted to give her a chance. Now that we're more than halfway through, it's clearly evident the writing isn't there for the character. Reva doesn't do really do anything. It's comical at this point. She chases after Obi-Wan. She yells out such things as, "You can't get away from me, Obi-Wan!", "Where are you, Obi-Wan?!", "I'm going to destroy you, Obi-Wan!" Then he escapes and she pumps her lightsaber in the air like a cheesy 70's cartoon villain saying, "I'll get you next time, Obi-Wan! I'll get you!" What else has Reva done? I guess she...almost tortured Leia...? But not really. But kind of...? Psychologically for a hot second, I guess? Riveting stuff. Edit: Oh she did put the tracker on Obi-Wan. That's about it.
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Post by shinnickneth on Jun 10, 2022 15:32:20 GMT
I don't agree with some of the criticisms here. -Ben being out of touch with the force is a plot point. You might not like that plot point, which is totally fair, but it's not like the filmmakers just forgot he's a Jedi or something. And there's no doubt it's setting up an arc where he comes back swinging.-I think Vader let Obi-Wan get away on purpose, "thrill of the hunt" and all that. And Obi-Wan being so weak now, Vader probably thinks he won't get far. That's just my interpretation, though. -I was skeptical about having the two meet again between trilogies, but I guess it makes sense. It's always been a criticism that the scene where they meet in ANH as bitter rivals doesn't really mesh with their emotional and tragic final scene together in RotS. That said, it's....still not a good show. The acting outside McGregor is weak (some weaker than others), and the direction is plain shoddy. That scene where little Leia (who is clearly younger than 10) scurries away from the fully grown hunters while they trip and fall like teenage camp counselors in a Friday the 13th movie shall go down as an all time So Bad It's Good scene. Sl Speaking of Leia, I guess we can add her "Help Me, Obi-Wan" message to the list of things from ANH that no longer make any sense. If she personally knows the guy and had her own private adventure with him, why formally introduce herself and how he "served her father during the Clone Wars"? How about "remember that time you saved my life?" Shocked anyone could call the third episode weaker than the first two. As per Rogue One, it's a boring tale full of uninteresting people that only wakes you up when Vader pops in to kick some ass. Not high art, but hard to fuck up. At least now I'm engaged. Yet Obi-Wan took his lightsaber with him - not a blaster, crossbow, staff, etc. It's his best tool to protect himself even if he's a bit "rusty" at it. Trying to find a way to get blasters out of hostiles' hands instead of grabbing for the weapon on his hip was incredibly silly and contrived (just so he would ignite his saber for the first time later in the series with Vader). Obi-Wan doesn't even like blasters and doesn't have as much experience with them.
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Post by shinnickneth on Jun 10, 2022 15:36:39 GMT
Did anyone here watch The Queen's Gambit? Was Moses Ingram this terrible in that show? That's where I've seen her before! I was trying to place her haha. I thought she did a good job in The Queen's Gambit. Natural performance. Her character in that show is written way better than Reva too.
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