Coming out of RM retirement to talk about this show. Also, wease, in my opinion, Obi Wan kicked Vaders ass yet again. So, yea, Anakin/Vader was still apprentice/learner. This series reinforced that Obi Wan was still teaching Vader in both of their major encounters.wease wrote:The main lines of dialogue from the first movie I was most concerned about were Vader’s “We meet again at last.” And “when I left you, I was but the learner, now I am the master.”epilogue wrote:For those who were worried about too much retconning and how it changes the OT specifically, how are y'all feeling now that it's wrapped up? Does it still bug you? Did their explanations and patches help at all?
For the former it kinda takes away from it being such a long time since they met, but really the Prequels had already castrated it anyway.
For the latter, this series doesn’t really change it all. Maybe even reinforces it. Anakin left Obi-Wan when he gave in to the Dark Side and his proclamation to Kenobi saying he, Vader, killed Anakin just emphasized it. (I also think that line was specifically added so it would line up with what OW tells Luke in the original movie.)
And it didn’t really change anything with what Ben told Luke later. Everything that came after that movie has already done that.
I gosh darned loved this. First 2 episodes were kind of bland but not looking back they are really solid to help lay the foundation for whats to come. Midway through Episode 3 and to the finale were everything I wanted with this series. We got that hardened/depressed Obi Wan battling his demons, but also got him out into the galaxy - ultimately finding the force again.
This last episode was legit emotional. Super well done. Dialogue, action sequences, tying up some loose ends. Just incredible.
That final battle with Obi Wan and Vader/Anakin was one of the best scenes in all of star wars. "You didn't kill Anakin, I did". My god. I love the half opened mask "there's still good in him) to reveal some of Anakin. Hayden played that so good. You could kind of sense some of Anakin still in there before Vader turns it away. Anakin's eyes...the sadness and the pain.
And to see Obi Wan fully unleash the force like that.
He walked away from him knowing giving into his darkest desires and finally striking Vader down (easily could have) would do no good. There are always 2. He felt Vader was "more machine than man" at that point and maybe figured Vader couldnt do much more destruction on a personal level. Not sure. But then to imagine the pain Obi Wan still feels for letting Anakin down and still not being able to kill him. Heavy.
I want more. So much. Its unnecessary. This was complete and im totally satisfied. Ill miss seeing Ewan as Obi Wan again but this was very satisfactory. This episode finally felt like a great cinematic experience of sorts where as the first few episodes felt/looked more like a TV show.
Phew. Just fantastic.
Okay, see you again RM!
