One of my favorite things I've seen going around online, is that Obi Wan was able to take off the left side of Vader's mask, Ahsoka the right, but only Luke was able to completely remove Vader's helmet, revealing Anakin.
If someone ever makes a list or video counting down the best applications of “It’s like poetry, it rhymes” in Star Wars, the removal of Vader’s helmet through the decades is definitely gonna be on it, if not near the top or even number 1.
That moment of Obi-Wan apologizing to Anakin legitimately had my heart feel hard. 💔 Vader's voice mixing between Hayden and James's voice was fantastic, and thr performances just made it stick for me. I also got huge The Last Jedi vibes from throughout the show, and I just love stories of people learning to forgive themselves for their failures. Some of the other stuff like Leia didn't click for me at first, but overtime, I enjoyed it! I thought it worked well! This feels like the sequel to Revenge of the Sith I dreamed of!
Same here with The Last Jedi vibes! I think that is part of the reason why currently, Obi-Wan Kenobi is my favorite of the live-action Star Wars shows so far. That, plus the characters and themes.
Yes I love the empire because they are so cool in an evil way, I honestly think they encapsulated the Nazi vibe well, horrible horrible people but they look so good
I'm really grateful you focus on the good things in media. It always seems like people focus on the bad/mediocre parts (especially star wars fans) and this results in many online discussions just being super negative (hell it's the main reason I avoid a lot of Pokemon communities now). Keep emphasizing the good/positive things. It really helps to foster a nice, welcoming community.
More vids like this needs to be made. People who are happy tend to stay silent, where those who don't like something make their voices heard. Now, if this wasn't for you (yes you, who's reading this) - fine, I bet you love some part of SW that I can't stand. Not everything is for everyone, and that is fine! Just let people like/love whatever they want, and love whatever you want! Be happy that there is new and different SW-content being released. Hugs and kisses all!
More positivity online in general is always welcome but especially within fandoms which have become increasingly toxic and lopsided. It’s exhausting. Alex is a breath of positive air. Always. Even when he doesn’t love something he focuses on what he liked and why. That’s how I am too. I don’t need everything to work for me to be happy. Honestly, I’m just glad to be getting anything at all.
Yes the Online hate is so toxic...this kind of thing is dumb but that is why fandom exists...This is a fandom which gets excited over stupid things like 'Hello There'!!!!! It's supposed to be goody and fun and yet meaningful
"The negativity bias, also known as the negativity effect, is a cognitive bias that, even when positive or neutral things of equal intensity occur, things of a more negative nature have a greater effect on one's psychological state and processes than neutral or positive things." So... don't give in to the dark side!
I absolutely loved EVERYTHING about OBI-WAN KENOBI. The call-backs to past stories, the fan-favorite lines, the interactions between Obi-Wan, Owen, and Leia, and of course Haja Estree -- the first live-action Quixotic Jedi (For those who are not familiar with the classic West End Games Star Wars Roleplaying Game, a player template) Alex, in regards to a past video, I agree Obi-Wan should be finished as a main character, but I welcome him as a supporting role in the future.
This series was peak Star Wars. It had heart and it conveyed that "good feel" that Dave Filoni always brings up when discussing what Star Wars is all about.
@@Ben_Jamin_85 The majority of people and fans in general seems to like the series. The ones bashing it 24/7 on RUclips are either sleazy RUclipsrs fishing for quick likes and subscribes by perpetuating the anti-Disney agenda indiscriminately and pretending that every single Star Wars project coming out is "The Last Jedi" all over, or mindless, naive cult followers with sheep mentality and unable to realize that Star Wars has always been an imperfect work from the start, and that's why it's so beautiful...
@@Ben_Jamin_85 Just like the last guy said, they're doing it for clicks while bringing up the same brainless npc takes they always mention in the same video. But they don't matter lmao
Reva's unnecessarily aggressive parkour is fun but my favorite thing is the change in lighting from blue to red when Vader was saying how he killed Anakin
People complain too much about Star Wars. It's refreshing to see a video that is positive, thank you. I loved all of the series and thought Deborah Chow did an amazing job.
For me the only criticism I had was the budget limit this series had, but other than that it was enjoyable. Chow’s direction of each episode was superb.
Nah her direction was pretty bad. Revas “redemption” is not earned and the shaky cam and close shots in every episode really ruin the visual aspects of the episode. Not to mention the extremely dark and contrast riddled shots with every lightsaber scene being able to barely be seen
I agree, Chow did an incredible job with this series. Could the budget be bigger? Sure. But it doesn’t really change anything for me. Han and Lando talk in front of a giant matte painting in RoTJ and it doesn’t ruin anything in that scene. These shows don’t get the budget that people think they do. Even Faverau said he didn’t get the budget he wanted for Mando. I think they did a great job with the money they did have. Plus, I’m sure a nice chunk of the budget went to Ewan
@@louismoyer3439 Vader's redemption was unearned, this ain't a unique incident in Star Wars. Vader committed untold atrocities across the galaxy and then tossed his master down a hole, when he was gonna die anyway.
@@masonmcvibes8690 Vader's redemption is the greatest redemption in Cinema History...*Period* .... Literally no redemption has been this great.... critisize everything in Star Wars but.... Vader's redemption has never been a problem
My favorite scene was definitely Reva vs Vader. I just loved the contrast between their fighting styles with Reva relying on overwhelming offensive and exhausting every tool in her kit to try and gain the upper hand while Vader focused on defense and precise counters with the force. It was just a really cool scene to me
I'm surprised you didn't single out Obi-Wan's laugh when talking to Leia at the end! I haven't watched it through again to verify, but I think that's the only time he laughs in the show, and it was like a ray of sunshine after a cloudy week.
This video is why this is my favorite Star Wars channel. Do I have my gripes with the series? Sure, who doesn't? But it was so good overall and I love hearing others enjoy the things I also greatly enjoyed about it. Thanks for always being a positive Force in the community 💖
I really liked this show too! It was really great seeing Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christiansen again after 17 years. I think George Lucas would be very impressed with this series. Now all I want to see is an edit of all 6 episodes as a movie like it was originally supposed to be.
Yeah less Reva, Less Tala, less rubbish chase of Leia, and keep all Annakin, Vader and Obi Wan moments. De-age Annakin and improve the CGI and release it as a movie in cinemas
@@cameronclarkcarltontv4308 or maybe just edit out where each episode picks up right where the others have left off. From what I remember, I think Alex said that it would have been a 3 1/2 hour movie in his video talking about if Kenobi should get a second season. If these episodes were edited into that type of length, it would be the first Star Wars film to surpass the two hour mark.
@@CJBStudios yeah no that wouldn't be cool as there are too many rubbish Reva and Tala and Leia moments eg the chase. It needs to be streamlined down to max 2.5 hours to make a perfect movie. Someone online will be able to do it and I look forward to seeing it. To be honest Disney didn't spend enough on making it look cinematic. The locations and lighting and use of volume seems really cheap and shoddy compared to Mando.
@@myriadmediamusings It seems like almost every other Star Wars person on RUclips has nothing but complaints and hate for the show... I really enjoyed each episode, albeit some goofiness (Tala slapping Stormtroopers in Ep. 4), but Obi-Wan had a meaningful character arc that was beautifully done!
@@tylerjsmithers8385 Just as baffling and disappointing is how some of these same people are quick to shut down this and others positivity towards the show too, threating or insulting the person or commentor or channel themselves. Really highlights how some are just so set in their ways or deluded in their own world. Most important internet rule: Disagree with opinions but NEVER use them as an attack on a person themselves.
Half the people that follow Star Wars channels literally only do so the post negative comments. It's their life's passion. I absolutely loved this show!
Ewan's best moments are the realization that Anakin is alive, and when he says he sorry for everything thats happened between them(Even though its entirely or even necessarily his fault Anakin ended up in a suit of armor). Like Obi-wan DID NOT WANT what happened in III. This might be against the original starwars vision but to me I think Obi-wan still misses his old friend even if he is accepting the current situation of his former friend. Honestly, I always felt the POV thing he says in ROTJ was flimsy but....watching this series, it really helped me emphasize with Ben on this, it really did look like Anakin is non existent if you go through Obi-wan's eyes only. I didn't necessarily cry or anything but I'd be a fool to ignore the clear emotions going on in the show.
In my opinion this might be the best piece of star wars content we've gotten in years, yes even better than the mandalorian. The way this show serves as a character study for both Obi-Wan and Vader as well as tieing together the prequel and original trilogies as well as providing us likeable new characters is just great. Sure there's a few hiccups here and there and some things could have been better, but imo the negligible negatives are far outweighed by the overwelming positives. I am very thankful that this show exists.
After watching the series for myself and also watching this video, I really can't fathom other people hating this series. Like I get people have criticisms, a few being fair, but to the people who are unreasonably hating on Kenobi to the point where they go after the people who love it, it's really hard to wrap my head around. This show was incredible and I'm glad it happened.
Another tiny thing I noticed... with Palpatine, his face makeup was made to look a lot less "puffy" (?) than it was in Revenge of the Sith, and more in line with what he looked like during the events of Return of the Jedi. He just looked more worn out. Like, the scars were fresh in ROTS and he still looked spry, but as Palps delved deeper into his role as Emperor, the more he just sagged and looked more aged. I dunno. Just a thing I appreciated seeing.
I loved the series! Obi-Wan is my #1 or #2 favorite main character in the franchise depending on the day of the week. I liked that the show was less goofy than most SW media. I liked the deep connections between all of these characters with storied histories. I loved small details like Obi-Wan in the pit looking up at Vader in the reverse high ground. No dialog necessary. I loved Obi-Wan taking a kill shot at Vaders head but then his whole mood changes when he sees Anakin's face. I loved him saying "goodbye Darth" because it makes sense now that he called Vader by a title instead of a name in A New Hope(that always really bothered me until this series). Leia was excellent. 9/10
I love the positivity I’m very tired of seeing sad or toxic videos let’s enjoy what we get is it always what we want no but it’s something we can love!
I honestly don't understand all the hate this show has gotten. This show was amazing and I love it and I wish people would speak more loudly about how good this show was.
Everyone said why is he struggling with the force? But he gets it back so fast? You stop doing something for ten years and go back to doing it. Yes, you will struggle but you still know how to do it
There are parallels between the final duel between Obi-wan and General Grievous and the final duel between Obi-wan and Vader, especially Obi-wan’s willingness to go for their weak points.
Thanks for this. Everything I've seen online about this show has been so negative. I felt like I was the only one that enjoyed the themes and Kenobi's arc.
I thought Leah hiding in Obi Wans coat worked really well. A big theme in this series was the Sith and Empire not being able to see the forest for the trees. They have tunnel vision, this was just symbolic of that. "The more you tighten your grip, the more systems will slip through your fingers"
Thank you Alex! So fantastic see a video celebrating all we love about the series! When you read so many hate filled comments from people who are stuck in their own cycle of hate like vader, you and Mollys videos are like the smile from Obiwan, so warming to the heart and love for Star Wars
The thing I loved most in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series is seeing Ewan McGregor resembling Alec Guinness even more closely than he did in Episode III. Revenge of the Sith is still very good, but here, McGregor sounds much closer to Alec Guinness than he did before. It makes me almost forgive the fact that Alec Guinness hated Star Wars, all because of this heartwarming callback. And of course, easily the best episode in this series was the finale, when we had Obi-Wan and Vader's intense duel followed by the appearance of Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn... I just have no words for it.
14:02 _"And there's something about the sound design of their blasters I love."_ It's the sound effect for Death Trooper blasters, specifically the one used in _Star Wars Rebels._
Really was a great show. The writing and acting were top notch. This is some of the best work Deborah Chow’s ever done. Loved all of the themes the show touched on as well as all of the character work.
As someone who has spent a good amount of my fan time running tabletop Star Wars RPG, the end of episode 4 felt very much like something desperate players might think up to get out of a situation that should have been practically impossible...to which I would just shake my head and tell them to roll the dice.
I love that the part of Vader's face shown to Obi-wan is the disfigured part while Ahsoka saw the part that was "still Anikin" I'm not sure why I love it but I do.
So much Kumail in such a short time! He showed up in this, then his character was mentioned in Ms. Marvel shortly after, then he showed up as himself in The Boys.
Yes I loved it, every time I see some naysaying analysis, it makes me watch it again , and yes I still love it…my favorite parts are still the obi parts finding himself..
I don't mind the idea of Obi-wan smuggling Leia out of the Fortress in his coat, but I do have a problem with how they did it. She could have held onto his chest with the coat around her, but no, she had awkwardly walk off the the side with her little feet sticking out of the coat next to Obi-wan's. It still would have been pretty obvious that he had someone in his coat, but nowhere near as ridiculously blatantly obviously so.
As many flaws as this show has, I really don’t care, the moments that needed to be good were good. For me that’s enough, and I sure as hell enjoyed those moments
The “saber bash” in my view came from the Episode III video game where you could unlock Darth Vader & (old) Ben Kenobi, Ben had a grapple move or similar where you could bash Vader with the bottom of Ben’s hilt and with additional damage taken Vader’s breathing would change.
When Tala shoots the mouse droid... is reminiscent of the original Dark Forces game... you could shoot mouse droids in order to steal the batteris from them to power your visor to be able to see in the dark!!
I assumed the 'oh thats embarrassing' from Haja was because he couldve turned him in to the Inquisitors BUT NOW I think he was saying its embarrassing that he didnt put him on The Path
14:49 The love for Wade thing is mostly a joke. He's such a minor character, but his death is treated in the show with such weight and drama that it just kind of rings as funny. He gets a full shot for his death, a pained screaming of his name, a reaction shot of his speeder falling, AND a mournful mention in a following scene. So we kind of latched onto him, since the show made it so clear that his death was an absolutely tragedy on par with Alderaan
Regarding Vader's voice: Respeacher is a "voice cloning" system that allows a vocal performance to be filtered so that it sounds like another person's voice. They used it to have Hayden Christensen's performance sound like James Earl Jones's voice.
What I liked, was the episode 6 reveal that Reva was not seeking vengeance for herself, she was seeking it for her dead friends and classmates. It seems to me a lot of people missed this as she is practically sobbing it when she tells Obi-wan, not that she failed, but that she failed them yet again. She knew what she was doing was wrong, but thought it was the only way to get justice not for herself, who she considered lost and worthless, but for her friends. Attachments can be such a troublesome thing... from a certain point of view.
Obi-Wan may not have said Hello There until the end, but he did have another trolly kind of comment with Flee’s character saying “you made me bleed” and Obi-Wan laughingly saying “yes well everyone bleeds” right before he set off the spice bomb.
I think the reason the Grand Inquisitor wasn't given a larger head is because the Utapauan makeup in Ep3 was *extremely* bulky, clunky, and thick. For a slow-moving "regal" character who had so little screentime he may have just been an extra, whose "big" scenes were intended to be high-value hero shots showing off his facial detail, that works fine. But for a side character with a lot of screentime who's intended to engage in strenuous fights, I can imagine that for the actor's sake it was better to just use facepaint. I have no doubt they didn't at least *consider* using a mask at first - don't forget that a lot of artists who worked on the Prequels are still working at Lucasfilm today.
I have a question for you guys- everyone keeps saying “impossible for Obi Wan to not have heard the name Vader in 10 years” but like… did he ever know him as Vader? He must have mentioned it on Mustafar but I don’t remember that. As far as I know his last time seeing him was as “Anakin”
I think when he watches the hologram in the temple he hears Anakin referred to as Vader, but I might be misremembering that. But I still don't think it's impossible that he did not hear of Vader. He seemed pretty cut off from the universe.
Was the vision of Anakin/Vader a mirage or could it have been a connection through the Force. You hear that rumbling sound when you see it. It's possible that Vader projected himself as Anakin. I couldn't tell if he looked disfigured or not because they didn't give him a very close up look.
I loved that Obi Wan showed some compassion to the clone was great. I don't think Obi Wan knows anything about order 66, the grand scheme Palatine set and why Anakin turned, but it doesn't matter. That's what makes him Obi Wan. None of that matters. The past doesn't matter. Just move forward.
If someone has mentioned this already I apologize. To me it felt like there was a purposeful attempt to give Vader a similar desire/need to kill Obi Wan compared to Kylo and Han. It felt like to me Vader’s obsession with killing Obi Wan was an attempt to end his conflicted feelings which just like Kylo did not.
I personally loved the Kenobi series. I’m watching it again & I’m not sure how many times I’m seen the series but this is around the 6th to 7th time. Reva has a cringe factor at times but sometimes she is okay. I give the series a 8 out of 10.
While I did really enjoy the show I think the biggest problem I had with it is that it's restricted by the rule of prequels. Nothing substantial can really happen we have to build up to a certain event or foreshadow certain events, in that regard the show is really limited what it can and can't do in order to maintain continuity. Nevertheless it was really fun and Ewan Hayden especially did a really good job.
14:47 i don’t think people love Wade. We don’t know anything about him. Thats the joke. They pretended we should care when we haven’t spent any time with him.
One of my favorite things I've seen going around online, is that Obi Wan was able to take off the left side of Vader's mask, Ahsoka the right, but only Luke was able to completely remove Vader's helmet, revealing Anakin.
If someone ever makes a list or video counting down the best applications of “It’s like poetry, it rhymes” in Star Wars, the removal of Vader’s helmet through the decades is definitely gonna be on it, if not near the top or even number 1.
I think Carrie would’ve loved Vivien. She did such an excellent job playing little Leia and really captured Leia’s spirit.
I like that she’s smart for her age but still a kid and not a teen smarter than genius characters like in MCU & Superman/Lois
@@ebransc09 yes! She is perceptive and intelligent, but she still very much acts like a child. Exactly how I imagined Leia to be as a kid.
I could’ve easily seen the both of them doing an interview with Carrie giving her tips on how to play Leia. I’m sure Carrie would have loved her.
That moment of Obi-Wan apologizing to Anakin legitimately had my heart feel hard. 💔 Vader's voice mixing between Hayden and James's voice was fantastic, and thr performances just made it stick for me.
I also got huge The Last Jedi vibes from throughout the show, and I just love stories of people learning to forgive themselves for their failures. Some of the other stuff like Leia didn't click for me at first, but overtime, I enjoyed it! I thought it worked well!
This feels like the sequel to Revenge of the Sith I dreamed of!
Same here with The Last Jedi vibes! I think that is part of the reason why currently, Obi-Wan Kenobi is my favorite of the live-action Star Wars shows so far. That, plus the characters and themes.
“Horrible in a cool way” is a really apt descriptor of liking stuff about the bad guys in Star Wars, especially when it comes to the Empire.
Honestly that’s the phrase of why I like all the bad guy stuff (minus the CIS)
Yes I love the empire because they are so cool in an evil way, I honestly think they encapsulated the Nazi vibe well, horrible horrible people but they look so good
@@DarthRelkew Yeah personally I would barely consider the CIS to be bad guys. They had no evil intentions, they were simply manipulated into war.
I'm really grateful you focus on the good things in media. It always seems like people focus on the bad/mediocre parts (especially star wars fans) and this results in many online discussions just being super negative (hell it's the main reason I avoid a lot of Pokemon communities now). Keep emphasizing the good/positive things. It really helps to foster a nice, welcoming community.
More vids like this needs to be made. People who are happy tend to stay silent, where those who don't like something make their voices heard. Now, if this wasn't for you (yes you, who's reading this) - fine, I bet you love some part of SW that I can't stand. Not everything is for everyone, and that is fine!
Just let people like/love whatever they want, and love whatever you want! Be happy that there is new and different SW-content being released. Hugs and kisses all!
More positivity online in general is always welcome but especially within fandoms which have become increasingly toxic and lopsided. It’s exhausting. Alex is a breath of positive air. Always. Even when he doesn’t love something he focuses on what he liked and why. That’s how I am too. I don’t need everything to work for me to be happy. Honestly, I’m just glad to be getting anything at all.
Exactly. Nothing is EVER perfect in life, but it is our choice whether to sulk over the things we hate or to try appreciate the better side of things.
Yes the Online hate is so toxic...this kind of thing is dumb but that is why fandom exists...This is a fandom which gets excited over stupid things like 'Hello There'!!!!! It's supposed to be goody and fun and yet meaningful
"The negativity bias, also known as the negativity effect, is a cognitive bias that, even when positive or neutral things of equal intensity occur, things of a more negative nature have a greater effect on one's psychological state and processes than neutral or positive things." So... don't give in to the dark side!
I absolutely loved EVERYTHING about OBI-WAN KENOBI. The call-backs to past stories, the fan-favorite lines, the interactions between Obi-Wan, Owen, and Leia, and of course Haja Estree -- the first live-action Quixotic Jedi (For those who are not familiar with the classic West End Games Star Wars Roleplaying Game, a player template)
Alex, in regards to a past video, I agree Obi-Wan should be finished as a main character, but I welcome him as a supporting role in the future.
This series was peak Star Wars. It had heart and it conveyed that "good feel" that Dave Filoni always brings up when discussing what Star Wars is all about.
I don’t get why some people are attacking it so much! I thought it was, for the most part, fantastic and really enjoyable.
@@Ben_Jamin_85 The majority of people and fans in general seems to like the series. The ones bashing it 24/7 on RUclips are either sleazy RUclipsrs fishing for quick likes and subscribes by perpetuating the anti-Disney agenda indiscriminately and pretending that every single Star Wars project coming out is "The Last Jedi" all over, or mindless, naive cult followers with sheep mentality and unable to realize that Star Wars has always been an imperfect work from the start, and that's why it's so beautiful...
@@Ben_Jamin_85 Just like the last guy said, they're doing it for clicks while bringing up the same brainless npc takes they always mention in the same video. But they don't matter lmao
@@katrez. preach! I hope the series gets renewed for a second season!
@@thestarkknightreturns We'll just have to wait and see.
I loved the moment where Ben tells them to get Leia a ladder. His complete trust in her abilities is sweet.
It genuinely made the transition between prequels and OT smoother for me. I always liked Obi Wan, but this show elevated him to my favorite character.
This was a great series. I can definitely say this is one of the best live action Star Wars shows along with The Mandolorian.
Hahahahaha
Reva's unnecessarily aggressive parkour is fun but my favorite thing is the change in lighting from blue to red when Vader was saying how he killed Anakin
People complain too much about Star Wars. It's refreshing to see a video that is positive, thank you. I loved all of the series and thought Deborah Chow did an amazing job.
Yes she did! Sad seeing her getting the same treatment as Rian Johnson a few years back. The guy making Andor will be next.
For me the only criticism I had was the budget limit this series had, but other than that it was enjoyable. Chow’s direction of each episode was superb.
Nah her direction was pretty bad. Revas “redemption” is not earned and the shaky cam and close shots in every episode really ruin the visual aspects of the episode. Not to mention the extremely dark and contrast riddled shots with every lightsaber scene being able to barely be seen
I agree, Chow did an incredible job with this series. Could the budget be bigger? Sure. But it doesn’t really change anything for me. Han and Lando talk in front of a giant matte painting in RoTJ and it doesn’t ruin anything in that scene. These shows don’t get the budget that people think they do. Even Faverau said he didn’t get the budget he wanted for Mando. I think they did a great job with the money they did have. Plus, I’m sure a nice chunk of the budget went to Ewan
@@louismoyer3439 Vader's redemption was unearned, this ain't a unique incident in Star Wars. Vader committed untold atrocities across the galaxy and then tossed his master down a hole, when he was gonna die anyway.
@@masonmcvibes8690 Vader's redemption is the greatest redemption in Cinema History...*Period* .... Literally no redemption has been this great.... critisize everything in Star Wars but.... Vader's redemption has never been a problem
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your positivity about a property so many of us grew up loving. It’s easy to be negative. Good work!
My favorite scene was definitely Reva vs Vader. I just loved the contrast between their fighting styles with Reva relying on overwhelming offensive and exhausting every tool in her kit to try and gain the upper hand while Vader focused on defense and precise counters with the force. It was just a really cool scene to me
I'm surprised you didn't single out Obi-Wan's laugh when talking to Leia at the end! I haven't watched it through again to verify, but I think that's the only time he laughs in the show, and it was like a ray of sunshine after a cloudy week.
Thank you for sharing your Positivity
I thought Reva’s footwork against Vader matching the same style as her former Master’s was pretty cool.
This video is why this is my favorite Star Wars channel. Do I have my gripes with the series? Sure, who doesn't? But it was so good overall and I love hearing others enjoy the things I also greatly enjoyed about it. Thanks for always being a positive Force in the community 💖
I really liked this show too! It was really great seeing Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christiansen again after 17 years. I think George Lucas would be very impressed with this series. Now all I want to see is an edit of all 6 episodes as a movie like it was originally supposed to be.
Yeah less Reva, Less Tala, less rubbish chase of Leia, and keep all Annakin, Vader and Obi Wan moments. De-age Annakin and improve the CGI and release it as a movie in cinemas
@@cameronclarkcarltontv4308 or maybe just edit out where each episode picks up right where the others have left off. From what I remember, I think Alex said that it would have been a 3 1/2 hour movie in his video talking about if Kenobi should get a second season. If these episodes were edited into that type of length, it would be the first Star Wars film to surpass the two hour mark.
@@CJBStudios yeah no that wouldn't be cool as there are too many rubbish Reva and Tala and Leia moments eg the chase. It needs to be streamlined down to max 2.5 hours to make a perfect movie. Someone online will be able to do it and I look forward to seeing it. To be honest Disney didn't spend enough on making it look cinematic. The locations and lighting and use of volume seems really cheap and shoddy compared to Mando.
@@cameronclarkcarltontv4308 I respect your opinion.
I want to see them all together as well, and might attempt to do it myself soon.
I’m tired of seeing all the negativity, yea there are valid criticisms of it, but this is a wonderful breath of fresh air
Yeah same with Book of Boba Fett, criticism and negativity for this went way out of control. Almost ST levels, which completely boggles the mind.
@@myriadmediamusings It seems like almost every other Star Wars person on RUclips has nothing but complaints and hate for the show... I really enjoyed each episode, albeit some goofiness (Tala slapping Stormtroopers in Ep. 4), but Obi-Wan had a meaningful character arc that was beautifully done!
@@tylerjsmithers8385 I agree completely
@@tylerjsmithers8385 Just as baffling and disappointing is how some of these same people are quick to shut down this and others positivity towards the show too, threating or insulting the person or commentor or channel themselves. Really highlights how some are just so set in their ways or deluded in their own world.
Most important internet rule: Disagree with opinions but NEVER use them as an attack on a person themselves.
Half the people that follow Star Wars channels literally only do so the post negative comments. It's their life's passion. I absolutely loved this show!
Ewan's best moments are the realization that Anakin is alive, and when he says he sorry for everything thats happened between them(Even though its entirely or even necessarily his fault Anakin ended up in a suit of armor). Like Obi-wan DID NOT WANT what happened in III. This might be against the original starwars vision but to me I think Obi-wan still misses his old friend even if he is accepting the current situation of his former friend.
Honestly, I always felt the POV thing he says in ROTJ was flimsy but....watching this series, it really helped me emphasize with Ben on this, it really did look like Anakin is non existent if you go through Obi-wan's eyes only. I didn't necessarily cry or anything but I'd be a fool to ignore the clear emotions going on in the show.
In my opinion this might be the best piece of star wars content we've gotten in years, yes even better than the mandalorian. The way this show serves as a character study for both Obi-Wan and Vader as well as tieing together the prequel and original trilogies as well as providing us likeable new characters is just great. Sure there's a few hiccups here and there and some things could have been better, but imo the negligible negatives are far outweighed by the overwelming positives. I am very thankful that this show exists.
After watching the series for myself and also watching this video, I really can't fathom other people hating this series. Like I get people have criticisms, a few being fair, but to the people who are unreasonably hating on Kenobi to the point where they go after the people who love it, it's really hard to wrap my head around. This show was incredible and I'm glad it happened.
Thank You for spreading positivity....May the Force be with you
As someone who was adopted having that line was just so important. Representing all the people raised by others
Another tiny thing I noticed... with Palpatine, his face makeup was made to look a lot less "puffy" (?) than it was in Revenge of the Sith, and more in line with what he looked like during the events of Return of the Jedi. He just looked more worn out.
Like, the scars were fresh in ROTS and he still looked spry, but as Palps delved deeper into his role as Emperor, the more he just sagged and looked more aged.
I dunno. Just a thing I appreciated seeing.
I liked the Obi Wan series, seeing Ewan and Hayden again is amazing
I loved the series! Obi-Wan is my #1 or #2 favorite main character in the franchise depending on the day of the week. I liked that the show was less goofy than most SW media. I liked the deep connections between all of these characters with storied histories. I loved small details like Obi-Wan in the pit looking up at Vader in the reverse high ground. No dialog necessary. I loved Obi-Wan taking a kill shot at Vaders head but then his whole mood changes when he sees Anakin's face. I loved him saying "goodbye Darth" because it makes sense now that he called Vader by a title instead of a name in A New Hope(that always really bothered me until this series). Leia was excellent. 9/10
I absolutely ADORE this series! It’s one of my favorite Star Wars series so far.
What can I say, you are correct. For all of it. You make Star Wars better. Thank you.
Such a FANTASTIC series!!!! Love, love the Obi Wan character arc!
I love the positivity I’m very tired of seeing sad or toxic videos let’s enjoy what we get is it always what we want no but it’s something we can love!
EWAN, the little girl, her outfits, Vader, the legendary Jimmy S, Lola, and live action characters from the cartoons. All the little things ✨️
I honestly don't understand all the hate this show has gotten. This show was amazing and I love it and I wish people would speak more loudly about how good this show was.
Love the positivity in this video! Thank you so much for creating and uploading this.
Everyone said why is he struggling with the force? But he gets it back so fast? You stop doing something for ten years and go back to doing it. Yes, you will struggle but you still know how to do it
Love your positivity. Star Wars is a positive life affirming thing...yet a small proportion of a very large fan base are too negative.
7 million views under a MauLer-Video is not what I see as small proportion
I loved seeing Obi-Wan tap into the Cosmic Force! It’s amazing seeing when characters like Luke, Kanan, and Rey tap into the Cosmic Force
Did anyone notice, in the last episode, the hug Obi-Wan gave to Bail Organa was very similar to the one he gave to Dexter Jettster....
There are parallels between the final duel between Obi-wan and General Grievous and the final duel between Obi-wan and Vader, especially Obi-wan’s willingness to go for their weak points.
Thanks for this. Everything I've seen online about this show has been so negative. I felt like I was the only one that enjoyed the themes and Kenobi's arc.
I thought Leah hiding in Obi Wans coat worked really well. A big theme in this series was the Sith and Empire not being able to see the forest for the trees. They have tunnel vision, this was just symbolic of that.
"The more you tighten your grip, the more systems will slip through your fingers"
Thank you Alex! So fantastic see a video celebrating all we love about the series! When you read so many hate filled comments from people who are stuck in their own cycle of hate like vader, you and Mollys videos are like the smile from Obiwan, so warming to the heart and love for Star Wars
"Will I ever see you again?" just tore me up
Reva's quest against Vader reminded me of the Jet Li movie "Hero"
Can't wait to watch this again all the way through 😁
I love the Episode IV-style cinematography and music for the Star Destroyer chase at the beginning of episode 6.
The thing I loved most in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series is seeing Ewan McGregor resembling Alec Guinness even more closely than he did in Episode III. Revenge of the Sith is still very good, but here, McGregor sounds much closer to Alec Guinness than he did before. It makes me almost forgive the fact that Alec Guinness hated Star Wars, all because of this heartwarming callback. And of course, easily the best episode in this series was the finale, when we had Obi-Wan and Vader's intense duel followed by the appearance of Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn... I just have no words for it.
14:02 _"And there's something about the sound design of their blasters I love."_
It's the sound effect for Death Trooper blasters, specifically the one used in _Star Wars Rebels._
Really was a great show. The writing and acting were top notch. This is some of the best work Deborah Chow’s ever done. Loved all of the themes the show touched on as well as all of the character work.
As someone who has spent a good amount of my fan time running tabletop Star Wars RPG, the end of episode 4 felt very much like something desperate players might think up to get out of a situation that should have been practically impossible...to which I would just shake my head and tell them to roll the dice.
Yes finally some praise for this show! It was so good!
I love that the part of Vader's face shown to Obi-wan is the disfigured part while Ahsoka saw the part that was "still Anikin" I'm not sure why I love it but I do.
So much Kumail in such a short time! He showed up in this, then his character was mentioned in Ms. Marvel shortly after, then he showed up as himself in The Boys.
I watched ANH last night. Obi Wan Kenobi changed so much about the opening it gave me so much more respect and love for Owen and Beru.
Thank you!! Yes I loved all these things too!
Thanks, Alex! ☀️☀️
Yes I loved it, every time I see some naysaying analysis, it makes me watch it again , and yes I still love it…my favorite parts are still the obi parts finding himself..
Leia stole the show. A young actress holding her own against very experienced actors/actresses was most impressive.
I can't decide what the best thing about it is, it's either Ewan and Hayden's return or that it feels like the prequels
Thank you Alex
I don't mind the idea of Obi-wan smuggling Leia out of the Fortress in his coat, but I do have a problem with how they did it. She could have held onto his chest with the coat around her, but no, she had awkwardly walk off the the side with her little feet sticking out of the coat next to Obi-wan's. It still would have been pretty obvious that he had someone in his coat, but nowhere near as ridiculously blatantly obviously so.
It was good to see Hayden and Ewan together again
This is the best of Star Wars and is the best since 4,5 and 6 take story and acting over special effects and it fits in place before 4.
Nice. I was beginning to think I was the only person who saw Obi-Wan hurt his hand fighting the Zabrak.
yes
As many flaws as this show has, I really don’t care, the moments that needed to be good were good. For me that’s enough, and I sure as hell enjoyed those moments
thank you thank you thank you!
The “saber bash” in my view came from the Episode III video game where you could unlock Darth Vader & (old) Ben Kenobi, Ben had a grapple move or similar where you could bash Vader with the bottom of Ben’s hilt and with additional damage taken Vader’s breathing would change.
When Tala shoots the mouse droid... is reminiscent of the original Dark Forces game... you could shoot mouse droids in order to steal the batteris from them to power your visor to be able to see in the dark!!
"I've always loved movies about people trying to make it from one end of a city to another." Allllleeeeex com out to plaaaaayyyayyyyy
I assumed the 'oh thats embarrassing' from Haja was because he couldve turned him in to the Inquisitors BUT NOW I think he was saying its embarrassing that he didnt put him on The Path
Loved this. Thanks.
Thanks 🙏🏼
14:49 The love for Wade thing is mostly a joke. He's such a minor character, but his death is treated in the show with such weight and drama that it just kind of rings as funny. He gets a full shot for his death, a pained screaming of his name, a reaction shot of his speeder falling, AND a mournful mention in a following scene. So we kind of latched onto him, since the show made it so clear that his death was an absolutely tragedy on par with Alderaan
This series was sooo good!
Viewers: man RUclips recommendations are being boring
Kenobi Clips: *Hello There!*
The only thing holding the show back was the budget. Besides that it was a really great series.
Another title:
"Why i love Key jangling"
or
"Why im easly entertained by callbacks"
Regarding Vader's voice: Respeacher is a "voice cloning" system that allows a vocal performance to be filtered so that it sounds like another person's voice. They used it to have Hayden Christensen's performance sound like James Earl Jones's voice.
What I liked, was the episode 6 reveal that Reva was not seeking vengeance for herself, she was seeking it for her dead friends and classmates. It seems to me a lot of people missed this as she is practically sobbing it when she tells Obi-wan, not that she failed, but that she failed them yet again.
She knew what she was doing was wrong, but thought it was the only way to get justice not for herself, who she considered lost and worthless, but for her friends.
Attachments can be such a troublesome thing... from a certain point of view.
Obi-Wan may not have said Hello There until the end, but he did have another trolly kind of comment with Flee’s character saying “you made me bleed” and Obi-Wan laughingly saying “yes well everyone bleeds” right before he set off the spice bomb.
When I saw the video title I was like: "Man, that's gonna be a short list."
Nah, it was shorter than I expected
I think the reason the Grand Inquisitor wasn't given a larger head is because the Utapauan makeup in Ep3 was *extremely* bulky, clunky, and thick. For a slow-moving "regal" character who had so little screentime he may have just been an extra, whose "big" scenes were intended to be high-value hero shots showing off his facial detail, that works fine.
But for a side character with a lot of screentime who's intended to engage in strenuous fights, I can imagine that for the actor's sake it was better to just use facepaint. I have no doubt they didn't at least *consider* using a mask at first - don't forget that a lot of artists who worked on the Prequels are still working at Lucasfilm today.
The background circle-y thingies kinda look like the meditation thingies from Fallen Order and some World Between Worlds imagery
i love seeing clone troopers again as i am a clone troopers fan boy
I have a question for you guys- everyone keeps saying “impossible for Obi Wan to not have heard the name Vader in 10 years” but like… did he ever know him as Vader? He must have mentioned it on Mustafar but I don’t remember that. As far as I know his last time seeing him was as “Anakin”
I think when he watches the hologram in the temple he hears Anakin referred to as Vader, but I might be misremembering that. But I still don't think it's impossible that he did not hear of Vader. He seemed pretty cut off from the universe.
Was the vision of Anakin/Vader a mirage or could it have been a connection through the Force. You hear that rumbling sound when you see it. It's possible that Vader projected himself as Anakin. I couldn't tell if he looked disfigured or not because they didn't give him a very close up look.
I loved that Obi Wan showed some compassion to the clone was great. I don't think Obi Wan knows anything about order 66, the grand scheme Palatine set and why Anakin turned, but it doesn't matter. That's what makes him Obi Wan. None of that matters. The past doesn't matter. Just move forward.
Young Leia absolutely stole the show for me. Fantastic casting all around, but Leia is so… Leia! 😊
If someone has mentioned this already I apologize. To me it felt like there was a purposeful attempt to give Vader a similar desire/need to kill Obi Wan compared to Kylo and Han. It felt like to me Vader’s obsession with killing Obi Wan was an attempt to end his conflicted feelings which just like Kylo did not.
Ewan McGregor does an amazing job in this series.
I personally loved the Kenobi series. I’m watching it again & I’m not sure how many times I’m seen the series but this is around the 6th to 7th time. Reva has a cringe factor at times but sometimes she is okay. I give the series a 8 out of 10.
While I did really enjoy the show I think the biggest problem I had with it is that it's restricted by the rule of prequels. Nothing substantial can really happen we have to build up to a certain event or foreshadow certain events, in that regard the show is really limited what it can and can't do in order to maintain continuity. Nevertheless it was really fun and Ewan Hayden especially did a really good job.
14:47 i don’t think people love Wade. We don’t know anything about him. Thats the joke.
They pretended we should care when we haven’t spent any time with him.
Really didn’t like this show but I’m glad people are happy about it! People need that right now.
This series was excellent
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Huh. I didn't even notice that.