Quote:
Originally Posted by eddly
I’d give it a 7 out of 10 so far. I hope it gets better.
Some spoilers…
- The initial chase scene when Leia was captured was a bit ridiculous. It looks like she is running slow… why can’t they catch her?
- So Obi Wan knew Anakin was Darth Vader… but didn’t have the heart to tell Luke? I guess I kinda always figured this was the case… I always assumed Obi Wan knew Anakin alive for some reason.
- I forget the actors name… I didn’t like the fake Jedi comedy angle. Seemed to be a bit sloppy. The acting seemed to be a bit unpolished. Comedy seems out of place in Star Wars. This isn’t the MCU.
- Vader needs more screen time! He needs to be the big bad… who cares about the inquisitors
- the Jedi that died on Tatooine… how did he find Obi Wan? Did they already know each other?
Overall I think this will continue to improve, was just hoping for a bit more of a hook in the first two episodes.
|
I get why they're doing the comedy. You want your series to appeal to today's audience and they're used to the little gags you get in MCU films.
But it was a little off-brand for star wars. Lucas always had a pretty grown up and serious tone to his films despite wanting to appeal to children too (which he tried to do thru characters like Jar Jar). The comedy here is miles better than what Lucas employed, but in that scene in particular it just felt out of place. At the same time, I didn't think it spoiled anything that was going on there. Just seemed unnecessary to do the fake jedi trick skit which came across like a big, forced wink to the fans. Better to put the screen time elsewhere.