I loved it.
The reaction to Anakin/Vader coming down the street straight out murdering a kid and dragging that helpless woman along, was an amazing visual. As well as Vader's talk with Reva. Do well you will be rewarded, fail me and die.
We got used to the Vader from the OT, who halfway though ESB lost his brutality and became a sad train wreck of a man behind a mask who had lost everything and found a son which gave him that spark of humanity.
We saw angry brutal Vader in Rebels, not even his former Padawan could draw out the spectre of Anakin.
There was no Anakin last night, that was clear. This is Darth Vader through and through, Brutal, Angry, filled with absolute darkness and hate. Even the way he fought Ben, there was no elegance to it, Vader straight out brawled him and over powered him. He was fighting with anger and hatred and no fear.
So why did Obi-Wan get away. I mean Vader had shown he could snuff out Flames. Remember what Vader said. "Your suffering is just beginning". Ben is going to have to run, he bears the scars of the first fight, and Ben has not only seen what Anakin is, and he's going to feel guilt over that, but he knows that Vader is on his tail. This is literally Vader prolonging the hunt.
Reva was better last night. I think she's really seen as ambitious but weak by the surviving Inquisitors. That's a mistake. But Leia was really the star of the show along with Ewan. She was sweet, cutting, smart, brave My heart broke a little when she asked Obi if he was her real father.
Spare thoughts
- How often do we see a dude getting cut in half in a Star Wars show?
- The brutal mind set of the inquisitors was on full display as we see youngling helmets and lightsabers on display in the back ground of their meeting room.
- Storm Troopers seem more brutal and they have individual voices to remind us that these are not the Clones who seemed to have been cast aside by the Empire.
- Vos is still alive, which in theory could bring Ventress into play, not in this series, but we could maybe get an appearance in something like the Bad Batch.
Ok a new Reva theory in spoilers