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06-02-2022, 06:17 AM
https://www.theringer.com/star-wars/2022/6/1/23150428/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-part-3-recap-darth-vader
"If there’s a repeating pattern in Disney’s Star Wars screen projects—other than reluctant dads bonding with their young charges—it’s original trilogy characters coming back in less capable forms," says Ben Lindbergh. "In the sequel trilogy, Luke has lost his hope and faith; Leia has lost her political power and military allies; and Han has lost his rank and his ship. (Leia and Han have also lost each other, and their son.) In The Book of Boba Fett, the fearsome bounty hunter has lost his armor and his ship. Obi-Wan Kenobi’s central legacy characters are also underpowered compared to their respective peaks. The TV version of Leia is 10 years old, and Obi-Wan is 10 years older than he was in Episode III. As Vader observes (not for the last time), those years have made Obi-Wan weak, not so much because of how much time has passed, but because of how he’s passed it."
ALSO:
Why Obi-Wan Kenobi is the best prospect the Star Wars franchise has had in some time (https://www.gq.com/story/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-disney-plus-ewan-mcgregor): "Anyone with passing familiarity with Star Wars knows this; and while a story doesn’t need life or death stakes to be entertaining, there’s something curious about a sci-fi fantasy adventure series where the potential for consequences is largely existential. Even more curious: it could actually work. Star Wars’ track record for prequels, or inter-quels, or whatever the hell Obi-Wan Kenobi is, is spotty, but the show has one major advantage on its side: Obi-Wan himself."
Episode 3 turns Darth Vader into the scariest Star Wars villain (https://collider.com/obi-wan-kenobi-episode-3-darth-vader-scariest-villain-star-wars-s/): "Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Vader is powerful, ruthless, and willing to destroy innocent lives just to prove a point," says Marco Vito Oddo. "And by showing this side of the Sith Lord, Obi-Wan Kenobi proves the Disney-era Darth Vader is a much scarier villain."
If you're going to bring back an iconic villain like Darth Vader, this is the way to do it (https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/obi-wan-kenobi-darth-vader-episode-3-1234730005)
Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen react to Darth Vader's return (https://www.etonline.com/obi-wan-kenobi-ewan-mcgregor-hayden-christensen-on-darth-vaders-surprise-reunion-with-ben-exclusive)
Moses Ingram reveals she and McGregor had a "Fast and the Furious" moment on the way to the Obi-Wan set (https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/obi-wan-ewan-mcgregor-moses-ingram-traffic-accident-1234729954/)
Burning Episode 3 questions: Was that Zach Braff? (https://www.polygon.com/23149984/obi-wan-kenobi-zach-braff-quinlan-vos-who-voices-darth-vader)
The casual Star Wars fans guide to "Quinlan" (https://slate.com/culture/2022/06/obi-wan-kenobi-quinlan-vos-episode-3-explained.html)
Obi-Wan Kenobi writer Joby Harold admits being uncertain over the reaction to the series (https://www.thewrap.com/obi-wan-kenobi-young-leia-surprise-joby-harold-interview/): “Credit to the way the show had been marketed and teased, which was something that I tried to build in, that it could exist as seemingly this kind of ‘Man on the Run being hunted’ situation, which I felt like there was enough meat on the bone for it to be that show in the audience’s imagination,” says Harold. “The Leia of it all and sort of hiding the football there, which is quite delightful, was the great anxiety I had the night before the premiere, because there was no way of knowing if the audience would wrap their arms around that idea. So it was so lovely to see the degree to which it was embraced.”
"If there’s a repeating pattern in Disney’s Star Wars screen projects—other than reluctant dads bonding with their young charges—it’s original trilogy characters coming back in less capable forms," says Ben Lindbergh. "In the sequel trilogy, Luke has lost his hope and faith; Leia has lost her political power and military allies; and Han has lost his rank and his ship. (Leia and Han have also lost each other, and their son.) In The Book of Boba Fett, the fearsome bounty hunter has lost his armor and his ship. Obi-Wan Kenobi’s central legacy characters are also underpowered compared to their respective peaks. The TV version of Leia is 10 years old, and Obi-Wan is 10 years older than he was in Episode III. As Vader observes (not for the last time), those years have made Obi-Wan weak, not so much because of how much time has passed, but because of how he’s passed it."
ALSO:
Why Obi-Wan Kenobi is the best prospect the Star Wars franchise has had in some time (https://www.gq.com/story/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-disney-plus-ewan-mcgregor): "Anyone with passing familiarity with Star Wars knows this; and while a story doesn’t need life or death stakes to be entertaining, there’s something curious about a sci-fi fantasy adventure series where the potential for consequences is largely existential. Even more curious: it could actually work. Star Wars’ track record for prequels, or inter-quels, or whatever the hell Obi-Wan Kenobi is, is spotty, but the show has one major advantage on its side: Obi-Wan himself."
Episode 3 turns Darth Vader into the scariest Star Wars villain (https://collider.com/obi-wan-kenobi-episode-3-darth-vader-scariest-villain-star-wars-s/): "Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Vader is powerful, ruthless, and willing to destroy innocent lives just to prove a point," says Marco Vito Oddo. "And by showing this side of the Sith Lord, Obi-Wan Kenobi proves the Disney-era Darth Vader is a much scarier villain."
If you're going to bring back an iconic villain like Darth Vader, this is the way to do it (https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/obi-wan-kenobi-darth-vader-episode-3-1234730005)
Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen react to Darth Vader's return (https://www.etonline.com/obi-wan-kenobi-ewan-mcgregor-hayden-christensen-on-darth-vaders-surprise-reunion-with-ben-exclusive)
Moses Ingram reveals she and McGregor had a "Fast and the Furious" moment on the way to the Obi-Wan set (https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/obi-wan-ewan-mcgregor-moses-ingram-traffic-accident-1234729954/)
Burning Episode 3 questions: Was that Zach Braff? (https://www.polygon.com/23149984/obi-wan-kenobi-zach-braff-quinlan-vos-who-voices-darth-vader)
The casual Star Wars fans guide to "Quinlan" (https://slate.com/culture/2022/06/obi-wan-kenobi-quinlan-vos-episode-3-explained.html)
Obi-Wan Kenobi writer Joby Harold admits being uncertain over the reaction to the series (https://www.thewrap.com/obi-wan-kenobi-young-leia-surprise-joby-harold-interview/): “Credit to the way the show had been marketed and teased, which was something that I tried to build in, that it could exist as seemingly this kind of ‘Man on the Run being hunted’ situation, which I felt like there was enough meat on the bone for it to be that show in the audience’s imagination,” says Harold. “The Leia of it all and sort of hiding the football there, which is quite delightful, was the great anxiety I had the night before the premiere, because there was no way of knowing if the audience would wrap their arms around that idea. So it was so lovely to see the degree to which it was embraced.”