

With the show finishing a few days ago, its time to make my final review about it, and why i don´t enjoy it as much as fans do (it makes me happy that a lot of people like it, sad it was not for me). In this case, i choose three plots that were key in the series, and left my review at the end. I did not make a post about theories from this show, as all of them were wrong with just looking at the trailer.
Really nice official poster, props to the maker.1) Reva's plot and redemption: I liked most of the inquisitor's appereances in all the shows and media (Rebels, JFO, comics, books), in this case, i had issues at first with the look of the GI and the 5ft Brother, but now i dont mind it that much. With Reva, it is a different scenario. The show, as the name says, is about Obi Wan, and Reva almost got as much as screen time as him, overtaking the show and being the main character. At first, we see a bunch of younglings running away from the 501st, with a distintive one being her (theories that were right), but there is also a issue about it: Surviving Vader's wrath twice (if she was stabbed as a kid, really ambiguous how the show tells it). Being a kid and getting stabbed does not end really well, at that point the darkside was not with her so she should not have survived. Then it was the second time, Vader does not care about the inquisitors, he would use any failure or reason to get rid of them, him not finishing the job doesn't make sense. Finally, her redemption was expected, however she also should have died from her wounds, the darkside kept her alive up until that moment, with her redeemed she can finally rest and become one with the force. Now whats the future for her? Disney probably is gonna make her an own show, and being part of the Path, meeting other jedi (Vos showing up is a possibility) and rescuing younglings. Nothing against Moses, she did what she could with what was given, and it is not her fault on the bad writing.

2) Leia´s plot and rescue: At this point, it is time of a new story, there is already a huge pattern in the shows (Mando and Grogu, Omega and Hunter, Obi Wan and Leia) it really gets repetitive and tiresome to see almost the same plot, this one in particular could have been solved in less episodes (probably the first three). The actress did great as young Leia, trully portraying her and how she matures more moving forward to A New Hope. I would have prefered Kenobi not leaving Tattoine, as leaving Luke unprotected is a huge risk (which happened in the show).

3) Kenobi vs Vader: "Battle of the Century": This was my worst fear, how both of them fighting was going to deal with George's movies, and the story overall, and that fear became a reality. The first confrontation wasn´t a real fight. I like how Vader was just toying with him, and throwing Kenobi to the fire was the best moment from the episode. The second one visually is a great duel, one of the best for many people. However, i had a lot of issues with it going in depth: First, Kenobi is easily overrun by Vader, crushing him to a huge pit and covering him with rocks, at that point, all good. This is how the duel should have ended, making a bit more sense for some people the line "When i left you..." (althought it already made sense with ROTS, with Anakin leaving the Order and everything, joining Palps to try to save Padme, but seems the writer didn't get that) then Kenobi shows up and beats Vader fair and square, getting stronger from the visual image of both Luke and Leia. This is not good, Vader was far more stronger than him, his condition couln´'t let him fight Vader at the same level, then years later in ANH he loses (or now let Vader win, which was not the case). Finally, with Vader at its mercy, Kenobi does not finish the job: in canon level, it makes sense, but in reality, moments prior, he said "i would do what i must" meaning that he was willing to kill Vader this time. Kenobi leaving him again doesnt change the meaning of the line or makes it more sense, it also makes look Kenobi as the one responsible of the deaths and horrors that Vader commits from that point on (it was the perfect time for him to end it).

Bonus track: Obi Wan as a character: Now there is the comparison of both Luke in TLJ (Jake Skywalker) and Kenobi in the show (Jake Kenobi). In this case, it makes more sense of what happened to Obi Wan, being broken mentally and physically, working on harsh conditions while trying to survive and staying low, hiding in a cave and looking after Luke. However, i feel Kenobi got a change in terms of character during the series: In the first episodes, his disconnections from the force and his rusty condition makes sense in how he struggles to get back to the known galaxy (trying to save Leia and facing Vader), but then in the last episode he then became once again the powerful jedi he once was, not struggles nor weknesses, and i was not a fan of that (feel they need to explain a little more than just showing both Luke and Leia to Obi Wan, a bit of training wouldn't hurt).

At the end, i couldn´t enjoy the show as much as i wanted, every time i was happy for a scene, the writing took me off from it. Unfourtunate, it was a letdown for me and the show shouldn´t have been made, or at least it should have been about Kenobi on Tattoine learning about the force from Qui Gon (probably next season if they make one) and facing some threats while protecting Luke. There were really high moments on it (the dialog was nice, the acting too from the ogs, and the action scenes were nice) but that doesn´t change for me the huge problems of the writing, weird movement of the camera, lack of music in key moments (this proves how it is as important as everything else) and some decisions in terms of lore that contradicts the movies and ruined the experience for me.
