**Beware SPOILERS** Obi-Wan Kenobi Series on Disney+ **Beware SPOILERS**

[jedibear]

Where to begin...

I know it's just the teaser but....very disappointing. When the "strong female character" has more action beats and screen time in the teaser than the namesake character, that's a problem. And really? ANOTHER broken disillusioned legacy character? Diz is not going to be satisfied until they have broken, destroyed, emasculated and utterly rendered every core character from the Lucas movies into complete irrelevance.

Yes, it's just a teaser, but it already smacks of the same feckless direction and tone BOBF was afflicted with. There is no singular vision producing SW content anymore. It's a committee based, algorithm-driven formula that must hit the same familiar beats with each offering. Whiffs of nostalgia with some music cues and old fan fave character sightings? Check. Strong females and other "inclusive" casting that is not character-driven but appearance driven? Check. Render classic male character feeble and incompetent? Check. Find old TV formula troupe to format the show with (the old "Fugitive" model is tried and true and guarantees lots of chases and confrontations) while pushing any motivations and struggles the lead character may be dealing with in the story to the side and making them meaningless? Check. And most important: Make the lead character a supporting one for the parade of new characters that will be spun off into more content for parent company? Check and check.

I wanted to love this. I wanted it to sweep me off my feet and make me count the days until it premiered. Instead, this teaser showed me that this show will be more of the same misfires that derailed BOBF and Mando. I'll watch it. Maybe I'll end up pleasantly surprised. But as has been mentioned by many before me...I think SW's best days are behind us.

Heck, at this point, it won't surprise me if that idiotic star cruiser and/or Grogu show up in this. Product placement! This is the way!
At least George gave us a story....

Okay. Rant off. I know there are folks that probably enjoyed this. Carry on.

 

[DiFabio]

Black Luke from Mos Eisley just called his agent.

Black Luke action figure when?

 

[Wor-Gar]

Wow... Star Wars is headed where Harry Potter already is... something for girls.

 

[DiFabio]

Wow... Star Wars is headed where Harry Potter already is... something for girls.

Been that way since 2015 kid.

 

[DiFabio]

Post that question directly to Hasbro and LFL and see the fig shipped within 12 months. No joke. Character will have a name within a month, have Wookiepedia entry within two, Hasbro fig preview within six.

What’s sad is, we’re not even joking here. That would happen.

I can see it now, special foil sticker “First ever black character!”

Curious as to why Black Luke has a white t-shirt under his robes.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Been that way since 2015 kid.

I'm keeping Rogue One and Mando and The Child... And that's all.

And BOBF Cad Bane.

RO, Mando and Child, Cad Bane, and that's it...

 

[jye4ever]

I'm keeping Rogue One and Mando and The Child... And that's all.

And BOBF Cad Bane.

RO, Mando and Child, Cad Bane, and that's it...

Hayden will win you over

 

[pixletwin]

I'm keeping Rogue One and Mando and The Child... And that's all.

And BOBF Cad Bane.

RO, Mando and Child, Cad Bane, and that's it...

(Insert The Jerk animated gif here)

 

[matticus]

I'm keeping Rogue One and Mando and The Child... And that's all.

And BOBF Cad Bane.

RO, Mando and Child, Cad Bane, and that's it...

Cad Bane was the best part of BoBF, but even that show ruined me wanting a HT figure of him.

This all goes. All of it.

 

[Prime Clone]

When the "strong female character" has more action beats and screen time in the teaser than the namesake character, that's a problem.

Less Obi-Wan is better for me. He's supposed to be in hiding. If he prematurely crosses paths with Vader it'll seriously undermine ANH.

It's already bad enough that Tatooine is on the Inquisitors' radar.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Black Luke action figure when?

Right before breastfeeding Han.

 

[jye4ever]

Dats alot of old white dudes!

DiFabio approves this message lol

 

[ZE_501]

ANOTHER broken disillusioned legacy character? Diz is not going to be satisfied until they have broken, destroyed, emasculated and utterly rendered every core character from the Lucas movies into complete irrelevance.

I don't disagree with what you're saying about Disney, but at least out of all the characters they trashed, this one has a good reason to be broken and disillusioned considering the bad guys won and he lost everything.

Yes, it's just a teaser, but it already smacks of the same feckless direction and tone BOBF was afflicted with. There is no singular vision producing SW content anymore. It's a committee based, algorithm-driven formula that must hit the same familiar beats with each offering.

I couldn't get enough of a read on the trailer, hence my coin toss remark earlier but I don't blame anyone for being pessimistic -- it's just common sense at this point. You ain't wrong about the committee etc.

I think SW's best days are behind us.

100%

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

Did you watch the trailer? Guess the Indian and Asian weren't important enough.

The Asian is 5th Brother.

 

[Sachiel]

Dats alot of old white dudes!


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Darth Vader was originally a black man until they whitewashed him in the sequels.

 

[jye4ever]

Darth Vader was originally a black man until they whitewashed him in the sequels.

 

[Khev]

Dats alot of old white dudes!


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A new cartoon will reveal that the empty seats belonged to several female Imperial officers who just got up to powder their noses seconds before that scene began just like Ahsoka in the PT.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Darth Vader was originally a black man until they whitewashed him in the sequels.

James Earl Jones was so embarrassed by the then-called Star Wars that he asked not to have his name in the credits.

 

[jye4ever]

A new cartoon will reveal that the empty seats belonged to several female Imperial officers who just got up to powder their noses seconds before that scene began just like Ahsoka in the PT.

Holy crap

Good thing ajp is on holiday lol

 

[DiFabio]

Darth Vader was originally a black man until they whitewashed him in the sequels.

There is a vid of black fans leaving the Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and one of the chicks comments on Vader saying “how is Vader Luke’s daddy when he black??” Very good question homegirl.

Darth was cooler before he became a pasty old white dude with bushy black brows.