Obi-Wan off to satisfying start

In a galaxy far, far away from Hellertown: My take on the Deborah Chow-directed Obi-Wan Star Wars TV series on DisneyPlus.com ...

Overall, I felt that Obi-wan satisfyingly brings a lot of new depth to sketchy storylines and famous characters who had been pretty two-dimensional and backgrounded in the films (Owen Lars and Breha Organa become more complete characters, for example). There are several great trailers to see.

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Personally, as someone who watched EVERY Clone Wars and Rebels animated episode with my kid in the 2010s, it was cool to see the Inquisitors brought to live action.

Moses Ingram is a great actress; at times I wondered whether the Reva character, as written so far, gives her the complexity and scope she's capable of projecting. We'll see how that develops.

I found the kid Leia weirdly annoying. Too much stiff-legged running around and a cloying precociousness.

Great visuals overall, but that's standard these days in big-budget sci-fi. Flea was hilarious.

I hope we get to see more of Kumail Nanjiani, the fake jedi character, who kind of stole the show in Season 1 Episode 2, as far as I'm concerned. Adds some sweet comic relief.

I will watch again.