In Part III we at last get a reunion between Kenobi and Vader, they duel at night on a desert rocky world. Bader literally roasts his old master a la Mustafar, and we learn that he desires Kenobi suffer greatly before perishing. The first viewing was moving, I grew up on the Prequels, so this reunion of Hayden Christenson and Ewan McGregor was to be fan service of mythic proportions. In the end it was good, but it retcons ANH and makes some things incoherent.
Young Leia is the new Baby Yoda. Kenobi takes care of her like Din does Grogu. Young Leia grew on me. I hated her in Part II, bossing Kenobi around, but in Parts III and IV she becomes more likable, especially when she thankx Ben for rescuing her by holding his hand.
Reva, the Inquistor played by Moses Ingram, is the first African Lady Sith character. She does a good job, but her motivations are still one dimensional, I am hope Parts V and VI will reveal why she is so zealous.
Tha series isn’t perfect. I for one think Star Wars is grandest as major budget trilogies. Granted they’ve spent 15 Million per episode, and yet it seems so low budget and back lot at times, unlike Book of Boba Fett.
My greatest peeve is none of John William’s score is used! No themes are used. There is no Imperial March for Vader, nor the Jedi Theme when Obi uses The Force like in Part IV keeping the water from flooding the hallway through glass. None of the new music registers, its like basic drums and tension music you’ll find on Apple Movie Maker!
So far my ratings per part:
Part I 5/10
Part II 7/10
Part III 8/10
Part IV 10/10