‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: The Force Is Moderately Strong In This Unnecessary ‘Star Wars’ Tale [The Playlist Podcast]

After nearly 20 years of anticipation, fans of “Star Wars” were excited to welcome back Ewan McGregor in the new Disney+ series, “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” Upon its debut, the series instantly became one of the biggest hits in the short history of the streaming service and earned plenty of love from critics and fans alike. But now that all six episodes have been released, did the show live up to the hype? That’s what we’re here to discuss on this episode of The Playlist Podcast.

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As the title implies, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” attempts to fill in the blanks about what the title character was up after ‘Revenge of the Sith’ and before ‘A New Hope.’ No, he wasn’t just sitting there on Tatooine working on his tan and magically turning into Alec Guinness. There was at least one big adventure that Obi-Wan was on where he had to rescue a young Leia from the evil Empire and its inquisitors led by Reva, the Third Sister. 

As mentioned, the series sees the return of McGregor in the lead role, but he’s also joined by Hayden Christensen, who returns as Darth Vader, one of the most iconic villains in the history of film. The series is directed by Deborah Chow and showrun by Joby Harold.

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So, is it required viewing for “Star Wars” fans? Does it live up to the hype? Or perhaps it’s just yet another disappointment in the Disney-era of the galaxy far, far away? We discuss in the episode below:

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