User Reviews

I remember seeing Star Wars on the big screen for the first time back in 1977. Which should tell you that I am now, an old man who is perpetually cranky and I probably yell at clouds. The problem with this series in the first 3 episodes, is that I truly love the Star Wars Universe, and I want to spend a lot of time in it. What I don't want, is to watch a film with great actors, delivering mediocre lines, segues that don't fit all that well, along with musical cues that just don't seem to blend into the fabric of the story, even if it is supposed to be ending on a "Cliffhanger".

I think that main problem with this series as it stands, is the editing. Someone really needs to look at the editing process and maybe tell that crew to start being consistent with their running times, along with oh I don't know, maybe some of the music that honestly isn't really all that important.

Now I get it that I am only 3 episodes in, and much like the Kenobi Series, you are going to see a lot of the same mediocre story telling, with cardboard cut out characters, and rehashing things we've seen in films from the 1980's. When watching the Lead Corpo Goon give his pep talk, the actor, and the speech was so incredibly similar to the pep talk given by Gorman in Aliens. It's as if the writer said to the casting director, "I'm looking to rip off like 4 to 28 movies here, and so I need an actor who can be a milquetoast leader. Just like in Aliens." Right down to the tough black guy disrespecting him of course. Because corporate goons don't have a culture known for vindictive leaders who can send you to the spice mines of Kessel in the Star Wars Universe.

The one thing about this series that gives me hope in the real world, is knowing that maybe for once, Disney will actually portray what real villainy looks like. It's not the guy with the anger management problems or a red lightsaber. It's the indifferent bureaucrat who sits idly by while you suffer under oppression and pretty soon, if not very soon, people might be woke up by this. Unfortunately we all know how the Cassian Andors of the universe go out. That being said, maybe if we had enough of them in this world, we might see some positive change.