thomasgreuel
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I love the first and second season, it gave an insight into farming, and we learned something about the problems of it, Clarkson was funny, and not the toxic plonker that he presents himself as with the car stuff., the relationships felt genuine,. But in the fourth season, this is turning into one of these scripted reality shows with an artificial deadline of opening a pub. I was hoping that the female farmhand would bring some new life into it, but unfortunately, she left and so it was back to the same old. It's getting a little stale. If they can get back to their roots and focus on farming and find a new angle, I think the show has potential to swing back, but I feel like next they are going to open a supermarket within a week, and that's just not very interesting to me.
To me this is the best Star Wars content in many years as it shows us what a galaxy with genuine characters and a plausible plot is like.
The Star Wars movies are more or less teenage movies (which is fine), but here we get to see how an Empire and how a rebellion might actually operate. And we get a show in which not everything is black and white, but there are greys on all sides because these groups are run by people with their own agenda.
I really hope that Disney sees enough success in this show to continue with some of this more mature content. There is a room for children's Star Wars, teenage Star Wars and adult Star Wars. More of that please! A show with no space magic is really interesting!
The Star Wars movies are more or less teenage movies (which is fine), but here we get to see how an Empire and how a rebellion might actually operate. And we get a show in which not everything is black and white, but there are greys on all sides because these groups are run by people with their own agenda.
I really hope that Disney sees enough success in this show to continue with some of this more mature content. There is a room for children's Star Wars, teenage Star Wars and adult Star Wars. More of that please! A show with no space magic is really interesting!
Why has Star Wars turned so mediocre? They don't understand today's story telling.
Great shows like "Better Call Saul" or "Fargo" put a lot of effort into making every scene interesting. They dedicate time into character building and scenes and small details.
So the chase scene with Leia in ep.1 might have been a one take that highlights how a 5 year old could outrun a bunch of old warriors (maybe she is small and nimble and knows the area).
Star Wars however banks on nostalgia. They think, because it's young Leia, people will love it, no matter what they do. Unfortunaltely that doesn't work. And young Leia does not have the charm of Grogu (Baby Yoda). She comes across as increasingly annoying, turning petulant in the most inappropriate situation.
The same goes for the villain: If you think of African American female villain from the gutter (They are thinking from the ghetto, but can't say so). You might think of Snoop from the Wire. A brilliant character, menacing but not too obvious. Star Wars just puts someone in a black outfit and makes them look angry and we are supposed to feel scared. We don't know why or what problem she has with Kenobi. Show us a backstory in which Obi-Wan accidently destroyed her father's business and so she had to become a criminal to feed the family (or something along those lines). In the Star Wars universe everything operates on the basis of clichees, and so dressing her in black automatically makes her a villain.
To me the best scene from the Mandalorian was the conversation in the mass between Bill Burr's character and that commander from the Empire. It gave backstory, you understand motives and there was a lot of suspense. A simple scene but much better than all the shooting and explosions we saw before and after.
My hope for the rest of the Kenobi show is pretty limited. Instead of giving us a reason why Obi-Wan has lost his space magic (although he is on a mission to protect their last hope), they just make him look sad. But even that fails. If you want to portray him at his lowest, then humiliate him instead of making him do an underpaid 9 to 5 job with a mean boss (most of the audience does that every day).
I have a feeling that Disney is working on too many shows at the same time without putting enough effort into any of them. That's why the outcome feels rushed like 80s TV. (Un)Fortunately the audience is spoilt by some great shows and they expect the quality they see in The Boys or Breaking Bad. I have a feeling this is not the show they are looking for...
Great shows like "Better Call Saul" or "Fargo" put a lot of effort into making every scene interesting. They dedicate time into character building and scenes and small details.
So the chase scene with Leia in ep.1 might have been a one take that highlights how a 5 year old could outrun a bunch of old warriors (maybe she is small and nimble and knows the area).
Star Wars however banks on nostalgia. They think, because it's young Leia, people will love it, no matter what they do. Unfortunaltely that doesn't work. And young Leia does not have the charm of Grogu (Baby Yoda). She comes across as increasingly annoying, turning petulant in the most inappropriate situation.
The same goes for the villain: If you think of African American female villain from the gutter (They are thinking from the ghetto, but can't say so). You might think of Snoop from the Wire. A brilliant character, menacing but not too obvious. Star Wars just puts someone in a black outfit and makes them look angry and we are supposed to feel scared. We don't know why or what problem she has with Kenobi. Show us a backstory in which Obi-Wan accidently destroyed her father's business and so she had to become a criminal to feed the family (or something along those lines). In the Star Wars universe everything operates on the basis of clichees, and so dressing her in black automatically makes her a villain.
To me the best scene from the Mandalorian was the conversation in the mass between Bill Burr's character and that commander from the Empire. It gave backstory, you understand motives and there was a lot of suspense. A simple scene but much better than all the shooting and explosions we saw before and after.
My hope for the rest of the Kenobi show is pretty limited. Instead of giving us a reason why Obi-Wan has lost his space magic (although he is on a mission to protect their last hope), they just make him look sad. But even that fails. If you want to portray him at his lowest, then humiliate him instead of making him do an underpaid 9 to 5 job with a mean boss (most of the audience does that every day).
I have a feeling that Disney is working on too many shows at the same time without putting enough effort into any of them. That's why the outcome feels rushed like 80s TV. (Un)Fortunately the audience is spoilt by some great shows and they expect the quality they see in The Boys or Breaking Bad. I have a feeling this is not the show they are looking for...