So Uncivilised: How Fandom Culture Doomed Obi-Wan Kenobi

Описание: This is the first of two videos I'm making looking back at Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi show and its reception - a show which wasn't perfect, but was effectively dead before it even ended. For various reasons, the fanbase seems to have decided Kenobi sucks a few episodes in - and that's fine, except in retrospect, many of the major reasons... don't make a whole bunch of sense. This video looks at why this is, as well as why Star Wars viewers may have made these premature judgements en masse. Part two, coming, like, next week-ish, will think about these issues while considering the climate of racism operating alongside Kenobi's release, and answer the eternal question: was Reva's writing actually bad?

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:43 Luke, Leia, and narrative determinism
4:30 Reva and thematic imperatives
6:28 Premature criticism and media literacy
9:04 How first impressions sealed its fate
10:20 Rolling judgement, prejudice, and expectation
12:25 Conclusion

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Obi-Wan Kenobi is an American television miniseries created for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and stars Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, reprising his role from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), the series follows Kenobi as he sets out to rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) from the Galactic Empire, leading to a confrontation with his former apprentice, Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen). The Jedi Master contends with the consequences of his greatest defeat -- the downfall and corruption of his one-time friend and apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.