"I can feel your hate" the dark side flows with these reviews
I guess I am on the polar opposite of these reviews, I agree that the 1st episode was very slow and uneventful, but they have a big story to set up and given the fact that McGregor Obi-Wan movies are like 17-20 years old, they have to do a lot of exposition to explain the backstory to a much younger audience they are trying to attract.
They had to release 2 episodes, because 1 seemed incomplete. I thought the young actress did an admirable job, I liked her performance. Yes, I agree with posters that she may be a bit over the top a geared to gain a younger audience, but I thought she played her part well.
Loved the cameo's Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Nanjiani as the Jedi imposter. I also liked that they didn't make Obi-Wan OP and he has been away from the force for a long time and will need to build his skill set back up.
I will leave it as they did not come out of the gates running, but I think it will gain it's footing as the story progresses.
Having seen some of the screening for ANDOR and The Bad Batch Season 2, I anticipate some quality SW properties for 2022/23.