Clearly old Ben learned something from his master's demise. He used it against Maul and killed him quickly. Awesome. Just Awesome. Watch Both scenes....,
You could clearly see Maul was extremly weakened from the desert. Besides Maul did the same attack move that caused the death of QGJ. As Kenobi witnessed this, he was smart enough to have a counter move. Thus the battle was over fast. I loved the episode and once again put Ezra in his place Old Ben rocks!
May be only one man in universe who like that scene.
..Rarely found people like the scene.
It the worst death scene ever for all movie IMO
You're very mistake if you think I am the only one who likes this scene. The majority of the fanbase that LIKES the prequels and TCW love this scene. A lot of the OT fans also love. It's just that there are some people, like you for example, who don't actually understand why the fight played out like that, I won't insult you or start screaming at you, telling you to start liking it. Nope I just wrote a post about what exactly happened. If you still dislike it and expect Obi-Wan jumping around like he's a 20 years old, then there's nothing I can change about your opinion.
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I thought it was a great episode but it wasnt perfect. Even though it would distract from the main story, i wish this had been a multi-episode arc. The way it was aired seemed rushed (the episode, not the duel) and it was obvious how much was left on the cutting room floor.
For reference, i abhor the prequels and love (parts of) the Clone Wars
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That was the most lackluster duel ever. And it was perfect, At least in my opinion.
I think the addition of a skill, titled "Oh hell no" would be somewhat appropriate...
ie. At start of battle designate one character to be under Old Ben's Personal Protection. Anytime that character would take damage, the attack/damage would be immediately redirected to Old Ben.
I thought it was a great episode but it wasnt perfect. Even though it would distract from the main story, i wish this had been a multi-episode arc. The way it was aired seemed rushed (the episode, not the duel) and it was obvious how much was left on the cutting room floor.
For reference, i abhor the prequels and love (parts of) the Clone Wars
I feel the choreography of the fight was perfect, and I agree with the rest of your assessment. Distracting from the main story was never a problem in Clone Wars; I mean, it was a huge problem in that they did it all the time.
Maybe they could have at least made this a two-part episode (I thought it was going to be from the build-up).
Still, I think it was satisfying. I really didn't like Maul as a character at all (though his design was cool) except for how he was used in Rebels. The choice to have both a former Sith and a Jedi both fighting to bring balance to the force was insightful and probably one of the coolest stories they could have told in this time period.
I think it was all the allusions to their first duel that made it so perfect for me. From switching from Soresu opening stance to the Atauru opening stance was a beautiful homage. Maul switched to the same form that he used to defeat Qui-Gon Jinn, even using the same attack pattern. It almost seemed like Ben used a bit of Djem So to use the strength of Maul's attack in his counter, which was his Padawan's form, though technically Soresu does allow counters when an opening presents. The duel really elicited many thoughts about all that went on before.
As Ben and Maul would have been in their mid to 50s, they would easily have had the ability to have a intense duel, though the simplicity of it fit Ben's stance in the force, peaceful and balanced. Protracting the fight would have given Maul's passion too much power and significance, which would have negated or made impossible the "gentle" death.
That being said, I can certainly understand your point Dhoey. There was the initial disappointment it was so short, but then I watched it again and started thinking.
I think it was all the allusions to their first duel that made it so perfect for me. From switching from Soresu opening stance to the Atauru opening stance was a beautiful homage. Maul switched to the same form that he used to defeat Qui-Gon Jinn, even using the same attack pattern. It almost seemed like Ben used a bit of Djem So to use the strength of Maul's attack in his counter, which was his Padawan's form, though technically Soresu does allow counters when an opening presents. The duel really elicited many thoughts about all that went on before.
As Ben and Maul would have been in their mid to 50s, they would easily have had the ability to have a intense duel, though the simplicity of it fit Ben's stance in the force, peaceful and balanced. Protracting the fight would have given Maul's passion too much power and significance, which would have negated or made impossible the "gentle" death.
That being said, I can certainly understand your point Dhoey. There was the initial disappointment it was so short, but then I watched it again and started thinking.
Yes.
I was vocally nerding out over the stance change as it happened. Then the fight was over. I immediately wanted to watch it again.
Rebels made maul look like a huge loser. Can't even beat Erza and gets killed by obi in 2 seconds. Smh Disney.
Compared to Old Ben who beat Anakin in his prime Maul is a punk. Old Ben's Soresu was the strongest defence arguably of all time, in fact the only reason Vader got him was because he gave up and sacrificed himself. He would have beat Vader eventually had it just been the two of them
Rebels made maul look like a huge loser. Can't even beat Erza and gets killed by obi in 2 seconds. Smh Disney.
Compared to Old Ben who beat Anakin in his prime Maul is a punk. Old Ben's Soresu was the strongest defence arguably of all time, in fact the only reason Vader got him was because he gave up and sacrificed himself. He would have beat Vader eventually had it just been the two of them
Ya he just decided to get KO'd by dooku twice,BTW neone else survive kos in lightsaber battle? Pretty sure theyd b killed. If good old Ben wasn't there in first star wars he'd never have survived dooku or even maul
Rebels made maul look like a huge loser. Can't even beat Erza and gets killed by obi in 2 seconds. Smh Disney.
Compared to Old Ben who beat Anakin in his prime Maul is a punk. Old Ben's Soresu was the strongest defence arguably of all time, in fact the only reason Vader got him was because he gave up and sacrificed himself. He would have beat Vader eventually had it just been the two of them
Ya he just decided to get KO'd by dooku twice,BTW neone else survive kos in lightsaber battle? Pretty sure theyd b killed. If good old Ben wasn't there in first star wars he'd never have survived dooku or even maul
Please re-read your comment and make the grammar and spelling correct enough to make sense of it.
I've watched Old Ben kill Maul for like four times now. That was dope! But the scene was short and Maul fell kinda easy.
Maul gives Ahsoka a hard time -> Ahsoka takes half of Vodar's face off -> Vodar strikes OB down like a rag doll.
I've never really understood the logic behind these lighsaber duels. All I can think is Vodar is ****, Snips is quite good and Old Ben is actually awesome. Maul is somewhere in the middle.
Its called fighting techniques, my friend. Just like how Obi-Wan was able to defeat Anikan in ROTS, he took a defensive approach to counteract Anikan's aggressive style.
I am more powerful than the Chancellor- Anikan Skywalker and Tman
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For reference, i abhor the prequels and love (parts of) the Clone Wars
That was the most lackluster duel ever. And it was perfect, At least in my opinion.
I think the addition of a skill, titled "Oh hell no" would be somewhat appropriate...
ie. At start of battle designate one character to be under Old Ben's Personal Protection. Anytime that character would take damage, the attack/damage would be immediately redirected to Old Ben.
I feel the choreography of the fight was perfect, and I agree with the rest of your assessment. Distracting from the main story was never a problem in Clone Wars; I mean, it was a huge problem in that they did it all the time.
Maybe they could have at least made this a two-part episode (I thought it was going to be from the build-up).
Still, I think it was satisfying. I really didn't like Maul as a character at all (though his design was cool) except for how he was used in Rebels. The choice to have both a former Sith and a Jedi both fighting to bring balance to the force was insightful and probably one of the coolest stories they could have told in this time period.
As Ben and Maul would have been in their mid to 50s, they would easily have had the ability to have a intense duel, though the simplicity of it fit Ben's stance in the force, peaceful and balanced. Protracting the fight would have given Maul's passion too much power and significance, which would have negated or made impossible the "gentle" death.
That being said, I can certainly understand your point Dhoey. There was the initial disappointment it was so short, but then I watched it again and started thinking.
Yes.
I was vocally nerding out over the stance change as it happened. Then the fight was over. I immediately wanted to watch it again.
Compared to Old Ben who beat Anakin in his prime Maul is a punk. Old Ben's Soresu was the strongest defence arguably of all time, in fact the only reason Vader got him was because he gave up and sacrificed himself. He would have beat Vader eventually had it just been the two of them
Even theorizing this makes the person extremely, extremely poop in the head.
Ya he just decided to get KO'd by dooku twice,BTW neone else survive kos in lightsaber battle? Pretty sure theyd b killed. If good old Ben wasn't there in first star wars he'd never have survived dooku or even maul
Please re-read your comment and make the grammar and spelling correct enough to make sense of it.
Its called fighting techniques, my friend. Just like how Obi-Wan was able to defeat Anikan in ROTS, he took a defensive approach to counteract Anikan's aggressive style.