When I first saw the leak of the set plus the box art, it didn't even cross my mind that it was real. It just looks so empty, bland and amateur.

Definitely NOT worth the price. I mean come on it’s literally some gravel, mining equipment, and a few minifigures.

I don't know if it's just me but that looks like a whole lot of 'not that much'.

Yellow dude looks cool. (haven't watch the series yet - waiting for it to finish so I can binge-watch in one sitting).

This scene was laughable when it should have been epic.

Well that's... Boring. Easy pass.

Well I have built the stand, now for book 2…..oh….

Hahahahahah this is a grey slab! This set could have been a roadplate!

@ratical30 said:
"This scene was laughable when it should have been epic."

Obi-Wan and Vader meeting between Episodes III and IV cheapens both. But they've gotta include those tasty memberberries.

Legit looks like something I would have made if I was 8 years old. Incredibly bland and empty.

Who is this $50 set for?
SW AWOLs aren't going to care about the tepid play features.
And kids aren't going to be enthused by a barren, grey wasteland with some minifigures.

I think this is gonna go up there with that incomplete AT-ST set as one of the worst LSW sets.

Nice set. At $50, it makes the $90 they’re asking for the Iron Man Armory seem a bit more reasonable.

Honestly it blew me away how this was able to come from LEGO. How did this ever get approved? So many talented designers and then...this.. lol

This set reminded me of that Rogue one set 75171 , but comparatively that's a masterpiece.

@ratical30 said:
"This scene was laughable when it should have been epic."

You do realize that it's not their big duel of the show, yes?

@DabbingVidiyoRobot said:
"Hahahahahah this is a grey slab! This set could have been a roadplate! "

It looks like there's 6x6 round plates built in to allow Obi-Wan and Darth Vader to duel - there may be some clever technic mechanism to help this work?

That set is as weak as the show has been so far...

I understand the price increase due to inflation, but that doesn't excuse a boring, uninspired build.

Should have been 30 dollars and done in the style of 75269, we don't need a build this detailed for a scene like this.

I feel this set is good, the features are fun and don’t stick out so it makes a good display piece too! The fact they included the clear parts to hold up Obi-Wan is awesome too. Love Ned and Arm Print Vader, only other thing I could ask for is dual molded hat hair for Tala given the price

Still trying to find the 400 pieces in this.

I loved the scene, but this is meh at best. Kind of sad that they didn’t wait until the BIG fight that should be happening in a week or two. But it is cool to get a NED-B minifig. I wasn’t expecting that!

The minifigures look great, but it appears as if the base has been built up in an attempt to somehow justify the price tag. (Hint: It doesn't.)

And since some commenters are using this as an excuse to give their opinions on the series itself - as someone who thought the Sequel Trilogy was a disaster, I'm actually surprised to find myself really enjoying it.

Looks like a moderately cheaper way to get a full print Darth Vader. Interesting that Ned-B is made similar to how Chewbacca is made with a unique mold.

Well done, LEGO, well done! This set *perfectly* summarizes the forgettable turds Lucasfilm is squeezing out lately. I first thought this was a troll on Instagram. A new low - congrats!

This is a mini figures pack for $12.5 per figure, with random parts as a GwP.

It's nice enough, but at the price I think it should've specialized as either a play set or a display set. I mean, when your setting is a flat chunk of land, why would you not keep that super simple to make it more accessible?

The minifigs are good, but I wouldn't call it a set. It is a pile of grey bricks.

I’ve been quite a bit disappointed with the Star Wars line lately in terms of value for my money… this glorified baseplate doesn’t help change my opinion…

0.1225 per brick... no thanks.

I love NED-B, shame it's in a disappointing set (and a disappointing show).

I’d like to know what went into the development of this… was it rushed? It’s just kinda disappointing for LEGO to make something like this :(

Yuk! What’s that box? It looks so horrible! The set is… fine, really. It’s definitely one of the better-looking ‘duel’ sets, but yes I agree that there’s way too much grey slab there. Details look nice but much too simple and I HATE how the fire is ‘built’. Come on, that just looks super lazy.

However, if this was a MOC I’d probably praise it if I’m honest. So I do like the model, it’s just not a great LEGO product. Mostly cause of its price. €40 would be alright for this, for €30 I’d expect it to be smaller but also way more attractive.

50 DOLLARS FOR A RAISED BASEPLATE. IF THEY USED THE +18 BLACK BOX THIS WOULD BE $200 FOR SURE. AND PEOPLE WOULD GLADLY PAY FOR IT AND SAY IT WAS DUE TO INFLATION.

People used to criticize 7257 for its light-up minifigures... at least it looked (and still is a little) impressive. It is a masterpiece compared to this.

The three levels of SW sets as of now:

- Chockingly big sets that cost the GDP of a small african nation
- Mid-sized sets that look surprisingly small irl
- Small sets that cost more than you would have paid for a mid-size set a couple of years ago

Good times.

Do those that criticize the sets still buy them? I certainly won't be buying this set, and have been pretty avid about emailing LEGO to voice my displeasure with many of their current practices.

However, I assume those don't go very far. But what DOES go far is buying power. If consumers choose not to buy them, perhaps they will realize this isn't what sells. Maybe I am being too naive. But if we keep buying lame sets just because, that sends the wrong message as well.

Just some thoughts.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Wake me up when an interesting SW set comes along

Don't know what people complain about. The show is better than Book of Boba Fett and any of the sequel-movies. People complaining about the Leia chase or the duel have not seen the OT for years I guess. Do they remember the Ewoks? Teddybears winning over the Empire? That said, I don't like the blandness of the set. I like the worker droid. But I am undecided if I will pay 40 Euros for it (since I know I will not pay full price).

I can't help but feel sorry for all the LSW fans who MuSt BuY this and other overpriced sets. I would venture a guess that star wars is the least dissembled/rebuilt/parts-used-for-creative-building of all the themes...in other words, the farthest from the original and potential purpose of Lego.

This is not the price your are charging for this set.

@Brainslugged said:
"When I first saw the leak of the set plus the box art, it didn't even cross my mind that it was real. It just looks so empty, bland and amateur."

Then it's perfect, because it mirrors the show.

A bland landscape with $40 of lego for $50

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

When I saw this on Lego's socials I assumed it was intended as a bad MOC. Quite incredible this is a real set, with a crazy price tag.

UUUUUUUUUUUU GUYS WE GOT A EXCLUSIVE FULLY PRINTED SUPER MOLDED FIGURE OF A DROID GUY THOUGHHHHH!!!!! WHO CARES IF THE SET IS WORTHLESS IT HAS COOOL MINIFIGURES!!!!!

How does this have as many pieces as a Tie Fighter? ( 9492 ) Is there just a bag of 200 trans-orange cheese wedges?

All Bass, No Treble

Oof. $50 for this?

This is literally just a bunch of grey bricks on a flat surface. There are no walls, no high ground, no set pieces, it's just a flat platform. How does a set of Vader vs Obi-Wan look so... boring? And that price is just insulting. The droid and the officer minifigure feel like they were just thrown in to try and maybe sell people on the price. More minifigures means more value, right?

Vader vs Kenobi should've been a $20 set. It's a duel between a hero and a villain. Think something like the Duel on Mandalore or Duel on Mustafar sets (I don't remember the specific set names). Those were excellent display/play pieces at a pretty generous price point! You get one hero, one villain, and just enough of a location to be interesting.

This is a boring set with an outright insulting price.

This set is for all those people who are willing to pay for minifigs. If Lego learned this behavior, it's becasue people have taught it to them. 4 minifigs plus a pile of grey studs -is- worth $50, because people will pay it. That said, it does have some play features, so I wouldn't say they made no effort.

Lo, the curse of being too boring for collectors and too expensive for children

Theory: under the gray plates and bricks are 384 1x1 bricks. That’s where the piece count comes from!

Very weird set. Obviously a playset, but it isn’t really attractive for the eye.

I bet you can also make a space ship out of those bricks with all those wing pieces, so no harm done with this set for kids i guess.

As far as the tv series go, loving it. (Especially Freck the snitch)

Oeh, this set is a serious contender to knock 75201 from some lackluster lists!

oh that’s the worst Lego set I’ve ever seen by a mile

I know it's 8+, but even 8 year olds would think this set is a joke

This garbage makes the headless AT-ST 75201 finally look good.

Just checked, the price in Canada is $65 before tax. This is actually good. While some AFOLs will find a way to justify any asking price for a set they "must own", parents will not. This will not sell for $65. Lego's greed will back fire. Even SW fans have their limits. The more expensive Lego will get, the more non XFOLs will just... not buy it. There is Playmobil, Megablocks, Hot wheels, Knax and lots of other options, some from China, for those that are not hard core into Lego.

What I wonder most is why this isn't part of the diorama collection. That way they could have easily made it even more expensive...

I'm clearly not the target audience of this set....but is there even one for a set like this?

This set looks almost as bad as the duel itself.

This set must be one of the worst l have ever seen

@leetshoe said:
"This set must be one of the worst l have ever seen"

That depends on what makes a set bad I suppose. It’s bland, yes, but there are worse sets that Lego has produced. The price is what really hurts this set.

They should have just sold the minifigures as a battle pack with a squirrel.

I'm not sure what became of LEGO's experiment with releasing sets in multiple color schemes, but they could release tan and white versions of this set to have Darth Vader and Obi-Wan fighting on Tatooine and Hoth.

This set is just weirdly flat. Are fans being punished for complaining about the height of the loop coaster?

The responses in this thread have been gold.

This set looks like a practical joke.

@dedmonds87 said:
"Do those that criticize the sets still buy them? I certainly won't be buying this set, and have been pretty avid about emailing LEGO to voice my displeasure with many of their current practices.

However, I assume those don't go very far. But what DOES go far is buying power. If consumers choose not to buy them, perhaps they will realize this isn't what sells. Maybe I am being too naive. But if we keep buying lame sets just because, that sends the wrong message as well.

Just some thoughts. "

Can't speak for everyone, but I rarely buy recent sets anymore. I always wait a couple of years for the aftermarket, sets sold from households that are growing out of sets and the like. But even that is not much. This year I've almost entirely bought sets from before 2010.

Sets like these I barely even look at after they are revealed. That happens sooo many times. Yet I can't stop looking every time they top their smaller and smaller price-to-model ratio (not ppp, which is often based on many 1x1 parts)

@shirhac said:
"Don't know what people complain about. The show is better than Book of Boba Fett and any of the sequel-movies. People complaining about the Leia chase or the duel have not seen the OT for years I guess. Do they remember the Ewoks? Teddybears winning over the Empire? That said, I don't like the blandness of the set. I like the worker droid. But I am undecided if I will pay 40 Euros for it (since I know I will not pay full price)."

I agree that nostalgia wins out time and time again. Go back and watch the prequels or even the OT . . . the dialog and acting are cringe worthy to a degree that most forget. And I LOVE Star Wars . . . even the stuff that's pure CRINGE . . . but let's not forget how bad even the OT was at time. I like the new shows, even though they aren't perfect, we are getting some amazing Star Wars content!

@matrox2001 said:
"Well I have built the stand, now for book 2…..oh….". This was seriously perfect! :)

LEGO's wonderful box art was part of what made is special compared to other brands. Now that seems to be fading to black...

I'm loving the show and liked this scene...but this set is terrible. All I really want is the yellow droid. I don't care about the dueling base or the "fire". This is NOT "swooshable" and would have no place in my collection. Even at 75% off, I'd have to think about it.

I love it!…it saves me money to spend on better sets.

@Brainslugged said:
"It just looks so empty, bland and amateur."

So it’s an accurate representation of the show then haha

@elangab said:
"Just checked, the price in Canada is $65 before tax. This is actually good. While some AFOLs will find a way to justify any asking price for a set they "must own", parents will not. This will not sell for $65. Lego's greed will back fire. Even SW fans have their limits. The more expensive Lego will get, the more non XFOLs will just... not buy it. There is Playmobil, Megablocks, Hot wheels, Knax and lots of other options, some from China, for those that are not hard core into Lego."

I too, am looking for the day that this non-sense will eventually hit a wall. Unfortunately, there are a few problems with that. Namely, the House of Brick and the new Campus. Those are fixed costs - you cannot easily get rid of them - so they will keep them and will have to continue spending money for them. This brings us to the stuff that they can get rid off: people. Remember a few years back, the profits were decent (a bit above a billion but lower than the year before) yet, 2000 persons lost their job. Most likely all these people got their job back but that's a lot of stress and when comes the time that Lego fans say enough is enough, you will see a lot of job losses before they even consider reducing their prices.

@HOBBES said:
"Again, as I have mentioned in a prior post, I have not seen the show yet (waiting at the end for binge-watch).

Many people have mentioned the show is not very good. I am wondering what were they expecting?

The whole premise of the show is: a Jedi guy(one of the few remaining) goes to a sh!tty planet to babysit (in secret) a boy for 18 years. During that time, he has to evade people looking for him. (Would be cool if he crosses Cassian Andor at some point).

I am actually surprised they decided to do that show (the only good reason is to bring the inquisitor - in that case they should have done a show on the inquisitor and in passing we could have seen Obi wan).

It cannot be worst than the book of Bobba Fett (I hope); the first 2 episodes were fine but then nothing happened. Bobba should have had vengeance against somebody on every single episode. Fennec Shand was apparently one of the greatest killer of the Galaxy - her role has been completely wasted (same happened to Captain Phasma). I believe there were a few episodes where we did not see either Bobba Fett or Fennec Shand.

I guess, I'm also not as demanding as the hardcore fans: there are only a few small parts of the prequels I didn't like and as for the sequels, I did not like movie 8 at all (Leia Poppins and gravity bombs in space!) but the others were ok. I liked the Mandalorian, hopefully I will like Obi-wan and the upcoming Ahsoka."

Personally I think the show is great. Its just proving the adage that "nobody hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans" unfortunately. It doesn't help either that there is a Star Wars-hate complex, that has popped up on YouTube to monetize bashing Star Wars, and now that the sequels are over the hate mongers need to bash whatever else is new. They're mad Kenobi is a broken man struggling with PTSD, and not a badass video game character that crushes people's throats and lives out a male fantasy daily. They will be bashing Ms. Marvel by the end of the day, Thor Love and Thunder in a couple weeks, then Andor and Bad Batch Season 2... its their path, its their way to make money, shill their political opinions; and get mindless fans to follow them while they laugh to the bank. A rotten lot the bunch of them.

With that said... this set sucks still. I love the show, love the scene its based on... but this set is uninspired and Lego should do better.

@ratical30 said:
"This scene was laughable when it should have been epic."

It was epic. It was exactly what it needed to be. I don’t know how you expected him to face of against Vader...after fighting his Padawan, best friend & brother...and thinking for a decade that he killed him only to learn that he’s alive & then come face to face with him shortly after. Did you really expect EpIII level duel?

Easy pass.

@Vindicare said:
" @ratical30 said:
"This scene was laughable when it should have been epic."

It was epic. It was exactly what it needed to be. I don’t know how you expected him to face of against Vader...after fighting his Padawan, best friend & brother...and thinking for a decade that he killed him only to learn that he’s alive & then come face to face with him shortly after. Did you really expect EpIII level duel?"

We did not expect Vader & his Minions to stand around, waiting for Kenobi to be picked up and dragged away. That's what made it a definite low point of the first four episodes.

...so where's the rest of the set?

@ratical30 said:
"This scene was laughable when it should have been epic."

Disagree, thoroughly enjoyed the scene and absolutely loving the show. Quite bored really by the predictable superior haters that always accompany anything SW.

However, this set not such (mini figures are cool) but there is a distinct lack of scene, or anything for that matter, in this set.

I am actually a big fan of this set. As far as the Minifigure selection, this is a relatively inexpensive way to get Vader, (even though I will admit the set is overpriced) and comes with the fantastic Ned-B figure, plus a new design for Obi-Wan and a mediocre figure of a new character.

As far as the build goes, I will admit it could have been better, but it is reasonably accurate. I think tan might've been more accurate to the show for the ground, but it was pretty dark in the scene and hard to tell what exactly the environment was like.

Not only that, but it perfectly recreates the scene with (SPOILERS) Obi-Wan in mid-air about to get burned by Darth Vader, but the other lady shooting to put a barrier between Obi-Wan and Vader, and Ned-B coming to get him.

Everyone is saying that this should have been 20 or 25 bucks, but I think it would be great at 40. I won't be getting it simply because I am trying to buy less LEGO and only get sets that really stand out to me. But I do think people are not cutting it enough slack.

@By RadioAllergy
"That set is as weak as the show has been so far..."

that means the set must be pretty dang good

@Montyh7 said:
" @ratical30 said:
"This scene was laughable when it should have been epic."

Disagree, thoroughly enjoyed the scene and absolutely loving the show. Quite bored really by the predictable superior haters that always accompany anything SW.

However, this set not such (mini figures are cool) but there is a distinct lack of scene, or anything for that matter, in this set. "

That’s fair. I’m quite bored of Disney destroying everything they touch.

Way to destroy that dramatic moment in the OT's, Star Wars...
"I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.”
Clearly if you saw this episode of Obi Wan, Vader was in no way shape or form...a learner. LOL.
Oh boy.
There were so many ways to write Vader in this and NOT meet with Obi Wan. It lessens the OT's dramatic scenes. Just silly.

@BondyBricks said:
"I am actually a big fan of this set. As far as the Minifigure selection, this is a relatively inexpensive way to get Vader, (even though I will admit the set is overpriced) and comes with the fantastic Ned-B figure, plus a new design for Obi-Wan and a mediocre figure of a new character.

As far as the build goes, I will admit it could have been better, but it is reasonably accurate. I think tan might've been more accurate to the show for the ground, but it was pretty dark in the scene and hard to tell what exactly the environment was like.

Not only that, but it perfectly recreates the scene with (SPOILERS) Obi-Wan in mid-air about to get burned by Darth Vader, but the other lady shooting to put a barrier between Obi-Wan and Vader, and Ned-B coming to get him.

Everyone is saying that this should have been 20 or 25 bucks, but I think it would be great at 40. I won't be getting it simply because I am trying to buy less LEGO and only get sets that really stand out to me. But I do think people are not cutting it enough slack."

This costs 10$ more than 75300 20$ more than 75324 and the is same price as 75322, 75301, 75312. If you don't want to compare prices then fine, but for a set that has 408 pieces, a lot better is expected.

I love how they didn't give their own opinion on the set because they knew the comments would tear it to shreds.

Probably one of the most negative comment section I have seen in a while. But not surprised. $50 for 400 pieces is already not that great. But then the boring looking adds salt to the wound. But then the set itself doesn't even look like there are 400 pieces. Looks like 200 something at first glance. Could have just completely skip the build and just have the minifigs themselves for something like $15.

What a generic, bland looking set. I am surprised this made it through the approval process.

I’ll bet it looks like an exploded unicorn under all the grey.

I'll be watching the "Number Who Own This Set" stat very closely upon release. See if people put their money where their mouth (or keystrokes) is and actually avoid buying this set or capitulate. I get the feeling even with all the complaining (which, don't get me wrong, I think is justified here), people are still just buying anything LEGO makes with the "Star Wars" logo slapped on it. As a Star Wars fan before LEGO got involved, it was painfully obvious that Star Wars fanatics are those kinds of consumers. Maybe that has changed somewhat, but I doubt it.

This set is getting just a little more flak than it deserves.
The price is unarguably more than the set is actually worth, but the same can be said for most LEGO Star Wars sets nowadays.
I actually really appreciate all the play features included, like the duelling turntables (a feature I enjoyed from 75236 Duel on Starkiller Base), floor splitting to reveal flames, and the falling cart.
The minifigures are honestly pretty great, and Vader having arm printing is what everyone wanted at an affordable price.
Plus, all the blank space is pretty accurate to the referenced scene (although something like a crane would be a nice focal point, but I think the designers wanted the minifigures to take point)
I think a lot of people forget that a lot of MOCs, like Star Wars ones, are also just a ton of blank space with minifigures.
I really like the outline of the jagged rock base, but not a fan of how smooth the edges look. They look more like refined stone than actual dirt and rock.
I might pick it up, but definitely following a discount. If it sells out before then, oh well.

@Lego_Lord_Mayorca said:
"I'll be watching the "Number Who Own This Set" stat very closely upon release. See if people put their money where their mouth (or keystrokes) is and actually avoid buying this set or capitulate. I get the feeling even with all the complaining (which, don't get me wrong, I think is justified here), people are still just buying anything LEGO makes with the "Star Wars" logo slapped on it. As a Star Wars fan before LEGO got involved, it was painfully obvious that Star Wars fanatics are those kinds of consumers. Maybe that has changed somewhat, but I doubt it."

You have to remember that the current Lego business model is premised on getting SW fanatic AFOLs (which includes myself) to spend regardless. To that end, they create a combination of false scarcity (sets and GWPs) and puchase incentives (GWPs and double points) to drive sales. That is why you see sets, like the dioramas, sell. Lego provides enough FOMO incentive (positive and negative) to overcome the initial negativity over set value.

There really is no debate that this set is a big, expensive, grey mess. However, such excellent minifigs will eventually drive sales once the proper incentive is provided (threat of price increase, good GWP, nothing else to buy, etc.).

That is why people are so angry. We just laughed at 75201 because there was no reason to buy it. It was just laughably absurd. But, everyone knows we NEED those minifigs. So, eventually, we will have to get this set. It doesn't mean we're hypocrites. It just means that Lego has won.

"Evil always triumphs over good... because good is dumb [substitute 'loves cool minifigs']." - Dark Helmet

This set appears to be an incredible bargain. I don’t think it will start selling until it goes on clearance for $10.

But in all seriousness, I don’t know what is more disappointing, this set or the scene it is depicting. You got to hand it to Lego, they did a wonderful job capturing the overall feeling of this scene. It’s so accurately horrible I want to cry. (Aside from this scene I have enjoyed the series so far)

@StyleCounselor said:
" @Lego_Lord_Mayorca said:

You have to remember that the current Lego business model is premised on getting SW fanatic AFOLs (which includes myself) to spend regardless. To that end, they create a combination of false scarcity (sets and GWPs) and puchase incentives (GWPs and double points) to drive sales. That is why you see sets, like the dioramas, sell. Lego provides enough FOMO incentive (positive and negative) to overcome the initial negativity over set value.

There really is no debate that this set is a big, expensive, grey mess. However, such excellent minifigs will eventually drive sales once the proper incentive is provided (threat of price increase, good GWP, nothing else to buy, etc.).

That is why people are so angry. We just laughed at 75201 because there was no reason to buy it. It was just laughably absurd. But, everyone knows we NEED those minifigs. So, eventually, we will have to get this set. It doesn't mean we're hypocrites. It just means that Lego has won.

"Evil always triumphs over good... because good is dumb [substitute 'loves cool minifigs']." - Dark Helmet

"

I assume this comment was mostly in jest thanks to the Spaceballs quote, but that kind of thinking regarding FOMO, the sense that artificial scarcity is baked into everything, etc. is problematic. If you want the minifigure that badly, there are other alternatives than caving to buy a subpar set, even aside from waiting for a discount. I've bought several Star Wars minifigures from other people without paying exorbitant aftermarket prices. Heck, trading is a possibility, too. And considering how self-referential and mired Star Wars is now in storytelling, you could just wait for a new, better set that has an updated version of that minifigure you want (i.e. the Grand Inquisitor and Fifth Brother come to mind, though they are actually in a cool set).

Considering how additionally corrosive capitalism has become in the age of the Internet, I cannot let any company, even one I actually like and have even worked for like LEGO, have such a stranglehood on my life and interests. I'll add that even I'm not immune to the effects; I think like the dark side, it's a battle we all have to face in our own ways. Hopefully, we win most of the large battles and only lose (or give in) to the little ones, and maintain sanity alongside healthy wallets in the meantime.

As a parent, I'm surprised by the poor selection of 'affordable' STAR WARS sets as seen through the eyes of my 7 year old. I mean most kids including my own want battle packs and cool little vehicles.

In 2021 in the under $50 (CDN) range, the only cool set was the Imperial Armored Marauder. In 2020 there were a couple of decent Prequel sets, and this year is better with prequel and OT battle pack type sets, but overall there isn't that much that's makes for a cool casual gift or something the kid can save up for.

There is no way he's going to like this set or be excited by it. The Clone Fighter Tank on the other hand...he probably wants three. I get that it's not all about 'kids' but it would be nice if LEGO could provide more options in STAR WARS at a more 'affordable' price (and again they are doing better this year and I hope the trend continues)

I guess there's a designer somewhere in Billund who had a very bad night...

Now that looks like a GWP

Darth Vader vs. Joe Dirt?

@Blondie_Wan said:
" @legoDad42 said:
"Way to destroy that dramatic moment in the OT's, Star Wars...
"I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.”
Clearly if you saw this episode of Obi Wan, Vader was in no way shape or form...a learner. LOL.
Oh boy.
There were so many ways to write Vader in this and NOT meet with Obi Wan. It lessens the OT's dramatic scenes. Just silly. "

I’m absolutely certain this scene isn’t meant to be what Vader was talking about in Episode IV. The show isn’t over, and this is pretty clearly not what was described as the rematch of the century. I’m honestly kind of stunned so many fans seem to think that this incredibly one-sided encounter halfway through the series is supposed to be it, and that The Big Fight wouldn’t come later in the series, if not near the very end.

But I will say I’m somewhat mystified at the decision to produce a $50 set from this scene. I think the play features described will help, and it may be that this is one of those things one has to see in action to appreciate and that still images don’t serve it well, but still."

Yeah, media literacy is dead. Part III was the half-time warm up show, and its pretty obvious to anyone reading the room that Part VI is going to be the real showdown. Even then, I thought the fight in Part III was neat for showing Vader being a petulant prick with a horrifying old school movie-monster vibe; certainly didn't feel lacking to me.