TV today

Today is the 6th Obi-Wan Kenobi episode. The last Kenobi Wednesday. It's been glorious to have something to look forward to. 

My big question is if Kenobi can guess that guess that Reva is going after Darth Vader, then why can't Darth Vader figure it out? Why didn't Vader kill Kenobi when he had a chance? A lot of people go on social media and complain about people complaining. I feel like I have to watch the show a few more times to have more deep thoughts. 

I get it that storytelling isn't reality and you're always going to have plot weaknesses. Why did Cordelia just not placate her father to get her inheritance? Why does Macbeth keep killing and getting worse and worse? What doesn't Hamlet just kill his uncle?

I hope I'm not seen as a hater, I do like the show, just asking questions. Like in the movie Hustle with Adam Sandler on Netflix, why didn't the Spanish player play in the Spanish league if he was so good, it would pay more than construction.

Umbrella Academy dropped another whole season, 10 episodes. The second season wasn't so great, and I'm realizing that I don't like time travel and alternate universes, but they got me on the first season. I'm curious to see how they handle Page's transition or if they do.

The final element of excitement for me today watching TV on my laptop today is NYCFC versus Red Bulls in the quarterfinal of the Open Cup at 8pm. The Red Bulls have won twice as many derby faceoffs over all competitions, but this is going to be a major battle between two very good teams in a high stakes game. The winner would need 2 more wins to hoist a trophy and that's what it's all about. NYCFC is the new upstart team, only 7 years old, but they have won the MLS Cup, which has eluded the Red Bulls over it's 26 years of existence. They field good competitive teams that have good fundamentals but their biggest claim to fame is the Supporters' Shield, which is a pretty good claim to fame. The Hudson Derby may be a marketing concoction, but the truth is that they always are intense games, and the level of smack talk goes to high levels. My cousins are big fans of Red Bulls, and I'm going to have to talk some smack to them before the game, and then depending on the results, after the game. 

I need an escape. I've just learned that New Mexico almost didn't certify the election, Trump almost succeeded there in his cheating mendacious ways. And in Maine, the Supreme Court ruled that state funds could go to religious schools. I feel like our brittle democracy isn't doing so well, the ideals I thought were American seem to be eroding. Maybe this country needs to devolve for a while, but I don't like it. 

My own personality and life is quite impaired and suspect. How far can you escape from your own life? To be sure escapism is part of the problem, focusing more on solving real problems instead of escaping into entertainment is part of the problem. I'm going to give myself a day though, because it's rare to get this many good thing to watch. Tomorrow is another day.

Haja Estree is a fake Jedi in the Kenobi series. Our society promotes fakeness. Our society promotes alienation from our true self, encourages the Sith path. People who get into a dark groove feel justified. Minimize the hurt they can do you and don't underestimate their energy and resolve, but see people clearly, read their actions. It can all be feint and fakes, but actions speak louder than words.