Christensen isn’t a bad actor (he was great working with Hank Azaria in Shattered Glass). Nobody could have saved that direction and dialogue.
I think the dialogue and direction perfectly captured a shut-in teenage monk trying to flirt with the most attractive woman in the galaxy.
I can’t say enough nice things about Hayden’s return to the role. He nailed it. It’s a big performance, he and Rosario have exactly the right chemistry - old trust, new mistrust and a tension between. Those scenes are fantastic, and they strengthen the redemption tale aspect of the overall Skywalker Saga by their addition.
What is he in? This isn’t about the Kenobi series is it?
He has cameos in Ahsoka and Kenobi.
Yeah, not the same look.
But I’ll let you have intensity.