3/26/2023 0 Comments I was hoping for kenobi![]() The 10-year-old Luke of Obi-Wan Kenobi is a long way away from delivering a version of that line-though he does double down on declaring, “I’m not afraid”-but he (almost) mutely flits through the finale long enough to trigger an obligatory third invocation of Kenobi’s catchphrase. (He also repeats that he must face that friend alone.) Many parries, rolls, and slashes later, Obi-Wan bids goodbye to his ex-apprentice with the words, “Then my friend is truly dead,” echoing another hero who will one day try to redeem Darth Vader. “Then you will die,” Vader answers, again, as he readies himself to fight a former friend, again. “I will do what I must,” Obi-Wan says, again, as he prepares to duel Darth Vader, again. This comment makes no sense now, given the Kenobi series, unless something happens between Vader and Obi-Wan in the Kenobi finale to put Obi-Wan in the teacher position again.In the season finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi-and possibly the series finale, though let’s not kid ourselves-characters from old trilogies take turns quoting Star Wars at each other. In A New Hope, when Vader and Obi-Wan begin their final battle, Vader comments that at his last meeting with Obi-Wan, he (Vader) was still the apprentice. Will Obi-Wan Kenobi triumph in a showdown with Vader? (Not just win, but triumph?) I’m curious to see if/how the Powers That Be of Kenobi addresses that. The honest answer is that A New Hope was made many years before Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the stories are shifting. After their adventure together, she does not need to remind Obi-Wan who she is or who Bail is. The message the adult Leia ( Carrie Fisher ) embeds for Obi-Wan ( Alec Guinness ) in R2-D2 that sets off the events of A New Hope doesn’t make much sense now, given Leia and Obi-Wan’s interaction in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Do Obi-Wan and Leia (or Obi-Wan and Bail) concoct some code for future communications? ![]() These last two might admittedly be a little nitpicky. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn and Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace I predict that Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s finale episode will make that obvious, but we’ll see. I think the Kenobi series is likely the bridge between the traumatized, depressed Obi-Wan we saw at the series’ beginning and the wise desert master Ezra found. RELATED: 10 Star Wars Characters Who Need a Novel of Their Own With Ezra, Obi-Wan radiated wisdom and calm, and his facility with the Force was such that he easily defeated Maul ( Sam Witwer ). The Obi-Wan ( Stephen Stanton ) whom Ezra Bridger (Taylor Gray) encounters in Star Wars: Rebels is very different from the timid, meek, fearful Obi-Wan we saw at the beginning of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is the Obi-Wan Kenobi series ultimately a bridge? We already know Obi-Wan will choose to remain on Tatooine, near Luke, but the way he lives must change. Most pivotally, there is Obi-Wan’s step-by-step journey back to the Force. ![]() There was the powerful example of Tala ( Indira Varma ), who tried to right her wrongs. There was the evidence, scratched right into the wall of the safehouse, that other Jedi (Quinlan Vos, for one) still worked for good, despite the fall of the Order and the Inquisitor danger. There was the discovery of all the dead Jedi in those tanks under the prison where Leia was, at least a few of whom Obi-Wan knew personally. He had to know Reva wasn’t a match for his former apprentice. Still, he essentially did just that when he left her to fight Vader alone while saving Leia and the people on the transport. I don’t think Obi-Wan intended to abandon her heartlessly to Vader ( Hayden Christensen ). RELATED: 5 Characters From Star Wars: Rebels We Want To See in Live Action Now that we better understand what genuinely drives her, her character has deepened for me. However, even before the reveal of her backstory in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode five, Reva was clever and creative enough to be compelling. Except for the Grand Inquisitor ( Rupert Friend ), whose story arc in Star Wars: Rebels added some dimension to his persona, the Inquisitors have been flatter characters as a group. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the character of Reva. I want the answer to this question to be yes. ![]() I have a few questions I’m hoping will be answered there. Well, at least there’s still the finale episode to come. My only real complaint is we’ve already reached the end of the series run. New characters like Reva ( Moses Ingram) are worthy additions to the Star Wars landscape. Little Leia ( Vivian Lyra Blair) is a funny, completely believable, younger version of the princess we all know and love. There’s only one Obi-Wan Kenobi episode left to air on Disney Plus! After months of anticipating the arrival of this series, fearing that I was setting myself up for disappointment, I can honestly say the show has been everything I hoped it would be.Įwan McGregor is perfect as a traumatized Obi-Wan, slowly rediscovering himself. **WARNING: Spoilers ahead for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series!** ![]()
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