Obi-Wan Kenobi surprised everyone by debuting its first two episodes early last week, but the altered premiere date wasn’t the only thing that shocked fans. In the series’ second episode, Moses Ingram’s ambitious Third Sister impales Rupert Friend’s Grand Inquisitor with her lightsaber and leaves him for dead. This was an unexpected development for many reasons, the greatest of which being the fact Grand Inquisitor was previously shown to be alive much later in the franchise’s timeline. The character was the main antagonist of Star Wars Rebels’ first season, which takes place five years after the events of Kenobi.
Speaking to Vanity Fair about the plot twist, Kenobi’s writer Joby Harold seemed to hint that the leader of the Empire’s Inquisitorious may not be dead after all. He referenced Lucasfilm’s commitment to established canon as evidence:
As you know, we would never break canon. So, that’s all I’ll say. Canon is everything.
Joby Harold
The supposed demise of the Grand Inquisitor has been the topic of much debate in the last week. Rebels has a very dedicated and passionate fanbase, who felt understandably betrayed by the possible decanonization of their favorite Star Wars story. Luckily, it seems those faithful don’t have much to worry about. If Harold’s comments are any indication, Kenobi hasn’t seen the last of the Grand Inquisitor. There have already been quite a few theories on how he may have survived this ordeal, and we’ll likely find out later in the series if at all. Still, it looks like fans don’t have to worry about how it’ll affect canon moving forward.
As the third episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi already arrived in just a few days, we didn’t have to wait too long to see where the journey leads Obi-Wan and Leia, as they find themselves on a new planet and facing some familiar threats. The story still is very much about Kenobi’s internal struggle with the past and having the literal future face him every step of the way. Now that he realizes his biggest mistake is still out there, it may come to haunt him sooner than he might’ve imagined. The question remains: can the series carry the momentum as we now reach the halfway point?
The series continues at a slower pace, as we take our time having our two main leads interact and try their best to stay out of sight. Obi-Wan continues to cry out to his former master, which continues to build up the momentum of Liam Neeson to appear as Qui Gon Jinn. Still, the main focus is the arrival of our duo on a mining system. Kenobi remains untrusting and it ends up forcing them into a situation that could’ve been avoided, but thankfully made for good storytelling. The moment he pretends to be Leia’s father was a nice moment, especially when she realizes that he knew her real mother. It was kind of heartbreaking when she also asked about her father, whose ghost is currently haunting the former Jedi Master.
The strengths of Obi-Wan Kenobi continue to come to the forefront with its writing, as the dialogue scenes and especially the final confrontation of this episode are some of the best the series has to offer. Yet, the action sequences have made rather a curious choice that just doesn’t seem to hold up as well. The show looks great and is visually impressive with how it uses its cinematography to highlight Kenobi’s loneliness through the environment.
Yet, as soon as action sequences take over it becomes this shaky, uncoordinated experience. They aren’t bad sequences, it just takes you out of the experience and it feels like the camera movement is reflective of Kenobi’s inner turmoil. The once elegant and prideful Jedi Master barely even wields his lightsaber, generally even tries to avoid using it at all cost. It may be a more thematic choice that could become relevant later on once he and the camera steady at some point. However, I have to highlight the poor Stormtrooper that fell on top of the laser gate and getting split in two was quite the fatality in this otherwise somber series. Also, they really didn’t need to reactive the fence, could’ve just walked around it.
Moses Ingram continues to give an energetic performance with Reva that is only lacking in fully understanding her character, which is likely a revelation kept in the dark for later. They seemingly hinted at what her ambitions are, which fits the Sith we know from the original and perhaps reflects the Master and Student dynamic being disrupted with these groups of former Jedi and force-sensitive people. There are too many Sith that lead to a whole new problem even Vader isn’t happy to deal with.
Speaking of, we finally have the return of Darth Vader on-screen and he’s as intimidating as always. The version we meet here is not the one we see in Rogue One, as he feels a bit rougher around the edges. Anakin is shining through here and that seems intentional given he’s still holding on to a very important grudge. Every time he is on screen though, it’s an absolute highlight for the series. The intensity remains even with the rougher edge, and the cinematography used with him is quite something. Especially how they used fire to have it reflect in his eyes to highlight his anger towards his former Master was a perfect touch.
Also, the way he simply “took care” of the townsfolk without even batting an eye leaves quite the impression, especially on how unhinged he is as Vader. You can even see the fear in the eyes of the Inquisitors and hopefully, we’ll get a conflict later on that highlights his overwhelming power that further solidifies Obi-Wan’s journey to once again standing toe-to-toe with his former pupil.
The series is already at its halfway point and it does feel like the story is going to ramp up for the eventual final showdown. Kenobi learning to trust people and find his inner peace again is a perfect story to explore here. It was a surprise to see Vader’s arrival this early but it felt like the perfect way to escalate the story and force him to face his past. The only issue remains that the action sequences just feel a bit off in comparison to the rest. What makes the episode stand out is it’s final third and it hopefully builds into the final few episodes and we see Kenobi’s journey come full circle as he lets go of that blaster.
Part III of Obi-Wan Kenobi continued to expand the galaxy far, far away, introducing us to new characters and locations and painting a pretty terrifying picture of what the Empire has done in just over a decade. However, it isn’t all doom and gloom as it also introduces Obi-Wan to some new allies and an understanding that not everyone is all bad.
Shortly after arriving on the mining planet of Mapuzo, Obi-Wan and Leia find themselves in quite the pickle. Fortunately, they are rescued by Imperial Officer Tala Durith, who manages to get them to a safehouse where she educates them on The Path, an underground movement that provides safe passage for enemies of the Empire. She wastes no time in telling Obi-Wan that he’s not the first Jedi who has passed through her safehouse and it isn’t long before Kenobi finds evidence of one that he knows well: Quinlan Vos.
Jedi Master Quinlan Vos first appeared in 1998’s Dark Horse Comics’ Star Wars #17. A year later, he was spotted on Tatooine in The Phantom Menace and, from there, his presence has grown tremendously. While a great deal of his story has taken place on the page and not the screen, Vos and Kenobi did share one memorable mission that was seen in the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
The episode, “Hunt for Ziro”, saw Kenobi tasked with the retrieval of the Hutt crime lord Ziro. In order to help locate him, the Jedi Council assigned Quinlan Vos, a fan-favorite who at the time had a large presence in what’s become non-canon Legends media. Kenobi and Vos worked as quite the odd couple, but Vos’ unique skills as a tracker came in handy. Though he truly frustrated Kenobi, the two parted on good terms.
Following his appearance in Clone Wars, the character next appeared in Christie Golden’s canonical novel, Dark Disciple. Dark Disciple saw Vos team up one-time Sith acolyte Asajj Ventress on a mission to assassinate Count Dooku. The two became close during their time together and, eventually, fell in love. For a time, Vos was lost to the dark side and actually became Dooku’s apprentice. Vos returned to the light side after Dooku killed Ventress. From there, Vos became a general in the Clone Wars and survived Order 66 and became a top target of the Inquisitorius.
Part III of Obi-Wan Kenobi reveals that, presumably, Vos has up to this point eluded the pursuit of the Inquistors and is helping Tala provide safe passage for Force-sensitive younglings via The Path. Learning that Vos, who was certainly a pain in Kenobi’s ass in their time together, had survived the Jedi Purge, seemed to put a bit of pep back in Kenobi’s step. Given the proclivity of the Disney Plus streaming shows to bring characters from other medium into live-action, it wouldn’t be too surprising if Vos showed up on screen at some point in the next 3 episodes and lent a hand to his one-time partner.
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s always been a perspective guy. As we follow him through the six-part streaming series, the emotional resonance the audience feels comes from seeing Kenobi experience a series of revelations. While they’re not revelations to the audience, they are revelations from a certain point of view: Kenobi’s. It’ll be all but impossible to top Part II’s reveal, where Kenobi learned that Vader survived their dual on Mustafar; however, Part III countered that with a reveal that caught the old Jedi Master by surprise.
For the bulk of the show’s first 2 episodes, Ewan McGregor has masterfully portrayed a Kenobi who has been defeated. As he says in the show’s first episode: “The fight is done. We lost.” He’s biding his time on Tatooine, waiting for Luke to come of age to be trained. This Kenobi is not only a shadow of his former self but also a far cry from the character as he is portrayed in Star Wars Rebels, much less the spunky old wizard played by Alec Guinness in A New Hope. Hope is the operative word and, finally, in Part III, Kenobi finally finds some.
The first half of Part III seems to justify Obi-Wan’s worldview. As he and Leia land on Mapuzo and make their way toward the coordinates given to him by Kumail Nanjiani’s Haja Estree, nobody is there to meet them. Kenobi already distrusted Estree and expected to be let down. Things go from bad to worse for the pair when the friendly mole man who promised them a ride to the nearest port, hands them over to some Stormtroopers. And just when it seems that Kenobi’s belief that he’s essentially alone in the galaxy will be proven correct, Talia Durith enters the chat.
Durith’s character not only plays an integral role in Part III, but it’s also clear that she will play an even bigger role in evolving Kenobi’s view of the galaxy. As Tala shows Kenobi her hidden back room and explains The Path, we see a light in the Jedi’s eyes for the first time in the series. It’s not just the revelation that Jedi Master Quinlan Vos has survived Order 66; it’s the revelation that there are still people in the galaxy out to do good, and there are a lot more than he could have ever thought. It’s no stretch to say that Durith’s Path is part of the early stages of the Rebellion and probably serves as one of several key points in Leia’s life that set her on the path to becoming one of the Rebel leaders. Kenobi’s meeting with Tala gives him hope.
Of course, that hope is quickly tempered by the terrifying arrival of Vader on Mapuzo, his subsequent, but short, dual with Kenobi and his torture of his old master. Yet, here again, Kenobi experiences something he thought lost in the galaxy as Durith puts herself at risk to save him from Vader. Yes, Part III ends with Kenobi a mess, and Leia about to be in the hands of Reva, but that can’t undo what’s been done. We all know how this series has to end because we already know what comes after it, making character development of the utmost importance. And Part III provides arguably the most important developments in Obi-Wan’s character since he moved from Padawan to Master: it’s begun to rebuild the broken Jedi.
It looks like Obi-Wan Kenobi has taken a new record for Disney+, as the official Star Wars account has announced that the newest series has become the most-watched Disney+ Original series premiere globally. They are going by the number of hours that were streamed throughout its opening weekend. That is no small feat if you consider that the event also included the Star Wars Celebration event, where many fans got the chance to watch the episodes early.
We not only got one but two episodes for its premiere on a Friday. As the buzz was going great for the celebrations and the renewed love for the Prequel trilogy, it seemed like the perfect series to grab people’s attention. The return of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen is definitely something many don’t want to miss out on. Sadly, they didn’t release any numbers or offered insight into how it compared to the other premiers.
It’s a great sign for Disney+ that their strategy has been working so far, but it would be great to get some insight into how these series are performing overall. We know very little about what Disney values and tries to achieve with these series, as it seems their baseline viewership calculation is through hours streamed. Yet, we don’t know who was the actual titleholder previously with reports hinting at either Loki or The Mandalorian. We can sadly only speculate and remain dependent on third parties to offer an insight into how these projects are developing.
When Obi-Wan Kenobi debuted on Friday, it introduced the world to one of the franchise’s most ruthless villains yet. Moses Ingram’s Reva Sevander, better known to the Empire and Inquisitorious as the Third Sister, was shown to be unabashedly vile in her hunt for hidden Jedi. The character managed to remove an appendage, threaten a family, and impale her own boss in just two episodes of shared screen time. Frankly, it was a pretty impressive introductory showing for Reva, in what is potentially just the tip of a rather violent iceberg. Based on the premiere, it would seem the Third Sister is set to play a major role for the remainder of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s run. Despite this, her future in Star Wars as a whole is still very much in question.
The latest Disney+ series takes place a full decade after the events of Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, planting it firmly in the middle of the galaxy’s “Dark Times” era, exploring the relationship between runaway Jedi and their Imperial hunters. It’s an incredibly intriguing basis for a story, but it’s not the first Star Wars show to tackle the topic. Star Wars Rebels, an animated series that ran for four seasons on Disney XD, was the first project to shed some light on the Inquisitors and their lust for democratic demise. The cult-favorite series takes place years after the events of Kenobi, and several members of the Inquisitorious make appearances over the course of its story. Familiar scowling faces like the Grand Inquisitor and Fifth Brother pop up repeatedly, but Reva is never anywhere to be seen.
Of course, there are plenty of viable reasons for her absence. Maybe the Third Sister is simply on a different mission than her companions at the time of the Ghost crew’s rise to prominence, or perhaps her actions against the Grand Inquisitor don’t go over well with the higher powers of the fearsome Empire. At first glance, it would seem fans don’t have any real clues as to Reva’s long-term future. Yet, with a little further inspection,a reasonable explanation may have already been presented…but nobody caught it.
On the same day that Kenobi premiered, a series of character posters were released to help promote Ewan McGregor’s big return. Each installment in the poster series features one of the show’s major players looking intently at the viewer, with their left eye replaced by a Tatooine sun and one of two characters – Obi-Wan, or his former apprentice, Darth Vader. Examining the group of posters as a whole reveals that the protagonists, or “good guys”, have Vader in their eyes, while the villains are shown to be focused on Kenobi. It gives the impression that the characters are looking toward their respective enemies. Curiously, Reva is the only character who doesn’t fit this pattern. Although she has thus far appeared pretty villainous, her character poster has her eyeing down Vader in the same manner as Obi-Wan and Kumail Nanjiani’s surprisingly warm-hearted con man.
It’s made clear in the series that Reva has a desire to prove herself to the Emperor’s right-hand man, so it’s possible the poster is just an indicator that Vader is the real apple of her eye. However, it’s also entirely plausible that Reva won’t stay on the Dark Side of the Force for all six of Kenobi’s episodes. Redemptive arcs are fundamental to the fabric of Star Wars, and tend to happen more often than one might think. The franchise has seen worse villains, including the aforementioned Vader, come back to the side of the Light before. There’s still plenty that’s not known about Reva’s backstory, which was teased as being somewhat tragic, and it wouldn’t be all that shocking to learn she was once a happier individual than she is now. If that’s true, then the long history of Star Wars would imply that good may still be inside of her.
Kenobi began with a sequence in which a group of younglings attempted to escape the Jedi Temple during Order 66. Maybe Reva was there, a Jedi herself, and has doubled down on the pain of the Dark Side to escape the pain of her own past. If her attack against the Grand Inquisitor were to get her booted from the Inquisitorious or put on notice by Vader himself, she could potentially be forced to ally with Obi-Wan in another attempt to survive. From there, who knows what interacting with a former Jedi Master could lead her to remember about herself. Either way, the placement of Vader on Reva’s poster is an interesting choice and one that feels awfully deliberate in comparison to everything else.
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Star Wars fans have been looking forward to Lucasfilm’s latest Star Wars streaming series, Obi-Wan Kenobi. The series takes place in the years that exist after the Prequels are complete, but before the Original Trilogy begins. This is ground that really hasn’t been deeply explored by other Star Wars properties.
The Star Wars content that has premiered on Disney+ has been lauded for taking the material in new directions while also tying into the existing canon, and some of the biggest moments in these shows have been cameos and Easter eggs. The inclusion of characters from animated series getting their live-action debuts, such as Bo-Katan and Cad Bane, has particularly driven fan interest.
Obviously, the return of Hayden Christensen as Vader was confirmed before the series and fans got their first glimpse of the character at the end of Part II, so we’re going to speculate about who else we can expect to see interact with Old Ben under the twin suns of Tatooine over the next four episodes.
Snips
One of the most anticipated cameos is the return of Rosario Dawson in the role of Ahsoka Tano. These characters are deeply connected in the Clone Wars animated series, and her introduction in The Mandalorian was so popular that Ahsoka got her own spin-off, which started production recently. The series will be set approximately 10 years after the conclusion of Revenge of the Sith, and according to her time in Star Wars Rebels she was establishing pockets of resistance as the agent codenamed Fulcrum.
Fans who only know her from live-action might not know that Tano never actually became a Jedi because she left the order. There are still gaps to fill in on her journey from padawan to resistance leader to Luke’s assistant in this year’s The Book of Boba Fett. She is very likely to appear in Kenobi.
Lothal Rebels
Obi-Wan Kenobi will take place before the animated Rebels series in the official chronology, so for any characters that make an appearance, it would technically be a prequel to those adventures.
Kanan Jarrus: spent most of this period hiding his force powers from the Empire, so very unlikely to appear here.
Ezra Bridger: he was just a child in Rebels, and lived on Lothal before that show ran, so also unlikely.
Garazeb Orrelios: Zeb was reeling from the loss of his people, the Lasat. His story doesn’t have many connections to the themes that surround Obi-Wan, so also unlikely.
Hera Syndulla: Hera’s family was involved in resisting the Empire on Ryloth when they suffered tremendous personal loss. She was the leader of the Spectre cell of the resistance and was one who had contact with Ahsoka/Fulcrum, so this Twi’lek is a strong candidate for an appearance. Hopefully, she brings along C1-10P/Chopper.
Sabine Wren: Sabine is an intriguing candidate given the popularity of Mandalorians in the live-action series. Sabine is an explosives expert and artist and spent her time before Rebels as a bounty hunter with her friend Ketsu Onyo. They alluded to a darker time in her past, and it would be fun to see her with a little bit of a sharper edge. It would also open the door to her return for the Ahsoka series, as they teamed up in Rebels.
Clones
Part II gave us a brief glimpse of one clone, but the return of others from the Clone Wars series is a possibility. It could complicate things because Temuera Morrison would likely be required to play them, and it might confuse casual viewers to see him back in action in a role other than Boba Fett, but the clone he played in Part II was barely recognizable as Morrison, other than the distinct voice. Captain Rex is a great candidate for a return, as he is seen in Rebels with Wolffe and Gregor as defectors.
Scum and Villainy
Odds are good we will get another banger from the Max Rebo band in a cantina scene. The cantinas are the heart of Tatooine, and often host cameos in the background. Favorite bounty hunters Greedo and Boba Fett, or more obscure ones like Cad Bane and Dengar would be appropriate for brief interactions. Perhaps we will get a glimpse of Jabba on a litter. Scoring Donald Glover for Lando would be a coup but seems unlikely.
A fun option here would be Hondo Ohnaka, a pirate who knows Obi-Wan from the Clone Wars days and goes on to play a role in Rebels. He is an unpredictable mix of soft-hearted and cutthroat and could serve as an ally Kenobi can never quite trust.
The Dark Side
There are some fun candidates amongst those who wield the Dark Side of the Force and could serve as a lead-up to Obi-Wan’s reunion with Anakin. Kenobi has a past with Sith Assassin Asajj Ventress, and though he did not meet her end on-screen, she has a pretty conclusive ending in a 2015 novel. It would be interesting to see if the current leadership feels bound by their other media.
Rebels established that there were Sith devotees who were tasked with hunting the Jedi who evaded the infamous Order 66. These Inquisitors, such as Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister, had some tremendous action scenes and would bring pressure on Obi-Wan to keep his location secret.
The most intriguing option is Darth Maul. He is established in the Clone Wars as being alive at this time, and although we know he has to survive to appear in Rebels, given the way they parted at the end of The Phantom Menace their reaction would surely be explosive.
After a long wait, Obi-Wan Kenobi has finally arrived on Disney+. Yet, the opening sequence had some a bit nervous as it surprised many with a rather dark return to Order 66. The entire sequence saw a group of younglings flee the attack of the Clone Troopers. Given recent events, the episode may have been ill-timed as the United States faced another tragedy just recently. So, the lack of a warning was a rather curious oversight going into the series, which has now been corrected by Disney+.
Yet, the message only arrives under a note in the “details” area and is not available through all Disney+ accounts. It also doesn’t appear onscreen before the episode airs, which is a curious decision. They may have added the text after some people pointed it out online.
Although this fictional series is a continuation of the story from Star Wars movies filmed many years ago, some scenes may be upsetting to viewers in light of the recent tragic events. Warning: Contains violence involving children.
Stranger Things has included a message ahead of its latest episode premiere, which also includes children being killed. While the opening scene in Obi-Wan Kenobi doesn’t have any blaster shots hitting children, it still hits too close to those that are going through the tragedy that happened in Texas. So, here’s hoping they add it in earlier on to let people know before watching it.
After a long wait, Obi-Wan Kenobi has finally arrived on Disney+. Deborah Chow takes a look back at the era that connects the events between the Prequel and Original Star Wars trilogies. Ewan McGregor returns to the role of Kenobi, who has gone into hiding keeping a close eye on Luke Skywalker and living with the regret of what transpired during Order 66. We meet a very different man than the one that heroically leaped into action all those years ago, as he’s also faced with quite a different kind of challenge as he soon finds the Inquisitor hot on his heel.
The review will include spoilers. If you haven’t watched the episode yet, take this as a spoiler warning and only continue at your own risk.
With the premiere of the Disney+ series, we get not one but two episodes. Obi-Wan Kenobi picks up quite a few years after Order 66, which is given a brief recap early in the episode. We see a group of younglings escape with their teacher before they are surrounded by the Clone Troopers. It’s a smart way to just showcase the regret that Kenobi lives with as we also get a few flashbacks to the previous films that highlight the inner turmoil he is going through. It was his former Padawan that unleashed the events of that night and he made it his responsibility that his children would not repeat the same mistake.
Many of us speculated that something was going to drag the Jedi out of hiding, but I am surprised by the direction they took it. At first, I believed it was the Inquisitors lucking out in stumbling upon a Jedi in need, which forces him to come out of hiding but they swiftly get rid of that idea in the series’ first episode. We spend quite a bit of time with his daily routine and even see the conflict when another Jedi pleads for his help only for him to push him away. He’s given up on everything and you can really feel the way he’s just lost faith in the Force. A lot of the series’ conflict is carried by McGregor‘s performance which is definitely a standout so far.
What truly caught me by surprise is that it’s not Luke that drags him back into the fold but rather Leia Organa. We get to spend some time on Alderaan, which is a novelty given its eventual fate, and actually see her life for a bit. It plays as a nice contrast to Luke’s as they both share similar traits from their parents; especially their love for what’s beyond their humble homes. It also finally fills in the blank on why Leia knew who Obi-wan was in A New Hope, as well as highlights their relationship that was mostly implied in the original. All it took for them to build a bond was one trip into the forest too many for a group of thugs to kidnap her, which turns out to be a trap by the new Inquisitor Reva (Moses Ingram).
Speaking of, Reva is an interesting character that is swiftly hinted at having a personal vendetta against Kenobi. Perhaps something even connected to the earlier flashback to Order 66. While later hints may suggest it is more due to Darth Vader seeking him out, it makes her stand out from the rest. Sung Kang’s Fifth Brother is seemingly being built up as someone she’ll have quite a few confrontations with, but the biggest surprise came in the handling of the Grand Inquisitor.
Rupert Friend gave a great performance but the fact he was taken care of in the second episode is rather surprising. It does feel like a “gotcha” moment for fans that may lead to some mixed reactions from those hoping to see more of the character in this season. Though, they may still keep that window open but it does feel like a way to take him out of this story to not overshadow the newly introduced Reva.
He had his time to shine in the animated series, but it still seemed like a bit of a wasted opportunity to not show this tug of war between him and Reva. Inquisitor feeling betrayed that she was given a direct command by Vader could’ve made for some interesting drama but it still was a surprising twist that’ll keep even long-time watchers on their toes. She’s definitely turning into quite the threat though she could reduce her backflips by one or two when chasing someone down to save on time.
Chow has made reference that the series was the Star Wars equivalent of Logan, and the second episode highlights that very direction. Most of this series will seemingly explore Obi-Wan’s relationship with Leia, as they try to flee Reva and the other Inquisitors. Her interactions with him and the distrust made for an interesting arc, as it also forced Obi-Wan to finally use the force again. While he still seems a bit lost, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see him find some faith once again, which he’ll carry over to Luke when the time is right.
Kumail Nanjiani has a surprising amount to do as Haja Estree, and was a stand-out in the second episode. The idea of him using magnets to fake being a Jedi was a cute idea, and while I wished he was fleshed out more, him helping Obi-Wan and Leia was a sweet moment. Especially when he pretends to be some famous Jedi only for Reva to kind of shove him to the side. It did feel like he was more of a plot device to bring these two together, but he definitely had a great time playing the character.
Though the best supporting cast is the brief return of Joel Edgerton as Uncle Owen. I expected we’d see more of him but even with a limited time we get a very strong characterization and see just how much he cares about Luke. Even if we spend little time with him, he does a lot with just emoting and staring daggers at Obi-Wan whenever he could, which added a lot to the growing feud between them.
We’re two episodes in and it’s already promising a fun adventure. McGregor carries the show and you can see he’s putting in all his heart to bring this character back to life. The Clone Trooper cameo alone of Temuera Morrison actually hit harder than I expected, and there’s a lot of heart that makes this limited series stand out. The ending reveals of the second episode cemented the eventual clash between Obi-Wan and Vader, which will definitely be quite the build-up and hopefully give us that same feeling it did when we first witnessed it back in Revenge of the Sith. So far, Obi-Wan Kenobi feels like the tightest written of the Star Wars Disney+ series and may offer us the most emotional-driven story yet.
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