Current Events > Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 6 Finale Topic *SPOILERS*

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CyricZ posted...

Yeah but unless the name Vader is said during that time...

There was a recording of Palpatine calling him Lord Vader in the security holograms at the Jedi temple. It's how Yoda and Obi-Wan learned the name, too. Clearly they weren't exactly secretive about the name during the slaughter.

She could have heard that, or maybe a clone called him Vader; could be anything.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

There was a recording of Palpatine calling him Lord Vader in the security holograms at the Jedi temple

Now that I'd forgotten about.

Plausible.

Loved the episode. That was a great fight and Kenobi destroyed Vader.

Though the Owen/Reva stuff felt so tacked on and unnecessary lol. Though it made sense in that every lightsaber battle in the franchise is interlaced with a secondary conflict going on.

Kenobi leaving Vader alive seems like way too big of a risk. Like, this ain't some normal bad guy. He's a genocidal maniac, and is already mad about being left for dead once. Now he's left embarrassed too.

archedsoul posted...

Though the Owen/Reva stuff felt so tacked on and unnecessary lol.

As the antagonist of the show, I would say it's important that she get some kind of resolution.

I mean if there's one thing to take out of this, it's that Reva's life is now completely upended and she'll have to figure herself out.

Ahsoka took Vaders right-side, Obi took the left but only luke could take the whole helmet off.

I gotta say that if they are setting up a Reva spin-off show, that will be the first of these Star Wars shows that I skip.

That duel was probably my favorite in all of Star Wars, none of the fancy twirling dueling sabers in ROTS where they just concentrated on hitting each other's lightsaber, here the fighting had much more weight to it and it was believable that they were trying to go at the body. I wonder who did the choreography, it's way better than Vader and Obi-Wan's first encounter.

McGregor and Christenson have good chemistry on screen too

I like how even Palpatine is like "bro maybe you should just chillax and forget about this guy that messed you up years ago"

somehow Palpatine returned, again.

RISEofCHRISTIAN posted...

somehow Palpatine returned, again.

But in the past this time!

RISEofCHRISTIAN posted...

somehow Palpatine returned, again.

I loved seeing him in the old-school make-up. That was awesome.

It's pretty cool that the same guy has been playing the emperor for 40 years. Not a whole lot of acting roles where you can do that lol

__aCEr__ posted...

I gotta say that if they are setting up a Reva spin-off show, that will be the first of these Star Wars shows that I skip.

They already confirmed that didnt they?

Ewan and Hayden up for another season too. Id rather they both get separate shows though, no need to do a second season with both as the lead.

Makeveli_lives posted...

They already confirmed that didnt they?

No, still just a rumor.

CyricZ posted...

No, still just a rumor.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/4/7/AAatkdAADXu_.jpg

CM_Ponch posted...

I loved the episode, just a few issues
-Reva should have just died last week, her plot this episode just felt like a waste of time from the Vader/Obi-Wan battle

While it didn't make sense for Vader to not finish it, I don't think her story this episode was a waste. Her actions, letting go, and redemption paralleled Obi-Wan's

Lowkey disappointed we didn't see a Clone Wars flashback with Hayden and Ewan rocking the clone armor though

That's GOTTA be something they do if they do Season 2

i guess this was the best episode of the series by far. that fight with Vader was actually cool!

also, someone already probably mentioned it but fuck it: how the fuck did Reva survive that fatal blow??

ZevLoveDOOM posted...

i guess this was the best episode of the series by far. that fight with Vader was actually cool!

also, someone already probably mentioned it but fuck it: how the fuck did Reva survive that fatal blow??

In the same universe where Maul survived getting bissected and falling down a bottomless pit, I didn't question it.

But it also makes it look ridiculous when someone like Qui-Gon can die from getting stabbed.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Lowkey disappointed we didn't see a Clone Wars flashback with Hayden and Ewan rocking the clone armor though

That's GOTTA be something they do if they do Season 2

So one thing I've often been disappointed with regarding the PT is that they almost always showed Obi-Wan and Anakin clashing. So rarely (except probably the Battle of Coruscant, really) were they truly acting as brothers. Both Clone Wars and The Clone Wars liked to show these moments where they are actually good friends.

If there was an added flashback scene in this series that I would have really liked, it would have been for Obi-Wan to honestly truly miss the good times he had with Anakin. Actual good times between them, to help cement the emotional connection of their relationship.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

In the same universe where Maul survived getting bissected and falling down a bottomless pit, I didn't question it.

But it also makes it look ridiculous when someone like Qui-Gon can die from getting stabbed.

i guess i gotta stop questioning these things then... lol >_>

"The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural.

"Revenge does wonders for the will to live, don't you think?"

Watched it again

Obi-Wan: Then my friend is truly dead

~15 years later

Luke: Then my father is truly dead

Vaders reaction to that line now has an even deeper meaning

littlebro07 posted...

Watched it again

Obi-Wan: Then my friend is truly dead

~15 years later

Luke: Then my father is truly dead

Vaders reaction to that line now has an even deeper meaning

Sold

I enjoyed the show but that last episode fell a little flat for me. I think it needed to be longer because as it is, it was a series of contrivances to force the important plot beats as fast as possible. Wish it had had some room to breathe idk.

Also I really liked how the duel involved a lot of physical blows vs just swinging swords around.

littlebro07 posted...

Also I really liked how the duel involved a lot of physical blows vs just swinging swords around.

Yeah that interests me

And Vader unmasked as Anakin

littlebro07 posted...

Watched it again

Obi-Wan: Then my friend is truly dead

~15 years later

Luke: Then my father is truly dead

Vaders reaction to that line now has an even deeper meaning

This show definitely added some context that makes certain scenes from the OT hit a little harder, I will say that

Also liked how they made Owen and Beru kinda badass

Makes me think they actually caused a lot of trouble for the storm troopers which is why they burned them alive instead of just shooting them lol

Also He is my own and just the whole way they defended Luke really makes their eventual death actually sad

Awesome episode. My one minor but creatively kind of major nitpick is when Anakin/Vader tells Obi-Wan he didn't kill Anakin Skywalker.
It should've been:

Vader in Hayden's voice: You didn't kill Anakin Skywalker
Vader in James Earl Jones' voice: I did!

It's by far THE way to hammer that point, yet I see why they might have thought of it and disregarded it as RotJ shows Anakin never truly did die. But man, that voice would've made that moment work on more levels.

CyricZ posted...

So one thing I've often been disappointed with regarding the PT is that they almost always showed Obi-Wan and Anakin clashing. So rarely (except probably the Battle of Coruscant, really) were they truly acting as brothers. Both Clone Wars and The Clone Wars liked to show these moments where they are actually good friends.

If there was an added flashback scene in this series that I would have really liked, it would have been for Obi-Wan to honestly truly miss the good times he had with Anakin. Actual good times between them, to help cement the emotional connection of their relationship.

Speaking of emotional connection... that was by far the thing I enjoyed watching this show.
In the OT Obi-Wan was a clever, kindhearted old man watching over Luke and became Luke's mentor. But I never got the feeling he cared for Luke and Leia beyond the "important for the Force/future" thing. Here we see and are explicitly told in the finale that in these children he sees all that was good/admirable in the man he once considered a brother.

https://www.ign.com/articles/lucasfilm-leaves-door-open-for-obi-wan-season-2

DO IT YOU COWARDS

I like how each part has a reference to a saga episode counterpart.

Part I: A youngling embarks on a new journey, or rather gets taken away on a new journey

Part II: Clone trooper

Part III: A duel ends with someone on fire

Part IV: Heroes infiltrate an Imperial facility to save a Princess

Part V: Imperials invade the base while heroes make an escape

Part VI: Redemption story

The show creators knew what they were doing

RISEofCHRISTIAN posted...

I like how each part has a reference to a saga episode counterpart.

Part IV: Heroes infiltrate an Imperial facility to save Princess Leia

Even better. One of them even disguises themselves as an Imperial

Obi-Wan: No one can know or it puts us both at risk

~10 years later, Leia records a message to her dads old war buddy and acts all formal like shes never met him

~a few days later

Im with Ben Kenobi.
*jumps up clearly excited*
BEN KENOBI?! Where is he?!

I like to think Obi-Wan just said "Hello there" and then walked away with no further context.

I overall really enjoyed the show. It felt like the bridge between Anakin and Vader that was sorely missing in the prequels. I would rather see more Hayden as Vader than Obi-Wan personally. Like seeing how things changed in Coruscant immediately after Revenge of the Sith and the upheaval of the politics. Problem is there's no real protagonist to follow though.

Revisiting old stuff is definitely a problem Disney is stuck in but getting back some of these prequel actors to flesh out some weaknesses from the prequels has overall been worth it.

If there is a season 2 I wouldn't mind seeing Obi-Wan and Darth Maul crossing paths again.

XxKrazyChaosxX posted...

If there is a season 2 I wouldn't mind seeing Obi-Wan and Darth Maul crossing paths again.

Above all else, I feel that ship has sailed.

While I enjoyed the show and the last two episodes were good, I feel like it didn't really add anything to the mythos of the series at large. They were really spinning the wheel for most of these 6 episodes, and I can't help but think "Did Obi-Wan really need two rematches with Vader? Does this take away from them seeing each other in episode IV after decades upon decades from the Mustafar fight?" Idk, I'm conflicted. Obi-Wan was badass and I loved the lines we heard from Hayden with his half broken mask. The emotions coming from Obi-Wan when he says how sorry he is was amazing. They felt like humans talking to each other instead of the weird prequel stuff.

I just feel like as a prequel show it didn't bring enough to the table still. Very conflicted.

Obi-wan to Luke: Hello there! Everybody bleeds...

XxKrazyChaosxX posted...

If there is a season 2 I wouldn't mind seeing Obi-Wan and Darth Maul crossing paths again.

Maul in Rebels basically shit himself in fear and ran away the second he felt Vader was on his way. I'm not sure any confrontation would be a good one for him.

Best episode of any of the Disney shows imo

On the subject of Maul, I am curious what Disney had planned for him had Solo not underperformed.

__aCEr__ posted...

On the subject of Maul, I am curious what Disney had planned for him had Solo not underperformed.

Honestly I can't imagine that angle. Rebels had already finished airing by then.

Not even books or comics are going into him. That said, Qi'ra had a lot more stuff in War of the Bounty Hunters and Crimson Reign comics.

I think they just would have had Maul as a crime boss in Solo 2 lol

You know, I think this series sort of adds more depth to the scene in Episode IV where Leia comforts Luke over Bens death. Everyone calls out that scene on how ridiculous it is for Leia to sit there and comfort Luke when her whole planet was just destroyed, but now we know she had an established relationship with Ben and was probably just as upset by his death as Luke was.

Was there ever a explanation in the the new canon of Darth Vader learning Luke and Leia being his children? I feel like it should be a part of season 2 if it goes through.

Maninstagnate posted...

Was there ever a explanation in the the new canon of Darth Vader learning Luke and Leia being his children? I feel like it should be a part of season 2 if it goes through.

Doesnt Palpatine just tell him yeah thats Anakins kid in ESB

I havent watched it in awhile but I thought it happened during that hologram scene