[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Episode 1 and Episode 2, “Part 1” and “Part II.”]
If telepathy via The Force exists among “Star Wars” devotees, then around 1 a.m. Et on Friday, they likely shared the same simultaneous thought: “It’s a trap!” At the end of the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” premiere, the eponymous Jedi himself walks into an ambush — an ambush obvious to everyone watching long before the episode confirms as much. After a decade in hiding, Ben Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) makes the difficult and dangerous decision to leave Tatooine. Luke Skywalker, who he’s sworn to protect, is safe. Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair), however, has been kidnapped. What’s a trusty ol’ Jedi to do?
Simple: He’s going to help. As outlined throughout the facile yet efficient “Part 1,” Jedis are duty-bound to do what’s right. Rupert Friend’s Grand Inquisitor illustrates as much in his opening monologue. “Jedi cannot help what they are,...
If telepathy via The Force exists among “Star Wars” devotees, then around 1 a.m. Et on Friday, they likely shared the same simultaneous thought: “It’s a trap!” At the end of the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” premiere, the eponymous Jedi himself walks into an ambush — an ambush obvious to everyone watching long before the episode confirms as much. After a decade in hiding, Ben Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) makes the difficult and dangerous decision to leave Tatooine. Luke Skywalker, who he’s sworn to protect, is safe. Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair), however, has been kidnapped. What’s a trusty ol’ Jedi to do?
Simple: He’s going to help. As outlined throughout the facile yet efficient “Part 1,” Jedis are duty-bound to do what’s right. Rupert Friend’s Grand Inquisitor illustrates as much in his opening monologue. “Jedi cannot help what they are,...
- 5/27/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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