Obi-Wan Kenobi

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“The series veers away from the expected unseen mentorship of Obi-Wan to young Luke, who’s glimpsed only from a distance and thankfully not played by a shrunken and de-aged Mark Hamill Actobot 3000. Instead, it looks toward Alderaan, where a 10-year-old Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) is already rebelling against her adopted parents, complete with her own sidekick droid, a nonspeaking Batteries Not Included–looking contraption called Lola. She’s soon kidnapped and taken off-planet for the first time in what turns out to be an attempt to lure Obi-Wan out of hiding.” — Jesse Hassenger “Obi-Wan Kenobi Premiere Recap: Our Only Hope

  1. Episode 6 VI
    Obi-Wan Kenobi Finale Recap: Hello There Obi-Wan and ex-Anakin finally get the lightsaber duel (and closure) they’ve been brooding about for a decade.
  2. Episode 5 Part V
    Obi-Wan Kenobi Recap: The Empire Keeps Striking Back We get a cliffhanger heading into the finale, and it only took a series of increasingly dumb, sloppy story turns to get there!
  3. Episode 4 Part IV
    Obi Wan-Kenobi Recap: Jedi Reflexes The metaphorical time loop in which this series takes place is starting to feel like a literal one.
  4. Episode 3 Part III
    Obi-Wan Kenobi Recap: Rehash of the Sith Does Obi-Wan Kenobi really earn its Underground Railroad allusions?
  5. Episode 2 Part II
    Obi-Wan Kenobi Recap: Second Chances What feels a bit like Taken in space pivots to “John Wick: Chapter 2 in space” territory — and it works!
  6. Episode 1 Part I
    Obi-Wan Kenobi Premiere Recap: Our Only Hope The first chapter of Obi-Wan’s new story excels when it accumulates silent details and small interactions from his lonely routine.

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