Letting Go of the Past – Review of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Part VI

Like Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol, the past can and often does bind us in chains, keeping people from moving forward. Part VI of the limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi is laser focused on letting go of the past to potentially create a better future for oneself and what happens when one refuses to let … Continue reading Letting Go of the Past – Review of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Part VI

Sacrifice and Consequences – Review of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Part Five

The limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi is nearly complete. “Part V” of the series reveals more about Reva, the Third Sister, while also putting Obi-Wan Kenobi on a direct confrontation with Darth Vader for the final chapter of the story. More than anything, this episode is about sacrifice and the consequences of the sacrifices people choose … Continue reading Sacrifice and Consequences – Review of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Part Five

Ghosts of the Past Return – Recap of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Part III

I have to say I was surprised that the showrunners for Obi-Wan Kenobi didn’t tease out the first confrontation between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan. Instead, we get the first (of what I hope are at least two encounters) between the former Master and Apprentice. Part III of Obi-Wan Kenobi wastes no time establishing a tone … Continue reading Ghosts of the Past Return – Recap of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Part III

A Reluctant Hero – Review of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Part One

Poster Art for Obi-Wan Kenobi. Source It’s been seventeen years since Ewan McGregor last played the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Prequel Trilogy and forty-five years since Sir Alec Guiness originated the role in the original Star Wars. The new limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi brings us back to the galaxy far, far away and … Continue reading A Reluctant Hero – Review of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Part One