Do We Really Need A Qui-Gon Jinn Disney Plus Show?
The Obi-Wan Kenobi show is exactly what I expected. It isn’t bad at all, but it certainly falls within my expectations for what a prequel expansion like this is really capable of.
It only has a small window of time between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope to explore, and further limits itself by dealing with the fates of main characters we already know inside and out. Nothing bad can happen to them, and that combined with the familiar landscapes of Tatooine and Alderaan results in two opening episodes that can’t help but feel forgettable. Disney once again limits its universe for no good reason, afraid to broaden its horizons due to the fear that we’ll grow bored with our toys and walk away in search of something else.
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Since the sequel trilogy closed its doors, we’ve seen a selection of shows produced for streaming that purposefully exist within a timeframe all fans are familiar with. The Mandalorian, Boba Fett, and now Obi-Wan Kenobi are indelibly linked to the Skywalker family in a way that can only hold them back from telling new stories or daring to venture beyond a very small section of the galaxy we’ve seen over and over again. It has the width of an ocean but the depth of a puddle, and it’s becoming ever so hard to keep caring.
Following the premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi, we were quickly given the news that yet another streaming original is in the works, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - an animated anthology series that plans to explore the pasts of Qui-Gon Jinn, Count Dooku, and Ahsoka Tano. You’d be forgiven for thinking the entire series was based on Qui-Gon given how media have been reporting on the announcement though, with headlines focusing entirely
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