Kenobi Ridiculously Turns 1 Qui-Gon Jinn Line Into A Joke
Warning: contains SPOILERS for episode 1 of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
One memorable Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) quote is given a callback in an Obi-Wan Kenobi joke, which feels weird given the weight the line carried in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. Qui-Gon Jinn was pragmatic and mission-focused, knowing where his resources and abilities realistically extended when helping others even if it pained him. When landing on Tatooine to fix his ship, he met a young Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), who eventually asked Qui-Gon if he was on Star Wars' Tatooine to free the slaves. Qui-Gon explained he wasn't, but the admission clearly affected him. Still, Qui-Gon reaffirmed it later to Anakin's mother Shmi (Pernilla August) by explicitly stating, "I didn't actually come here to free slaves."
In Obi-Wan Kenobi's episode 1, the Organas are hosting a party with their extended family. Leia's (Vivien Lyra Blair) parents have a conversation with her uncle, Duke Kayo Organa (Gabe Fonesca), about the advantages and consequences of the Galactic Empire. Leia's father Bail (Jimmy Smits) remarks that "There are still some issues that we need to address. Slave labor, taxation on the Outer Rim..." Kayo, meanwhile, laughs this off, dismissively saying, "I didn't come here to end slavery, Bail. I came to eat your food. Save the bleeding heart for the Senate."
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The response rides the line between being a callback and blatant fan service (albeit not the worst instance of Star Wars fan service compared to Chewbacca's medal). While Kayo's comment expresses how indifferent he is to the issues Bail brings up by brushing him off, explicitly referring to slavery in the way
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