Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 6 Review
Warning! Spoilers ahead for episode 6 of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The six-episode run of Obi-Wan Kenobi hasn’t quite been a home run. There have been a lot of things to love in this series, like Vivien Lyra Blair’s pitch-perfect performance as a 10-year-old Leia Organa, but also some drawbacks, like the recurring trope of characters getting stabbed in the stomach and surviving. But, overall, director Deborah Chow and co. have done a great job of filling in a gap in Obi-Wan’s history. In the finale, now streaming on Disney+, Chow sticks the landing with a thrilling conclusion that pulls all the storylines together.
Like every other episode to date, the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale exhibits the biggest problem with prequels. Right off the bat, the audience knows who’s going to survive. Obi-Wan’s sacrifice has no dramatic weight and Reva’s attack on Luke has no tension, because their endings have already been determined. Star Wars fans know they’ll be fine, no matter what.
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From the beginning, Obi-Wan Kenobi has managed a tricky tonal balance. The series explores a more grizzled incarnation of its title character, but it also has Star Wars’ signature cuteness in spades. In the finale more than ever, Chow perfectly balances the light with the dark. Obi-Wan’s brutal showdown with Vader is one of the show’s darkest sequences, but the episode also has some really sweet moments that tug on the heartstrings. Leia gives LOLA to Obi-Wan so he won’t be scared. As he sees flashes of Luke playing pilot on the farm and Leia holding his hand on the Path’s getaway ship, Obi-Wan is inspired by his determination to keep the Skywalker twins safe to rise from the pit where Vader has
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