Obi-Wan Missed A Perfect "Hello There" Opportunity (& That's Good)
Warning! SPOILERS for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2 wasted a perfect chance for Obi-Wan to say, “Hello there,” but it’s for the best that he didn’t. With how popular the Star Wars meme has become over the years, it can be a little odd that the show wouldn’t invoke it at the first chance it had. With things the way they are, however, it’s probably for the best that the show didn’t make that reference--at least right now.
One of the biggest contributing factors to the Star Wars prequel trilogy’s rise in popularity in recent years has been fans making memes out of various lines and scenes, and it’s gotten to the point that even the shows and movies occasionally reference them. In The Rise of Skywalker, for example, Palpatine references his speech about Darth Plagueis the Wise when talking to Kylo Ren, and he later exclaims, “Do it!” when trying to get Rey to kill him. The Mandalorian also had Din Djarin not immediately go after Fennec Shand in episode 5 because she had “the high ground,” and in The Book of Boba Fett, he even describes his new ship as “wizard.” There’s a clear precedent for new Star Wars properties to reference prequel memes, so it would make sense for Obi-Wan Kenobito do the same, especially when the titular Obi-Wan is the source of a lot of prequel memes, but when Obi-Wan met Haja Estree in episode 2, he didn’t say his iconic “Hello there” line, even though it would have been the perfect opportunity for it.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2 missed a perfect chance to reference the “Hello there” meme, but this is for the best. While there have been plenty of lighthearted moments so far, Obi-Wan Kenobi has still been a largely serious show,
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