Star Wars: Essential Episodes To Watch Before Obi-Wan Kenobi Premieres
One of the most highly anticipated Disney Plus original series of 2022 is the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show, in which Prequel Trilogy star Ewan McGregor will make his triumphant return to a galaxy far, far away. Ever since his debut all the way back in the original 1977 Star Wars, Obi-Wan has been one of the most iconic characters in the legendary sci-fi franchise — however, some of his greatest exploits won’t be found in the Skywalker Saga.
Long before his live-action spin-off show was announced, Obi-Wan was a main character of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, which originally ran from 2008 to 2014 before eventually receiving one last season in 2020. And while some may assume that The Clone Wars is nothing more than a kids’ cartoon, many of its episodes are every bit as compelling and well-written as the Star Wars films at their absolute best. So if you’re hungry for more Obi-Wan before his solo series drops, here are just a few of his finest animated adventures that you can check out right now on Disney Plus.
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This Season 2 episode is the first in a three-parter, followed by “Voyage of Temptation” and “Duchess of Mandalore”. And while the arc is best known for the worldbuilding it introduces around the Mandalorians — including the Darksaber weapon, which would go on to feature heavily in The Mandalorian — it’s also a very important arc for Obi-Wan.
Kenobi’s rivalry with rogue Mandalorians was already established by his encounter with Jango and Boba Fett back in Attack of the Clones, but this arc reveals that his Mandalorian connections go further than that. In fact, the ruler of Mandalore, Duchess Satine Kryze, is an old flame of Obi-Wan’s,
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