Obi-Wan Kenobi (spoilers)

[Zaukrie]

An important point about the Star Wars universe is it is a metaphysical universe. Whatever you believe in the real universe, good and evil, fate and destiny are very real things in Star Wars. And striking someone down in cold blood is definitely a dark side (i.e. evil) action, and leads directly to Anakin's fall. Anakin strikes down Dooku, Mace Windu tries to strike down Sidious.

Grey pragmatism may work in real life, but in the Star Wars universe no good can come of it.

Why stop him from killing anyone, if you are going to let him live to keep doing it? It's the same thing. He knows he'll keep killing, over and over. Why stop him while he's killing, it's effectively the same thing.

 

[Mannahnin]

Gollum was not actively hunting anyone. Not the same at all.

Gollum was a murderer, who was actively hunting Frodo, at least...

 

[Zaukrie]

Gollum was a murderer, who was actively hunting Frodo, at least...

Not even close, and we both know it. Vader is hunting across the whole galaxy, killing everyone with force powers, and every rebel he can. Gollum is hunting the person that stole something from him. So, no. Not close.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Gollum eats children.

 

[Zaukrie]

Of course, we're missing the point that Obi is letting a murderer, who will keep killing, live. He knows he'll keep killing. He not only lets him live, he doesn't take his life support, and put him in jail, or something. Anything to keep him from killing and killing. He just walks away and let's him keep killing

We would have vastly preferred that they not fight a second time, and Vader would have won.

 

[Stalker0]

Gollum eats children.

So does Baby Yoda

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Amazing how something as simple as Star Wars can go right over some people's heads.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

So does Baby Yoda

This guy?

 

[Zaukrie]

Amazing how something as simple as Star Wars can go right over some people's heads.

Or that people can disagree with a plot point, and that it isn't about ignorance....

 

[Imaculata]

To me, it seemed Obi Wan was shocked to see what his friend had become; perhaps a fate worse than death. Vader, trapped in his own suit. I think that stayed his hand.