Obi-Wan Kenobi (spoilers)

[Paul Farquhar]

I meant to say "almost no one" sorry

I think you will find it's a popular show on Disney+, and where most youngsters are first introduced to the Star Wars saga. There being some stuff in the live action movies some parents would be reluctant to let younger children watch.

The is some pretty dark stuff in TCW too, but not at the start, and being animation tends to slip under the parental radar.

 

[Bolares]

I feel like the Qui Gonn encounter should have been before the Vader fight. Classic pep talk, Kenobi goes back in full of faith.

When watching I was expecting that too, but thinking about it later, I think it would have taken from the catharsis and healing Obi-wan did by himself. I like that he overcame his trauma and reconnected with the force by himself.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

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.

 

[billd91]

The Jedi took hundreds of lives in the Clone Wars. Even in this series, Obi-wan has killed multiple stormtroopers without a second thought. He's quite capable of taking a life.

The Jedi, including Obi-Wan, killed opponents in battle - they didn't execute them. There's a key difference there.

 

[delericho]

The Jedi, including Obi-Wan, killed opponents in battle - they didn't execute them. There's a key difference there.

And, again, Vader was armed and dangerous in the scene in question.

 

[Bolares]

And, again, Vader was armed and dangerous in the scene in question.

He was on all fours, having real trouble breathing and clearly not offering any resistance.

 

[Ryujin]

I feel like the Qui Gonn encounter should have been before the Vader fight. Classic pep talk, Kenobi goes back in full of faith.

It felt more like a quest reward, to me. You have completed the quest, so you now get to speak to your dead friend.

 

[Ryujin]

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.

And you see, that's why trying to pseudo-science it up with "midichlorians", in the prequels, just fell flat with me. Leave it as Science Fantasy, where some things are just unknowable or fantastic.

 

[Bolares]

It felt more like a quest reward, to me. You have completed the quest, so you now get to speak to your dead friend.

You reconnected fully with the force, is at peace with your past, and relinquisehd anger and guilt, now you can talk to force ghosts

 

[MarkB]

You reconnected fully with the force, is at peace with your past, and relinquisehd anger and guilt, now you can talk to force ghosts

And, crucially, begin to unlock your own Force Ghost powers, which you'll want once you take up the inherently fatal profession of protagonist's mentor.