As its surprise major Emmy Award nomination made clear,Obi-Wan Kenobiwas designed to be a limited series.
he’s sparked into action by Bail Organa, whose adopted daughter Leia is kidnapped.
From there we get six episodes wherein Leia is actually held captive not once, but twice.
The original plan for Ewan’s return as Obi was to make it into a movie.
This has been a problem with many Disney+ series in the Star Wars and even Marvel universes.
Theres another 10 years with plenty of stories, and I dont think its off the board.
So………what better excuse for a “things I hope to see” blog than this?
Fewer episodes, and/or faster pacing
Kind of hinted at it in the intro.
It’s a Marvel/Star Wars/Disney+ in general issue.
What made the OG Star Wars so captivating was masterful pacing.
I’d be down for, like, four 45-minute episodes.
Or six 35-minute ones that clip along fast.
No need minute-long POV tracking shots of a character walking a laThe Mandalorian.
No need for yet another undercover-at-an-Imperial-base escape plan.
No need to spend a literal third of the series before you reveal the antagonist everyone wants to see.
Just get down to business.
It’s such an interesting world that we’ve barely gotten to see.
Only Maul didn’t die.
AND he seized the throne of Mandalore by winning the darksaber in combat.
Yeah, the animated shows did a hell of a job fleshing out Maul’s character.
His sole purpose for existing is to exact revenge on Kenobi.
What a sad way to go through life, eh pal?
Especially since it doesn’t work out at all.
We’ve already gotten our mega Vader vs. Obi-Wan grudge match.
It’ll feel way too contrived to have them face off again.
I can buy one more time around.
It’d just feel like shoehorned fan service.
Not the good kind either.
There’s so much great flashback potential for Maul and the stuff on Mandalore, too.
Another fun way to tie in more canon fodder from the galaxy far, far away.
Some have advocated for a limited series about Vader.
I’d be down.
Obi-Wan could be inspired to take on an apprentice after the events of Season 1.
Reva is too damaged-goods at this point and she got stabbed by a lightsaber.
She’s probably out of the picture.
Obi-Wan already saved her in essence.
Cal has quickly become a fan favorite because of the success of theStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderandSurvivorgames.
Those stories take place right around the same time when the first season ofObi-Wan Kenobiwas set.
Monaghan will still be in the perfect age range to make a seamless transition to the streaming screen.
I could see something similar with Cal.
What better way to stick it to Kenobi than to kill his new pupil?
Even cooler, Cal is also somebody who rocks a dual-bladed saber.
I’d be down to see two Jedi, one with a two-blader, take on Maul.
We’ve never seen quite that style of fight choreography in Star Wars.
Earlier I mentioned the adaptation of certain animated beats without getting specific.
You could cap this whole-ass series by showing off the brief Kenobi-Maul clash fromRebels' “Twin Suns.”
Could be one of the most powerful Star Wars moments ever.
Intercut flashes of Qui-Gon, Satine, and Cal before Maul meets his end.
Obi-Wan finds out Vader is still alive from their last encounter.
He’s able to find out where Vader will be next from the Inquisitor.
Episode 2 We start from Cal Kestis' POV.
Obi-Wan uses the Inquisitor’s intel to locate Vader.
Already we might be getting another confrontation!
While Vader hunts for an in-hiding Cal, Obi pulls up.
Everyone’s close enough to where everyone can see each other.
Cal can’t believe Obi-Wan is alive.
Vader can’t believe Obi-Wan snuck up on him like this.
Obi-Wan still finds it surreal that Vader is full Vader, no trace of Anakin remaining.
Suddenly, MAUL enters.
Basically tells Vader, “The Emperor demanded you leave Kenobi alone.
He is mine.”
Vader obliges when Maul tells him he must return to Sheev’s side to continue his training.
Cal continues to hide.
He’s not taking any chances.
Not many people encounter Vader twice and live to tell the story.
Now he’s like who the fuck is this MAUL guy?
Unfortunately, he has to tap into the dark side to do so.
This causes Cal to shock Maul with Force lightning.
That leaves him indisposed enough to stop fighting.
Cal’s clearly got some dark side in him.
Episode 3 Vader gets out of a bacta tank bath.
Then obviously back to their duel from the end of Season 1.
The empathy Obi suddenly feels for his former Jedi brother is overwhelming.
There’s still light there, but Palpatine is doing all he can to snuff it out.
Obi simply says he’s sorry to Anakin and has to let him go once and for all.
Anakin’s thoughts then cut to gasp!
All the while keeping up with his experimental dark side studying re: the quest to resurrect Padme.
Before Vader goes to the Unknown Regions, he stops by Padme’s grave.
…That’s enough.
Just a collection of ideas that are probably mediocre to horrible.
I’m doing this all on the fly over here, OK!?
I’m tripping all over myself trying to justify its existence.
