One of my favorite things about the Obi-Wan Kenobi show is that I keep finding myself not married to one specific interpretation of a scene. The flashbacks in Part V, are they a true flashback? a current day conversation? a vision from the Force? Depending on the day you ask me, I might have a different answer!
Or Obi-Wan and Anakin’s final confrontation, “I am not your failure, Obi-Wan. You didn’t kill Anakin Skywalker. I did.”, is that the last bit of Anakin trying to absolve Obi-Wan’s guilt? is it Anakin Skywalker selfishly trying to keep Obi-Wan tied to him by twisting the knife so Obi-Wan will be as fixated on him as he is on Obi-Wan? I could go with any number of interpretations!
There are so many ways to look at these scenes that add richness to the characters’ motivations, that make their actions and meanings hurt more, that make the audience suffer along with the characters, and all of them are like different facets on the same jewel.
The writing for their relationship is so well done in this series that it enhances what was already a relationship we’ve spent over two decades talking about and examining, and that deserves some serious kudos, to add onto two characters who already have such a detailed history, to not only stay true to their characters, but to add more complexity, more moments that can be examined from multiple angles, and all of it further deepens the characters.
Bravo to Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Deborah Chow, Joby Harold, and everyone who worked on these characters for what seemed like an impossible balancing act, but they walked that tightrope with absolute grace and deftness. All that and they delivered some banger lines, I’m never getting over, “All he’ll see is me.” ever, goddamn.
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