Old Ben Kenobi has returned with his own Disney Plus program about his adventures in the post-Jedi galaxy after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in 2005. The first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi fell on Friday and , while giving Obi-Wan a mission worthy of his own series, they also left us with many questions along the way. Fortunately, the show still has four episodes left to resolve our confusion and continue its already entertaining story.
But before a new episode arrives next week, here are some of our fiery curiosities coming out of the first two episodes of the show.
[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi, episodes 1 and 2.]
What is the treatment of the third sister?
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The Inquisitors of the Empire program has been the antagonists of some different post-Disney Star Wars series at the time. They play an important role in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and are also an important part of the Star Wars: Rebels animated series. As Obi-Wan himself explains, the inquisitors are essentially imperial Jedi hunters, and they were often ex-Jedi themselves.
This seems quite likely to be the case with Obi-Wan’s apparent main antagonist, the Third Sister, also known as Rava. In fact, it looks like we could see a young version of her in the opening scene of Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Clone Troopers invade the Jedi Temple at Coruscant.
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But how does all this relate to his obsession with Obi-Wan? It seems like a central question that the show plans to answer, but it certainly seems to have something to do with Darth Vader, given that he knows his secret identity as Anakin. Maybe she wants to cross Vader and needs Obi-Wan to help her get closer to get revenge? Or maybe Vader saved her, and now she’s his personal killer. Either way, Rava’s story will surely be an important part of the rest of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Did the Great Inquisitor really just die?
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This question is a little more confusing. No doubt the Great Inquisitor seems to be stabbed in the stomach to conclude the second episode, but we also know that he is alive in Star Wars: Rebels, the series in which he finally dies. So what’s up?
Theories about this are a bit more confusing. He may not be the Grand Inquisitor himself. The version of the character of Rebels is clearly a pau’an, and that of Obi-Wan Kenobi seems a little more human. But this explanation seems quite unlikely, as it is more plausible that they have just changed the character design a bit. Instead, it seems more likely that the Inquisitor could survive the wound (Darth Maul lived worse, after all) and might have some grudge against the Third Sister from now on.
Wait, was Flea in Star Wars?
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Yes. There really isn’t much to say here. A long, long time ago in a very, very distant galaxy … Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, was a space hijacker.
What exactly is Ben’s job at Tatooine?
Honestly, this is a mystery. He seems to be working on a meat processing plant installed on the carcass of a massive animal, but how can it be safe to cook in the sun like that? And is he really supposed to take some meat home every day, or is he stealing from his head, The Gut Puncher? Whatever the real answers to these questions, these are wonderful mysteries that I hope will never be completely solved.