Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair.
In today’s video, we will be going over how each of the episodes in the Obi-wan Kenobi
series actually reflects the original six Star Wars movies.
The Obi-wan Kenobi series has finished, and what a series it was.
When we first heard about it only being 6 episodes, we already knew we would be left
wanting more.
However, we only had 6 episodes of Star Wars movies for a while, and I think we can all
agree they were excellent!
So let’s dig into what ways the episodes parallel the movies.
“Come on.
You’ve got a ways to go.”
Part 1 and The Phantom Menace
Both Part 1 and The Phantom Menace spend a lot of time on Tatooine, with evil on the
lookout for the protagonists.
Part 1 also takes place on Alderaan, which is lush, green and run by a Queen.
Similarly to how Naboo is also lush, green, and also run by a Queen.
Obi-wan Kenobi is thought to be gone, or extinct.
“But he’s gone, and you won’t find him.
We spent the last 10 years looking for him.”
Just like how many believe the Sith are extinct in the movie.
“The Sith have been extinct for a millenia.”
Leia is a 10 year old kid who is living her normal life, and then unexpectedly goes on
a journey, just like Jake Llyod’s Anakin.
“You mean I get to come with you and your starship?”
Part 2 and Attack of the Clones
Both Part 2 and Attack of the Clones feature settings in an urban nighttime.
The episode features an appearance by a clone played by Temuera Morrison.
“Help a veteran get a warm meal.”
Just as we see numerous clones played by him in the movie.
Obi-wan gets offered some spice by a thug.
“Do you want some spice old man?”
Who on a side note is played by Ewan McGregor’s real-life daughter.
This scene is similar to when he gets offered death sticks.
“Do you wanna buy some death sticks?”
“You don’t want to sell me death sticks.”
Obi-wan is sent on a detective mission to find Leia, just like he is sent on a mission
to discover the secret Clone army.
“The Prime Minister is expecting you.”
“I’m expected?”
Kenobi has many encounters with bounty hunters, and even gets into a battle with some, just
like he got into a scuffle with bounty hunter Jango Fett.
Part 3 and Revenge of the Sith
In Part 3, Obi-wan survives an encounter where he is betrayed due to undercover help by Indira
Varma’s Tala, similarly how Bail Organa helped him out in Revenge of the Sith after
being betrayed with Order 66.
“Senator Organa, my clone troops turned on me, I need help.”
We also have a scene at the beginning of Part 3 where Darth Vader is getting his suit put
on, just like at the end of Revenge of the Sith.
Obi-wan and Darth Vader face off at the end of the episode, which also results in one
of them being badly burned at the end of their fight, and then being carried away by an ally.
Part 4 and A New Hope
In Part 4, Obi-wan and some help go on a rescue mission to save Princess Leia from a hidden
fortress, need I even say anything else to make the direct comparison to A New Hope.
“I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you.”
During the episode Leia is put in an interrogation room to be, well, interrogated, again just
like in the movie.
“And now your highness, we will discuss the location of your hidden Rebel base.”
During Obi-wan’s time in the fortress, he even hides behind a pillar to evade two stormtroopers
and uses the Force to distract them and make his escape.
“Over there, let’s go.”
Again being very similar to the scene in the movie.
“What was that?”
“Ah, it’s nothing.”
The ending has Obi-wan and Tala escaping with Leia in the hangar under heavy blaster fire,
which is similar to their escape in the movie.
Part 5 and The Empire Strikes Back
The beginning of Part 5 has Obi-wan and The Path hiding in their cave base while under
assault, just like how The Empire Strikes Back begins with the assault on the Rebel
Hoth base.
In the end we learn of the connection that Vader has to a character, which is that Reva
was actually one of the younglings during Order 66.
“I tried to help them but I couldn’t.”
Whereas in the movie, we discover the connection of Luke being Vader’s son.
“No, I am your father.”
Part 6 and Return of the Jedi
The beginning of Part 6 actually has it on Tatooine, with Reva in a dark hooded cloak,
which seems to be paying homage to the beginning of Return of the Jedi being set on Tatooine
with Luke in a dark hooded cloak.
Obi-wan decides to leave Leia and The Path due to him endangering them and to confront
Darth Vader, just as Luke leaves Leia and the Rebels to confront Darth Vader.
“He’s come for me.
He can feel when I’m near.
That’s why I have to go.
As long as I stay I’m endangering the group and our mission here.”
There is a battle between Obi-wan and Darth Vader in which Vader is ultimately defeated
and exposed and Obi-wan decides against ending it once and for all.
“Goodbye, Darth.”
Just as Luke refuses to defeat Vader in the movie.
“Never.”
The episode ends with Reva’s redemption where she cannot kill Luke Skywalker.
“Now you’re free.”
Just as the movie ends with Anakin Skywalker’s redemption when he cannot stand by and watch
Luke get killed by Emperor Palpatine.
“I will not leave you here, I’ve got to save you.”
“You already have.”
The final scene of the finale features the appearance of Force ghost Qui-gon Jinn, similar
to how Return of the Jedi closes with Luke seeing Force ghosts of Anakin, Yoda, and Obi-wan.
And there you have it!
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