How is Obi-Wan being lured into an elaborate trap?
And what's Inquisitor Reva's obsession with hunting down the Jedi all about?
Keep watching to learn all that the second episode of "Obi-Wan Kenobi" on Disney+ revealed.
Warning: Spoilers for the first two episodes are ahead.
When Obi-Wan first arrives on the murky planet Daiyu, he quickly finds that he can't track
the ship of the bounty hunters who have kidnapped Leia.
The Empire has blocked all incoming and outgoing signals as a way of restricting any Force-sensitives
on the planet.
Cutting off communications is a useful tool for the Grand Inquisitor, as it isolates those
who really need help and makes it more likely that they'll reveal themselves by accident.
But criminals have already capitalized on this opportunity.
Enter: Haja Estree.
Estree is a trafficker who claims to be a Jedi to help smuggle people off-planet, but
he just uses magnets to fake his Force powers as a way of getting the helpless to trust
him.
"The Force is so strong with you."
"Yeah, I know."
Then he charges them an exorbitant amount of credits to escape Daiyu.
Obi-Wan isn't exactly impressed with Estree's money-making scheme, and forces him to help
uncover the location of the kidnapped Leia.
It's clear that Estree is trying to make ends meet in a difficult situation, and he does
seem a little remorseful when Kenobi calls him out for exploiting the innocent.
Kumail Nanjiani, who plays Estree, sells it with the perfect amount of smarmy charisma.
Haja's information pays off, and Obi-Wan finds Leia at a Spice den.
What Obi-Wan doesn't realize, however, is that this has all been an elaborate trap.
Obi-Wan is doing the right thing by helping Bail Organa get his adopted daughter back,
but he's also putting himself in extreme danger thanks to the increased presence of the Inquisitors.
Reva has carefully planned this kidnapping plot to lure Obi-Wan out of hiding, and unfortunately,
it works pretty well.
After Obi-Wan frees Leia, the duo quickly draws plenty of attention thanks to the young
princess' feisty behavior.
It doesn't help that Reva also puts a bounty on Obi-Wan so big it puts the entire planet
on the lookout for the rogue Jedi.
Plus, Obi-Wan underestimates how free-thinking Leia really is.
She's been desperate to see life outside of Alderaan, so it's understandable that she's
so curious about everything on Daiyu.
Leia's inquisitive nature leads her to question Obi-Wan in a personal way that he isn't prepared
to address.
After questioning her savior's Jedi qualifications…
"It's just…you seem kind of old and beat up."
…she runs off not out of obstinance, but because she figures out the outline of the
plan to catch her rescuer.
Even as a young girl, Princess Leia of Alderaan is nobody's bait.
The chase quickly culminates in a rooftop shootout between Obi-Wan and various gunmen,
while Leia falls from a building.
This pushes Obi-Wan to tap into his dormant Force powers to save the young girl.
A bit remorseful over his deceptions, Haja Estree makes amends.
Estree gives the Jedi a way off Daiyu using an automated cargo ship bound for a planet
called Mapuzo, where there are apparently people who will help them.
Though given Estree's trustworthiness to this point, that information is unreliable at best.
It isn't long before Reva and the Grand Inquisitor catch up to the escapees.
The Grand Inquisitor reprimands the Third Sister for not following orders and acting
on impulse.
In response, Reva decides to show him exactly what impulse looks like with a lightsaber
through the gut.
It seems unlikely that the Grand Inquisitor is dead, as this would be a major retcon of
cherished "Star Wars" canon.
This character's death happens much later in the "Star Wars: Rebels" Season 1 finale,
"Fire Across the Galaxy."
It's not impossible that Lucasfilm has decided to break canon in this way, but it seems more
likely that the Inquisitor will find some way to return and pursue vengeance against
Reva.
"It will not change what you are."
"And what is that?"
"The least of us."
For the moment, it's not clear why Reva's so desperate to catch Obi-Wan, but a leading
theory is that she was one of the apprentices who escaped the Jedi temple during the acute
phase of Order 66.
Why else show us that flashback at the beginning of the series?
Perhaps Reva resents Obi-Wan for leaving her behind, which would also explain why she's
allied herself with Darth Vader, whom Obi-Wan left to burn on Mustafar at the end of "Revenge
of the Sith."
The episode only gives us a brief glimpse of Vader soaking in bacta, but it's clear
that he's got revenge on his mind.
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