You could argue that Darth wasn't able to kill Obi-Wan until around the time period of ANH when he'd gained some emotional distance from his former master. It's like a glitch in his brain, he just can't get past it. But he justifies it to himself by saying he wants to torture Obi-Wan in their first post ROTS encounter.
Though honestly it's probably best for continuity's sake if they hadn't met again until ANH! It's just a question of if the trade-off is worth it.
I think you're right? Maybe Kenobi came to the realization sooner than I thought.
Part of me says no; the extra stuff they shoved between the films distills and weakens some major thematic story beats from the original films.
But another part of me says that, flaws and all, the show added more than it took away, and the final battle was almost worth the price of admission all on its own. Some stupid moments and awkward dancing around canon aside, the characters' overall stories are better because of the show.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
All that time, Vader might have been fighting, but he was always punching down, backed up by thousands of Imperial soldiers.
This was probably Vader's first fight in his own weight class, against someone who wasn't intimidated by his reputation and someone smart enough to figure out his weaknesses.
That's a good point, and you're not wrong.
But does that equal Kenobi sitting around for a decade? Vader may have been punching down, backed up by stormtroopers, but Kenobi wasn't doing *anything.*
Still, you have an excellent point.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
I'll be shocked if there will be a season 2. The only worthwhile thing in the whole show was Anakin and Obi-Wan briefly talking every thing outside these two was uninteresting to me but I'm sure i'm in the minority in this
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I think there's a lot of potential in a broken Obi-Wan navigating the realities of the empire while holding out hope. But I think they need to avoid having Obi-Wan and Vader interact. The more they come into contact, the more it dilutes the poignance of their eventual conflict in ANH
Excellent video on how Obi-Wan's fighting in the Series harmonized all other versions of him fighting.
https://youtu.be/D6SQm65VMbU
I'm reading the Leia novel by Claudia Gray and it seems a bit odd that Leia initially has no idea about the Rebellion in the book, given that she knew about at least a proto-Rebel group (The Path).
Oh well, Disney might've cleaned up some of the continuity but I guess they still make mistakes.
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They aren't quite the same thing. The Path is about trying to help people escape the Empire's cruelty. And also helping the Jedi. It works against the Empire's interests, but isn't really fighting or actively trying to stop, slow down, or overthrow the Empire.
The Rebellion, on the other hand, is very much about sticking a more active wrench in the Empire's gears. The one perhaps leads to the other, in the grand scheme. But it's not at all a foregone conclusion that something like The Path will lead to a more active Rebel movement.
Andor will probably cover this better, but right now before that show, we’ve got several nascent but completely unconnected “proto-Rebel” groups that actually have good reasons not to associate with or be associated with each other.
The Path is mostly an Underground Railroad for the Jedi and Force Sensitives.
The Cloud Raiders are a swoop gang on the fringe of Galactic society primarily opposing the Empire’s associated crime syndicates.
Saw’s Partisans are are ex-Separatsist who became co-belligerents against the Separatists, but were never loyal to the Republic’s stated cause and likely feel justified now.
Mon Mothma’s an Imperial Senator who was intially an internal reformist with other political allies.
The Mon Cala were loyal supporters of the Republic who quietly built a defense fleet when the Empire turned sour on them, while the Twi’leks are about to have to become a mirror image of the Partisans.
The Rebel Alliance is just that - literally an alliance of groups who are too weak, decentralized, and opposed to actually try and overthrow the Empire until united.
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