Star Wars fans have been waiting a long time to see prequel favourite Ewan McGregor return as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. And it seems that in the next year or two their wish will be granted. The Disney Plus Obi-Wan Kenobi series is a go, though it does seem to have been delayed. Here’s what we’d like to see happen.

While we don’t know too much about the series at this point – the expected release date is sometime in 2022 – we do know a couple of things.

What Do We Know About the Obi-Wan Series?

First, we know that the series will be set eight years after Revenge of the Sith, which means it’ll involve Obi-Wan in exile on Tatooine.

However, rumour has it it will involve flashbacks. Rumour also has it Hayden Christensen will be involved. This seems to fit (of course, he could also be playing a fully-suited Darth Vader as he did in Revenge of the Sith).

Flashbacks in one way or another would make sense – Obi-Wan might not have that much to do just hanging out in a house in the Jutland Wastes of Tatooine!

It also seems that the series will be limited, running only a single season. We have no problem with this if it tells a good story. Honestly, the chances of it telling a good, focused story are increased if the story is shorter. Better this than it dragging on, stuffed with fan service and Obi-Wan adventuring around the galaxy when he should be hiding from the Empire!

What We Want for the Series

Below, we’ll take a look at 9 things we want to be included in the show. While it probably won’t include everything on our wishlist, or yours, it’ll probably include some of them.

1. Luke Skywalker

Alright, this one pretty much goes without saying. Everyone will want to see an 8-year-old Luke Skywalker. It’s probably safe to say we’ll see him at least once given that Obi-Wan lives (according to Wookiepedia) 134 kilometers from the Lars Homestead.

It would be cool to simply see Obi-Wan watching over him from a distance as we saw in Star Wars Rebels. Maybe we’ll see a silhouette of a child playing with his aunt and uncle, twin suns setting in the background, or something along those lines.

This could be the safer choice – fans might not like the way Luke is portrayed if he does show up in the story, as we’ve learned from the reception to the Last Jedi. That being said, it’d be harder to “mess things up” when showing the legendary character as a child rather than a grizzled old hermit.

Knowing Disney, though, we’ll probably see some kind of direct interaction. This could work out fine if done right. When we see 19-year old Luke in A New Hope, he was aware of the “old hermit” Ben Kenobi living somewhere out there. So them interacting in some way would not necessarily break established canon.

Maybe Luke simply sees this robed man standing on a cliff and runs away in fear. Or even talks to him briefly before Uncle Owen (who, as we saw in a New Hope is not a fan of “Old Ben”) pulls him away. We can imaging Own yelling at Obi-Wan, telling him to leave them alone and let Luke grow up in peace.

One thing we hope NOT to see involving Luke is him using the Force in some way. It would just be too silly and too predictable.

2. Character Exploration

The series’ main focus should be on Obi-Wan as a character.

While we don’t want it to be just an in-depth character exploration. We do expect a bit of action here and there – we think it would make sense for Obi-Wan to be reflecting on all the things that have happened to him.

It’s no secret that the poor man’s been through a lot. His Master being killed by the first Sith to appear in 1,000 years. His best friend betraying him. The organisation he dedicated his life to being destroyed by that friend, etc.

Maybe he deserves some romance in his isolation, maybe he could meet someone, father a girl, then the partner goes into hiding to avoid Vader and protect the child, she could be called Rey…No wait that’s been done and they went a different route with it.

The Jedi life is all about meditation and introspection. This is the perfect opportunity to explore that and see how Obi-Wan is feeling in regards to what has happened. Has he lost faith in the Jedi Order? Does he blame himself for what happened?

In our opinion, without getting some insight into how Obi-Wan views the catastrophic events of eight years past, this series would be a waste. We want more internal exploration than external exploration, which brings us to our next point.

3. Don’t Go Off Tatooine Too Much, if At All

We would honestly be fine with Obi-Wan not leaving Tatooine at all. It would make a lot of sense since he’s in hiding from the Empire. We think it’d be a little bit ridiculous if he goes galavanting around the Galaxy wearing some kind of cheap disguise.

However, knowing that the plot needs to be moved along, he may leave the barren world at one point or another. Maybe he’ll fly to Dagobah to consult with Yoda, and discuss their post – Order 66 plan – specifically, it would involve updates on how Luke is doing. This could be interesting to see.

Perhaps he’ll meet up with old love interest Satine, oops no, wait, going down the Rey route again there. Or even get involved in some way against Darth Maul’s criminal syndicate.

Things need to be balanced out, and he should only be able to leave the planet if all ensuing plotholes are satisfyingly explained away.

4. A near miss with Darth Vader

Ok, we know that they cant meet. But most of us would be intrigued to see Obi-Wan and Darth Vader play cat and mouse with each other. Similar to how the latter’s erstwhile apprentice Ahsoka Tano did in the Clone Wars.

An encounter of some kind, whether just through force visions or not, is certainly possible. We know Vader is hunting him so let’s see that play out a bit more than shown in the Rebels series.

Perhaps Vader eventually works out where he is, but his desire not to return to Tatooine to awaken memories of Anakin is the reason they don’t meet until A New Hope.

5. Exploring his “Ben” Identity

In a New Hope, Uncle Owen tells Luke that Obi-Wan Kenobi died around the same time as his father. Therefore, Luke thinks Obi-Wan and Ben are two different people. Obi-Wan’s not a name he’s ever heard before hearing it in Princess Leia’s famous message.

It would be interesting to see if “Ben” has a cover story – does he say he’s a retired moisture farmer or something like that? It would make for some good comic relief moments.

Maybe we’ll learn a bit about how he has hidden so well from the Empire over the past eight-years.

Additionally, how does he survive? Does he go into local towns for supplies, or hunt? All of these things would be cool to explore and add a layer of depth to the show.

6. Why Uncle Owen Doesn’t Like Him

Uncle Owen famously dismisses Obi-Wan as a “crazy old hermit” – in A New Hope. He seems to want to have nothing to do with him.

In this show, we will hopefully learn why this in the case. Did Obi-Wan do something specific to anger Mr. Lars?

There was a clash in the 2005 Star Wars Visionaries comic books. Where Maul and Obi-Wan faced off in front of a young Luke causing Uncle Owen to dismiss Kenobi. But this is no longer canon.

It’s possible Owen was just protecting Luke and/or was angry at the Jedi Order for being a seemingly self-destructive organisation. It wouldn’t be unlikely that he’d view the Jedi Order as this strange, destructive cult. And want to keep Luke as far away from any ex-Jedi as possible.

Either that, or he doesn’t want to lose his extra farmhand.

7. Qui-Gon

While there’s no evidence of Liam Neeson reprising his role in the series as of yet. It seems likely we’ll see him (or at least hear his voice, as we did in the Rise of Skywalker).

Qui-Gon’s ability to interact with the land of the living as a Force Ghost was a major plot point at the end of Episode III and not greatly explained. It continued throughout the Clone Wars series, and it is he who taught Obi-Wan how to acquire this ability.

Therefore, we may see Obi-Wan being taught how to become a Force Ghost by an incorporeal Qui-Gon. This could also explain how his body “disappears” when Vader finally kills him in Episode IV.

There’s a lot of room for character exploration here though, too. Wouldn’t it be amazing to see Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan discuss Anakin. Given that Qui-Gon was the one who felt the latter was the “Chosen One” and pushed so hard to train him as a Jedi? We’d imagine there would be some tension after Qui-Gon’s insistence on this point lead to the destruction of the Jedi Order!

It would be interesting to see Qui-Gon attempt to defend his position even after the disastrous events of Revenge of the Sith.

8. Darth Maul

Darth Maul returned to the silver screen for the first time since his 1999 appearance in the Phantom Menace in the 2018’s Solo. People who had only seen the live-action movies must have been pretty confused since he was cut in half by Obi-Wan at the end of Episode I.

However, those who had watched the Clone Wars and Rebels knew he had survived this ill-fated encounter. It would be interesting to see Obi-Wan made aware of Darth Maul prior to their Star Wars Rebels encounter, where he seemed aware of his presence. Obi-Wan would be pretty intrigued that he was able to survive. Perhaps Maul using the Dark Side to survive could be contrasted with Qui-Gon’s Force Ghost ability?

The issue is that Obi-Wan could not interact directly with Darth Maul in this show. Darth Maul doesn’t know of his location until Rebels which is set farther along in the timeline.

9. Humour

Obi-Wan was known for his quirky sense of humour in the prequel movies, less so from the Alec Guinness appearances. From “the negotiations were short” to “Hello there!” It would be nice to get a few quippy lines like this, showing that some part of pre-Order 66 Obi-Wan has survived the tragedy he’s been through. As long as the humour is better than the answerphone gag that ruined The Last Jedi before it had got going.

Additionally, we’d get a few more memes, and that would be nice, wouldn’t it?

Wrapping up

This show has a lot of potentials. But there’s also a lot of room for things to go wrong.

We hope the writers balance out common sense with ambition and, most of all, we hope that it gives us a satisfying look into Obi-Wan’s character.

Before we call it a day, there’s one final question we need to be answered in this show: What happened to Jar Jar Binks he’d be a great cameo right?

Just kidding! Though for those interested, the question was answered Chuck Wendig’s 2017 novel Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End. In a sort of meta-commentary on the character’s reception, our favourite Gungan senator became a street performer. Loved by children and hated by adults

Here’s to hoping the Obi-Wan series is as well as the Mandalorian and does justice to the storied character that’s been with us since 1977!

And that’s our list of 9 things we want to see in the Disney Plus Obi-Wan series. What do you think? Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments below.

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