‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Episodes 1 and 2 Recap: Unexpected Characters and Brand New Worlds

The new “Star Wars” Disney+ series was keeping some major characters very well hidden

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“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is here.

After a number of false starts and production resets, the first Lucasfilm original series on Disney+ to deal with a true legacy character (if we’re now comfortable acknowledging that “The Book of Boba Fett” was retconned fan fic of the highest order), “Obi-Wan Kenobi” debuted on the streaming channel Thursday night – early, no less! – to much fanfare. Ewan McGregor is back as the titular Jedi, 10 years after the events of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith,” as he watches over a young Luke Skywalker and contemplates the events that led him there.

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