‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Recap: ‘Part V’

6/16/2022

Written by Shae Rufe

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Five of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.

Wow, just wow. This episode was a lot darker than the others in so many ways. Ben and Leia are safely on a transport back to Jabiim, where they will hopefully be able to get Leia back to Alderaan soon. Except, Third Sister is now the Grand Inquisitor, and she’s been tracking them through Leia’s droid Lola. Vader orders them to go to Jabiim immediately. He’s done waiting and playing this little game of cat and mouse. Obi-Wan will pay for what he’s done. The Grand Inquisitor is there to help see to it that justice is served. That justice just so happens to be slightly different than what Vader is really planning.

Lola has begun to lock the base down, ensuring they can’t leave, even if they wanted to, unbeknownst to everyone else. Leia is the one who crawls up into the vents to try and solve whatever problem has locked them in, while the others prepare for the impending invasion by the Empire. The Grand Inquisitor is ruthless and wastes no time attacking the base. Their cannons start to break through when Ben calls for a chat with her. He’s stalling, they all know it, especially the Grand Inquisitor. Obi-Wan is just a means to her end, and she’s more than happy to exploit him in any way she can. After all, Vader is the reason she’s even here.

Ben is right in sussing Reva out. She was just a Youngling when everything happened. She thought Anakin and the Stormtroopers were there to help them, protect them from the danger. Except that they weren’t. They killed everyone; Reva only survived because she played dead. She then spent the rest of her life plotting her own revenge and using any means necessary, including kidnapping Leia to get to Obi-Wan. She’s not here to make friends with him, or get his help, or anything of the sort. She’s merely using him to get close enough to Vader to kill him. It’s a tactic that is hard thought out.

Sadly, there is no reasoning with her. She cuts the door open and it’s a mad dog fight to keep the Stormtroopers out as long as they can. Many are wounded, and sadly, Tala gives her life trying to save everyone. Her sacrifice isn’t in vain, however. While Leia is still trying to get the hanger door open, Ben gives himself up. He surrenders to Reva, knowing full well Vader will soon be joining them. Ben is crafty, he’s not bringing Vader down to him, he’s bringing Vader down to Reva. She has the Troopers bring him back inside while they wait for Vader. Everything goes according to Ben’s plan, and he easily escapes.

Leia frees Lola from her evil programming and gets the hanger door open, just in time. Everyone boards the transport right as Vader arrives. In his rage he halts the massive ship with the Force. In an even more impressive stunt, he yanks the ship to the ground and pulls it to pieces. Thankfully, it’s the smaller ship everyone is in and that takes off seconds later, much to Vader’s dismay. Reva chooses that moment to attack, only to lose spectacularly.

She is beyond out matched and doesn’t stand a chance against Vader. He mimics his previous move and stabs her with her own saber. At least he remembered her from the Jedi Temple. They leave her to die, except that’s not on her list of things to do, just yet. Instead, she finds the transmitter from Ben that got left behind. It’s damaged, but enough of Bail’s message gets through that she now knows about Luke. Has she put together the pieces? Guess we have to find out in the finale, next week.

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Written by Shae Rufe

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