[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Episode 1 and Episode 2, “Part 1” and “Part II.”]About 23 minutes into the premiere of “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” an old Star Wars friend shows up.
First there’s an establishing shot of an unfamiliar city and planet, and then a montage of various people assisting a small child get dressed in a pristine white tunic with purple accents.
There can be no mistaking that elaborate hairdo, even on such a tiny head: This is young Leia Organa.Well, not exactly.
It’s a friend Leia enlists to play a prank on her mother, but with a triumphant swell of John Williams and Natalie Holt’s score we quickly cut to the real Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair), sprinting through the forest while her braids trail behind her.For too long — and probably still — Star Wars has been unable to quit Luke Skywalker.
The hero of George Lucas’ original films, portrayed by Mark Hamill,
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