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Kenobi's Latest Episode Just Solved A Big Prequels Mystery 20 Years Later

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Updated 14:00 17 Jun 2022 GMT+1Published 13:59 17 Jun 2022 GMT+1

Kenobi's Latest Episode Just Solved A Big Prequels Mystery 20 Years Later

The most recent episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi has sorted out a mystery fans have been pondering for 20 years.

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

Featured Image Credit: Disney+

Topics: Star Wars, Disney Plus

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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Spoilers for the episode five of Obi-Wan Kenobi, read on at your own peril.

20 years on from Attack of the Clones the latest episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi has solved a mystery fans have been grappling with since the prequels.

Fans have been praising the most recent episode of Disney+ show Obi-Wan Kenobi as perhaps the greatest bit of Star Wars ever put on TV.

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It's not hard to see why, as a dramatic fifth episode of the show saw a thrilling struggle between the fugitive Jedi master and The Empire interspersed with flashbacks to the prequel era.

In the flashbacks we get to see Obi-Wan in a training duel with apprentice Anakin Skywalker, who will fall to the dark side and become iconic Star Wars villain Darth Vader.

The events of the duel mirror the conflict in the episode and provides fans a wonderful glimpse back into a bygone era, along with clearing up a mystery many have been wondering about for a long time.

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The latest episode of the hit show clears up exactly why Anakin claimed his master was 'holding me back' in Attack of the Clones.

With only one more episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi to go, fans are anticipating another clash between the Jedi Master and Darth Vader.
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Anakin's a bit of a whiner in the prequels and one of his biggest complaints is that Obi-Wan isn't letting him advance through the ranks of the Jedi as quickly as he wants to.

One of his furious rants about how he's ready to become a Jedi Knight makes more sense as we see Anakin gain the upper hand in his duel with his master, only for Obi-Wan to turn the tables on his apprentice and deliver an important lesson.

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Kenobi tells his Padawan that he's blinded by a need for victory, praising Anakin as a 'great warrior' but warning him 'your need to prove yourself is your undoing'.

Delivering the final lesson, Obi-Wan says: "Until you overcome it, a Padwan you will still be."

Now we know more about why Anakin Skywalker thought Obi-Wan Kenobi was holding him back.
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This adds a crucial bit of context to Anakin's furious tirade, with the young Jedi getting a clear statement from his master that he's not ready to become a Jedi Knight.

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Then again, Anakin's need to prove himself is something he never really seems to shed.

While Darth Vader quite literally wiped the floor with Obi-Wan in their battle in the third episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi, that floor being made of burning coals, the pair could be due another showdown in the final episode of the series.

The sixth and final episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi is due to release on Disney+ on 22 June.

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