‘Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Easter Eggs – Everything We Saw in Ep. 1 & 2
The first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi have us a lot to be excited about, some great surprises, and a lot of Easter Eggs.
Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s first two episodes premiered on Friday and we have a lot to say about them! This show is off to a solid start with a plot that has us immediately sucked in and delightful character (and actor) cameos. And we’re finally spending some time off of Tatooine! There’s a lot to love so far, and a lot of little details to notice. These are a few of the Easter Eggs that we noticed, and we have a feeling there will be many more to come in the coming weeks.
Warning: This article will contain heavy spoilers for the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Luke’s Toy
Sometimes I like to think about how at the same moment Leia lying about the Death Star plans directly to Darth Vader’s face, Luke is making “vroom” sounds with his plastic spaceship.
Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi has had a weird and sort of sad life for the last ten years since Order 66. He works in space-fish processing, buys stolen parts of his own equipment back from Jawas, lives in a cave, and seemingly spends most of his leisure time watching Luke Skywalker grow up on the Lars moisture farm from afar. His adventuring “hello there” days seem to be behind him. It’s hard to imagine how much he cares for this child and wants to be in his life. But we get a hint when Ben spends his hard-earned credits on a toy that he quietly leaves for Luke in the middle of the night like some sort of Jedi Santa.
Of course, Uncle Owen isn’t too please and returns the toy in a scene that’s reminiscent of a similar interaction in the comics. But eagle-eyed fans may recognize the toy as the model T-16 Skyhopper Luke is seen playing with briefly in A New Hope. I guess it’s implied that Owen lets him keep it and either passes it off as a gift from himself or invents space Santa. Or Kenobi keeps trying.
C-3PO & R2D2
A good portion of episode one takes place on Alderaan, a planet we’ve been able to see little of. Well, we saw a lot of it mid-explosion, but you know what I mean. The gorgeous planet reminds me of Naboo, which is fitting considering Leia’s mother, and it’s a very neat place to get a sense of.
While we’re there there’s a party that Leia Organa desperately wants to get away from, resulting in her kidnap by none other than Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It’s a bit of a twist in the show that we’ll come back to in a bit, and also a very fun cameo.
But also at this party are C-3PO and R2D2. They look much shinier and more well kept than we’re used to seeing them. And that makes sense considering that Breha (and to a much lesser extent, Bail Organa run a tight ship. Threepio seems to be wandering the room and doing human-cyborg relation things, and Artoo can be seen serving drinks. Which is adorable and not a job I would trust him with in a million years.
Kenobi is Leia’s Only Hope
Vivien Lyra Blair plays a ten-year-old Princess Leia and she is an absolute joy. She’s every bit as opinionated, sassy, and whip-smart, as the late Carrie Fisher’s version of Leia and it was wonderful to watch. But, like we said, her tendency for sneaking away from the palace on her own leaves an opportunity for kidnappers to nab her. As it turns out they are hired by the new Inquisitor, Reva, in an attempt to coax Kenobi out of hiding.
And it works. Sort of.
Bail and Breha call Kenobi to ask him for help. They all but use the line “you’re her only hope,” instead opting for the much more poignant “She’s just as important [as her brother].” When Kenobi continues to refuse, Bail shows up at his cave in person and more or less forces the former Jedi out the door. Because once again, for the first time, Leia needs help and Obi-Wan Kenobi is her only hope.
501st Clone Trooper
Episode two takes us to Daiyu, a Bladerunner-esque-inspired planet that we simultaneously want to spend much more and much less time on. It’s nice to get a break from Tatooine, and Daiyu looks like a rich and interesting locale for exploring, but it’s also obviously not a kind place.
While Ben is trying to find Leia he encounters a homeless Clone Wars vet played by Temuera Morrison. And this Easter Egg has a few layers to peel away at. Of course, the Morrison cameo is always welcome, but there’s a moment of hesitation on Kenobi’s part.
For starters, he is also a veteran of the same war and Obi-Wan worked closely with many Clone Troopers. Additionally, while it’s been about ten years since the Clone Wars ended, this trooper looks a fair bit older than that and Kenobi alike. That’s because clones were purposefully engineered to age about twice as fast as humans. It’s been ten years for Obi-Wan, but genetically, it’s been closer to twenty for this guy.
Finally, I’m about ninety percent sure that’s the armor of a 501st trooper. The 501st was lead by Anakin Skywalker. There’s a decent chance that Obi-Wan Kenobi worked with this particular clone trooper ten years earlier, even if he’s not one of the clones we spent time with in the series or learned the name of.
Kenobi is Always Getting Offered Drugs
“I’m Elan Sel’Sabagno and I love death sticks.”
In what turns out to be a major plot point, a pink-haired woman offers Kenobi an assortment of hard drugs and spice to get him through his trip to Daiyu. But this is not the first time somebody in a sleazy location has tried to sell him drugs. Elan Sel’Sabagno here tried to get Obi-Wan hooked on death sticks way back in the prequel error and was also unsuccessful. But also much less helpful.
Grand Inquisitor Death
This may be the opposite of an Easter Egg. A “doesn’t this break the timeline?” or “I know he’s okay, we know how he dies and it isn’t here,” moment. Reva runs the Grand Inquisitor through to get him out of her way while chasing Kenobi and Leia. We have a lot of questions about Reva, but we’re pretty sure that the Grand Inquisitor is going to be okay-ish. After all, we see him – but not Reva – in Rebels. This serious-looking injury could explain how he gets his butt kicked by Kanan just a few years later, despite his ruthless and terrifying reputation.
Reva
We have a lot of questions about Reva. The Third Sister doesn’t get a ton of respect from the other Inquisitors. She comes from the streets, unlike the rest of their Jedi backgrounds. But she also knows exactly who Kenobi is and that Darth Vader used to be Anakin Skywalker. Very few have that knowledge, and fewer who gain that knowledge are allowed to go on living with it. Reva is somebody, but who is still a mystery.
Our bet is that she is one of the younglings we see running away from the Jedi temple in the wake of Order 66 in episode one. My knee-jerk reaction was to question if Anakin would be killing those younglings in an in-universe hour. But it seems much more likely that like Kanan Jarrus or Cal Kestis, they escape and scatter, go into hiding, die, or get picked up by the Inquisitors.
Did you watch the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, what did you think? Did you notice any details or Easter Eggs that didn’t make our list? Who do you think Reva is? Let us know in the comments!
May The Force Be With You, Adventurers!
