- The sixth and likely final episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered on Wednesday.
- The episode brought the thrilling season-long confrontation between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader to a close.
- Star Wars fans were virtually unanimous in their praise for the series.
The sixth and final episode of the hit Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi hit Disney+ this week, and with it came an epic conclusion (for now, of course) to the ongoing conflict between Obi-Wan and his former Padawan Anakin Skywalker, a.k.a Darth Vader.
Editor’s Note: This article will contain SPOILERS for Part 6 of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Once the episode made its debut on Disney+, Star Wars fans immediately took to Twitter to hail the finale and the series as a whole, which has clearly been much better received by the fandom than The Book of Boba Fett was.
Star Wars fans react to the series finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi on social media
**Multiple** CHILLS, literally yelling “Oh shit!!!” moments.
The culture is quick to dunk on what Disney has done with #StarWars thus far but #ObiWanKenobi ultimately gave fans an emotional, thrilling 6-hour movie with the arguably the franchise’s most popular character. https://t.co/2dAVSgaFzp
— Eric Italiano (@eric_ital) June 22, 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the coldest mfers to ever exist, my god.
No one does it like him. pic.twitter.com/mUnWanCbuR
— Cade Onder (@Cade_Onder) June 22, 2022
WOW WOW WOW WHAT A FINALE #ObiWan
— Ash Crossan (@AshCrossan) June 22, 2022
The #ObiWan finale was pretty great. Kenobi and Darth Vader’s rematch was everything you could’ve hoped for. I’m content with this story if season 2 doesn’t happen, but I’ll also gladly watch more of Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan if they do it
— Cooper Hood (@MovieCooper) June 22, 2022
👹🚨 #ObiWan #obiwankenobi SPOILERS 🚨👹 /////
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EAT GLASS pic.twitter.com/1MDDojPHT7— brigand (@malewife_saber) June 22, 2022
#ObiWanKenobi #ObiWan #Kenobi spoilers
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"Then my friend is truly dead."“A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father.” pic.twitter.com/cRm8Kw2BkW
— Myrna Cantú (@myrna_18) June 22, 2022
#obiwankenobi finale spoilers
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THIS MOMENT??? MY JAW WAS ON THE FLOOR pic.twitter.com/rCz80t6vW7— sabine ☽☾ TBB SPOILERS (@hunterbadbatch) June 22, 2022
He said the thing!!!! My heart is so happy right now! #obiwan #obiwankenobi pic.twitter.com/IeRYeZxfun
— Skywalker Ayame (Taylor’s Version) (@Wizardknight95) June 22, 2022
👹🚨 #ObiWan #obiwankenobi SPOILERS 🚨👹 /////
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TO ALL THE ASSHOLES WHO SAID OBI WAN WAS WEAK: KISS MY ASS pic.twitter.com/tRHSKHmGxb— brigand (@malewife_saber) June 22, 2022
that moment when you remember it’s the finale of #ObiWanKenobi this week pic.twitter.com/Gqjzpo1zzt
— Ly 💫 (@spoiler4you) June 21, 2022
#ObiWanKenobi spoilers
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–the way they use the blue light to show the conflict and the red light light when the conflict is gone will never fail to make me cry 😭 pic.twitter.com/FEDybDKPod
— ana ⭐️ (@wutroow) June 22, 2022
#ObiWanKenobi: “I will do what I must.”
Everyone:
pic.twitter.com/w51ELB36Jp— Eric Italiano (@eric_ital) June 22, 2022
As Lucasfilm and Disney first promised when the series was first announced, Obi-Wan Kenobi absolutely delivered the “rematch of the century” between Obi-Wan and Vader in this series-ending episode.
In an interview earlier this month, McGregor — who was also an executive producer on Obi-Wan Kenobi — said that he hopes to continue playing the character after having such a great experience making this show.
“I hope it’s not the last time I play him. I had such a great time doing this. I’m sure we can think of a few more stories before I turn into Alec Guinness, don’t you think?” McGregor said during an interview with RadioTimes.
Obi-Wan Kenobi won’t be the only addition to the Star Wars universe this summer, as the Diego Luna-starring Rogue One prequel Andor will be hitting Disney+ in August.
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