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Obi-Wan Kenobi heads to Daiyu to rescue young Princess Leia and gets an earth-shattering surprise in Part II of the Star Wars limited series. The episodes don’t have formal titles, so we decided to call this one “Make Me Float.” Punch it!
Here are the seven highlights we’re covering on this breakdown:
1. The callback device
2. Rhyming with other Star Wars storytelling
3. Mistaking Ben for the bounty hunter and legit chase scenes
4. Not that long since Obi’s been in a fight
5. Playing (effectively) on nostalgia
6. The Grand Inquisitor’s chances of survival
7. How many people know that Darth Vader is Anakin Skywalker?