Obi-Wan Kenobi Writer Joby Harold On the Importance of Keeping Reva Mysterious in the Series

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Obi-Wan Kenobi screenwriter Joby Harold has addressed some of the burning questions that people have been asking online so far, like why is Reva aware of Darth Vader's true identity? We've selected some of Harold's most intriguing answers, but we highly encourage you to go to the original link and read the rest of it.



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As Harold described, the show has built a mystery box around Moses Ingram's character and four episodes in, has yet to unveil its biggest secrets. For instance, a long-running theory out of the show's opening scene has been that the Third Sister, who we meet in her adult form in the scene right after, was one of the younglings we meet at the Jedi Temple trying to escape Order 66. Harold wouldn't speak to that when directly asked about it by THR:

Hopefully, he isn't answering the question because the last two episodes will finally address it. Star Wars loves its mysteries, especially since the Disney era, and while some thought we'd be cutting back to that opening scene each subsequent episode, the show still hasn't acknowledged it again. It's a similar situation to another mystery surrounding the character of Reva, who in the second episode revealed that she knew that Darth Vader is actually former Jedi-turned-Sith-Lord Anakin Skywalker. Most people have been complaining that she wouldn't be able to know, as that is one of the biggest secrets inside the Empire. Once again, Harold won't answer:

Another burning questions coming out of the show so far is related to the Grand Inquisitor. The character, played in live-action by Rupert Friend and voiced in animation by Jason Isaacs, was stabbed by Reva at the end of the second episode. He seemingly drops dead right after, but Star Wars: Rebels definitely featured a Grand Inquisitor that was very much alive, leading some people to believe that maybe it isn't the same character. He's addressed the Grand Inquisitor's fate before, saying 'we would never break canon', and now, when the interviewer directly asked him if the two Grand Inquisitors are indeed the same, Harold responded:

As we've learned now after watching four episodes of the show, Obi-Wan Kenobi is actually about Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan/Ben watching over a young Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair), whose life is put at risk after being captured twice. The fact that Obi-Wan has had quite a few adventures with young Leia has made some people question if the Princess' message to him in A New Hope even makes sense anymore. But to Joby Harold, the show validates Leia's petition even more than before:

As we mentioned before, there are several interesting answers from Joby Harold in the original interview, so make sure to head over to The Hollywood Reporter to read the entire piece. Also, check out our review of Part IV of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which you can read here, and tune in tonight to 'TRB Live', a live discussion about the episode on our YouTube channel from our friends of The Resistance Broadcast, at 9 pm ET.



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