{"id":16953,"date":"2022-06-15T11:18:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T09:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1662359"},"modified":"2022-06-15T11:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T09:55:18","slug":"obi-wan-kenobi-delights-fans-with-epic-flashback-scene","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/obi-wan-kenobi-delights-fans-with-epic-flashback-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi-Wan Kenobi delights fans with epic flashback scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 15 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>For the past few weeks, fans have wondered \u2013 did Disney really convince Hayden Christensen to return as Darth Vader, decades on from his last appearance, only to have him wear a mask or lurk in out-of-focus areas the whole time?<\/p>\n<p>Well, the penultimate episode of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-series-release-date-disney-plus\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/a> has finally answered that question. You see, in Chapter Five a couple of different flashbacks give us the chance to see Christensen play Anakin as he used to be \u2013 and it\u2019s safe to say that fans were pretty ecstatic to see him in action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObiWanKenobi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ObiWanKenobi<\/a> spoilers <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObiWan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ObiWan<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kenobi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Kenobi<\/a> <br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>OML I CANT BELIEVE WE ACTUALLY GOT A SCENE LIKE THIS IN 2022 I AM NOT OKAY ????????<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/gFJEilqArG&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/gFJEilqArG<\/a><\/p>\u2014 ????????????????????????????\u2728????\/\/MS. MARVEL ERA\u26a1\ufe0f (@giselleb1234) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/giselleb1234\/status\/1536981630333624321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The main meat of Christensen\u2019s appearances comes through a series of flashbacks sprinkled throughout the episode, which look back at a sparring session between Anakin-as-padawan and Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2019s Jedi Master. Presumably, based on their costumes this takes place around the time of (through probably slightly before) 2002\u2019s Attack of the Clones.<\/p>\n<p>This practice bout acts as a kind of framing device for Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2019s fifth episode, exploring the dynamic between the aggressive, impetuous Anakin and Obi-Wan\u2019s more defensive style, which apparently maintains even in their very different circumstances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObiWan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ObiWan<\/a><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObiWanKenobi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ObiWanKenobi<\/a><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vader?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Vader<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Anakin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Anakin<\/a> <br\/><br\/>Fans of the prequel trilogy watching the new Kenobi episode: <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/n8KyMoqWgK&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/n8KyMoqWgK<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Gabriel RDjarin (@GabrielDjarin7) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabrielDjarin7\/status\/1536972184672952323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Still, fans mostly just seemed excited to see Christensen and McGregor properly on screen together for the first time, even if both actors were visibly quite a bit older than they were the last time they were styled in those costumes.<\/p>\n<p>Though of course, this wasn\u2019t the only Christensen flashback fans were given. As the truth of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-reva-inquisitor-twist-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Reva\u2019s Jedi Temple youngling backstory<\/a> was revealed, we also got a glimpse of Anakin as he attacked the temple shortly after succumbing to the Dark Side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObiWanKenobi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ObiWanKenobi<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObiWan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ObiWan<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kenobi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Kenobi<\/a> spoilers <br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>\"Master Skywalker, there are too many of them! What are we going to do?\" <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/Be3hDSdztT&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/Be3hDSdztT<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Myrna Cant\u00fa (@myrna_18) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/myrna_18\/status\/1536974697870594050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Unpleasantly, there were more explicit scenes of him murdering children than were seen in the prequel trilogy, helping to remind fans that Vader and Christensen\u2019s version are really one and the same.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Obi-wan kenobi spoilers \u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>Bro I can\u2019t it\u2019s like I\u2019m 10 yrs old again. Scene got me jumping up and down bro ????????<br\/>-<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObiWan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ObiWan<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/anakin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#anakin<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#StarWars<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/fEQ8C8nosp&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/fEQ8C8nosp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 yuhyuh (@amrieass) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/amrieass\/status\/1536975178533457921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Altogether, it was a clever way to get Christensen back in the action and give fans another nod to the prequel trilogy all these years later. And who knows? With one more episode to go, there might be time for a few more flashbacks yet\u2026<\/p> <p><strong>Obi-Wan Kenobi releases new episodes on Wednesdays on Disney Plus \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1534923&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fhome&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a>..\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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