Yes, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the original Star Wars by debuting another example of how the current Star Wars brand is stuck in a cycle of original trilogy (or at least original character) nostalgia is deeply ironic and bittersweet.
Coming amid Bob Chapek’s controversial comments (or non-comments) about Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and handwringing over Pixar’s Turning Red going straight to Disney+, this Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer has a certain “Malibu Stacy… with a new hat!” sensibility. Still, today is Disney’s investor shareholder meeting, so this was going to drop today anyway. I’m still surprised they didn’t offer up this teaser during last month’s Super Bowl, but c’est la vie. And, yes, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the original Star Wars by debuting another example of how the current Star Wars brand is stuck in a cycle of original trilogy (or at least original character) nostalgia is deeply ironic and bittersweet. We get the Star Wars we deserve, even if I’ll admit that the final “let Robert Rodriguez be Robert Rodriguez” episode of The Book of Boba Fett was a terrific bit of “caffeinated kids playing with all their action figures” pay-off.
