‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Season Finale Had A Big Unexpected Cameo That Fans Can’t Stop Talking About: SPOILERS
23.06.2022 - 03:57
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SPOILER ALERT: The following article contains spoilers for the series finale of “Obi-Wan Kenobi”.
“Star Wars” fans were treated to a major unexpected cameo in the first season finale of the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”.
Despite previously stating that he would not be appearing in the series, Liam Neeson popped up in episode 6 of the “Star Wars” spinoff series, reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi’s mentor, Qui-Gon Jinn. Qui-Gon died at the hands of Darth Maul in “The Phantom Menace”, though he appeared again as a ‘Force ghost’ in “Attack of the Clones” (2002), a disembodied voice in “The Rise of the Skywalker” (2019), and as a voice on the animated series, “The Clone Wars” (2008).
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Kenobi, played by Ewan McGregor, has been calling on Qui-Gon all season long to appear and give him guidance. Kenobi’s prayers are finally answered after he returns from meeting a young Luke Skywalker and heads into the desert on Tattooine. There he sees Qui-Gon walking a path just ahead of him.
“Well, took you long enough,” Qui-Gon says to Kenobi. “I was beginning to think you’d never come,” Kenobi replies. “I was always here, Obi-Wan,” Qui-Gon tells him. “You just were not ready to see. Come on. We’ve got a ways to go.” The old Jedi master then heads off even deeper into the desert with Obi-Wan following right behind him until the ghost of Qui-Gon evaporates into thin air.
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Fans were thrilled to see Neeson show up as Qui-Gon on the series. “I am going to violently sob,” one person tweeted. “[N]o no no you don’t understand, this means so much