fr they’re doing so well at giving us an obi wan who genuinely wants to do the right thing, but is so debilitated by his fears and trauma that he can’t function nearly as highly as people him expect him to. he’s obi wan. he’s witty and quick and capable and arguably the best jedi of his generation but he can’t reach for his lightsaber first. he can’t talk about the family he couldn’t bury, and the brother he watched get consumed by flames and hate. he doesn’t want the responsibility of his name, or his order, bc if he couldn’t save anakin, how can he be trusted to save anyone else? he sees anakin in the desert. he almost collapses when he feels vader. he can’t fight him and hasn’t tried to fight in years and practically lets himself get caught. he hasn’t touched the force in a decade. he’s in pain, but he wants to be strong. for leia. for luke. they need him, but he doesn’t want them to. the galaxy needs him, but he cant. not yet.