Dude, you are as respectful as every decent human being should be and your takes on Star wars content are always well measured, sound and reasonable. Keep up the good work and content.

I love the fact that a game like The Force Unleashed created less plot holes than a Kenobi series.

Lucasfilm has BILLIONS of dollars and thousands of employees…they have Filoni…they should be better at getting the story 100% canonically correct EVERY TIME….hell, they could spend 2 hours consulting Thor and SW Theory for accurate story continuity.

You have opened some gaping plot holes in canon, in my head now. The question of how Bail is allowed to have his job or his life after this is an important one.

The biggest problem is that the show didn't need to create any of these issues to begin with. They had no problem that needed solving. They could have told an entirely different story, without baby-Leia being kidnapped and ending up on the Empire's radar, without Kenobi coming out of hiding and fighting Vader, without all these plot holes and contra-canon events. Disney actively chose pointless and sensless scenes, they decided to have plotholes, they decided to contradict canon, they want this!

It is beyond belief that at least one of the writers hadn’t even seen revenge of the sith. Anyone working on this should have been required to watch prequels and OT as well as the clone wars

I've come to conclusion that everyone just missed George Lucas Star Wars so badly that we were willing to overlook the occasional plot hole and continuity issues so long as Disney was able to make good use of Obi-wan, Anakin, and Vader. But unless the last two episodes pick up in choreography and writing, I think Disney has failed once again to do even that.

Bail was also able to contact Obi-Wan directly through a communicator in this series. So why did he even need to send a message through Leia? Also, nothing in ANH would lead you believe she knows Obi-Wan, or had this relationship since childhood. She knows of him through her father. No one asking for help is going to reference something the person did for someone else instead of what that person actually did for them.

I was worried about the Kenobi show because of the plot holes it might create. The trouble with creating a show around Kenobi is that his journey is pretty well defined. We know what he's going to be up to. There isn't really that much wiggle room available. These are creative challenges that the production team could've embraced. They could've created a very intimate and reflective series of Kenobi learning to come to terms with his situation and place in the galaxy. It should've been centered around his training to become a force ghost. It would've been interesting to see that happen kind of like those Yoda episodes in season six of clone wars. Instead, they create this storyline that is pretty tired out at this point. Rescue a kid from bad guys then have that repeat a number of times. Plus, Kenobi faces Vader now. It makes no sense. Vader was surprised by Kenobis presence in episode 4 and they had that confrontation. My question is - does Vader forget about Kenobi at the end of this new series? He's now seen him, he'd probably figure out where he's been hiding this whole time if he knew that Kenobi was still alive. Vader wouldn't stop searching for him. Overall, the fillmmakers don't care and will do whatever they want, regardless if they break cannon in the process.

I find that in many ways, the healthiest thing I ever did in relation to Disney was screaming "fuck it" and quitting it cold turkey after KK's contract got renewed. I've yet to find myself proven wrong and Kenobi especially has made me thank God, as a fan of the X-Wing novels, that the Rouge Squadron movie has likely been canceled. Now to go watch Top Gun: Maverick a second time.

I’m totally with you Thor. I also feel upset and disappointed by the sheer amount of plot holes and head smacking moments. Star Wars is precious to us and we have grown up with it being a huge part of our lives. This show just feels like it’s trying too hard. It doesn’t feel like anything is flowing and it gives us an insecure feeling watching it because it’s messy and doesn’t feel like a well constructed story based on a solid creative vision. It just feels haphazard.

To anyone that tells you to “just be happy you’re getting any Star Wars at all” - I personally would prefer to have zero new Star Wars for a while if the only alternative is mediocre content that damages canon and has a net negative effect on the legacy of the franchise

From now on I'm just going to auto assume Disney is 100% lying about any and all Star Wars projects going forward.

I don't understand how you can be so respectful... I admire you for that. You say "if you don't care about story holes, that's good" and I say "if you don't care about story holes, then you're one of the worst viewers because people like you stop trying and we get bad books, series and movies." I really care about SW and seeing how other people don't care about history, because they just prefer to watch Ewan McGregor 24/7, no matter how bad the series is, it just hurts.

Bail would have already been watched by Imperial Intelligence before these events. He was a prominent leader of the opposition during the Clone Wars, and thus a political enemy for Palpatine. How Bail, presumably a life-long public figure and politician, knew how to operate clandestinely is an open question. This was first raised with Clone Wars S7 when he started his little piece of what ultimately became the Rebellion, and even at the end ROTS when he took Yoda and Obi-Wan to their exile without detection. Openly acting against a Senator without clear and incontrovertible proof would be a problem for Palpatine. The Senate still has power and influence at this time, as Palpatine is not yet ready to openly take full control (which happens in ANH 10 years from this series). While Palpatine could deal with a surge of opposition in the Senate (both dedicated and moderate factions), it would still be troublesome and possibly cause a delay in his plans. Additionally, the suspicion on Bail would be extended to Alderaan as a whole. But again, without clear evidence of subversive activity, Palpatine could not allow open action against them while he needed to utilize the Senate. Hence, after the Senate was dissolved Tarkin was able to virtually casually destroy the planet. Tarkin’s explanation to Leia for Alderaan was not a lie, but it was not the whole truth. With the planet already under suspicion, it was on Palpatine’s hit list of thorns to be removed. Tarkin was merely recognizing an opportunity to move the planet up to the top of the list, with full Imperial justification.

What about Leia consoling Luke on the Falcon after Ben's death? This series then makes that scene look very odd. Wouldn't both of them be sad equally, or Leia grieving even more than Luke?

I find the mentality of "oh just enjoy it and be grateful, stop criticising" to be incredibly pathetic and sad. People seem to have forgotten what made the OT so good. More so with the people that are in charge of star wars now. And if fans just say "don't ask questions just consume and enjoy" then those fans and Disney are quite literally made for each other. And I have zero respect for either of them. If such fans have no comprehension of any standards in writing, storytelling or just basic consistency, then they deserve the crap that Disney feeds them off of their content conveyor belt.

In regards to Leia I feel pretty much the same. I was fine with her only knowing Obi-Wan as Ben until ep4 threw all that out the window. Why wouldn’t the empire further prosecute Leia after being rescued by a Jedi from an Inquisitor base. Only thing I can think of is Bail Organa sells Obi-Wan out but I don’t see that happening and it would create a plot hole in ANH when Bail is the one who sent Leia to contact Obi. I would have much preferred if Leia was only in the show for the first episode or two then we continued to follow Kenobi shake off the inquisitors and Vader before returning to his duty on tatooine. If they had followed that basic outline I feel like there would have been less opportunities to break canon.

To be honest, I stopped caring about this series after the third episode. At the start I was really excited for it and what they would do, but by now all the little nitpicky things have added up so much, probably made even worse by hearing how many other people aren't happy with it, that I don't really care about it and it will probably land in my "not actual canon"-bucket like the sequels did. I even forgot about the 4th episode releasing yesterday until I saw some discussions on social media late in the evening.

Apologists are often making quite the mental gymnastics to explain away the plot holes. It's just not a good and cohesive story overall, if you still break what was already established (and broken). Breaking it again, just because it has been several times before, does not make for great storytelling.

When Leia hears him called Obi-Wan in Episode 4, that is actually the SECOND time she hears his name. Tala called him Obi-Wan in Episode 3 with Leia standing right there.

“Cut off one head, two more will take its place.” Hail Hydra! - Red Skull

Thor, you’re great!! You’ve Been my favorite SW channel for years now!! Our channels have grown up together really!!

-Fun part is that Luke was rightfully left out of the story for well thought reasons but Leia's inclusion does point a huge target at her back as you very rightfully analyze in the video. -We shouldn't be 100% certain about the fact that Kenobi is considered alive by the Empire. If you recall the "Rebels" episode where Vader talks with Palpatine Vader does consider him to be alive but Palpatine says "Perhaps, if he still lives". I wouldn't mind the plot holes if the series was well done and had a good story. Besides we cannot really be nitpicking every line from "A new hope" since even Lucas himself didn't really know the full plot when he was making that movie in 1977. The problem here is that unlike Rogue One which actually managed to close many plot holes including the massive one about the Death Star having such a huge security flaw without anyone noticing it, Kenobi as you correctly state creates more plot holes instead of closing old ones. Thus the big question is, why was this series made? Lets hope we might get the answer in the last two episodes.

There's a "rumor" going around that the six episodes of Kenobi follow the themes of the prequels and OT. So, episode 1 of Kenobi mirrors the story of Phantom Menace (Tatooine, child prodigy, etc.), 2 is Attack of the Clones (sleek underground city with neon lighting, chase scenes, etc.), 3 ROTS, dual between Anakin/Kenobi, 4 A New Hope (escape from the Death Star), 5 ESB (rebels destroyed including Tala), and 6 ROTJ (return of Kenobi to form and triumph over Vader/Empire).

I feel like they missed a very obvious (IMO at least) plot for the show that could have enhanced established canon without creating plot holes. They could have easily made the show simply about Kenobi’s journey to become a force ghost. We already know from revenge of the Sith that this is what he’s supposed to be doing, besides protecting Luke, during this time. We saw in TCW that Yoda had to go off world in order to complete his training, so it could easily be the same case for Obi-Wan, if they needed to throw in some diversity of location. You could even throw in some stakes by having him immediately sensed and hunted by Vader once he leaves Tatooine. It could have also been a cool opportunity to explore whether the journey to become a force ghost is the same for each Jedi who undergoes it. Personally, I would like it if it reflected the experiences of the individual, so Kenobi’s could be a lot less mystical, and more gritty and emotional, with lots of flashbacks. You could even have it culminate by having Kenobi and Vader, rather than meeting in person, connect through the force somehow, reminiscent of how Yoda fought Sidious and Tyrannus through alchemy in the clone wars. I feel like they just went completely the wrong direction by making the show more plot than character, and shoehorning Kenobi into a very generic feeling story.

I think the plot hole of Bail and Leia probably being closely watched after these events is especially in conflict with rebels since it is revealed that they often let their supply-ships get "stolen" by rebels on purpose. if there were already strong suspicions against them i don't think the empire would let them proceed.

I thought about the Bail Organa implications too, but I have to think the Empire’s more nefarious activities are not disclosed to the Senate; especially the exploits of Vader and the Inquisitors. So, while they may be suspect of Bail being a Jedi sympathizer, the Empire can’t really take deliberate action against him. They lied to the Senate about the destruction of Jedha City, so that they wouldn’t know the Death Star was responsible. That tells me their darker activities are kept private.

It can’t be denied that this show has been playing with fire in so many ways, including plenty of unnecessary ones. Unless they pull off something truly crazy(not in a destructive way) in the next 2 episodes to try and somewhat explain themselves as to what the hell is going on here, the series will be left completely burned and hollow. I seriously mean that, because as of now a huge amount of us(including some of the more casual and forgiving ones) are struggling to wrap our heads around how this can be fit into canon.

So let me get this straight Leia watched her whole planet die and she was so strong that she would comfort Luke for the loss of Ben Kenobi That's how Strong Leia was. People think that Leia wasn't strong and that's what I have to do all these crazy things Leia was strong strong as a woman strong as a fighting spirit that just watched her whole planet die and instead of being wrapped in despair she's comforting someone else when she just lost her literally her whole world tell me what hero could do that tell me what person could do that and she didn't have to swing a lightsaber to do that that's power that's strength

Perfect photo for this video. So much in Star Wars doesn’t make sense, mostly revolving around Kenobi. Great analysis as usual!

You're by far my favorite star Wars channel. You're knowledge is great and the things that you bring up are the things that piss off the fans. You nailed it. Substance over spectacle. I feel like the show has clearly just insulted our intelligence so far. I want to love it so bad. I do like parts but in general the goofiness is bringing it down as a whole.

Perhaps Alderan was considered a viable "test target" by Tarkin because he knew the Organas were involved with the rebellion since it began?

As far as I'm concerned, they honestly shouldn't even try to fix plot holes, because that just creates even more plot holes.

Darth Vader senses Kenobi before their confrontation, "I sense something... a presence I've not felt since..." So, when he says he's been waiting for him, it could be based on sensing him and knowing that he is near.

I love that Thor is critical of the content we are receiving of Star Wars right now. Series like Berserk or the works of Shakespeare are great because their authors strived for perfection. Star Wars is absolutely capable pf this… hell… I would even say that Star Wars deserves to be on that level of perfection, because the potential is there. The sooner Disney realizes that Star Wars is a work pf art and not just a money making machine, the better we will all be for it.

I just finished showing my family the Rebels episode "Twin Suns" and found this quote by Ben Kenobi interesting: "One doesn't survive as long as I have by being foolish or unprepared." In terms of plot holes, Rebels is canon and Ben admits to not being foolish and being prepared. Yet, in the Kenobi series, we see him have 10 years of disconnect from the Force (foolish) and he's buried his saber, given up the Jedi way (unprepared). Bonus point: I can't help but feel that one reason they are emphasizing the connection with Leia is that it also helps explain why Leia would name her son Ben (Kylo Ren) as opposed to Luke (with Mara Jade in legends).

I gotta say, I really appreciate your poise as you explain your displeasure. You should be more of a voice in the great Star Wars debate. It is way too easy to let our passion for Star Wars get too loud for more Disney sympathetic fans in the face of Disney's mismanagement

I mean Alderaan gets blown up by the Empire after all. In the moment Tarkin uses the situation as a way to pressure Leia in to giving up the location of the rebel base but there could be several reasons that he choses Alderaan as the first planet to get destroyed, perhaps after years of knowing that they where actually traitors to the Empire but since Bail and Alderaan was so influential in the galaxy, they couldnt really act on in before the Death star was completed. I agree it still a big plot hole and i dont cover it too well, just playing devils advocate

A way to prevent plot holes in later stories is to set your story far and away from those stories. Obi Wan can still deal with Inquisitors, just not the Grand Inquisitor. He can still have a confrontation with Vader, but make it a mental/psychic confrontation (like a Force Vision duel); this way the “we meet again at last” line can still have significance as a physical meeting.

I get your point with the preamble, Thor, but I kinda disagree. Don't be afraid to gatekeep. Lack of gatekeeping is what's led to this.

The formal request thing doesn't even make sense. The message in A New Hope wasn't like a formal plea it was a rushed plea she made in a service corridor just before she gave the Death Star Plans to R2-D2. That is not a time to observe diplomatic protocol.

I remember the first time I heard you say let’s talk some Star Wars” and I was so moved I messaged you “man I wish we could hang out” And you actually responded. it’s been years since then, the better part of a decade, I believe… and I’m so proud of you and your commitment to this channel and to your listeners and I hope to God that one day I get to meet you Thor you’re the man thanks for these really really important videos may the force be with you

As I said before, I agree with you completely. It's interesting to me, that we are so different in age, and feel the same about star wars, and this series. I saw a new hope in the theater when I was 18. It is still a major part of my life! Thank you for all you do!

I agree 100%. It saddens me a lot. Such a huge potential wasted...

Honestly, Disney could just have made a simple story about Obi-Wan dealing with his demons after losing the Clone Wars, a plot involving Obi Wan caring for Luke's safety and even some scenes together with the kid. Also, they could have included Moses character as a bounty hunter or a Jabba gunslinger. They basically destroyed OT continuity, and I'm more convinced that Disney and KK is planning to do a remake of the Original Trilogy.

While I agree with your criticisms 100%, I do think there is a way that this all makes sense about the Organas. I keep thinking back to when Vader first captures Leia in a new hope. He is awful quick to accuse her of being a rebel and a spy. Perhaps they did keep an eye on her family all those years, and using that fact to try to keep tabs on the rebellion

"Fill one plot hole, two more take its place" Yeah, that normally happens when tries to "fix" an established property.

I generally always take the position of waiting until the story is complete before judging plot holes or inconsistencies, and I've really enjoyed the series, but I think at this point it's safe to say there have been a lot of missed opportunities, not enough focus on the characters that matter here compared to those that weren't necessary to tell a story here, and too many moments that are creating plotholes that are inexcusable. They only had two movies they had to make sure they fully aligned with, and not seeing how story decisions here are going to affect things in the next movie all of these characters are in together is extremely careless and not thought out. This series could very easily been so much more than it has been, and that leaves me sad and disappointed.

The plot holes and contrivances in the series annoy me enough as is with the latest episode being an example of that, and I haven’t thought of the I,pact the show has on the events of the series as a whole. I don’t see why this show is needed, and by the end of it, I worry that it might be better off forgotten because of the the way it effects everything.

This series has more plot holes than a block of swiss cheese

I met lots of people when I was 10, they were friends of my mother and father. I probably saw them dozens of times, and spent many many hours with/around them. Then I didn't see them again for over 10 years, when I did see them, I didn't presume to "know" them, or to speak to them as friends. I treated them with a level of formal respect, as friends of my parents. This is more than enough to explain how/why Leia speaks to Obi-wan in such a formal manner. She met him once, 10 years ago ... and they spent like 3 days together. Sure, it was an intense 3 days, where he saved her, and she most likely feels like she can trust him, and depend on him to help her because of it, but that doesn't mean she would speak to him as an equal, or in some casual manner. No, it is very fitting that she speaks to him with the utmost respect, and as a friend/ally of her father, and come to him with honor and humility in her time of need.

As usual, your analysis is extremely astute. Especially ep. 4 was a huge unforced error. What were they thinking?

What I really don't understand is why does Disney desperately want to set themselves up for failure. This could have easily been an Obi-Wan character deconstruction. It's not too hard to make an interesting story set entirely on Tatooine in this period of time. Exploting the characters of Owen and Beru. Their relationship to Luke and Ben. In a sort of Smallville Superman Kent farm. This could have been like a old spaghetti western film style Obi-Wan. It is instead a glorified video game fan fic side quest

Just found your channel and subbed. Looking forward to seeing your take and theories

Don’t forget Thor.::the empire does blow up Alderaan in a new hope. It’s possible that the empire DID have their eyes on the Organa’s this whole time.

These types of videos aren't nitpicky at all. You are a consumer, and Lucasfilm are providing a product that you have paid for. If it falls short of your expectations you are quite entitled to complain about it. I always see people say that Star Wars fans should be thankful they're getting so much content. Why? Lucasfilm aren't running a charity. They don't make these things purely for our own good.

Hello there

1 thing... if we don't get a Qui Gon Gin scene after ALL THAT FORESHADOWING, yeah I'm gonna go NUCLEAR

Liking this video just for the first minute and a half. Man, do I sometimes wish you talked about more stuff on your channel, because your approach to everything you discuss is as perfectly reasonable as possible!

YES. Substance and consistency Thor Skywalker! Totally agree. That's what Lucasfilm's writing is absolutely lacking...hands down.

I've had all of the same issues with the series as you mentioned and a few others. Like you in a huge fan of the original movies and have read countless books of the now legends lore, that use to be cannon. My favorite aspect of the books was that they would be very meticulous in never breaking lore or contradicting themselves, and there are 100s of books, so I know it is possible. Which means Disney is simply choosing to NOT pay attention to lore, so far that they broke it with the new movies, and have set out to try to retro justify those broken movies with all of these mini series. And all they accomplish is to further destroy a once sacred story and further alienate the fans of the original lore that was the core base. They do not care about the story, they only care about money and over pushing "equality" in such a way that even me, being a native American, gets sickened by their agenda. And trust me I've fought for equality in all aspects of my life all of my life. Keep up the great videos.

This video summed up exactly how I feel.. Doesn’t make sense now, but it could.. I’ll gladly share that crow dish with you.. I’m in until the end, but if it doesn’t make sense, it deserves to be called out on it.. Awesome job!

You're the first star wars channel I've found that I truly enjoy

Sounds like I was correct to assume after the Boba Fett disaster that Disney is incapable of creating any good new Star Wars, and that I didn't need to bother with this new Kenobi show.

I don' think the Empire knowing about the Organas being part of the rebellion is as serious an issue as you think it is. At the beginning of A New Hope, Vader knows she's a rebel. He straight up blows up her home planet. He knows what the score is. My assumption is that Alderaan is useful to Palpatine, for now, and that striking hard against them isn't to Palpatine's benefit. The more important issue for me is that it makes no sense that Leia would refer to her father fighting with Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Clone Wars, rather than him saving her life. That doesn't make any sense.

Does anyone remember that awesome child in the prequels that hung out with the main characters all the time? Me neither.

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This is the very problem with these kinds of prequel stories or gap filling stories. Things get forgotten, ignored or just neglected. As far as Obi Wan Kenobi not mentioning Leia in TESB was answered in AOTC. In AOTC while Anakin and Kenobi are talking Kenobi argues that Palpatine is a politician and that politicians can't be trusted. He later might have applied this reasoning to Leia as well, ruling her out as a possibility to train as a Jedi.

I don’t know that “the empire” is aware of the kidnapping. So far all we know is that Vader and the inquisitors are in on it. Even in a new Hope, the empire is still worried about the senate. I do agree though that in doing this plot they’re opening up to some pretty big questions about Vader & Bail.

One thing you have to remember about her message to Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope is that it was not only "formal", but it was made on behalf of her father. Bail formed the mission and instructed Leia to send a message to "General Kenobi" on his behalf to deliver the death star plans to him on Alderaan. Her entire message is meant to be on topic to the context of her father's instructions -- with the exception of her brief attempt at emotional plea at the end -- "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." You could argue that she knew this emotional plea would impact Obi-Wan because of the time they spent together and the connection they gained from their experience. As for Obi-Wan's death, it is true that she is less distraught than Luke was. It is worth noting though that despite the adventure she went on with him, she was only 10 years old when it happened, and it seemed to be only over the course of a week or so. It's been over 9 years since she's even seen him, so I would think her connection wouldn't be quite as strong as Luke, who not only was gaining a close connection to him at that time, but Ben was acting as his caretaker in a sense right after his family had died.

Qui Gon's voice not waking up Obi-wan in the bacta tank is another missed massive opportunity.

I think the line by General Tagge, in A New Hope, questioning how they'll maintain control without the bureaucracy, when he learns the Senate has been dissolved, supports the idea that Bail was too influential, at this point in time, too take out. It wasn't until the Death Star was complete, and the Empire no longer required the Senate, that Bail and Alderaan could be eliminated.

I would guess that obi wan will use the force to erase or suppress Leias memories so she cant reveal dangerous information which would explain why she doesn't have a strong connection to alec Guinness obi wan

It's odd Leia knew obiwan longer than Luke did

“Obi Wan. That’s a name I haven’t heard in 8 years.. in 8 years.”

Well we now know why the empire may have picked Alderaan as their first true Death Star test. It is possible that the Emperor did not yet have the strength among the Senate to go after a powerful (and well liked) Senator like Organa. So this entire little kidnapping will be swept under the rug for now, UNTIL the Senate is dissolved in Ep4 when the Emperor no longer cares about keeping up appearances as a good guy.

I find it odd that of ALL the Disney+ shows made that Kenobi, the ONE that should not take place off Tattooine, is the only one to almost exclusively take place off of tattooine. Obi Wan should have NEVER left the sand dunes aside from to make money/a living, and protect the Lars homestead.

The last episode just has obi waking up seeing it was all a dream. Fixed!

ANH: "I haven't gone by the name Obiwan since, oh, before you were born" Kenobi: ".. Obiwan..."

It’s not looking good for the possibility of a Season 2 at this point

I wanted this series to be all about Obi-Wan learning to survive off the grid on Tattooine, fighting sand people, and protecting Luke. I was hoping there would be a lot of suspense, emotional drama, and maybe a lightsaber fight or two. I did not want to see Obi-Wan and Darth Vader fighting. I really liked the idea of their meeting on the Death Star to be their first meeting since Obi-Wan had The high ground. I definitely did not want a story about Obi-Wan and Leia running around the Galaxy together when she was 10. I am enjoying the show, but I would enjoy it much more if I didn't have to stop every few minutes and think to myself "How is that going to work?" I don't think it's the worst thing Star wars has ever done, but I think it is incalculable how much better it could have been.

I agree with most but one tiny counter point to something you brought up. When Darth Vader tells Obi-Wan he was expecting him my view was he'd meant it in relation to his sensing him earlier in the film not that he'd been expecting him for years. So i would have actually used the clip of vader saying he hadnt felt his presence in a long time which could be taken in multiple ways (that vader thought he was in hiding but alive or he thought he was dead)

Vader says he's been waiting for him (Obi-Wan) because he felt a presense/disturbance in the force right after the Millennium Falcon was captured. He even tells Tarkin later that Obi-Wan was alive and on the Death Star and was intending to face him alone. Vader was already at the location that Obi-Wan was heading to. So Vader saying he had been waiting was a short term reference. I just watched the OT over the past week so this is fresh in my mind.

There's no point to this show other than to continue ruining classic Star Wars (aka the actual Star Wars, as opposed to Disney's)

I don't think the part about Leia knowing Obi-Wan is that inconsistent. Yes she is being formal. But also, she is making an important message in a hurry. She refers to serving her father because she cares more about that than Kenobi saving her. She is also reminding Obi-Wan of who he used to be. Motivating him. Reigniting the Jedi Master. She knows him well enough to push his buttons. At least this is how i see it. But the other stuff is an inconsistent mess...

According to multiple reliable sources, they literally chose to rewrite the show’s script at least partially because some people, including Filoni and Favreau, were concerned that the storyline was too similar to the Mandalorian with Kenobi protecting Luke from various threats including Maul. What the actual hell is wrong with whoever’s responsible for replacing that with basically the same exact thing, only replace Luke with Leia.

Everyone gets a memory wipe at the end of the Kenobi series

Why you never try to fix plot holes

If you're still wondering how this show is so bad or why it exists, just remember one thing. This is the result of Kathleen Kennedy's rewrites. Yeah, there was a suppose to be a different story being told for Kenobi, one that featured Luke like it did in the f**king trailer, but Kathleen couldn't have that and ruined it. The plot holes, the forced inclusion of Leia, Reva, the bait and switch, all because of her and her sh**ty writers that back her.

Here is a way to have this series sorta make half-assed sense. Leia is killed at the end of this show and a clone of her is made to replace her.

"Who is more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?" Obi-wan Kenobi

I could bypass a little plot hole that could be explained weirdly for the sake of a good story. But unfortunately, the issue is that this is not a good story .. Disney continues to disrespect every Original Trilogy character (Except for Leia, whom they continue to try to give more and more importance and make her flawless). First, Luke and Han both fell into depression and were transformed into beings to feel pity for instead of being the great heroes they used to be. And now Obi-Wan, that not only they made him fall into depression but also made him a coward that doesn't care about others, or injustice, even if it's in front of his face. By the way, also dumb, cause a ten years old girl (that looks like eight years old) has to be giving him lessons every 5 minutes. And all these to make their new characters shine (that, by the way, of course they're all female, thanks Kathleen). I don't care about new characters being women wise and powerful, but I had enough of this corporation destroying my childhood heroes because they want to indoctrinate their political agenda in a so obvious and poor way. Why they can't do things like in Rogue One? That movie was perfect, pretty diverse, with a strong female character in the lead role, the original characters were treated with respect and everything flowed like satin and nothing felt forced. But no, they feel the need of sinking the male heroes, make them weak, to empower their new female characters by contrast. And to crown all this, the action scenes are by moments laughable ... the direction, photography, edition, etc are just awful... It's amazing how with 25 million dollars per episode, you can do a, for moments, so cheap show ... you have to be particularly bad at what you do to make it so wrongly. But I guess that for sure most of the production team is there just because of politics and not because of curriculum and knoledge.

On their own, plotholes can be tolerated. The thing is this show has never, since the beginning, shown any respect whatsoever to Obi Wan Kenobi's character. What he was and is supposed to be. This show would have been a fantastic time to show Obi Wan's Jedi ideals to help everyone in conflict with his mission to protect Luke, as he deals with remorse for Anakin's fall from grace. But of course, it's dISnEy's Lucasfilm we're talking about (or better said, the possessed corpse of a company that was once the proud legacy of Walt Disney, now plunging its decrepit digits into another great man's work to butcher and violate as it pleases). And we should know they won't tolerate a story about an upright knight with a heteropatriarchal code of honor to be told in 2022. So we got The Last Jedi again instead. Only Kenobi's the victim this time around rather than Luke. We shouldn't have been so blind to believe they might have done otherwise, honestly. I remember Professor Geek once mentioned reading the leaked script and warned us about it months ago. I tried to keep an open mind about it for a while, encouraged by the faith expressed in your videos, Thor. But as of the first episode I already imagined what was in store for poor Obi Wan Kenobi.

Get’em thor..!!!!! I want the same consistency you want.

Nitpicky? You're one of the most lenient youtubers I see talk about Star Wars.

On a scale of 1 being Chewy’s Tarzan yell in RotJ and 10 being the canon-breaking Holdo maneuver, I give these things a 2. Maybe 3. The worst thing in the show so far was Vader letting the droid pull Obi-Wan away. It flat-out doesn’t work. Makes zero sense. Vader could’ve and would’ve stopped them.

Hanlon's Razor comes to mind with these writers. But I just can't give them the benefit of the doubt anymore. I think they're deliberately destroying the franchise with all these plot holes.

well, as you said some stuff might come to light in the upcoming episodes. At this point, all I can think of about the reason why in the future Leia doesn't mention their little adventure in that famous message must be in correlation to the other issue of how her parents and herself survived the watchful eyes of the emperor. What I'm trying to say is that as a senator, she's more than aware of the value of information, and worrying that the message might be intercepted by the enemy, she only points out the very public aspects of her relationship with the Jedi. It's worth mentioning that before Order 66, many planets had close relationships with the Jedi, and Leia's parents probably got away with that. and also, just as the Jedi were blind to Darth Sidious's rise, It's only logical that he, drunk in power, would miss some suspicious activities such as how Obi-Wan was notified of Leia's kidnapping.

Damn, you hit all of my criticism of this story on the head. I don't see that they have enough time left with only two episodes left to somehow explain all of this.