Disney+ viewers lastly get to see the long-awaited ending to the new Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries. The Star Wars present follows Obi-Wan Kenobi as he sees Anakin Skywalker develop into Darth Vader 10 years after defeating him on Mustafar. With solely six episodes whole, how lengthy is the runtime for the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale? Right here’s what to know.
[Spoiler alert: Spoilers ahead regarding the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale.]
How lengthy is the ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ finale?
What’s the Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 6 size? Followers wanting ahead to the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale are in luck, as the last episode is barely longer than most of the others. The “action-packed special event finale” stands at 52 minutes lengthy. Apart from the finale, the solely longer episode this season was the premiere at 56 minutes.
Early rumors instructed the finale would get a runtime akin to that of a feature-length movie. In accordance with The Direct, rumors famous the finale can be one hour and 33 minutes lengthy. Sadly, for Disney+ viewers at dwelling, this wasn’t correct. A theatrical exhibiting of the finale from Cineplex seemingly included a dwell Q&A session after the finale aired, which accounted for the additional half-hour of runtime.
Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 6 dropped on Disney+ at 3:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
The finale encompasses a particular cameo that prequel followers will love
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The Obi-Wan Kenobi finale brings a last showdown between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan to life — and the 52 minutes are additionally filled with surprises. TVLine notes Vader and Obi-Wan go face to face, and Obi-Wan destroys a part of Vader’s helmet, seeing a burnt Anakin Skywalker beneath. They’ve a short change wherein Vader explains how he himself destroyed Anakin, and Obi-Wan didn’t. After that, Obi-Wan walks away from Vader and heads to Tattooine to save lots of Luke Skywalker from Reva.
The tip of the finale ought to deeply fulfill followers of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. After saving Luke, leveling with Reva, and leaving Leia behind, Obi-Wan units out throughout the desert. Then, he sees his outdated grasp Qui-Gon Jinn, performed by Liam Neeson, as a Power ghost. Qui-Gon died when dealing with Sith Lord Darth Maul, and he made Obi-Wan promise that he would practice Anakin.
“I was always here, Obi-Wan,” Qui-Gon tells Obi-Wan in episode 6. “You just were not ready to see.”
Will ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Season 2 occur?
Obi-Wan Kenobi stars Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen wish to proceed their characters’ tales for a second season of the Disney+ Star Wars collection. https://t.co/flhi6NZUCH
— IGN (@IGN) June 22, 2022
Will Obi-Wan Kenobi get a season 2? The primary season was successful on Disney+, and plenty of followers appear glad by the ending. The collection creators wrote it as a restricted collection with no second season in thoughts. However actors Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor would like to reprise their roles once more.
“Well, it was definitely conceived as a standalone story,” Christensen instructed RadioTimes.com. “But I would love to continue with this character. You know, I think there’s certainly more there to explore and I would be so excited to get to do so.” The actor then talked about he “would certainly be open to” returning as Darth Vader in future episodes if manufacturing needed him again. Equally, it appears Ewan McGregor hopes to reunite with Christensen as soon as once more in the future.
Followers can stream all episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+.
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