Obi-Wan Kenobi Part I & II Review: 7 Ups & 2 Downs

9. The Grand Inquisitor Is Thoroughly Wasted

One of the biggest talking points of the Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer came from its inclusion of the Grand Inquisitor, the powerful Jedi hunter first encountered in Star Wars Rebels. His appearance hinted at a major role throughout the show.

Unfortunately, this hasn't yet come to pass. Though Rupert Friend is adequately chilling in the role, the Grand Inquisitor acts as nothing more than an expository red herring, in place to signal the arrival of the show's real villain, the Third Sister.

Based on the trailers, it's possible to say we've not seen the last of him, despite his apparent death, but even so his role so far has been painfully underwhelming, and highlights just how many key characters have been reduced to walking plot points.

Along with Friend, Jimmy Smit's return as Bail Organa seems only to exist to set Kenobi's latest mission in motion, and Joel Egerton's fleeting appearance as Owen Lars was basically what we saw in the trailer.

It's early doors, of course, so there's a chance these characters come back in a big way that actually allows them to be a three dimensional person, but so far there's a lot of promise left unrealised.