I Know Exactly What I Want From Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 2 (& It’s Not Darth Vader)

I know exactly what I want from Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2, and it’s not more of Darth Vader. In the first season of the Star Wars series, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is drawn away from protecting young Luke Skywalker on Tatooine to rescue Leia Organa who’d been kidnapped in a plot designed by the Empire’s Third Sister. This conflict eventually reunites Kenobi with Darth Vader, his fallen apprentice who was once Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). However, more Vader should not be the focus of a potential second season.

Ewan McGregor recently confirmed at L.A. Comic-Con that “ideas are being explored” for Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2. As such, this is one of the first promising signs in quite a while that a second season is being developed, and McGregor also voiced his hopes that Hayden Christensen would return to the series as well. That said, an additional comment made by McGregor has me very excited about what else could be done with Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2 beyond Darth Vader.

Ewan McGregor Wants Obi-Wan In His Clone Wars Armor

So Do Kenobi Fans

At L.A. Comic-Con, McGregor also added that he wants to wear Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Clone Wars-era armor the character wears in the first few seasons of The Clone Wars animated series. Much like his former apprentice Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan wore chest and shoulder armor along with gantlets and vambraces protecting his arms during the first half of the war. He then transitions to less armor in favor of his more traditional Jedi robes in the seasons preceding Revenge of the Sith.

As such, I would be just as excited as McGregor seems to be about the idea of bringing Obi-Wan’s Clone Wars armor to live-action. It would be very cool to have some sort of extended flashback sequence to the Clone Wars. Likewise, it wouldn’t be the first time Star Wars shows have explored the Clone Wars in live-action. After all, it’s already been done to an extent, as seen in 2023’s Ahsoka with flashbacks featuring Christensen’s Anakin and his own apprentice Ahsoka Tano.

Star Wars Has Cast The Perfect Young Ahsoka

Ariana Greenblatt Was Perfect As A Clone Wars-Era Ahsoka

As seen when Rosario Dawson’s adult Ahsoka found herself in the Force vergence known as the World Between Worlds, the former Jedi had her training completed in 2023’s Ahsoka by the spirit of her old master Anakin Skywalker. This included key flashbacks to the Clone Wars such as the Battle of Ryloth and the Siege of Mandalore. Not only did these glimpses into the past show Christensen’s Anakin wearing his own Clone Wars armor for the first time in live-action, but it also featured a young Ahsoka played by Ariana Greenblatt.

Ariana Greenblatt was a peak Ahsoka casting decision on Lucasfilm’s part. She’s incredibly believable as a Clone Wars-era Ahsoka who’d only even been shown in animation before the Ahsoka series, having been voiced by Ashley Eckstein. I personally found her performance to be incredibly dynamic, and it would be an absolute shame to not see her again in future Star Wars projects.To that end, perhaps new Clone Wars sequences in Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2 could be the space to see Greenblatt’s Ahsoka again in the galaxy far, far away.

Ahsoka Proved The De-Aging Can Work Incredibly Well For Hayden Christensen

During The World Between Worlds and Flashback Sequences

Additionally, Ahsoka served as a prime proving ground for Hayden Christensen and his ability to still play a younger Anakin Skywalker. While he did have the one training sequence with his master in 2022’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, 2023’s Ahsoka seemed to have perfected the use of CGI and de-aging effects for Christensen. He also looks amazing as Anakin while dueling Ahsoka in The World Between Worlds, motivating his apprentice to reconnect with the Jedi path she’d long been ignoring.

To that end, Anakin Skywalker also looks great during the series’ Clone Wars flashbacks. Seen wearing the same style of classic chest armor and vambraces, getting to see a Clone Wars-era Anakin in live-action was incredibly exciting and was executed quite well, as he and his young apprentice led clone troopers into battle. As such, Ahsoka proved that Clone Wars in live-action can work quite well. Now, it’s simply a matter of taking what was done in Ahsoka and expanding upon it for a potential Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2. That way, Ewan McGregor can get in on the epic fun that is playing a version of Obi-Wan Kenobi he’s never played before.

Forget More Darth Vader, I Want Live-Action Clone Wars!

Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka Together

Without a doubt, Darth Vader’s return in the first season of Obi-Wan Kenobi was very exciting. From Obi-Wan learning that Anakin was still alive to their duel on a barren moon where Obi-Wan reconciled his past guilt and got to see the man beneath Darth Vader’s mask, there’s nothing like seeing live-action Darth Vader in the modern era of Star Wars storytelling. However, the ending of Obi-Wan Kenobi season 1 means it might be hard to bring Vader back for any kind of extended role.

After all, Obi-Wan Kenobi season 1 ended with Vader’s returning to his fortress on Mustafar and Emperor Palpatine’s veiled threat towards his apprentice should he be unable to overcome his past with his former master. That said, Vader could always disobey his master and continue searching for Kenobi. However, it seems more likely that Kenobi and Vader might not meet again until their final duel aboard the first Death Star as seen in A New Hope.

Lucasfilm has already proven it’s possible with
Ahsoka
and its live-action Clone Wars flashbacks which were incredibly popular with fans…

Either way, I’m far more interested in seeing untold stories from The Clone Wars with McGregor’s Obi-Wan, Christensen’s Anakin, and Greenblatt’s Ahsoka fighting altogether in live-action sequences, becoming a dynamic live-action trio their characters are in the animated series. Lucasfilm has already proven it’s possible with Ahsoka and its live-action Clone Wars flashbacks which were incredibly popular with fans. As such, the opportunity to keep a good thing going with Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2 and get McGregor in some Clone Wars armor is right there for the taking.